Bragging Time

Irene wrote:

Just out of curiousity - did they have any reaction to "the baby in
Mommy's belly" or however you explained why Mommy was getting big?

Hunter didn't seem to have any reaction what so ever. He could not talk at
that point but he never pointed to my belly or anything. We did do all the
normal things like talk about the baby to him etc. He went to the
appointments but nada - no reaction at all.

--
Nikki
Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2)

"Irene" wrote in message
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Nikki wrote:

DeliciousTruffles wrote:

New York Jen wrote:


I'm mostly nervous for how Laszlo will handle it

I think the best thing I did was have Isabella nursing when Katerina
and Joshua met her.


I'd been wondering why you had said that until I read what Nikki
said...

I was hugely and pleasantly surprised at how well Hunter reacted to
seeing
Luke for the first time (and his whole adjustment after that). I
didn't
think anything of it until now, but Luke was nursing when Hunter came
into
the room. I unlatched him and introduced them etc. Maybe that was a
sign
to Hunter that Luke was ours? Up until a week before the birth he had
a
hissy fit if I held another baby.

Exactly. Katerina hated it when I held a baby. But she had no trouble
at all with Isabella.

Just out of curiousity - did they have any reaction to "the baby in
Mommy's belly" or however you explained why Mommy was getting big?

My 7 year old was kind enough to copy the number down from a weight loss
infomercial
and give it to me, telling me there was a 90 day money back guarantee.
So kind of her to be concerned about my weight gain. She did eventually
figure it out.

Irene wrote:

Just out of curiousity - did they have any reaction to "the baby in
Mommy's belly" or however you explained why Mommy was getting big?

I found that the greatest comprehension came from the pictures in the
free Mayo Clinic Pregnancy book.

--
Brigitte aa #2145
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...elected=782084

"Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."
~ Harriet Martineau

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"Irene" wrote in message
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Just out of curiousity - did they have any reaction to "the baby in
Mommy's belly" or however you explained why Mommy was getting big?

My 7 year old was kind enough to copy the number down from a weight loss
infomercial
and give it to me, telling me there was a 90 day money back guarantee.
So kind of her to be concerned about my weight gain. She did eventually
figure it out.

Oh, my, this is precious!

-Patty, mom to Corinne (almost 6y) and Nathan (3.5y)
and stepmom to Victoria (13.5y)

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"Irene" wrote in message
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Just out of curiousity - did they have any reaction to "the baby in
Mommy's belly" or however you explained why Mommy was getting big?

My 7 year old was kind enough to copy the number down from a weight loss
infomercial
and give it to me, telling me there was a 90 day money back guarantee.
So kind of her to be concerned about my weight gain. She did eventually
figure it out.

Oh, my, this is precious!

I wish I'd saved the scrap of paper with the number.

"New York Jen" wrote in message
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I took Laszlo for his 2 year well toddler check up today. He's just under
32 pounds and they couldn't get an accurate height reading because he
wouldn't cooperate, but the shorter end of what he measured was 34 1/4
inches and that puts him in the 50th percentile.

The pediatrician said that his behavior at parties and at Gymboree is
totally normal, which I already knew but it's nice to hear it from the
doctor. Laszlo prefers going to Target or Kohl's than to a party or gym
class. He really loves to sit down with a book or a puzzle or some
crayons - so we just know he's more cognitively stimulated than other
stuff...he gets very overstimulated in party places...especially when
people
get in his face. Gets that from me I guess. :-)

I told the doctor about how he knows his whole alphabet (not the song, he
knows all the letters, recognizes them all upper case and most lower
case -
since 20 months), how he knows all his shapes (including octagon -
although
if it has 5 or 6 or 7 sides it's still an octagon) and that he knows all
his
colors and numbers 1-10 and some after, but not in order. He said that he
already "passes" the *3* year old check up for that stuff.

DH was worried about the boy's diet, but the doc said at this age they are
typically so picky that pretty much anything we can get in him is ok. He
does eat some veggies and protein and we limit the sweets as much as you
can
for a 2 year old who knows what M&M's are and where they are located in
every store that carries them! We're also going to switch to 2% milk per
his suggestion.

I suppose it's possible I'm raising a lil nerd, but that's fine with me.
Everyone is different and he couldn't be more perfect in my eyes if he was
the biggest party monster in the world! I just wish my friends would stop
trying to come up with suggestions about why my kid doesn't enjoy being in
class or why he doesn't like parties...and what I can "do to fix it" or
what
the "trigger" is. It would be nice if people could understand that some
kids just don't dig that sort of thing. I like to think it means Laszlo
is
more discriminating than most...that it takes more to engage him than a
singing clown, but that's also just my way of rationalizing it. We don't
go
to class that often, just once in a while now and I tell him before we get
that that we'll leave as soon as he wants to. The party season is over,
as
he's the youngest of all his little friends, so that's something we don't
have to worry about until next year. Whew.

He's also got a wicked sense of humor, but I think that just comes with
the
age. Nothing gets me more than that giggle...I could listen to it for
hours.

Ok, no more bragging. :-)

- Jen, very proud momma to 2 year old Laszlo Cooper and Lily Parker, due
3/13



What a glowing report Jen - you must be very proud.
It sounds like he has a good heritage for such great accomplishments.
Amanda


--
DD 15th August 2002
1 tiny angel Nov 2003
EDD 19th August 2004

Your comment only makes sense if you meant that doctors don't ordinarily
concern themselves with that sort of thing in such depth. (At our recent
3-year checkup, the doc evaluated DS' verbal skills -- which did involve
asking
him to identify the colors of various objects in the room -- but she
certainly
didn't ask whether he knew the alphabet or how high he can count.)

Do most doctors ask these things at check-ups? My dd's never has and I even
took her to a new ped just after her third b-day. She had already had a check
up with the old ped, but my insurance switched and I wanted my dd to be seen by
the new doctor so that he would have a baseline to go by if she got sick.
Neither of the doctors asked about her cognitive developement. The closest
they came was when the old doctor commented on the pictures my dd drew while we
were waiting in the exam room to be seen. She drew people with faces complete
with eyeballs, lashes, lips, hair and legs. He said that was pretty good for a
not quite three year old.


In fact, the only 2-year-old I know of who showed similar academic
achievement
was recently diagnosed with Asperger's. (He is, by all reports, a darling
and
extremely intelligent little boy who will undoubtedly be very successful in
life, but he does need some extra help negotiating interpersonal and social
relationships.)

Holly
Mom to Camden, 3yo
EDD #2 6/8/04








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"Maryilee" wrote in message
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Your comment only makes sense if you meant that doctors don't ordinarily
concern themselves with that sort of thing in such depth. (At our recent
3-year checkup, the doc evaluated DS' verbal skills -- which did involve
asking
him to identify the colors of various objects in the room -- but she
certainly
didn't ask whether he knew the alphabet or how high he can count.)

Do most doctors ask these things at check-ups? My dd's never has and I
even
took her to a new ped just after her third b-day. She had already had a
check
up with the old ped, but my insurance switched and I wanted my dd to be
seen by
the new doctor so that he would have a baseline to go by if she got sick.
Neither of the doctors asked about her cognitive developement. The
closest
they came was when the old doctor commented on the pictures my dd drew
while we
were waiting in the exam room to be seen. She drew people with faces
complete
with eyeballs, lashes, lips, hair and legs. He said that was pretty good
for a
not quite three year old.

This is the only group of pediatricians I've used with Laszlo, and it's
always been part of his checkups. They ask about his physical development
first (can he run, can he jump with both feet off the floor, etc.) and about
his sleep and diet, and about his cognitive development. They have a list
for each age group that they ask and then I interject with any questions or
concerns I have. Then they examine him. I'm not sure if other doctors do
this, I am actually quite happy that they take interest in those aspects of
his life as well as the physical, since many doctors miss things that are
"wrong" cognitively at checkups while the child could be getting early
intervention services.

Jen

I'm not sure if other doctors do
this, I am actually quite happy that they take interest in those aspects of
his life as well as the physical, since many doctors miss things that are
"wrong" cognitively at checkups while the child could be getting early
intervention services.

Jen



I think it's a good idea too. At the earlier well-baby check ups the doc used
to ask things like can she say X amount of words, or stack so many blocks. I
don't think they asked anything at her two year old check up and I know they
didn't at the three year one. I wish they would have as then I could have
bragged. ;-)
Maryilee

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