Chat: Week of Feb 5th

[loira]

Congrats, mpc!

[scm1011]

Feb 6, 2018 16:08:36 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

Feb 6, 2018 8:14:06 GMT -5 scm1011 said:

DS' 15 month appt was yesterday and our pedi seemed slightly concerned that he only has 1 word (ball). She wants him to go for a hearing test, which seems like a waste to me because he follows directions very well so I know he can hear just fine. The facility that does the testing is out in the burbs and the whole thing would just be a useless PITA in my opinion, so I think I'm just gonna KOKO. I mean, it isn't that strange that he doesn't have a lot of words at almost 15 months, is it? I don't want to be neglectful, but I'm just not that concerned at this point.

In other news, he is now tipping the scales at 19lbs 13oz, jumping from the 5th to 12th percentile lol.

WHAT?!?!  DS barely has any words.  To be honest, if you were to ask me I would say he has zero words.  Like he says mama and dada, but not always correctly.  According to daycare he has a ton of words though.  I never understand WTF he is saying.  Daycare is always like "oh---he calls for me all the time."  And I'm like "Uhhh---is that what he's saying because it sounds like jibberish".  I wouldn't worry at this point.  I didn't think they needed to have any words at 15 months.

Right?! And she was like "how many animal sounds does he know?". Umm, what? I sing Old MacDonald daily and the answer is still none. I was taken aback because she was super chill about his physical "delays" (he didn't sit up or crawl until 10 months, but was walking at 13 months so he caught up fine). EI just seems premature to me.

I spoke to his daycare teacher today and she reminded me that he is the oldest (by several months) in his infant class, and they often see an explosion of words once kids move up to the toddler room at 15 months. Makes sense, so we'll see. I'm not going to stress it right now. 

[dellabear]

Congrats mpc!

R is 20 months and has just started babbling like crazy but I'm not sure he had many words at 15 mos. maybe just our names,

[grover]

Ugh. Realizing that it's been 9 months of TTC#2. Guess I'll be calling the RE tomorrow. (Tried calling today, but they were already closed.)

[EllieT]

Feb 6, 2018 16:17:10 GMT -5 @daylily said:

Feb 6, 2018 16:08:36 GMT -5 icedcoffee said:

WHAT?!?!  DS barely has any words.  To be honest, if you were to ask me I would say he has zero words.  Like he says mama and dada, but not always correctly.  According to daycare he has a ton of words though.  I never understand WTF he is saying.  Daycare is always like "oh---he calls for me all the time."  And I'm like "Uhhh---is that what he's saying because it sounds like jibberish".  I wouldn't worry at this point.  I didn't think they needed to have any words at 15 months.

The CDC developmental milestones say you should call your doctor if your kid doesn't have 6 words by 18 months. I wouldn't be losing sleep over it but I think having some sort of eval done would be a proactive thing to do, particularly if there isn't an explosion of language in the next three months. I know EI seems like it would be a pain, but having a solid set of verbal skills heading into the toddler years can only benefit EVERYONE. Think of it as an investment against tantrums

So what do they mean by six words? Like six real words or words/sounds that you know what it means? DS is two weeks away from turning 18 months and I would say the only real words he has is Mamma and Pappa/Dada. He ’talks’ all the time but it’s usually just babababa or dadada. Sometimes I can tell what he means when he says baba, like if he points at the fruit bowl and says babaa it means banan (Swedish for banana). Or when he points at the TV and says babba he wants to watch Babblarna (Swedish cartoon for babies). There’s also a bear named Bamse that he points to and says baaba. But then he also says baba or bababa for everything else. Interestingly though there are other real words he has said before but no longer, like for a week he would say ’apa’ (Swedish for monkey) clear as a day and now even when I repeat it to him he won’t.

He will have his 18 month appointment next week. Will be Interesting to see if they say anything about it. I doubt it. He clearly can hear and there’s no doubt he understands both Swedish and English.

DS is bilingual and I’ve read conflicting information on whether or not that might make him speak later.

[lms]

scm1011 my ds is almost 23 months. They didn’t say anything at his 15 month appointment but the alternate pedi we saw for his 18 month appointment expressed concern at his lack of words and wanted us to set up a speech eval. We weren’t concerned because he’s always been on the later end (not crawling until 10 months, not walking until 14 months) of everything. We called just to see what they’d say but couldn’t get him until February so we said screw it, we’ll wait and see what they say at his 2 year appointment in March. I wouldn’t call it an explosion but now he has a lot more words and several of them are two word phrases. I would just koko and not worry.

[janegold]

Feb 7, 2018 2:54:13 GMT -5 EllieT said:

Feb 6, 2018 16:17:10 GMT -5 @daylily said:

The CDC developmental milestones say you should call your doctor if your kid doesn't have 6 words by 18 months. I wouldn't be losing sleep over it but I think having some sort of eval done would be a proactive thing to do, particularly if there isn't an explosion of language in the next three months. I know EI seems like it would be a pain, but having a solid set of verbal skills heading into the toddler years can only benefit EVERYONE. Think of it as an investment against tantrums

Interestingly though there are other real words he has said before but no longer, like for a week he would say ’apa’ (Swedish for monkey) clear as a day and now even when I repeat it to him he won’t.

This kills me with B.  He will make these big developmental leaps and then just drop them.  At 12ish months, he was pointing out animals in books when we asked him to, could pick the red toy vs. the blue toy, etc.  And he also seemed to be consistently using a few words (mama, nana (banana), baba (bottle)).  And now, at 14 months, he rarely does any of it anymore.

The only "word" he is saying consistently now is a generic growl for every single animal noise, which the pedi says does count.  He also makes the same noise when he sees the blender or the vacuum, lol.

[mpc]

Today is the first day I did not go over to the daycare at lunchtime to nurse. I am sad. I'm pretty sure she's been getting only an ounce or less and she is getting more and more distracted. I am going to try to keep up morning and bedtime a little longer, but I already miss seeing her in the middle of the day.

[loira]

EllieT, A isn't fully bilingual, but I do speak a lot of French with her (although it's getting harder now that she's stubbornly refusing it in favour of English). I've also read that bilingual children tend to talk later, have fewer words in each language and don't always sound as fluent because the total number of words is about the same but divided by the languages. It does catch up eventually.

[King26]

oneslybookworm that is so exciting!!!
mpc What??? Congrats!!!

[King26]

J is at such a fun age. This is my second snow day this week so I'm enjoying time with him. He's been doing great with sleep training and night sleeping until the last 3 nights. I'm not sure if he's not feeling well or he is teething or constipated. I think it's probably a combo of all because he is so snotty, is covered in a rash, hasn't pooped in 6 dats, and is drooling/shoving everything in his mouth.
However, he smiles and laughs a lot, tries to get our attentuin, tries giving kisses, gets sad when we leave, rolls, and is trying to stand and sit up on his own.

[oneslybookworm]

Finalization is complete!! We are a forever family!

[pandora89]

OMG oneslybookworm, I am just so happy for you! Congrats!

[pandora89]

I am in uber nesting mode, except the nursery isn't done so I am going stir crazy. H was sanding and painting the walls and it took longer than he had thought. He finally was finished and I decided I no longer liked the colour we picked and made him repaint it. He, fortunately, is being a trooper and repainted it today. I then asked that he repaint the trim white and bought grey bookshelves I want him to paint white. lol I also keep giving H the most random things to do around the house (the most recent is change all the interior doors). H loves home projects, so thankfully he has been pretty receptive to my craziness.

I am quite happy that my shower is a bit earlier than usual (29.5 weeks) because I am having a really hard time not pulling the trigger and just purchasing everything I want lol.

I cant believe I am 2 days away from the third trimester

[janegold]

YAY oneslybookworm! That is so so wonderful! I'm so very thrilled for all of you.

[cactuscookie]

Feb 7, 2018 16:01:16 GMT -5 oneslybookworm said:

Finalization is complete!! We are a forever family!

Oh my god. I am so excited for you, but this also gives me such a feeling of peace. Good for you guys!

[thoseareradishes]

Woohoo oneslybookworm! Congrats!

[Mushe]

Wonderful news, oneslybookworm! Congratulations! 🎉🍾🎊

[loira]

Amazing, oneslybookworm! This makes me so happy for you!

[kellikans]

So happy for you oneslybookworm!

[oneslybookworm]

Thanks everyone!! We are (obviously) thrilled!!!

[cherryvalance]

Congrats, oneslybookworm and mpc!

[scm1011]

Yay, oneslybookworm! So thrilled for your forever family!

pandora89, your post made me laugh because I totally went through similar nursery nesting/craziness. I kept ordering 8x10 rugs for the nursery and not liking them once they were laid out, so DH had to keep lugging them up to the 3rd floor, then rolling them up and lugging them back down and repackaging them to ship back. The 4th rug was the charm lol. If the situation were reversed, I would have told him to suck it up and learn to love it at rug #2. He was such a trooper.

[Chrysanthemum]

Congratulations oneslybookworm!!!

[konapoppy]

Amazing oneslybookworm! So thrilled for you. You are one strong woman.

[King26]

Congratulations oneslybookworm amazing news

[shauni27]

oneslybookworm, IM NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING.

seriously, I am beyond thrilled for you, friend!

[pooh8402]

So happy for you oneslybookworm! Congratulations!

[icedcoffee]

So excited for you oneslybookworm. I can't imagine the relief you and your H probably feel!

[mpc]

yay oneslybookworm! that must be the best feeling!