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[wickedcherub]

So I haven't been on Livejournal for the whole of December because we've been really busy doing all sorts of fun holiday activities and I've been trying to clean the house ready for the new year. I'd been taking lots of photos on my phone to show you all when I finally got the time, but then I DROPPED MY BRAND NEW PRACTICALLY-MOST-EXPENSIVE-PHONE-ON-THE-MARKET PHONE into the ocean while saving Liam from a wave.

SO now the whole thing is corroded and I don't know if I can recover the photos I had saved on the phone.

Before that, it'd been the best holiday I'd ever had. Everything was going well, we were having fun, Liam was going down to sleep in places other than our house, zero fighting with parents, and we were going to so many places! Now I'm just so sad about my phone :(

I haven't even watched the Merlin finale! (Though, I found time for both Sherlock and the Downton Abbey Christmas Episode. Oh my heart.)

I'm now looking forward to reading every single merlin_holidays fic.

Liam's beginning to show much more of his personality now, and is learning to communicate better, though he still doesn't talk at all, nor does he walk, and at 13 months, I feel he's a bit behind, though I'm not worried. It's really hard watching him do things or react to things in a way that might be less than perfect and think 'oh god, he's exactly like me, he's taken that trait from me, the poor boy he doesn't deserve that :('

Like he's super cautious about everything (which is probably why he refuses to walk when he is perfectly capable). I'm scared of everything. I never want to try something new and I think I was almost 7 or 8 until I went down a slide by myself! I don't want that for Liam - I feel like I've missed out on lots of life experiences because I would 'rather spectate'. We all went go-karting on our holiday, but I decided to watch instead. It did seem rather fun, but that's just how I roll it seems. He also gets easily frustrated, but I'm not sure if that's just him being a toddler. I've watched him get so angry because the triangle wouldn't fit in the shape sorter (right shape, wrong orientation) that he slammed the shape down and screamed. He's also easily startled. I'm *so* easily startled, I will jump in fright when Adam comes around the corner. Adam is constantly 'TINA, I LIVE HERE. I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED HERE. WHY IS IT ALARMING THAT I APPEARED AROUND A CORNER?'

You have so many hopes that your kids will take after your good traits that you forget that they'll pick up your bad ones too.

Speaking of kids, my period is now 6 days late and I've peed on TWO sticks now, but nothing. I'm pretty sure I'm not pregnant as we haven't had sex that often, but it's odd that my period is late. Any ideas?

Hope you had a wonderful holiday season! I will try make another post with all the lovely things we've been doing.

Comments

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

Aw man, that age is so much fun.

Did traveling and holidays stress you out? My periods were irregular for a LONG time after/during nursing and until I got back on the pill.

I am easily startled too.

I think I will watch the DA Christmas Special tonight!

It's good to see you, mama.

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

No, it's been really relaxing, actually. Liam's been sleeping well, and people have always been on hand to take him off my hands. My period has been like clockwork since it came back, so that's why I'm a bit :\

The DA Christmas Special is perfect.

[lolafeist.livejournal.com]

Okay yeah, that would make me :/ too. Did you try peeing on a stick with your first-morning pee?

Aw yay I can't wait.

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

No not yet, it just seems ridiculous that I'd be pregnant, tbh. I think I won't stress about it anymore until it's 2 weeks late.

In all honesty, I just want my period to come so I can start tracking ovulation so we can try to conceive the next one, so if I *am* pregnant, go me!

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

Lol, Liam pressed the enter key before I was ready. It's good to see you too!

[science-of-life.livejournal.com]

Hi, I added you a little while back. Just wanted to say, don't be concerned about Liam not walking at 13 months - I've been there, so I know that's easier said than done :) It's absolutely normal for kids to not walk till they are 18 months old, and even if they still aren't (like my son, for example - 20 months old and will only walk when holding someone's hand or pushing his walker) then medical professionals won't be worried until they reach 2. My son is definitely delayed, though. He didn't even crawl till he was 15 months old! We took him to doctors, physios etc and none of them were worried. He's just a late bloomer :)

[wickedcherub.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know Liam is actually capable of walking, he's just too worried about falling or something. Mental block! I've seen it happen to him a few times, like, he was able to go up stairs as soon as he could crawl, but then a few months later, he started to actually realise what he was doing and that he could possibly fall, and bam! he couldn't go up stairs anymore because he was overthinking it.

Do you get a lot of people telling you to worry about your son? I hate it when people ask my why Liam's not walking yet.

[science-of-life.livejournal.com]

I think that is Brody's problem to. I know he can stand up without support because I have seen him do it, but as soon as he realises, he falls down.

I do get a few raised eyebrows and surprised looks when they find out how old he is and that he isn't walking on his own. He is a little on the small side for his age, and because he only crawls, everyone assumes he is a lot younger than he is!

[ourspacesongs.livejournal.com]

Helloooo! I was actually just thinking about how I haven't seen you around here in a while! Glad to hear you had a good holiday although I hope your phone situation gets fixed! Did you have the insurance or whatever it is on the phone so you could get a new one?

ooo you should watch the Merlin finale, it was great. And the Downton Abbey special! SO GOOD ♥♥♥

Liam sounds like such a cutie ♥ And I wouldn't worry about his not talking/walking yet. I'm obviously not an expert or anything, but I worked with a developmental pediatrician this summer and he wasn't concerned when kids weren't talking at that age, especially if they had other ways of communicating and they could understand some things that were said to them. He's just taking his time :)