Aiden has recently realized that he is bilingual. He is very good at keeping the languages separate and knows who speaks what language. While eating breakfast together this morning we were talking about our plans for the day. I told him he'd probably be needing his jacket because it was windy outside. Here's how the conversation went:
Me: Don't forget to put on your jacket when you go outside at school today. It looks like its pretty windy outside.
Aiden: Its windy outside?
Me: Yup. It is windy. See the shamall blowing the trees?
>> Sometimes I use a word that I think he may not know in Farsi just to build his vocabulary.
Aiden: Noooo, Mommy...not shamall. Mommy says WINDY, Grandma says shamall.
Me: Oh yeah. You're right. Its windy outside.
Oh, how I wish you could know how much it means to me to read your blog daily and find new tidbits of Aiden and Sky. How do I ever tell you that it is such a precious and priceless way of helping a Mother who lost her adult child, but remembers so vividly, as if it was yesterday that her son said or did something similar. In a way, you help to keep my memories alive and yet know that the experience is so joyous to watch and see how your children are changing and growing. I think it is phenominal that your children will be bilingual. Again, I thank you for sharing your children, I look forward to all the changes, good and no so good ones as they come. Laila, you are a very special young woman and Mother.
ReplyDeleteSharon, thank you so much for taking an interest in our blog. You do realize you're only going to encourage me more to brag about Aiden and Sky! ; )
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