12 November 2008 ~ 7 Comments

A Proud Mommy Moment

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Last night something amazing happened – SM successfully tied his shoes for the first time!  That’s right. He did it all by himself.  I’ve never seen him so proud or confident. It was one of those moment’s that parents live for – seeing their children overcome something they’ve been struggling with.

We’ve been working with SM on tying his shoes for a while. We started last year when he was starting kindergarten but it fell to the back burner because his shoes were Sketcher Z Straps and didn’t require tying.

This year I vowed that SM would master shoe tying and made sure to purchase shoes that laced.   We’ve been practicing for a few weeks and he’d been struggling with the part where you pull the lace you’ve wrapped around through the hole. Last night SM and my husband sat down and got out my mother-in-law’s shoelace board (she uses it in physical therapy), determined to master shoe tying.

Being a blogger I of course documented the whole thing.  Check it out – SM even gave me permission to blog about it, lol!

SM practices tying a bow on the shoelace board.
SM practices tying a bow on the shoelace board.SM’s Dad guides his hands as they practice tying a shoelace.

 

A close up of SM's first successfully tied shoelace!

A close up of SM's first successfully tied shoelace

 

Ta da --- SM ties his shoe -- all by himself!
Ta da — SM ties his shoe — all by himself!
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    7 Responses to “A Proud Mommy Moment”

    1. Headless Mom 12 November 2008 at 1:23 am Permalink

      Yea! That is a big moment. I’ve got one down, one to go.

    2. Andi 12 November 2008 at 1:56 am Permalink

      That’s awesome!

    3. Amy in Ohio 12 November 2008 at 11:59 am Permalink

      Amazing! Way to go SM!!

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    4. Tela 12 November 2008 at 12:19 pm Permalink

      How awesome! Good job SM!

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    5. shannanb aka Mommy Bits 12 November 2008 at 1:45 pm Permalink

      Thanks guys. It’s been really frustrating for him. I’m so proud that he was able to make the connection and master tying his shoe.

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    6. OHmommy 12 November 2008 at 2:29 pm Permalink

      Yay! Tell him OHmommy says congrats.

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    7. Rachel 12 November 2008 at 5:51 pm Permalink

      *Sniffle* *sigh* AWWWW

      Congrats from our house!! Princess wants to learn, I need to get her a tying board.


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