Mosquito
By gr8life
@gr8life (6251)
Malaysia
August 11, 2008 2:04am CST
Hi All,
I just want to share my funny experience with you. My son who is 23 months old, started to learn how to pronounce this word two days ago. He got it right the first time I taught him but afterwards, he started to pronounce it non-stop with different sound *smiles* He will say 'mos-qwi-to', 'mos-shi-to', and sort of. At one time, when he was busy pronouncing the word, he saw a cat and ended up with 'mos-cat'. He was so happy whenever he managed to say the word that he non-stop asking me and my husband to listen to the word. I really tired to listen to his version of 'Mosquito' but it was very funny to me and my husband that we laughed at him every time he mentioned it. Now, whenever he sees any flying insects, he will say the word again!
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
13 Aug 08
That is so very sweet...It is so much fun when they learn to talk...
My 6 year old grandson had a picture of a bug and he wanted to know if it was a ba-ski-doh....I said no, it isn't a ba-ski-doh and it isn't a mosquito either....I think it was a walking stick type bug.....
We just laughed...
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@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
13 Aug 08
Awwwww. He sure is a sweetie...I love it when they are insistent on getting your attention...
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
13 Aug 08
Hello Feona1962,
He always feel jealous whenever he sees me talking to his Daddy. He will interrupt and say something in his own baby language with the hands showing every where *laughs* as if we understand what kind of story he is telling us! Or whenever we ignore him, he will come to me or my husband and say this, "What is this, Ami (short form for Mommy for him)?" or he will just standing right between the two of us and asking me to kiss his cheek so that it will stop us from talking!
@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
12 Aug 08
Hello vanities,
Some of my friends who have grown up children always tell me how they missed having babies at home *smiles* I only have one but the amount of joy that he brings in my life is more than anything else! He is talkative though he doesn't really know what he's doing.... Yesterday, while we're out at night, he called his Daddy, "Diddy! Diddy! Pillow!" and closed his face with his pillow as he was afraid of the bright tunnel when we drove through it. He threw the pillow after we passed through the tunnel, looked back, smiled and winked at his Daddy!
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@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
11 Aug 08
It is really great seeing your child learning the language already. My son also was like that he usually mimics us talking. Before he would start talking gibberish and many other things. Now he is already 6 years old and he talks a lot as in what ever he does there's always talking involve. I really do not know now since he almost always loves to talk about anything under the sun. A very inquisitive boy I guess.
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
11 Aug 08
Hello rsa101,
My son is still talking a lot in his baby language. Sometimes he pronounces it in English, sometimes in my mother tongue language and sometimes, I just don't know what it is all about *laughs* It is so much fun to see him learning the language. He is also an active boy and whenever he sees me talking to my husband, he will interrupt us and start talking non-stop as if we can understand his language.
@rsa101 (40976)
• Philippines
11 Aug 08
Sam thing to me, but right now we are slowly teaching him manners to wait for his turn to be acknowledge to speak. At his age I think he has to learn this things already and learn ethics along the way. Although I find it still cute at times but at his age I think I should start grooming him to have proper etiquette already that is appropriate at his age.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
4 Oct 08
hi gr8life! 
those little things are really wonders of children! i have a little niece who is turning one this coming October 10 and its always amazing when she utters something. its always fun to hear her say something, as of now she can only say her name. its Chelsea but she can only say it as Che-si. ^__^;; and then she can say "aw aw" like a small little puppy. 
i can't wait to hear her say other things like "tita". ^__^
those little things are really wonders of children! i have a little niece who is turning one this coming October 10 and its always amazing when she utters something. its always fun to hear her say something, as of now she can only say her name. its Chelsea but she can only say it as Che-si. ^__^;; and then she can say "aw aw" like a small little puppy. i can't wait to hear her say other things like "tita". ^__^
@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
24 Dec 08
Hello secretbear,
My son is very talkative now. Whenever he listens to my conversation, he will ask me later, "Mommy, what did you say?" as if he understands whatever I am saying. He loves one of his toys - a fire engine but he mistakes it as a rubbish collector truck. He forgot that he broke the toy and so I threw it. He always ask me, "Mommy, where is my truck?" I told him that it was damaged and I already threw it. This morning, when he woke up he asked me the same question again. I didn't reply but instead asked him the same question and he replied, "At the factory!"
@checapricorn (16060)
• United States
11 Aug 08
Hi gr8life,
[i]LOL! I know how funny really it is and how cute are they when they try their best to pronounce a certain word! LOL!
I also remember before when my cousins are still babies...Great fun! LOL![/i]
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
12 Aug 08
Hello checapricorn,
Kids are cute.... My son is still learning how to speak properly and how to pronounce certain words. He get mixed up sometimes due to the different languages we speak at home. Sometimes, he will mention the same stuff twice in a different language *smiles*
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
11 Aug 08
Hi friend gr8life,
Yaah, Children have funny thoughts especially on his age and it such amuzing in our part although it is funny but such an interesting to know that our child is really looking forward to learn and in my part I am also looking forward for my Daughter for this time she is still telling words like Mama, Baba , Papa, Tita and the rest is like a mixture of words that I do not understand either..
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
12 Aug 08
Hello iyah10,
I am glad to have him in my life. He is a very active boy and always make me anger most of the time but I adore him so much. He started to learn new words in his life and always like to 'show off' in front of my husband and I. Kids are very cute, aren't they?
@aseretdd (13729)
• Philippines
11 Aug 08
That is so cute... and mosquito is quite a difficult word to say... he must be enjoying it very much... i had the same experience with my two year old daughter... but it was the name Mickey Mouse... at first she pronounced it as Mi Ma... then Mi Mow... them Mimi Mow... but now she can clearly say Mickey Mouse... and Donald Duck too... kids are so cute...
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@gr8life (6251)
• Malaysia
11 Aug 08
Hello aseretdd,
Kids are very cute *smiles* Sometimes I do feel angry at my son as he will non-stop 'destroying' my home but whenever something like this happens, I feel so much happy and glad to have him. He is in the stage of talking his own baby language plus English, his Daddy and Mommy's languages and I think he get mixed up sometimes *laughs* This morning he kept telling me about a garbage collector in my language. Whenever he sees small lorry passed by us, he would say "Ami! Lorry! Smelly!"
