https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:23:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2608193 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:36:57 +0000 Alivoo01 2608193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS - younger because he's small for his age (IUGR baby) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607969 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 13:09:29 +0000 CakeLady 2607969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's pretty big for his age but definitely acts like a 2 year old boy, so most people guess correctly. Though people are often shocked when they hear him talk - he is quite advanced verbally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607953 Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:48:49 +0000 nana87 2607953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, she's very talkative so people are always surprised that she's not older. She's a little peanut though so she looks little, so I think her vocabulary surprises them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607803 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 19:15:06 +0000 maddyz 2607803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone thinks lo is much older, he's 17 months and looks 2+. I often have to explain that he is still a baby... It's hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607765 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:55:05 +0000 erinpye 2607765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Tall and articulate means people think they're older than they are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607752 Sat, 20 Aug 2016 16:24:21 +0000 travellingbee 2607752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of my boys are always mistaken for older. My oldest is on the bigger side but is also very physically adept and athletic so seems older. My youngest is huge and people gasp when I tell them how old he is. He is 7 months and in 18 month clothes!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607530 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:20:59 +0000 MrsSRS 2607530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. DS is huge. I used to watch a friend's daughter who is exactly two years older and would regularly get asked if they were twins. When he opens his mouth you can tell he is 3, but he looks like he should be in kindergarten . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607527 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 20:15:21 +0000 sapphire 2607527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Usually they guess my LO is older b/c she's 90% for both weight and height and her motor development has been faster than average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607458 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:17:28 +0000 Corduroy 2607458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It doesn't happen too often but we recently toured preschools and each school thought she was 4 now. She'll be 4 in Feb. </p> <p>DS is big for his age but still not standing or walking at 14 months so people guess 12 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607450 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:03:29 +0000 Purpledaisy 2607450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People always think DD is much younger than she is. She's 25 pounds at 3.5 so I can't blame them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607424 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:03:12 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2607424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine yes because he's super verbal, but small, so they always think he's super advanced for his age, but he's really older than they think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607387 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 15:23:40 +0000 caterw 2607387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Always. Most people think she is 4 because she is really tall and verbal (she is 2.5). She spells her name when she introduces herself so that really throws people off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607307 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:46:08 +0000 bubblegum 2607307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: People all think DS is older because he's in the 80th percentile for height </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607306 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:46:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 2607306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3 year old people are usually not surprised. She's average sized and while she actually does talk a lot for her age, she's quieter around new people. </p> <p>My 8 month old I have had a few people think she's like 4 months. Again, completely average size so I don't really know why. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607300 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:35:01 +0000 catgirl 2607300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Pumuckl: Yes, the higher expectations are brutal. </p> <p>DD is 20 months but most people guess she is 2.5-3 based on her size. People have called me out for answering questions for her or helping her with some tasks since they assume she's older. The really rude people try to scold her for not engaging as they expect an older toddler to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607294 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:27:23 +0000 Pumuckl 2607294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So we get it in two directions, DS is 3y4m and is 97%/98% for height and weight. If I told people he's 5 they wouldn't blink an eye. He's wearing clothes for 6-7 year olds. DD on the other hand is small and skinny and people have often thought she's a little younger. Being thought of as younger is definitely better than the other way around because then expectations are always higher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607284 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:18:22 +0000 twodoghouse 2607284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: I was hoping she'd get latent tall genes from my sister! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607276 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:05:58 +0000 LBee 2607276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: Petite is good in a girl! Atleast it's A not B? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607273 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:03:13 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2607273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything thinks F is older cause he's a giant. But then he acts his age or perhaps a tiny bit older so they realize he's younger than he looks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607272 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:02:55 +0000 twodoghouse 2607272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: Stalker! 😉 What's so funny to me is how teeny tiny Blake was when he was born and now he's so tall! Alice is going to be short like me and DH. Poor thing! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607271 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:01:22 +0000 LBee 2607271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: This sounds stalkerish, but I was showing my husband a video of your kids (because I find them to be adorable) and he was like "how far apart are they?" He would NOT believe me they were twins. He was convinced B was older. </p> <p>People usually either think he is around his age or make some ridiculous guess. Then he throws a tantrum and they usually say "2?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607268 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:58:08 +0000 twodoghouse 2607268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lately people are surprised that they are the same age! Blake is taller and just looks older, I guess. I get asked a lot what their age difference is and always get a shocked reaction when I say Alice is older by 10 minutes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607266 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:57:22 +0000 Mama Bird 2607266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People always think DD is less than one, which is surprising... she's not that small! But she's still pretty bald and not walking so that must be why :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607244 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:35:04 +0000 wrkbrk 2607244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: Yes, people are surprised he isn't older bc he is on the bigger side ... it gets old TBH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607216 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:12:08 +0000 Cole 2607216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's pretty tall and verbal plus all of the kids we hang it with are about six months older so most people assume she's the same age as them. She's 22 months so six months is a pretty decent jump still at this point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607202 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:59:11 +0000 psw27 2607202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most people think he's older because he's a bigger boy. He's not really that big but he has a baby face and curls still so I think they assume he is younger until they see how tall he is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607184 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:41:41 +0000 fancyfunction 2607184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everyone thinks she's older bc she's pretty tall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607155 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:08:45 +0000 yoursilverlining 2607155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What surprises me about people's guesses about LO is the number of people who ask how old she is (4) and then exclaim how BIG she is for her age - - - ummm, LO is less than 10% for height. She's not big for her age. Like, at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607149 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:58:01 +0000 Andrea 2607149@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People always add a year to DD1's age because she's tall and mature. DD2 is also tall, but acts her age so people don't usually guess higher for her. LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-people-surprised-by-your-los-age#post-2607144 Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:53:21 +0000 youboots 2607144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes because she's small. I no longer guess other people's children's ages. </p>