"A POEM IS..."

As I was browsing youtube for the little monster to watch, I came across Disney Jr UK, they have short videos with poems being read. This one's my favorite:

A MOTHER'S SONG
a traditional lullaby

My heart is like a fountain true

that flows with love to you

as chirps the lark unto the tree

so chirps my pretty babe to me

There is not a rose wherever I seek

as comely as my baby's cheek

there is not a comb of honey bee

so full of sweets as babe to me

There's not a star that shines on high

is brighter than my baby's eye

There's not a boat upon the sea

can dance as baby does to me

No silk was ever spun so fine

as is the hair of baby mine

My baby smells more sweet to me

than smells in spring the elder tree

A little fish swims in the well

So in my heart does baby dwell

A little flower blows on the tree

My baby is the flower to me

Ten thousand parks where deer do run

Ten thousand roses in the sun

Ten thousand pearls beneath the sea

my babe more precious is to me.

PANCAKE HEARTS

I love eating and making pancakes fun! I sometimes put food color and shape it with cookie cutters. Joaquin enjoys them too! He gets attracted with the shape and color he tends to eat more.

Happy Valentines from the little monster!

LOVE FOR BOOKS

Back when I was a kid, I enjoy reading. I had tons of books, fairy tales, sweet valley series, nancy drew series... So even though little monster cannot read yet, I make sure I read stories to him at least twice a day hoping he'll like books as much as I do. As I noticed, it is easier and faster for him to go to sleep when while he's drinking his milk, I read him a story. Easier for me too! That's why I call my little one, little monster because whenever he's awake, he can be very and I mean very hyper! It's hard to do the stuffs that I want to do since I have to keep an eye on him. He broke and destroyed quite a few things already.

I hear many people say that reading to kids would be good for their vocabulary and especially when they don't speak yet. Yes, my little monster Joaquin doesn't talk yet but he babbles more syllables aside from ma-ma and beeeee. He seems to speak a different language when he tries to talk. Before, I just read to him whenever I can because sometimes I would just like to lay down and rest, but now I see to it that I read a book at least twice a day. Ever since I started the twice-a-day books, that's when I hear him babble more and tries to talk instead of us looking as if we were trying to play the game charades. I guess I should've done this sooner, at least I started :)

HAPPY HEARTS DAY!

Happy Valentine's Day! From the little monster cupid :)

THE STORY BEHIND "WHILE HE'S SLEEPING"

I love art, but I don't think art loves me that much. I'm not really great with sketching and creative doodling, and they are one of my frustrations. A friend showed pictures and told me about a mom that does art attacks on her daughter and inspired me to do it with my little monster while he's sleeping. I get inspirations with things happening around or occasions for the month. I always make it to a point that what I do would be original and something I would be proud of that I can say 'I did that!' since the idea was not that original.

I started with a typical scene, a kid with a dog in the park and flying a kite.