https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:54:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2221194 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 23:01:38 +0000 Lilbear 2221194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apparently I am in huge denial, because I didn't start transitioning from "baby" to "little kid" until LO's 2nd birthday passed ! She's suddenly talking significantly more, and she's asserting her independence! (For the record, we still refer to her as "the baby" and will probably continue to do so until she goes to college!!!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2221105 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 21:00:23 +0000 mediagirl 2221105@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first birthday. The night before, I had a big ugly cry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2221061 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:57:50 +0000 catlady 2221061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There were a few things, but the clincher was when she learned the word "baby" and started using it to point out tiny infants whenever we'd see them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220988 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:44:13 +0000 nana87 2220988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seeing her sit at the table and eat snacks at daycare like the bigger kids did it for me! (She is the youngest in a mixed age classroom) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220966 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:58:34 +0000 HLK208 2220966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: yep! I threw away my pump parts/bottles and cried!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220960 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:53:55 +0000 gingerbebe 2220960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 9m3w and is flat refusing to drink out of bottles. We've gone 3 days with straw cups and he's fitting into 12 month clothes just fine. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220798 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 09:52:11 +0000 Corduroy 2220798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bringing LO2 home really killed any illusion that LO1 was a baby at all (27 months). She's a freaking giant that speaks in sentences and poops in the potty! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220781 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:59:19 +0000 travellingbee 2220781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jess1483: mine said the same thing recently. I teared up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220780 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:57:31 +0000 MamaBehr 2220780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe when he starts talking in full sentences? He's 18 months old and I call him "the baby" more than I call him by his name! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220695 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:41:55 +0000 sorrycharlie 2220695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BandDmommy: Same :(</p> <p>My oldest (2y9m) had a nightmare two nights ago and I went in and held her. She immediately fell asleep in my arms, limbs everywhere, and I had a flashback to holding her as a baby and started crying. Sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220670 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 05:04:48 +0000 BandDmommy 2220670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS, right after I had D. I knew then he was a big boy. :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220667 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 02:52:32 +0000 Cherrybee 2220667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Seeing her eating with a knife and fork was a big shock to me! Also, the first time I saw her run to her best friend and give her a hug. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220662 Sun, 28 Jun 2015 02:19:18 +0000 Bubbles 2220662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Packing up the bottles was definitely a big one, but recently he has learnt the word 'no' (accompanied by a vigorous head shaking) and is delighting in using it as often as possible - that really makes him feel like a fully qualified toddler! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220633 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:05:28 +0000 littleblessings 2220633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my daughter it was when I started giving her milk.<br /> With my son it is now because he has started saying several new words the last 3 days </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220632 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 23:02:11 +0000 lemondrop 2220632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hush, you. They are still babies. &lt;cloaked in denial&gt; </p> <p>I'm packing up the bottles this weekend too :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220614 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:29:43 +0000 808love 2220614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 year old birthday. It took me awhile... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220610 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 22:14:43 +0000 Applesandbananas 2220610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's hit the speech explosion phase and that's made it clear he's not a baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220595 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:56:22 +0000 PurplePeony 2220595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had several of those moments -- first when she really started walking on her own, then when we stopped giving her bottles,, but it seems to happen most on the playground. When she went down the slide on her own (apparently she'd been doing it at daycare but I had no idea) I almost cried. Now she doesn't even need me at all on the "little kid" play structure, except to supervise, in fact she tells me no and points me off it when I try to play with her! Before, I could kind of pretend she was still a baby but now she's definitely a kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220424 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:35:51 +0000 jhd 2220424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cleaning up after his first birthday party! I didn't expect it to hit me, but I was genuinely sad. And lately just seeing new things he does. Just trying to soak it all in and focus on all the fun stuff otherwise I get sad thinking about him growing up and leaving me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220419 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:21:39 +0000 MoonMoon 2220419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At about 10/11 months, realizing I didn't need to shop the baby section of clothes anymore! Toddler clothes had always seemed huge! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220405 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:53:57 +0000 Jess1483 2220405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably had other moments, but a month or so ago, ds1 (2.5) actually said "I'm a big boy. I'm not a baby anymore." I died a little bit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220403 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:48:13 +0000 lamariniere 2220403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My youngest turning one! I had been dreading it since she turned 6 months, haha. But we are definitely done at two, so all the "lasts" with the baby phase really made me nostalgic. That said, I'll won't be as sad to see the willful toddler phase end. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-triggered-your-my-babys-nota-baby-anymore-feeling#post-2220402 Sat, 27 Jun 2015 13:45:55 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 2220402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it was packing up all the bottles today because we are officially done with them. I was totally caught off guard and started crying. :-( haha </p>