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How to have a bilingual household

As February is heading to a close, there is so much I feel. . .hmmmm. . . I should say I feel like a battle that is coming to a close. May be the weather or the fact that I get around one hour a week to really check out my surroundings and see what is real and what is a mirage. Also, hubby is almost out of school and our son doesn't look like a vegetable. He is creative! He is social and he is active! He is bilingual which is great because there are times when I absolutely need jim to do something and when I say it on Spanish he seems to see my demand. Advice for multi cultural homes is to invest in the language you want your child to learn. A friend of mine stopped being scared and began speaking to her kids in French. She saw my non native speaking butt speak to my son and it inspired her. She wants to re learn Spanish just as I need to pick up on my French. I use the app Duolingo. It is free and when you understand the lessons it is pretty funny because those sentences are hil...

Weaning update!

The boy only nurses at night!!! He has one nursing session per night. How did I accomplish this feat? I'm rarely at home. It is a little sad because I want to be with him, playing and learning together. I adore seeing him grow into a intelligent little man! Whoops! Never finished this blog entry. Got to get to work!