Your baby, 25 months 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 and older

Surely, you have heard of the `Terrible Two's`. Two year olds can be trying and taxing, but they can also be exciting and loads of fun! Rather than looking at your two year old as `terrible`, try to see him as `terrific`-even on trying days! Both you and your child have come along way in just two short years! Look at how much you have taught your little one. He sure has learned a lot! Over the next year, you are going to need patience, awareness, firmness, love, humor and wonder. Parents need patience to deal with the many mood swings of a two year old, awareness to ensure that his surroundings are safe, firmness to make sure your child listens and follows directions and humor to laugh at yourself and your child. Love should be never ending and you should show your child love daily.

Immunizations should all be caught up at this point, at least for a few years. Regular check-ups with the doctor are important to keep your child healthy. Your pediatrician can often find problems before they become serious through well visits. Keep your child's health record in a safe spot so that it is easily accessible for day-care and schools.

Thumb sucking is a common behavior of children through age six. Thumb sucking is one way that your child has to soothe himself and he finds security in his thumb. As long as you do not pressure your child to stop, he will probably stop by himself. Parents are often worried about dental problems from thumb sucking. You do not need to worry about dental problems until the permanent teeth erupt, around five or six years old.

If your child has not yet shown an interest in toilet training, he probably will very soon. Providing a child-sized potty on the floor will give your child a start and make it easier for them to get started. Remember that toilet training takes time, patience and praise. Do not scold or punish for accidents. They happen. The majority of children will stop dirtying before they stop wetting. It is not uncommon for children to be daytime toilet trained for a while before becoming nigh time toilet trained. Occasionally, it may seem that your trained child has regressed. This is common when changes take place in the child's life-a new baby, a family move, visits from family, etc. Do not start toilet training until your child shows signs that he is ready. The process will go smoother for everyone involved!

Interact with your child as much as possible. Take every opportunity that you can to teach your child about a variety of things. Be a teacher for child-you will be amazed how quickly children pick up on new skills. Read to your child often and talk about the images on each page. Most importantly, take time to have fun with your energetic two year old!

Developmental Milestones - 25 Months Old

Physical

• Looks at feet while walking
• Can walk backwards
• Wants to walk-not be carried or ride in stroller

Intellectual

• Likes schedules and routines
• Understands sentences, but can not use them yet
• Uses two-three word sentences
• Points to pictures in a book
• Can sing some of a song
• Can draw a circle
• Attention span is growing
• Can follow simple demands
• May ask to use the toilet

Emotional

• Does not share well with other children
• Likes adult attention
• May hit others

Age Appropriate Toys

• Ride on toys
• Bath toys
• Building materials
• Art supplies
• Sorting materials
• Games-matching, sorting, counting, etc..
• Dolls
• Cars
• Pretend play
• Interactive educational toys and games
• Barns and animals

Comments:

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claires-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
oh god Kel. I'll be thinking about you all night. You better get on here 1st thing in the morning. Dani, I wish I could come give you a big 'ol hug & go get a drink with you. I'm so sorry, honey. Having 2 babies sick at one time & a husband/boyfriend who runs off to do their own thing is the shits. For reals.

Nickiesue - Friday, 28 Aug
Dani-I am so sorry that this week has just been Hell for you and the girls. So not fair. :( (Tears) And very big hugs.

Nickiesue - Friday, 28 Aug
Ohmigosh Kel. That is scary!

kel - Friday, 28 Aug
So uhm, this guy robbed a bank in TX. Then came all the way to Florida and some Deputies got out with him not knowing who he was at first and he started shooting and went into the woods. One problem. The woods he went into are only 8 miles from my house. He comes here and I promise he will meet a very unfriendly gift I keep in my night stand......You don't mess with this momma or come in this house without permission. Kinda freaky hearing all the helicopters and sirens. Hubbies out there working so its just us and my medal husband until 6 am.

kel - Friday, 28 Aug
I'm sorry your having such a rough time. It is so hard watching your babies cry.

ady-and-maylies-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
So...Ady caught whatever Maylie has. She has diarrhea and diaper rash because of it (not as bad as Maylie's though..thank god!) She acts as if I am stabbing her whenever I wipe or cream her bottom...and Maylie is no better. Plus we're out of the medicated cream. GREAT. I've been crying all day...I'm seriously questioning my mental stability this week. I feel so bad that I can't help poor Maylie and she's being tortured, so it's torturing me too. Her stomach is constantly growling, the pedialite doesn't fill her up. But I'm not allowed to feed her anything...I have to listen to my kid suffer? It's been such a shitty week...I wish this whole next month would just be over. The sickness, my ex's wedding...just shoot me already. And Alex's opinion on the situation? He acts like he cares..but from a distance. He is getting my b-day present tonight, but I know he's up there taking his sweet time shooting his bow..and he's going to be gone shooting every day this weekend. When do me and the kids fit into this plan? I need a break too...why does he get to do whatever he wants while I sit here with 2 sick babies? It's not fair. I need a fix it button. :(

amyeliz - Friday, 28 Aug
Oh Nita that sucks big time. I cant believe we have all had shitty weeks. Hopefully next week will be better for all. At least its the weekend and I have someone to help me tag-team baby monster!

anon - Friday, 28 Aug
Oh nita :( Does Anna realize it? I'm spotting heavier again and cramping, but it's not red. They said not to worry unless it's red. Or i'm having contractions. And I don't think they're contractions yet. Ugh. I hate being pregnant.

annas-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
So Anna goes to bed in half an hour and Brandon isn't home to read her bedtime stories. I am SO upset right now... I can't even get ahold of him. :(

annas-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
... I have to make that my facebook status. lol

annas-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
Okay so Anna came up to me in the kitchen and just spit out the most random collection of words... I believe it was, 'Momma. Jumping. Bounce. Pee pee. Pooh Bear. Poopies. Wooby. Shish sticks. Eat? Eat. I naked.' Seriously... where the hell was that synaptic misfire supposed to land?!

annas-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
Cara- I hope your hand feels better fast. Stitches suck.

anon - Friday, 28 Aug
Cara, I hope your hand feels better!!! Stiches gross me out! AAANNND. I just went onto MSN.com and right up front? Picture of Paris Hilton! hahahaha!

tabatha - Friday, 28 Aug
oh, cara! is it okay now..no pain i hope..i would have been the same..i'm such a wuss..you should see me when i have to get my finger pricked..thats the worse..just stick a knife in me instead.

tabatha - Friday, 28 Aug
'poke the bear' i love that, nita..so true..i have some sexy undies, but i don't feel hot in them anymore..mostly gone to the comfy cotton now!..i can't get rid of the extra preg skin.. is it possible without surgery?..i mean, i'm as skinny as i was before i had gabe, but my body is nothing like it was..i remember getting all excited about modeling, for keith, the new undies i had splurged on..i am not trying to do that shit anymore..how sad :(

claires-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
Ahhh. {{BIG HUGGGAHS}} to all of you today. Damn, we've all had rough weeks. I really love each & every one of ya'll. I can't believe we've stuck around for 3 years now! I got my stitches taken out this morning and effity eff did it hurt. I cried like a pansy ass little girl. The nurse made me lay down on the table because she thought I was going to pass out.

annas-momma - Friday, 28 Aug
Like I've said, I used to manage a Victoria's Secret. You want to talk about an AWESOME panty collection!! I got an awesome discount working there and before I had Anna, I had the money to blow on that stuff. Bras and underwear and whatnot... oh man. Thinking about the money I spent makes me sick now... so much I could have gotten with it. And the worst part? I still HAVE all of them!! They just don't fit!! ALL of my underwear I own now are giant cotton panties. Poor Brandon... Oh well. Today I didn't even attempt a nap with Anna and now shes sitting on the couch starting at Spongebob on TV... she looks like a zombie... shes SO tired. i feel bad... like I should be playing with her or something and not letting her zone out of the TV like that... but I'm afraid to poke the bear...

kel - Friday, 28 Aug
Yes we found out Dawson is allergic to milk. That is why he had blood in his poopy he also has Gerd. Apparently although hubby and I have hardly any issues with anything our genes are a bad combo.lol I don't know that for sure but food allergies and asthma run in my family and eczema and psoriasis run on his side of the family along with pet and out door allergies. So we are one great pair of genes..... lol I also had tummy problems but mine was intestinal. I had polups and a stomach ulcer at the age of 15 and 19 so I might be to blame for the tummy issues. I have been ok the last two checks so apparently it is getting better. They have now just said I have IBS. But I think they tell everyone that these days.

anon - Friday, 28 Aug
I have 3 pairs of 'pretty' panites...the rest are just plain ol' Hanes! (some fruit of the loom, i guess lol) but yeah...I just hate being uncomfy down there. My bras are cute tho! (well, ok, they're just plain jane bio-fits...but I spend $50 on them, so damn it that makes it cute!!! lol) And Poor Saige. Spenny's Gerd was helped with Ceral in his bottles, weighed it down so he didn't throw up as much...does he have the food allergies too tho?

kel - Friday, 28 Aug
Oh, and ladies I have found out I'm offically old. I was doing laundry and as I was folding. I realized that all of my undies have gone to granny panties and secretly they are very comfy. EEEwwww I can't believe I just said that. I'm looking at them and wondering who kidnapped me and put this old hag in my place. You know the panties your momma wears or 'that time of the month panties' only they've became everytime of the month panties. Yeah that's me. My poor sweet hubby. I have offically decided that all of my sexy panties are coming out of hiding and no matter if my butt looks like its trying to get a flossing I'm still going to wear them. I refuse to look like my mom under my clothes until I'm well past her age. I'm going to get my young savy self back.

tabatha - Friday, 28 Aug
that is funny, cass!

kel - Friday, 28 Aug
It took her going on almost complete solids. She still has a hard time going to the restroom but it is a lot better. So I would say probably 11 months or maybe even a year. But now that I think of it that is when we found her allergies. So that might be why. I guess going from breast milk (with allergies), to acid reflux, to eating baby food with her allergies in it might be why it was so long. I just remember her whole first year of life I would walk her every morning and ever night back and forth jiggling her stomach down on my arm while she screamed at the top of her little lungs in pain. You know the cry you know is pain not just crankiness. Ok. I'm in tears now just remembering my poor sweet little girl going through that. But either way Dawson has it bad. But now that he is off of milk it is a lot better. I just think the Zantac isn't doing much for his acid reflux. He screams out in pain to. But his isn't near what his sister was.

anon - Friday, 28 Aug
oooooh my! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082704163_2.html?g=0

tabatha - Friday, 28 Aug
amy-my lil beast is throwing down today. i really think we are getting the ick around here..my throat has been sore all day..his prob is too..gabe sounds like he's gargled gasoline :(..i can forsee a doc visit in the very near future.

tabatha - Friday, 28 Aug
jess-i totally agree! i love how we keep it real here :)

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