I feel like Sam is ginormous! He's two... and 14.5kg. DH is over 6 foot tall, so he was never going to be a short person... and I'm used to seeing him the same height as kids a year older than him but to hear that he weighs more than a four year old is astounding! But he seems to have finally hit a bit of a growth plateau so hopefully he'll stop costing me a fortune in clothing and shoes. Size 8 shoes, too. Some days it's so hard to remember that he started out so small... But the tummy bear doll is in the cupboard to remind me.
All is not fantastic in his development, though. I've let our referral to the paed expire and I know I'm supposed to take him back around now, which will mean it will take about two months to get in when I finally get myself to make the appointment. His speech has come miles in a few weeks, but he's still way behind. Some days I can almost be convinced that it's not his speech that's the problem, it's the fact that DH and I just can't figure out what he's trying to say so he doesn't get the encouragement to keep trying.
Regardless of what happens with the paed, I think I need to get his blue book two year check done - just debating whether to get him in with my favourite GP (the one who gives me all the time in the world for my own health issues) or book with the community nurses... I figure I'll get more time with the nurses, but I trust my GP more.
Anyway, his clearest words are "more" and "oh no" (complete with hands to face and cutest expression ever!). We also get bike, bookaboo (so annoyed that ABC2 have taken it off!), bird, woof, no, mum (maaaarm), dad (although he seems to be confusing his d and n sounds), and probably a few more that I can't really remember. We get lots of nods for yes and head shakes for no, but you'd swear at times he's just nodding yes to every question you ask him... And yet he can follow instructions like "Sam, can you put this in the bin for mummy please?" with no issues. His current key obsession has lead to a few sets of lost keys, but if you ask him where left them, he'll lead you straight to the place they are - generally he's dropped them into something and can't get them out. He'll get his shoes when you ask him to (and will get sneakers or sandals, sometimes depending on his mood and sometimes in answer to a specific request). So I'm really baffled by it all. He definitely understands and comprehends and remembers - but just doesn't seem to want to talk! So orally fixated that we've got no hope of losing the dummy any time soon, and I know that's probably a big contributor to his speech, but I can't help feeling there's more to it. Fine motor skills are absolutely extraordinary... gross motor skills seem fine. He can't jump, but can kick a ball well enough for the four year olds at day care to be happy to play soccer with him.
I think I just stress because I don't know what's normal, what could be a problem and what's just coming out of me being unwell and not being able to do as much with him as other mums can do with their kids.
Just realised... He turned two four weeks ago, but his EDD was yesterday. Happy adjusted birthday, Sam!
Hi Early kids good to see you
woohoo for Brendan day TT! I think starting kindy is harder on the mum then the child (well was for me lol) I hope it goes well for you both.
Good luck with the move.
TK sounds like you little princess is doing really well!
Butterfly warrior Happy corrected birthday to Sam!
I really don't think there is a 'normal' My seven are all different...I have fulltermers, late prems and very early prems and they have all just done things in their own time. Maybe when you get the 2 yr old check done speak to them about his speech...they can refer you to a speechie if they think it is necessary.
Both my early prems are still tiny. Indy is 9.6kg and 80cm at 25 months...just a little poppet but very healthy, I think she is just going to be petite. She is finally into 0 clothing
Maxx just turned one last Friday (8.5mths corrected) and is 5.5kg...still in newborn nappies and 000 clothes. He is on prescription high calorie formula and a high calorie powder in his food...but he still does really gain. He is classed Failure to thrive...but apart from his weight I think he is thriving.
But he is such a happy baby and developmentally he is only mildy gross motor delayed but when I went to get him out of his cot this morning he had pulled himself up onto his knees
Emily has just turned 3 and she is a boffer but doing really well. We are having some problems TT but hopfully we will get there.
It definitely sounds like an oral thing, is he vocal at all? Brendan used to make lots of noise (at 2 he only had babble still with no real meaning, he lacked understanding and couldn't follow instructions) Tristan makes very little noise (except during a tantrum!) and has about 4 words at 19 months. He's not very vocal at all, but excellent understanding. I think it could be worth getting on to some speech therapy anyway, you might only need a few months
Had the boys weighed today... Brendan is 14kg, dressed, and 104cms tall. Tristan JUST cracked 10kg, he is now 10.08kg (just above the 3rd %ile) and 85cms (75th %ile) tall, 6cms growth in 2 months!!!
Got back Tristan's 18 month report and he's being referred on to speech therapy as he is well behind in communication and personal-social skills. Problem-solving is on par and fine and gross motor skills are slightly above average. Not too concerned though, he's only 19 months...
He can be quite vocal at times. When I pick him up from day care he points and talks about stuff, I just can't understand any of it. He seems to know what he's saying. If we can keep his dummy out he's very vocal - but there are times where he's also trying to talk around the dummy.
About a week ago we were in the car and the reverse sensor beeped... Sam goes "beep beep beep" DH then repeated it and then Sam did as well... The entire 20 minute drive home we were all going beep beep beep at each other. It's not often that we can get Sam to repeat words or sounds like that. I had some wooden animals from a Noah's ark he was given out the other day and was telling him what they were - he was happy to try to repeat the name once, but nothing I did would convince him to have a second go. There's a speechy in our church and I had a chat to her a while back and do some of the things she suggested, but he just won't repeat things if he can't get them right first go.
Still haven't booked an appointment. I figure I may as well go straight to the GP and will just make sure I get a good one this time. If he needs referrals, I'll have to go there anyway, and it's not like the MCHNs in the area have ever been helpful for me (isolated first time mum with a chronic illness and big risk for PND and they didn't put me in a mothers group! Really!). So I'll go back to the GP and then to the paed if he wants me to. I'm just a bit sick of going to the paed every six months and being told to "wait and see".
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