How big is your toddler??

[luvmylittleboy2003]

Ds was 42" tall and 42 lbs in weight on his 4th check-up - Dr. called him the perfect square

 

[dana1003]

My dd is tall too and I brought a copy of her birth certificate just in case but we didn't have any problems!

stef-you dont have to bring a copy of her bc. we have twin girls who are 20 pds apart..one looks 2 the other looks four..i thought we'd have a problem also but i actually spoke to a supervisor and she told me not to bother. no one would question you. only if it looks like your trying to smuggle an 8 year old in for a 2 year old.. dont worry and have fun!!!

 

[ujpest_doza]

MY DD 4 is 45 Inches tall and weighs 52lbs

My DD 6 months weighs 22lbs

I am quite tall (6' 3") but they are both classed as being baby number 98 out of 100 on the doctors growth charts.

 

[dyna]

My youngest was a very large toddler we was questioned every day when she was 2 why she wasn't in school that day not just K but 2nd an 3rd grade.

Years later when she was 13 an another DD was 24 yrs old 24 yr old went to a bar with me she had forgotten her ID an was asked to leave. A couple days later I seen the barmaid an had my 13 yr old with me. The barmaid asked me WHY I never bring my oldest DD to the bar I said this one is 13 she said she would have served her without an ID. Now that was SCARRY

Both DD's had long hair up in a ponytail no make up tshirt an jeans so it wasn't how they was dressed the 13 yr old just looked that old.

 

[Nom]

My older DD was 41 inches and 39 pounds at her 3 year check up. People mistake her for a 5-6 year old almost every day (and they expect her to behave like a 5 or 6 year old, not a 3 year old... but that is a whole different kettle of fish!).

I'm right there with you! I get a lot of dirty looks when dd acts like a 2 year old (which she is!), since she looks like a 5 year old!

Anyway, regarding disney, dd will be turning 3 on this trip, and I plan to bring a copy of her birth certificate just in case.

 

[Mom-2-2Princesses]

I'm right there with you! I get a lot of dirty looks when dd acts like a 2 year old (which she is!), since she looks like a 5 year old!

It's annoying, isn't it? I like to think that people mean well and are genuinely concerned, but when the conversations with total strangers involve things like "Gasp! Why is that child still in a stroller!? She should be walking at her age!" or "She's still in diapers! My goodness, she should be potty trained by now!", and your child is only 2, it gets irritating very very quickly. Mostly I worry about it making dd feel insecure somehow.

 

[KayW]

I love this thread. DD3 is 39 3/4 pounds and 39 inches. People cannot believe that she just turned 3.

I am having quite the dilemma finding pants to fit her. They won't go up adn once I get them up, they look so tight on her!

 

[katerkat]

Russ is 2.5, 38" and 27 pounds. Try finding pants that fit him! He wears a 3T in the adjustable waist tightened all the way. With diapers. Once he's potty trained, I'm screwed because he has no butt whatsoever.

I hope no one asks his age because he thinks he's eight.

 

[wannago2disney]

DD is almost 2 1/2 ... she is 36" tall 30lbs and her speech is extremely advanced...we were often questioned about her age this past summer as we did our short family trips...Candada's Wonderland, several Niagara falls destinations ect....I have begun to carry her birth certificate when we go to these type of places just in case...its just less problem all around to be prepared.

 

[pperfectmom]

We just went to the DR. this week and DS2 was not even on the height chart. He is 40 1/2" and weighs 37 pounds! I've gotten the strange looks when changing his diaper too. I'm not taking his birth certificate though. They'll have to take my word for it. My DD4 is big for her age too. She's not terribly tall at 43" but she does weigh 57 pounds!

 

[JamiT]

We went to WDW in June and I brought Dylan's birth certificate. He is 38 inches tall and that was at 21 months. No one even looked at us funny - never had a need for it. So I am not brining his bc with us next week.

 

[Nom]

The only time we have had an issue, is when my dd was playing at the park and an older kid said something snide to her about still wearing diapers.

My dd just kept on playing, and it did not bother her- but it broke my heart! Just the first instance of a kid being mean to her- because it happens to every kid, but it's so hard to see that.

Thank goodness so far at least, my daughter is outgoing, very verbal, but lets everything just roll off her back. I hope she always stays that way!

When something like that happens (it has happened a few times now, with another kid being nasty), I just try to tell myself kids are resiliant, and that she will need to learn how people can be sooner than later. So as long as I give her all the love and attention she needs at home, and instill confidence in her, I have to trust that she can handle those situations.

Wow, sorry, I got off on a tangent there- can you tell that something like this just happened monday and I am still 'smarting' about it??? First day of tumbling and a brother and sister were a bit nasty- again, I think they thought she was older. it stinks ! but it bothers me more than her.

Ugh- it's the hardest part of being a mom!

 

[Mommy2Lots]

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[Mom-2-2Princesses]

First day of tumbling and a brother and sister were a bit nasty- again, I think they thought she was older. it stinks ! but it bothers me more than her.

It definitely bothers me more than her! Thankfully. I would rather have ME upset than HER upset. Isn't that the way it always is, though? It's what makes us moms!

 

[Jen32113]

The only time we have had an issue, is when my dd was playing at the park and an older kid said something snide to her about still wearing diapers.

My dd just kept on playing, and it did not bother her- but it broke my heart! Just the first instance of a kid being mean to her- because it happens to every kid, but it's so hard to see that.

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. My DS just turned 2 a couple of weeks ago, he's 36.5in. tall and 34lbs. Most people think he is alot older than he is. We take him to this inside play place by our house for kids 1-6 yrs old. My DS does not talk yet. He has a couple of words and is in speech therapy but he babbles like crazy. One of the kids came up to him the other day and said "You're too old to be talking like a baby! No one can understand you and that's why we don't play with you!"
I wanted to burst into tears right there - I felt so bad for him!

 

[kelscross]

I know how you guys feel. My cousin is a very tall/stocky kid. When he was 5 he was the size of a 10 y.o.! However, people thought he was a slow/MRDD 10 year old because he acted like a 5 year old. I felt so bad for him, because he was actually 5. My aunt got questioned about it all the time if we went to a buffet or something. She wouldn't take his birth certificate she would just say No, he's 5 and leave it at that. Now that he's 16 he is still taller than some kids, but not as much. I guess they catch up to him once they hit high school...ha!

My children are the other end of the spectrum. If it were up to most of the CMs at WDW I wouldn't have even had to pay for them when they were over 2. They would let them in before I even put their ticket in and would be shocked when I would put a ticket in.

My 7 year old just reached 40 inches and weighs 35 pounds! When she started second grade this year, they went into the K class and got her a desk from there as the 2nd grade desks were way to tall for her to sit in.

At this rate, she'll be 12 before we get to ride space mountain...lol

 

[Nom]

I know EXACTLY what you are talking about. My DS just turned 2 a couple of weeks ago, he's 36.5in. tall and 34lbs. Most people think he is alot older than he is. We take him to this inside play place by our house for kids 1-6 yrs old. My DS does not talk yet. He has a couple of words and is in speech therapy but he babbles like crazy. One of the kids came up to him the other day and said "You're too old to be talking like a baby! No one can understand you and that's why we don't play with you!"
I wanted to burst into tears right there - I felt so bad for him!

How terrible! what was your son's reaction? I can totally relate! It kills me. Here's what happened to dd this week:

At tumbling, my dd had her first class on monday. This was her first class ever to do on her own (not mommy and me). The class is for kids 3-4 yrs old and she turns 3 in Oct. First off, from the first minute it was clear that all of the other kids in the class must have been going over the summer, so they all knew each other and knew what the moves were. Also, one set of the kids were brother and sister. But I was just like, 'ok, let's see how she does'.

So she did pretty well for the first 45 min, but then she started to loose her attention span and not do what the teacher was asking her to do for the last 15 min. The brother and sister were yelling and pointing at her to do what the teacher was telling her to do. I can't tell what they were saying (I was outside behind glass) but they looked really mad. I am sure it was something similar to what had happened in the park and it broke my heart. My dd is very loving and was trying to sit real close to the other kids, and they scooted away... and she tried to hold the sister's hand, and the sister got very mad and yelled at her.

My first reaction was to pull her out of the class(mommy reaction), but I spoke to the teacher and she said she has seen this before and that in a few weeks they will all be playing together. I hope she is right! I know I can't protect her forever from things like this, and I was glad to see she kept on playing and smiling- I hope the way other kids can be never effects her.

Here is what a friend of mine had to say, when I told her about what had happened at tumbling (she was talking about similar experiences that she had with her son": "this age he's not even aware of others not accepting him..its strange to watch it begin "Mommy why doesn't that girl say hi back" (as she's giving him a dirty look) how do you explain that? Every fiber of your being wants to force the other child to shape up but who are we to Judge the lives that those kids/parents lead...maybe no one kiss them to giggles and I feel sadder for them than my son...."

What she said is so true- those kids that act badly towards our kids, we don't know what they are dealing with at home that makes them act that way. Our kids are the lucky ones to have such concerned moms!

Anyway, sorry to go so long and OT- I've just been thinking a lot about this and am getting worried about tumbling class again next monday!

 

[Fintastic]

DD will be turning 4 on our trip. She's 32 pounds and 38 inches, roughly.

 

[antree]

How terrible! what was your son's reaction? I can totally relate! It kills me. Here's what happened to dd this week:

At tumbling, my dd had her first class on monday. This was her first class ever to do on her own (not mommy and me). The class is for kids 3-4 yrs old and she turns 3 in Oct. First off, from the first minute it was clear that all of the other kids in the class must have been going over the summer, so they all knew each other and knew what the moves were. Also, one set of the kids were brother and sister. But I was just like, 'ok, let's see how she does'.

So she did pretty well for the first 45 min, but then she started to loose her attention span and not do what the teacher was asking her to do for the last 15 min. The brother and sister were yelling and pointing at her to do what the teacher was telling her to do. I can't tell what they were saying (I was outside behind glass) but they looked really mad. I am sure it was something similar to what had happened in the park and it broke my heart. My dd is very loving and was trying to sit real close to the other kids, and they scooted away... and she tried to hold the sister's hand, and the sister got very mad and yelled at her.

My first reaction was to pull her out of the class(mommy reaction), but I spoke to the teacher and she said she has seen this before and that in a few weeks they will all be playing together. I hope she is right! I know I can't protect her forever from things like this, and I was glad to see she kept on playing and smiling- I hope the way other kids can be never effects her.

Here is what a friend of mine had to say, when I told her about what had happened at tumbling (she was talking about similar experiences that she had with her son": "this age he's not even aware of others not accepting him..its strange to watch it begin "Mommy why doesn't that girl say hi back" (as she's giving him a dirty look) how do you explain that? Every fiber of your being wants to force the other child to shape up but who are we to Judge the lives that those kids/parents lead...maybe no one kiss them to giggles and I feel sadder for them than my son...."

What she said is so true- those kids that act badly towards our kids, we don't know what they are dealing with at home that makes them act that way. Our kids are the lucky ones to have such concerned moms!

Anyway, sorry to go so long and OT- I've just been thinking a lot about this and am getting worried about tumbling class again next monday!

I have had all this happen to my DS now 5 he is 45in and 60 lbs. at the age of 2 and 3 we had kids make remarks about how he was acting or talking an dhe waould try to be close to someone. I would just step up and say he is only 3 and that's how they play/talk/act, at that age. My Ds would never realize what was happening he would just go on playing, but it was heartbreaking.

My cousin's son is younger then my DS by 1 year and he is bigger in everyway possible, they use to carry his birth cert. everywhere.

 

[taximomfor4]

My youngest is 39.75 inches now, per her 5-year checkup late this summer. (She weighs about 32 lbs). WIth ordinary shoes, she was able to ride the 40 inch rides just fine.

She is DEFINITELY small for her age. Oh, and when we were there right before her third birthday, she was questioned on her age several times at the turnstyles...even in the stroller.

My oldest was always tall...the others, not so much.