He did it!

David wrote his name today.

All

by

himself!

This, my friends, is a major accomplishment.  

The boy resists coloring, writing or anything in that general category.

But boy was he proud today!

When I arrived at his classroom doorway - he popped up, ran to the door

and yelled, "Mom.....I did it all by myself. D. A. V. I. D"

Isn't it beautiful!?

I cherish little milestones of celebration in a child's life.

Like writing your name by yourself

for the very first time!

Which makes me remember that as soon as Meredith could do this....

she wrote it everywhere -

with a sharpie marker.

on her bed, on her wall, on the bookshelf, on her closet, out the door and on the banister, and all the way down the stairs.  

Practice makes perfect!