History Recap / BlueyBabyRace

* BookEnds: Towards the beginning of the story, Bella (who later turns out to be an experienced parent of nine kids) praises baby Bluey for being clever enough to roll over so early for her age. By the end of the story, it's Chili's turn to [[SincerityMode wholeheartedly]] give baby Judo the same praise for learning to walk. The significance is, it not only reflects Chili's emotional maturity to build baby Judo up just as Bella built up baby Bluey, but also that she's overcome her sense of competition and coming into her own role as an experienced parent.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Chili begins the story of when Bluey was a baby, Bingo wonders where she was in the story. To this, Chili has to point out she wasn't even born yet. Adorably, Bingo thinks that just means she really was present in the story as an invisible entity, which Chili does not argue with.
* CompetitionFreak: The start of the episode has Bluey asking her mom if she's better at monkey bars over x person. This is what leads to Chilli telling her story of how she too had a competitive streak when Bluey was in diapers.

* DramaticIrony: A heartwarming variation. When Chili narrates that Bluey eventually took her first steps in the kitchen, the latter wonders why she learned to walk there of all places. Even Chili doesn't have the answer. The audience, on the other hand, witnesses why baby Bluey chose to walk in the kitchen: because she wanted to reach her mother. Bingo can only guess that maybe Bluey saw something in the kitchen that she wanted very much. While no one besides the audience will ever know the specific answer, it drives home that some things don't need an explanation to be meaningful.
* EverybodyHasStandards: Despite wanting Bluey to walk as soon as possible at that point, Chili isn't desperate enough to use Nana Chris's methods and gets Bluey out of there.

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Bella reveals to Chili that she's had up to nine children at this point (counting the then baby Coco) and this seniority on parenthood has taught her a thing or two about raising kids. To this, she tells Chili (who's been struggling with self-doubt over her ability to raise her first baby) something important:

* AnAesop: "Run your own race." Comparing yourself to others isn't always a good way to improve yourself. It's best to focus at doing things at your own pace.

* FreudianSlip: After seeing baby Judo sitting upright for the first time and Wendy praising her for it, Chilli says she became determined to get baby Bluey to walk "before Judo's mum...I mean, Judo", revealing that she was developing a one-sided rivalry with Wendy over which of them could get their baby to walk first.

* FreudianSlip: After seeing baby Judo sitting upright for the first time and Wendy praising her for it, Chilli says she became determined to get baby Bluey to walk "before Judo's mum...I mean Judo", revealing that she was developing a one-sided rivalry with Wendy over which of them could get their baby to walk first.

* CallForward: A sleep-deprived Bandit tries to get baby Bluey to fall asleep by singing a kid-friendly version of "99 Bottles of Beer". He would do the exact same thing for her future self in "Sleepytime".

* BookEnds: Towards the beginning of the story, Bella (who later turns out to be an experienced parent of nine kids) praises baby Bluey for being clever enough to roll over so early for her age. By the end of the story, it's Chili's turn to [[SincerityMode wholeheartedly]] give baby Judo the same praise. The significance is, it not only reflects Chili's emotional maturity to build baby Judo up just as Bella built up baby Bluey, but also that she's overcome her sense of competition and coming into her own role as an experienced parent.

* JokeOfTheButt: Before she crawled, Bluey scooted on her butt, referred to as "bum shuffling".

* TearsOfJoy: Chilli sheds these after Bella assures her that she's doing great.

* DramaticIrony: A heartwarming variation. When Chili narrates that Bluey eventually learned the walk in the kitchen, the latter wonders why she learned to walk there of all places. Even Chili doesn't have the answer. The audience, on the other hand, witnesses why baby Bluey chose to walk in the kitchen: because she wanted to reach her mother. Bingo can only guess that maybe Bluey saw something in the kitchen that she wanted very much. While no one besides the audience will ever know the specific answer, it drives home that some things don't need an explanation to be meaningful.