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Reason for Pooping

Rafa, sitting on the throne while doing number 2:

Rafa:  "Why do we poo-poo, Mum?"

Mum:  {thinking of how to explain the waste elimination process} "So that the waste or the dirty stuff in our tummy will..."

Rafa:  {answering his own question} "So that we can get the spaceship book!"

Nice one, son!

*He gets books as prizes for pooping in the potty.  The first time, he got an airplane book.  Then he asked for a spaceship book but we keep forgetting about it because we were always busy thinking what his poop looked like.  Sometimes it's a Parasaurolophus, sometimes it's a Diplodocus, a Velociraptor, and so on.  

Mum Is A Lucky Girl

So we were walking home today-- the three of us, after our session at the library.  Then this sweet boy suddenly turned to me and said,

Rafa:  "You're a lucky girl, Mum!"

Mum: "Really? Why am I a lucky girl?"

Rafa:  "Because I love you!"

Oh sweet.  And the way he said it that time was really touching. Here's the reproduction of the video.  I just asked Rafa to repeat what he said a while ago so I can record it.  

Hotel Sleepovers

Rafa likes staying at hotels.  Whenever we have a sleepover, he would beg us not to leave.

Itsie-Bitsie Spidering

Rafa lying on top of Mum,
Mum was tickling Rafa.

Rafa: Don't tickle me Mum! (laughing)
Mum : I'm not tickling you! (denying)
Rafa: You're not ticke-wing me,
you're just itsie-bitsie spidering me!

Close The Mouth Too!

Tonight, we're in bed early. Rafa finished his dinner so he had iced lolly as prize. Naddy threw in another prize for drinking his milk really fast. We're in a happy mood. So naturally, the Silvannas Prince kept talking while lying in his bed.

Mum : "Time to sleep. Close your eyes now "
Rafa: "How about the mouth?"
Mum : "Yes, eyes and mouth."

How could I have forgotten the mouth?

Singular-Plural

"When there's only one animal, you say ANIMAL.  When there's many animals, you say ANIMALS"

Most of the time he knows how to use singular-plural words correctly and past-present-future tenses correctly. But sometimes, he also gets things mixed up.  For example:

"If there's one people, you say PEOPLE.  If there's many people, you say PEOPLES."

"He was funny and I laugh-ted!"

We correct him and then he will say the same thing again and will laugh.  And we all laugh-ted!

They Throwed The Anchor

My boy was drinking water from my Anchor Hocking glass when he saw the very tiny and discreet Anchor logo etched at the bottom of the glass:

Rafa: What do you call that, Mum?
Mum: Which one?
Rafa: That one. Remember when we rode the Chemas boat, they throwed it to the water so the boat won't move and we can go down?
Mum: Oh yeah, I remember. It's called an anchor!

Kids see everything. And it's always fascinating to look through their eyes. It's nice that Rafa remembers things even if it had been months since it happened.

*Chemas= beach resort in Davao City, Philippines

Adios Means Good-bye

Last night, while watching Handy Manny in Disney Junior, I told Rafa that "Adios" means "Good-bye."  I asked him again and to make sure he got it.  Today, I told him, "adios Rafa."  He came to me and said "adios means good-bye."

Good memory, my boy!

Rafa SSS

That's Rafa Swimming, Singing and Spinning! Before this day, he would never wear any floaters.  He likes the pool, yes.  But would always cling to one of us.  Now, he's wearing floaters and swimming on his own.  He can spin all by himself again and again.  Once, he even did the dolphin kick.  It may not be much compared to other kids, but it's more than enough to make us really proud!  And we get to swim and enjoy too!

We're so proud of you, Nanawu!

Mahal Kita, Dad

Since we've been here in Davao for quite some time, and Rafa's been like a sponge absorbing and mimicking everything he hears, my sister tried to teach him how to say "I love you" in Filipino.  Here he is saying "mahal kita" as "ma-how kita".

When I'm Feeling Sad

Rafa sitting on a pillow, pretending it's a boat.

Then Mum announced that it's sleeping time and he has to get off the boat.

"I'm sad, Mum."

Rafa said in between sobs.

"Hug me,Mum."

He solved the problem for Mum.

He recognized the emotions he's feeling and knew what had to be done to fulfil it.

We Only Peel Oranges

Mum: Let's put lotion on your face now.  

Rafa hides under the comforter.

Mum: Let's put lotion now.  Do you want your face to get dry?

Finally, Mum gets to put lotion.  While applying lotion,

Mum: We put lotion so your face will not get dry, so your skin will not peel.  Do you want your face to peel?

Rafa: No, only orange.  

Rafa Too High

He would always ask Daddy to "carry woo todows" (carry you shoulders, or more precisely, "carry me on your shoulders").  And when he's up there (daddy's 5'11), he would say "looko here, mommy" (look here, mommy).  "Rafa too high", "Rafa on top", "nehey!"

Good Morning

The first thing he says when he opens his eyes in the morning is "Goo Mornin."  He says that with a big grin on his face.  This makes Mum, who is always beside him when he awakes, very happy.

Rafa Made An Airplane

Rafa made an "airplane" using pillows in our bed.
Rafa, announcing to everybody:  "Rafa made airplane.  Very good.  Yehey!"