--Lion Cubs - Mummy and Baby Group!-- We are all One Year Old!

[Shiv]

Well done Mog!

 

[spidey]

congrats Imogen!

 

[Boothh]

i have just discovered marmalade on toast and its my new favourite thng ever, it seems to be jesses too cus he ate every crumb of his toast this morning, even the crusts that he usually hides around the house and everything, he even eating my crusts of my plate now lol, yum.

 

[Kimberly28]

Yay for Imogen walking! Congrats on the milestone!

 

[HeidiLSparks]

I have to go back and read and read. I am currently staying with my mom (gaaaaaaaaaaaah) Ross and I got into a huge argument and he was beyond terrible this time around, to the point where the police were called to our place and told me it would be best for me to pack up the girls and leave...how awesome huh? I love that my kids are sleeping in pack and plays, he gets the place, he gets the car....we have nothing. It's such bullshit, but it's a long story.

While we have been here Caylee learned how to drink out of a straw, and do the itsy bitsy spider dance! Sooo cute, here it is on video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94appnIrQRs&feature=mfu_in_order&playnext=1&videos=8KYo2E4RniQ

 

[Shiv]

Shit Heidi that sounds awful, can't believe he is being a dick again. So where do you go from here? massive higs, i've said it before, but you deserve better.

As for Caylee - she is such a cutee and SO bright with it, can't belive Ross would rather be an idiot than see his little girl do incy wincy spider!

How is the breastfeeding going by the way?

 

[Boothh]

aw no heidi sounds like he needs to grow up!

caylee doing the spidey dance is sooo cute!

we finally have baby gates and cupboard locks, jesse is not amused at all lol!

 

[Boothh]

and isnt it cute when they drink out of a straw! jesse learnt a few weeks ago and its so cute, he has a pumpkin cup that he has his juice out of now that has a lid and straw in the top, he wont drink out of sippy cups, just straws or normal cups (which he is surprisingly good with, hes really careful and doesnt spill any on himself but he tends to forget and throw it down when hes finished and spill it!)

 

[cleckner04]

Aunty E- Yay for Imogen walking!!! Now you're really in for it.

Heidi- I hope you're okay. You don't deserve to take his bullshit like this. Neither do your girls for that matter. If you ever need a quiet vacation in San Diego, my door is always open.


Well today is Emma's first doctor's appointment in nearly 9 months. Hopefully it goes well and she is good and healthy. I always worry about these things. Especially with the weight and height stuff because she was always so small. I'm fairly certain she is over 20 lb. now though so that should be right on target. Her height is a different matter because I really have no clue how tall she is.

Yesterday we went to the zoo(go figure right?) and Emma played on the playground with all the other kids. She climbs up the steps and goes down the slide all by herself. It wasn't even a small slide either. All the parents couldn't believe it. She was playing with 5 year olds and was the only 'baby' there. She slid down the slide while another kid was trying to climb up and she knocked him all the way back down and had the biggest laugh about it. But than she got payback later because a little girl came down and kicked Emma right in the face. Unintentionally, but Emma wasn't even phased. She just kept playing. I'm super proud of her.

 

[Shiv]

aw Emma sounds so cute and a right daredevil! Let us know how she gets on at the doctors. For your most recent pics on facebook i would defo say she has chubbed up a bit (in a good way) I think she looks perfect

 

[cleckner04]

Well I'm back! Emma is 21 lb. 2 oz. 29 in. tall. So she is at the 40th % he said!!! I'm so proud. He said she's short though.

Her shots were already up to date but she got 2 more and won't need any more until she's 4 now. So that is awesome. DH has never been in the room while Emma got a shot before and this time he had to hold her leg still and he started tearing up. Poor guy. I think he cried more than she did. LOL!

 

[spidey]

Heidi- Caylee is so cute and smart! It's not fair that Ross has the house right now and you and the girls were asked to leave.

Cleckner- thats so neat that Emma went down the slide all by herself! I have a small slide in my yard and I set Kira at the top and hold her all the way down! Emma must be so strong to do that all on her own plus keep up with the older kids! It's great news that Emma is on the charts for weight!

Kira just started to point at things she wants! Today she pointed at a pile of dirt that she wanted to play in and she pointed at something in the bathroom that she wanted to play with in the tub. I think pointing was a milestone she was supposed to reach awhile ago so it's a big deal for us! Is Kira the last lion cub to walk? I don't think she's close yet either- she likes crawling too much!

 

[cleckner04]

Spidey- Well Emma hasn't mastered going down the slide on her bottom yet, she backs herself around and goes on her belly backwards. But she can even do the huge curly slides that you see at parks! It's pretty funny to watch. One little boy was scared to go down and Emma walked right around him and took off down it. There are so many lion cubs on here that don't get on here anymore but are still around the forum so I'm not sure if Kira is the last or not! I'm sure she isn't though. There are several in the toddler section on here that aren't walking yet and some are even around 18 months old but are perfectly content to just crawl.


The only thing the doctor asked that made me worry is if Emma puts together 3 words in a sentence yet? Yeah right! I was like 'uhhh no'. She really talks all the time and points at stuff but nothing that is a true word or qualifies as a sentence. He acted shocked like she's behind.

 

[Shiv]

3 words in a sentance - lmfao! Apart from the genius that is the lovely Jesse, i don't think many babies are putting thre words togetherat 14 months! Glad she is on the charts (and not just on them but 40%, thats some good eating Emma!). She is a shorty compared to Sophia, but then Sophia is a giant, so not one to compare to I think SOphia is 32 inches (approx)

And Spidey I am sure that Kira is not the last Lion cub to walk, but even if she is, it doesn't matter a jot, as long as she can get where she wants it doesn't matter how! she'll walk in her own time!

What is it with soft play areas, why do the bigger kids always want to play in the toddler/baby section. yesterday we went to one (mistake as it was half term and mega busy). there were these two boys tear-arsing about in the baby section (under 3's only) throwing massive soft bricks at babis, tripping over and falling on babies etc. all the mums looked pissed off but their parents were nowhere to be seen. Anyway after one of them landed right by me, I gently held his shoulder where it was (to the floor ) and asked him how old he was - 7! and told him where to go! What on earth does a 7 year old wanna play ina baby section for when they have cool slides and stuff to play with in the big kid section, and why don't the parents or workers kep an eye on them! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[Boothh]

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[Boothh]

aww i bet it was so cute seeing emma go down the slide, we keep meaning to take jesse to the park but we never get round to it, last time he went on a slide he didnt like it but it was a few months ago so he might be different now! he loves swings though!

spidey i dont she is the last one to walk, but even if she was it doesnt really matter, shes obviously happy crawling! she will do it soon enough xx

shiv - some little kid was running riot last time we took jesse to a soft play place and he his mum was sat right there and didnt say anything, she only came over because the kid had slapped jesse for like the third time and id grabbed him and shouted at him and then pretended to punch him in the head when he walked off lol, but really some people are idiots!

cleck - my HV was really surprised when she heard jesse talking, and said he shouldnt be putting words together til nearer to 2 so dont feel worried, they all develop in their own time!

on the subject of talking though jesse has started to say thankyou instead of taa its soo sweet haha, and he keeps saying 'all gone' all the time now too, if he shuts the door he will go AAAALL GONE! and shrug his hands lol, or hold his bottle out and say it, and when what hes watching on tv has finished,

i think he is understanding the majority of what we say now, we were in the car last night and we stopped at mcdonalds and i turned around and jesse do you want some chippys, and he started grinning and nodding his head and saying thankyou hahaha so funny

i think jesse had a night terror last night, we were woken up by this absolutly hysterical scream, he didnt seem to be aware of us and was just kicking and flailing around in our arms and sobbing so loud iv never heard anything like it, it took us nearly an hour to calm him down, stuart was late for work cus he didnt want to leave while he was like that, it was really horrible and im worried about him now, i really dont want it to happen again! x

 

[spidey]

Boothh- thats really scary about Jesse screaming in the middle of the night. I hope its just a fluke- must have been a really scary dream.

Jesse is so advanced on his talking that we can't compare to him I don't think they put 3 words together till much much later. Once Kira might have said "bath dada" but she's never done 2 words since then so maybe it was a coincidence. Cleckner- your pediatrician needs to refresh his memory of language development!

Shiv- I would NOT have been happy with the older boys in the baby section. I'm one of those scary mean women who will jump out of the house and yell at kids who step on my front lawn

Kira is pointing at everything today! It's like a whole new world of communication has opened up for her. I can see how this will lead to temper tantrums if she points at something and I don't give it to her.

 

[Boothh]

yeah he is good at talking, dont get me wrong hes not always easy to understand but his words are becoming clearer and clearer and all the family can easily understand him talking but i doubt a stranger would understand everything he says, his speech has really come on alot in the last couple of weeks when he was been around older toddlers most days so that could be a big part of it xxx

 

[Sam_Star]

Sorry i have not been on in a while girls, more bad news in the family hope you are all well xxxxx

 

[cleckner04]

Sam.