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d.s stood up on his own for the first time about an hour ago. Sorry to be so sad

Hello, I was about to come back to this thread! My dd -7 mo and six days - crawled forwards for the first time today. Dh and I were so excited! The only thing was that we then had to take it in turns to eat our dinner whilst the other one played with dd as she was so keen to show off her new skill that she nearly crawled off the sofa!

My ds climbed the stairs for the first time today, several times! It really wore him out too, so I must remember it when I need him to have a sleep!!!

My ds had his first full day at school today. It brought a great big lump to my throat seeing him lining up with his class, clutching his little lunch box. A part of me was soooo proud, but the other part just didn't want to let him go. Did anyone else feel that way?

sobernow, that's so sweet, although not the black crayons bit! Lynne, no you're not the only one, I cried too.

I picked up dd from nursery last week and was presented with a certificate for "rolling over" I almost cried, and said certificate is now framed and hanging in dd's room. If I'm like this now, what will I be like when it gets to some of the wonderful milestones that you are all experiencing?

ds pulled himself up for the first time this morning. He was crawling round the bedroom floor before we got up then all of a sudden this little face appeared, grinned at me and disappeared again!

am ded proud.........my 12 yr old ( not the brightest spark n the class, need assistance with some literacy) came top in his whole class at a science test last week. and to top it all off he got 90% in a spelling test,he has also been asked onto the rugby team for his year and the year above. and all this 10 months after moving 300 miles. he has never come top in a test , for 8 years i have heard, your son could do better, he is clearly capable but..., he needs to practise reading, writing, are you putting the practise in at home? for 8 years i have felt guilty and feel like i am blamed by the teachers, and now he has got a couple of certificates in something other than attendance! i cant tell you how chuffed i am!

ds (year 1) is finally recognising words in his reading books, it's been a long hard struggle but we're getting there. He actually asked to read last night instead of me telling him we had to.

dd (year 4) is proud of herself because she has just been granted a 'Pen licence' at school, this means that she can use a pen instea of pencil in all lessons except maths.

My ds 2.3yrs brought a lump to my throat yesterday. I walked into the skirting board rather quickly and stood cringing and inwardly swearing not realising he was watching me. I looked up and saw him watching and tried to explain that I had hurt my toes. With that he rushed over and kissed them twice, turned around to the skirting board and said 'naughty' and then hugged me better. What more could you ask for?

It's wonderful to read all these boasts from proud mummies - it makes up for all the times we shout at them etc doesn't it?

OK, my boast: my 3 1/2 year old swam 5 meters unassisted whilst we were on holiday - something I didn't manage until I was about 10! I was so proud of him!

Custardo, that is incredible! You must be so proud!
My ds is lovely too, always kisses me better if I bang myself or something. Its so cute!
I am getting really impressed by his willingness to share his toys with his little friends who come to play. Its lovely that I don't have to intervene so much anymore and he wants his friends to enjoy his favourite things now.

My dd (nearly 3) spent a whole hour last weekend decorating cakes for her big brother's party. She got herself all organised at the kitchen table, lined up each cake as I iced it and passed it to her, then had a little production line going, worked out all by herself. She really concentrated on the job, took it very seriously and stuck at it with no need for any encouragement from me - in fact she was a real help. I was so proud of her - and the cakes looked great (a bit overdecorated maybe , but great nonetheless...).

SoupDragon, I agree. This is one of my favourite threads. I can contribute an accurate standing-up wee while we were on holiday. (I do have a ds and not a dd and he is only three...)

Well done to everyones dd's and ds's.I am always very proud of my 3 often even when they do something "wrong"( my dd for eg can be very bolshy at times but I am proud of the fact that she stands up for herself,knows her own mind etc I am sure she will grow into a stronger and more self assured woman than me)
Custardo that is great about your son and also,I think shows so clearly how all children develop at different rates and so we shouldn't compare them to others.I strongly believe that with love and support at home every child will eventually find his/her road in life.

GRMUM, I know what you mean. I've been proud of my 2 when they've worked out how to do something like getting a chair to climb up onto somehting even though I'm not actually proud of what they've done. IYSWIM!

Marina - my DS (3/1/2) has just taught himself to do standing up wees too. He thinks it's SOOO exciting. Bless them.

custardo, what a nice story. I so know that feeling, wondering if your ds will ever come top in any test or get recognition of the nice sort.

Every Friday there's a parent's assembly at school and usually about 25 children are singled out for awards - sporting, getting the most good points etc. The school has only 170 children and I think every child has been up stage since my son started at the school three terms ago. Some go up three or four times in one assembly. In all the time he's been there my son has been called up just the once (a 5 metres swimming certificate) and I was quietly in tears.

My proud moment - my son likes reading and is pretty good at it, but is not good at concentrating for long. His teacher challenged him to read a Harry Potter book last week. He's now read over 100 pages and is on a real roll. If his teacher does not praise him to the skies, I certainly will!!!

Well done Custdie! He obviously gets his brians from you!!! You can tell he's my godson can't you? A big pat on the back from me and tell him I'm dead proud too - can't wait to tell my mum!

Aw, what a sweet thread - well done everyone, mums, dads and babes!

I'll have a quick boast too, of course. My 6yr old dd has gone from being scared to go into the baby pool to swimming about like a mermaid, in just a few weeks. (I still can't bear to get my face wet, while she now goes underwater.)

And three weeks after joining a new school 15yr old dd was unanimously voted Class Rep on the School Council, plus she has just won the role of 'Bet' in their production of 'Oliver!'

And another - DS stood unsupported today for about a nanosecond - he looked shocked and so was I!

Just been to my first ever parents evening at dd1s school, and she got a glowing report! I know they're generally positive at these things but her teacher said she had a well developed sense of confidence and was self assured enough to know when to do as she's told and not afraid of speaking up when she needs to. What more could I ask! She said she's also a great litlle dancer!!

It's great to get some feedback about school other than " I cant remember what we did but we did have cake for pudding'!!

Anyway, just wanted to swell with pride a little...!

My 5 year old dd played the piano last night in front of an audience at her school music concert for the first time! She was note perfect and there was only one child (out of 23) younger than her . I was so nervous for her but she played like a pro and bowed to the audience when they clapped! Sorry to boast but just so proud at her achievement. Just as well the music teacher introduced her piece though as she'd been telling me all week that she was performing a piece by Boathaven!!