CousinAmy

Will Delphine agree to another pregnancy? There was Duke, then the miscarriage at 9 weeks, and now she has to endure another round of G&B's baby drama? (Hmmm, that whole discussion of whether we should implant one or both now seems kind of suspect. I would have opted for both, since the odds were better with two, and it would save Delphine from yet another pregnancy. Maybe that whole discussion was faked so we would know there's another embryo left?) They really have a problem with the one child they already have being flown all over the country, or being left behind while they travel. Now that Duke's 2, he's really much more portable and there's no excuse for running off for constant vacations without him. They should think long and hard about what having another infant will do to their lifestyle. As if Duke has affected the pursuit of their lifestyle - not really that much.

I think Jen's awkwardness when holding the children is due to her physical limitations? I'm not sure how flexible her chest and shoulders are, since she seems to be very stiff, while Bill seems to have more range of motion. In general, Bill is a more loosey-goosey parent, who doesn't mind letting things go just a bit when he feels it's warranted. Jen is stricter, so her relationship with the children is different - not better or worse, just different. We really don't get to see stuff like who gets them up in the morning, chooses their clothes, plans menus - gives them their baths, etc. All of this daily parent "stuff" that's not glamorous for TV. (Or appropriate, of course.) I really can't tell how strict Jen is, because we're almost always seeing them in a party situation. Which I guess makes for good TV, but is probably not a real measure of how the household functions. On a shallow note, in the commercial break they showed Jen in that Tiffany blue one-shouldered dress - it was stunning! I really can't wait to see that!

I don't know if they think that "keck" is cute every time Will says it, but it's really starting to bother me. He seems fixated on it. Yes, I know it was a fancy dinner in a restaurant, but does he have to have keck in every episode? Jen asked him something like 'do you know what we're celebrating?' and his answer was keck. Maybe his mind did a complex word association of 'Mom's birthday party = keck' but at four years old he should have been able to answer the question that he was asked. Zoey does seem to understand Bill and Jen more, even though Will has been here longer. It will be interesting to see how her language skills develop. (One of my favorite things about working with 2 year olds.)

I have a fake Tiffany blue box that I've convinced myself is real. And a real suede Tiffany blue jewel bag (that alas, has no Tiffany jewels in it). Zoey is unbelievably cute - and I say this after a day spent with 44 pre-schoolers and toddlers at a clown show. So I know cute when I see it. To me, she's the whole show. I can snark on the rest, but I love watching her.

@psychoticstate, Morgan is descended from the famous John Adams family as well as the Morgans, so I assume that's how Quincy was named.

The episodes we've been shown have been mostly "occasions" - not typical days, I assume - and it's natural to treat your child to a piece of birthday cake on his birthday, ice cream when you're in the park. That's why it seems that the children are fed a steady stream of goodies. But we don't see their everyday life - where their menus could be more nutritious. So I was thinking about Will's reaction to seeing the ice cream truck, and the little scenario that was spun out of it: the reaction shot, the bribe of the photograph, sharing the sherbet with Zoey. Was all that completely spontaneous? Because life doesn't happen that neatly - especially with very young kids involved. And what about camera angles, lighting, etc.? It all seemed to go so smoothly, almost like they were following a script. But this is a reality show! How can there be a script...

Regarding the elevator: I'm 65, not a dwarf, but oh, how I appreciate elevators! I have a touch of arthritis and try to avoid stairs if at all possible. It's more of an "aging" thing I'm told, but my knees are starting to go. I can imagine Jen and Bill would want to minimize the strain on their joints as much as possible.

I thought the house looked like it had been "staged." You don't want people to see your clutter or personal effects; it should be a blank canvas so people can imagine their own things in those rooms. I certainly wouldn't sneeze at that house! It's nicer than any I've ever lived in. I think it would be a nice family home. I liked the staircase but the chandelier looked like a ghost when seen through the window from outside.

And Sonja hits Saratoga's nightlife in a nightie.

I think the Q&A session was probably designed to answer questions people have been raising - they may have actually come up with the questions themselves. It's possible the producers read social media - I'm sure there are entire agencies that will do that - but I can't imagine a busy doctor is taking the time to read message boards. And if they were reading the boards, they'd know about the general reaction to their Season Finale episode...I mean Vow Renewal.

I'm afraid I may have to stick up for George (I know, eww). Last year, the incident on the daybed with Sonja - I highly doubt he used anything harder than his elbow to poke her in the back. Logistically, I can't think of another way his 80+ year old brissed member could have reached her. They weren't exactly spooning - they were both on the bed but not that close. And unfortunately I have to report my father might have done something like this. Not that he did it, but I can imagine it with the wife of a friend. My dad only lived until his 50s and he died in 1979. If he had lived, he'd have been 92 this year - quite a bit older than George. These kinds of raunchy jokes were just what his gang of middle-class middled aged friends might have been into. Things weren't as open as they are now, so jokes and even gestures like goosing someone you know would have been just the thing overgrown boys - teenagers before the word was coined, watching movies that the Hayes' code had sanitized - might have snickered over. I do agree George stepped over the line the way he spoke to Ramona, and I'll never watch another scene he appears in, but do I think he's guilty of rape? No. Sexual assault? Iffy.

Lola16, omigod no, my name is a nod to my Cousin Amy. We have speech therapists come to our preschool and the children love their sessions. They might balk because they are taken out of the classroom because they don't want to stop playing with their friends, but the therapists have all sorts of toys - including iPads - and they can get the kids into a relaxed mood within a few minutes. Lessons are usually scheduled according to the IEP, but there can be two or three a week - as many as necessary. We also have behavioral therapists who either do "pull out" like the speech therapists, or "push in," where they go into the classroom and work with the child to interact with the other students. It's all very relaxed and loving and many tears are shed at the end of the year when we all say goodbye. Therapy doesn't have to be harrowing to work! If Will needs more services I'm sure that Jen is on top of it - of course this could be happening now and we just aren't seeing it. I hope we do get to see some scenes of him in preschool, though.

They wouldn't be eligible for Head Start because of their income. They certainly can afford a top-notch preschool that offers comprehensive services.

It looked like the beginning of a tantrum. I think they didn't linger on him, but it's hard to tell if he stopped on his own. So Jen bargained with him: do this thing for Mommy, and you'll get what you want. But she shouldn't have to bribe him to do this thing for Mommy. If Mommy wants to take his picture, he should suck it up and get his picture taken. Then told he'd have fresh strawberries after they finished the strawberry-picking activity. And he didn't really "share" the sherbet or sorbet with Zoey. He held onto the cup with both his hands, and Jen asked for Zoey if Zoey could have a spoonful. That's not sharing. Sharing would be passing the cup back and forth (and Zoey would probably be satisfied after a couple of spoonfuls anyway) or drawing a little "dividing line" across the top. My years as a preschool teacher have turned me into quite a little old Miss Grundy. I sound like I'm nitpicking, but I can see what behaviors lead to what consequences, and it looks like Will is learning very few consequences. I think he should be enrolled in a preschool ASAP to get him more attuned to typical 4-year-old behavior. Many parents refuse to see what their child needs, when the teacher is more aware of what kind of behaviors are acceptable and which need to be addressed. We see parents who refuse to acknowledge that their child needs services because they have nothing to compare them to. It sometimes takes a year or two to get the parent to agree to an evaluation. I'm sure if and when Will is evaluated, and if and when anything comes up, Jen, being a professional, will follow through. I think she's just a little naive as a mom.

Unfortunately I was pretty disappointed by this episode. As others have said, Bill and Jen are first-time parents and don't seem to have much experience with toddlers and preschool children. If "Will is the smartest 4-year-old I know" according to Bill, then he doesn't seem to have observed very many 4-year-olds. He acts like a much younger child. I work in a daycare (for toddlers) and preschool (3-5 year olds) children and Will would definitely be receiving evaluation and services for his speech, to begin with. His behavior might also need to be addressed - tantrums are not appropriate at 4 years old, and he needs to learn how to deal with frustration, waiting, and disappointment. You simply can't have ice cream every time you see an ice cream truck. He should have been told that they would be having strawberries later, no ice cream today. We are supposed to give our children no more than two servings of food. They will ask for more - whining, but not throwing tantrums - and if there is more available, we'll use our judgement whether or not to give additional helpings. Some have been told by doctors seeing them for childhood obesity and high blood pressure (really) that we have to set limits. No amount of pleading will get them more food. As for "bawk bawk" for chicken? Appropriate for Zoey, not for Will. Parent or teacher would say, "Bawk bawk, yes, chicken. Can you say "chicken"? You use their word, then model the correct word, then ask them to say it. Repeat ad nauseum. If he still doesn't get it, drop "bawk bawk" entirely and only use "chicken." He not only needs speech (the physical part,) but he needs language, (vocabulary and spoken grammar*) too. * I want, you want, he wants, etc.

She's not a vegetarian so why no animal protein (besides the cheese)? A good piece of meat at lunchtime would give her a big load of protein, and she may even forgo dessert at night. I rarely eat red meat, but every so often I crave it. It feels like my body is telling me something. I think G's body is calling out for a more balanced diet. She already looks much older than her age; her skin doesn't glow and she must have zero percent body fat. I have a little too much body fat, but I just turned 65 and people think I'm in my 40s.

In the segment introducing the real estate expert, very quickly at the beginning she said, "I just listed my house" - you could barely hear it, so I re-wound - and then said something about making the outside of the property ready to show to buyers. Now that she's stated it on TV, you can expect her to open up more about it. But the show is becoming increasingly hard to watch, so I tune in for their intelligent conversations of the most pressing issues facing our global community and tune out before they have the most recent cast-off from Dancing with the Stars.

I'm not so great at math but if they lost this embryo on tonight's show, then they still had one left. And that would be the one that Delphine just miscarried? So no embryos left. Maybe the can pay more attention to the kid they already have. I hope he grows up to be vegan.

We had a toddler in our preschool program who had a much-larger-than-normal head size, very short and chubby arms and legs. It looked to me that he had dwarfism, but I was told by the teacher that they couldn't tell at two years old. So maybe it's too soon for Zoey to be diagnosed. And she is just a tiny, under-nourished (but absolutely captivating) child.