Development update post?

kelly321 · April 2014

Tarheel's post got me thinking that maybe we could do an occasional development update post so that if our child isn't up with the front runners (literally, at this stage), we don't feel like they're way behind. If you think this will just cause worrying, then let's forget it, but what I'm hoping is that if everyone posts about what their child *isn't* doing yet, then it will help bring worry levels down. Does that make sense?

It will only work if people really do post that their child isn't doing anything yet in some of the areas (if that's the case). If only the superstar babies are described on here, I think it will be more disheartening. Should we give it a try?

Say where your baby is on the following:

Speech/Communication:

Crawling/Walking:

Sleeping:

Am I missing anything?

kelly321 · April 2014

Speech: DD2 says Mama, Woof-Woof (which she uses for everything with four legs), and sometimes she'll repeat "quack quack" as "qua qua." That's it.

Crawling/Walking: Both of my girls have been slow on speech (DD1 drastically so) and quick on walking. DD2 is running around.

Sleeping: Still waking up 1-3 x / night.

Oh, and maybe a special comment section: She loves to sit in front of a door / the fireplace /whatever, and rock back and forth banging her head against it. (that comment comes after reading about head banging during tantrums

). Oh, and she only has 4 teeth- the most recent two came in 2 weeks ago. That's the same schedule as DD1. Late teethers + talkers and quick walkers. That's what DH and I have gotten so far.

Puck1182 · April 2014

Speech: I've lost count of the words. It's a lot. More than fifty, and that's a conservative estimate. But in true toddler fashion, "No!" is her favorite lately. :-p

Crawling/walking: DD never crawled, she was/is a butt scooter! No independent walking yet, just pulling up and cruising, or holding our hands to walk. I'm thinking it will be another month or so before walking happens.

Sleeping: Eh. She's a good sleeper if she's not teething or sick. But she only has four teeth and everything up to her molars is pushing against her poor little gums right now, so it feels like we have more bad nights than good lately. :-(

eddy92482 · April 2014

Speech: nothing with meaning, alot of babbling and yelling when people are having converations, like he tries to be part of them

Walking: walks fine, but will crawl when he gets tired at the end of the day

Sleep: sleeps through the night, but goes to bed early so wakes up at the CRACK of dawn

Special comment: Will NOT give up the bottle, he will drink out of a sippy fine but goes buckwild if he sees a bottle.

tamarar5 · April 2014

Speech: The only word E routinely says is yum-yum- in reference to things he puts in his mouth (mostly food). He will occasionally says "hi," but it sounds more like "I." But he says it th the right context so I think he's saying "hi." He can say mama and dada, but he's gotten bored with those, so he doesn't say therm much any more.

Walking: he started actually walking at his birthday party on March 1 st, and is now trying to run. But he doesn't get walking on s soft or uneven ground like grass or sand.

Sleeping: I have been blessed in this area once again.

he is currently back to sleeping through the night, but he's still working on molars, so I'm not delusional and thinking it will last.

Special: E thinks it's awesome to smash his head on the floor when he doesn't get his way. I am not sympathetic.

. If it's an accident and he falls, I jump. But if he does it to himself, I laugh.

colinsfebmommy · April 2014

Speech/Communication: He is a major talker, he was a repeater at 9 months so I guess he has a lot to say, like @puck1182 mine says over 50 words too. He is very clear on telling you what he wants and goes and gets things you ask him to and points out things in books. But he is the only child getting babysat all week at grandparents houses and he is with 3 older cousins 2 days a week, I believe that helped that.

Crawling/Walking: Started walking at 9 1/2 months

Sleeping: Sleeps through the night unless there is a tooth coming in

Special: Mine also does the head banging when he is pissed and also will scream which is highly annoying.

brachysira · April 2014

Speech: many words, a few combos. Asked strangers in the park for their ball yesterday.

Walking: now can stand up without use of her hands, so has stopped being careful. Runs, falls, stands, runs, falls, stands. Does better indoors without shoes, but more motivation outdoors so most of the running happens when she is pursuing dogs. Still hasn't given up crawling entirely.

Sleeping: We are all good sleepers in this family. Too bad for M--if she does wake up, we are too tired to get up and she goes back to sleep. This is not common tho.

Special: not done with bottles at all. not intro silverware. can't walk backwards, which is a skill at the 15 month appt. M was born in early Jan, so has had a lot of time to learn things, but was supposed to be born in late Feb, so that's how we keep track of her milestones.

DublinMama · April 2014

Speech/Communication: Tons and tons of babbling. He even mimics speech patterns like questions, even though you can't understand a word he's saying. 'Dada' is really the only intelligible word he uses in context. I think we're working on 'bye bye,' but it's so hard to tell. However, as far as what he understands, he's solid. At meal times we tell him to sit in his booster, and he goes right to it and sits. He doesn't need us to point to it or sit him in it. We can say "bring this to mommy or daddy" and he'll do it. He definitely understands way more than he can say. He also waves, blows kisses, claps, sings, and dances.

Walking: He walks, runs, and climbs. He's been walking since 10 months, and just now has started to get himself on furniture. That's been a blast. He tried to scale the baby gate yesterday. Good times.

Sleeping: 5 out of 7 nights a week, he STTN from about 7-5:30. Two nights he might wake up and need a small bottle and some cuddles before he goes back down.

Tantrums: We got 'em. Lately the injustice du jour is getting dressed. Heaven forbid you want to put pants on him. He's even started angry yelling at me for it. I'm really hoping this no pants thing is just a phase, bc if not, we'll have a lot of explaining to do in school.

:P

brachysira · April 2014

Oh, also, M has no sense of where she is. I've seen moms let their 11 month olds climb up giant play structures at the park. If I let M go up 2 steps, I have to be behind her or she'll just lean back and crack her head. She will fall off the couch if not monitored constantly. I'm sure she would not hesitate to walk right off one of the play structures. She will try to go down steps on her own. At least I now have her at the point where she will look for a second and see if I'm around to help.

jesuisfatiguee · April 2014

Speech: Lots and lots of babbling, with lots of variety. Maybe he says "yeah" or "hi" sometimes, but I'm really not sold on that. I think it's mostly imitating sounds still. So, no words.

Walking: Not yet, unassisted. He cruises along furniture and is getting pretty fast at that, but he still crawls to get from Point A to Point B. I could tell he really wanted to take a step towards me last night, but he succumbed to crawling.

Sleeping: Wakes several times a night still. He usually just wants me to roll him over to nurse on the other side (because he does that almost all night, too). Though lately he's been wanting some of his own space to sleep, so we're adjusting to that. *I've* developed a nurse-to-sleep association, and have trouble settling when he isn't latched on. Sad lol. Oh, and he naps twice a day still. A short one in the mornings on the weekdays, and a longer one on the weekends, because we can push his afternoon nap back a bit.

Other: He waves hi and bye, claps (for everything and everyone), and points to pictures in books. I haven't worked with him a whole lot on identifying pictures, so he's still really unsure of himself when I ask, "Where's the ___?" We'll get there

He's really not a huge tantrum thrower, but he has his share of meltdowns, especially when I have to wipe his face with a washcloth. He loved it as a tiny, hates it now. Sometimes diaper changes are a drag, too. And occasionally he fights getting buckled into his carseat or high chair. Oh, and he doesn't use silverware yet, and everything he eats goes straight to his tray, I don't bother with dish ware, since it'll end up a distraction from eating.

Drea926 · April 2014

Speech - 4 words (mama, daddy, nannie and hi)

Walking - Just started about 2 weeks ago - still pretty stumbley and he'll crawl occasionally

Sleep - Lucky here. He STTN 7-6:30.

Special - He's very good with fine motor skills. He has a toy castle with a flag that goes in a tiny hole at the top and he can put it in.

djm31012 · April 2014

Speech: We have a few words...mama, dada, dog, up, sock, duck (altho those last 2 sound the same). Is ta-da a word? we do that too.

walking: Not yet...has taken a bunch of steps independently over the last week. but nothing consistent. cruises everywhere, walks holding 1 of our hand, pushes his shopping cart all over. He does get very proud of himself when he takes independent steps tho.

sleep: we have been sleeping through the night for the most part since about September.

Other: i am fairly on par with the tantrums..mostly revolves around food.

jenniferraborn · April 2014

I will preface by saying that Sarah was originally due March 28 and we already know she is delayed but here is where we are at:

Speech/Communication: We've got bye bye that is used correctly. She also waves high and claps when she does something good. Other than that she says Mama and Dada but kinda interchangeably so I"m not sure if she understands or if it is just babbling that happens to get attention so she does it more. Do your babies follow verbal instructions? (i.e. come her etc?) Sarah will come if you hold your arms out and call her but does not follow commands at all.

Walking: She started pulling up and crawling about a month ago. No cruising along furniture or walking with hand holding/ pushing a toy etc. Not independant standing Independant walking will be a while I believe. (we are and have been working with a physical therapist since 6 months to try to get her caught up)

Sleeping: Sleeps 10 hrs lately unless she is sick....crossing my fingers that this trend continues

Tantrums: Um...no head banging but does this dramatic fold in half on the floor thing when she does not get her way....its super fun

Special:

Puck1182 · April 2014

jenniferraborn said:
I will preface by saying that Sarah was originally due March 28 and we already know she is delayed but here is where we are at:

Speech/Communication: We've got bye bye that is used correctly. She also waves high and claps when she does something good. Other than that she says Mama and Dada but kinda interchangeably so I"m not sure if she understands or if it is just babbling that happens to get attention so she does it more. Do your babies follow verbal instructions? (i.e. come her etc?) Sarah will come if you hold your arms out and call her but does not follow commands at all.

Walking: She started pulling up and crawling about a month ago. No cruising along furniture or walking with hand holding/ pushing a toy etc. Not independant standing Independant walking will be a while I believe. (we are and have been working with a physical therapist since 6 months to try to get her caught up)

Sleeping: Sleeps 10 hrs lately unless she is sick....crossing my fingers that this trend continues

Tantrums: Um...no head banging but does this dramatic fold in half on the floor thing when she does not get her way....its super fun

Special:

DD does this, too! Usually accompanied by an extremely fake pout/cry. It's so hard not to laugh at her when she does this!

TarheelMama202 · April 2014

verovladamir said:

I love this idea!

Crawling/Walking: Crawling is great. She is a superstar crawler. She is a lazy walker. Basically, she creeps along the furniture and pretty much anything else she can hold on to: laundry basket, pusher toy, someone's hands. But she will not let go. EVER. As soon as she lets go she just sits down. She doesn't even try. I think she will do it soon, but I had been hoping it would happen by Easter. Frankly at the rate she was going I was sure it would, but she has just stalled. She refuses to try.
I also suspect that her foot size may be an issue. She has very very tiny feet. I went to stride right and measured them. She does not yet fit into the size 2. For reference, they only make "crib shoes" in size one. They don't sell size one at Target. So no walking outside for this baby. I think there is a balance issue too. Her tiny feet can't hold up her body.

You just described H completely. He is a really fast cruiser and can run with a push walker, but doesn't even try if we let go of his hands. Just sinks to the floor. He also has tiny feet, a huge head (99th percentile), and short, stubby legs. Bless him.

jenniferraborn · April 2014

@verovladamir

What do you do about the shoe situation? Sarah has super tiny feet too. Daycare requires her to have shoes which 1. she does not leave on. and 2. I can only find in "crib shoes"

They require real shoes to move up from the infant room(she is still in the baby room due to limited mobility but since she is crawling now maybe we will move fairly soon...) since they take the kids outside and it is a safety concern. I found some small tennis shoes at target that run smaller than any other 2s and actually have hard bottoms. I dont think they are very good for learning to walk though since they have hard thick soles. https://www.target.com/p/infant-girl-s-c9-by-champion-impact-athletic-shoe-grey-pink/-/A-14809985#prodSlot=medium_1_7

I have had no luck anywhere else....let me know if you have found anything !

TarheelMama202 · April 2014

I already basically did this in my other post, but I'm so glad that @kelly321 started this thread!

Speech/Communication: Like I said before, "yum yum yum", "Ellie" or "E" for our dog, "Dada", "Da", or "Daddy." "Mama" only in extreme emergencies. Sometimes "nanananananas" for bananas. He does understand what I'm saying and follows simple commands, like "come here", "go get that", "put this here", etc. He was helping me clean up his toys earlier and was able to put his blocks into a bag when I showed him how to do it. Waves, claps, and shakes head "no." Lots of pointing.

Crawling/Walking: Super fast crawler, cruising really quickly along furniture and walls, but no independent walking. Walks and runs with a push-walker.

Sleeping: Okay, this is where we got lucky. He's a straight 7pm to 7am guy, and has been for a long time. Started sleeping 4-6 hour stretches when he was 1.5 weeks. We had a sleep regression at around 4 months where we would wake up once a night, but other than that he gets 12 hours at night. He also takes a nap every day that is typically between 2 and 3.5 hours long.

Other comments: Eats like a champion. Will literally try anything. He recently ate quinoa, white bean, and kale soup. Also very good at fine motor skills-- is able to feed himself pretty accurately with loaded spoons and is hit or miss with actually "scooping" the food himself. Can help undress himself. Attempts to put on shoes and socks. He still lovvvvvvves to play peekaboo and things it's hilarious to find random things to hide behind.

light52 · April 2014

Speech - says dada, night night, and bye. Babbles only in the letter D with the occasional M.

Walking - started walking right around 12 months

Sleep - he doesn't believe in sleep. Still up multiple times a night and co-sleeping. We were making progress on the co-sleeping until he got very sick last week.

tamarar5 · April 2014

jenniferraborn said:
@verovladamir

What do you do about the shoe situation? Sarah has super tiny feet too. Daycare requires her to have shoes which 1. she does not leave on. and 2. I can only find in "crib shoes"

They require real shoes to move up from the infant room(she is still in the baby room due to limited mobility but since she is crawling now maybe we will move fairly soon...) since they take the kids outside and it is a safety concern. I found some small tennis shoes at target that run smaller than any other 2s and actually have hard bottoms. I dont think they are very good for learning to walk though since they have hard thick soles. https://www.target.com/p/infant-girl-s-c9-by-champion-impact-athletic-shoe-grey-pink/-/A-14809985#prodSlot=medium_1_7

I have had no luck anywhere else....let me know if you have found anything !

Do your kids have to have hard soled shoes or will the soft Robeez type work? I got knock off Robeez at Target. Also, E wears a size 3 heard sole at Payless, but they always have 1, 2, 3+ n the same hard sole. Have you tried there?

ally2011 · April 2014

I love all of you, but I can't read all of this. I zoned out half way through. I assume my dd is fine unless pedi says otherwise and I am hyper sensitive that if I post things she can do it will sound braggy/give someone a complex and if I post things she can't do someone will thing she's behind. Lol

wifeofadam · April 2014

She only has maybe four words. She only STTN one night a week if I'm lucky (thanks, Molars!!!). She won't drink out of a cup. She is a very picky eater.

downtown80 · April 2014

Speech: DS only one word that he says regularly (DaDa). He's said MaMa once, and that was under complete distress when DH was changing his diaper when he was sick and he only wanted me. He's throwing mega tantrums lately, a lot of which I attribute to his limited vocabulary. I know now why people use baby sign language! LO1 was a very early talker. When she was this age, she had 75+ words and was talking 2-3 word phrases.

Walking: Still crawls if he wants to get somewhere fast, but he's cruising along quite a bit. He's getting adventurous reaching from one piece of furniture to the next, so I imagine walking will come soon. He has recently started doing a downward-facing dog pose I think is an attempt to stand up on his own - I think it's adorable!!! He also loves to climb up the stairs (oh boy!)

Sleep: Sleep is good....finally. He was a horrible sleeper for his first 11 months. Now he sleeps 7-5; sometimes I can get his back down for another hour.

Special comment: The differences between my two kids are night and day. My daughter was early in everything. She was also very easy going. She did very well with independent play.

My son meets his milestones later. I don't think that he's slow, more that he's just content and happy with the status quo. He gets into mischief every single second of his awake time. I thought that my house was baby-proofed after my daughter, but he continues to prove me wrong! I am constantly on high alert with him. He still requires a lot of my attention, and is just now starting to play happily independently. Needless to say I am mentally and physically exhausted at the end of the day!

Dannysmama · April 2014

Speech: 10-20 words, some were use and then lose, others have stuck around. He uses sounds to communicate, albeit nonsensically at times, but he's communicating. He definitely understands instructions; as an example, we asked him to go to the car and get in and to my surprise, he tried to climb in. We're trying to set the foundation for manners (yeah, I know, we can try, right?), with telling him to say please and thank you as appropriate.

Motor: He started walking the week before his birthday, and we're on the cusp of full on running now. A few attempts at climbing, and he can go upstairs, but he can't go down unless it's kamikaze style.

Special: Anyone else's child do the slippery snake tantrum, whereby he/she throws arms up in such a way that holding on is virtually impossible? He pretty much contorts himself so that I can scarcely hold on. He puts on some really dramatic shows, face down wailing, mournfully standing in a corner ... all because I wouldn't let him chew on his shoe. He also has a bit of temper, throwing things, but we're working on establishing that as inappropriate (again, we can try, but he's barely a year).

tamarar5 · April 2014

Is it bad that every time someone posts another different tantrum action, I keep realizing and saying, "yep. E does that too!" You would think that he spend his entire day throwing tantrums. Feels that way sometimes.

SidraJedi · April 2014

Walking and talking are just fine.

Sleeping is okay... she is very attached to the boob and is a light sleeper (some naps and nights a mouse fart will wake her, others she sleeps like a log for up to three hours, never more than that). I wish sleeping were better but I just don't have the energy to sleep train her in any way. Some days/nights are better than others. In essence, learning to sleep on her own and self-soothe is really slow going.

Weaning is also very slow going. She loves food and she drinks one or now sometimes two bottles of kefir or milk and kefir a day as snacks. But she still nurses soooo much. She's 13 months today and nurses at least 10 times in a 24 hour period and I am just estimating her nursing sessions at the all night boobie buffet. I really want to gently wean her by two. But every time I consider the actual circumstances I think that will be lucky to gently wean her by three... I keep telling myself that anything could happen in the next year. I just really don't want to do anything abrupt. I am keeping an open mind as always but I can't help but wonder how it will work out in the end.

octobermama87 · April 2014

Speech/Communication: Em says maybe 10 words? Mama, dada, pap-pap, done, go, down, bye, ball, hello and good...he definitely understands what we're saying to him though. Whether he listens is a whole different story- he normally looks at me, then continues to do the opposite of what I say. Ugh. He can clap, point, scream, gives hugs when asked, gives high fives and waves.

Crawling/Walking: he started crawling between 8-9 months and started independently walking 2 weeks before his birthday and can walk backwards as of about 2 weeks ago (which I didn't know was a milestone until it was mentioned earlier) he has tried going up stairs but I'm so scared to let him (hardwood floors) but today he actually crawled up the stair and I found him 3 steps from the top! I about had a heart attack. He was just up there yelling dadadadada! Yikes!!!!

Sleeping: he didn't start STTN until he turned 1 and I moved him to his crib in his own room. He sleeps from (on average) 7-7. He still occasionally wakes and cries but I usually ignore him unless he's sick.

Tantrums: yes. With every. single. diaper change. Ugh!!! And sometimes at meal time when I try to give him something he doesn't recognize. Seriously, everyday is Groundhog Day with this kid and his food. He literally forgets that he likes the thing I'm feeding him and he throws a fit!!! Wtf?

He also very much enjoys hitting himself on the head, pulling his own hair out, pulling my hair, pulling DH's beard.... And he will throw himself around if we take him out of the stroller after we get home from our neighborhood walks. He loves walking -errr(being pushed around) that much.

I'm probably missing something- oh yeah, teeth- he has 4on bottom, 4on top just got his bottom molars in and one of the top molars is breaking through now. Fml....

X_X

jdilorenzo · April 2014

Speech. Says mama, dada, hi makes a woof sound for all animals but no other real words. Just lots of sounds
She can wave bye and blow kisses
She knows where her eyes and toes are. And smells her "stinky feet"

Walking. She has been walking since 9 months so we are running now

Sleep. Most days two naps still. Some days only one. She falls asleep on me on the couch around 8:00. Sleeps until 12:30. Wakes to eat (nurse) wakes again at 4:30 to eat. Wakes for the day between 6:30 and 8:00. She sleeps with me.

Rosebean · April 2014

Speech: he says uh-oh, dadada, mamama, and will just jibber jabber mostly. He does lift his arms up when he wants to be picked up and will push away your hand or bottle when he doesn't want it anymore. He is also fluent in raspberrying his lips while flipping his bottom lip fast and vocalizing. He's really more into body language mimicking. Like a girl at daycare coughed and covered his mouth, so he did the same, or if I cough, he covers my mouth.

Crawling, he does well. Walking he has taken a few steps on his own, and now can push himself up from the floor to a stand, but he's certainly not comfortable to walk somewhere without spreading his legs wide and taking teensy steps. He prefers crawling to get from point A to Z.

Sleeping. He mostly sleeps 12 hours without a wake up, but a few nights a week he does have a waking. 90% of the time it's because he's soaked through his diaper or because he was sick.

cinnasugar · April 2014

Speech: Dada, an occasional Mama when upset, and once in awhile the 'tone' of uh-oh or thank you, but I wouldn't count those as words just yet. Also shakes his head when you tell him no and will wave bye-bye.

Walking: Walks with a walker like a champ, and cruises along furniture. Stood by himself for the first time this past weekend and tried to take about two steps before falling to his knees to crawl. I feel like we are near a breakthrough here, people.

Sleeping: Great, usually 7:30-6:30 or so, except for when he's sick or teething. Which is apparently now. Ugh.

kbates85 · April 2014

Speech - he only has a few intentional words and they come and go (except dog, he never forgets that) but he's started mimicking like crazy (or at least trying to mimic).

Walking - we're running over here

Sleep - STTN - we sleep trained around 6 months and never looked back.

I like seeing where everyone is. It actually does make me feel better after seeing some posts where babies seem super advanced this is a nice reality check.

Puck1182 · April 2014

Oh, DD has a lot of gestures, I forgot to add that before. She will put her hands on her hips to show she's indignant about something (usually a door she can't open because she just closed it), she shrugs her shoulders while putting her hands up for "I don't know," and lately if she doesn't want something, her "No no no!" Is accompanied by her waving her hand in front of her face for emphasis.

Oh and DH has been getting interested in card tricks, and he can make a card "disappear" pretty well now. He did it for DD, and she thought it was really good. Now she has her own "card trick" that consists of making the card disappear by holding it behind her back, then when we ask where it went she pulls it back out and laughs hysterically.

Also, I predict baby girl is going to play softball and be a pitcher like her mama! (Surprise! I know I come off as a bookish geek, which I am, but I was also really athletic up until 9th grade!) The kid's got an amazing arm, and is really accurate, too!

fignewt74 · April 2014

Talking - he says a handful of words - Dada, Ball, Uh-oh, Egg, Duck, Yum, Hi, and Hot. He also does animal sounds for Monkey (ah-ah) and Owl (oo-oo). But the most exciting thing is the sign language! So far he does Lights very consistently. Yesterday I think I saw him do Milk and All Gone!

Walking - a week ago, he was taking 2 or 3 steps at a time. This weekend he graduated to 10-15 steps at a time. Not sure when I can officially say he is "walking" though. I think he WANTS walking to be his primary mode of transportation, but in reality he crawls if he needs to get somewhere pronto

Sleeping - our naps are a mess, but he is a great night-time sleeper. He is 7 to 7 on most nights, with the occasional (2 or 3 times a month) wake-up. Once he is in the crib, we don't take him out, but will "shh" next to the crib for a few minutes unti he falls back to sleep.

Teeth - he has all 16 of his teeth! I was at the dentist yesterday for DS1's appointment, and the dentist was concerned about DS2's front teeth. He said DS2 is using the pacifier too much and it is affecting how his mouth is growing. So...I will surely need to revise the "Sleeping" section above if we start weaning off the paci. Ugh.

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