Boz Lessons: Loyalty and Love

I brought Boz to work last Monday afternoon to give his nanny some time to freshen up and fix their things for their trip to Bacolod. They were going to spend time with my mom and Miki and I will join them there on Friday. While we were waiting for Nanay Bebeng to arrive, I poised him on my desk, gave him some coloring pencils and pieces of paper to write on.

A few scribbles and doodles after, Rhea, our records officer (also the youngest in our office) came by to deliver some incoming communication in our division. She stopped by my desk and asked Boz what he was doing. In a rather shy tone, almost in a whisper, he replied that he was coloring. Rhea then engaged him into conversation by asking what was he drawing and the color of the pen he was holding. Rhea pointed at each pen in front of him and asked for their colors too. He answered all the questions asked of him correctly but always in a bashful manner. Then suddenly, before Rhea could continue with her interrogation, he said: “May girlfriend na ko, si June.”

We all fell to a hearty laugh at his very straightforward remark!

“Te, sin-o mas gwapa, si Tita Rhea or si June?”

“Si June.”

“Si Ma’am Maricar or si June?”

“Si June.”

“Si June or si Mama?”

“Si June.”

Talk about loyalty! Volunteering information about his allegiance without hesitation! Hmmm, was Boz thinking that Rhea was making advances on him? Or that indulging her was making him disloyal to June? I asked him if he likes Tita Rhea to which he replied, “Si June lang.”

And June is not even a true person! She is a cartoon character from the Little Einsteins cartoon series! Oh well, love and loyalty, what more can I say?

PC Playtime

Recently, I started a one-hour max PC playtime with Boz. It's a very powerful negotiating tool actually. Take a bath or no pc playtime, eat dinner or no pc playtime, put your toys away or no pc playtime. Bad no? hehehehehhee, Most of the time, kasi, we accomplish all these pre-bedtime routine activities with a lot of whining, running around and pleading. Now, I get to make him do what I want without a fuss! Cool huh?

We've been hanging out at Nick Jr. and Playhouse Disney - two very useful sites for toddlers like mine. The sites not only offered entertainment but also interactive games. More importantly, they not only serve to keep Boz busy while the rest of the household is watching their favorite soaps but it actually provides an opportunity for me to gauge my son's preparedness for school. He's turning 3 this May and I plan to enroll him at a preschool near our house this June.

Here are some of the games that we frequently play and my observations of my son's learning abilities:

• Mousekepotter with Mickey and friends. Boz is good at recognizing shapes, patterns and colors.
  
• His memory recall is improving, pairing up cards playing Dora's Matching Game.
  
• Boz likes to dance and hop watching Choo Choo Soul. And he follows dance steps of the kids dancing with Genevieve.
• I watch his creativity at work as he picks backdrops, place characters on the set and dress them up in Backyardigans Adventure Game.
  
• He is afraid of characters with hoarse voices and old looks watching Sage's Stories. Weird though coz while he openly admitted that he is afraid of Sage, he wanted us to watch him again and again all the time peeping through the holes of the woven chair.
  
• Boz is in love. We were playing some Little Einstein Games when he pointed out to the screen to this cartoon character named June and said "Kagwapa kay June... Girlfriend ko na siya!" (And ganda ni June. Girlfriend ko siya!)
  
• Boz is also making good at being patient and more understanding of phrases such as "enough na", "last two games, tapos sleeping time na" and "bwas naman (bukas na naman)".

It's really fun, bonding, and learning and a very big help especially for moms like me who work 8 to 5 in the office and 6 to 9 at home. Somehow, I get to keep myself abreast with my son's development judging from his actions during our one-hour a day PC Playtime session.

Joy in a Box

Our big joy for the week came in a box of tiny parts waiting to be assembled. Think of the fun in seeing a whole bunch of auto parts awaiting the diligence of the crafty enthusiast. The excitement started with opening the package, checking each content of the box. Then, clipping the parts and putting each one together. Took a while, after a few glance or so at the instruction sheet which was really not so helpful since there was no English translation. Then, the stickers, carefully put in place. Batteries full charged, tracks in place. And then, the race. Perfect!

It was a bonding moment for my two boys - assembling the Beak Spider given by Tita Dinds.

Life is sweeter with more cars!

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Hotwheels package complete with cars, service center and race tracks...

Life is sweet with cars.

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