Hello! I am brand new here and thought that I would introduce myself. I am a first time Mom to a very sweet little girl who is 21 months old. Giftedness runs in the family and I'm beginning to suspect that my little one may have joined the ranks...

I really have two burning questions:

1. When did you know (or suspect) that your child was, shall we say, different? What alerted you?

2. My pediatrician has been rather unhelpful in regards to sleep... Please tell me that you went through this too! Basically, my little one is an awful sleeper. Short of cry it out, we have done everything I can think to try. I would love to hear that I'm not alone/crazy/a terrible mother.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!