Feb 9 - Hi again - I forgot to add in the last 'update' post that Angelique is doing AMAZINGLY well with her ABC's !!
We do the alphabet song a LOT - it's her fave song to sing, she reaches for the learn-to-read books before all others, and even recognizes some of the letters out of order, such as A 'for Angelique', P 'for Papa' and M 'for Mama'! (with a big smile!) We are so proud and impressed!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Feb 9 - while we're talking about talking...
Feb 9 - hi everyone! A weird day here in Winnipeg, as it's RAINING! The roads are sheer ice, the airport and even some schools are closed! Should stay above freezing all day today, then the rain will turn to snow overnight - so we'll see how tomorrow looks! Needless to say Angelique and I are having a 'stay-home' day....
We've been keeping lists of 'words we don't hear anymore', to help us remember the Russian and Kazakh words we had been using with Angelique during our visits and for the first few months of custody - you always think you'll remember these but even now we're struggling to recall some of them, so better jot them down now!
Here's the list we have so far (in no order), with meaning and the new English replacement word for each:
1 - Masak - Kazakh for 'cat' - Angelique now says 'pussycat'
2 - Tamak - Kazakh for 'food' - Angelique now says 'supper' (for all 3 meals, which is adorable)
3 - Quaida - Kazakh for 'where?' - Angelique now says 'horsey', which we believe is how she hears the words 'where is?'
4 - Kittap and Koitup - Kazakh (we think) for going to the bathroom - Angelique now says 'pee pee' and 'kaka' and recognizes when we say the word 'bathroom'
5 - Artanda - Kazakh for 'later' - Angelique now says 'later', 'not today', or 'another day' (but often objects with a 'no - right NOW!' :-)
6 - Ooh-itka - Kazakh for 'bed' - Angelique now says 'Angelique's bed'
7 - Paka - Russian for 'bye bye' - A now says 'bye byyyyyyyye!'
8 - Kokoga - Russian for 'hairclip' - actually we decided to keep this one as it's so darn cute!
9 - Alma - Russian for 'apple' - Angelique loooooooves apple juice, so this one changed quickly!
10- Applesin - Russian for 'orange' - if you note the similarity to the word 'apple', you'll understand why this one was so confusing we had to get her saying 'orange' right away!
11- Soo - Kazakh for 'water' - this became 'waaadaaa' back during our babyhouse visits and was Angelique's first real English word!
That's it for now - we'll add more as we think of them! Have a great day!
take care
N&P&A
We've been keeping lists of 'words we don't hear anymore', to help us remember the Russian and Kazakh words we had been using with Angelique during our visits and for the first few months of custody - you always think you'll remember these but even now we're struggling to recall some of them, so better jot them down now!
Here's the list we have so far (in no order), with meaning and the new English replacement word for each:
1 - Masak - Kazakh for 'cat' - Angelique now says 'pussycat'
2 - Tamak - Kazakh for 'food' - Angelique now says 'supper' (for all 3 meals, which is adorable)
3 - Quaida - Kazakh for 'where?' - Angelique now says 'horsey', which we believe is how she hears the words 'where is?'
4 - Kittap and Koitup - Kazakh (we think) for going to the bathroom - Angelique now says 'pee pee' and 'kaka' and recognizes when we say the word 'bathroom'
5 - Artanda - Kazakh for 'later' - Angelique now says 'later', 'not today', or 'another day' (but often objects with a 'no - right NOW!' :-)
6 - Ooh-itka - Kazakh for 'bed' - Angelique now says 'Angelique's bed'
7 - Paka - Russian for 'bye bye' - A now says 'bye byyyyyyyye!'
8 - Kokoga - Russian for 'hairclip' - actually we decided to keep this one as it's so darn cute!
9 - Alma - Russian for 'apple' - Angelique loooooooves apple juice, so this one changed quickly!
10- Applesin - Russian for 'orange' - if you note the similarity to the word 'apple', you'll understand why this one was so confusing we had to get her saying 'orange' right away!
11- Soo - Kazakh for 'water' - this became 'waaadaaa' back during our babyhouse visits and was Angelique's first real English word!
That's it for now - we'll add more as we think of them! Have a great day!
take care
N&P&A
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Feb 6 - 4 months home!
Feb 4 8:30 am - started this post. Finished on Feb 6 2:30 pm. Hi everyone! Hope all is well and you're staying 'warm' in this ridiculously long and cold winter! We're enjoying a small break in the weather this week, getting outside more and LOVING it!!
All is good here, Angelique continues to amaze us with how much she has learned, and how much she has changed in just 4 months! She talks more clearly all the time, and is starting to put more words together to make sentences with nouns and verbs - and she does really well with please and thankyou!
The current fave activities are play-doh, having tea parties, and singing - lots of singing! Yay! A also likes Dora and The Wiggles on tv, plus of course taking care of her 'babies'.
We've started a couple of activities on weekday mornings - a playgroup on Tuesdays and swimming lessons on Thursdays - both are going great! A has taken to the water like, well - a fish! The level she started in is called 'sea turtles', reserved for 3 year olds to get them comfortable in the water - well she is now the only one in her class who will put her face in and even her whole head under the water - so I guess she's comfortable! :-) She jumps off the side and goes down the slide with no assistance, which is amazing to see!
And the playgroup is going well too - we were a little worried that Angelique would have 'babyhouse flashback' as that's what the room looks like, even to us! But it seems to be a bit easier each week, and I've managed to leave the group for a little bit longer each time - it'll be good for both of us to have a break from each other for a couple of hours! There are 9 kids there plus the teacher - they do crafts, sing songs and have a snack - looks like fun to me!
All is good here, Angelique continues to amaze us with how much she has learned, and how much she has changed in just 4 months! She talks more clearly all the time, and is starting to put more words together to make sentences with nouns and verbs - and she does really well with please and thankyou!
The current fave activities are play-doh, having tea parties, and singing - lots of singing! Yay! A also likes Dora and The Wiggles on tv, plus of course taking care of her 'babies'.
We've started a couple of activities on weekday mornings - a playgroup on Tuesdays and swimming lessons on Thursdays - both are going great! A has taken to the water like, well - a fish! The level she started in is called 'sea turtles', reserved for 3 year olds to get them comfortable in the water - well she is now the only one in her class who will put her face in and even her whole head under the water - so I guess she's comfortable! :-) She jumps off the side and goes down the slide with no assistance, which is amazing to see!
And the playgroup is going well too - we were a little worried that Angelique would have 'babyhouse flashback' as that's what the room looks like, even to us! But it seems to be a bit easier each week, and I've managed to leave the group for a little bit longer each time - it'll be good for both of us to have a break from each other for a couple of hours! There are 9 kids there plus the teacher - they do crafts, sing songs and have a snack - looks like fun to me!
We're starting to cut back on Angelique's afternoon naps, in an effort to get her to bed a little earlier in the evenings - it's hit-and-miss so far but we'll get there!
Better run - hope this finds you well and happy!
Take care,
Angelique, Nic and Paul
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