What is life like when your child turns one?

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I'm a FTM to a 2 month old DD and I'm intrigued to know how life is for you now your little ones have turned a year old. Are you loving it?
I can't wait to find out what her personality will be like, to watch her walking about, days out as a family watching her take in the world and making each other laugh.

The days are long and tiring at the moment and of course she's very little so you don't get much back from them at this age. So I'd love to hear what life is like once they're a bit older ☺️

Definitely easier in my opinion. My son started walking just before his first birthday which meant there was much more that we could do together. He also started sleeping a lot more once he was walking, up to 2 hours more a day.

Way more fun. He’s 14 months and starting to talk, been walking since 11 months so I’m always chasing after him.
I still find it tiring and more so in the emotional sense, since he has tantrums over the smallest things. He also still wakes every 2 hours so there is that.

You need double (or maybe even triple) the energy when your baby becomes a toddler!! 😂 I’d say that having a toddler is much more tiring than having a baby but it is also so much more fun and rewarding!!

Days out are great if you are prepared to be child-led as it’s no fun if anyone is getting stressed or upset!! We had a spontaneous trip to a park last week and it was the best!! My little one is almost 2 and I taught him how to feed the ducks, he splashed in the water, had fun at the park and then we all got ice cream 🤗 I loved it and it was great for us to have that stress free, relaxing family time whilst our little one explored and had fun with us 😊

The tantrums, sleep refusal, throwing food on the floor and the stinky nappies aren’t the best and going out for food can be a challenge but being a toddler mum is honestly the greatest thing I have experienced so far and I wouldn’t change it at all 🥰

You have to get to the 15/16 month mark. Then they can just about walk, follow a simple instruction (if they feel obliged), eat normal food and have a few words so can communicate what they want better. No massive baby bag, just a nappy and a couple of jaffa cakes in your handbag... much easier!

I found the period from crawling to walking - so about 9 months to 15 months pretty difficult as he was so frustrated and we couldn't do much. Now it's better although you need eyes in the back of your head! Changing a nappy is an Olympic sport. I'm looking forward to him talking more.

I suffered post natal depression and I found from about 12 months I started to enjoy them. They were starting to say words and have their own personality. They also slept a bit better which helped.

Entertaining, funny, busy, chatty, inquisitive, tiring but also more predictable with naps and sleeping through. I found everything easier after a full nights sleep 💤