Martha: Your son sounds similar to my oldest (who is 5 1/2 now). She didn't speak at all until she was almost 2. Developmentally she was behind with all her milestones. She didn't have a club foot, but she didn't crawl when the other babies did, and she didn't walk when they did either. We took her to get her speech tested shortly after she turned two, and were surprised that she still tested normal, albeit on the low end of normal. They recommended we go further with the testing because she had some red flags for autism, but we declined. We felt that it would be better to wait and see rather than have her officially labeled as having "something." I am so glad we did! By the time she was 3, she was almost "normal." She still has something about her that is different than other kids her age... emotionally she is "off", though you'd have to really know her to notice. I'll never forget the first time she finally said "Momma." I was in the garden and she'd had just gotten back from somewhere with my mom, and she came running to me, yelling "Momma! Momma!" It was such an awesome moment :) I waited for what seemed like FOREVER to hear that!
Anyway, big hugs to you! It's so hard to be a mom! FWIW, my 19 month old isn't saying much yet either... just a few words in the last couple weeks... and she is definitley "normal" as far as everything else goes. So maybe your son is just taking his time?
munchkin: I agree that Katie's advice is good. I would add that pregnancy isn't really as complicated as some people, especially professionals, make it sound. So many of the "rules" and "regulations" aren't really all that big of a game changer. I have a dirty little secret- I've never taken prenatals. I try every single time. I even ordered some special ones this time. I just can't seem to do it.... Oh the horror! The shame! I'm such an unfit mother! No... not really. Is it better to take them? Probably (though I know most people acknowledge that they are pretty much just "bed pan bullets"), but I seem to do fine without them. So go with what feels right to you, even if it isn't exactly what your midwife says to do (just my opinion!). You know your body better than anyone. With regards to your DH... Katie is right. You can't change him, and nagging him will only make you both miserable. Most likely you will be the one in charge of feeding your children and arranging their activities, so his "bad" habits will probably be a non-issue. Seriously, everything changes when you have kids- actually have them. You might surprise yourself with how much of what you planned to do ends up changing. Your DH might surprise you too. I had so many philosophies before I had kids... hahahahahahaha! They make me laugh now! I thought I knew it all (not implying you are the same) because I had little brothers and sisters and I nannied for a long time. Nope. Turns out, having your own is totally different. Of course... it could just be me....
There are ads playing on my speakers... but no ads on this page. Where in the world are they coming from? Weird....
I don't take any of my vit's everyday. It's weird, my m/s is pretty much gone, but I'm having an unusually hard time taking my vitamins. It's the swallowing that's so hard - not that I can't stomach them or anything like that. So weird. I think I need to space them out more throughout the day and maybe that will help.
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