Aug 06 Toddlers!

Hi Ladies. Exciting news...Gabrielle is now walking independently!!! She has also mastered a few new words so now has a total vocab of 13 words :) The newest 2 words are "clock" and "shoes". She has also learned to point the remote at the tv and press the buttons until the channel changes.

Isn't it amazing to watch them develop at this age?

Hi Chonny...don't worry

1. Teeth are not related to any developmental milestones. They will come when they are ready...and the later they arrive the stronger they are

2. 7 words is fab! They look for about 10 by 18mths so he is doing really really well. Elle's language is exceptional but remember she didn't crawl so she was focussing on words while other babies were learning to move

3. Day sleeps - sometimes day sleeps get mucked up at times when they are dropping a sleep but they do settle down. Just be consistent with trying to get him down around the same time each day and he will get back into it.

Am I right in thinking you have a new baby too? Maybe that is exciting him??

Thanks Fiona,
No i don't have a new baBY, i wish i did, ....., Hopefully going to try for a new one soon. Unfortunately i wish my days were all the same where i could get him down at the same time every day :( i just feelk like i'm not doing very well at the moment. You'd think being a nanny i would know all this, but i just feel useless etc at the moment....

chonny wrote: Thanks Fiona,  You'd think being a nanny i would know all this, but i just feel useless etc at the moment....

I felt totally the same way when I had Alan I was totally at a loss it is so differnt when it is your baby so don't feel bad hunny you are doing a great job!!!!!!!!!!

The late afternoon grumpiness and clingyness is totally normal. Most babies I hear about still do that...even if they nap! If he is happy then he probably has less sleep needs. Just keep doing your best :) Sounds like you are doing a great job.

We've been meaning to joing mainly music. Which one do you go to Chonny.

I'm constantly astounded about how much Elle understands. This morning she was doing circles around me as I dried my hair. She seemed to be getting bored so I suggested that she go and look at her books. Next thing I know I peek into her room and she is standing at her bookcase looking at her books! I had no idea 1 year olds understood so much! Ain't they just the cleverest little things?!

That is really close to us but i work Thurs mornings so will have to find another one. We did go to one but Elle was too young and unsettled to benefit so we stopped going. Now she is older and loves music so I know she would absolutely love to go.

Hi guys.... thought I might join in here!
My son was born 8/8/06

Sounds like everyones bubs are doing really well! Cam says very few words... and isnt walking yet either! Im not rushing it tho as the other 2 were walking by this age... I want him to stay my baby a little longer!!

He has always been a good sleeper... they all seem to have been, so we dont have much problems there! Thank goodness. Though he has changed his day sleeps to normally one now around lunch time, if he has been really busy sometimes he will have 2.

I have never taken him to music or gym or anything...thinking I should start!!

Hi,
My boys are 4.5 nearly 3, and 13 months. They are all 21 months apart!

I think Cam is too scared to walk as he tends to get pushed around a bit as it is!!

Chonny: I agree with what mum2emj said, I also for a time was a Nanny and I really couldnt understand why people yelled at their kids and did some of the things they did.... now I completely understand how frustrating things can be. Dont worry about the words! My son only says a few things... mum mum dad dad and some other things we try and decypher! And as for walking I would say he is a way off... he cruises furniture and has only recently stood a couple of times (only for a few seconds!) without help.
My eldest son was 13 months when he got his first tooth and then he got them all very quickly. Cam has 7 teeth at the moment and they seem to come in 2's.
I hope you are feeling better about how things are going! Im sure you are doing a great job!

eek! kayla can be clingy at times to me too! but not as bad as she was.
wow! 21 months apart thats really cool! i love the smaller age gaps.
jade turns 5 next month, emma is 3.5 and kayla is 13 months so mine are a wee mix of age, i dont really like the 2 year 5 month gap between emma and kayla love the 17.5 month gap with jade and emma and the big gap (almost 4 years) between jade and kayla.
kayla will be 21 months (i think) when his baby is due.