Sorry!

While watching 50 First Dates (Drew Barrymore & Adam Sandler), Mommy starts crying.

Swe-cha runs over to Mommy, wipes out her tears with his shirt sleeves and keeps saying "sorry! sorry! sorry!"

Whoa

Last night, we took out a load of laundry from the dryer and started folding them.

Swe-cha walks over, pulls one item from the pile and says "WHOAAA!".

It was a pair of my underpants. Etong batang to, ngayon pa lang nagsasalita, magaling na mang-asar... so like Mommy! ;)

Toilet

... you see your 3 year old wet all over and you know, immediately, that he has been playing with water.

When asked where he has been and what he's been doing, you get a one-word answer - "toilet".

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Anaaaaakkkk!

Good night

Swe-cha: "Good night tree *snoring sounds* "

=)

Uh Oh!

I looked out the window, saw snow and said, "Swe-cha, look ! Look! It's snowing!".

He looks out, puts his hands on his cheeks and says "uh oh!".

Pautakan

This evening, Swe-cha spies my coke and rushes over to ask for some.

I asked him to get his cup and he came back with it.

I poured a small amount and then proceeded to drink more from my can (using a straw).

Swe-cha then goes to his place at the table and sets his cup down. He comes back to me, grabs my can and finishes my coke in a few big sips. Then he goes back to his seat, sits down, and slowly drinks from his cup.

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Swe-cha sneezes on his iPad, he looks around, sees a roll of tissue paper on the table, grabs a length and then wipes the saliva / snot off.

Big boy na.

standing my ground

This morning, swe-cha wanted to go out and I had to say no because it was chilly outside and he didn't want to come in and change into proper clothing.

It was then that he decided to throw a tantrum. See those two dark spots near the door at the end of the hallway ? Those are his crocs, he threw them off of his feet when he realized I wasn't planning on letting him out. 

While his shoes were out there, the little boy was throwing a tantrum [translation: naglulupasay] at my feet, 5 doors away from where he left his footwear. 

My instinct was to walk out and retrieve his stuff but I caught myself as I stepped towards it and realized that he should learn that Mommy is boss, not him. He is not a baby anymore so I stood my ground and told him that he should get his shoes, if he does not retrieve them, then he won't see them ever again - he does love those crocs.

He continued crying and throwing a fit at my feet and I let him. He wanted to be held / hugged [naglalambing] and I did not give in, not until he does what he is told and retrieves his shoes. I just stood at our doorway and would not look at him.

I don't really know how much time elapsed before he finally calmed down and ran towards his shoes, it seemed like a long time (screaming toddlers tend to make time feel so slow) but from the time stamp on the camera, it wasn't more than 5 minutes.

Then, just as suddenly as his fit erupted, he stopped and ran towards the crocs, put them on and came back. He calmly walked into the house and he was okay. Bati na kami. 

Centerfold

It amuses me when I suddenly come into the room where I left my boys and overhear their conversation.

Last night, I got back to the room just in time to hear Daddy tell Swe-cha, "ayan... and that, anak, is how you look at a centerfold."

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Edit: Daddy wants to note that they were looking at a Japanese hobby / model magazine, totally GP, no girlie pictures involved :)

Misty Island Rescue

While watching Misty Island Rescue (thomas & friends)...

Swe-cha: "aaaap!" [with raised hand] (stop!) - when Diesel is about to push the Jobi logs off of incomplete tracks

Swe-cha: "epppp! (help!) - when Diesel was being dragged down by the Jobi logs and was about to fall off the tracks into the river below.

Horse

At bedtime tonight, Swe-cha suddenly stood up, straddled me, and then started bouncing up and down my tummy while shouting "horse! horse!"

*sigh*

Joy Ride to DD

We did something unusual today.

After dinner, we took Swe-cha out of his high chair (as usual) and he walked towards the stairs. When he got there, he sat down and tried to put on his shoes - he wanted to go out. So we figure, we'll all walk to the garbage chute to throw out some trash.

We never made it to the garbage chute because Swe-cha, apparently, had other plans. He wanted to go downstairs and out to the car. Curious, we let him lead. He went to the passenger side, wanted the door opened and then he climbed onto his car seat.

Thankfully, hubby had his wallet/license with him and when he asked where we should go, I asked to go to Dunkin Donuts a few blocks away. When we got there, Swe-cha started saying "egg", I asked him if he wanted to eat and he answered "eat". So we got ourselves some iced tea and an egg sandwich w/c Swe-cha ate.

Aliw :)

Facial Hair

Tonight, I left my boys playing in the tub and ran off for a quick shower and came back just in time to overhear the husband talking to our 2 year old about facial hair and shaving.

I came into the bathroom and asked (while laughing), "what are my boys talking about ?" and Swe-cha answers "aaah!", giggles and points to his upper lip.

Uh, isn't it a bit too early for this talk ? :D

What are little boys made of ?

Snips and snails
and puppy dogs' tails
that's what little boys are made of.

My little boy proved the old nursery rhyme true this afternoon when he dropped this into my hand without warning. I thought he was giving me a leaf and I couldn't stifle my scream when I realized what it was that he put in my hand.

And the little boy ? He just laughed and laughed. He thought scaring Mommy was just hilarious.

wake up, mama

On most days, Swe-cha wakes me up in the morning by kissing me - Sleeping Beauty style ;) Since we're encouraging him to communicate, I try not to do what he wants unless he says something or signs (I do realize now that kissing me is a way of communicating too). He sometimes says "up up, mama" to wake me up and this morning, that was what I was waiting to hear.

Anyway, this was how things progressed this morning. Since I was sleeping on my side, he kissed me on my cheek. I ignored him and pretended to sleep some more. He then turned my head towards him and kissed me on my mouth. Again, I ignored him. So he kissed me with a little bit more force this time and still, I pretended to sleep.

The next thing I knew, I felt teeth on my nose. He was biting my nose!

Ayan, communicate nga.