10 Responses

1. Pishee

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   She adorable and you should not listen to what anyone has to say about it. You are helping her develop and get ahead and that is what a mother is supposed to do. If she is ready for it you are doing the right thing my dear! A bad mother is the one who would hold the baby back because she thinks he is just a baby and needs to take his time according to her time line! I read a couple of related articles at http://www.mommynuggets.com but the one that relates to this most is called what’s luck got to do with it. It felt like it was about me.
   I went through the same thing with my kids and I now don’t listen. I see the results of the hard work now and know it was well worth it.
   You are doing great, don’t worry and keep up the good work.

2. youngone85

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   yes

3. Balm Lip

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   You are doing good, it just means your baby will be a little smarter than the other kids, which is not a bad thing. Your not hurting her in any way, she wont even remember being a baby..I dont know why people are saying that stuff.

4. Kayteeee

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   good for you. and good for your smart baby! i’m wondering how you got her to drink from a cup? i’m a sahm too and i constantly give my baby 1 on 1 time. he is 8 months, and also doing well. i just can’t get him to drink from a bottle! i feel like it’s too late to give him a bottle now and want to get him using a cup. i give him one from time to time and let him play with it and explore it on his own, but he only chews on the mouth piece and does not drink form it.

5. Ivy has Twin Boys!

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   The only thing that bothers me is that she is on whole milk instead of formula. I don’t understand why that is. Formula isn’t because babies can’t digest whole milk, in fact formula has milk in it. Formula simply has a lot of other good stuff in it.

   But if your doctor is okay with it, then who am I to object.

6. tozier21

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   Huh, my daughter is 9 months old and doesn’t sound that different from your daughter. Your daughter’s naps sound a bit more structured, she is eating more like a grown up than my daughter, and we are still on a sippy cup, but otherwise sounds very similar. No one has given us any trouble.

7. I ﾚo√乇 Mason! ☮ My 9.9.09 Baby!

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   It sounds like you have a great routine going with your baby… My son is 10 months old and does the same things your daughter does including eating mosty only what we’re having. He drinks formula, but it’s mixed 50/50 with whole milk. We are starting to wean him from formula as he eats 3 meals a day plus snacks now. He is perfectly healthy and our doctor is okay with it as well so I see no problem with that.

   If your daughter is clearly interested in doing these things then let her… forget what other people think. It doesn’t sound to me like you’re forcing her to do anything.

8. MoMx5

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   lol no worries, all my children were like this! they seem to schedule themselves, they’ve slept thru the night since day 1 they weaned themselves off the pacifier… ect

   physically she sounds like she is at a normal pace, my 8 months old is doing all that stuff too…

   dont worry about what others say, they are just jealous because this stuff came easy for you and your baby

9. Barbara S loves her little girls

   July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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   "Is it possible to overstructure an infants day???"

   Yes, but this doesn’t sound like a typical case. Over-structure (i.e. employing a VERY strict, by-the-clock schedule) usually results in a crabby baby and a very frustrated mom – because it doesn’t work. Babies at this age thrive on routine, as long as there is enough wiggle room to still get their needs met when they ask.

   Some babies are just more independent, and yours sounds like one of them. She may also be a little advanced in her motor skills – there was no way my oldest daughter at 9-mo-old could have held and drank from an open cup by herself without inadvertently spilling it all over.

   I think a "go-with-the-flow" approach is appropriate. Let her do what she wants if she’s ready, but don’t push when it’s obvious that she’s not.

10. Sheena

    July 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

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    You said it!! Let a baby be a baby, indeed…however, mama knows best, and if she sees her child thriving, it would be a bad thing to hold her back.
    My son has been standing on his own since he was 4 months old, and pulling himself up to sitting since 2 months old. I got in so much crap from my grandmother-in-law, saying that I shouldn’t let him do that. Give me a break! If he’s doing it, it’s because he’s ready.
    Tell people to mind their own business. Believe me, if everyone of them had a strong baby like yours, they wouldn’t want to stop them either.
    Xo