Tesla [while taking a bubble bath]: "Next time, mama and daddy can get in the bubbles"
Mama, "You want mama and daddy to get in the bath all together?" [smiling at the thought]
Telsa: "Yeah, and we could float around the house."
[super grin]
Tesla [while taking a bubble bath]: "Next time, mama and daddy can get in the bubbles"
Mama, "You want mama and daddy to get in the bath all together?" [smiling at the thought]
Telsa: "Yeah, and we could float around the house."
[super grin]
Tesla:
"Can we go see a rainbow? Can we walk under it? Can I touch it? I want to slide down it ...If you slide down the rainbow, you will hurt your butt. It will hurt because it is pointy. You have to slide were it's not pointy."
Was fascinating to peek into her day via play. We have our first parent-teacher meeting tomorrow and already have a written letter of all the stuff she's learned and does. The teachers are just amazing to me in all the details they care for- fun play, skills to learn, building confidence & friendships - I can see T blooming. I LOVE T's preschool!!!
So I grinned back and asked, "are you being a smarty-pants?" to which she replied, "no, I have pajamas."
: )
Today, I announced I needed to brush Wakame to which Tesla said, "I do it" and ran to get the brush. She tried indeed, but Waka wouldn't have it. As I brushed her, Tesla started talking about how he does this and that. I explained in English that Waka was a girl, so Tesla should say "she."
Tesla clearly hadn't considered this. In fact, she stuttered saying something along the lines of, "no, he is Waka, Waka is a cat, not a girl. I am a girl!"
I never thought of explaining that animals can be a girl or boy. She has referred to Wanwan (her V.I.P. stuffed doggy) as a boy via "he" and we thought that was a choice. But now I think she assumed all animals were a "he."
It was one of those moments where I could almost see the light bulb go off in her brain. Of course, Waka could be a girl! I am a girl too! Kats is a boy! Indeed, she went running down the hallway to daddy, and I heard bits of their conversation where I heard words about Waka, girl, Telsa, girl, Kats, boy. I think she got it, and was delighted with the discovery.
Whatever meaning, it's fun to hear her stories!
For whatever reason, Tesla said to Gran Marie, pointing to Granny, "This is my mom." Gran Marie corrected her, "No, this is my mom. I'm her baby." Tesla retorted, and Gran Marie corrected. After a few back-and-forths, Tesla then asked, "Can we share?"
Is that cute or what?
And later, "can I open it to drink like a big girl?", referring to her cup with top and straw.
~Tesla
Anyway, with English, she is starting the stage I've been looking forward to where she begins to expand her vocabulary using "rules" she has learned, but it just happens not to work all the time (highlights idiosyncrasies in the language). I plan to note as much as I can, but today was the first that inspired me to blog: she came up with her wooden doll and said, "prettyful."
Note the little potty in the background? We're working on it!
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