https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:06:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525484 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:51:35 +0000 lady grey 1525484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome ideas, definitely stuff I had not thought of. Thanks all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525376 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:16:51 +0000 lawbee11 1525376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would ask for a teepee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525359 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:10:48 +0000 dolphin 1525359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD loves her Vtech Push Walker! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525287 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:53:52 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1525287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>at shortly after 1 charlie loved loved his push trike. also we've had a play kitchen since 9 months and still gets almost daily play at 4 years! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525277 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:50:53 +0000 Alivoo01 1525277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We normally gift the convertible tricycle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525032 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:49:38 +0000 MaryM 1525032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom usually does a child size rocking chair or something similar to that for 1 year (my godson got a rocking boat that was super cute...but something that rocks and will be long lasting) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525031 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:49:32 +0000 Smurfette 1525031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Water table (we asked Aunts, Uncle, cousins to all go in istead of a bunch of little gifts, and they loved the idea)<br /> Crazy Coupe (hands down her favorite thing right now)<br /> Play Tent<br /> PBK Anywhere chair<br /> Radio Flyer Wagon (got for Christmas but loves it)</p> <p>I think all of these will last her for a couple years. You get a play kitchen as well. </p> <p>I would stay away from shoes cause you have no clue what size by the time LO starts walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525028 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:48:50 +0000 LuLu Mom 1525028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First pair of walking shoes is nice, but those aren't in my mind "lasting" as they grow out of shoes so quickly. </p> <p>For our LOs first birthday one parent got her the Cozy Coupe (her favorite toy hands down) and the other got her a battery powered four wheeler (also a favorite.) We chose to do outside toys, as they last mulitple seasons and hold up nicely. We also got a water table &amp; wagon. Things she will grow into for the next several years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525024 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:48:28 +0000 hilsy85 1525024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO's fave 1st birthday gifts were a pbk anywhere chair (or any kid sized chair), a radio flyer walker wagon, and a b. toys fire engine. And lots of books! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-12-month-old-gifts#post-1525012 Thu, 27 Mar 2014 08:45:53 +0000 lady grey 1525012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The grandparents are already asking what to get my LO for his first birthday in a few months. We don't have a huge family so we won't be overwhelmed by gifts. What high quality/long lasting toys would you recommend for this age? Are there any essential items we might need that I am not thinking of yet (like first pair of walking shoes)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1324437 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 09:21:33 +0000 LuLu Mom 1324437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 15 months and sleeps 7-7 (she slept until 8 this last weekend) &amp; takes a 2 hour nap...we aren't complaining! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1323282 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:16:50 +0000 Mommy Finger 1323282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 14 mo doesn't nap well at daycare so he usually makes up for it on the weekends. He will normally sleep for 12 hours during the week (I have to wake him for daycare) and 13 hours on the weekends. Although, he gave us 14 hours on Sunday!!! He will also take naps that total about 3-4 hours. However, he is at home with DH today due to the entire state shutting down for the polar vortex and isn't sleeping much. He caught up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322879 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:13:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1322879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: i don't need a ton of sleep, but i'm such a night owl that i need the late wake ups to get 6-7 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322704 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:19:26 +0000 Sammyfab 1322704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kodybear: Awww...she'll do great!! Cruises are hard though because the rooms are so small. When we travel and have to share a hotel room, I rig the furniture and use our portable blackout blind to create a little room for my LO. </p> <p>I'm tempted to take screenshots. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322693 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:15:12 +0000 littlebug 1322693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Yeah, Sunday morning I actually woke him up when it was approaching 15 hours. Then he took a 2 hour nap in the afternoon! </p> <p>@Sammyfab: MOTN wakeups are pretty rare in our house. Just got lucky! *knock on wood* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322680 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:11:23 +0000 kodybear 1322680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dd (13.5 months) typically sleeps 11-11.5 hours a night and has 2 - 1.5/2 hr naps a day. i am def one of those moms who needs a lot of sleep too. right now i sleep 8-9 hrs a night and i still wake up super tired. </p> <p>@Sammyfab: i'm glad that your lo doesn't have issues sleeping while traveling! we're going on our first vacation (a cruise) in a week and i'm scared! but LO is a super consistent sleeper. doesn't cry/fuss when put down and has only woken up in the middle of the night a handful of times since 8 weeks old. so i'm hoping she doesn't have issues on our vacation! still scared tho! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322677 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:10:24 +0000 edelweiss 1322677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>what i'm taking away from this thread is that LO gets less sleep than every other baby. awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322669 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:07:58 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1322669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I've been thinking the same thing! L has been getting 16 hours a day lately. I feel like she's always sleeping.</p> <p>@Sammyfab: no wake ups here. LO night weaned at 12 weeks. luck of the draw I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322655 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 13:02:45 +0000 Sammyfab 1322655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: I wonder that too! I've always needed less sleep and am admittedly a crappy sleeper. My husband on the other hand, is a great, super deep sleeper and can sleep anytime, anywhere. I guess my son is a combination of us both!</p> <p>I'm pretty sure some of these super long sleepers get a feed and are then put back down (if I recall other threads correctly)...but whatevs. Cheers to good sleepers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322645 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:58:53 +0000 littlebug 1322645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: Must have been the weekend for long sleeps! D slept 13+ hours Friday and 14+ hours Saturday night! Maybe our 11.5-month-olds are hitting a spurt or developmental milestone! </p> <p>Typically he sleeps 10-10.5 hours during the week, but only because I HAVE to get him up. On the weekends he usually sleeps about 12 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322640 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:57:50 +0000 Dandelion 1322640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was like that from about 12 months and on. He's still a great sleeper, at 6 years. He never argues about bedtime. He can also just close his eyes and sleep when he decides to. </p> <p>He gets it from me...I love sleep, too. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322629 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:54:56 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1322629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: I agree! </p> <p>I kind of wonder how many of the moms of the big sleepers need a lot of sleep themselves...I sure do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322624 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:53:27 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1322624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just had a 2am-nearly 4am wake-up last night (due to puking). Like @Sammyfab: I can count on one hand the number of times we've had to actually go get him in the MOTN (since he started STTN). </p> <p>He must've known I had to go back to work today :/. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1322287 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 10:57:59 +0000 Sammyfab 1322287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: I am being 100% honest when I tell you that he never wakes up (or needs us, at least), even when he is teething or sick. I can count on one hand the number of times we have had to go into his room in the middle of the night since he was 6/7 months and they were for 30 seconds to give him his lovey.</p> <p>We just traveled back home (2-hr time zone change) for 2 weeks for the holidays. My LO had to sleep in 4 different places (i.e. 4 different playpens) and we had zero sleep issues. He's pretty awesome!! We are very consistent with routines...but he is a super independent sleeper and he really loves his lovey (which comes everywhere with us when we travel!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1321841 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:49:59 +0000 winniebee 1321841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: he had a few nights when he got his molars when he woke up at night but teething does not generally impact night sleep for us. His naps are affected though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep/page/2#post-1321708 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 02:59:24 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1321708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Olive slept a lot at that age. Up to 14 hours! </p> <p>Now she is 2 and gets 11-12 hours at night, and we usually have to wake her from her naps after 3+ hours. It is great to have a high sleep needs child. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep#post-1321658 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:59:45 +0000 googly-eyes 1321658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: @winniebee: Do your los wake up if they are teething or on a trip? Or ONLY sick? I'm jealous!! Dd is an ok sleeper but we have definitely had regressions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep#post-1321614 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 23:26:42 +0000 mrsjyw 1321614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: a and j are sleep twin buddies. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep#post-1321612 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 23:25:29 +0000 mrsjyw 1321612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>another sleeper here~</p> <p>DS is 13.5 months and sleeps 730/8-830/9 overnight and takes 2 - 1/1.5 hour naps. He's always needed 12+ hours since 3 months! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/anyone-else-have-a-toddler-with-long-overnight-sleep#post-1321608 Sun, 05 Jan 2014 23:22:22 +0000 winniebee 1321608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: we have moved from 5 am wakeups to 6 am wakeups which is exciting - even 7 some days :). No regressions either though he does wake up if he is sick :/ </p>