30-Something's: Let's discuss our kids!

Scarsmommy · 12-27-2010, 01:13 PM

Hi everyone.

I have 2 girls.
My oldest Janay is 12 yrs old. She is a very sweet girl who loves to be the center of attention. This unfortunately is not benefitting her in middle school and it seems to be attracting all the wrong kids. I know its a difficult age so I just take it one day at a time. She loves music, skating & helping out with rescue work.
My youngest Angelie is 6 years old. She is a little spitfire. We joke that one day she will be a leader somewhere. She hates being told what to do.. but loves giving orders lol. She is super affectionate and so spunky its hard not to resist her charm.

LindsaysMommy · 06-08-2011, 09:17 AM

My 3 year old broke her arm over the weekend, My stomach was in knots, and I felt so bad for her. I made myself sick because I blamed myself. She fell from the swing set, I should have been right there to act as her spotter and I could have caught her.

butterflymama · 06-15-2011, 09:59 AM

Oh I am so sorry your 3 year old broke her arm

We can't be there to catch them all the time

I have an awesome 3 year old son who has recently developed having "scary dreams" since I mistakenly let him watch the first 10 mins of Monster's INC :duh:
and now he is waking almost nightly in the middle of the night asking to come into our bed. Last night when I told him that he had to stay in his bed (which is seriously about a foot away from my side of the bed) he screamed his head off. It was horrible and it took us a good 45 mins to calm him down. then at 5 in the morning he woke again saying he was scarred and ended up in our bed. Sigh.

mpjimenez · 06-28-2011, 04:38 PM

This is an awesome thread, because I love to talk about my kids! I am sorry to hear that your 3 year old broke her arm, but like butterflymomma said, we can't always be right there

. I have 6 children, my oldest is a 17 yr old girl, then I have an 11 yr old boy, a 10 yr old girl, an 8 yr old boy, a 5 yr old girl, and a 7 month old son. I really don't have any complaints so far. None of them are like I was, so far, and I am proud of them for that. I was a mother at 16, and from the time I was 12, I was awful!! I am nothing like that now, and I talk to my kids about everything, they are all pretty laid back. I just pray that they make the right choices in life.

jennimomof5 · 07-20-2011, 12:04 AM

Hey I am new hear but thought I would join in. I have 5 adorable little Monkeys-Allie is 8, AJ is 6, Skye will be 4 next month, Shaye is 2 and Macie is 9 months old. Yep, that is 4 girls and 1 boy. Poor AJ is outnumbered. My kids are my life and they keep me very busy! Allie is currently driving me insane-she hates me, nothing is fair, and man she is getting emotional. I think I am done for when All my girls are teenagers and poor AJ being surrounded by his crazy sisters! Macie is my favorite right now LOL She is so chill and an easy baby. She is a little developmentally delayed (her muscles are a little tight and she isn't sitting up on her own yet!) and in physical therapy but she will catch up. It is nice to have one of my kids adore me like she does!

ItsMyTurn · 07-21-2011, 01:00 PM

mp - That's all any of us can do, is hope our children make good decisions and follow through on the right choices.
jenni - I think all kids go through that "I hate mommy because she is so mean" phase. I wasn't sure I would make it through my kids doing it, but I am still here and so are they! LOL!

I am also new here and love a thread on kids! Sorry in advance if my story bores you

I have 3 kids, a boy and 2 girls. My oldest is my son age 17, weighed 10Lb 11 1/2 oz at birth and then stopped growing at age 2. Uh-oh. He has De Mosier's and a lot encompasses that. He is totally blind in one eye, 20/80 in the other; has visual and audio hallucinations, not able to produce any measurable hormones on his own, and is developmentally delayed. He is, however, an extraordinary young man who has beat the odds continually throughout. He rides a bike, they said he couldn't; he is mainstream in school, they said he wouldn't be; the list goes on and on. Amazing!
The next in line is my 15 yr old daughter. She was 1Lb 10oz and a super premie at birth. She has asthma, ADHD (like her mommy, grampy, great-grammie, etc, lol), severe polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (like her mommy), osteo arthritis, and osteo necrosis (dead bone). She has also beat odds! She is out of her wheelchair now and with only a brace, can even ride a bike! I am so proud of her tenacity for which she fights to keep going!
The youngest is 12 and was 6Lb 8 1/2 oz - YAY! Normal size! Then... no major health issues! Woohoo!!!! Many have referred to her as a mini-me and she has some spunk for sure! So proud of all of them and they are truly the light of my life! They are all starting new schools this year, since DH and I were finally able to purchase our dream home

I am sure they will do great with the adjustment!
I have enjoyed reading of other's families! Thank you for this thread!

2sw33t · 08-23-2011, 10:41 AM

Wow, ItsMyTurn, you've had a rather "amplified" experience with parenting. It's wonderful how well your kids are doing, overcoming obstacles at such young ages. Way to go (to you and to them)!

I've got two little ones - a 3-year-old girl and a year-and-a-half boy. The 3yo loves to jump, loves Dora (and taught the baby boy to say "I want Dora"), and gets scared easily (especially of Dr's tools and equipment). Baby boy is a climber and escape artist, likes to stomp, and needs to hold onto my hair to go to sleep most nights.

ItsMyTurn · 09-21-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 2sw33t

Wow, ItsMyTurn, you've had a rather "amplified" experience with parenting. It's wonderful how well your kids are doing, overcoming obstacles at such young ages. Way to go (to you and to them)!

I've got two little ones - a 3-year-old girl and a year-and-a-half boy. The 3yo loves to jump, loves Dora (and taught the baby boy to say "I want Dora"), and gets scared easily (especially of Dr's tools and equipment). Baby boy is a climber and escape artist, likes to stomp, and needs to hold onto my hair to go to sleep most nights.

My youngest used to be a Dora fanatic! LOL! Backpack Backpack! LOL!

khumphrey · 10-06-2011, 12:37 PM

I enjoy reading about everyones amazing kids. I have two amazing boys, and they are all boy. My oldest is 5 and loves being outside and my 15 month old loves to climb on everything and giving me heart failure. I love watching my oldest playing sports he is already the star of his flag football team weaving in and out of the other teams players to score a touchdown. I love watching my little one shaking his booty to the music that he hears. Well I do not know what my life would be without my boys, but I doubt it would be this fun.

ItsMyTurn · 10-06-2011, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by khumphrey

I enjoy reading about everyones amazing kids. I have two amazing boys, and they are all boy. My oldest is 5 and loves being outside and my 15 month old loves to climb on everything and giving me heart failure. I love watching my oldest playing sports he is already the star of his flag football team weaving in and out of the other teams players to score a touchdown. I love watching my little one shaking his booty to the music that he hears. Well I do not know what my life would be without my boys, but I doubt it would be this fun.

They sure are our gifts

Give us strength, love, and more entertainment than cable ever thought of,

Your boys sound wonderful

Enjoy them, they are only young for so long *I get teary just thinking of the day mine will move out and try to make it on their own*

khumphrey · 10-07-2011, 08:20 AM

ItsMyTurn,
I so agree with you. I have a lot of time left before they move out and I am enjoying every moment I have with the both of them. I am always amazed at everything they do and say. I am amazed at all your children have overcome and I commend you for being a great supporting mother.

mizzie · 12-19-2011, 05:32 PM

Well, guess it's my turn to tell a little bit about my daughter. She's 8 and the perfect blend of girly-girl and tomboy. She likes playing in mud, climbing trees, playing with cars and digging for worms. She also likes wearing dresses, playing with dolls, baking and princess movies.

She's a very, very well behaved little girl also. I'm always so proud of her patience and manners. She's quick to help, cares about people's feelings and has a quick sense of humor. She's also very friendly and affectionate. We actually worry about her sometimes, she'd be so very easy to kidnap. She's everybody's friend.

Anyway, she's in 2nd grade at a new school this year since we moved last summer. She's adjusted very well and has a lot of new friends. She likes school (for the most part...

) and loves to read.

Otherwise, her favorite things are horses, our cat Ginny, playing outside with the neighborhood kids and having PJ parties with mom and dad. She is an outdoor girl at heart and loves to go for walks and camping.

Yeah, you could say we just adore her. ^_^

40lbsPLEASE · 01-01-2012, 09:54 PM

Here goes... my boys =) Man do I luv'em!

Tristan is 12 and so full of himself! He LOVES attention, and has it all figured out now that he's in middle school

To give you an idea of his sense of humor, he said this while enjoying a [very rare] vanilla milkshake from McD's the other day- "Man am I glad I'm not lactose intolerant!" LOL! Also a very smart kid... A-B honor roll each semester. Goooo T!

Owen is my baby at 3 years old, and so incredibly adorable! I know, I know... I'm partial but he is a cutie-pa-tootie! He loves to make us laugh and breaks out with dances, songs, and random facial expressions at any given time =) And S-M-A-R-T!

Both my boys love the outdoors, and we camp often throughout the camping season and just love being together as a family =)

mizzie · 01-04-2012, 10:26 AM

Grr! So I get Chloe up for school this morning then head downstairs to get a few things done before work. Suddenly I realized that it was only about 3 minutes before she had to go out to the bus, so I run up to tell her to hurry it up. I had thought she was getting dressed, brushing teeth and hair, etc when she had been in her PJs playing with new toys this whole time!

When I confronted her about it, she said "I didn't know I was supposed to be getting ready." *sigh* Why do you think I got you up?

redautumn · 03-09-2012, 10:47 AM

I have one daughter. We adopted her and brought her home when she was 2 days old. Now, she is 7 and in the first grade. She is a girly girl. There is a little tomboy in there.

She is overweight. I thought she might be insulin resistant. The ped took her levels and her triglycerides, cholestrol and insulin are slightly elevated. I have her enrolled in a year long program that helps kids and parents with exercise and nutrition. We see a dietician or physical therapist once a month. Mostly the dietician. We are suppose to work on healthier breakfast this month.

She did skiing this past winter. Loves playing softball and that will start in April. She also likes playing basketball. Dh loves that. That gave him the perfect excuse to buy a basketball goal. She rides her bike whenever that weather is nice and would swim everyday if we had a pool. She likes jumping on her trampoline. She loves the outdoors and hates to come inside in the summer. We cannot figure out why she is heavy when she is so active. We don't allow her to have a lot of junk.

She loves school and loves her teacher. She is very smart. Loves to read. That is her favorite subject beside art. She can be very loving and wants to cuddle a lot lately.