Me: How was school today?
Ayub: Today… the school was open.
Sulaiman: Yah. The school not closed. The school open.
Me: Yup.
Sulaiman: Today is Saturday.
Me: Actually today is Monday.
Sulaiman: Oh-man.
Me: What’s wrong with Monday?
Ayub: The school is open on Monday.
Sulaiman surprises me yet again by writing his own name and his brother’s! I am one proud, happy Mama.
I especially love the way he stacks his name and doesn’t bother writing in a straight line. As long as the letters are there, he don’t care!
🙂
This happens nearly every time we go out to the grocery store or any public place.
Ayub: What’s his name?
Me: Who?
Ayub: That man. (Points to random stranger) What’s his name?
Me: I don’t know. Stop pointing.
Ayub: But what’s his naaaaaame?!
Me: I… Bob. His name is Bob.
Ayub: His name is Bob mama? His name is Bob?
Me: Yes. His name is Bob.
Ayub: What’s his name? (Points to another random person)
Me: George.
Ayub: George mama? His name is George?
Me: Yes.
Ayub: What’s his name? (This usually goes on for approximately forever)
Me: Sulaiman do you have a girlfriend?
Sulaiman : Yes
Me: Really?! What’s your girlfriend’s name?
Sulaiman: Jia Yee.
Me: Awww… Ayub do you have a girlfriend?
Ayub: Yes
Me: What’s your girlfriend’s name?
Ayub: Mama.
Me: Ayub, what’s one plus one?
Ayub: One plus one is one one is eleven.
Me: Hmm… good try but not quite. Here’s one (I lift one finger)… then I plus one (I lift another finger)… So what do I have?
Ayub: Fingers!
Me: Yes… I do have fingers… but how many?
Ayub: (singing happily and counting his fingers) One little two little three little fingers! Four little five little six… (all the way to ten) Ten fingers Mama! Ayub have ten fingers!
Me: Yup. That’s true.
Sulaiman: Sulaiman have one hundred fingers ten minutes!
Me: Sulaiman, what’s one plus one?
Sulaiman: Sulaiman is three years old.