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A brand new PROUD thread....

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WSM · 25/09/2003 12:53

DH and I have been trying to teach our almost 14mo DD about animals, namely what noises they make.

She got the hang of meiow (prob as we have 2 cats) but had real probs with any of the others, she'd just look at us blankly and then shout 'MEIOW!' no matter which animal we pointed at in the book. We took her to a stately home when we were on holiday and they have pigs. She excitedly shouted 'MEIOW' when she spotted them ! This has now become a bit of a recurring theme chez WSM.

However, DD just pulled DS2's DVD stacking unit over and picked up Scooby Doo. She pointed at Scooby and shouted 'Doggy !', closely followed by 'Oof !'. AT LAST !!!!!! Of course I now have to clear up all the blinkin' DVDs on the floor

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GenT · 26/02/2004 09:22

We are so proud of DD, 9 months yesterday. She didn't win any scholarships or said any words, or any of the below posts.

I am sure DH didn't think he would be the first one to get this. Out of the blue he told her, kiss and pouted, and she actually gave him a kiss. He was all smiles. Then he smelt a dirty nappy and said smelly baby, know what she did? DD pulled a stinky face. I think he was a bit shocked, but he was really chuffed because he was the first one to experience it.

When DD was a newborn, his confidence was shattered many times when older siblings/father would tell him how he should be a father and not let him experience and learn himself. He would lose the little patience he had many times as well. I felt like a single mum at times. Seeing him now is a far cry from those first weeks we brought her home. Thank heavens for that!!!

Since he is on a shift system at work, sometimes early, sometimes late, he manages to experience DD giving him more attention. I find it normal but for him, it is clingy and he comments, "What have I done to become flavour of the month?" I reply, "Actually nothing, that is how dd is."

At the rate DD is going, I think we are on the way to a Daddy's girl. Which is brilliant, I get a break.

Bron · 26/02/2004 13:35

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prettycandles · 26/02/2004 20:49

Maybe he can give Mummy 'a kiss to make it all better'?

bobthebaby · 27/02/2004 07:32

My ds got his own sippy cup to his mouth today - on his first birthday. This doesn't sound like a big deal to anyone outside his family, but he went a whole year not putting anything at all in his mouth and although 5 paediatricians were fascinated couldn't shed any light on it (we were seeing them about other stuff BTW). I guess he was just very late with the mouthing stage.

ScummyMummy · 06/03/2004 18:55

I am extremely proud of my son D this week. D won "merit of the week" on Friday at school for making good progress with reading. His twin brother J- who's extremely eager to please at school- won it last week ( "for trying hard at eeeeeeeeeeeevreything, mummy!" ) and was, rightly but rather overwhelmimgly, extremely pleased with the honour, not to mention the small toy he was awarded as a prize, and talked incessantly about it for hours on end, with a bit more triumph than was strictly necessary. D took this much better than he might have, all things considered, and seemed genuinely pleased for him. It then emerged that son J was confidently expecting to win EVERY week from now on, since he has no intentions of stopping trying hard at everything. We tried to explain that, though it was great that he was trying so hard, he wasn't going to win every week. J seemed a bit incredulous at this thought but we hoped it would sink in over time... As it happened son D won this week and did a very sweet thing- he chose two smaller prizes and gave one to J "so we can both be merit of the week." I'm delighted at that he's starting to read of course, but I must admit I'm even prouder of the way he thought of J's feelings and was so generous.

Lisa78 · 06/03/2004 19:09

DS2 - 4 months - is grabbing anything put near him now! Woohoo Today he has managed to pull so hard on the giraffe on his activity gym, he pulled it right off

Twink · 06/03/2004 21:35

Oh Scummy, that's lovely ! Obviously the positive parenting they have received is paying off !

Beers in order for you and dp !

Batters · 07/03/2004 20:11

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tigermoth · 08/03/2004 07:13

what a couple of nice boys you have, scummy!

Marina · 08/03/2004 09:06

Awww, Scummy, what two great little guys. Where DO they get it from I wonder?

carla · 19/03/2004 19:52

Hate to bang on about dd, but when she started in September (after one term in reception), the teacher mentioned she might need extra help with reading and writing.

Tonight, she's written:

To mummy I hop you hav a god maversday. I hop I hav bin good.

Sorry to blather on - just so overwhelmed!

Hulababy · 19/03/2004 19:56

Carla. That is lovely!

roisin · 29/03/2004 18:37

We were in town and bumped into one of the school cooks, and she told me that my two boys (4 and 6) always say thank you when they get their food, and ds2 apparently sometimes skips back into the kitchen after his meal to congratulate them for particularly scrummy meals

I recently sampled the school meals, and I'm not sure about their gastronomic discernment, but it's fantastic to reports of their good manners.

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