Baby & Kid Updates Thread

coldandsleepy · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:53 pm

Aw, poor Giles!

The funny thing is that M usually cries a TON. Maybe all his brother's worrying paid off, I don't know!

Tofulish · **Posted:** Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:07 pm

Leela signed "more" on the swings today! It was lovely. And when she was done, she signed "up."

And then we had our first case of the toddler floppies. I wanted her to walk to the car, she wanted to run into the lake. And everytime I tried to redirect her she flopped around like a boneless fish resisting my attempts at putting her on the ground to keep walking.

refinnej · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:44 am

She's just learning passive resistance, helpful for future activism!

❀madam dahlia❀ · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:17 am

zahara started walking on monday!!!! so cute. but gee, i wasn't ready for her to start yet. she was 10 months and five days :O love watching the little cautious steps and the steadying arms, if i wasn't vegan i'd eat her she's so adorable hehehe

Tofulish · **Posted:** Mon Nov 26, 2012 10:49 pm

Leela is signing all the time. The problem is I have no idea what sign she is trying to make. Its hilarious and a wee bit frustrating for all involved. Right now she signs toilet all the time for no apparent reason.

refinnej · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:10 pm

Freya is a year and a day old! Hurrah! All three of us have survived!

Our at-home measurements have her at just touching 32" and 32 pounds!

She just yesterday discovered how to stand up on her own from sitting (before was pulling up on stuff and letting go), so that's been her big trick today, and this afternoon she added a little hip shake into the mix while we were listening to Raffi. The girl has moves. She still doesn't really dig crawling, but can/will do occasionally. She butt scoots like nobody's business and especially loves scooting away from us when she's bored and waving bye-bye. Lots of furniture surfing...she can circle the perimeter of the living room...and a few steps here and there, but she seems not too interested so far.

After our concerns about how bilingualism would affect her, she seems to be starting off well. To varying degrees she uses maybe a dozen words now: pappa, hello, cat, dog, quack, baa, ca-ca (helicopter), buh-buh/bye-bye, no, muh/more, yeah, es/yes, ha det (goodbye in Norwegian). She has some word with g and l sounds that she uses for her lovey Jemima too, but we can't quite figure out the connection.

She is mildly obsessed with ducks..in the bath, in music, in books, and of course the ones at the park who don't seem to understand that she just wants to pet them! She thinks that books with flaps are magical, that the Ghostbusters theme song is hilarious and loves to push the merry go round at the park while walking holding onto the seat. She loves traveling on the bus and is in heaven at our local library where she finds books, toys, decorations, a fish tank, steps to climb, beanbags/pillows and a computer that makes jungle noises.

She is.....awesome.

Tofulish · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:16 pm

Yay for Freya! Wow, 32 lbs and 32 inches has got to be quite the Mama-workout!

Happy Birthday nneJ and Freya Ananda!

Audrey · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:08 pm **Posts:** 1207

wooo refinnej and Freya! Hope you guys had a great day. And it sounds like you are doing an amazing job with an amazing little person.

kdub · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:50 pm

aw, so happy you and freya are in a happy place! happy one year!

kimba · **Joined:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:44 pm **Posts:** 1918

Ummm... my cat weighs as much as my baby.

Butternut · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:13 pm **Posts:** 1591

Wow, Freya! 32lbs is amazing. And such a conversationist!

coldandsleepy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:57 pm

Happy birthday and a day Freya!

flavabean · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:48 pm **Posts:** 1329

Woo! Happy birthday Freya and mama!

coldandsleepy · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:22 pm

Also, refinnej, I was in a hurry before but I wanted to come back and say congrats to you too! The first year is so hard, and you had some noteworthy challenges in addition to the usual... And you got through it and you and your daughter are both wonderful. That is worth celebrating!

(Also it's freaking me the shiitake out to see all these birthdays go by. I remember watching all your babies being born and feeling like I was still going to be pregnant for an eternity!)

(eta: not literally watching them being born.)

Tofulish · **Posted:** Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:24 pm

kimba wrote:

Ummm... my cat weighs as much as my baby.

My giant 25lb cat weighs more than my baby.

Butternut · **Joined:** Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:13 pm **Posts:** 1591

We had so many issues with weight gain... I was so happy when babynut finally out-weighed the big cat! Not a 25 pounder, but in our case it was exciting to surpass 12 lbs. Our barely 5 lb cat must be feeling intimidated.

poopiebitch · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:20 am

Congratulations on surviving the first year! Also, 32 pounds! Woo! Peter is almost 2 1/2 and a total runt at 30 pounds.

kimba · **Joined:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:44 pm **Posts:** 1918

Happy birthday, Freya! And congratulations to mama. Our developmental specialist said delayed speech for bilingual babies is a myth, but I still wonder about it. Glad to hear she is doing well!

flavabean · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 7:48 pm **Posts:** 1329

coldandsleepy wrote:

(eta: not literally watching them being born.)

Can I sign up for the coldandsleepy doula package next time?

coldandsleepy · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:34 am

flavabean wrote:

coldandsleepy wrote:

(eta: not literally watching them being born.)

Can I sign up for the coldandsleepy doula package next time?

I'd make you a pie. That's about where my doula qualifications start and end.

Tofulish · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:54 am

Pie me up buttercup! Our Bradley instructor isn't a doula, but she "accompanies" couples as their birth advocate. Your pie has more qualifications than she does :)

Ariann · **Joined:** Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:10 pm **Posts:** 1942

kimba wrote:

Happy birthday, Freya! And congratulations to mama. Our developmental specialist said delayed speech for bilingual babies is a myth, but I still wonder about it. Glad to hear she is doing well!

That's a good thing to hear!

Happy birthday Freya and mama! Amazing how we all survive!

kimba · **Joined:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:44 pm **Posts:** 1918

Tofulish wrote:

kimba wrote:

Ummm... my cat weighs as much as my baby.

My giant 25lb cat weighs more than my baby.

Oh, gosh. Our cat is only 18 pounds and I thought that was huge. Also, he's not even overweight! That is what he is supposed to weigh! He weighs 5 pounds more than his sister kitty. 25 pounds of cat sounds super cuddly.

Audrey · **Joined:** Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:08 pm **Posts:** 1207

poopiebitch wrote:

Congratulations on surviving the first year! Also, 32 pounds! Woo! Peter is almost 2 1/2 and a total runt at 30 pounds.

haha yeah I was gonna say - Dahlia at 3.5 is only 33lbs! Babies are amazing.

monkeytoes · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:14 pm

Audrey wrote:

poopiebitch wrote:

Congratulations on surviving the first year! Also, 32 pounds! Woo! Peter is almost 2 1/2 and a total runt at 30 pounds.

haha yeah I was gonna say - Dahlia at 3.5 is only 33lbs! Babies are amazing.

I was only 35 pounds when I started kindergarten... I was a roly poly infant who turned into a beanpole kid.

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