Funny words

This post is inspired by friend Maris' post, where she wrote about a cute word her daughter says. I'm sorry the post will be in Estonian, because otherwise, describing my boys' funny words in English would ruin the meaning of the post.
Poiste kõne on pärast 2-aastaseks saamist lennukalt arenenud. Sõna, mida poisid pidevalt kasutavad, kuid mis on miskipärast veidi valesti kätte õpitud, ja seda kõigi kolme poolt (kui õigesti mäletan, siis alustas selle sõna ütlemist selliselt Ralf, mida kõik hoolega järgi hakkasid kordama), on sõna "meer", mis tõlkes tähendab "veel". Huvitav, millal nad aru saavad, et lausa kaks tähte on sõnas puhta valed? Peale selle kasutavad kõik poisid sõna "oki", mis tähendab tegelikkuses "sokid".

Kõige parem kõneleja on kehalisest kõige nõrgem Sten, kes püüdlikult kordab järgi kõik, mida ees öelda ning on võimeline rääkima lauseid, mis koosnevad kuni neljast sõnast. Meie lapsed vaatavad telekat harva, kuid kui vaatavad, siis Teletupse - see on meie praegune üldine lemmik ning need vähesed laused, mida selles saates korrutatakse, on Stenil kõik selged. "Kus on Po ratas?", "Tipsi kübar on kadunud", "La-laa tudub voodis" jne. Üldiselt on tema laused väga hästi hääldatud - neist võib aru saada igaüks. Tal on aga üks eriline sõna, mida ta pidevalt kasutab - "teine pood". Tegelikkuses tähendab see "teisele poole".
Ka Ralf räägib üsna ilusti, kuid tema sõnad on vahel veidi rohkem võõrale arusaamatud kui Steni omad. Lausetesse oskab ta sõnu ritta seada 3-4 ning peamiselt meeldib talle rääkida oma riietusest ning sellest, mis talle seljasolevatest asjadest kohe üldse ei lähe. "Püksid ei sobi", "Särk on märk (märg)",  "Vale puus (pluus)" jne. Samuti on ta väga osav kõikide loomade nimetamisel, teab hästi, kes on kits, ammuu, vant, hani, part ja siga.
Frediga on rääkimise osas natuke teised lood. Kui tema ühe sõna selgeks saab ja kui see kõlab tõesti nii, et ka teised probleemideta sellest sõnast aru saavad, siis ta on suures vaimustuses ning korrutab seda sõna kohe mõnuga. Paar nädalat tagasi sai ta korraga selgeks kaks sõna: "kukk" ja "kana". Miskipärast arvab ta, et need käivad ühe linnu kohta, sest kui ta kusagil kuke või kana pilti näeb, tuleb tal ühes jorus "kanakukk". Olen püüdnud talle seletada, et üks lind on siiski kana ja teine kukk, aga Fredile see väga korda ei lähe. Hiljuti õppis ta ära sõna "hani", õnneks oli tal sõna "part" juba varasemast selge ja uut lindu "hanipart" sellele ei järgnenud.  Paljud tema sõnad on veel arusaamatud ning korraga on ta võimeline ütlema 2 sõna järjest, nagu "emme tuli" või "ratast ei ole".

Vahva on jälgida laste kõne arengut. Eks neid huvitavaid sõnu on veelgi, aga kõik ei tule korraga meelde. 

Birthday - 2 years old

Summer has vanished away, and I haven't posted anything. I try to be better in Autumn!
The main event in summer was - of course boys' 2nd birthday. It's amazing those little boys have been in our family for 2 years already. Sometimes, it feels such a long period, especially in every-day routine; but when looking back - those 2 years have passed by quickly!
We haven't been to the doctor for 2-years-visit yet (we'll go on Tuesday), so we don't know how tall and heavy the boys are, but in all other things, they are normal 2-year-old-boys: they like to run, climb, play with cars, drive cars, ride their balance bikes, swing and of course, make a lot of mischief. All of them talk now quite a lot - sentences with 2 and 3 words are already normal. Fred, who is the quickest physically, but lowest in talking, has developed his language skills considerably, too, and now says words as clearly as Ralf and Sten. All in all, they are sweet boys! :)
Some photos about the birthday party:
Waiting for the guests on birthday morning -

 

Birthday party guests, those who had arrived in time -

Boys with their new balance bikes: a gift from grandparents and aunt -

Birthday cake -

Eating the cake and blowing the candles -

 

Fred with a big birthday flower -

Birthday party with other triplets - Kadri and Maris with their children -





Summer activities

It's middle June already, so summer is so-so arrived to Estonia (no very warm weather, yet, though, so I haven't been able to put up our summer-pool, yet). I'm still working, but the evenings and weekends we spend as much time outside as possible. We have a large garden and sometimes boys really enjoy "helping" the mom and dad. Usually, it's more trouble than help, but at least the boys are entertained. :) In the garden, boys also love to play in the sandbox and swing.

But in most days, it's not enough  - they want to go out... for a walk to a local playground which was built just this Spring or for a car ride (for example, to visit grandparents who live only 10 minutes away with the car).

We are already looking for my summer holiday to start - and then we want to travel as much as possible, to make our summer memorable and eventful.

What do people say to us, when they see us?

What do people say to us, when they see us, walking around with the triplets' buggy or just going somewhere with 3 boys? Here are some examples:

"I just need to ask: are they really twins?" (asked by a retired man behind the doctor's door looking at our 3 boys, all dressed the same)

"Look... triplets! They are like 3 brothers, but not in reality" (said by a boy in the Zoo)

"Oh, triplets... were they born on the same day?" (asked by a woman about my age)

"Unfortunately I have nothing to compete you with. I have only 2 kids. And no twins or triplets." (said by a man walking by)

"Is one of these triplets, 1 year older than others? It looks like he is." (asked by a woman about Ralf)

"Every time when you walk by our house, I look from the window... you are so cute. Today, I took my courage and came to ask if I can take a photo of you... I want to show it to my wife" (said by a man in our village)

"I am out of words!" (said by a man walking by)

Funny - do you really need to say anything at all?!? But I know... those are the first impressions. Maybe I would say something a bit strange, too, or stare at triplets if I didn't have my own triplets. Because honestly - before my own triplets, I had never seen any triplet buggies in my life!

Visiting Kadri and her triplet-boys

It's very easy to become friends with other triplet-moms. You don't need to explain anything about your life. They KNOW. They live the same life. They understand you in half word.
Of course having triplets doesn't automatically mean, that you need to be friends with other triplet-moms, but it's a chance to get to know some wonderful people and I have never regretted that I have met Maris, Maarja and Kadri this way. Vice versa - we give each other the strength to go on with our lives, with a positive note.
On Friday, we drove to see Kadri and her 9-month-old triplet boys again. We hoped the weather to be good to be able to have a small picnic at Kadri's garden and a walk with our triplet prams to the harbour. The Weatherman listened to us and the day was absolutely beautiful. We all enjoyed it!
Some photos...
6 boys alltogether: 3 Kadri's and 3 mine

Taking a walk with 2 triplet buggys means that we have to use the whole car road!

Boys were curious at Kadri's garden, they found water...:

All boys in the garden playing:



In the Zoo

In May 20, we decided to go to the Zoo with the boys. The day looked sunny and nice - so why not show an elephant, a seal, an ice-bear and a lion to the boys? We went with our triplets-buggy, because without it, the boys would have run to 3 different directions.
I had to teach Erik how to be NOT disturbed by the attention we are getting when we go with the triplets-buggy. The tip is very easy: "Don't make eye contact with anyone and just keep on walking." This way, people usually do not have enough courage to come to touch our boys or disturb our normal day-out with the boys. Of course we got a lot of comments, but when you once accept it and don't let yourself disturbed by everyone who walks by, it is just fine.
I think the boys liked animals quite a lot. Unfortunately Tallinn Zoo is very large - area-wise - but didn't have many animals in the cages, yet. Maybe it was still too cold? But at least the boys saw most of the animals we hoped they'll see - an elephant, seal and an ice-bear. We missed a lion though.
It was a nice day. :)

Mother's Day

Mother's Day is in the nicest time of the year. This year, the day was absolutely nice, too. I was able to stay in my garden the whole day - thanks to Erik and the boys who gave me a free morning. It was the best Mother's Day gift. :) I was treating all my flowers... giving them the same love I've given to my boys throughout the year.
Tulips are in full blooms right now. Forsythias as well. Narcissuses and hyacints are finishing. Early peonies and bleeding hearts are almost there. Spirae nipponica Snowmound and Grefsheim Spirea will follow together with lilacs... just lovely!
Here I am, with my 3 precious boys:

And here is my 4th precious boy, riding on a motorcycle competition on Mother's Day:

Here, you can see a cake baked for my own mom, for his 65th birthday as well as for Mother's Day (it's not made by myself; however it's a very special cake as it's something from Muhu island):