Zoe Talks

zoe and kuya

2012-01-22T12:23:00.001+08:00

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Christmas Balls & Zoe

2011-11-21T22:55:00.001+08:00

Alright… our christmas tree is all set… but that’s only with the decors and lights…no gifts being wrapped yet. Knowing Zoe, it is a bad idea to display the gifts. I tried talking to Zoe about wrapping empty boxes to complete our christmas tree…but he strongly disagreed with the idea… “That’s cheating mama” he said. As a christmas tradition in the family, everyone participated in putting up the

Don’t Stop Praying

2011-11-14T19:53:00.001+08:00

Zoe is one of those kids who are very active… he loves to run around, acrobats here and there… wrestles whenever I’m (or his dad) lying on our bed… Just last week… he played outside with friends from our subdivision… Things were predictable— kids would run or race each other. True enough, he did run with other kids… but he tripped and stumbled real bad that he scraped his left knee and right

Daddy’s boy

2011-11-08T12:35:00.001+08:00

My husband has a new job after that Fishing ban here in GSC (t’was a long wait btw)… However, new job means new place too. My hubby is assigned in Tacloban City but his area (since he is into sales) covers some part of Samar, Negros, and Cebu… We are not moving in with him yet… He still has to establish his work, then maybe we move in or he can opt for a reassignment here. The later is what we

Angry Birds

2011-11-02T17:54:00.001+08:00

I have no story that befits the Halloween season… My hubby and I share the same conviction over this matter…so we do not encourage our children to participate in any of the activities. But here is my entry for this week… Zoe is one of the kids who are (alright, It’s hard to swallow this word) “crazy” over angry birds. He is so persistent in asking us to buy him Angry bird toys. He has been

Nursery Rhyme

2011-10-25T09:04:00.000+08:00

Part I. I was singing to him nursery songs (teaching him to learn to sing those since he doesn't like it)...Singing Hey! Diddle! Diddle...when I reached the part "And the dish ran away with the spoon." Zoe: huh? the dish? ran away? Why? And that ended the nursery rhyme coz he started talking and imagining things. Part II… (Encore of Nursery Rhyme~ Bed Time last night) This time with the pictures,

Dogs And Monkey

2011-10-18T15:31:00.001+08:00

ZOE's TIME: On our way to church yesterday...we passed by this house...Zoe: You know mama, our neighbor has 2 dogs.Me: Really? are the dogs friendly?Zoe: Yes.Me: Are they your friends?Zoe: NO!Me: Why?Zoe: I'm not a dog... LOL... @.@ Then the conversation went on... Zoe: But I want to be a monkey.Me: Huh? Why?Zoe: Because monkeys love banana... Haha... My Share:

MAP Symbol

2011-09-15T21:39:00.001+08:00

ZOE's time: he brought his ate yanni's map... then asked me... Zoe: can you point where Tita Marie lives? me (pointing Malaybalay) Zoe: oh! there's no beach... I wanna go here (pointing palawan) How can I get here? me: You can go there by boat... Zoe: ah, not with boat, there'll be shark... I wanna go here instead (pointing the NEWS symbol) Me: You cant go there. IT's just the map symbol Zoe:

Beautiful Eyes (0.o)

2011-09-08T21:04:00.001+08:00

ZOE's TIME:During dinner tonight, I put a spoonful of vegetables (stringbeans mostly) in Zoe's plate. Me: Would you like some squash?Zoe: No, thank you.Me: But this is good for your eyes... you will have beautiful eyes...Zoe: Nooooooooooo! Only girls can have beautiful eyes(o.0)

Learning French

2011-08-13T17:10:00.001+08:00

Yesterday afternoon, Zoe was playing PS2... he changed the language setting of the video game… He was playing ICE AGE.Me: Zoe, why is it not in English?Zoe: I liked it. I'm learning French! ...and I was speechless with his answer... talaga ha*French*

Mute?

2011-08-01T20:06:00.001+08:00

This event happened a few weeks back… I just could not find time to blog this episode due to having so many hats to wear every single day… Anyway, here’s the story. One time, Zoe went out with his aunt aka timyta. She visited her colleague and she tagged Zoe with her. This colleague of hers has a daughter (she’s about Zoe’s age) My son who was trying to be friendly spoke with her… but then

Floodgates

2011-06-20T20:12:00.002+08:00

Premise: I believe in the principle of tithing. God is faithful with His promise. As I bring my tithes, I'm confident He'll deliver. Yesterday was of course a Sunday… and I was not only cheerful but also excited to give my tithes.Scene: Bedroom ready for siesta. Me: (talking out loud) Lord open the FLOODgates of heaven, & fill my bag with cash. Zoe: (lying down on the bed with me) No

Attitude?

2011-06-15T20:58:00.002+08:00

We had cracker for a snack this afternoon. Yanni asked so I gave her...but Zoe objected. Zoe: Ate Yanni ... I don't like your attitude. Me: me too Zoe, I dont like your attitude... You are not sharing. It's good to share. Zoe: NOOOO! Mama... Im ZOEttude... Im not "ATEttude". My Entry for:

Messy Go Round …Not

2011-06-04T21:38:00.005+08:00

This journal is purposely transcribed as my first entry to messy go round meme… As I browsed for a messy poses of Zoe in my library… I just realized that I got a little… Modesty aside, Zoe is neat when he eats most of the time. I dunno…but I remember one time when he was just a year old and five months… he could manage to wipe his mouth like a mature kid whenever he eats, and when crumbs or some

Wanna Watch

2011-05-31T22:50:00.001+08:00

Zoe's Time.. Just about 5 minutes ago I told Zoe that the movie Im watching is not for kids, so I wheedled him to do something else... now he is playing with his spiderman... then I asked John if he wanted to watch with me... Zoe: How about me? Ask me "you wanna watch?" o.0

A B C

2011-05-30T16:22:00.000+08:00

Zoe's Time: He is homeschooled... so one time this week, we reviewed the Alphabet Me: A for Zoe: Ant Me: B for Zoe: Bird Me: C for Zoe: Cat Me: D for Zoe: Dog Me: E for Zoe: Elephant ME: F for Zoe: Fish ME: G Zoe: Giraffe ME: H Zoe: Hippo Me: I Zoe: (looking bored) I dont know!!! My Share

So Slow!

2011-05-28T16:16:00.001+08:00

John and Zoe went out tonight to buy food for dinner... As they walked along Nunez St. John: Zoe, come here (about to carry Zoe) you walk so slow! Zoe: Noooooo! You walk so fast!

Hair

2011-05-27T22:53:00.001+08:00

Zoe’s showing curiosity over a lot of things. He is inquisitive like most of the preschoolers. Tonight, as he is being put to sleep by his dada [which is a formed of their quality time] Zoe noticed his Dada’s axillary hair. Zoe: Why do you have hair in your armpit? Did you transfer it from your head? Dada: No? It’s just like that. Zoe: (serious) No, I think you put it there.

TWO Feet

2011-04-24T10:11:00.003+08:00

Last night, when Zoe and I were about to sleep, he suddenly told me… Zoe: Mama, let me check your two feet… (he was now trying to uncover my feet from the blanket) John: Zoe, you can say “feet” … “Let me check your feet.” Zoe: Mama, let me check your feet that [is] two. My Share for:

Eggplant

2011-04-20T12:43:00.001+08:00

ZOE's TIME: Pinakbet* for Lunch... Zoe: What's this mama? ME: Eggplant? Zoe: how do you get the egg? (handing me a slice of eggplant) Mama, please get the egg. ME (took the inner part and gave it back to Zoe) Zoe: NOOOOOO! I want you to get the egg Me: there's no egg in it Zoe, it's eggplant Zoe: There is... get the egg. (sounding upset) * Meat

Zoe’s Innocuous Remarks

2011-04-03T23:50:00.001+08:00

It’s summer… and my kids love outdoor… so one thing that is NOT cool with summer is the pediculosis capitis… aka “you-know-what-already”. I’m sorry but I rather wanna use the scientific name of that “thing” because pediculosis is horrible and unspeakable. Although, that has been managed now… here is one conversation we had while we were trying “to manage” it. Me: Zoe, if there’s a monkey here

Word World

2011-03-30T13:04:00.002+08:00

There are a few things that I am thankful of with Playhouse Disney… and that is the Word World show. It certainly stimulates my little boy. He begins to recognize the letters and its sounds… Everyday… Zoe gets to play with the Word World interactive for an hour. It is an interesting and active way of learning. I do believe in the principle of play and learn… In the advent of media and

Dialogue 2

2011-03-28T00:14:00.001+08:00

Hubby-yo and I came from once-in-a-blue-moon REAL movie night (meaning not in the comfort of our room) me: What did you have for dinner Zoe? Zoe: I ate chicken and rice? me: i thought you had pork? Zoe: yes! and I have spoon. After 5 minutes or so, John came in from a side trip to the store John: Hi Zoe. What did you have for dinner son? Zoe: I have chicken and rice... and I

Dialogue 1

2011-03-28T00:08:00.002+08:00

Me: (to Zoe) You can't reach it son. Zoe: No mama, baby son. me: what? Zoë: call me baby son, i like it. son is a boy. me: Yes. Son is a boy. I thought you said you are the little guy? Zoë: No! I'm just your baby son. Kuya is your son. Ate yanni is your? me: daughter Zoë: and i'm your? me: baby son Zoë: yes... okay...I'm now the little guy!

Zoe In Action: An Afternoon Treat

2011-02-21T20:36:00.002+08:00

I wasn’t home. So It was my husband who witnessed this first hand. It’s a mixture of delight and acerbity reading this note from my hubby’s FB account. Around 5:30 pm today, my youngest son, Zoe (now 3 yrs old) was screaming at the top of his lungs while pointing out the window. When his older brother, Jason(11 yrs) asked him why he was screaming. He said, "the clouds are yellow! I don't want

BFF

2011-01-01T21:10:00.001+08:00

Zoe declares that his best friends are Kuya Joe and Jed…

Another Funny Moment With Zoe

2010-12-22T22:05:00.002+08:00

My husband grew up in a home wherein the first language used is English. Having kids of his own, he adheres to that practice. Our kids are taught to communicate using the English language. All of my kids’ cousins in the paternal side speak English, so we foresee no problems. However, my relatives are not comfortable using English language as a form of communication… My mother who is now living

One Potty Evening

2010-12-19T12:47:00.002+08:00

Zoe’s already potty-trained. One night while he was trying to poop, he spoke to his Dada. Here’s their dialogue. Zoe: Dada, I want to eat cookies. Dada: What!? You’re defecating and yet all you have in your head is a cookie. Zoe: (surprised) Huh? I won’t put it in my head, I’ll put it in my mouth (his finger pointing at his mouth) Dada: (Laughed out loud) Zoe: (REALLY angry, shouted) It’s not

Artsy Fartsy

2010-11-29T01:06:00.002+08:00

My son’s skill and creativity are not bad. In fact for a 3 year old, he can draw concrete objects with more veridical details. But just to make this blog catchy, I decided to borrow the title. I believe, it makes sense. To prove that what I’m saying is true, here are Zoe’s photos. Exhibit A. He was drawing a laptop; that’s what he said. Exhibit B. He’s now showing off his finished

Kids’ Church

2010-11-28T22:19:00.001+08:00

Zoe begins to love Kids Church and looks forward to Sundays… He is motivated to sleep early on Saturday night, and wakes up early the following morning. Here is Zoe one Sunday morning at Kids’ Church… he can already draw things with a more concrete details. He looks cute with that baller around his forearm. He thinks he is a teener. Zoe and his classmates… watching a cartoon.

Zoe Is nOw 3

2010-08-29T17:30:00.001+08:00

It has been awhile since I blog about my kids… I have been itching to but then I am simply tied with my responsibilities that I got no more time for myself to blog. Now let me backtrack…. JULY 17…We celebrated Zoe’s birthday… We had it at Tierra Montana. My family and I slept in this hotel… the kids wanted to swim. The suite room was not really that big but it was cozy. It has a

Precious Moments

2010-05-08T11:19:00.001+08:00

Zoe is getting bigger everyday… and he is no longer a baby… and I can not baby him… He will always say “Im a little guy” every time I call him baby. So I can never push the issue… he always mimic most of the things he sees… including this He likes to pretend and do what I do or his dada is doing… Every time his older sister sings, he pretends to sing duet with her… all the facial expressions…

Groceries

2010-04-23T10:40:00.000+08:00

Three nights ago, my husband and I together with Zoe went to the drugstore to buy some meds. We also bought some items in the grocery section of Mercury Drugstore… Zoe was enjoying it because the grocery shop has a small pushcart. He loaded some stuff we wanted to buy and he unloaded them in the cashier counter. We had fun watching Zoe doing it.

Lemme Try

2010-03-17T20:40:00.001+08:00

Zoe is 2 years and 8 months now, few more months and he will be a preschooler. Right now, I can see his growing independence. Most of the time he likes to do the changing of undergarments and shirts… his very common assertion is “Lemme Try. lemme try.” or “Me Only” Whenever he takes a bath, he habitually places used clothes in the laundry basket. he likes to eat by himself too. As much as

Inevitable

2010-02-11T16:17:00.002+08:00

I am a what you call “stay-at-home” mom… forgive me for coining words as such. And, today… I just can’t help admire my children, especially Zoe. I have not watched closely my two older children since I had been working while they were growing… but with Zoe… I am mostly around him 24/7… I can count with my fingers the occasion when I had to leave him in the care of my mother or my husband…

Random Episodes with Zoe Part 2

2010-01-20T19:39:00.001+08:00

Baby Lola Episode Zoe calls himself baby Zoe or baby zo-zo… now my mother’s moniker is Bebie and it sounds like [baby]… so one time I told Zoe to give something for Lola [a Filipino word for grandma] Bebie… but he corrected me Bebie Lola… I said no, Lola Bebie…”Bebie Lola”… I corrected him once more… “No! Bebie Lola”… then he pointed himself… “Baby Zoe”… There you go!.

Zoe @ CFF Sunday School

2010-01-17T22:13:00.002+08:00

Zoe simply likes to attend kid’s church. Last December 2009, we were able to attend service at our home church…and Zoe had a nice time with the kids at the Sunday school.

Random Episodes with Zoe Part 1

2009-12-22T11:04:00.001+08:00

Dada Powder Episode One time, John was drying up Zoe after his morning bath. Like any toddlers… we dab his body with baby powder… John: c’mon Zo… let’s place some baby powder on your back. Zoe: baby powder? dada powder… mama powder. Daddler Zoe’s our youngest… and though he is already two years old… We still endear him “baby”. But then one time [again] John

2009-12-16T20:37:00.005+08:00

My son was enjoying the birthday party of his god-brother, Jed. He was singing the birthday song and excited for the games… That birthday cake was awesome…my son and Jed plus Joe…love cars. These lil’ boys are exchanging their toys during Sunday school…sometimes one gets frustrated because the other doesn’t wanna let go of his car. The three of them get possessive of their toys especially if

Zoe's Alouette

2009-11-24T10:19:00.005+08:00

Zoe loves to watch Barney and Sesame Street... and Animal Planet. He loves stuff toys too. Like most little children, Zoe likes to repeat things and never gets tired of watching his favorite videos. Last week and [sigh] this week, we have to keep playing this specific scene of Barney, singing Alouette. Poor DVD, it has been abused again. LOL. Here is the video of Alouette. And of course below the

Zoe's Schmooze

2009-11-16T21:18:00.007+08:00

Zoe is becoming chatty. He surprises me with his ad-libs, wisecracks, and schmooze. Here are some of his statements, phrases, and words."I like this.""Are you workin?""Whoah!""That's bad!""I love me.""My butt! My butt!""Text Dada, buy bread!""Not sharing!""Nope!""Bite ya!""Buzz Lightyah!""Im Dada""Zo-zo's fine.""Name is Zoe.""eIo""Stay there!""Go home.""Hungry""ah buy candy." [ah means i'll]"

Move Feet

2009-10-24T12:08:00.002+08:00

Yup you heard it right! Move Feet. Is it a sequel of Happy Feet? Nope! It is not. Though my son loves watching Happy Feet. Move feet is the phrase that Zoe constantly whines about when he is about to sleep at night. You see, Zoe has this sleeping habit. He habitually tucks his feet under any parts of my body. Sometimes he inserts his feet under my legs, or back or when I'm lying down on my

Why Spank.

2009-07-22T11:56:00.005+08:00

Zoe was really crying at the same time asking " Why spank? Mama Why spank?" Yup...in the midst of his crying, he was also asking in his broken voice "Why Spank?" He is maybe really smart... At his age 2 years and 4 days...he can audibly ask questions, make funny remarks and quite advance psychomotor skills.Why did i spank him? Aside from all his advance skills and capabilities... he is also

Zoe Turns TWO

2009-07-18T14:10:00.003+08:00

Zoe was born July 17, 2007 at around 8:46 piyem by C-Section at Mindanao Medical Center. Last year, we were in Manial when he turned 1 yr old. We were all there for Jason's open heart surgery.Zoe's 2nd birthday was celebrated at home... funny Timyta forgot to buy the candles for his birthday cake that we simply bought over the counter of Red Ribbon... so it ended up like Zoe is still a year old

transition

2009-07-16T21:58:00.003+08:00

Zoe usually wakes up asking for milk early in the morning. Then when he started to learn to open the doorknob, he normally gets up and looks for everyone who is already awake then asks for milk, if he wakes up ahead of everybody, he tends to wake up his dada and drag him out of the bed then to the dining.But today, he didn't do all that. He stayed in bed a little bit longer. He laid his head on

Made It!

2009-07-14T20:51:00.008+08:00

Potty training... is demanding to some extent. Parents need patience to successfully make it with their child until the kid forms it a habit to sit simply on the potty whenever he needs to pee poo or poo pee...Zoe is still a year old, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days today... and we made him sit on the potty and he successfully made poo. For 2 weeks, we accompanied him to pee but still could not poo

superZOE

2009-07-12T21:41:00.004+08:00

Boys love superheroes. My two sons are no exceptions. Both love to watch JL and XMen. They have "costume day" where both would just put on their superhero costume.

ATV

2009-07-12T20:31:00.006+08:00

Zoe's precious moments... able to sit on this ATV...was one euphoric memory to keep... He just loved this pictures and would always feel elated to see himself on ATV over and over again...

A, yOu'rE aDoRaBLe...

2009-07-09T17:38:00.004+08:00

A you're adorable... Zoe is simply an adorable kid. My kids are all incredible and happy kids. Moms do say that to any of their kid. Mom says her child is brilliant...she said her baby is the most adorable one...and please allow us to do that without contesting our remarks for our children. Only moms can exercise the right to use superlative... not to fill air on our kids' head... above anything

Bedtime Stories

2009-07-07T23:31:00.008+08:00

Parents reading to their kids is a picture of a classic and ideal home. John and I do this. We read stories to our kids. Zoe is into this stage where he just grabs a book before going to sleep...he starts calling John and I to bed. Then we read the book.Most of the time he grabs the book from us and he picture-reads it. He loves Dr. Seuss Books... he also likes those that have bear characters

Stay here...stay there...

2009-07-05T18:22:00.004+08:00

Zoe is very attached to his dad. He whines every time John goes away from home, either for work or some errands.Lately, Zoe did something funny. He could already sense that Dada was about to leave. So he ran towards our bedroom door and told John "Stay Here!" ... then after he said that he zoomed towards our main door, slammed it and locked the knob... and shouted "Stay There! Stay there!!!"Zoe

Moods

2009-06-26T10:56:00.006+08:00

Zoe has moods. He is really the little man in the house... and I can't help enjoying the moment but in a discreet manner. I just do not want him to get used to the attention. Though sometimes he feels there is a pair of watchful eyes around him... and he plays pretend whenever he is feeling some audience. Kids know. They even understand that adults are talking about them.One time at lunch, John

Oh my slippers!

2009-06-08T17:17:00.005+08:00

Zoe is just a year old and 10 months...but he speaks clearly and converses well. For his age he expresses himself clearly...Just today, when he saw his slippers in the corner of our doorpost, he exclaimed "Oh my slippers" with a hint of worry in his voice...I was elated deep inside hearing him burst those words out loud. My Zoe is growing fast...there is no stopping.Lately also, he wailed every

Hot wheels

2009-05-15T12:24:00.008+08:00

I brought Zoe to the Toy Central yesterday... He really went gaga seeing all the hotwheels and other matchboxes displayed.He began pointing to all the hotwheels he found attractive and said, "I want that one... that one... that one..want one... that one.." and so many "that one" phrases.Then after getting all those he wanted, he began looking at each box, examining... as if he knew better... then

Walk Out

2009-04-12T17:00:00.003+08:00