I’m fond of kids. Actually, my whole family likes kids, especially infants. And the youngest we have at home just turned one year old. She’s the daughter of my oldest brother and her name is Joy Andrea.
Who loves waiting? I don’t. I can list a bunch of reasons why and that would be another topic. But I’ve learned that waiting can be exciting depending on what you’re waiting for. Well for one, I am excited as I wait for Joy to have her first steps and her first real words. Everyone at home goes crazy when she says, “abeeda-abeeda!” Wish we know what she means by those words. She says it when she’s playing, when she’s watching tv, when she’s talking with someone, she’s saying it in almost all time she’ll open her mouth.
I find it funny and interesting that grownups actually adjust their understanding to comprehend the language of babies (which of course won’t be the other way around – babies understanding adults?? Haha!) So as part of the “adult” group, I just know that when Joy says “ba-ba”, she means “bye bye”; “ma-mam” means water; “pa-pa” means food; “ito, ito!” (in a very fast talk) means “this”. And they also use body language…a lot of it! When Joy wants to get out, she’ll just twist her body as far as she can until the one holding her can do nothing but to bring her out. When she doesn’t want a particular person to cuddle her, she’ll grab someone she likes as hard and as tight as she can. And when she’s bored and no toy to play with, she’ll pinch your nose and look at you in the eye. When she does that to me, I sometimes ask myself if I look like a human toy to her. Hahaha.
I love calling her “Ava-jong-jong” or “Ava-ju-jee”... so adults have their own language too…LOL!
Who loves waiting? I don’t. I can list a bunch of reasons why and that would be another topic. But I’ve learned that waiting can be exciting depending on what you’re waiting for. Well for one, I am excited as I wait for Joy to have her first steps and her first real words. Everyone at home goes crazy when she says, “abeeda-abeeda!” Wish we know what she means by those words. She says it when she’s playing, when she’s watching tv, when she’s talking with someone, she’s saying it in almost all time she’ll open her mouth.
I find it funny and interesting that grownups actually adjust their understanding to comprehend the language of babies (which of course won’t be the other way around – babies understanding adults?? Haha!) So as part of the “adult” group, I just know that when Joy says “ba-ba”, she means “bye bye”; “ma-mam” means water; “pa-pa” means food; “ito, ito!” (in a very fast talk) means “this”. And they also use body language…a lot of it! When Joy wants to get out, she’ll just twist her body as far as she can until the one holding her can do nothing but to bring her out. When she doesn’t want a particular person to cuddle her, she’ll grab someone she likes as hard and as tight as she can. And when she’s bored and no toy to play with, she’ll pinch your nose and look at you in the eye. When she does that to me, I sometimes ask myself if I look like a human toy to her. Hahaha. I love calling her “Ava-jong-jong” or “Ava-ju-jee”... so adults have their own language too…LOL!
1 comment:
uy belated happy birthday joy-joy! :)
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