Well, yes I am, totally. How can I not be?

[dippingmytoe]

I think I have turned into competitive mum.

I am so proud of my fantastic, gifted (imo ) 11 mo that I suspect I might be being a boastful old cow and boring everyone with her latest achievement.

I don't want to be, and I know it'll bite me in the arse when she doesn't talk until she's 8, or turns into a stroppy little madam or whatever.

Help! Shame me into being a nice person again! Is it a phase? Will I grow out of it?

What's so gifted about her then?

Just interested as my DD is a similar age.

In about 3 years time, you're going to feel a right pratt!

hehe yes it is a phase.it lasts til your kids are um, grown up!

What has she done? If she has discovered a new genetic coding or a galaxy then bravo - yes, frantically claps hands and bows to superior parenting skills! If she has managed to clean her room, then, errr no! But, then again ...

oh currymaid, I'm sure she's not gifted and I'm sure they all do it. But everything she does is so amazing to me, and because I spend more time with her than the other 11 mo's I know, I don't see them doing what she does, but I'm sure they do other things that I don't notice.

I am probably unbearable about:

• she is almost walking
• she feeds herself with a spoon
• she understands "hide" and covers her eyes
• she can point at the cat, the light, the window, the telly etc.
• she can fit her square and triangle into her shape sorter and stack her rings (ok, not always in the right order
• etc etc ad nauseum

See, it's a boastfest. Arrgh.

Ah, you'll get over it.

Can she tie her shoelaces?

ha ha hf - haven't tried her with that

Of course she is wonderful, she is yours! Try to restrict the boasting to others who think she is qually wonderful - her dad and grandparents probably.
And it gets better!

I think I'm worse because we had a rough start and she was quite poorly. I just feel so lucky and unbearably proud that, tbh I am quite scared of myself.

My mum is worse than me, so I can indulge with her

LMAO I thought you were talking about a teenager!

You are reasonable and lovely

Hang on to it and try to recall it EXACTLY in a couple of years (you'll know when you need to)

I find it helps