May 2007 Toddlers ~ Summer thread!

[Ianthe]

Seems like we've gotten lost the past couple months! Here is a new thread to start off the summer!

What's going on with our 2 year olds?

[kdtmom2be]

Thanks for starting the thread Lizzy.

Last I heard Maggirayne was in labour... hope she'll update us on her new little bundle shortly.

[Ianthe]

Originally Posted by kdtmom2be

Thanks for starting the thread Lizzy.

Last I heard Maggirayne was in labour... hope she'll update us on her new little bundle shortly.

Yay!!! She is in my June DDC too.. hopefully I'll have *this* baby in June.. though I am due at the very end of the month and Seb was born at 41 weeks... so I can only hope!

[MoonStarFalling]

Thanks for the thread! DD is full on copy cat right now. She and her brother are totally inseparable. She just had a huge growth spurt after not really growing since she was 12 months. We're thinking about getting pg in a couple months.

[laneysprout]

Subbing!

[Ianthe]

How are everyone's 2 yr olds doing with talking?

Sebastian isn't talking much besides his own language.. he picks up a new word or 2 every day, but he still prefers to use his own words.

[kdtmom2be]

Kayleigh is talking in more and more complex sentences by the day. I'm astounded at what she comes up with sometimes! And, while it's nice to have a kid so verbal and able to communicate, it gets really maddening when she tells me "No way mommy!" when I ask her to do something. :

[laneysprout]

DD is also incredibly verbal and has been for quite awhile, but almost all of my friends IRL who have DSs around her age think their boys aren't verbal at ALL. Maybe it's a sex-based developmental difference at this age?

At 18 months DD said to me in the car one day, "Mommy, we should stop at the market and get some grapes for snack, I think." She hasn't stopped talking since .

[Ianthe]

Originally Posted by laneysprout

At 18 months DD said to me in the car one day, "Mommy, we should stop at the market and get some grapes for snack, I think." She hasn't stopped talking since .

Wow!!

[kdtmom2be]

Kayleigh wasn't in sentence mode quite that early, just two or three words strung together ocassionally, but she is now. It's pretty fun to listen to her figure out her sentences, she'll try three or four times to get the words in the right order and when she finally does you can tell that it now sounds right to her, so she expects you to understand. Unfortunately she is still missing some sounds, like S and R, so some words are too hard for us to understand!

I think the cutest thing I've seen lately was her finally learning to jump. Instead of just bending her knees she is finally able to leave the ground. She likes to practice all the time.

[Ianthe]

Seb is able to do more physical stuff.. he has been jumping for a long time now.. climbs on everything runs much faster than his pregnant mama

He totally knows what we are saying to him, he just doesn't want to use our words yet, I guess.

[laneysprout]

Yeah, see, and DD is so NOT a climber or a jumper yet! She'll dance and run, but she doesn't like climbing on the play structures or going down the slide at the playground. She'd rather observe everyone else than actually participate! It's interesting how different kids will develop differently.

[MoonStarFalling]

Norah has always been into climbing but this week it's become out of control. All day long yesterday she was on top of the tables and counters! I don't really mind but I don't like her being able to get into things and knock glasses of water over and such. We really want to get her one of those toddler climbing things outside.

[EFPookie]

Long time no see! I got a birthday message from Mothering and thought I would check back in.

We are both doing great. Sam is so much fun. He's talking in full sentences and a mimic and a little comedian - but he has to be to keep up around here with all his big sisters and brother. He's still on the small side. We went through a little scare earlier this year with a heart murmur - but found out that he just has a tiny PDA that we may have repaired when he's older and another teeny tiny hole of the kind that "always close up on their own." He's working on potty-going - just peeing for fun mostly. Yesterday he started wanting to do it standing up but then he got performance anxiety or something and couldn't go until he sat down again. I'm still working as a transcriptionist but working on a teaching degree part-time too. I think I had some pretty strong PPD since not too long after Sam was born but just in the last 2 days feel like a whole load has been lifted off my shoulders. Knocking on wood that the new mood is here to stay! I've been pretty much perma-grouch or otherwise hormonal for the last 20 months or so. Oh, and can't remember if this happened before or after the last time I was here, but my husband started teaching theatre at a local HS/JH last school year and it's fantastic. He's home more - almost all the time right now since it's summer - and more stable than working at the community theatre. Now I want my summers off too

I think that's about it for now.

[kdtmom2be]

EFP - I have a friend looking into medical transcription who would like to talk to people in the field... can she contact you? PM me with your email address if she can please. (and anyone else that does this, I think there were a few of you)

The whining is starting to drive me bonkers, and the fake crying :that she does constantly. Any ideas on how to get her to stop? I've tried ignoring it, redirecting, asking her to stop and frankly, flat out yelling. Nothing works. MIL says it doesn't bother anyone else as much as it bothers me but I have to spend my days and nights with the kid, of course it bothers me more, I listen to it more!!

Please help me

[wahmamaof2]

[amyleigh33]

Originally Posted by kdtmom2be

The whining is starting to drive me bonkers, and the fake crying :that she does constantly. Any ideas on how to get her to stop? I've tried ignoring it, redirecting, asking her to stop and frankly, flat out yelling. Nothing works. MIL says it doesn't bother anyone else as much as it bothers me but I have to spend my days and nights with the kid, of course it bothers me more, I listen to it more!!

Please help me

Uh huh!

DD is sooooooo stubborn. She cries and whines and even sometimes hits when she doesn't get her way. And when she's got her mind set on something she will not stop but gets frustrated if she can't do it. i.e. according to her dad, all she wanted to do yesterday was play with the buckles on her stroller and high chair, but would get mad when she couldn't get them done up or undone. Every time he tried to get her to do something else, she threw a fit. She does this sort of stuff constantly. It's what I pretty much figured toddlers were like; but it seems to me like she's got my temper and stubbornness and is even more hard to please than most toddlers!

[Ianthe]

So when does it get better?

Seb was such an easy baby.. this 2 year old stuff has me losing my mind!

[Eaglevoice]

Hi mamas!!!! I've taken a little break from MDC lately, but I am so excited to see this thread! Kylie is growing so fast, it's unbelievable. She is just starting to speak in sentences. Lately she has been saying, "No, mama, I not baby, I Kylie" when I call her baby. But she can't quite pronounce her name, so she says, "Tye-Yee" It's super cute.

She loves to play with her sister and they are playing really well together lately. It fun to watch them share and look after one another. Kylie's favorite saying is "no, I do it, mama" whenever I try to do anything for her. She has to put her own clothes on, shoes on, brush her teeth by herself, even for things like closing the front door or strapping in her car seat. She wants to do it all herself. Sometimes it's cute, sometimes its really quite annoying, especially when I'm in a hurry

She is a very high needs little girl. Very spirited and very, very stubborn. She hates being told what to do. Even when it comes to holding my hand in the parking lot. It makes for quite a lot of conflict. She also is pretty agressive when it comes to her sister, it's strange watching the little one beat up on the big one all the time. She really doesn't get the whole, hands are not for hitting thing. We've been struggling trying to get her to pay attention and do what we ask of her. But she's two, and I guess that is somewhat to be expected...but Katelynn was NEVER even close to being this difficult at two. Maybe it's because they are golden Pigs?? And Taurus's at the same time?

I'm sure a lot of it has to do with our home life at the moment. I left my husband a couple of months ago, and moved 6 hours away to live with my parents. It's been a hard adjustment for all of us, but a much needed change at the same time. My parents are absolutely wonderful and the girls are getting 10 times more attention than they ever did from their father.

Anyway, I'm glad to see so many of you mama's are still around here! I look forward to reconnecting with you all!

[Ianthe]

Originally Posted by Eaglevoice

She is a very high needs little girl. Very spirited and very, very stubborn. She hates being told what to do. Even when it comes to holding my hand in the parking lot. It makes for quite a lot of conflict. She also is pretty agressive when it comes to her sister, it's strange watching the little one beat up on the big one all the time. She really doesn't get the whole, hands are not for hitting thing. We've been struggling trying to get her to pay attention and do what we ask of her. But she's two, and I guess that is somewhat to be expected...but Katelynn was NEVER even close to being this difficult at two. Maybe it's because they are golden Pigs?? And Taurus's at the same time?

I'm sure a lot of it has to do with our home life at the moment. I left my husband a couple of months ago, and moved 6 hours away to live with my parents. It's been a hard adjustment for all of us, but a much needed change at the same time. My parents are absolutely wonderful and the girls are getting 10 times more attention than they ever did from their father.

Welcome back

DH and I went through a rough patch around the holidays last year and I noticed Seb started acting out then too.. hitting and stuff, even though we weren't hitting each other.. I guess it's their way of getting out frustration.