“Daddy, hug me!”
E Bear always wants Papa Bear to hug him whenever we are getting ready for sleep. One day…
Papa Bear: E, why do you always want Papa to hug you when you want to sleep?
E Bear: Para hindi ako mag-roll! Like this oh –*proceeds to demonstrate rolling around in bed*. (So I won’t roll around in bed!)
And I was expecting a sweet answer!
I was kidding E Bear last night about “throwing Shobe (little sister) away”. Our conversation went like this:
Mama Bear: E, throw na natin Shobe sa trash can. (Let’s throw Shobe in the trash can.)
E Bear: Nooooo
Mama Bear: Why?
E Bear: Because Shobe is not tissue!
LOL!
Well I was pretty persistent, so I continued with the thread:
Mama Bear: Let’s let Shobe sleep with Tata downstairs nalang. (Tata is our dog. She sleeps in our garage)
E Bear: Noooo, I like Shobe here with us.
Mama Bear: Why?
E Bear: (changes topic, asks something about the TV show)
At this point, Papa Bear came in
Papa Bear: Do you love Shobe?
E Bear: YES!!! (Emphatic and definite!)
E Bear may have difficulty expressing himself, but there is no doubt in our minds that he definitely loves his baby sister.
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Meanwhile, R Bear is starting to talk up a storm. The other night, she started saying Good night, Mommy; Good night, Daddy and Good night, Ahia. 
My little bears got vaccinated last Saturday.
Days before the scheduled vaccination, Papa Bear already started priming Big Brother Bear. This was their conversation:
Papa Bear: E, you and shobe are going with us to the clinic. You are having injections.
pause, then
E Bear: Ouchie ba?
Papa Bear: Not really. A little bit. Like the bite of an ant.
Silence.
When I asked Big Brother (E) Bear, he said that it’s not ouchie, it feels like the sting of a mosquito. I’m thinking that he probably psyched himself up. I was a bit worried that he might find it more painful than how Papa Bear described it.
The big day came. I decided to let Big Brother Bear go first. It was just me, the pedia and E.
He didn’t cry. He even looked at the syringe while the vaccine was being administered.
I was so proud of him :).
As for the Little Sister Bear, she cried, but only for about 5 seconds. I think she just cried because we immobilized her, rather than because of any real pain.
Very proud of my little bears :).
E: Mammy sleep in other room.
Mama Bear: (hurt) Why? You don’t want to sleep with Mommy?
E: Daddy lang. Mommy has to take care of Shobe.
Mama Bear: Where will Shobe sleep?
E: In ama‘s (grandma) room, because I have fever. Baka I might cough on Shobe.
Mama Bear: Eh, paano if you’re well na?
E: Shobe and Mommy sleep here with Daddy and me.
Teacher: E, if you don’t do _______, I’ll bring Shobe home.
Kuya Bear: Noooo……Shobe goes home with us because we love her.
Awwwww…..
Mama Bear: E, you want to watch Madagascar?
Kuya Bear: Where’s Madagascar?
Papa Bear: On the other side of the world.
Kuya Bear: Where’s the world?
Papa Bear: In the solar system.
Kuya Bear: Where’s the solar system?
Mama Bear: In the Milky way
Kuya Bear: Where’s the Milky Way?
Papa Bear: In the Universe.
Kuya Bear: Where’s the Universe?
Papa Bear: In the Hand of God.
Kuya Bear: Where is God?
Papa Bear: In Heaven.
Kuya Bear: Where is Heaven?
Papa Bear: Only God knows… Halika na nga!
😀
