As if the not-so-good news regarding our three-year-old’s recent weight gain wasn’t enough to send my worry-meter off the charts, his pediatrician also sent us a questionnaire regarding his development. “Does she give this to all her patients, or was there a reason she feels we need to complete this?” I asked my husband, who [...]
Category: milestones
In the past, getting my toddler in and out of the car required lifting a hefty body from the ground and into the car, and from inside the car into his car seat. Considering that he’s a bit on the taller (and heavier) side, I knew I couldn’t keep carrying him into the car for [...]
My family got together at my mom’s house for a little swim party. “Perfect!” I thought. “This will be a great opportunity for LO to splash around in the pool.” With his swim shorts and sunscreen packed and ready, we headed to my mom’s. Except when we arrived, my toddler heard but one suggestion to [...]
My toddler’s head was covered with wavy locks, so that for the longest time we got away without cutting his hair at all. His hair would simply curl in neat waves across his head, and any that would fall over his eyes could easily be brushed to the side. Even when his hair grew longer, [...]
I jinxed myself, again. Just as I was writing about how my toddler’s tantrums don’t seem as terrible as in the past, he threw an all-out, can’t-catch-my-breath tantrum in what should have been a fun Saturday at a children’s birthday party. We had to listen to him cry the whole ride home—through traffic, of course—before [...]
How many times have you been frustrated with your kid and said to yourself, “If only he was a little older”? I remember wondering during the early days just when exactly this parenting thing gets easier. “Three months—that’s when they’re finished with the fourth trimester,” I often heard. “Life starts to feel normal again at [...]
My toddler has blessed us with yet another episode of defiance. In the morning, he insisted on staying home instead of heading out the door, and no amount of coercing or encouraging was making him budge. Even though I managed to get him out into the hallway, he was determined to stay put and literally plopped himself [...]
Let me preface this post by saying that we are not actively potty-training our toddler. We’ve introduced the potty (both kinds!) and have gone as far as having him sit on it without a diaper, but we haven’t been stringent with any training. So yesterday morning, my toddler calls out, “Caca!” which he usually says [...]
A few weeks ago we snipped a few inches from the back of LO’s hair. He had a heat rash on hisback, and his long hair was irritating him. Then yesterday, we snipped a few more inches off from the front and sides because his hair was getting into his eyes and ears. Thankfully LO [...]
Who says that milestones are only measured by how many teeth LO has or whether he walks or talks? One milestone we celebrated yesterday is being able to do laundry together! I know other parents are able to do laundry with their babies from day one, but in our family, laundry was always a challenge. [...]
