Just need a little vent. I went to a birthday party this morning with my son (16 months) and there were lots of kids ranging in age from 8 months old to 5/6 years old. There was a woman there with two GIANT boys - they are 20 months and 3 1/2. My son was toddling around getting into everything as 16 month olds are wont to do, and she said "oh is that your son? How exciting that he's walking so early, look at him go!" I said, well yes he's walking great but he is 16 months, not so unusual! And it was like I told her Santa Claus was real - the next 45 minutes, seriously, were her telling me over, and over, and over, and over again how TINY he is, comparing his wrists and ankles with her sons, bringing MULTIPLE people into the conversation to exclaim over how small my son is. Eventually my husband noticed how uncomfortable I was getting and made an excuse to get out of there (we'd already been there 2 hours, it wasn't awkward). I really wanted to say to her that she should be careful, that she doesn't know what people's sore spots are with their kids, but of course I didn't. I hated every minute of it though.
Vent over!
On the plus side, before all this she was complaining that her 20 month old has never slept through the night and still wakes up 3/4 times a night. I DIDN'T rub it in her face that my son has been sleeping through since 6 1/2 months....but lord did I want to!!!