Gio’s New Love, His Updated Repertoire, And Etcetera…
It’s the first time I ever saw him gentle to a toy… This is Puppy, my Gio’s new love. I got it from ebay a few weeks back. The moment Gio saw him, they were a match made in heaven.
The monicker The Destroyer is not apt when I look at him playing with Puppy. He hugs him, gently plays with him, seats him down carefully and pats him to sleep. I don’t know what it is with this dog, but he got my son’s heart! I love it’s educational value. Gio learned to say the words foot and tummy because of this dog. He also learned new songs, but of course is his all time fave is still Itsy Bitsy Spider and he just can’t stop pressing Puppy’s nose to make it play the song over and over again!
Gio’s changing a lot now. WHile he is still very much a destroyer and so babyish, he has grown a lot. His speech has progressed, finally! I marvel at how easily he says words now. He now calls his brother KUYA, unlike before when he used to call him “to” only. When he’s mad at Enzo, he shouts “Aso!” his bulol form of Enzo. He calls me Tan or Tanya sometimes, much to my dismay.
What’s so amusing now about him is his cute ways. He performs on cue, not shy at all. He has a repertoire of animal sounds and actions. He dances at the first sound of music and sings too! Here’s a list of his animal repertoire:
The dog says… “aw!aw!
The cat says… “meow!”
Pig… “oin! Oin!”
Cow… “Moo! Moo!”
Sheep… “Baaaaaaaaaaa”
Goat…”meeeeeeeeeh”
Duck… “qua, qua!”
Chicken…”bobobo!” (it’s supposed to be Bokbokbokok!)
Monkey… “ooh ooh! aaah! aah!”
Lion… “roar!”
Bird… “peep! Peep! (tweet! tweet!)
Lizard… (palatak) tsk! tsk!
Fish… he sucks in his cheeks and looks like a guppy
Elephant…he places his hand on his nose and goes “uhr!” like an elephant
Frog… he jumps all over the house
Crab… he opens and closes his fingers to mimic the crab’s pinching moves
He can also mimic sounds of automobiles, his favorite now is “shoo! shoo!” for the train. Yesterday, he surprised me by saying “GOY” as he showed me one of their girl figures from the Little People collection. He also says “Maw” for mouse and “mouf” for mouth. It seems only yesterday that I was worried he had speech delay. Now he can’t stop talking!
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