Posts by nelson

My DS, (17months) also doesn't really say much an "outsider" would understand, but if he uses the word consistently for example, giraffe is "giraaa" then that is his word for it, and that counts. At least I count it.

My DS is a toddler, but this question is about his cousin. SIL has very different parenting ideas than we do, so it is hard to have conversations with them about it, but sometimes it is so hard for me not to say anything. For example,...

when you say she does not talk minus a few words. Do you mean she does say those words? If she does say them, she is talking.

Quote: Originally Posted by prancie I think 17 months is too young for the park unless you are there with your older kids too. This sounds a little extreme, not going to the park isn't really an option for us....

Today at the park DS (17mnth) really wanted to play with the other kids. They were all older than him and I could tell that they didn't want to play with a "baby". Then DS kept trying to engage their Dad's. Kinda chasing...

DS had really runny poops until we discovered a dairy allergy, then "magically" poops were solid, skin was better and so was his personality.

This sounds silly to me. When I was sick last year, the last thing I would have wanted was to sit around pumping breastmilk. DH would bring in DS, plop him on the bed next to me to nurse and then take him away to let me sleep. What...

I'm so glad you posted this, I forgot that I also did not want to take DS to his 18 mnth, I had just forgotten though and DH just yesterday was talking about making his apt soon. I think we might also pass.

Thanks for the replies. The pics were particularly helpful, the smegma pearls look almost identical to the bump on DS's penis- I feel much better

I wish, a nap sounds nice right now...