Think that she's a beautiful, gorgeous, smart girl that is doing fine.

Em was in her Led Zepplin onesie the other day.

I KNEW the size on that was wrong. How did she react to not wearing a pastel?

She broke out in little hives. Pink ones.

So I don't know what to think.

Think that you're doing what you always do, silly: reading things online and worrying about how they apply to you or your smart, beautiful daughter when there is no reason to worry. So knock it off.

What Jilli said. Also, if you keep comparing her to every little milestone and when she's "supposed" to do it, you're both going to be nuts by the time she's five. Worry when she's 20 and pointing to your wallet.

Think of it this way, the same people that made up those milestones are probably the same people that say any woman that's 5'6" is "supposed" to weigh 110 lbs.

Can I go to bed now?

Can I go to bed now?

Yes. Tho' you might want to take a book with you, just in case you feel tired but not quite sleepy.

So I don't know what to think.

I think you need to get rid of those bookmarks.

Susan, you are an extrordinarily capable and resourceful woman. If something (heaven forbid) is wrong with A at some point you will surely notice it and deal with it very very well. You'll talk to Deena and other people who've dealt with various challenges and you'll tackle it head on.

But getting repeatedly upset about minutae prevents NOTHING. It just causes you stress. Eventually, it will cause the baby stress. You need to find a way to stop doing it.

I've been frowning over the BabyCenter webpage for warning signs of language delay: [link] It's supposed to be a problem if a 15-month-old doesn't have 1 to 3 words and doesn't say mama or dada. Annabel is now 14 months and does none of those things. Granted, that gives her a month, but it's starting to worry me the way she keeps flirting with missing social/communicative milestones--she was slow to smile and laugh, too. However, she's already doing some things from the 19-24 month list--pointing at objects of interest, imitating our actions, responding to simple directions. So I don't know what to think.

Honestly, O doesn't have any words yet, either. I'm not stressing because he babbles like he's speaking. He's got the inflection down and he emotes very well--just not in anything I can understand. He can say, "mamma" but he's never said it at me, or to me. He's not used more than the two signs he showed me (more and milk). I think I was slow on the language end (but I was a twin who didn't speak at all unless it was through my twin).

Susan, every baby develops differently, and each of the skills they develop keep them from learning others until that one is done. That's one of the things it was hard for me to get a handle on -- they're not multi-taskers. They do it one at a time. That means, she's wicked smart or she wouldn't be doing things in the older range, and she's not ready to talk or she'd be talking, but she will when she sees the benefit and/or gets tired of or learns enough of whatever's piqueing her interest now. If your pediatrician isn't worried, then you shouldn't be either.

I quit going to that website when I realized that it was just stressing me in re: Aidan since he's not learning at the pace they say he should. At least he's learning. Aidan said, "love you!" to me today, but only once, the brat. He wouldn't repeat it no matter what I did. He has also learned the phrase "big hugs". I'm ecstatic that he's using two word phrases. I wish Kara would just. be. quiet.

Ellie is absolutely beautiful. I'm so glad her daddy gets to be with her and Stephanie for a while.