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How proud am I?

Posted on 1:07pm Monday 21st Jan 2013

I know that every mum is proud of their children and I am quite sure that we all have moments thinking that they are reaching their milestones before other children but at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter when they reach those milestones as long as they are happy, content and not pressurised to do so.

As regular readers know, my mum takes my youngest daughter to Water Babies classes on a weekly basis ( I hope the snow doesn't stop that this week, otherwise I really will vent, even moreso than I did here) and last week was their best week yet. Mum was brimming with praise and enthusiasm after the lesson, so much so that she text me to say that my little fish was the star pupil! Obviously this is music to my "proud mum" ears but why was she the star pupil? She was totally relaxed in the water, holding on to the side (even trying to climb out herself, I think she forgets she is only 16 months old) and going under the water repeatedly. Apparently she was so good that the swimming teacher kept asking to "use" her to demonstrate what they were going to do next! How proud am I?

On the flip side, trying to get my eldest to go to swimming lessons has always been a battle, she loves the water but has never been a fan of the lessons. So what happens today? She is upset that the snow means there will be no lesson today! After all this time, on the one day we can't get to swimming lessons, she decides that she actually wants to go. Typical!

Learning to swim is a life skill and with both my girls being water babies, it makes me a very proud mum!

What have your children done to make you proud?

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susanne@babyhuddle

Ah, that's lovely! My 3 year old recently showed his nursery school teachers how clever he was too- he counted up to 35 without help!! xx REPLY: Wow! Thats brilliant!

Posted on 2:28pm Tuesday 22nd Jan 2013
Tamsin

Brilliant to hear - as a swimming teacher I am proud of your little one - children are so amazing, we as parents just need to give them the chance to be amazing!

Posted on 5:52pm Monday 21st Jan 2013
Sleeping bags for babies

Ah bless her, well done! You have just reminded me that I really need to get Lily swimming. Sam has been going to lessons for the last year or so and is doing really well (he also went as a baby) but I am ashamed to say that Lily has not been apart from on holiday and the odd visit to the pool. I really need to sort that out as I want her to be confident too. Thanks for the reminder. Hope you are all doing well. Keira x REPLY: You are very welcome, we are all really good thank you. Thanks for commenting xx

Posted on 2:12pm Monday 21st Jan 2013
Liz Weston aka @TheLizWeston

This is so lovely to hear. Our eldest took to his Water Babies lessons like a duck to water, whilst the younger one started later and had water wobbles for a long time which I found very upsetting. Needless to say, the youngest is now a brilliant swimmer and I'm so pleased we stuck with it. He's brilliant in the water... But the reason why I'm commenting is because last night, my 4 year old, read to me - he sounded out words and could read. It was one of those milestone moments! Made slightly bizarre by him flinging himself on his bed and saying "Oh My God! I can read, I'm the bestest at reading". (Nooooo idea where he gets the Oh My God / For the LOVE OF GOD / Jesus Wept phrases at all. No idea....) But anyway, he read for me. And it was lovely. His nearly 6 year old brother was most irritated by it all and kept trying to whisper to him, when he was struggling, but other than that, both my children made me proud last night - one for trying and one for being keen to help!!! REPLY: Oh Liz, thats fantastic! Thanks for sharing x

Posted on 2:07pm Monday 21st Jan 2013

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