What has been your favorite age for your kids so far?

[pinkcat]

I am getting so sad about how quickly DS is growing and how fast the past 6 months have gone. I hope I love all the ages to come as much as I have loved the past few months! What has been your favorite age for your LOs so far? What are you most excited about them being able to do? 

[watermelonseed]

I love the newborn snuggles, but really enjoyed over 1 so much better.

My oldest just turned 2 and she has also been on the more she can do independently the happier she is train. So this also makes me feel the same.

[sarahh]

I like the baby phase just because you don't have to watch them all the time.

I also liked between 1 and 2 where they are learning a lot but not talking back.

[jessijean]

I'm not a huge fan of the newborn phase. For LO I loved when he could sit independently.... before he learned to be mobile haha
For my big I really have liked his current age minus potty training. I love seeing him learn and being able to have a conversation with him. PT can just go away though.

[amesie]

6 months has always been my favorite age. When they learn how to sit up and play but aren’t mobile yet. But then around 7-8 months, they start to get grumpy when they sit and play because they’re frustrated that they can’t move and they want to move. And then when they do move, it sucks haha. H is starting to enter into the crabbiness phase since she can’t move yet.

1-2years has been a close second. They’re walking and more aware of all their surroundings and constantly learning. And not so dependent on you as their food source. They’re just so much fun at that age.

[snowyowl]

No thanks to the newborn phase. Right now is my favorite so far. He’s responsive and giggly and learning, and I can stick him in his walker and he’s happy for ages scooting around. I know from DS1 that the walker phase is a golden age. They can explore and entertain themselves, but they have a little circle of protection around them that keeps them from reaching anything that can hurt them. When they grow out of that... it’s no rest for the wicked.

My kids are very close together, 20 months, so that about covers the phases I am familiar with!

[Deleted]

+1 to hating the newborn phase. I feel SO BAD with DD3, because she is my easiest and happiest baby and I still loathe it. Lol.

My 2.5 year old is a demon child right now, so NOT that age either. Lol!

I think 18 months-ish and 3-4ish are my favorite. Aside from wild swings of emotion in DD1(just turned 4), she is truly an insightful and enjoyable tiny human.

[rebeccabunch]

This is a good question!

It’s so child dependent. DS2 at 3.5 has been my favorite age. He is the absolute sweetest. He loves life. The littlest things get him so excited. I joke that I can’t relate to his default state of wonder, excitement and contentment. He’s truly a happy kid.

[sunfrogger]

I have loved something about every single age. I loved when Liv was tiny enough for snuggles. Now it's so exciting watching her learn so quickly. Same with my big. She's learning and growing so fast and I just look at her with wonder most days. I love these two little humans so much.

[Queen Mamadala]

Very kid dependent.

Dd1: 3 months to now -- almost 14 (she had GERD and it took a few months to get meds right. But after that she was good. Very chill baby, agreeable toddler and preschooler and has remained so at this point. She's more on the lazy, er, unmotivated side, much like I was, but she's a great kid. We super close and talk a lot about all sorts of things and nerd/geek out together.

Dd2: 12 months to now -- almost 12 (she was a very, very high needs baby. Struggled with GER, rarely slept, dealt with SPD, and what I later knew to be ASD. There were times she was happy, but she wasn't really a smiley/bubbly baby. She even seemed stoic them. She had her triggers/moments as a toddler, due to SPD and ASD, and was/is super sensitive, she's incredibly sweet and empathetic. And very agreeable. She's never talked back or acted sideways. She's not the most verbal/talkative kid, but in the right mood and subject, she opens up.

Ds2: newborn to 20 months. And then once he was medicated for ADHD at 7. He'll be 9 soon. Unicorn baby. Super chill, slept long stretches from the beginning, rarely cried, bubbly, etc. Then the closer he got to two he became more difficult, and then hit three, which was awful. Four was only slightly better. Medication made a world of difference. He's still whiny a lot, but way, way easier to manage and work with.

Dd3: Gosh. She was a mix of her sisters as a baby. She had GER as well, though slept fine, but she was just "on" a lot. More excitable, less chill than my oldest. She was especially intense as she entered the toddler stage. Exhausting, persistent, stubborn, "spirited," NOT agreeable at all. Just...a lot. She still baffles us a lot. She's still all of those things. Intense is a good word to describe her. The fact that she's the lone extrovert in a house full of introverts is definite factor. Personality, temperament, quirks, etc., really do play a huge role in the dynamics of each stage of development. I love the older kid/preteen/teen stage with my older two, but we share similar personalities and other quirks. I imagine it will be a different dynamic with dd3. There are just a lot of variables.

Ds3: I'm enjoying the baby stage a lot with him. He's very similar to dd1 and ds2 in personality and temperament. Very chill and we can already sense he may be more introverted. I've been right with all of the older kids. I think aspects of personality and temperament can be observed early on.

[flippinchica]

With ds1 my favorite so far has been from them time he started sttn just after a year to about 2. I feel like he got more toddler-y when I got pregnant with ds2. Lol.

[marygracerich]

I love G’s current age. She is a few months passed 3. She is so funny and generally an easy going kind of kid. She says the funniest things.
When it comes to little man, ask me again in a few months. He is a pretty easy baby too I just really really hate the baby stage.

[ajetter]

I love from about 15 months to a little over two. They’re cute, interactive, but generally not intentionally defiant.

With DD1 and 2 three was my least favorite. They took the term threenager to a new freaking level. Especially DD1.

DD3 was a hellish baby. Cried from like 4 weeks to 14 weeks alllll the time. Slept like absolute crap the first 6 months of her life, and then just crap until she was 14 months. But so far I’d say she’s been an easier toddler. She’s stubborn and independent, but she can entertain herself on her own. She’s a runner though. Will bolt from me with no warning and doesn’t look back. So she turned going out in public terrifying. It’s getting loads better though in the last few months. She turned 3 end of July.

DD4 has been our most chill baby by a landslide.