Comments on: This isn’t as easy as I thought…

By: Carrie_in_TN

Carrie_in_TN — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:00:16 +0000

Congratulations on the blog....the little ones are indeed very capable of learning both languages easily. We did, after all...It's really up to us and it's hard when our brains work in English even though our hearts speak Spanish. It's an interesting journey...and an interesting story. Carrie_in_TN’s last blog post..Getting around: Parenting.com and Latin Baby Book Club

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:05:23 +0000

@Steph-You’re already doing a great job…and with three at that! It’s a bit tougher when it’s a OPOL (one parent one language) household, but in no time it will become the norm for all of you and you won’t even question your decision. It means a lot to us to be able to inspire you in any way.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:00:06 +0000

I try to speak only Spanish to our kids and my wife (who is a gringa) only speaks English to them. We have a Spanish nanny who we’ve asked to only speak to the kids in Spanish. Our eldest is 15 months old and he’s a little behind in expressive language. Since he’s not saying much I’ve been falling into the trap of speaking to him more in English… after looking through your blog it’s reiterated to me to keep speaking in Spanish to him. His receptive language is great in both language. He can point to his head or his cabeza, his tummy or his bariga and show me his tongue or his lengua.

By: Roxana

Roxana — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:46:36 +0000

Ha, ha!!! I like that, “morguelcom.” I’ve been trying to figure out exactly how I would write out how my daughter Vanessa says that – and you totally nailed it, Marianna!! My husband and I couldn’t believe it either when we heard her say that, especially because she knew – we didn’t teach her – to say it in response to someone saying “thank you.” We figured she learned it en “la escuelita”, the preschool she goes to once a week for four hours!!! It’s truly amazing to see their learning potential at such a young age…

By: Ana Lilian

Ana Lilian — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:09:19 +0000

Vanessa, Marianna: Thanks for your comments. It’s encouraging to hear how other parents are handling it and the joys this journey brings.
I can’t wait until Camila can say “morguelcom”..beautiful!

By: Marianna

Marianna — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:28:22 +0000

Ana it is a beauiful thing when you realize all the amazing things that your daughter is capable of doing. When she responds to “de nada” when you say “gracias” or to “morguelcom” when someone says “thank you” the first time that we heard that one we both were in amazement.
I am glad to report that we have arrived to the inquisitive phase and everything is “y por que?????? so far no “why’s”of course that can change in the next hour or so!!!!!

By: Vanessa Merlis

Vanessa Merlis — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:43:24 +0000

Our Maxwell Leon is 8 months old and on his way to becoming trilingual! His first word was aba, which in Hebrew means daddy, but he has also said pa and ma, so there’s English and Spanish in there too! We are committed to having Maxwell express the richness of his multilayered cultural heritage, and sing songs to him in spanish, english and hebrew. We spent a month while I was on maternity leave, with my husband’s Argentine family in Buenos Aires, and I took Spanish classes at a local cafe, so that I will be able to converse with our baby in Spanish. Papi speaks with Maxi in Spanish at home, which we have heard is important in forming a foundation in another language. Am excited about this website and the ways it may support our efforts to celebrate all of our uniqueness and what we share in common…