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Your child will most likely show an interest in other special adults. Of course, you are still your child's number one, but other adults that are special to her make her world interesting, special and fun. Encourage your child to develop strong relationships with grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends and other special adults. Your child needs these special relationships and every one of those people has something different that they can teach your child.

Your child can probably say his full name well now. Language is quickly developing and your child is learning about fifty new words each and every month. Your child is able to make four or five word sentences. Rather than speaking in third person, your child now says `I` instead of his name when he is talking about himself.

Have you noticed that your little one is beginning to tell fibs? Your child is beginning to learn the difference between reality and make-beleive. Sometimes this may come across as lying. Although your child does not realize he is lying and often makes up things that are not correct, he needs you to teach him right from wrong. When your child tells you something that is not true, make sure understands that he is telling a story. Tell him that you do not like when he tells you things that are not true and avoid calling him a liar.

Your child has probably had a developmental assessment to check his development. Assessments compare your child's level of developmental achievement with other children of similar age and abilities. Even though each child is different, young children learn and develop new skills at approximately the same age. Assessments allow you and your child's doctor to recognize problems early and treat them early. Gross motor and fine motor skills will be assessed, as will self-help skills, social, emotional, cognitive and language development.

Even young children can begin helping around the house. Give your child responsiblities and simple chores that he can accomplish on his own. Your child is capable of putting his own toys away, putting dirty clothes in the hamper, unloading clothes from the dryer, unpacking and putting away unbreakable groceries, dusting, setting the table and making his bed. Let your child help you sort the laundry into whites vs. colored clothes. You can also let your child help with simple dinner preparation and gardening.

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hopeful29 - 20.2 hours ago
I got zero sleep last night. She has blocked me on facebook and I don't have Troy either so I never saw the pictures. My friend started texting me and telling me about it as well she sent me a few of them. MY blood was boiling she added over 50 pics of her with Keira like showing her off. I sent her a text since she made the mistake of using her phone to facetime so I could facetime with Keira while they had her. So I told her straight out to remove the photos. I'll I could picture was her posting a pic of Keira in the bath or something and once pics are on the internet they are out there for all the creeps to see. She removed the pics (well the ones on Troy's wall) and she blocked everyone including all Troy's family and friends that I am also friends with. It's like she has something to hide. I understand wanting privacy but she isn't doing herself any favours as Troy's family is hurt and bothered by her doing that. I sent her another text this morning trying to explain how I felt as best as possible. I wasn't rude but I was to the point. It's only the second time she is even around her like seriously give it time. And a few pics is one thing but over 50 of her with Keira hugging kissing etc etc. As much as I want to rip her throat out haha I am trying to be calm and realistic. I want everyone to get along only for Keiras sake. She was telling me yesterday how she yelled at Keira cause she put a quarter in her mouth and she laughed it off saying Keira wouldn't talk to her for 2 hours after that. Like seriously don't think you have the right to discipline my kid. Obv for safety reasons I'm glad she caught Keira doing it as I'm sure she just did it for attention but to tell me you yelled at her? So if she is so open about telling me this and laughing it off it makes me wonder how she is when I'm not around ya know? If I started seeing someone and he met Keira twice I sure as hell wouldn't allow him to post pics of him with Keira thats just weird. I don't know maybe I'm overreacting however I think I handled the situation well, def not how I felt like dealing with it! I leant a lot about her and in some ways she seems like a good person but there are certain things she says or how she acts that puts up red flags. Like she talks down to Troy big time and I don't want KEira to see that....Haha Kash packing my bags get my room ready lol. On a good note I got in touch with a group of friends from 16 years ago and we are all getting together. Also my best friend who I have not seen for 6 years her and I are planning a trip to Vegas baby!!!! So lots of positive things going on I just hate how I can't switch my brain off at night...so tired today and this morning we went for a 10km ruck march so my muscles are aching!

kashsmommy - Thursday, 23 May
Hopeful...I'm so sorry you're having to see his obvious cycle playing out. It's one thing for him to be involved with someone else, but to consider moving closer after him not wanting to move back with you to save your marriage is just a slap in the face! If you an Keira wanna pack up and leave before any custody arrangements change, we have an extra bedroom for you and I'm sure Cole would love to have a live in playmate ;-) Also, how dare this bitch start playing house with your daughter!!!! I started seeing red when I saw your fb post! Tell me where they live and I'll hop on a plane to have a little chat with this broad! always remember to keep your friends close an your enemies closer.

kathleen112 - Thursday, 23 May
Wow hopeful I can totally understand why that would be hurtful. What did she say their reasoning was? For him to be close to Keira? I'm glad you were able to spend some one on one time with her and feel more comfortable with her around Keira. I'm surprised Troy 'let' you guys spend time together, wasn't he dead set against that as recently as Easter?

hopeful29 - Thursday, 23 May
So Troy took Keira to Moncton again last night, looking forward to getting her back tonight. I'm going to enjoy this weekend with her. I have to go on a tasking next week, I fly out tuesday night and come back Thursday night. Happy that her daycare said they'd take her as it's only a couple of days. Sucks leaving again I hope it's the last time for awhile. Yesterday was Troys move (the military pays for it as he never got one back when he was posted in 2011). So I stayed at the house for it and was forced to hang out with his girlfriend lol. It was okay though cause Troy picked Keira up and brought her home so I got to see her reaction with Jenn. She seems to like her so I feel better about the whole situation. She seems nice enough and she likes to talk so I found out a lot about her. While she was talking she mentioned how when she met Troy she was confused why he lived their while his wife and daughter were 12 hours away. Red flag #1. Troy told me he didn't meet until Jan but we were no longer together then. So as much as I suspected he's been with her longer I didn't know for sure till yesterday. Then she went off saying how they want to get posted back here. That really got to me. He full out refused a posting back here when it meant trying to save his marriage and be back with Keira and yet now he wants to come back???? So it hurts thinking that we weren't a good enough reason and yet he wants to come back now with his girlfriend? I don't understand WTH that's all about but I'm keeping my mouth shut. I just let her talk and talk. I know I'm better off without him but the situation still bothers me. I know it would be good for Keira having her dad in her life more but it concerns me at the same time as far as how custody will work etc ya know? I know I have to just suck it up and deal with these things as they happen but the thought stresses me out.

hopeful29 - Thursday, 23 May
How are you girls doing?

kathleen112 - Monday, 20 May
Glad you're liking the new job Kash!! I'm the world's most impatient person so I couldn't wait to tell Matt the suspicions about the sex. I think he was a little disappointed that he wasn't there to see it himself but he knew as well as I did there was a possibility of a quick u/s at any regular OB appt and chose not to come to the appt. Was I supposed to say no to an u/s cause he wasn't there? I don't think so buster. He hasn't made a big deal about it but I don't think he's taking it as fact until he sees it himself...which is fine 'cause I guess technically it isn't confirmed yet. But unless that was the umbilical cord there was definitely something there. So sorry both of you are/were missing your little ones...it doesn't matter how much time I spend with Ben, I never tire of him (good thing!). :-)

kashsmommy - Sunday, 19 May
Kathleen...I'm with you on the Queen of the Castle!!! I wanna have a girl for Todd and my dad, and Cole CLAIMS he wants a sister lol, but if we had a boy next go round I wouldn't be heartbroken! Hopeful...I do like my equinox and Cole loves it lol! I know how you feel when it comes to missing your baby. Other than an hour or two each morning, I haven't seen Cole since Wednesday! I had a graduation, then I have 5 12 hours shifts in a row...tomorrow is day 4! I think Wednesday I'm going to being him to school for a little bit and take a nap then have a date day with him! From Friday (the 17th) to Wednesday (the 28th), I'll have had 2 whole days off....suuuucks but it'll even out after that! My first day was SO great! The registration supervisor was/is getting really overbearing with their stupid made up rules so it was nice to be able to breath and work at the same time without getting questioned! I see myself really liking it!

hopeful29 - Saturday, 18 May
Kathleen, not going to lie I'm a little disappointed lol congrats girl i know you've said before you would be happy to have just boys :) Kash do you like your equinox? Thats what Troy owns! Thats funny about your pups clumsiness doesn't surprise me boxers are hilarious! Keira is doing great miss her so much. It's a 4 day weekend and it's dragging cause I have nothing to do! I'm sure she's having fun with daddy. I think it's worse since she was just away for a month other then weekends so it sucks feels like I haven't seen her in a long time...I was with her yesterday lol You know its funny how we can share stuff on here that we don't share with others. Remember at one point we were talking about the Dr Phil show to meet? I was thinking about that then I was like 'that would be all bad since everyone and their dogs would be reading our posts'....so yeah not a great idea after all!!!!

kathleen112 - Friday, 17 May
My doctor did in fact take a look and while she's far from certain there was a glimpse of boy bits. Honestly I thought I'd be upset if it was a boy but my reaction has been only happiness. If I'm destined to be the queen of my household so be it. ;-) I'll write more later.

kashsmommy - Friday, 17 May
Hopeful...I got a 2013 Chevy Equinox...big enough for that baby sister Cole keeps asking for! The puppy is good, but she's so damn goofy and slightly uncoordinated that she's down right comical! No ring yet, but if he keeps his word then I'll have it within 2 1/2 weeks :) I checked out a possible venue the other day and it was almost perfect. I do need some advice ladies, I know it's probably different where each of you live, but what's an ok amount to spend on a wedding? I'm not an extravagant person, neither is Todd, but the cheapest place I've found was $13,000 for the venue, food and bar. That makes me want to vomit lol! My parents are all 'that's so cheap', but the only experience they have with weddings these days was my brothers which was upwards of $50,000...they spent $6,000 on just FLOWERS!!! So needless to say, they would be ecstatic about spending only $20,000, I would not be! Things for Todd and I are great! I feel so bad for him bc they are really kicking his ass at work :( Hopeful...how's Keira? How are you? Kathleen...I like how we all share things with each other that we haven't yet, or never will lol, told to anyone else!

kathleen112 - Thursday, 16 May
The bump pretty much looks like 10lbs of extra fat at this point and not much else. Blargh. I show a little at night but I still just feel heavy and gross, not so much pregnant yet. I look forward to this rounding out and feeling some movement. Overall though I feel good! I now know four other people due right around the same time as me. When it rains it pours! I have an OB appt tomorrow. I think there's only a slim chance she'll do an u/s much less tell me the sex but a girl can dream!! If I do find out tomorrow I'm going to keep it secret from everyone including hubby so I can surprise him on Father's Day...everyone that is except you girls ;-)

hopeful29 - Thursday, 16 May
new car? What did you get? How's the puppy doing? I think I asked before but I don't remember the answer lol No ring yet? How are things between you two? Kathleen how's the baby bump? You still feeling ill or just tired?

kashsmommy - Wednesday, 15 May
Cole's speech is quite impressive too! Pretty surprising to me since he could barely hear for the fort year and a half! He's very inquisitive, which I try to egg on, so the conversations we have are so fun! Ok, old job: answer phone, make appointments, check in patients...basically the girl at the front desk. New job: clean beds, EKG's, vitals, splints, assisting the nurse in any way possible basically. The new job will stay have me working 11-11 and 4 overnights a month (my Fridays and Saturdays), but it's going to be a more set schedule and I'll only work every other weekend instead of almost every weekend. I'm staying prn with registration so I can pick up shifts with then if I want more hours! Which is nice because that new car isn't paying for itself lol! How are you ladies doing?

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 14 May
Wow hopeful that's great that cat is out of the bag! I'm sure that's a big relief and I'm so happy to hear she handled it well. A bit surprised but happy. I agree, Ben's language development is just amazing. We carry on full conversations now and his memory is also incredible. It's kinda like living with a little foreign exchange student though who hasn't yet mastered the English language. He'll say 'where's daddy? where is she?' and when referring to a toy he's looking for 'where are them?' He'll point to a new person he doesn't recognize and say 'who's his name?' And my personal favorite, when I'm saying no to something he wants he'll say angrily 'The answer says yes!' It cracks me up every time and I don't even bother to hide it (but the answer still 'says' no). I love that little monkey so much...literally more and more each day. I've been saying that from the beginning and it hasn't changed. Eventually I suppose it levels off though, I'm thinking the teenage years perhaps. :-) Kash--so exciting that you're starting!! Tell me how this new job differs from what you've been doing at the hospital.

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 14 May
It's crazy how much Keira talks. I never really noticed but she was skyping with her sister and Sam was like wow. So I listened to her and it is pretty impressive! I mean it's no surprise given her age etc but I talk to her all the time and get use to it that I don't realize how much she is actually saying. She has an amazing memory that always blows me away. I think she is finally grasping the yesterday and tomorrow concept as well. It seemed forever that if I'd say something was happening tomorrow she expected 10 min later to be doing what I mentioned. Now she'll just repeat it later in the day like 'tomorrow I have gymnastic right momma?'. I also wanted to fill you ladies in about the fact that SAm knows the truth about TRoy not being her biological father. I guess while I was out in the field on my course Taylor (who knew) wrote about it in her diary and Sam read it while Taylor was out with friends. Not a great way to find out. I guess she kept it secret but then told TRoy's sister that she knew and how she found out. So she texted TRoy who told her mother and so they sat down with her. She seems fine about it. At least now she knows and nobody has to lie anymore.

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 14 May
Sunday? I thought the new job was Monday to Friday? Excited for you!!!!!

kashsmommy - Monday, 13 May
Hopeful...I have my first shift this Sunday!!! I bought my scrubs and I'm so excited to wear them lol! I know how dumb that sounds haha! I haven't heard from cupcake, but ruby commented on the pic I posted yesterday!

hopeful29 - Monday, 13 May
A big part of me wants another child and I was going to look into adoption but now I'm not sure if thats a good idea. At least not at the age Keira is now. Often you get a child with many issues and I would hate for that to influence bad behaviour ya know? I don't know. Hows the new job Kash is it all that you imagined? Kathleen when is your next ultrasound? Anyone hear from Ruby or Cupcake?

kathleen112 - Sunday, 12 May
Happy Mother's Day to you ladies too!!! I know Kash I just said to my husband that this time next year we'll have a 3 1/2 year old and a SIX month old!!! Doesn't seem possible. Oh my the next year is going to be a wild one!!!

hopeful29 - Sunday, 12 May
Happy mothers day!!!! Love you girls to the moon and back!!!!! Keira is very snuggly lately loving it!!!!!!!! xoxox

kashsmommy - Saturday, 11 May
Happy Mother's Day, ladies! I agree with Kathleen...it is pretty surprising that Troy wouldn't put up a fight. I'm glad as well that you do have sole custody. Hopefully Troy comes to his senses about taking her for 3 weeks and about not spending time with her before just whisking her away! That's completely unfair. Kathleen...next year your Mother's Day will be twice the fun!!! ;-)

kathleen112 - Saturday, 11 May
Well obviously I'm glad that it worked out so nicely in your favor...I bet a lot of guys would have put up a huge fight just for the heck of it. Do you think Keira feels a connection to him?

hopeful29 - Saturday, 11 May
he could def do that if he wanted but I doubt he would. I don't think he feels much connection with Keira...I could be wrong but it seems weird how he doesn't seem to care. He gave me sole custody so I could make all legal decisions without him signing off etc He also knows I won't keep her from him cause I know the importance of the father daughter relationship.

kathleen112 - Saturday, 11 May
Why do you think Troy agreed to let you have total control like that? Is there any way that he could bring you back to court to change the agreement in the future?

hopeful29 - Friday, 10 May
yes we have a legal separation agreement that states I have sole custody meaning I say when he gets to see her period. I've never] kept her from him but I just dont think 3 weeks there is the best idea. A week okay and as she gets older fine but I think this is too long. We shall see. He arrives next friday and is taking her till Tuesday. I asked him to spend a little time with her before taking her but he said no he wants to pick her up and go.....if she is fine when she leaves then fine but if she flips out there is no way.

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