Wow! Look at all those colons and semicolons. I just might learn a thing or two reading Willly's Grammar!

Sounds very much like my 20 month old, he grunts a ton instead of using real words. I can understand him but no one else really can minus a few words like mama, dada, papa. I have been considering asking the ped if he needs an eval. My older boys were talking by now fairly well, so this is new for me.

Thanks ladies. I'm feeling better. I will call the dentist on Monday and get him in for a checkup to confirm the cavities. It's fairly obvious though, I'd be surprised if they weren't.

My 20 month old has cavites in his top four front teeth. :( I feel horrible. I'm still nursing him, we cosleep, and he is nursing during the night so I am guessing this is how they developed. My husband brushed his teeth with a Sonicare last night for the first time and I noticed them this morning. Prior to this I had been brushing his teeth with a soft baby toothbrush but only at night. I hadn't noticed them until now, I'm guessing they were right at the gum line and the Sonicare rubbed a little of the bottom of his gums away. I should have been more diligent with the brushing! My older two have no cavities, great teeth all around. This is so awful! He looks like I give him Mountain Dew for breakfast! Now I have to decide what to do. Dentist is closed today. Anyone else have a baby/toddler with a cavity? What course did you take? Some say dentist with sedation to fill them, others say wait it out if he isn't in pain. They are small pits near the gumling, size of a pencil dot.

He's fine in all other areas. His handwriting just seems "behind" to me. I am not overly concerned but seeing this list today made me wonder if I should be.

I can see it on my end...

Please take a look at the attached image. I asked him to write down what he would like for lunch for an outing he is going on this weekend. This is as good as it gets right now, he wasn't trying to be sloppy or purposely writing out of the lines. Should I be worried? If so, suggestions?

Most families cannot live off of $1000/per month. This hardly helps the OP at all.

I get what you are saying. It would of rubbed me that wrong way as well.

I have ADD. I have taken Ritalin for it in the past and it works great, but I am off it right now since getting pregnant two years ago. I am still nursing. Once I am done nursing however, I will go back on. I did feel awkward telling the Dr that I wanted to go on meds for ADD. He asked my questions about why, and when I told him he wrote me a prescription. He would only give me 30 days worth since it's considered a drug that can be abused. That was a pain to have to constantly refill. He also told me to hire a housekeeper ASAP so I could focus on other things on my to do list and not get overwhelmed. He suggested seeing a psychiatrist to help with ideas about making lists and routines to make life easier. He was a bit condesending about it all.

My older boys are circ'd, they are 8 and 9, and we didn't circ our 18 month old boy. You know, my older two haven't even mentioned that the younger's look different. It hasn't been an issue at all. I am SO GLAD I stuck with my guns and convinced my DH to not circ him. DH was adament about circing the older two and I regret not putting my foot down then. DH was fine with not circing our youngest though. Times are a changin'. I am so glad to see issues like this and breastfeeding being discussed and seeing so much support for the natural way of things. 10 years ago I knew one mom out of probably 20 who decided to not circ her boy. I would guess that number is much higher now.

I let my 18 month old wander around the backyard unsupervised every day. I leave the slider open and check on him every five minutes or so. Our back yard is gated with 6 ft. fences, there is no way for him to exit and it's fairly safe. My older DSs ride their bikes, and walk the dogs, ect around the neighborhood all the time. I wouldn't feel comfortable with them out on the main road but the streets with the houses is fine. They are 8.

She's nuts! Of all the things in the world to get upset about. What is wrong with people!?!

Lots of good tips here, thank you! It's a 14 year old top loader that we bought brand new when we moved here. It's done well so far but I wouldn't be surprised if there was build up somewhere in the washer. Oh, and it's NOT mildew smell. I'm familiar with that and this is just BOish. Smells like I washed his clothes without detergent.

Employee referral is huge now for sure. Linkedin is the place to be for most job offers these days. There are a ton of recruiters on there from various companies looking for new hires.