In all the excitement about Javiercito, we are trying to also make sure our first-born doesn't feel neglected.
As a bribe, Javiercito "brought" Joaquin the tricycle he's always wanted. Unfortunately Dadu screwed up and the bike is too small (well Joaquin is too big for a two year old, which is what the toy is rated for) so from Chami's point of view it's a convenient "gift" since he'll probably end up using it more (eventually). In any case, Joaquin loved it and has been pushing it and riding it around the hospital and nearby park (though he hasn't figured out how to pedal yet).
In return Joaquin gave Javier a little plush duckie (courtesy of his padrino). He hasn't given it to him yet, but Joaquin is (surprisingly to me) savvy enough already to remind his Father that he keeps forgetting to bring "el pato" when them come near the nursery.
Joaquin has actually learned quite a few things in the last weeks: he knows the colors (in Chinese and Spanish); he spontaneously sings songs he learned in school; he can't spell yet, but can recognize what letters are (he calls them "ABCs"); given letter stickers, though, he recognizes them to know to match them to where they should go.
He remembers intent, so he'll unpromptedly say his grandmother went to buy water to the market, even when he just overheard us talking about it. When I say something in English, he'll (helpfully) translate it into Spanish for me.
He knows about buying things: a few weeks ago he found the shelf with toys at the convenience store and one by one brought over the toys he liked (all cars or trains of course) and asked me "buy this?". When I would say no (breaking my heart a little), he would replace it back in the shelf. A couple of times he tried to place it in his "shopping cart" (his new tricycle), but would still replace it back in shelf when denied. We finally walked away, toyless but with nary a tear, a very good boy and proud father.
He can now play the "Memory" matching game in the iPhone pretty well and almost completing the board, if he didn't get bored towards the end. Notice the iPhone stand. iPhones are very expensive devices to entrust to a two year old, especially when he's eating.
Finally, he likes to make fun of his Dad: whenever I tell him "Call the elevator" (in Spanish), he yells with a sly smile "Elevator!!", even though he knows perfectly well I'm asking him to push the button.
7 comments:
Aw! We missed hearing about Joaquin. So cute - what a smart big boy he's growing up to be!
Love this post and we are looking forward to next month to see Joaquin and so he can show us all he does now and has learned so far!
Awwww, so adorable!!
only Jaime would think of buying an iphone stand...hehehe.
great post!
the tricycle doesn't look too small, his feet are barely touching the floor.
and i love the elevator story. gonna try that on Cashbox 7th floor next time. :D
I didn't buy it, I won it as a door prize at a techy event! When I saw they were giving that out, I said, I need to get that for Joaquin, so I used a colleague's business card, scratched my name in, and dropped into the box. I don't think anybody else who could have won it, would be getting as much use out of it as we : )
Perhaps because my son is top heavy, it keeps wanting to tip over if he makes a tightish turn, so not sure!
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