Gabby, My 6-Year Old Wordsmith

According to studies, the language development of kids are commonly more robust in 5-7 year olds. This is the stage when they learn that different words could mean one thing. And also learn that one word can mean different things like "orange" color and "orange" fruit. They have better communication skills at this stage.

No wonder Gabby is so into word play as of lately. He is more verbally expressive and intuitive. Asking questions about word meanings or putting meanings into words on his own. He's so vulnerable and child-like. And I enjoy his being very 6-year old child self. And sometimes it could get so funny.

Here are some of our conversations:

Gab: (reading a magazine) "Batman, the brave and the bold." Haha! Si Batman pala bold, wala syang damit, hahaha!

"Si Daddy pala parang si Batman e. Kasi bold sya. (We all know that his daddy has lost most of his head-hair, yes.) Gets mo?

"Kaya pala ang tawag Batman e kasi malake yung butt nya!" He lols at his own corniness.

His Kuya Zach had a temperature of 39.1 degree C last week. He said "E pano yan, namamatay na ba si kuya Zach?" Hindi naman. He's just down with fever.

The next day, Zach wasn't able to go to school. When Gab came home from school and Kuya Zach was sleeping...
Gab: Mommy, ano, si kuya Zach, nag convulsion ba sya? Hindi ba sya namamatay?
Me: Ssshhh! Ano ka ba? He's just sleeping." (Sabay hipo ko kay Zach e.)

G: Mommy, in-ex mo ba yung tab or ni-mute mo lang ung computer ng sound?
M: Hindi po. Ni-mute ko lang ung sound ng computer.
G: Ahhh ok!
May mga kasama pa yan e- computer's daddy, bonedog, etc.
Alam na kung sino ang nagmana kay daddy. Hehehe!

To avoid fighting over who's turn is it in the ipad, I make use of the "Stop Play" setting in the ipad's alarm clock. I usually allow them 30 minutes each.
G: Mommy po, can I play with the iPad po pls.....po? (grinning ear to ear)
Turned to his kuya: Dapat mag sabe ka ng please 'tsaka ng po para gawen ni mommy 40 minutes yung time mo.

We're talking about something and I jokingly said...
M: How do you sure?
G: Hahaha! Parang si Master Yorda ka Mommy!


You'll be turning 7 on December. I enjoy being a mom to you. Hope you can stay as cute as you are, Gabby. But I know you'll continue to amuse me in your uniquely cute way always.

Comments

Unknown said…
Hahaha ang funny ni Gabby! Sooo cute 😂😂😂