Early morning toddler conversations
N’s language and confidence in his speech has been coming on leaps and bounds over the last couple of months. He’s spot on with lots of body parts, although I’m not sure I really want to be hearing about certain…
Milestones
Tips for moving from cot to toddler bed
Tips on moving from a cot to toddler bed to make it a smoother transition, plus sharing our experience of how it went
Removing cot bed sides – a big milestone
It’s been a long time coming, but at 31 months old, N has finally had his cot bed sides removed. He’s been able to climb out for a few weeks (2 months?) now, and has been quite safe about it,…
Proud moment
It’s great when you hear someone else saying something lovely about your child. Obviously family say it all the time, but we’re biased, so it’s nice to hear it from someone else. We’ve had the worry about N having slight…
Interview with an almost 2 1/2 year old
These interview questions have been going round my Facebook friends recently. While I can have a conversation with N, he’s not really got into ‘favourites’ and ‘bests’, so I wasn’t sure how it would go. Needless to say, even after…
Balance bikes – teaching bike riding for toddlers?
Are balance bikes worth it for toddlers to learn to ride. Here’s our experience and why we chose the balance bike we did
Potty training
When does potty training officially start? When toddler first does a wee on potty or toilet? When parent is ready and states they’re starting their child potty training? I’m not planning to start officially potty training N until this summer. …
Toddler role play – happy birthday
No idea where N’s got it from but since the weekend, he’s been talking and singing about happy birthdays all the time. We’ve had no birthdays recently in the family or with friends, and I’m sure nursery would have mentioned…
Getting dressed
Although N’s been helping me dress him for a while (arms go in the sleeves when I hold the coat or jumper) and he’s proficient at removing items – can take his coat off, pull his trousers up and down,…
Birthday party fun
So far, given he’s only 2, we’ve not got into the perpetual cycle of birthday party after birthday party. Apart from informal ones which are just piling into soft play or general play sessions, he’s been to his 4 year…
Final teeth
Whoop, all very exciting. N’s final 2 teeth have arrived. I had been trying to keep an eye on them coming for ages, but there hadn’t seemed any sign of them. Well, apart from him having looser nappies (but then…