Goodbye, summer!

"Mom, my heart is too small for you to live inside."

• "You will always be a little baby in my heart. So do you think Mom lives in your heart too?"
• No, mom. My heart is too small for you to live inside.
• Daddy, please make sure I am not a baby anymore. I am a big boy.
• Daddy, please leave my food alone. Please eat your own food.

"If you feel sad, drink a lot of water."

• Go away bugs, this is not your home.
• If you feel mad, calm down.
• If you feel sad, drink a lot of water.
• Do I look cute? I am an office gentleman.

"And that was that."

Baby returned home from day care - this would be his second day at pre-school class. We asked him how it went. He said:

"I saw Ms. J. coming to pre-school class and I said Hi! And she said she has paper for me. And I said good bye. And that was that."

Baby's first day at pre-school

Baby was obviously aware of the pending departure from his beloved teacher, Ms. S. Before his pre-school starting day, he had been sent to that class on a half day basis. He complained about that and said he "missed" Ms. S.

Today was the first day. I asked the new teacher, Ms. N, how baby did. "Well, he had a couple of occasions when he felt sad." So how did baby respond to my question?

"So how do you feel now? Do you feel better or worse?"
"I feel worse." He said.

Talking about growing pain.

我不（要）长大 （我4 不3 长1 大3）

小朋友慢慢意识到了长大的危险：自由变少了，要求多了，自己要做的事多了。

小家伙说这话已经有一阵子了。前些时候呢说英文。现在可好，改中文了-那种美国鬼子说的中文。用半瓶子水的比喻，我还是很高兴他的中文在快速提高。

不论如何，严格要求恐怕是免不了的。“三岁看大，七岁看老。”小时候不要求严格些，长大了变什么样就不知道了。当然，什么事都有个度。

May God Bless You!