Independence is something which every child will gain as they are growing. They obviously start to gain it in stages at a few months old – sitting, rolling, crawling, walking, feeding themselves. At 2 years old, little man J has gained so much independence, so quickly, recently. He doesn’t like it if you do a lot for him, and he will have a bit of strop until you put things back as they were and let him do it for himself. (If you have read the blog recently, unfortunately this independence hasn’t gotten as far as the toilet yet!). The …
toddler development
Dry Like Me | Review
I have mentioned in J’s last couple of updates that potty training is a-go at the minute – on and off anyway – so with Potty Training Live! taking place and the chance to review Dry Like Me potty training pads we gave them a go. Before Potty Training Live! I hadn’t heard of the potty training pads, but after reading up on them I thought they sounded like a great idea for if you really want to get stuck in with potty training and get it done with quickly. The basis behind Dry Like Me potty training pads is that they …
Camilia oral solution – teething relief
As a parent, teething is a horrible thing to see our babies go through, no matter what their age. With J, his first tooth didn’t come through until he was 9 months old, but looking back I think he was teething from around 10 weeks old. He had a couple of the usual signs – hand biting, dribbling – but though I kept checking for teeth emerging I never actually saw any until then. With N, although all babies are different, I have to be honest that I was expecting pretty much the same. But, I think he started teething …
Little man J at 2 years 4 months old
It seems that I wrote J’s last update forever ago – maybe because I’ve only been doing it 2 monthly, and N’s updates monthly. Since then, he has developed a lot – he is learning so much. His independence is growing more & more. He now asks to wash his hands when playing outside and before he eats. He asks to brush his teeth – he used to hate it – though sometimes he does suck the toothpaste off rather than brushing! He is still a great big brother and becoming closer to N every day. He has started showing …