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I am trying to write a post for my blog and am pretty sure that I do not have all the prepositions and directional words right. Can you help? I will put it in English too, so you know what I'm trying to say. Thanks!

*Mi bebé tiene un nuevo talenta, descubierto hoy. Puede gatear, pero lo extraño es que gatea en marcha atrás. Pues, de veras es más como arrastrarse que de veras gatear, pero sin embargo tengo que jactar me de mi chiquito. No sabe ponerse en marcha adelante. Es divirtiendo mirarle. Se levanta su cuerpo y se empuja con los brazos, y así se arrastra por la habitación hasta que se meta con las muebles.

Como soy maestra, he tratado de enseñarle que puede gatear hacia adelante para que obtenga su juguete, pero no vale nada. Yo creía que mi bebé se habia vuelto loco. Graciadamente, una otra madre me dijo que es normal -- pues ¡todavía parece bastante raro!*

My baby has a new accomplishment as of today. He can crawl, but the funny thing is that he crawls backwards. Well, actually it is more like scooting than real crawling, but anyway I have to brag about my little guy. He doesn't know how to go forwards. It's interesting to watch. He lifts up his little rump in the air and pushes with his hands, and that way he scoots across the room until he runs into a piece of furniture.

Since I am a teacher, I have tried to teach him that he can crawl forwards to get his toy, but that was a worthless exercise. I was thinking my baby had gone crazy. Fortunately, another mom told me that it is normal ? well, it still looks really weird!

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updated Jun 9, 2008
posted by Natasha

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Claro que sí, Dunia tiene razón:

una otra madre me dijo que ERA normal -

updated Jun 9, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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una otra madre?

It is simply = otra madre.

Heidita made a mistake without taking notice.

updated Jun 8, 2008
posted by Dunia
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Can't help with the Spanish, Natasha, but you have just given a true sense to a phrase over here which says "you need eyes in the back of your head". Something your little guy badly needs.

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Eddy
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Muchas Gracias, Dunia y Heidita. !Ahora mi "post" es muy bello! grin

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Natasha
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Mi bebé tiene un nuevo talentO, descubierto hoy. YA SABE gatear, pero lo extraño es que gatea en marcha atrás. Pues, de veras es más como arrastrarse que de veras gatear, pero sin embargo ESTOY MUY ORGULLOSA de mi chiquito. No sabe ponerse en marcha HACIA adelante. Es DIVERTIDO mirarle. Se levanta su cuerpo y se empuja con los brazos, y así se arrastra por la habitación hasta que se CHOCA con lOs muebles.

Como soy maestra, he tratado de enseñarle que puede gatear hacia adelante para ASÍ CONSEGUIR su juguete, pero nada FUNCIONA Yo creía que mi bebé se habia vuelto loco. AFORTUNADAMENTE, una otra madre me dijo que ERA normal -- pues ¡AÿN ASÍ ME parece bastante raro!

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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Yes, I would use:

How cute!

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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Thank you, I mean the scene of your baby crawling backwards, not exactly the baby, but the action.

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Dunia
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I understood it. Thank you so much!!!

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Natasha
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I think the word you are looking for is touching, or maybe sweet or cute.

It was a touching moment.
What a cute story.
What a sweet baby.

It would make sense to talk about a tender moment, but it doesn't sound right to say a tender baby. If you said something like that, people might think you meant his skin was tender (sensitive), or they might just be confused. grin

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Natasha
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is it said : how tender', related to a person or a scene.

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Dunia
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How can it be translated: qué tierno tu bebé'

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Dunia
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Gatea marcha atrás....genial!!! Luego me lo leo! ¡¡Promete!!

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by 00494d19
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I wanted to say physical contact, not physical touch.

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Dunia
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Mi bebé tiene una nueva habilidad, que he descubierto hoy.
("Talento" is masculine)
...pero sin embargo tengo que presumir de mi bebé.
("jactarse" is excessive in this context and sometimes this word has a negative nuance).
Levanta su cuerpo .....hasta que choca con los muebles.
("meterse con" + something doesn't make sense. It exists "meterse con" + someone, that is to upset someone by saying unpleasant things).
...para que coja su juguete.
coger = to catch
"obtener" is to get, it doesn't imply physical touch.
...pero todavía sigue pareciéndome bastante raro.

The rest is quite perfect

updated Jun 6, 2008
posted by Dunia