“Not a baby, not a baby…” is my mantra these days. Having two children barely 16 months apart, certain things happen I think. Namely, the older child, K, gets all the attention because she is much more demanding and clearly verbalizes what she wants and the second child, A, is perpetually The Baby, even when […]
“Emmi, päike läheb looja.”
“Päike läheb looja.”
“Emmi, miks päike läheb looja?”
Translation:
“Emmi, the sun is setting.”
“The sun is setting.”
“Emmi, why is the sun setting?”
This was K’s first “why” question and I though it was a great one. It also happened in Estonian which was also interesting.
Wednesday, August 6th was a tough day for me as I […]
My parents and sister visited over the past 2 weeks and we had a lot of fun! As a mother, it’s always a HUGE help to have family in town to help corral the kids. As a mother of bilingual children, my family has been a significant boost to my oldest daughter K’s Estonian speaking […]
I can’t help but wonder in what language A will speak when she starts talking. She’s 16 months old and saying a few words here and there along with a lot of phrases that I just don’t understand yet. She understands just about everything I tell her in Estonian which I continue to find amazing […]
