Smart Guy

So I was telling David my confusion with Nataga saying "NaNa" because he only does it when he is upset. I posted a few days ago that I wasn't sure why he was saying it and today David figured it out! Näy is a word that means "come here" in Amharic. We use it all of the time when we want Nataga to come and say "Na, Na". Well Nataga's Amharic is MUCH better than ours so when we hear his, it is said correctly! It sounded slightly different from what we say and I had no clue what he was trying to relay to us. I am so glad David figured it out. Nataga also says "abat" and "enat" every now and then (the words for father and mother). I love hearing him say them b/c it sounds so neat. When we say them they are... well... there really isn't a word except "slaughtered".

When we were in ET, the people at our guest house were so sweet and I would speak to them in Amharic while they spoke to me in English. They were very encouraging and complemented my Amharic while we were there. They spent lots of time teaching me new words. They understood everything I was saying and got a laugh out of me b/c I learned the polite (the form an elderly person would use) way to say the words. As I hear Nataga talk- I am thinking... I have a slew of random words to throw out- and apparently I talk like an old person and can't pronounce them just right! ;) Also not nearly enough words to use an actual sentence! This isn't looking good for me as I have been trying to teach Nataga his colors in Amharic. ~I can just see it -He'll go back and they won't have a clue what he is saying. (Disgusted look on someones face) "Where did you learn to speak Amharic"? Nataga- "Oh! My mom taught me!" Woah!
If only there was a tutor in the area! However the people in Ethipia COULD understand me so I guess it is give and take!

The joy of our sweet boy!

How cool is this kid? We think he is pretty awesome!

 

 

 

 

Sweet Sweet Sound!

Nataga has been teething and has been highly irritable recently. Tonight when I got home from chruch he was a GROUCH! I decided to put him in his crib for a few moments and he was quickly O U T! He looks so peaceful! All I could hear was him snoring! I am glad that he was able to sleep!

 

A bit dissappointed

We got our CD from Gladney in the mail the other day. It is a very important CD b/c usually Gladney takes pictures of your baby while they are in the orphanage. During the adoption process you typically get one picture a month and an update on how they are doing. Then when your adoption is complete they send the CD and it usually has pictures of your child that were taken at various ages that weren't sent as a monthly update- so you have some new pictures of your baby that you have never seen and usually they have pictues of your child when they first came into care. I was so exctied to get the CD b/c Nataga came into the orphange when he was days/weeks old and I couldn't wait to see what he looked like. So I quickly put the CD in and found that there were no pictures of him when he was small. Only the same monthy pictures we recieved by email starting from when he was 4 months old. I was really downhearted as I will never get to have those and see what he looked like at that time.

On a much different note I have to say how much Nataga loves his daddy. It is SO cute. David just stared back on his long work schedule and when he came home from work it was dark. He was coming into the house quietly as I was carrying Nataga around the corner. Before we even made it around the corner I heard this squeal of delight. Neither David or I relized that Nataga had seen him but he did and started squealing and jumping out of my arms to reach his daddy! He was SO excited and was bouncing to get to his daddy. He has started saying dadda constantly. It is so cute the way he adores him!

Words Nataga can say now:
Nana (why he says this I am not sure)
Momma
Dada
Hi
Kitty (he isn't the greatest at this one it comes out sometimes when he sees one but otherwise he doesn't say it)
ba ba ba
baby
I love you

Todays update

 

 

 

Window washing at its finest!

 

Did I mention that Nataga is teething again?

 

 

 

Just too cute!