The little boy speaks
Of my three kids, I observed that my youngest was the last to develop well in speech. Every child is different I know, and as the kindergarten teachers say it is not easy for him, since he hears three languages all at the same time when he is developing speech perception. When he turned two I expected that he would somehow construct phrases at the least, but he could only utter syllables in Tagalog, since I never baby-talked him so he can say the words straight and clear.
Since we watch Japanese movies and animes a lot, the little boy was able to mimic a few words and would sing too when he was 2 and 3 months old. He could also say “food words” in tagalog and anything that has to do with eating. Tubig (water), kanin (rice) were his clear words. At one time, he was asking me for something and he kept shouting sakura (cherry blossoms), I absent-mindedly replied “We do not eat sakura here.” He continued saying sakura and pointed at my hand……ahhhh I was holding his kutsara (spoon)!
At 2 1/2 he learned saying “Konnichiwa” with a really cute accent. 
He keeps repeating it as though it is his favorite word. Also “shirane” (I don’t know) having heard it from ‘My Neighbor, Totoro.’ The first phrase (more of a question) that he said in English was “Mama, watchu doing?” followed by a really big grin! I’m not sure where he mimicked or picked that up but I laugh everytime I hear it. The only German word he can say then was “Danke” (thanks).
In September, he finally started saying full sentences in Tagalog, but only in a chaotic order. I would blame the German language because it has a different sentence construction than Tagalog. He would often tell his dad “Ikaw daddy, gulat mo ko, Daniel.” (You daddy, you shocked me, Daniel.) which hubby and I would laugh about later on. He seems so fond of putting Daniel or I at the end of his sentences. It was when he learned his name and that the baby pictures he would refer to as ‘baby’ was actually him. As a typical kid he started repeating words and phrases he heard with meanings that only I would understand, sometimes though he would only say root words…notable among his favorites were Suppenteller (soup bowl), schön wieder (again), schon kaputt! (broken), hulog ako (I fell down), tulog ako (I want to sleep), kain ako (I am eating).
Now that the little boy turned 3 his speech has improved a lot. He can now request something by saying a full sentence opposed to just a ‘word’, though he speaks with I still at the end “Mommy, darf bitte Wasser haben, ich?” Lol (The sentence should be Mommy, darf ich bitte Wasser haben?) Or “Gehe aufs Klo, ich.” when it should be “Ich gehe aufs Klo. ” (I’m going to the toilet). There are lots of room for improvement, I would correct him once and he would follow the sentence I say. Like a sponge dipped in water he is absorbing a lot, I’m happy seeing him learn a lot of words though of course I’d prefer it if he would absorb good manners and a love for the bible too…but this is for the moment good as it is.
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I still remember when i was pregnant with my third child, how hubby’s expression changed when I told him that the ultrasound result shows a baby boy. I asked if he preferred a girl but I didn’t get a reply. Anyway, that third pregnancy was the most difficult I had experienced. I was pregnant whole winter of 2005 so it was not so easy to walk, even in the early months of my pregnancy, I often had pains in my back. Then I can’t help but compare how different it was from the two previous pregnancies I had. That was why I saw to it that I have a regular check up with my doctor, this is very important not only for me but for the baby as well. I slipped once over frozen snow, that I had to go back to the gynecologist more often.
During the fifth month I underwent an ultrasound at the doctor’s clinic to know my baby’s gender, the results showed ‘girl.’ The following month, I went to the hospital for another ultrasound and the result that time was ‘boy.’ Sometimes gender can be determined only until the baby comes out.
Though that pregnancy was the most difficult, it was the easiest labor. I was taken to the hospital around 1pm, taken to the delivery room at 2 and 10 minutes after, the little baby boy was crying already! 
Hubby chose the name Daniel for him, it means judgment of God.
How about you? What name did you choose for your baby and what does it mean? Are you pregnant and looking for a perfect name for your baby? Check this page and see baby names with their meanings, you’ll also learn about parenting, tips on baby care, sleeping problems, even how to change diapers! There are lots of helpful information, expert advices, recipes, also activities and games for all children ages, babies to toddlers, preschoolers to teeners! This is a community that will help you understand more about being a Parent.
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A stagemom’s frustration…or dream.
(photo edited at photofunia)
Aside from the responsibility of making sure that the kids get to castings, being on time for a shoot, stagemoms also need to keep their kids’ attitude in check. In the process demanding special treatment for their child that others would often see as “too much.”
Still, others deem stagemoms as somehow living their own dreams through their kids, in terms of fame and achievement.
I am, for a part, guilty of these descriptions…I am fond of photographing my kids and would be in (stagemom) heaven when I see them in print. I would scout for photocontests and look for a theme that their photo would best fit into. If not, I’d stage and shoot a few to be able to enter. I do see these chances as fun family events…which mom wouldn’t be proud seeing their kids’ poster on a wall admired by viewers? Oh, I don’t know, but I am sure, its not me. 
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Toilet training
I started toilet training my little boy shortly before he turned two years old. Since I am a SAHM, it was easier to devote time and attention to his call; “Mommy; klo! (toilet)” Little boy is a little late in this department, but hopefully he’d graduate from wearing diapers soon.
Just a few days in training, he was eager to go by himself. I would constantly remind him to “go to the toilet,” or “you should pee in the toilet, don’t wet your pants.”
Then he started attending daycare, his training was put to a halt. However, I did continue training him at home, we changed him to training pants already, and let him watch toilet training videos…like the one below.
It really is important for you to devote time with your kid when toilet training. Some things we could do to make it easier to toilet train a child, show them how one uses the bathroom. Wash hands together, let them flush the toilet. If you have a potty trainer, let them sit on it regularly even with clothes on, so they can be familiar with it. It may take at most 3 months before a child could be trained, so patience is the key for a successful potty training.
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Stay at Home Mom Project for June 1
A late post, and a short one too. I started going to the gym last Friday as a project of my own,I enrolled for 4 months at first because I also enrolled in a language course…Huh? Yes, I decided to finally do these things and do them with determination. Read More
Worth it: a Stay at Home Mom
Sahm’s work at home not just out of responsibility but yes, it is because of love, but if the daily work they do is to be compensated, they’ll earn almost 117,000$ a year or 9750$ a month! Unbelievable? Not really, stay at home moms work more hours for overtime than a regular employee would. One mom even said that this is quite low. But no matter, compensated or not, SahMoms would stay SahMoms for the satisfaction they get knowing that she did everything she could at the end of the day for her loved ones!
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