I see so much Internet venom toward these little people.
But I love my 18 month old!
Husband and I weren't sure to expect when we had our little one. He'd taken care of some of his younger sister's children, but I had no experience with toddlers at all, being a youngest child whose only experience with children was with preschoolers on up in school and tutoring systems.
My parents told me lots of ego-inflating stories about me and my late older brother growing up.
But I wasn't sure if my little one would be gifted, delayed, or autistic. I'd always heard that my siblings and I were precocious, but I'm an older mother (as was my own mother -- she had me a month before she turned 43!), and children of older mothers always seem to be either very delayed or very advanced.
Well, my little toddler is the cutest, sweetest little guy -- and he's also TOTALLY normal.
He's not very advanced or very behind in anything.
He's more socially adept than I was at that age, showing great eye contact.
He doesn't talk much, but he makes lot of noise. I've read that boys tend to develop language a bit slower than girls.
He's tons of fun. People at church and library love him. Easygoing and doesn't really fuss all that much.
Also, I think toddlers are actually cuter than babies. They have the best of baby cuteness while not looking quite so alien-like, and the best of child cuteness.
I'm really enjoying the toddler stage.
But I love my 18 month old!
Husband and I weren't sure to expect when we had our little one. He'd taken care of some of his younger sister's children, but I had no experience with toddlers at all, being a youngest child whose only experience with children was with preschoolers on up in school and tutoring systems.
My parents told me lots of ego-inflating stories about me and my late older brother growing up.
But I wasn't sure if my little one would be gifted, delayed, or autistic. I'd always heard that my siblings and I were precocious, but I'm an older mother (as was my own mother -- she had me a month before she turned 43!), and children of older mothers always seem to be either very delayed or very advanced.
Well, my little toddler is the cutest, sweetest little guy -- and he's also TOTALLY normal.
He's not very advanced or very behind in anything.
He's more socially adept than I was at that age, showing great eye contact.
He doesn't talk much, but he makes lot of noise. I've read that boys tend to develop language a bit slower than girls.
He's tons of fun. People at church and library love him. Easygoing and doesn't really fuss all that much.
Also, I think toddlers are actually cuter than babies. They have the best of baby cuteness while not looking quite so alien-like, and the best of child cuteness.
I'm really enjoying the toddler stage.