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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Joshie's nightly releases

Ever since Joshie was a baby, I enjoy going through his night time routine with him. Before he can talk, I enjoyed reading, singing, and cuddling with him before putting him to bed. As a baby, he would put his head on my shoulder and relax all his muscles while I sing him a lullabye. He usually waits for me to kiss him and say goodnight before he flipps over to sleep on his belly.
Now that he can talk and actually have things to say, our time together become a nightly venting session and a time where he tells me about different events. Our conversations usually take place while we cuddle in the dark. Here is a memorable conversation. Keep in mind that we communicate in Cantonese.

Dai Dai: Penguin! 哥哥 mo share bi dai dai uh. (This was triggered after he saw the toy penguin in his Toy Story book.)
Translation: Penguin! Big brother didn't share it with me.

Mommy: Penguin is 哥哥's special toy.

Dai Dai: Daddy thell chiew chiew.
Translation: Daddy threw away my golf club that I used as gun.

Mommy: Mo wan chiew chiew.
Translation: Don't play shooting with the golf club.

Dai Dai: 哥哥 chiew chiew dai dai uh.
Translation: Big brother shot me with those golf club gun.

Mommy: Mo, 哥哥 mo chiew chiew dai.
Translation: No, Caleb didn't shoot you.

Dai Dai: Sook sook gap gui dai uh.
Translation: That uncle squeezed me tight.

Mommy: Bin go sook sook? Sook sook hai ah yi tho?
Translation: Which Uncle? Uncle at Auntie Grace?

Dai Dai: Mm hai. Dai Dai hai quai.
Translation: No. Little brother is a good boy.

Mommy: Jian hai? Dai yow mo hum?
Translation: Really? Did you cry?

Dai Dai: Yow, buck goc Dai hai quai. Daddy fun giao.
Translation: Yes, but little brother is a good boy. Daddy is sleeping.

Mommy: Hai, Daddy fun giao. Dai fun giao too. Good night! I love you!
Translation: Yes, Daddy is sleeping. Dai sleeps too. Good night! I love you!

Dai Dai: Good night! I luv you too!

It's so funny he just jump to another topic. Sometimes in the middle of a sentence. Or maybe it's all related and he doesn't have the words to express it. Humm, who knows.

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