I Know I'm A Mom

I know this is an odd title for my post, but it struck me quite forcefully this evening. I found myself grinning from ear to ear and so excited about something that would have totally grossed me out before I became a mom. Michael pooped in the toilet for the first time tonight!!!!
He has been curious about the whole potty training thing for a while now. He has cousins just older than him who have recently been potty trained. Michael started my going into the bathroom and standing in front of the toilet trying to figure out how to get his pants off so he could go to the bathroom. Then he would come to Levi and I and say, "potty" until Levi or I would take him in and let him sit on the toilet. He never did anything. Levi and I just humored him because the doctor had told us to not even try and potty train until he was 2 1/2 or 3. We were just trying to keep everything related to potty training really positive so it would be an easy process when we did start. Lately Michael has been coming and telling Levi or I that he was poopy right after he pooped. A couple of times he has told me he was poopy before he pooped. I would go sit him on the toilet for a few minutes and nothing would happen, then he would poop in his diaper. Tonight he came and told me he was poopy, so we went and sat on the toilet. And he pooped in the toilet!!!!! As I was jumping up and down and cheering and yelling for Levi to come see, it occured to me how much of a mom I am. I love the changes that have occured in my life. I'm not ashamed to say I'm a mom and I'm excited about poop. When it's in the toilet at least;)