Baby`s development in month 28

You have probably noticed that your two year old wants to be as independent as possible. She does not realize that she still needs help accomplishing things. Because she wants to be independent, you might feel as though you are constantly battling your child over simple, everyday things. Rarely do the battles end nicely with some sort of compromise. Some of the battles you win and your child gets more frustrated and some your child wins, leaving you feeling angry and defeated. Take a deep breath, there is hope! Try to turn all of the battles into win-win situations. If your child wants to eat snack before naptime, allow her to choose her snack before nap and eat it when she wakes up.

Make-believe play is a fun and healthy part of growing up. Children enjoy being superheroes, doctors, moms, dads, teachers and other fun careers. By providing imaginary play equipment, you can encourage your child to use his imagination and be whatever he chooses to be. Join in the fun and play with your child. You have the power to create your child's imagination. You can even make simple props for pretend play from cardboard boxes, paper bags, construction paper and other ordinary objects.

Special occasions can be alot of fun for two year olds. Your child may be invited to a birthday party, holiday celebration or some other event. Explain to your child where you are going and what she is going do do there. Many two year olds find giving a gift to be hard, because they want the toys for themselves. If your child is going to see Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, show him pictures ahead of time and tell him who it is. Once you get to the event, if your child is hesitant about sitting with Santa or the Bunny, do not force him to visit. Let him see the other children visiting and your child may change his mind. At family events, do not force your child to mingle with family members that he is not accustomed to.

Continue to teach your child about colors, shapes, numbers, letters, animal sounds, body parts and other preschool skills. Two year olds love to do arts and crafts. Encourage him to learn these skills through arts and crafts, songs or dance and movement. Make learning fun for your child.

Developmental Milestones - 28 Months Old

Physical

Constantly on the go
Tries to blow bubbles
Tries to gallop
Stands on one foot
Catches a ball-sometimes
Can jump over objects on the floor

Intellectual

Recognizes familiar places
May know what comes next
Has favourites
Can brush teeth
Longer attention span
Knows body parts

Emotional

Feelings are hurt easily
Frequent tantrums
Gets frustrated easily
Calls people by their names

Age Appropriate Toys

Dress up clothes
Balls
Books
Counters/Sorters
Pretend play sets
Outside toys
Art supplies
Magna-doodles
Building materials
Modelling clay
Alphabet and number toys
Cars/track

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momofjs - Wednesday, 1 Oct
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margysd2 - Thursday, 25 Sep
We have started a great diet and health network on this web site for mothers that are trying to get back into a healthy lifestyle after having their babies. If you would like to join please click on the “Instructions for New Members” in the blog section of my diet page at: http://www.i-am-pregnant.com/vip/margysd2 Hope to have you part of our group!

littlesheetsmommy - Tuesday, 16 Sep
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margysd - Monday, 8 Sep
Hi, We have created a support network on this web site for mothers that are interested in loosing their pregnancy weight. We exchange information about our food intake, exercise, nutrition, helpful tips and dieting information, and even venting frustration about our experience. In short, we are sharing any and all information that we think might be of help to each other on own respective journeys to loosing our pregnancy weight. We are all mothers that have our original default page that includes information about our pregnancies and babies and have created a second page for just diet and health stuff, hence my diet and health page is margysd2. (My original page is margysd) If you would like to join our dieting network it is important that visit all the friends on our pages and get them added to your network. That way you are able to benefit from both sending and receiving all messages blogs in our group to exchange helpful information. Also, we think it is easier to create a second page that is independent of your pregnancy and baby page, so that your diet and health page can be reserved exclusively for exchanging just diet and health related information.

margysd - Friday, 5 Sep
Today, I took my daughter, Elsa (2-months and 3-weeks) to the pediatrician, and he told me not to swaddle her any more when she is sleeping. If I do not swaddle her she has trouble going to sleep and even cries. It breaks my heart to hear her cry, so I have been continuing to swaddle her, then after she falls asleep I will undo it so that she has free movement. I was wondering if any of the other mothers have had experience with this and how and why they choose when to discontinue the swaddling. Please post comments to my message board. Thanks, greatly appreciated.

karensmommy - Monday, 25 Aug
I am looking for a childrens book but I dont remember its name. Please tell me if you know. The story is told from the moms view, she talks about how when the baby is sleeping she holds and rocks him, then when he is older and moves into his own home she gets a ladder and climbs into his window to rock him as he sleeps, then as mom gets older he holds her on his lap and rocks her in her old age. What is this book? I read it once and cried cried cried.. I want it for my baby now! PLEASE LEAVE ANSWER IN MY PROFILE, I wont catch the answers inthe boards.

mariac - Wednesday, 13 Aug
hi girls I'm from month 3 so please leave any posts on my page. MY 3 year old will be having tests for Dyspraxia soon, his school has shown concerns. I've been and got all the information I can off the internet. I do now too think he's showing symptoms although a lot could be down to immaturity, (I know in a 3 year old, go figure??!!) But do any of you know or have any personal experience? xXx

crazyeights - Thursday, 10 Jul
My husband lost his job today. This ones gonna hurt. If anyone out there is from the Chicago area and knows of ANY sales positions available please message my page. He has mostly been in industrial sales but has enough experience in other areas to make a change. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

babyoneG - Sunday, 22 Jun
Hi ladies-- I have a two month old baby that doesn't really like to be held. He smiles and coos but would rather play on the floor (unless he is tired.) As a new mom I am worried about everything. Did any of you have a baby like that? How are they now? Leave a message on my page please. Thanks!

busybeemom - Friday, 20 Jun
Hi ladies, I have been sewing with a friend. Her and I have put a countless number of hours of resaerch into the one size diaper we made. It is for newborns thru to potty trainers. We are really happy with our pattern but I am looking for feed back. Cloth diapering mama's or not please tell me what you think. I have more on a blog on my page.

devinsmom - Saturday, 31 May
Does/Has anyone here suffer from anxiety attacks?? If so, leave me a private message.

lisar - Saturday, 26 Apr
Ladies, wondering if any of you can shed some insight. A week ago my six week old started getting mucus in his poop. Within a few days it became green and more liquidy. He is breastfed. I have gone on a completely hypoallergenic diet over the past week & this hasn't helped so I'm figuring it's probably not allergies. He's been to the dr.-no blood in the stool, no fever, acting normally, eating normally. They are now begining to run all sorts of other tests but as of yet have no answer. Someone mentioned hindmilk/foremilk imbalance to me so over the past day and a half I've been having him nurse twice from the same side before switching. At first he seemed to be improving, the first couple poops after were yellower than they'd been in days, but now they are back to green. Does anyone have any knowledge about this? How long does it take to make a difference if this is the problem? I hate to put him thru more tests or on a medication he doesn't need if its a breastfeeding issue. Please message me if you can help. Thanks so much!

ikmg80 - Wednesday, 16 Apr
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lisar - Thursday, Mar 27th
Anyone ever have a bad fall with baby 7 have all turn out ok? I fell down my hardwood steps (about 5-6 steps) holding my 12 day old baby on Monday and I am sick inside to the point that I cannot think of anything else. We called 911 and he had a CAT scan and neck x-ray which were both normal but I keep thinking that maybe the CAT scan was done too soon to show a developing injury (bleed). Also about an hour after the fall his one eye started tearing up and leaking like a blocked tear duct which the dr. said it probably was. She gave me some antibiotic ointment to put in it. I gave him 2 doses of the ointment & his eye started to get red & swollen so on the advice of the pharmacist I stopped it. He woke up today with his eye completely better in every way. i know a blocked tear duct doesn't heal that quickly & with only 2 doses of antibiotic I don't see how an infection could have cleared up, so I'm convinced that there must have been some kind of injury sustained by the fall. Anyone with any similar experiences would be so appreciated, please message me on my page. Thanks.

shathon - Thursday, Mar 27th
Joshua Mauldin, The dad who put baby in microwave oven for 20 secondsm, gets 25-year sentence with a chance of parole at 12 years! Can you believe this???? This is soooo horrible. That poor baby girl. He should have gotten life. If you want to read the whole story, just google his name. Its all over the news here in Texas.

welchmomx5 - Tuesday, Feb 5th
Good Morning Ladies! I posted my story about living with Postpartum Depression on several month by month pages the other day, and received such a positive response, that I feel that I should post it to the rest of the pages, just in case someone else may benefit from it. Keep in mind, Postpartum Depression does not just occur right after giving birth - it can occur anytime during the first year after having your baby. Thank you for listening. Hello ladies: Some of you may remember me. I was welchmom, and stopped posting on here in December. It seems I got offended when several people didn't like me or angel4 commenting on sad stories in the news. Well, little did I know, I was on the verge of a mental meltdown, and that is probably why I overreacted. I did not realize it, but I was suffering from Postpartum Depression, or in my case, another Postpartum mood disorder that I had never even heard of, Postpartum OCD. Now that I feel soooo much better, and after reading several of the comments from yesterday, I felt the need to get on here and sort of tell my story, because if it helps one person out there that feels like they must be losing their mind, then it is worth telling. I have never experienced PPD until now. I had 3 children prior to my pregnancy with our twin boys, and never had anything more than the baby blues. This time around, of course, I felt overwhelmed - who wouldn't with an 11 year old, 8 year old, 2 year old and now twin newborns to tend to. I had myself fooled for a while, that I could get it all done, but as time went on, instead of things getting easier, they got harder. I found myself staying up late (2:30am-3:30am) just so I could get work around the house done, which just made be more sleep deprived. My anxiety level was crippling, but what sent me to the doctor was the constant fear of my kids being hurt. I have always been a very protective parent - kids can't play outside unless someone is with them, etc - but this was way different. What began playing constantly in my head were images of bad things happening to them. I now know that these are referred to as intrusive thoughts. The mind of someone with Postpartum OCD, has repetitive thoughts that won't go away, and cause anxiety and panic attacks. Of course, it is normal to want to protect your children and worry about them, but when it is happening 24/7 and it consumes you, it is time to reach out and get help. I had been reading way too many horrific stories in the news, which then had the OCD part of me overanalyzing my thoughts. 'Well, if I'm picturing these things happening, am I going crazy? Will I hurt my kids? Is that how Andrea Yates felt?' Let me reassure you, this is not what Andrea Yates had. She had Postpartum Psychosis, which is a completely different mood disorder, which rears its ugly head within the first 6 weeks of giving birth - you believe the images are real. Anyway, to try to make a long story short, I called my doctor the second I didn't feel right, and was started on a low dose of Prozac. The three weeks it took to get in my system were hell. I had such terrible anxiety that I didn't want to be left alone, which thank God for a supportive hubby, MIL, and church family. This was very hard, as I am a very independent person, one who would much rather do for someone than have someone do for them. I have been seeing a therapist, which is quite helpful - I recommend it to anyone!=) Anyway, I now understand why it isn't a good idea to talk about such horrible things, particularly on this sight. In fact, I try not to read much of the news these days - it IS depressing. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you all, and also give you a website to check out, if you think this describes you: www.ppdsupportpage.com. You can read journals, post questions, and it really has been very helpful and informative. I am mommyx5 on there, if you want to read my posts. I have a daily journal, but my original post is under introductions. This whole ordeal has taught me so much, and I just feel the need to reach out to tell everyone that if you feel this way, you are not alone, you just have to ask for help. I also feel that more needs to be done to give mothers this information, so if they feel this way, they can reassured that they aren't 'nuts', it is normal, and you don't have to continue to suffer. Thanks for listening. I will have to create a new page, as everything has been deleted, and my old passwords don't work, but I guess I am back for good! =)

kel - Wednesday, Dec 19th
CALLING ALL MOMMIES Hey moms I need your help for my daughter to win a $500 baby shopping spree. You can vote as many times as you won't and she is baby # 157 the voting ends on the 21st the direct link without going through all 218 babies is http://www.993thebeat.com/pages/SantaBabyPoll.html put the curser back in the go to page and hit enter and you can vote agin and again. If you would like to look through all the babies the link is www.wpap.com then go to santa babies. Thank you again, Kelly

AmandaZ - Wednesday, Dec 12th
my baby is 12 weeks old today, I breastfeed her but while Im at work my mom gives her two small servings of formula. she was having some belly issues with gas and pains early on so my doctor perscribed neutramagen for her. Her belly problems have passed and although she doesn't get very much formula at all Im wondering if I need to switch her back to a regular formula...is there any advantages to leaving her on the neutramagen?? or disadvantages?? this is my 4th baby and Ive always breastfeed, my ohters didnt have formula or bottles so this formula feeding is new to me...any help would be great. Thanks, Amanda

laurawarde - Wednesday, Mar 7th
Hi to all other moms with fun two year olds!

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