She talks too much

So now I've resorted to phone blogging to save those itty bitty precious free time for my baby. The funny thing is she's pretty old now. Saya can speak complete sentences, asks you questions and even argue with you with some common sense. We have a tendency to say that she talks too much, but we all really adore her eloquence, despite it driving us crazy sometimes.

Yesterday morning saya asked hak,; daddy can I ask you a question? How do you "mem" yourself?" In Khmer, "mem" means to nurse. Yes, Saya still nurses. She just can't give it up and I don't think I can either. It is really a wonderful bonding experience. There's nothing quite like caressing your child while she lays snugly in your arms. I feel so calm and content when I'm bfing. I know its the hormones, so it's not just me being crazy. I never thought that I would bf for this long.ther are some moments when I wished saya would give it up already. However when she's loud n energetic n suddenly wants to nurse, its like a sigh of relief for me because I would experience a moment of peace and quiet to myself.

I know that she will get over it and I try to encourage her. But for now, il cherish every bit of it.

But yea there goes my diversion from the topic again. Going back to saya being so talkative, she's quite a character now.just like her daddy, she just doesn't stop talking! Some of her favorite lines are "talk to me" and "what did your say?" She's adding more adjectives and prepositions to her sentences.

Saya is extremely possessive of her parents. Chhay, haks 23 year old nephew, is staying with us for the time. Whenever hak or i around, she always give him a dirty stare n tell him that "that's my mommy."

I have no idea how well sayas speaking skills compare to her peers. We try to correct her english when she's wrong so that school l won't be so hard when she gets older. Is such a shame that they took her off the roster for another child at the local public school. I hope too get her started soon. She's intellectually ready, but I'm not sure if she's emotionally ready. I wish that id get more time to spend with her, but I have to focus on my career. Do this is what being an adult feels like. >.<

Book Project

Starting today I am going to write a book for saya for all her smart alec quotes. Here's some beginners:

#1:

Chhay (older cousin): Hey Saya wanna see my missing tooth? (shows Saya missing tooth).

Saya: You eat too much candy. The dentist had to pull it out. You need to brush your teeth.

#2:

(Saya is sick and Daddy pours her some medicine into a cup. Saya "chugs" the cup and walks away.)

Saya: Oh the medicine's so yummy...I love medicine.

Daddy: Saya, why is there more stuff in here than the medicine I poured in for you? Wait a minute come back here! Saya drink your medicine!

#3:

Saya: Chhay where were you?

Chhay: I went to see my friends get married.

Saya: Well, when I marry my boyfriend you can't come.

#4. (at the mall with Auntie Chara)

Mall salesperson: Is this your mommy?

Saya: No she's not my mommy. She's not my family.

(Auntie Chara buries her face in her hands.)

#5. (Auntie Leah brings Saya to her first day of school. They are walking 2 blocks home and Saya is upset that Ming Leah makes her walk the entire time. )

Saya: Ming Leah you're a jerk. I don't love you anymore.

#6.

Saya: Daddy, you know what mommy said to me?

Hak: Yes?

Saya: She said you're a bitch, Daddy. That's right.

#7 (Vy and Saya is walking through the front gate. Vy proceeds to open the gate but notices that she tried to open the wrong end of the gate.)

Saya: (starts giggling softly) Mommy, you're funny. You went to the wrong side of the gate. Haha you're so funny.

#8.

Saya: Daddy, I have a question for you.

Hak: Yes, Saya what do you want to ask?

Saya: How do you mem (Khmer for "nurse") yourself?

The terrible threes

How sad is this? The last time I updated this blog, Saya was 2 and now she's nearly 4. We started her application for preschool at the local elementary school. I'm praying that they will let her start this August. She is definitely intellectually ready for school and I think that the environment will foster some social skills in her. As of now, Saya is such a bratty little kid. Granted, she's cuter than ever because she talks so damn much, but there are times when she just drives me crazy. I wish that I could continue the rest of this post but damn, I really need to get back to studying. :(