#toddlerhood

[thekindermouse]

The way my toddler runs to me and throws her whole tiny body into my arms when she needs comfort for any reason makes me want to cry with how full my heart is.

[funthingsfortoddlers]

And… I think my Kid's think I am deaf, cause they keep asking! Check out this toddler meme and many more at: www.funthingsfortoddlers.com/memes/toddler-memes/

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[breesays]

Desmond is Three

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, my little dude turned three years old. I threw him his first in real life birthday party at PlayLab in Eagle Rock - Bluey themed - and it was wonderful. I felt like I was getting back to my roots. I handmade all the party favors, which were references to different episodes - Keepy Uppy, Sticky Gecko, Grannies. I also made the cake, the cupcakes, the balloon arch and the banner - mostly out of frustration that what I saw on Etsy was so expensive (rightfully so, these things take time and precision) and also just not trusting anyone else to get my "vision." Listen, it's been YEARS since I've thrown a proper birthday party thanks to COVID, I put ALL my energy into this. Maybe he'll even remember it! I think I recall spending my 3rd birthday on a plane coming from England? Anyway.

Erica Lauren was kind enough to capture all of my efforts (which inadvertently, I swear, included both me and Des dressed in the party palette as well). Peek:

Some for the record stuff: He is 3 feet tall, 28 lbs and his one true love is BALLOONS. He also likes bouncy balls, beach balls, ping pong balls - but nothing else globular measures up to his love of balloons. His favorite food is applesauce and he's started inserting the word "actually" into his sentences.  We sing songs before bed (Christina Perri, Bob Marley, The Zombies) but I can't leave it on after I leave the room or else he will yell "MAMA WHAT'S THIS ONE?" when it gets to Tom Petty and Panic! at the Disco (pretty odd, obvs). Right now one of his faves is the Weezer/Hayley Williams cover of "Rainbow Connection." Sometimes he asks, "What's this one?" when NO MUSIC is playing in what I gather is a nudge to get me to PLAY music when it is SUPPOSED to be QUIET time. He's a huge fan of the Hokey Pokey, and I didn't even teach him that one.

  He likes to read The Wonky Donky and Circle. He says Juliette is his best friend but he likes to play kitchen with Arthur and make up silly words (didia, butbut, oompin) and giggle with Roman. He thinks I get EVERYTHING at Target. He likes to do "science" in the bath with bath bombs but washing his hair lately has been an ORDEAL. He's learning what he can and can't control, often demands we do things "first" or that he does things "ONLY." as in "I want to look out the window ONLY" (not Oli) or "I want to stand against the wall ONLY" (no one else). He will eat lemons without making a face. His favorite color is green. He speaks quietly around strangers but when in public has no problem asking "WHAT IS THAT GUY DOING?" very loudly (note: guy for him is a gender neutral term). He pretends to be a baby by saying "Goo goo gaga" but I remind him that he didn't say that at as a baby - he said "quack" and "puh" and "kiii."

He doesn't sleep as much as he used to. He can dress himself mostly but still has trouble with shirts. He's pretty good at soccer and is very teachable when it comes to physical movements. He knows several yoga poses. One time I woke him up from a nap by reading Mary Oliver poetry out loud and he especially liked the line, "Let me be a flower."  "Yeah! Let me be a flower!" he said. He likes to draw suns and balloons and fireflies. He is always asking me to draw Bluey characters and I always have to look it up first. He likes going to the farm, but prefers picking fruits and vegetables to petting or feeding the animals. Sometimes if you ask him for a snuggle he will decline, but offer a "snug" as a consolation prize. Asking him how many more minutes he wants to play no longer works because he used to answer between 5 and 10 minutes but now he only asks for 60. He hates it when I vacuum  but when he wants a homemade smoothie he asks for it "loud." 

He's overall a pretty chill dude. An observer. He remembers everything. He still talks about a yellow bucket (RIP) that he got from the dentist when he was 1.5 years old. Sometimes he wants to paint his nails so we do. HOGGIE is still his ride or die - that plushie has been to museums, parks, the doctors office. He rubs hoggie's eyes at night, like they're worry stones. He recites the story of The Hungry Caterpillar to Hoggie on the way to school. I love hearing him talk and tell stories. I'm excited to take him on adventures, I love watching him make friends, and it's such a dang gift to see and hear him express himself and assert himself in new ways. I love rediscovering life with him.    

[thesilentdiary]

He is in school

Time really flies, doesn't it?

One moment, I am talking about sleep training an infant and the next I have a toddler in school. Today marks the second week (8th day).

He seems more settled in school and can sit among his peers. His teachers said he hasn't interacted with his peers but talks a lot with the adults. He also stopped crying at the school gate on his fourth day (great progress)! He whimpers in sadness but no full-blown crying like the first three days.

People say it gets easier over time, but can I be truthful? It still hurts. And it's mainly the mornings. He would tell us he didn't want to go out, didn't want to go to school, and would cry when we buckle him in the car. All valid feelings and actions. But my little heart can not take it.

My heart breaks a little every morning. It almost feels like I am betraying my own child every day. That feeling sucks.

Of course, I try to tell myself positive things too.

"He is learning new things every day"

"He gets to explore things that we can't easily do at home"

"He is having fun"

"He is strong and brave"

I hope one day he will be excited about school.

[wxrmlust]

Not-So-Terrible Toddler {Rose Rico}

Putting the days of learning the basic pieces of being a human behind her, Rose has grown into a child! As a Toddler, she excelled at learning all she needed to learn - even if she had to teach herself a few things.

As Bess continued to give into her vices, she also continued to be the best working mom she could be, if a little absent at times. Jules continued to worry, and not say anything.

Rose grew, supported by her parents' best efforts. She learned a lot about herself, too. She loved sounds, but she was an aggressive toddler who hated waking up. Inquisitive by nature, she sought out every opportunity to learn. She grew close to her brothers, though Dakota had a mean streak that put their relationship under strain for awhile.

Much to the Watcher's surprise, just a few short days before the triplets grew into the next chapter of their lives, Bess got sober. She quickly become a very involved parent, perhaps realizing that her children needed her to be her best, sober self. Will it be a change she can maintain - especially with Jules' midlife crisis having left him frustrated and lusting for more out of life?

((I think Rose's Childhood many need 2 or more posts given how much there was here. I may have a problem with my finger clicking the C key when things are cute or funny or interesting. I am also compiling a "bloopers & unused images" post to be posted when Rose relinquishes her status of head of the challenge so her heir may ascend the throne.))

[adrianlookatthis]

I love taking my toddler daughter to the bookstore. Every time we go she picks out some books, grabs a plushie, and makes a run for the front door to try and escape with the plushie without paying. Also, she greets everyone she passes and they all excitedly greet her back like we're all best friends at the bookstore together

[agox]

This evening I got screamed at for an hour and then thrown up on twice.

[filipinawanderer]

Celebrating the Big and Small Wins in the Terrible Twos

Celebrate the big and small wins of toddlerhood! Navigate the "terrible twos" with grace and joy as we share insights into the triumphs of toddlerhood. #ToddlerTriumphs #TerribleTwosNotSoTerrible

Step aside, superheroes — there’s a new kind of triumph in town! Navigating the twists and turns of toddlerhood is no small feat, and every victory, whether big or small, deserves its own celebration. Welcome to the world of toddlerhood, a wild ride filled with laughter, tears, and monumental triumphs. Let’s celebrate the victories that come with the “terrible twos” — they’re not so terrible,…

[funthingsfortoddlers]

Find Your Next Toddler Adventure INSIDE …   https://mailchi.mp/25028f853c76/find-your-next-toddler-adventure-in-may-2022 #toddleractivities #toddleractivity #toddlerapproved #toddleressentials #toddlereats #toddlerfun #toddlerfuntime #toddlergroups #toddlerhood #toddlerinfluencer #toddlerlifestyle #toddlerliferocks #toddlerlife #toddleradventure #toddlermum #toddlermummy #toddlerplay #toddlertime #goldcoastmums #goldcoastmumsandbubs #toddleroutings #funthingsfortoddlers #toddlerattractions

[thegreymoon]

Post-canon Taxian-jun is 100% going to do boy math on both their ages and come to the conclusion that he is now, idk, some 42 to Chu Wanning's 29, just so that he can coerce him to call him "Gege" in bed 🤣🤣

[navree]

oedipus killed his dad and fucked his mom. polynices and eteocles killed each other because they wanted to be king. agammemnon was ordered to sacrifice his own daughter. clytemnestra killed an innocent woman and ill-treated her children for years afterwards. orestes was goaded by elektra into murdering their mother. achilles murdered hector and desecrated his body. medea murdered a shitton of people including her own children.

one of the main draws of greek tragedies is that there aren't bright lines of "good" and "evil", it's about human people with flaws that exacerbate the situations they're in and lead to devastating consequences. oedipus's hotheadedness, medea's mild sociopathy, polynices and eteocles's lust for power, achilles and clytemnestra's rage, the tyranny and indifference of the gods themselves. that is what makes the greek tragedy so incredibly compelling even thousands of years after they were written, and why some of the great tragedies from later eras (shakespeare's tragedies, american canon tragedies like death of a salesman or the crucible) are still so inspired by that fundamental "the characters are flawed and those flaws are their downfalls regardless of inherent good or evil within them" type of storytelling.

and if you've been studying and analyzing greek texts and are not in fact just talking out of your ass for twitter points about the dragon incest show and you genuinely think that greek tragedies have clear cut "good guys" and "bad guys" then you are two steps away from being brain dead and i'm shocked you're allowed online access without adult supervision. also idk how to tell you that ancient greece was in fact quite misogynistic soooooooooooo. but i think op is just stupid.

[happy-lemon]

SHOOTIN' HOOPS

[sincerely-sofie]

I've been rewriting some scenes in The Present is a Gift--- one in particular where Twig discusses her backstory with Dusknoir, and he has to try and get her to see the truth behind her perspective of her past. It’s a scene that hits me hard and pulls from my own experiences with trauma, so it’s been difficult to get through. But I’m really liking how it’s turning out.

This was originally a comic before I turned it into an illustration, so I’ll include it in full below the cut. It might not make much sense without the fanfic for context, but consider it a teaser of what’s to come!

[beebeesiims]

“These are just smaller toddlers”

Yes. Yep. Hit the nail on the head, buddy. That is indeed exactly what an infant is.

[samssims]

[dharmainitiative-unofficial]

one day i'll have normal lost autism instead of like rabid lost autism and i can come back here and be civil and share headcanons and whatever with the public