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[sbde]

snlee: we were definitely trying but i didn''t expect it to happen this soon. i will hopefully POAS tomorrow morning if i can get myself to a store and buy one tonight.

dd: wow! with hunter and J so close in age it would be funny if we both ended up preggo again. ok well maybe not funny since it''s not great timing for you, but it would be a coincidence. when are you going to take a test? i hope you get AF soon so you can stop worrying.

mustanggal: looking forward to seeing kyle''s curls

lili: J is so beautiful. how cute is she telling her daddy to try the tea! it warms my heart. we were definitely hoping to have a second one around the time our J was 2 so timing wise this is just a bit early (if i''m preggo).

bobo: sorry to hear about the camera!

blen: i think a full sheet cake IS a bit much haha, so no you aren''t a party pooper!

janine: i''ve done a fair bit of int''l travel with J, including a 20 hour trip (one-way) involving 3 different flights on 3 different continents but as you said we were going to visit family so it was easier once we reached our destination.

re: childcare, we have a nanny for J but i only work 4 days a week so the cost could be worse i suppose.

i was all set to POAS this morning but i checked and all the preggo tests i have on hand right now are from when i was TTC last time and are expired!. i''ll try to grab one later tonight so i can take it tomorrow morning. *fingers crossed*

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/5/2010 7:13:44 PM
Author: lili
Thought I share this funny story (for those who endured the YoGabba Gabba series w/ your little one).
DH and I took J to dimsum this past weekend.
I usually always drink tea w/ my meal, so J''s been having a cup of her own too (since she''s developed a liking to it)
She points to my cup and said ''that''s mommy''s tea'', then to her cup ''that''s jadie''s tea''
then she looks up and asked ''where''s daddy''s?''.
I told her that daddy doesn''t have one because he doesn''t drink tea.
She turned to her dad and put her hand on his arm and asked ''how come daddy?''
Her dad told her ''I don''t like tea''.
She then looked him straight in the face and said ''you try it, and you''ll like it''
(this is the phrase that they have in one of the YGG episode that encourages the kid to try new snacks)

Hehehe, awww...she''s so smart.

I showed Amelia her first Yo Gabba show the other day. And then I turned it off pretty quickly because I''m old and cranky and it was too loud for me. There was a band counting to 6 and it was just screaming at me.

I admit to liking the party in my tummy song. So yummy, so yummy!

 

[TravelingGal]

btw, thanks gals, but I wasn''t apologizing for posting pics, hehe. I wasn''t clear, but meant that a few of us earlier toddler moms did a self imposed ban on pics of our toddlers and despite my own self imposed ban, I was going to post a pic of A.

Oh, and she had her first 30 minute tantrum yesterday. Awesome. Because she wanted me to brush her teeth and put her to bed, but TGuy was doing it. She wanted nothing to do with him. Hm. Maybe he should put her to bed more is what I think.

 

[janinegirly]

Date: 4/6/2010 12:01:30 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 4/5/2010 7:13:44 PM
Author: lili
Thought I share this funny story (for those who endured the YoGabba Gabba series w/ your little one).
DH and I took J to dimsum this past weekend.
I usually always drink tea w/ my meal, so J''s been having a cup of her own too (since she''s developed a liking to it)
She points to my cup and said ''that''s mommy''s tea'', then to her cup ''that''s jadie''s tea''
then she looks up and asked ''where''s daddy''s?''.
I told her that daddy doesn''t have one because he doesn''t drink tea.
She turned to her dad and put her hand on his arm and asked ''how come daddy?''
Her dad told her ''I don''t like tea''.
She then looked him straight in the face and said ''you try it, and you''ll like it''
(this is the phrase that they have in one of the YGG episode that encourages the kid to try new snacks)

Hehehe, awww...she''s so smart.

I showed Amelia her first Yo Gabba show the other day. And then I turned it off pretty quickly because I''m old and cranky and it was too loud for me. There was a band counting to 6 and it was just screaming at me.

I admit to liking the party in my tummy song. So yummy, so yummy!

OMG, I saw the same thing...SO ANNOYING! I think that band thought there were playing some underground club..but come on it''s a kids show, stop shouting!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2010 12:09:58 PM
Author: janinegirly

Date: 4/6/2010 12:01:30 PM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 4/5/2010 7:13:44 PM
Author: lili
Thought I share this funny story (for those who endured the YoGabba Gabba series w/ your little one).
DH and I took J to dimsum this past weekend.
I usually always drink tea w/ my meal, so J''s been having a cup of her own too (since she''s developed a liking to it)
She points to my cup and said ''that''s mommy''s tea'', then to her cup ''that''s jadie''s tea''
then she looks up and asked ''where''s daddy''s?''.
I told her that daddy doesn''t have one because he doesn''t drink tea.
She turned to her dad and put her hand on his arm and asked ''how come daddy?''
Her dad told her ''I don''t like tea''.
She then looked him straight in the face and said ''you try it, and you''ll like it''
(this is the phrase that they have in one of the YGG episode that encourages the kid to try new snacks)

Hehehe, awww...she''s so smart.

I showed Amelia her first Yo Gabba show the other day. And then I turned it off pretty quickly because I''m old and cranky and it was too loud for me. There was a band counting to 6 and it was just screaming at me.

I admit to liking the party in my tummy song. So yummy, so yummy!

OMG, I saw the same thing...SO ANNOYING! I think that band thought there were playing some underground club..but come on it''s a kids show, stop shouting!

I know, it drove me yonkers...my ILs were watching too, and they turned to me and said, "Do you get the Wiggles here?"

 

[Jas12]

Lili--hehe, that is soo adorable. Smart little thing! I def. know that episode. And thanks, now i have a dim sum craving to go along with the taco craving sparked by Tgals party pics

Tgal--oy, 30 mins. that''s a good one! I am getting Charlie on bedtime duty now too & i''ve faced resistance from Co. Charlie usually does bath but now he''s doing it all (bath, teeth, jammies, songs) b/c i know i''ll be tied up in 9 weeks with the new baby.
Hopefully A''s recent will is due to the grandparents being around. I bet she''ll mellow out a bit once they are gone. It''s a disruption in routine and that''ll def. influence behaviour IMO.
Glad the party went perfectly. Looked like such a fun time!

Burk--you brave woman, hosting a meeting while moving and with 2 kiddies!!!! Hope you had a good easter

DD--hope you got your ''visitor''!

Ugh, i hate some of the music on Yo Gabba Gabba too. And that artist guy drives me nuts. I mean, get someone who can draw!!! I wish Cohey would get over that show. The songs get lodged in my head and drive me bonkers and Co wants me to watch the thing from start to finish with me. He checks to see that i am still paying attention and looks for my reaction during certain parts. He is into Dora a bit now --i forced it on him, but he still wants YGG and his latest daily statement is "Just ONE YGG okay mom ??" I''ve also PVR''d sesame street but he takes a major disliking to certain characters instantly and will refuse to watch after he sees them. really, how weird is that ?

I think Co is really trying to process the idea of a new baby on the way. He''ll randomly just say "the baby is in mommy''s tummy" for no reason at all, and wants to read this ''big brother" book over and over. Yesterday while grocery shopping we went by a mom and boy sitting in another cart and the little boy pointed to Co and said "baby" and Co replied back to him "nooo, baby is in mommy''s tummy"

. So cute. But he''s also not really down with the idea. He spotted some paci''s in the baby section and wanted them and I said "no, you are a big boy, do you want to get one to give to the new baby" ? He just looked at me like i was proposing he chop off his right arm and threw them back at the rack. And while having his bath last week he spotted Charlie giving my belly a rub and a kiss and he full out *rolled his eyes" and then scooted his bum around so he was facing the wall, away from us.

I think he''s going to be majorly jealous, but i''ll just have to deal. I''ve been arming myself with Baby Whisperer advice on how to help a toddler adjust. 9 weeks to go until the move and new arrival happen

....

 

[lili]

Tacori--
That''s a bummer.
I hope they''ll add more shows.
T would be like one of those YGG kids dancing along ^.^

Blen--
Wow....2 sheet cakes and cuppies?
How many people were at the party?
We had a 1/2 sheet w/ 15 people.
Gave some away and still took us a week to polish it off.
Next time, you can just make a big cuppy for George instead of a sheet

DD--
How late are you?
AF dust for you

sbde--
Good luck w/ the testing.

 

[lili]

Bobo--
Oo....your cruise is so closed.
I don''t recall if you told us, but is B going w/ you guys too?
J likes dim-sum....but the go to place would be Sizzler or this chinese Buffet.
That girl can really eat when she wants.
The last time we were at the buffet, she ate:
12 mushrooms,
3 salt & pepper shrimp
sliver of fish
half a corn on the cob
1 floret of broccoli
half a gin doi (sesame ball)
tons of pickled ginger
20 (yes that''s not a typo) longan
and there was still room for her ice cream w/ sprinkles!
Her belly would look like a ball whenever we are done.
I think she put on about 3/4 of a pound each time.

Have you guys taken B to a buffet?
Maybe that would get him to eat more.
My nephews are the same way too...
my sister told me that he eats alot whenever they go.

 

[lili]

TGal--
LOL....they are super annoying.
J doesn''t watch the whole thing.
She usually skip the human portion like those band.
"Yummy in the tummy" is one of her favorite too.
I showed J the wiggles off youtube and she didn''t like them.

Jas12--
LOL....that''s what we said about the cartoonist too.
His drawings are so bad, but maybe the kids like it.
Hubby even went on the internet to see if he can find complaints from other parents about the artist
LOL...J does that too "I only want one YGG" and after that she''ll ask for her Dorahh the exploraah.

That''s so cute and funny w/ Co''s reaction to the new baby.
His behavior sounds like my nephew''s when my sister was expecting his little brother.
When the baby arrived, he couldn''t be more loving.
Very protective and always going over to give the brother a kiss -- which wasn''t a good thing when the baby was sleeping
Can''t believe you are this far along already.
When is your maternity shoot?
Can''t wait to see those pictures.

 

[Burk]

Tgal~Did you go on babycenter and input her stats to see what it predicts her height to be? By the doubling rule T would be 6''1" but by babycenters little calculator she''d be 5''11" which is probably right since I''m 5''10" Who really knows though. LOVE the pic of the birthday girl! This is going to sound terrible but I''m actually relieved to hear that sweet Amelia is throwing tantrums too!

Tavya has been unbearable lately. Yay for the "terrible twos."

sbde~Hope you get a BFP!!

Tacori~We are having a terrible time finding housing!! I swear I''ve called about 25 different properties (houses, townhouses, apartments, some furnished, some not) and they''re all either already rented or won''t let us do a 6 month lease. I''m getting pretty scared we''ll be moving in with my IL''s!!!

lili~Thanks! It''s pretty chaotic but we''ll manage. So funny about YGG!! T used to ask for specific episodes and repeat songs, ect. Lately, though, she''s really into Sesame Street.

Bobo~Yay for a cruise!!

Blen~We only gave T a cupcake so I don''t think you''re a party pooper at all!

Jas12~Co is such a smarty! So you''re due and set to move into the new house at the same time? Oh my!!

Like I told Tacori we''re having a really hard time finding a rental right now. It''s consuming all of my energy. Yuck. T is testing my patience daily (not sure what her deal is but WOW that girl can throw one mean tantrum) but K really seems to be doing better with the food stuff (I''ve even added some dairy and corn back into my diet) and is sleeping okay.

 

[TravelingGal]

lili, A isn''t a fan of the wiggles either. And DAMN! That is a LOT of food! How awesome...

Burk, glad to hear K is doing better. And lol, no that doesn''t sound terrible. Amelia WAS fairly easy going as a baby because she was happily on a schedule. But her PT therapist thought she was a handful (and Amelia saw her from 4-5 weeks to 4 months). She could scream and be pissed off like you would not believe. I would be concerned if she never threw a tantrum, because that doesn''t sound normal to me!

I''ll have to check out the baby center calculator...

Jas, you really need to get Co more on video. I''d love to hear him talk more! He sounds so funny!

 

[TravelingGal]

Ooh! It's saying that she will be 5'9"...anything under 6' would be nice, I think. I'm 5'5" and her dad is 5"11".

For those interested, here it is...

http://www.babycenter.com/child-height-predictor

ETA, oops, it's actually 5'11", as I screwed up the info. I really don't think she's 37" right now though...doesn't look like it when I use the yardstick, so my best guess is that she will be 5'10".

 

[janinegirly]

lili: J knows how to eat, and wow, that sounds so good!!!

burk: is the babycenter going by 18mo''s stats? Sorry about the super tantrums--it sound like 2 is when they kick in. God help us all--if Amelia is acting out, none of us stand a chance! Happy to hear K seems to be doing better and hope you find a rental soon!

Tgal: Wiggles is not so popular in our house either. 4 dudes singing and jumping doesn''t seem to hold the attention. Maybe it''s a result of too many YGG screaming videos!

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2010 4:25:37 PM
Author: janinegirly
lili: J knows how to eat, and wow, that sounds so good!!!

burk: is the babycenter going by 18mo''s stats? Sorry about the super tantrums--it sound like 2 is when they kick in. God help us all--if Amelia is acting out, none of us stand a chance! Happy to hear K seems to be doing better and hope you find a rental soon!

Tgal: Wiggles is not so popular in our house either. 4 dudes singing and jumping doesn''t seem to hold the attention. Maybe it''s a result of too many YGG screaming videos!

I swear this has something to do with it! YGG is on a ban once again at our house, lol. My friend''s son has a guitar and runs around like crazy with it, bashing it, etc etc. She said he learned that from YGG.

I think it''s an interesting show and obviously holds their attention compared to some of the others, so I should get over it.

 

[MustangGal]

Darn, the height calculator doesn''t work on under 2. It did say my nephew will be 6''2" (although SIL seems to think he''ll be a giant).

And here''s some of Kyle''s curls, the back has even more. You can see the basket MIL gave him for easter, with the most annoying bunny ever created. MIL loves loud toys

(that scare Kyle any time we turn them on...)

 

[qtiekiki]

lili
J is so pretty. M pointed to J's birthday hat and said Elmo immediately. hehe.
How funny J is encouraging Daddy to try tea. I thought I was the only one giving M tea. I was wondering if it makes me a bad mommy. =P
M is just like J. She eats a lot when she wants to. She loves shumai and baked bbq pork bun for dim sum.

puffy
Wow, down another size. I am jealous.
Love the rings. Gorgeous.

janine
I can't hold M down for shots. I save that for DH.
You know, our pedi never mention anything about weaning off bottle. I just wanted M off the bottles after seeing our nephew using the bottle still when he was 4.
Sounds like C is doing great.
Sorry DH wasn't happy that C pointed at BIL. M sometimes calls BIL and SIL daddy and mommy because she hears her cousin calling them.

Blenheim
Happy Birthday George.
Love the cake face pic. He is a handsome little boy.

Tacori
Sounds like T had fun with the Easter egg hunt.

Burk
You are one busy mommy. Hopefully you'll find a rental soon. How's K's reflux?

Tgal
I think that's how DH feels when my parents come to visit, which is about once a month now. He says there's no time to rest.
Sorry about the terrible two. We're not looking forward to that. M is pretty bad with tantrums already, so hope it doesn't get worse.
You are so silly. There's no rule against posting pics here. Just whatever each of us are comfortable with.
LOL on storing stuffs in dishwasher. It's such an Asian thing.

sbde
Wow your boy is tall. M wasn't 31.5in until her 15 months well visit.
You have to go get a test tomorrow. Good luck.

snlee
How are you and D?

DD
You too. Hope AF shows up soon.

MG
You have to post a pic of Kyle's curls. Little boys look so cute with curls.
ETA: was posting at the same time. Love his curls.

Bobo
Have fun on the cruise.

Yo Gabba Gabba - still haven't show it to M yet since we don't get that channel. Maybe I'll try youtube. I just saw Muno's pics of the White House Easter festivities on FB.

Childcare - It would be one of my paychecks (get paid biweekly) to put the 2 kids in daycare, which isn't too bad. But we are lucky to have MIL to babysit. When we put M in preschool at 2.5, it'll cost around $550.

 

[lili]

TGal--
She ate so much that she had to sit up straight and even stretch back to give her stomach more room!
And she even rubbed her tummy like a preggo.
Yet she''s still share her daddy''s ice cream.

As annoying as YGG is, some of the songs are beginning to grow on me

MGal--
LOL....I know...some people just love loud toys w/ lots of blinking lights.
K''s curls are so cute!
I was hoping that J would get curls too since hubby''s hair was really curly when he was younger.
Unfortunately, she got my flimsy limp hair.

QT--
Hehe....good to know that I''m not the only one giving their baby tea.
She seems to like it, plus I''m a strong believer in drinking tea to wash off those grease from dim-sum
Haha....DH hates needles and especially seeing his baby being pricked...
so I''m the designated child holder for all of J''s shots.
That''s a pretty good deal for M''s daycare.
How many hours is it?
J''s about triple that!

Burk--
Glad to hear that Kade''s doing well w/ his reflux.
So what are still on the elimination list.

Jas12--
Ditto TGal on the videos!

 

[mrssalvo]

hi mommies, i have no time to catch up with everyone but wanted to check in and say hi and say that I love seeing all the pics.

boy, I seriously do not know how all you full time working mom's do it. I'm only working part time and between work and taking care of the house/kids when I'm home I seem to have zero time for myself. I love what I'm doing and love hanging with my kids but miss being on here a little bit more. hopefully once I settle in at work things won't be so crazy.

anyway, still can't believe Jake will be 2 in 2 days. I skipped teaching him how to say he's "1" when asked how old he is so he already thinks he's "2." today I asked him how old he was and he told me "3". I said "what"?? please don't jump ahead another year on me. 2 came fast enough. then he corrected and said, "i'm 2." whew

burk, you poor thing. I know you're so happy the house sold but the eek on having to do the rental thing. fingers crossed you find something soon!

re: yo gabba gabba, Jake still has never seen it and after reading your comments I think I'll keep it that way.

 

[sasa]

Thanks Tacori, 4 weeks to fix the lens, wow! I wonder how much it will cost to get it fix, we bought it from Costco and I don''t remember if it comes with Costco''s warranty.

Thanks sbde.

lili, we are taking little B with us, also DH''s sister and her daughters plus MIL is coming with us. Your girl can eat! I''ll be so happy if little B ate half of what J ate. We took little B to hometown buffet once and he wasn''t interested. I think he prefer asian food over american food.

Tgal, little B don''t really care for Yo Gababa, he''ll watched for a few minutes and ask to watch the Fresh Beat Band or Wow Wow Wubbzy. The theme song of wow wow wubbzy always stuck in my head, I got up to go to the bathroom last night and realized my head was playing that theme song over and over.

Thanks Burk, hope you guys find a rental soon.

Thanks QT.

We''re thinking to put little B in school when he turns 3 and I''ve been looking up school around us and the prices range from $475 ~ $780 (5 days). Maybe little B can stay with my MIL until he''s 5.

 

[Blenheim]

I''m not sure how I feel about posting photos at this point either. The cake one was fine, but ever since G started wearing glasses I feel like he looks awfully distinctive and (as Tacori? said) no longer generic baby.

Lili - there were 20 people. They were homemade 9x13 sheetcakes and not the humongo store ones, but it was still a lot of cake. But I wanted chocolate and FIL is allergic to chocolate, so....
Tiramisu cake sounds delish.

Dreamer- I meant to respond to you and I''m not sure what happened. I hope you get your monthly visitor soon! I can see weaning feeling very freeing and it sometimes feels tempting (especially if it would free up working out during lunch!), but he is so incredibly fickle about food right now and I worry about him getting enough good stuff if he doesn''t have milk. He sometimes goes days without eating solids - just decides that he doesn''t feel like eating and we just can''t get him to do it. He also has a tendency to chuck anything remotely healthy on the floor. I know that a lot of that is normal toddler stuff, but there''s enough of a family history of heart problems and diabetes and stuff that I still worry and want him to get a good start nutritionally.

MGal- don''t you just love the loud toys?

The lady who hosts our playgroup got this super creepy penguin, and her little girl was terrified by its (motion activated) laugh and started crying whenever she saw it. So she convinced us to borrow it, and G''s not scared of anything but wasn''t terribly interested in it, but my SIL was creeped out by it. We had about a two week period where we kept waiting until SIL let her guard down and then we''d hide the thing under the sheets in her bed or put it in her chair when she left the dinner table to get a drink, and then she would start screeching when she found it. (Yes, we''re terribly mature around here.) We eventually returned it, and the playgroup host foisted it off onto someone else that day. Haha.
I love Kyle''s curls. I really hope that I have a daughter with curls one day.

 

[Dreamer_D]

My visitor came!

I was only about 2-3 days later than expected, but I am so regular. But on the other hand I had not really been keeping track... anyways, onwards and upwards!

MrsS Don't you have like, 14 kids? Of course it is more difficult for you then for us with like, maybe one kid each

I am sure you will get in ther swing of things. I know I felt really confused when I started working but it got better.

MGal Hunter also is scared by loud thing! I am very annoyed by toys that make noise, I have taken the batteries out of most

Blen Hunter eats pretty much anything. But I think we do some little things that seem to help. I have found that if he rejects something, and then I eat is and go yum yum, he will try it. And also if I mix it with a known favourite and then gradually decrease the known favourite. We also always eat as a family, or at least one parent with him, and he likes that too. But I see the worry. Hunter does still drink about 20oz. per day of cows milk.

I have never seen the kids shows you talk about! The only one I have seen is the most drugged out trippy cartoon made by the same people who did Tella Tubbies. Seriously, I think it is made for pot head teens not infants

I watched it once and that was enough for me. Maybe next time DH and I drink a botte of wine we will turn it on.

****

Hunter is officially walking full time now! It is very cute. I swear, these kids get cuter and cuter. How is it possible? But somehow I still look at him and think "Where did this little alien child, this little stranger, come from?" He is such a mystery to me. I know him so well, carried him in my belly and nursed him from my body for so long, and yet on some fundamental level I have no idea who he really is. Amazing.

We had some visitors over this weekend. Their 18 months old daughter is a very sweet and pleasant child. But it is interesting being other other parents and seeing different parenting styles. I am of the mind that I am the boss and he is the child and he needs to adjust himself around our desires and habits and patterns. Within reason of course, but I really don't think anyone would look at our family and think the kid was in charge. In this other family, the kid was in charge.

So who is in charge in your family? You or your kid(s)? Be honest now

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/6/2010 10:55:29 PM
Author: dreamer_d

So who is in charge in your family? You or your kid(s)? Be honest now

You have to ask?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 4/7/2010 1:34:52 AM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 4/6/2010 10:55:29 PM
Author: dreamer_d

So who is in charge in your family? You or your kid(s)? Be honest now

You have to ask?

LOL! I was going to say, "TGal, no need for you to answer!"

I know it is Amelia

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/7/2010 1:37:45 AM
Author: dreamer_d

Date: 4/7/2010 1:34:52 AM
Author: TravelingGal

Date: 4/6/2010 10:55:29 PM
Author: dreamer_d

So who is in charge in your family? You or your kid(s)? Be honest now

You have to ask?

LOL! I was going to say, ''TGal, no need for you to answer!''

I know it is Amelia

Absolutely! She rules our roost and we just bow and trail after her with our tail between our legs.

Seriously though, I think one of the toughest and best things to teach a child is how to be patient and that not everything is instant gratification. Usually if a kid is the boss, someone has failed to teach him this skill. Every home I''ve seen where the kid is the boss, that kid has somehow figured out a way (whining, threatening a tantrum, throwing a tantrum, crying, whatever) to get what he wants, stat.

 

[TravelingGal]

Coming in to say:

Happy 2nd birthday Jadie!!!!

Can''t believe you''re two and getting more beautiful and bright by the day!

 

[jas]

Hi, quick drop in.

Hooray for baby pictures.
Happy birthday, Jadie!

Doctor appointment yesterday. Logan is waaaay behind on talking (he has words for things, but his pronunciation is behind J. and behind the curve) so the doctor made me upset. She started initial screening for autism (no other signs at this time) and then for his hearing, which is also fine. Once those bases were covered, she told me I don''t talk/sing/read enough to him....despite the fact that J. talks "better" for his age and is usually right next to L 24 hours a day when I read/sing/talk. Then she ended with, "Well, he''s still behind in speech, but don''t worry about it. We''ll run tests in 5 months if he''s not talking more/better." His comprehension is ridiculously good. He just isn''t saying words well.

I''m not putting my head in the sand, but I don''t think it''s a problem yet. We''ve moved, so we''re getting a new doctor anyway. However, now I''m seeing how much he''s lagging in speech and such. We went to playtime today and of course if he didn''t sit for story time I was wondering if he''s got problems.

(He did sit for music time, though, and snack, and the puppet show.) If he needs speech therapy or has hearing problems, so be it, but ugh. Mama worry is powerful stuff.

I am beyond worried, and I just need to somehow keep trucking on and parenting...

 

[TravelingGal]

Date: 4/7/2010 12:09:33 PM
Author: jas
Hi, quick drop in.

Hooray for baby pictures.
Happy birthday, Jadie!

Doctor appointment yesterday. Logan is waaaay behind on talking (he has words for things, but his pronunciation is behind J. and behind the curve) so the doctor made me upset. She started initial screening for autism (no other signs at this time) and then for his hearing, which is also fine. Once those bases were covered, she told me I don''t talk/sing/read enough to him....despite the fact that J. talks ''better'' for his age and is usually right next to L 24 hours a day when I read/sing/talk. Then she ended with, ''Well, he''s still behind in speech, but don''t worry about it. We''ll run tests in 5 months if he''s not talking more/better.'' His comprehension is ridiculously good. He just isn''t saying words well.

I''m not putting my head in the sand, but I don''t think it''s a problem yet. We''ve moved, so we''re getting a new doctor anyway. However, now I''m seeing how much he''s lagging in speech and such. We went to playtime today and of course if he didn''t sit for story time I was wondering if he''s got problems.

(He did sit for music time, though, and snack, and the puppet show.) If he needs speech therapy or has hearing problems, so be it, but ugh. Mama worry is powerful stuff.

I am beyond worried, and I just need to somehow keep trucking on and parenting...

jas, that is awful! I''m glad you are getting a new doc. I understand that it''s a good thing for doc''s to point out any concerns, but geez, there are ways to do it!

How old are they again? It''s so hard when there are others to compare to, and your kid seems behind the curve. Amelia has always been a bit behind on things, but when things happen, they happen fast so that''s calmed me down somewhat. The PS April babies are the closest thing I have to compare to, and they all seemed to talk much faster than Amelia. I admit, it sometimes left me scratching my head but I took heart in that her comprehension just seemed excellent and she was so good at listening and interacting. If Logan is doing all those things, I honestly would not be concerned. Amelia went almost from zero to 60 at around 20 months. Before that, she didn''t really address me as mommy much, only knew up, ball, please and a handful of other words. Now she loves to talk and pick up words. Do you have a night monitor? Maybe Logan is practicing in his crib like Amelia was?

I also was less worried because TGuy has a niece who I could not understand at ALL when I first met her - she was 4 years old. My BFF has a daughter her age and was speaking complete sentences at 2 years old, so that was all I knew. I looked at TGuy''s niece and thought, woah, what the heck is wrong with this kid? It was mostly gibberish and while her parents could understand her, it was just so butchered up. They did have to take her to speech therapy to help her with pronuncation but she is a bright bright girl and now 8 and does really well in school. You''d never know she was a late talker.

I know mama worry is powerful, but I just wanted to give you encouragement. Hugs!

 

[janinegirly]

jas: i know it's hard, but would also not worry. No other signs of autism so if this is just about words, then I would just wait and see. Are they 18 mo's? If so, wait until 2 years and then consider some therapy then just as a precaution-- but honestly I've heard of so many toddlers who spoke later. My cousin (yes don't laugh, I have a cousin who is 3 years old--my aunt/uncle adopted) didn't say a word at 2 yrs old! Just pointed! We were all worried. Now he talks like a little smarty pants (asking us to take him to Target,etc).

And since when was it important that they pronounce words well? I'm confused on that one..C says a lot of words but quite a few are only decipherable by me! Over time she's prounounced words clearer (like dog, numbers,etc). I say take it with a grain of salt. He comprehends and that is the most important part. Hugs, though,..it's hard when a dr. tells you these things even if you know it's not exactly accurate! Plus there is such discrepancy between docs. I remember Tgal saying her doc said 30 words by 18 mo's. I have been counting C's words religiously since then. Go to her 18 mo prepared, and he asks if she says 5 words! So again, grain of salt.

 

[janinegirly]

Happy Birthday to sweet Jadie!!

Love, All your PS Aunties

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Date: 4/7/2010 12:09:33 PM
Author: jas
Hi, quick drop in.

Hooray for baby pictures.
Happy birthday, Jadie!

Doctor appointment yesterday. Logan is waaaay behind on talking (he has words for things, but his pronunciation is behind J. and behind the curve) so the doctor made me upset. She started initial screening for autism (no other signs at this time) and then for his hearing, which is also fine. Once those bases were covered, she told me I don''t talk/sing/read enough to him....despite the fact that J. talks ''better'' for his age and is usually right next to L 24 hours a day when I read/sing/talk. Then she ended with, ''Well, he''s still behind in speech, but don''t worry about it. We''ll run tests in 5 months if he''s not talking more/better.'' His comprehension is ridiculously good. He just isn''t saying words well.

I''m not putting my head in the sand, but I don''t think it''s a problem yet. We''ve moved, so we''re getting a new doctor anyway. However, now I''m seeing how much he''s lagging in speech and such. We went to playtime today and of course if he didn''t sit for story time I was wondering if he''s got problems.

(He did sit for music time, though, and snack, and the puppet show.) If he needs speech therapy or has hearing problems, so be it, but ugh. Mama worry is powerful stuff.

I am beyond worried, and I just need to somehow keep trucking on and parenting...

You poor thing. There is a curve, and even being at the very end of it doesn''t mean there is a problem. I didn''t speak until I was about two and a half (as in, not one word). I rarely stop now. Amelia never really said much until last month (she''s nearly two). She can form sentences and ask questions now, but she still tends not to bother - pointing at stuff gets her what she wants, so why worry about actual speech?

I don''t think there''s a problem either, it just sounds like he''s still well within the normal range, and will do things in his own time.

I haven''t taken Amelia to the Dr unless she''s been ill - maybe skip the regular visits? I know they are the norm in the US, but I don''t think they are anywhere else and if all it does is worry you, why go? I mean, take them if they''re sick, obviously, but I don''t see the point otherwise. If that doesn''t chime with your approach, ignore it - just my 2 cents!

Jen