{"id":216,"date":"2006-03-29T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-29T19:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/?p=216"},"modified":"2006-03-29T19:05:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-29T19:05:00","slug":"night-chat-with-zara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytwogirls.net\/?p=216","title":{"rendered":"Night chat with Zara"},"content":{"rendered":"

These days, if Zara didn’t fall asleep after she’d taken her milk, we would lie in bed, and in her limited vocabulary, we’ll chi-chat. Her long sentences are normally punctuated with lots of pauses.<\/p>\n

Me : Zara lie down with mummy<\/span>
\nZara : Lie down. Toss Eyes. (Close eyes)<\/span>
\nShe saw the room light was still on.
\nZara : *pointed to the light* sitch off, light (She said Switch off, instead of just off!)<\/span><\/p>\n

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

Me : Zara likes Kidzsports?<\/span>
\nZara : *giggled* Spots! Yike (like)!<\/span>
\nMe : What can Zara do in Kidsports?<\/span>
\nZara : Pay (Play).<\/span>
\nMe : What can Zara play in Kidzports?<\/span>
\nZara : Many ball balls! Throw away! Jump!<\/span>
\nMe : Remember the big slide?<\/span>
\nZara : Member. *extended her arms out* BiiiiG side!<\/span>
\nMe : Remember the tunnel?<\/span>
\nZara : *pat her chest* tuh-nuh, sked sked (scared)<\/span><\/p>\n

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

Me : How mummy call Zara when mummy come home from work?<\/span>
\nZara : Ter Ger (Little Girl)!<\/span>
\nMe : How daddy call Zara then?<\/span>
\nZara : Ger ger (Girl Girl).<\/span><\/p>\n

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

Me : Zara, how the jie jie in the Sound of Music sing already?<\/span>
\nZara : Cuckoo! Cuckoo!<\/span>
\nMe : *I hum the beginning tune* Zara sing some more<\/span>
\nZara : *singing out of tune* Ah-deeoh ah-deeoh (Adios, Adios)<\/span>
\nMe : Remember the small jiejie (Chinese: big sister)?<\/span>
\nZara : Member<\/span>
\nMe : Zara sing like the small jie jie<\/span>
\nZara : Sun, seep (sleep), *wave her hands* good bye, good bye. (Actual : The sun has gone to bed, so must I)<\/span>
\n(The song Von Trapps kids sang to the guests before going to bed)<\/p>\n

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n

The other day, she hugged me and said, “Af yoo”<\/span> (Love You, something I say to her very often).<\/p>\n

I<\/span> l<\/span>o<\/span>v<\/span>e<\/span> t<\/span>h<\/span>e<\/span>s<\/span>e<\/span> m<\/span>o<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>n<\/span>t<\/span>s<\/span>!
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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