... , November 7, 2009 Gavin stood in the middle of the living room and placed his hands together. He stood in front of a mirror and - yes - he, Gavin himself, he performed the finger wiggle. Mommy cheered. Mommy hugged him too tight. Gavin blushed and grinned that grin that takes up his whole face. I rushed him to Janet. "Show Janet what you can do!" Again, the feat was greets with ...

Owen said Uh-Oh last night!!! He was in the bath and kept dropping toys over the edge and said uh-oh a few times! It's so funny how proud and happy I can get as a mom as I see them grow and accomplish things. I can really tell Owen is growing up and is starting to understand things we say. He's so fun!

... monkey walking past all the other animals in the jungle or wherever he is, and sees all the Mommy animals with their babies hugging. he points to them and says, " ... ;hug". The next page shows the Mommy monkey calling out from a hill, "BOBO!" ... pointed and called out "MOMMY!" What a way to make a mother proud and her heart melt! :) She does know I have a name! haha ...

So here's my entry for this month's Proud Mommy Monday (yes, it's now a monthly meme...first Monday of each month, join Shannonfor Proud Mommy Monday and see what other moms are doing right!) I have been trying to figure out what I could say...and this feels a little like cheating, but here are a few little things that I think I usually do a good ...

... (that's hockey lingo meaning 3 of something for some reason that is beyond me. In any case, Hubby would be proud) Who woulda thought I could write one post and have it apply to ... Mommy is having this little contest...to find out just who is the Scariest Mommy of them all. I can say with all honesty that I have this one in the bag. I am proud to be a card carrying Scary Mommy and will wear that ...

... Mommy is a mother who doesn’t leave the house wearing lipstick at all times. A Scary Mommy loves her kids to death, but will admit to feeling totally overwhelmed and exhausted by the gig. A Scary Mommy doesn’t really care what other people think, and a Scary Mommy thinks that all mothers win when we admit our weaknesses." I agree with ...