Literally in utero. Friends would describe the first movements of their babies as kitten whiskers and feather tickles and subtle things like that. It felt like I had an MLS soccer player going for a dive for the first time latte rolled when i was 14 weeks along. Anytime I wore a snug seatbelt or pants with a tight waist, she would kick the point over and over again until I was so sore for days afterwards. And as others have mentioned, she was pretty alert from the get go. I don’t remember exactly because I was pretty wrecked immediately postpartum, but as early as I remember when we were back home, she was holding her head up and looking around and things like that. And like economista mentioned, even laying on a play mat, she would move her arms and legs as much as possible. And one of her wrists/hands was paralyzed, and she would still flap it around as much as she could.
She wasn’t necessarily early on milestones, but when she did them, she would immediately master them and do them all the time, if that makes sense. So like, she didn’t walk until right at 12 months, but she was immediately shockingly stable and was running within a couple weeks of that.
This all sounds not unlike the chickadee. She actually bruised me from the inside out when she was in utero, she’s always been pretty interested in the rest of the world, and she is a serious wiggler on the play mat.
She figured out rolling yesterday and has now done it about once a minute this morning while playing.
You may very well be in for it enjoy! My best piece of advice is to watch the behavior, and instead of trying to extinguish it just try to channel it. When they are climbing your refrigerator, just provide an alternative climbing option. (Real Latte example). Trying to extinguish the motor behaviors- that way lies futility, and insanity.
Yes. Play couch things everywhere. Pumpkin will casually bounce between actual couch and play couch mats and it’s great. She and fucking each speed their different natural activity levels and strength since inside me too (Duckling calmer and gentler, pumpkin needs more movement and her muscles are naturally stronger so far).
Yep. As you know, having seen pictures of my house, we are now up to three play couches and one play ottoman. And of course, the wall of my front room being a climbing gym and what have you. Oh, and the ceiling mounts with the trapeze attachments. And the tiny trampolines.
Ignore the mess, but my front room as it stands currently. (Who needs a dining room LOL. Apologies to the relatives who had to eat on the couch at Christmas…)
In our defense, TR’s ear infections are deceptive! He doesn’t tug his ears or get upset during the day. Daycare called and said he had a 100.5 fever and was super lethargic. When I picked him up there was no more fever. We went to a playground where he bopped around happily and climbed a 5’ rock, albeit a little more calm than usual. It was only because his daycare teacher said he looked really pathetic – and remembering his thing of secret ear infections – that we even got it checked out.
Walking the line between “how biological sex works” while still keeping our values on “but boys don’t HAVE to grow up to be boys” can be tricky with a lot of resources!
Added to this is the Little Feminists book of “families”, it’s a great step for the little Littles showing lots of different family structures including a pregnant trans man, so there’s lots of room for starting discussion there. But the nitty gritty on reproduction is very tricky to do in a gender progressive way I am finding.
Oh, that one’s quite common in the donor conception world for talking about needing eggs, sperm, and uteruses to make babies, but having no assumptions about the combinations therein.
I wish the people were people-colored, though. Larva was put off at the time about the off the wall colors and we haven’t circled back to it in long while.
Can anyone recommend a thermometer that is actually accurate and you’ve been happy with? Often when I take my daughter’s temp it reads like 96 degrees, even if she feels hot/is sick and just woke up. Probably her squirming (I do under-the-arm) doesn’t help. Are the ones that touch the forehead any good? Or is it all the same?
Under the arm temperature is different from oral or forehead. As for actual thermometer recommendations, though, I don’t have any.
Your child has a fever if he or she:
Has a rectal, ear or temporal artery temperature of 100.4 F (38 C) or higher
Has an oral temperature of 100 F (37.8 C) or higher
Has an armpit temperature of 99 F (37.2 C) or higher
enjoy! My best piece of advice is to watch the behavior, and instead of trying to extinguish it just try to channel it. When they are climbing your refrigerator, just provide an alternative climbing option. (Real Latte example). Trying to extinguish the motor behaviors- that way lies futility, and insanity.
we have this one and it’s fine
Thanks!