[BigStu1972]

Walking
Talking
Feeding themselves
Potty trained etc

My 15 month old Daughter too her first steps a couple of weeks ago. Since then the most she has managed is about 5 steps before she fall down.
The only words that she can say are "Daddy", "bye bye" or "bye" and "bumble", which is a nick name for our cat. My wife thinks she should be saying more words by now and although my daughter does speak or shout a lot, most of it is just jibberish, although i'm sure it makes sense to her

With regards to feeding her self, she can mostly do that now with a spoon and sometimes she won't let you feed her, prefering instead to be self sufficient.

As for potty training, i'm sure thats way off but you do hear stories of babies being trained early.

[FZR400RRSP]

In order

Don't remember
Don't remember
Don't remember
Don't remember

Seriously, I'm hopeless when it comes to 'timeframes' for these things.
I'll maybe remember the day it happened, but if asked at what age it happened I just look at the wife, she sighs and gives the answer.
Personally, I don't like comparing kids with other kids and comparing whether they're advanced or behind.
'Competitive' parents do my head in, things just happen when they happen.

Not suggesting you're competitive, just mentioning it in a broader sense.

[neilios]

Lottie spends most of a her time saying whats that ,and pointing,she can say cat ,dog,jack,yes,no ted,mummy,dad,and a load of other words ,she seems to have an affinty with words beginning with t.She also shouts alot..
She understand basic commands too..

She alternates between walking and crawling and has done since xmas...She also dances to music,but has zero interest in the tele...She pushes a trolley round our bungalow filling it up with items from the cupboards..

She can feed herself,but cannot use a spoon yet without most of the food going on the floor so she uses her fingers,or we spoon feed her with varying levels of sucess depending on her mood..
I did notice the other day she's trying to put items of clothing on herself including footwear,she is very adept at taking certain items of clothing off,she threw a shoe out of the van window last week..

[BigStu1972]

Originally Posted by neilios

Lottie spends most of a her time saying whats that ,and pointing,she can say cat ,dog,jack,yes,no ted,mummy,dad,and a load of other words ,she seems to have an affinty with words beginning with t.She also shouts alot..
She understand basic commands too..

She alternates between walking and crawling and has done since xmas...She also dances to music,but has zero interest in the tele...She pushes a trolley round our bungalow filling it up with items from the cupboards..

She can feed herself,but cannot use a spoon yet without most of the food going on the floor so she uses her fingers,or we spoon feed her with varying levels of sucess depending on her mood..
I did notice the other day she's trying to put items of clothing on herself including footwear,she is very adept at taking certain items of clothing off,she threw a shoe out of the van window last week..

She sounds a lot like my little one. How old is she?

[BigStu1972]

Originally Posted by FZR400RRSP

In order

Don't remember
Don't remember
Don't remember
Don't remember

Seriously, I'm hopeless when it comes to 'timeframes' for these things.
I'll maybe remember the day it happened, but if asked at what age it happened I just look at the wife, she sighs and gives the answer.
Personally, I don't like comparing kids with other kids and comparing whether they're advanced or behind.
'Competitive' parents do my head in, things just happen when they happen.

Not suggesting you're competitive, just mentioning it in a broader sense.

We're not competitive as such, my wife just worries that our daughter isnt as advanced as others her own age

[liamt]

Originally Posted by BigStu1972

Walking
Talking
Feeding themselves
Potty trained etc

My 15 month old Daughter too her first steps a couple of weeks ago. Since then the most she has managed is about 5 steps before she fall down.
The only words that she can say are "Daddy", "bye bye" or "bye" and "bumble", which is a nick name for our cat. My wife thinks she should be saying more words by now and although my daughter does speak or shout a lot, most of it is just jibberish, although i'm sure it makes sense to her

With regards to feeding her self, she can mostly do that now with a spoon and sometimes she won't let you feed her, prefering instead to be self sufficient.

As for potty training, i'm sure thats way off but you do hear stories of babies being trained early.

FYI: Alex is 9.5 months old and was 7 weeks premature (rushed C section as wife had bad pre-eclampsia) and was only 5.7 when born.

well, my son has been calling me 'diddy' for a couple of months now (i guess he means me and not p.diddy!). so say, 8mths. only recently started saying 'mommma' and our dog is called poppy and gets called 'popop'. he is always gibbering on about something he likes to blow raspberries a lot too, which i find funny

he can stand up and walk with my aid (holding under arms) but a way off walking unaided yet, he can stand up against the sofa and move around so his legs can support him (big thighs and calves - like a footballer!) . he cant even crawl properly, he just rolls around to get what he needs. i think he will be walking before crawling! he loves walking around kicking a footy too. we watch footy together when its on and he loves it

with food he can eat with a spoon if we fill it for him. a lot goes on his face though

potty training... no chance. he did pee on me the other day. man, thats some power in a little winky! when he was about 2 months old the nurse came round to see him and got him on the scales and he managed to pee on me 2meters away! impressive!

he is pretty good in the water. he can swim under water and is confident enough to jump in. he has been to 4 or so lessons with the mrs. he just loves water and being in it.

last week he started singing too. he was singing along to the TV at my in-laws. unfortunately they cant remember the song for us to try with him.

[FZR400RRSP]

Originally Posted by BigStu1972

We're not competitive as such, my wife just worries that our daughter isnt as advanced as others her own age

It's a 'trap' you can easily fall into, especially if horrible 'competitive' parents start saying their wonderful little Tommy has been playing violin since he was 8 minutes old.
The condescending looks, the comparisons, it did my head in.
It still does my head in, because it never stops with some parents.
Unless you really suspect a problem, I would expect she'll catch up just fine in time.
For example, both of ours more or less told us when they wanted to stop wearing nappies.
Both occasions, it was literally one day they said "No more nappies"
Since that day, no accidents, not once (day or night)
Friends who forced theirs out of nappies early did have accidents.

[liamt]

Originally Posted by FZR400RRSP

It's a 'trap' you can easily fall into, especially if horrible 'competitive' parents start saying their wonderful little Tommy has been playing violin since he was 8 minutes old.
The condescending looks, the comparisons, it did my head in.
It still does my head in, because it never stops with some parents.
Unless you really suspect a problem, I would expect she'll catch up just fine in time.
For example, both of ours more or less told us when they wanted to stop wearing nappies.
Both occasions, it was literally one day they said "No more nappies"
Since that day, no accidents, not once (day or night)
Friends who forced theirs out of nappies early did have accidents.

none of my mates are middle class enough for that! the only one that annoys me is the mate whose kids all sleep 7pm to 7am (all 3 of them) although their recent one doesnt really look human and my son is a handsome little chap so we win

as said, all kids do things differently. some spend lots of time on the carpet playing, alex loved bouncing in the door hanging bouncer and bounces all the bloody time. he legs are so bloody strong. i still cant believe he can stand up with all his weight on 2 big toes. (when standing on my chest i can feel it bruising lol)

im training him to be a footy player. england needs a decent central midfielder

[richardb70]

Originally Posted by BigStu1972

Walking
Talking
Feeding themselves
Potty trained etc

She's two now, so:

- Walking was on her first birthday (first tentative steps!)
- Talking was pretty soon afterwards, she chats away now and can form complex sentences. All the main colours, and numbers up to 5. It helps she goes to a child minder who also takes older children, I think. Plus we read to her a lot, and not much telly.
- Feeding herself was very early. We tried Baby Lead Weaning with her and it was a major success which I'd recommend to anyone.
- Potty training is about to start in earnest!

[neilios]

Originally Posted by FZR400RRSP

It's a 'trap' you can easily fall into, especially if horrible 'competitive' parents start saying their wonderful little Tommy has been playing violin since he was 8 minutes old.
The condescending looks, the comparisons, it did my head in.
It still does my head in, because it never stops with some parents.
Unless you really suspect a problem, I would expect she'll catch up just fine in time.
For example, both of ours more or less told us when they wanted to stop wearing nappies.
Both occasions, it was literally one day they said "No more nappies"
Since that day, no accidents, not once (day or night)
Friends who forced theirs out of nappies early did have accidents.

The mrs has a friend who is just like that,her son has allegedly been walking ,talking,driving a car from 2 weeks old ,midwife said this,health visitor said that,mumsnet bla,bla,bla .Unfortunatley for her friend her son was born with a teenage size conk ,so he looks a bit shrekish,which always keeps me amused if she goes on too much...

[neilios]

Originally Posted by BigStu1972

She sounds a lot like my little one. How old is she?

She's just gone 14 months..

[Geezer69]

On my third now but the genral rule of thumb with the previous two was:

* toddling by one
* potty training by two

I can hold a conversation now with my two and a half yr old but it has been said already, all children are so different.
I have three boys, 7, 2.5 and 6 weeks. They all look like me - I know, how lucky can they be right? But they all developed at different rates.

My first we managed to spend a lot of one on one time with. The second seems to be picking everything up so quickly, probably because he adores his older brother. And the baby, well he seems to be settling himself so much better than the other two did but that is probably down to the fact that he has to, as we are so busy with the other two.

[Geezer69]

Originally Posted by FZR400RRSP

For example, both of ours more or less told us when they wanted to stop wearing nappies.
Both occasions, it was literally one day they said "No more nappies"
Since that day, no accidents, not once (day or night)

Funny, my two yr old was the same. "Daddy, I don't want nappies anymore".

Brilliant, made life so easy

[BigStu1972]

Originally Posted by liamt

the only one that annoys me is the mate whose kids all sleep 7pm to 7am (

My Daughter had been doing that from about 2.5 months old
If we have another one i'm sure we are in for a big shock

[FZR400RRSP]

Originally Posted by neilios

Unfortunatley for her friend her son was born with a teenage size conk ,so he looks a bit shrekish,which always keeps me amused if she goes on too much...

[blackrod]

Our first took his first steps the day before his first birthday but took a few months before he was walking properly. Our second was walking at 9 months old but I put that down to the fact that his is really quite small for his age and is very nimble. I remember reading somewhere that most babies start walking somewhere between 9 and 18 months so that shows how much difference is still well within 'normal' for want of a better word.

[fizl]

Walking -17 months (no walking to about 20 feet in one go)
Talking - 20 months
Feeding - 6 months - baby led weaning
Nappies - still in them (22 months)

[richardb70]

Originally Posted by fizl

Feeding - 6 months - baby led weaning

Always nice to meet another BLW parent! Glad it worked out for you too...