Vocabulary

Haven't posted in a while:) busy with all types of stuffs, I guess. But I thought that I want to keep track of Aliya's vocabulary. She is already making 2-3 word sentences, yeay! So here are some of the most common words in Bulgarian, English and Arabic as she is saying them
Bateria - battery
Lini - ligavnik, bib
Nani - vazglavnitsa, pillow, also she is using it as a verb sleeping: Aliya nani
Merti - mersi
Nemi - mayonnaise
Hliapi - hliab, bread
Maya - water
Mliato - mliako, milk
Slini - maslini, olive
Trem - krem, cream
Alo - telephone, and yesterday she used it as a verb to tell me she wants to call Teta
Chanti - chanta, bag
Rani - ranica, school bagpack
Inchi - slanchice, sun
Oblak
Butu - obuvki, shoes
Matan - samolet, airplane
Didi - zvezdi, stars but also fireworks. Aliya plashi didi. Baba - Aliya got scared from the fireworks when we were at Baba place
Printsi - princess
Palna - peralnia, washing machine
Peta - pechka, oven
And of course all the animals by their sounds - mau, bau bau ( bau bau lae), moo, bee, mee, iaaa-iaaa (donkey), papa (and plural papi, bird, duck and small chicken), klok klok (horse)
And some other animals:
Prase, bazha (zhaba or frog), gushter
Ripi - riba, fish
Petata - peta, heel
Prasti - prast, prasten, finger, ring

Dolce niente with Aliya

I just spent a lovely weekend with Aliya. Her dad was traveling and we didn't go to her grandparents. Just me and her at home, doing everything together! Cooking, playing, watching tv, kissing, hugging, going for a walk, sleeping... I really needed this time with her. I think I have not been able to just concentrate on being nice to her for some time - just demanding to hurry and do things when it is convenient for me because of our busy schedule instead of taking the time to enjoy whatever it comes. I feel I restored my connection with her and she started to listen to me and do things that I say rather than being stubborn. It is the first time in a while that she told me this morning she didn't want to go to the kg. I hope she spent some good time as well with me. And if this is a sign I had it:)

Changes

I lately notice that Aliya attitude changes with each person. If she is only with me she listens and makes more or less everything I ask, or she tries to get something and based on my reaction she knows if she can continue to throw herself on the floor or not. Then comes her father and there she goes a completely different set of behavior to get what she wants. On my birthday we went to a place to eat and there was a younger boy on the other table. I just couldn't recognize Aliya! 6 months ago she will give her toys to the other kid. Now she had a tantrum just because I gave him her balloon which she wasn't playing with. I really felt that something in between the kindergartens has changed in her and I need to put more effort to play and know her. Maybe I am too soft? Although I don't believe in beating, maybe this is more correct to do?