Let's celebrate traditionally non-celebrated milestones!

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   tabitha.studerposted 13 years ago

   As a new mom, I have been fascinated by all the sweet little things that my baby is learning to do on a daily basis.  My favorite new non-celebrated milestone:  Splashing in the tub! 
   
   Our little Greyson is 3 months old and up until this point, he kind of just sat there happily while we bathed him.  Now, he splashs the water like a crazy man and I love it...I even love the mess he makes!
   
   What are some other non-celebrated milestones you want to boast about?

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      katiem2posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have two daughters and they both loved the tub, get ready for hours of fun and enjoy all the really cool bathtub toys for babies... Congrats

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         tabitha.studerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         thanks!  I am looking forward to new tub toys..as of now, I've tried to introduce two little ducks, but he's just into splashing the water:)

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   KCC Big Countryposted 13 years ago

   My soon-to-be 18 year old is becoming someone I can reason with again!  It's nice to see the switchover from the "sometimes-mouthy-rebellious-teen" to "oh-wow-I-finally-get-this-mom".

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      tabitha.studerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      congratulations!!  you are lucky - I feel like my poor mom had to wait until I moved out of the house before I started to realize she was right!  What a great non-celebrated milestone - FOR REAL.

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   humagaiaposted 13 years ago

   The first breath
   The first cry
   The first recognising smile
   The first hug
   The last breastfeed
   The first unaided feed
   The first crawl
   The first understanding
   The first word
   The first phrase
   The first sentence
   The first question
   The first sharing
   The first nice comment about how wonderful he or she is (not from family)
   Their first friend
   The first day at school that does not entail crying
   The first star for good work or behaviour
   The first certificate
   Then comes the times you do not want to celebrate too much
   The last bad-mouthing
   The last 'you're a d--kh--d'
   The first girlfriend / boyfriend you know about
   The last day at home
   The first day back at home
   The first day they become real adults
   The first day that they really want to know something about you
   The first real conversation
   The first day working together

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   Onusonusposted 13 years ago

   It hasn't happened yet but when my four daughters reach the dating age, I want to celebrate my first shotgun purchase.

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      tabitha.studerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      hahhhha!

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         WryLiltposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         I think there's some milestones I'd rather not celebrate. My 8 and a half month old daughter just learnt that if she has a runny nose it makes for... a snack. You know it's time to wipe her nose when you hear "slurp slurp slurp."
         
         On the plus side she's just learnt to pull herself to standing on the side of her playpen!

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            tabitha.studerposted 13 years agoin reply to this

            oh, yuck!  hahha, luckily my little one hasn't had a runny nose yet:(  Hope she feels better soon!

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