***April 2007 Mamas - It's March 2008!!!*** - Page 2

[tabrizia]

So my Mom is here, right now which is nice. It appears she isn't really advocating letting Desmond CIO, she is just advocating putting him in his own crib. Possibly mild cry it out, but no longer then 10 minutes or so. She actually doesn't really mind us co-sleeping, she co-slept with me till I was about 1 and one of my sisters co-slept till she was 4.

I actually love that my Mom is semi-crunchy, she was the one that suggested delaying and refusing some vaccinations (she thinks there are way too many at this point in time too). She also breastfed us all till almost a year, she stopped with me at 10 months because she was pregnant with my sister, but she even breastfed twins. She also delayed solids till around 6 months. I am really thankful for her, even when she annoys me, since she does have a lot of the AP ideals.


now for pictures:

Desmond in the hospital (at under an hour old)
At about 6 weeks old
At almost 5 months
Early December (so 8 months)
Last week

He is so big now. And I am getting jealous of pregnant mommas now too.

It looks like we are going to take a vacation to the beach this summer with my parents I think it will be fun and Desmond should love playing in the water. I'm hoping to go to Myrtle Beach or Hilton Head, but I'll have to see what we can get through my parents timeshare.

[hanno]

I am really appreciating just how open everyone has been about family struggles. Right now we're going through some stuff with extended family as it relates to Ion that is just too difficult for me to share. Hopefully in a few days I can get it out.

So... Kamrin actually said that he would appreciate it if I didn't go on Mothering and tell my DDC all about what we did today. That we should pretend it didn't happen.
Usually I laugh at how he takes a million diapers with us everywhere we go, especially since Ion almost never pees while we're out. Not today. Today I packed 2 diapers in a tiny bag for church. He peed once. He peed again. And then, 30 minutes later, HUGE poop. So I had to go into the nursery and steal a paper diaper. After 10 1/2 months, he wore his first disposable! I don't actually feel bad because it's not like I could have just left him in poop and I'm glad it was there but it's funny. I didn't really know how to put it on and it felt like it was going to tear. Carrying him without the extra padding was odd. I guess I could have left him nakey though because we made it to the hardware store and back home and it was still dry.

[4lilfarmers]

Originally Posted by MaxiMom

Thanks! Cheers!



And like you, we're building a different sort of family here. DH has no relationship with his mother and barely with a couple of his sisters. I agree it is hard having no help, but this is our circumstance and we have adapted to it. I'm very grateful that Max does have a relationship with my Dad and Stepmom, albiet long distance. He asks if it's the end of March yet every day - can't wait to go see them!

BTW - None of my family has visited me since our wedding, and they were reluctant to do that! :

Max and dh are gone for the day, hooray it's just me and Scarlet! What to do?!!

wow, that's rough--a lot of family issues--huh? i'm glad that you and your dh are doing what you need to do/be where you need to be... it's too bad about your sis and bro--it'd be nice if they could see what it would be reversed (if she was near you and they had to fly far to help out)
have a fun day! i love days without dh ...(did i just say that?? YES, did ) i have yet to have a dh and kaylo-free day but it sounds really fun!

Originally Posted by tabrizia

So my Mom is here, right now which is nice. It appears she isn't really advocating letting Desmond CIO, she is just advocating putting him in his own crib. Possibly mild cry it out, but no longer then 10 minutes or so. She actually doesn't really mind us co-sleeping, she co-slept with me till I was about 1 and one of my sisters co-slept till she was 4.

I actually love that my Mom is semi-crunchy, she was the one that suggested delaying and refusing some vaccinations (she thinks there are way too many at this point in time too). She also breastfed us all till almost a year, she stopped with me at 10 months because she was pregnant with my sister, but she even breastfed twins. She also delayed solids till around 6 months. I am really thankful for her, even when she annoys me, since she does have a lot of the AP ideals.


now for pictures:

Desmond in the hospital (at under an hour old)
At about 6 weeks old
At almost 5 months
Early December (so 8 months)
Last week

He is so big now. And I am getting jealous of pregnant mommas now too.

It looks like we are going to take a vacation to the beach this summer with my parents I think it will be fun and Desmond should love playing in the water. I'm hoping to go to Myrtle Beach or Hilton Head, but I'll have to see what we can get through my parents timeshare.

wow, your mom does sound really sound crunchy. cute pictures! he sure looks the same now as he did as a little babe! i love the squished pic.
oh vaca with the parents sounds good--you'll probably get lots of nice time with your dh.

Originally Posted by hanno

I am really appreciating just how open everyone has been about family struggles. Right now we're going through some stuff with extended family as it relates to Ion that is just too difficult for me to share. Hopefully in a few days I can get it out.

So... Kamrin actually said that he would appreciate it if I didn't go on Mothering and tell my DDC all about what we did today. That we should pretend it didn't happen.
Usually I laugh at how he takes a million diapers with us everywhere we go, especially since Ion almost never pees while we're out. Not today. Today I packed 2 diapers in a tiny bag for church. He peed once. He peed again. And then, 30 minutes later, HUGE poop. So I had to go into the nursery and steal a paper diaper. After 10 1/2 months, he wore his first disposable! I don't actually feel bad because it's not like I could have just left him in poop and I'm glad it was there but it's funny. I didn't really know how to put it on and it felt like it was going to tear. Carrying him without the extra padding was odd. I guess I could have left him nakey though because we made it to the hardware store and back home and it was still dry.

haha! of course it goes like that--didn't you know?? i swear EVERY time i've gone out without extra clothes, the boys have either had blow-out poops or 'accidents' (in kaylo's case). congrats on going sooooo long without a sposie! i'm impressed!! (we use them at night/when we are traveling/when i'm lazy--like right now!)

[LilMomma83]

Originally Posted by hanno

I am really appreciating just how open everyone has been about family struggles. Right now we're going through some stuff with extended family as it relates to Ion that is just too difficult for me to share. Hopefully in a few days I can get it out.

So... Kamrin actually said that he would appreciate it if I didn't go on Mothering and tell my DDC all about what we did today. That we should pretend it didn't happen.
Usually I laugh at how he takes a million diapers with us everywhere we go, especially since Ion almost never pees while we're out. Not today. Today I packed 2 diapers in a tiny bag for church. He peed once. He peed again. And then, 30 minutes later, HUGE poop. So I had to go into the nursery and steal a paper diaper. After 10 1/2 months, he wore his first disposable! I don't actually feel bad because it's not like I could have just left him in poop and I'm glad it was there but it's funny. I didn't really know how to put it on and it felt like it was going to tear. Carrying him without the extra padding was odd. I guess I could have left him nakey though because we made it to the hardware store and back home and it was still dry.

lol that happened to me once at the pediatrician's office (ok well actually he started peeing on the examining table and I just grabbed the closest thing to cover him - which was his last CD. Great job using only cloth this long though! Actually I had promised myself never to buy another sposie but I bought a teeny pack of sposies and wipes today because I realized sometimes I like to just tuck one in the pocket of my ergo and head out without needing a diaper bag.

THE BITING IS MAKING ME INSANE!!!! I talked to my mom and she says it is just a stage but seriously - EVERY time this child wants my attention he bites every time he is upset he bites..I know he just is trying to communicate but I hope it ends soon!

Johnny has a new hobby - taking all the pots and pans out of the cupboard and then climbing into it lol...at least it keeps him busy while I'm working in the kitchen!

Oh yes and new fave word "uh oh" - so you an guess how that works lol...he actually says "uh oh" BEFORE he drops something lol.

I have been really blessed that my parents are so AP and my DH's live far away LOL. Actually my parents watched the business of being born with me last night...I totally loved it my hubby really needs to see it though...I want a HB next time

I love the pics you all are sharing...will try to get some posted soon - my online time is super limited these days.

Ok he's biting me it must be time to feed him dinner

[4lilfarmers]

nice to see ya lilmomma-sorry about the biting--i know what you're going through...

question--when are you in michigan, maximom?? are some of you going to try and meet up?? my work is closing for 3 weeks on march 10 (and even though i only work a couple nights a week, it seems like i have a much more open schedule)

[mclisa]

I'm sick of my sore nipple! It's making me think of weaning....aargh!

[hanno]

Originally Posted by krismarie

question--when are you in michigan, maximom?? are some of you going to try and meet up?? my work is closing for 3 weeks on march 10 (and even though i only work a couple nights a week, it seems like i have a much more open schedule)

yay!
We've been talking about this tonight, about what might be fun for us to do and where to meet. It would be exciting if there were more!

Originally Posted by mclisa

I'm sick of my sore nipple! It's making me think of weaning....aargh!

I'm so sorry. The biting insanity has cut down our nursing a lot. All we can do is take it one day at a time.

[finn'smama]

I may have time to acutally get a post in here! I'm so far behind, that by the time I'm done reading, I can't post...
Happy March everyone. Spring will soon be here I hope! I am so sick of winter:
In the
Big mess!

Originally Posted by hanno

Micah is just so adorable!


Welcome to March everyone : Spring and birthdays are just around the corner.

:A nerdy reminder about the exchange. Just email me with your address and preferences before the end of the month :


We live and learn, don't we?
My mom defends these types of things so strongly and gets really frustrated when I do things differently. She sees it as a criticism of her love for me or something.

My mother is exactly the same...She feels the need to defend everything she did if I happen to do it differently, and like Queen mentioned, goes on to trivialize what is important. And it's too bad, because I know she really did try to do the best she knew how with the info she had. So I don't think she is a bad mother because I was given cow milk(!!) at 6 weeks. We don't get into it too ,much as we've always butted heads. I am close to my mom, but we drive each other nuts. She is a wonderful grandma though and my children adore her. It's why I couldn't live out west for more than 5 weeks! (well that and the ppd!)

Originally Posted by doudat

Micah is so sweet!!
11 months is scary, isn't it? A month away from a year...

Thanks Maximom, without your post I would've stayed on the other thread for a few days wondering where everyone was

As feeling resentment towards my family, well I kinda do. Cause I don't have a relationship with my mother and I always think that if she would have nurtured me, we would , you know? So nursing would've brought us together. As it was, she resented me for a c-section that she didn't want (ironically she wanted a natural birth). And seeing the pictures of me all alone in every picture breaks my heart. Plus I just remember stories of them letting me CIO cause I just cried all the time My whole family is disfunctional... My 2 brothers and my sister (who were all adopted, so obviously wanted) were dealt the same kind of weird rejection-parenting. Anyways, I just spilled my whole life in a paragraph, but my parents were very well educated, not mainstream, but still made really bad choices that affected everyone of us.

Hey, at least they didn't circumcise

I have more to say, but I have to go....AGAIN!
Hopefully I can catch up later

A

[mclisa]

Finn'smama: looking forward to reading more of your comments. come back and post them.

[MaybeGracie]

March already! I can't believe my baby will be a year in just over a month.

Originally Posted by MaxiMom

I saw two pregnant mamas at the library yesterday and was envious! Then I heard them talking about blood tests and ultrasounds - not so envious.

I'm so envious of pregnant ladies too now. I'm really looking forward to our next baby, as soon as my fertility finally returns!

Originally Posted by hanno

We live and learn, don't we?
My mom defends these types of things so strongly and gets really frustrated when I do things differently. She sees it as a criticism of her love for me or something.

My mom's the same way - she sees anything I do different as being a criticism of the way she raised us. I am doing a lot of things different - co-sleeping, cloth diapering, extended breastfeeding, baby-led solids, no CIO, etc - but like one of the pp said, I'm not at all hung up on the fact that she didn't do those things when I was a baby. What I was affected by were the things that happened later on as far as discipline and such went. My mother and I have a terrible relationship now and I so hope I can avoid that with my own children.

[Queen of my Castle]

So, to recap my day. Highlights and lowlights. or something like that.
Lowpoint Axel: the punching and hitting in the face
highlight: asking me to 'nurse' him when he was really upset which means hold him and rock him like a baby. (cry!)

Evangeline: well, lets see, waking up with one nostril entirely cruste over with snot and the crust engulfing the side of her face down to her mouth.
highlight? open mouth kissing (on her part) that completely engulfes our lips- so cute and slobbery!

A

[doudat]

Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle

So, to recap my day. Highlights and lowlights. or something like that.
Lowpoint Axel: the punching and hitting in the face
highlight: asking me to 'nurse' him when he was really upset which means hold him and rock him like a baby. (cry!)

Evangeline: well, lets see, waking up with one nostril entirely cruste over with snot and the crust engulfing the side of her face down to her mouth.
highlight? open mouth kissing (on her part) that completely engulfes our lips- so cute and slobbery!

A

Do we live in the same house
Earlier today Liam was playing with his magnetic fishing pole (for a wooden puzzle) and out of nowhere he said "poop" and hit romi in the face. It was all downhill from then on! We went to see some friends and they were both looking at the tv (which was on the floor) and Romi wanted to play with the buttons and I could just see liam's little leg kicking her away from "his" tv. Then he proceeded to grab anything she would find and say it was "his". I guess the hot chocolate they gave him turned on the aggression. And speaking of aggression, he keeps on making gun noises (pow pow) while straightening his arm out (like a gun). I HATE that. I guess he got that from daycare... But they don't have guns there. I guess maybe he's just imitating an older kid?

And the open mouth kissing is so sweet!! Romi does that, like she wants to gobble me up, I love it

Liam has been wanting to nurse and wants to be held like a baby too. At first it was cute, but now everytime I'm about to nurse he wants me to pick him up too and it's getting old. Although his putting his lips on my nipple and making sipping noises as if it was a straw is adorable

to all the mamas with traumatic nipples. Romi "bit" me a few times, but without any teeth it didn't result in injury... I can only imagine how painful it must be for you all.

Gotta go to bed now.

[MaxiMom]

Originally Posted by krismarie

wow, that's rough--a lot of family issues--huh?

Eh, well, I figure it's made me stronger and slowly but surely, wiser.

Originally Posted by mclisa

I'm sick of my sore nipple! It's making me think of weaning....aargh!

You can do it, mclisa, make it to May 1st! And maybe use your left one more, ?

Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle

So, to recap my day. Highlights and lowlights. or something like that.
Lowpoint Axel: the punching and hitting in the face
highlight: asking me to 'nurse' him when he was really upset which means hold him and rock him like a baby. (cry!)

Evangeline: well, lets see, waking up with one nostril entirely cruste over with snot and the crust engulfing the side of her face down to her mouth.
highlight? open mouth kissing (on her part) that completely engulfes our lips- so cute and slobbery!

A

Awww, aren't they so icky and so tender at the same time... Scarlet is kissing me, too! It's sooo sweet! But she's finally figured out how to stick out her tongue, so I gotta be careful there!

[MaxiMom]

Originally Posted by krismarie

question--when are you in michigan, maximom?? are some of you going to try and meet up?? my work is closing for 3 weeks on march 10 (and even though i only work a couple nights a week, it seems like i have a much more open schedule)

March 26 - April 1 !!!!! Sounds like perfect timing. BTW, how is your sis doing?

Originally Posted by hanno

yay!
We've been talking about this tonight, about what might be fun for us to do and where to meet. It would be exciting if there were more!

Yay! Let's PM or email about it.

Originally Posted by mclisa

Finn'smama: looking forward to reading more of your comments. come back and post them.

I was thinking about you, too, finn'smama. Are you in?

[ShyDaisi]

Originally Posted by hanno

So... Kamrin actually said that he would appreciate it if I didn't go on Mothering and tell my DDC all about what we did today. That we should pretend it didn't happen.
Usually I laugh at how he takes a million diapers with us everywhere we go, especially since Ion almost never pees while we're out. Not today. Today I packed 2 diapers in a tiny bag for church. He peed once. He peed again. And then, 30 minutes later, HUGE poop. So I had to go into the nursery and steal a paper diaper. After 10 1/2 months, he wore his first disposable! I don't actually feel bad because it's not like I could have just left him in poop and I'm glad it was there but it's funny. I didn't really know how to put it on and it felt like it was going to tear. Carrying him without the extra padding was odd. I guess I could have left him nakey though because we made it to the hardware store and back home and it was still dry.

I didn't even start CDing Micah until a couple of months ago...maybe even just one. I had started out thinking I would from the start, but couldn't decide which diaper to go with...Then, I thought I would just wait out the stash of sposies that had been given to me...And, since I did not realize the CDs would be resellable (had not yet discovered DS) I also thought it would be nice to wait until he was in the second size since they seemed to (based on the posted span of weights) last a little longer and I *thought* Micah would sail through the smalls since he was a large baby at birth -- little did I know he would *still* be in small FBs (which are my fave so far). Soooo, I definitely would not look at you differently for using a sposie. And based on our "circle", I don't think anyone else here would either.

Originally Posted by krismarie

wow, your mom does sound really sound crunchy. cute pictures! he sure looks the same now as he did as a little babe! i love the squished pic.
oh vaca with the parents sounds good--you'll probably get lots of nice time with your dh.

I thought the same thing when I pulled up Desmond's first pic. Even if I hadn't known it was him I would have been able to match it up. Wouldn't that be a cool game -- to match up baby pics to the babe...(I think of silly stuff like that )

Cute pics everyone!!

Originally Posted by finn'smama

I may have time to acutally get a post in here! I'm so far behind, that by the time I'm done reading, I can't post...
Happy March everyone. Spring will soon be here I hope! I am so sick of winter:
In the
Big mess!
A

I have decided that March is a new month. What is done is done, and I am going to concentrate on this month while it is young. And, Is that Arlo? He looks so old! --


Someone posted they thought their babe was one of the few non-walkers, and just wanted to add that we are non-walkers too He will cruise, but as soon as he moves away from the "crutch" he plops down and crawls (which, BTW, is getting VERY fast).

Also, Micah just started saying "maaa-maaa" last week (2/23 - for my reference ), which brings his word tally up to about 3 (mama, papa, and bye bye). He has even started waving more on cue.

The same day, while I was at work, my mom was doing laundry while he was sitting on the floor playing well. She had her hands full, so she ran upstairs to hang up the clothes and hook up the sound machine before putting Micah down for a nap. Well, she put up the clothes quickly, but the cord on the SM was tangled so it delayed her a bit. Micah started fussing, and she called out to him, "It's okay nana's coming!", talking to him while she finished up in "our" (transient) bedroom. As she is heading down the hall to the stairs she gets down about two steps and hears him BEHIND her in HER bedroom -- which means he climbed 13 stairs by HISSELF!!! : A couple of months ago I had read a thread about not using gates and teaching your child to use the stairs, and while we weren't trying to do some alterior discipline technique, we decided to try teaching him since to safely navigate the stairway since it is just not condusive to using a gate. But, he just did not seem interested in them. We TRIED to work with him and he just sat there and he never even showed interest when crawling at the base or the top -- he just crawled on by! Scared the crap out of my mom - not to mention me when I found out....I don't want to sound like a bad mommy or to make my mom sound like one, but just wanted to share that their interest could suddenly turn at any moment...

And, we have four teeth now

Sorry to be so chatty...I have decided to give into the fact that I have ppd tendancies that are exacerbated by knowing NO ONE that shares my "beliefs" and by not socializing. So, I am trying to kill two birds with one stone.

[4lilfarmers]

Originally Posted by Queen of my Castle

So, to recap my day. Highlights and lowlights. or something like that.
Lowpoint Axel: the punching and hitting in the face
highlight: asking me to 'nurse' him when he was really upset which means hold him and rock him like a baby. (cry!)

Evangeline: well, lets see, waking up with one nostril entirely cruste over with snot and the crust engulfing the side of her face down to her mouth.
highlight? open mouth kissing (on her part) that completely engulfes our lips- so cute and slobbery!

A

nice format. punching and hitting eva?? i love the "nursing"! kaylo asked for "tetend nanas" (pretend na-nas) for months after he stopped nursing...but he hasn't since zenon was born. eva's nose sounds like zenon's. i can't wait until he kisses!

Originally Posted by doudat

Do we live in the same house
Earlier today Liam was playing with his magnetic fishing pole (for a wooden puzzle) and out of nowhere he said "poop" and hit romi in the face. It was all downhill from then on! We went to see some friends and they were both looking at the tv (which was on the floor) and Romi wanted to play with the buttons and I could just see liam's little leg kicking her away from "his" tv. Then he proceeded to grab anything she would find and say it was "his". I guess the hot chocolate they gave him turned on the aggression. And speaking of aggression, he keeps on making gun noises (pow pow) while straightening his arm out (like a gun). I HATE that. I guess he got that from daycare... But they don't have guns there. I guess maybe he's just imitating an older kid?

And the open mouth kissing is so sweet!! Romi does that, like she wants to gobble me up, I love it

Liam has been wanting to nurse and wants to be held like a baby too. At first it was cute, but now everytime I'm about to nurse he wants me to pick him up too and it's getting old. Although his putting his lips on my nipple and making sipping noises as if it was a straw is adorable

to all the mamas with traumatic nipples. Romi "bit" me a few times, but without any teeth it didn't result in injury... I can only imagine how painful it must be for you all.

Gotta go to bed now.

well, if it makes you feel better--kaylo is MUCH more aggressive to zenon now--we've definitely had days like that. :

Originally Posted by MaxiMom

March 26 - April 1 !!!!! Sounds like perfect timing. BTW, how is your sis doing?

oh yea! it may be just right! i'll have to try and figure something out. i was thinking train, the only problem is that the train ride back is awful (we get on at 1 in the morning and don't get to albany until dinner time...kaylo gets sooo restless!) maybe i can get my sister to come back with us?? oh and she is doing alright. she found a new apartment and is slowly restocking it. unfortunately, she has to drive past her old one all the time and it's really sad for her. she had the chance to go in it with her boyfriend but she broke down as soon as she stepped in (it's so awful inside) and couldn't make it to her apartment. but her boyfriend went in and grabbed some more special things that were salvageable! so that was great!

[4lilfarmers]

Originally Posted by finn'smama

I may have time to acutally get a post in here! I'm so far behind, that by the time I'm done reading, I can't post...
Happy March everyone. Spring will soon be here I hope! I am so sick of winter:
In the
Big mess!

it is hard to stay caught up! i love the sunshine pic!

Originally Posted by ShyDaisi

The same day, while I was at work, my mom was doing laundry while he was sitting on the floor playing well. She had her hands full, so she ran upstairs to hang up the clothes and hook up the sound machine before putting Micah down for a nap. Well, she put up the clothes quickly, but the cord on the SM was tangled so it delayed her a bit. Micah started fussing, and she called out to him, "It's okay nana's coming!", talking to him while she finished up in "our" (transient) bedroom. As she is heading down the hall to the stairs she gets down about two steps and hears him BEHIND her in HER bedroom -- which means he climbed 13 stairs by HISSELF!!! : A couple of months ago I had read a thread about not using gates and teaching your child to use the stairs, and while we weren't trying to do some alterior discipline technique, we decided to try teaching him since to safely navigate the stairway since it is just not condusive to using a gate. But, he just did not seem interested in them. We TRIED to work with him and he just sat there and he never even showed interest when crawling at the base or the top -- he just crawled on by! Scared the crap out of my mom - not to mention me when I found out....I don't want to sound like a bad mommy or to make my mom sound like one, but just wanted to share that their interest could suddenly turn at any moment...

yikes! how crazy for your mom to turn around and see him right there! it's scary, amazing and a little funny all in one!

[mclisa]

Originally Posted by MaybeGracie

I'm so envious of pregnant ladies too now. I'm really looking forward to our next baby, as soon as my fertility finally returns!


.

I'm still waiting too. Dh is so ready for #5.

[doudat]

Finnsmama: Love the sunshine picture too! He looks so grown up now. I know our babies are getting older, but seeing everyone's pictures makes it more real... I still see Romi as my baby, and find everyone else's seem older than her even though I know that's not true

Shydaisy: Nice to have you around again , I love your chattiness I'm amazed Micah climbed up stairs, insane!!

Gift exchange: I'm having a hard time shopping for some reason... Is it the winter slump? I'm just happy we still have a month ahead of us

I decided Romi has to be teething. Almost 11 months, so she's bound to get a tooth soon, right? She's so whiny, clingy, cries a lot. My easy going baby is turning into a handful. And last night was terrible. She would just toss and turn and cry... Dh just jiggled her in the crook of his elbow for a few hours : I tried Tylenol but it didn't help.

Kris: I'm always happy to know I'm not the only one dealing with sibling aggression. Romi is now so stubborn that she wants (and takes) everything Liam is playing with so I guess it makes him more territorial. This too shall pass, right?

[Queen of my Castle]

So you know they've been watching too much veggietales when your 3 year old says, 'I'm not talkin' to you until I have a sign'.

And no, the punching and hitting is towars us. It's very strange- he seems to be very violent when we're obviously not a violent household at all.
But the rivalry is getting interesting. He's toned down on the violence towards her, but he loves to take things. And it's so funny, because when he was a baby you could take anything away and he wouldn't care until he was, like, 2. But Eva knows. He takes something that she's not even playing with and she looks at him with these big eyes and yells.

Originally Posted by ShyDaisi

The same day, while I was at work, my mom was doing laundry while he was sitting on the floor playing well. She had her hands full, so she ran upstairs to hang up the clothes and hook up the sound machine before putting Micah down for a nap. Well, she put up the clothes quickly, but the cord on the SM was tangled so it delayed her a bit. Micah started fussing, and she called out to him, "It's okay nana's coming!", talking to him while she finished up in "our" (transient) bedroom. As she is heading down the hall to the stairs she gets down about two steps and hears him BEHIND her in HER bedroom -- which means he climbed 13 stairs by HISSELF!!! : A couple of months ago I had read a thread about not using gates and teaching your child to use the stairs, and while we weren't trying to do some alterior discipline technique, we decided to try teaching him since to safely navigate the stairway since it is just not condusive to using a gate. But, he just did not seem interested in them. We TRIED to work with him and he just sat there and he never even showed interest when crawling at the base or the top -- he just crawled on by! Scared the crap out of my mom - not to mention me when I found out....I don't want to sound like a bad mommy or to make my mom sound like one, but just wanted to share that their interest could suddenly turn at any moment...

And, we have four teeth now

Sorry to be so chatty...I have decided to give into the fact that I have ppd tendancies that are exacerbated by knowing NO ONE that shares my "beliefs" and by not socializing. So, I am trying to kill two birds with one stone.

Woahhh! That's nuts! I agree with you though- we're very much like that. Although we do have a couple gates in areas that just wouldn't be safe no matter how trained the kid is (ie- backless steps with cement floors and a considerable drop below) but we really don't 'over protect' our kids.
We like to listen to chatter! and for sure- it's great to have a dialogue with people who agree- so much more helpful!

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