BlogAttitudes with 2 Year Olds...Terrible Twos!My Baby & Me Attitudes with 2 Year Olds...Terrible Twos! Some mornings I wake up with my two year old and he is absolutely awesome, yet some mornings...he is in a mood and I just don't understand. He is two, and for anyone who has two year olds out there, you know the little one sometimes can't tell you what is wrong. It is typical frustration that makes your little on upset. This morning for example, he woke and started crying because one of his toys would not do what he wanted it to do, and then he hugged on his Daddy for at least 30 minutes. He was crying and simply frustrated, yet he could not tell his Daddy what he wanted his toy to do. My heart broke for him, but as a Mommy I understood what he was going through. It made me think for a moment about how as parents, sometimes we have to let the babies we love so much sort things out for themselves. We can't solve everyting, especially things we are not certain of in terms of our little one's frustrations. Sometimes we need to let our babies cry it out, sort it out, and just continue on the best they can. It does take a lot of self control to do so, but it is necessary. I wonder in what month my little one is going to be able to roll out a sentence as to what is truly wrong with his toy, so that I may explain in the most simplistic terms that it is ok. This is how we will fix it. Anyone out there in the community relate to this with two year olds? Comments welcome. Posted: September 14th, 2010 | Permalink Boo Boos and Our BabiesMy Baby & Me Boo Boos and Our Babies Well it happened big this time! I was waiting for the double skinned knees and the busted toes from a fall. I hear what you are saying – get used to it – right? Truth is – it was not that bad. Not the little man was milking it the entire night. He had dinner in bed and hugged on mamma all night, with a bottle. What was I supposed to do – I felt sorry for the little guy. I am interested in reaching out to the community to understand what other parents do in this scenario. As a parent your heart bleeds for the baby – but what is the proper protocol for some simple little fall? Funny thing about this experience – my baby would not even let me put band aids or touch it – until he fell asleep and I did it anyway. I hope it gets easier to care for the little guy. I felt so bad! Please post comments around what you might do in this situation? Posted: September 7th, 2010 | Permalink At What Age Do Babies Talk?My Baby & Me Funny thing – interesting topic. At what age to babies talk? Does gender matter? Is it different for everyone, or around the same time? Our baby is two as of Aug 2010. He has a little friend down the street that is two years, five months old. Both are boys. His friend is talking up a storm…full sentences, answering questions, etc. My baby boy is saying words….but still baby talk. We took a look at the differences. Our little friend down the street does the following: - Goes to daycare - Is worked with regularly - Gets home with Mommy and instead of watching cartoons – talks with Mommy and Daddy At our home – I stay at home as a Mommy. I work with my little boy as much as possible, yet not like a school would. And because we are together all day, every day, we do watch cartoons and walk, do more fun stuff. The point is, it is easy to get off track and start taking the easy way out with teaching the little ones. It is also easy to lose focus when you are together all day, every day. I would be interested in everyone’s comments to understand thoughts around this. In conclusion, it does seem our babies talk “around” the same age. There are things you can do, such as our little buddy down the street, to help them along and learn faster, yet they all are talking pretty much around the same time. Posted: August 24th, 2010 | Permalink How Soon Can I Take My Newborn Out?My Baby & Me Today I am going to create a fun blog, but one we all think about as parents with our little ones. How soon can I take my baby outside? When we had our little one, we were so protective, especially when we were deciding whether it was worth it to take our baby outside or not. After all, as a newborn, they are still very dependent on Mommy’s immune system. Most pediatricians will agree that you should keep them inside your home until three weeks or so of age, and then only take them out if necessary until the six week mark. Honestly, as a new parent, you are going to so busy with other things, you will not want to take them out. Especially when you realize how much you need to pack to get them ready to go outside! One thing to consider, and this was our experience, is your baby’s reaction to the outside world in terms of allergies or other health related issues. For example, the one thing my baby got from me was my allergy problems. With this in mind, we are VERY cautious when we bring our baby out and recognize that the baby is not able to do things that older allergy victims are, such as, blowing your nose. A baby can’t do that, so where does all that stuff go? Well, it makes things worse, I can tell you from experience. Please pay close attention to this, as it can make your nights very restless if you don’t! Posted: August 17th, 2010 | Permalink Leading by ExampleMy Baby & Me
by Stacy Kelley
You know every time I come home from work, or for the weekend, or simply just wake up it seems my baby is learning more and more. He has gone from saying Da Da Da to Mom, to actually learning words and calling people by name. My baby is 18 months old and is actually saying his one, two, three’s and a, b, c’s. Learning in babies seems to be just and amazing concept to me and I am enjoying every second of it. It seems that I can’t teach enough which brings me to my point. As a parent, being a good leader, example, and action oriented person has got to be of crucial importance. Witnessing my baby learning things so quickly leads me to believe that he is watching my every move as well. I sit sometimes and observe him watching Mommy cook, or watching Daddy shower, eat, or even go to the bathroom. He is truly just amazed by the most simplistic things to me, yet he is trying to learn and will eventually want to do things just like Mommy and Daddy. This is where leading a good, action oriented life, will help in picking up good habits and I am of the opinion it is never to early to start. For example, something as simply has having a potty mouth as a parent, will lead to your baby repeating words that you say. Funny story – I called my brother-in-law a bad name and now my 18 month old simply thinks that is his name!!! Can you believe it…it is funny…but in reality it is bad. As parents we have to watch every move we make as our baby’s eyes and ears are always on point. It is odd to see such a little guy following in footsteps. So I often think to myself, what can I do different which would allow my little guy to be a better person when he grows up? My conclusion was simple…be a better person myself. Things started coming to mind like giving up saying bad words, bad habits, going to church, walking straight and upright, being honest, loving my other children and wife with kisses and hugs, working hard, and spending a lot of time with my family. If you were to ask me what I would want my baby to be, these are the things that come to mind, so why not do these things myself as the leader of my household! Makes perfect sense… right? Good luck to all of you in regards to being leaders and making the best of your time with your baby’s learning! Posted: August 11th, 2010 | Permalink Living From the HeartLiving From the Heart by Katherine Hughes I tend to over think things…I’ll pause here to let those who know me well finish laughing. I have feelings but I tend to trust my brain more than my heart when it comes to making decisions. I guess I am not proud of some decisions that I have made that were made from emotions. So I stopped listening to and following my heart. But what I have learned is that all my fears come from my mind. I am not advocating turning your brain off and only listening to your heart, but I do think that your heart knows you better than your brain. Your brain knows a lot of stuff that can distract you and confuse you, but your heart knows you.
I have lived my life as one giant pendulum from heart to mind. I have been unavailable, I have made that choice to not love, to not feel, to not be vulnerable… And conversely have been so open that I have surprised people with details of my past (nothing you all don’t know now, if you’ve read my blog). I have learned from being open and living from the heart that I am much more alive in that place, but the fears that live in my head cause me to try to protect myself, and I can swing back to the unavailable person again – this is a person so sheltered she is afraid to live.
I have felt the fullest and the most alive in the moments that I have let my heart speak. Those are the moments that I like and love the person that I am – the person God meant me to be.
DUH! Right?
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