Today seemed like the longest day ever. Thankfully, Gus woke up after 8 and I felt rested. We had a playdate this morning over at Sharon's house. It was the first one for my MOMS Club. It was fun for Gus... we were there with two other moms. The one lady has a 15 month old and I cannot believe what this little girl can do. Not only could she talk and say things like "Penguin" when she saw the penguin toy, but she could count as well. Her mom said, "One... two..." and the little girl said, "Three." Is that normal? Am I a complete and total slacker-mom? I couldn't believe my eyes or ears. I know there's a two month difference between her and Gus, and maybe she's about to turn 16 months, but even at that, that's only a three-month difference. The mom said she has probably at least 300 words in her vocabulary. 300.
So I left there feeling like a shit-mom. I know I can't compare Gus to other kids, but I couldn't help but wonder... I mean Gus doesn't say much of anything that's understandable. He says mama and dada clearly, but doesn't usually say a lot of words that have any resemblance to words at this point. It all sounds like gibberish to me. He's said, "Elphie" once or twice, and has said, "kitty" but not on a regular basis. I know boys and girls are different when it comes to language, but should I be concerned about this? I thought he was a rock-star because he does talk... ALL THE TIME... but it's not anything we can understand.
Anyway... we came home and Gus played for a bit before we had lunch.
We got our Baby Mum Mum crackers today and I was super excited to open the box and give some to Gus. He really liked the ones that Grace had. I got him the vegetable ones and was hoping that they'd be as yummy as the plain. He liked them a lot!
While he was munching on one, I could totally see his little teeth and decided to get out my good camera and try to capture the teeth. It was no use... no teeth for me today. However, I did get a lot of cutie pictures of Gus. :)
After he was done with his two crackers, he wanted to read so I took some pictures of him picking out a book and then I read to him. He also likes his photo books and likes to look at the pictures of himself from when he was a wee baby and also from his baptism. I like to point out his birth family. :)
After we read, it was definitely time for a nap. We headed upstairs and I put Gus down. He didn't go down easily... here are pictures from the webcam...
Standing up and playing...
Turned with his back against the bars of the crib...
Turned back around...
Checking out the camera...
He finally went down and slept for just over an hour. It wasn't as long as I had hoped, considering that he's merged two naps into one. You'd think he'd nap for a longer stretch of time. I think part of this issue with sleeping soundly is his teeth.
When he got up, he wanted to play up here for a bit, so we played and then after a while we went downstairs.
Tonight, Wendy and the girls came over to have dinner with us since Ryan and Steve both had work things tonight. Just before the arrived, Gus figured out that he could use his fork and bang it hard against a plate and it makes a lot of noise.
Steve got home, Wendy left, and then we watched the season finale of Sister Wives. I can't wait for all my shows to come back in the fall... :)
I decided tonight to stop doing weekly posts on Gus's blog and just do a daily one. It's too hard to remember what he did during the week and the amount of pictures I'm uploading at a time for a week is HUGE (over 100). So daily will become my new routine (maybe).
See you tomorrow... is it Friday yet????
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2 comments:
Ah, Sweetie, all kiddos are different. E used sentences at a year. He knew 100s of signs and could talk to anyone and they understood him. A didn't say a word. I was worried, and we had her evaluated. No problems; she just didn't feel like talking. Now she chats all the time. Just make sure you are talking to him all the time. I used to tell Dave that I was a running commentary throughout our day. Also read a lot. Playing together, spending time together talking about the world, and reading are truly key. Most counting at this age is rote memorization - not comprehension. Enjoy this time. It goes quickly. Enjoy him for who he is now not what he could, should or will be. Hugs!
This is totally what I needed to hear! I do talk to him all day... in fact there are times that I don't realize that he's not talking (where I can understand him) back. It's a running commentary... so much that I don't realize that I'm doing it. Grocery shopping is a treat when people look at me funny because I'm talking non-stop to Gus and he's just listening, babbling, or laughing at me. :)
You're right about just enjoying him for who he is now, not who she should, could, or will be. It's so hard being a parent-- I just second guess myself and am afraid that I'm not doing something that he needs. We play all day everyday, and we read a lot... he's not able to sit still for extend periods of time to enjoy reading (like I do), but he's exposed to words all day and hears my voice (poor kid) all day.
Ahhh... anyway- thanks for your comment. It means more than you know! I wish we lived closer... :( That's a whole different blog though... ;) Love you!
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