to say 18 month olds are the best thing ever

[StopEatingThatMud]

I did not do pregnancy well.

I did the newborn stage even less well.

But toddlers are AWESOME funny little livewire, chatterbox, giggly bundles of fun.

I love my Fridays off

[rainrainandmorerain]

I love toddlers. I think it is partly seeing the process of 'small human being meets world' - everything is interesting, everything is an adventure. Walking up the road for me is just getting from A to B, but ds sees so much i don't.

I think it is horses for courses though - I was never that wowed by the newborn stage, then I did love crawling, but now we get the words, the chat and commentary and toddler conversation...... it's extraordinary. We get the odd bit of frustration and irrational tantrum at 24 plus months, but everything else is so much more enjoyable.

[TenPercenter]

YANBU I love toddlers, they are just so adorable, I think it's because they are still so tiny, but really show their personalities at this age, they are such little sponges.

My just 3yo is still pretty adorable, but the tortuous three's are taking their toll, le sigh.

I don't know why they call it the terrible two's all of mine have been pretty delightful at 2, it's 3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9 you have to watch out for

[WelshMaenad]

My 2.5 year old is the absolute best. He is so funny and chatty and I live watching him learn and grow. He's my little chum.

[Whatdoiknowanyway]

I felt just like that when my DDs were that age. They're now 19 and 20 and I still feel the same. We didn't want each phase to end as it was such fun, then the next phase brought new things.
Sounds a bit smug, we've had our difficult times but I loved my funny, earnest toddlers and I love being with my beautiful young women just as much.

[rainrainandmorerain]

That's lovely, whatdoIknow. I am tearing up at the thought of my small toddling chatting companion being 19 or 20! I suppose I'll have time to get used to it....