It's all coming back to me!!!

Everytime Marielle asks me to buy her something (from Target, most of the time) I ask her in return how much the thing costs. She would automatically respond by saying "sale," as if she knows too well what that actually means. She might have picked it up from me because everytime Marvin sees me with something new, he asks me how much I got it for. And just like predicted, I always tell him that "I got it on sale."

My daughter is really starting early. Haha!

My Little Gymnast

Last night, Marv and I took Marielle to her first gymnastics class. Actually, that was the very first class she's ever attended since she's never been to daycare nor pre-school. The only kid interaction she gets is through children's parties thrown by our friends and family or when we take her to the play area at the mall. So just imagine how excited we were to finally see how she will react in a bit more formal form of interaction. So upon arriving to the gym, Marielle excitedly took her shoes and socks off and hurriedly went to Kristen, the instructor. There were 2 other kids in that class. They began the class with strectching.

Marvin and I were so worried that Marielle might not be able to follow due to her language barrier. As you know, Marielle's first language is Filipino. It's just now that she's really getting exposed to the English language through the television and some English-speaking friends she plays with. But to our surprise, Marielle was able to follow Kristen's instructions in a breeze!! She learned how to roll/do tumblings, balanced herself and walk on the bar, jumped on the trampoline, and a lot of other things that made my little 3-year old look like a cute little gymnast! I couldn't be any prouder! Well, it looked like she really enjoyed her class, in fact she's looking forward to the next session. I'm so happy she had fun. I'm hoping I could enroll her to more different classes like Ballet and other sports as I want her to be well-rounded. :)

Good Girl

I have always wanted to write about how good my daughter, Marielle, is but I just don't get the chance to do that. However, yesterday when I got home from work I realized how exceptionally good she is!! She is our first born and we totally have no idea of how kids are supposed to be this age. And so let me share with you our personal experiences with our beautiful baby. Marielle is so sweet and lambing!! She would always shower us with kisses out of nowhere and would tell us that she loves us! Yesterday, she told me "I love you so much, mommy!" It feels so warm inside. That simple line made me smile practically the whole day...well I guess I still have the hangover today. When she was younger and does silly things, we'd put her on time out. Now I don't even remember the last time we had her stand in the corner!! All we have to do whenever she gives us attitude is tell her that we're not happy with what she does...and she would stop doing that. At a very young age, I noticed that she already values what we think and feel. Seeing us smile and knowing that we are happy matter to her a lot. She always asks us if "Happy ka mommy? Happy ka daddy?" Don't get me wrong I don't want her to grow up with too much pressure just pleasing us...I still want her to be independent but with proper guidance of course :)

p.s.
Yesterday she pooped on the toilet for the first time!! She drank her milk from the glass and not the bottle!! I'm so happy for these milestones but at the same time I'm also a bit sad...she's growing up so fast!!