Thursday, April 28, 2016

How Old Is Your Child?

 
babies age month year toddler infant parenthood


   If you've been around anyone with children or happen to have a few yourself, you know one of the first questions asked(other than what their name is) is how old they are. If they're under the age of 4 you will more than likely hear not a year but a number of months, usually a double digit of months.
    You're probably thinking right now, okay and your point? Exactly. Why do people get so annoyed and bent out of shape when people use the month measurement of age for their child. Maybe you've never heard anyone complain about it before, or maybe like myself you've seen some people write mile long rants on their social media accounts about someone having a 36 month old and not a 3 year old. But why?! Is it hurting anyone? Is it hurting the child? Are people just so opposed to math? Actually I totally understand the last one.
   Yes I get the whole thing about if you're 30 years old you don't say you're 360 months old, but who cares if someone did? For me this whole uproar is like getting mad if someone says 1 gallon or 4 quarts of water. It doesn't matter, they're the same thing, and most people know that.
   Now this blog post is by no means an attempt to demonize those of you who are annoyed by the month system. Hey, we all have things we get a little too exasperated by. For me, it's people who take up the whole grocery aisle. There's room for us all! I think sometimes we let ourselves get too irritated with the wrong things, like me with the aisle hogs. If only people were as irritated about things they could make a difference with. If we all banded together we could have wider grocery aisles for everyone, but I digress.
    For some parents calling their children by the month number instead of a year is just a way of cherishing the baby days. Those days when you clap over every new thing, and of course Instagram a picture of the moment with the appropriate hash-tags. The days of babyhood go by faster than you could believe. No matter how many people tell you "blink and you miss it", we all do. I'll probably keep going by the month with my son until I can't do it in my head. Or at least until he tells me to stop.
   So keep on calculating those months, and weeks, and days, and minutes, and soak each one in. Celebrate every first, and every last. It only comes around once, make it count.


                      Linking up with Natalie & Annie

Thoughts for Thursday

16 comments:

  1. I think with my kids I did the month number until after they were 2 years old and then it was something like "they just turned 2" or "they turned two in May" or "they are 2-1/2" something like that.

    You are right, it does go by incredibly fast!

    betty

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yeah I remember my nephew using the 3 quarters term quite often as a kid. It definitely does. Thanks for reading Betty!

      Delete
  2. Great post!! My baby just turned one and I was thinking, I'll just start telling people he's one. But then I had the thought that they'll assume that he's only 12 months, until I get to 18 months and start saying that. But if I were to say "he's 2" after he turns two, that thought wouldn't even cross my mind. Haha, silly little trivial things!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Who knew our kids' age could be such a dilemma haha. Thanks for reading Amberly!

      Delete
  3. Awesome post! Yes I can totally relate as my kids are now 25 and 21 ;) Thanks for sharing!!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I know Miller will be all grown up before I know it. Thanks for reading! :)

      Delete
  4. When people still say the age in months I just assume they're not ready to accept that they have a toddler haha.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I know when toddlerhood comes it will be a hard transition for me too haha. Thanks for reading Brittany!

      Delete
  5. So very true! Do you have to do an adjusted age because Miller was born early, I always wonder about that.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes! Technicallly he's 5 months, but only developmentally. Thanks for reading Whitney!

      Delete
  6. Haha this is great!! I agree with you. I stopped telling my kids' ages in months when it got too hard to calculate, lol! Now I just round up or down to the nearest year, I don't even do halves. And they're only 1 and 7.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes if I didn't have major "mom-brain" that might add a couple years that I would do the months. Thanks for reading Tawni!

      Delete
  7. Oh my gosh I read a funny meme yesterday that said how old is your child and someone replied 24 months...the person said...so you're kid is 2...he's 2! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, I've seen that one. Someone on fb shared it yesterday and I wondered if they saw my blog haha. Thanks for reading Biana! Xo

      Delete
  8. We're at almost 18 months and I feel that's the end of the months train.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yeah you don't hear it as much after 18 months. Thanks for reading!

      Delete