Kung Hei Fat Choi ! Happy rat year to everyone.
We spent most of this week preparing for Chinese New Year and next week (my birthday and grandpa & grandma's visit). In keeping with traditional CNY ritual, mommy tried to cleaned every nook and cranny of our place, but this year she did it with my "help". Every time she put things away or organized a cabinet, I tried my best to clear out the content and drop them to the floor afterwards. You are welcome, mommy.
On Sunday, grandpa and grandma (daddy's parents) finally arrived for their week long visit. I haven't seen them since my first week. Next week is going to be very interesting.
I am beginning to learn to stand on my own without having to hang on to something. I did it for a split second for the first time this week. One more baby step to freedom...
See my pictures from Week 52. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Week 50 & 51 (1/21/08 - 2/3/08) - Hey, 18-1.
Tuesday was daddy's birthday, but we didn't do much since great-grandma passed away the day before. Mommy did bake daddy a chocolate cake and we sang happy birthday.
Great-grandma's funeral ceremony was Friday night and Saturday. Everyone was teary and sad. We miss her very much.
To end the week on a positive note. We went to Amanda's first birthday party on Sunday. The trio of Ryan, Amanda, and I were together once more. Amanda is only two weeks older than me, but she can walk already. I have some catching up to do.
After Amanda's party, we drove to Auntie Tina and Uncle Andy's place for their annual Superbowl party. We won the pool on the Giant's last touchdown. NE Patriots: 18-1. NY Giants: Superbowl Champion. Go Giants!
See my pictures and videos from Week 50 & 51 and from Amanda's Party. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Great-grandma's funeral ceremony was Friday night and Saturday. Everyone was teary and sad. We miss her very much.
To end the week on a positive note. We went to Amanda's first birthday party on Sunday. The trio of Ryan, Amanda, and I were together once more. Amanda is only two weeks older than me, but she can walk already. I have some catching up to do.
After Amanda's party, we drove to Auntie Tina and Uncle Andy's place for their annual Superbowl party. We won the pool on the Giant's last touchdown. NE Patriots: 18-1. NY Giants: Superbowl Champion. Go Giants!
See my pictures and videos from Week 50 & 51 and from Amanda's Party. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Goodbye Great-grandma! We will miss you.
This picture was taken last year when my great-grandma came to see me for the first time. On January 28th, my great-grandmother passed away. Mommy was really sad. I tried my best to cheer up mommy with my mischievous self.
My great-grandmother was a really remarkable woman. Every time she saw me she had a great big smile. Come to think of it, she mostly smiled at everyone. I wished that I could have gotten to know her a little more. We will miss her very much.
My great-grandmother was a really remarkable woman. Every time she saw me she had a great big smile. Come to think of it, she mostly smiled at everyone. I wished that I could have gotten to know her a little more. We will miss her very much.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Week 49 (1/14/08 - 1/20/08) - 20 lbs...
... this has been my weight for the past 3 months. Now that I am crawling, cruising, and being more active in general, I am burning as much calories as I am taking in. As you can tell from my pictures over the past few weeks, I am not the chubster that I once was. Mommy is kind of bummed about that, and I think I sense mommy and daddy scheming to fatten me up again.
Even though I have been randomly saying da-da for a while, the first word that I actually associate meaning to may actually be ma-ma. Daddy theorizes that I usually say ma-ma when (and only when) I am crying and wanting to be soothed, and those are the times that I want mommy's attention the most. So he thinks that my saying "ma-ma" literally means "I want my Mama." He may be onto something, but, then again, he may be saying this just to make mommy less jealous about my first word being da-da. I think I am going to keep them guessing for a while longer. :-P
See my pictures from Week 49. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Even though I have been randomly saying da-da for a while, the first word that I actually associate meaning to may actually be ma-ma. Daddy theorizes that I usually say ma-ma when (and only when) I am crying and wanting to be soothed, and those are the times that I want mommy's attention the most. So he thinks that my saying "ma-ma" literally means "I want my Mama." He may be onto something, but, then again, he may be saying this just to make mommy less jealous about my first word being da-da. I think I am going to keep them guessing for a while longer. :-P
See my pictures from Week 49. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Week 48 (1/7/08 - 1/13/08) - My 2008 Resolutions
- I promise to start drinking out of the bottle or sippy cup.
- I promise to sleep in my crib at least once.
- I promise to go to bed before midnight.
- I promise to start eating normal food so I can pig out with mommy and daddy.
- Lastly, I promise to be more diligent about updating this blog.
I crawl faster than daddy and mommy can follow. Sometimes I think I can walk even though I can still only cruise. I can climb stairs. Once I even climbed all the way up to the second floor. I clap my hands when I am excited and I can wave hello and goodbye. Much to mommy and daddy's dismay, I love to empty our shelves and TV stand and drop everything on the floor.
I enjoy doing the raspberries, especially during feeding. I am a chatterbox and my vocabulary includes da-da-da, ba-ba-ba, ma-ma, ga-ga, and more. The most important word, however, is EH! Eh can mean Hey! or Feed me! I am Hungry! or Look at me! or Carry me! or I am ready for my next spoonful of food! or even Hi Grandma! It is not so much about what is said than is about how I say it and the context in which I say it in. You get my drift?
I am a huge Hannah Montana fan. I love to boogie to her theme song. It is so upbeat and catchy. I like High School Musical too, but not as much as Hannah. I love you, HM.
See my pictures and videos from Week 48. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Week 47 (12/31/07 - 1/6/08) - Happy New Year and Happy B-day Mommy
Don't ask me how, but yes, this is how I sleep sometimes...
We went to a New Year's Eve gathering with Uncle Hansel, Auntie Betty, Auntie Allyson, and Uncle Robert. As usual, mommy and daddy stuffed themselves while I watched. Not fair at all. We left the party early but made it home just in time for the count down. Happy 2008, everyone!
Saturday was mommy's birthday. Daddy, Uncle Warren and Uncle Sonny took mommy and me out to dinner at Ducks to celebrate. Hmm... Tonkatsu... Yumm... Or so I am told anyways. :-(
See my pictures and videos from Week 47. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
We went to a New Year's Eve gathering with Uncle Hansel, Auntie Betty, Auntie Allyson, and Uncle Robert. As usual, mommy and daddy stuffed themselves while I watched. Not fair at all. We left the party early but made it home just in time for the count down. Happy 2008, everyone!
Saturday was mommy's birthday. Daddy, Uncle Warren and Uncle Sonny took mommy and me out to dinner at Ducks to celebrate. Hmm... Tonkatsu... Yumm... Or so I am told anyways. :-(
See my pictures and videos from Week 47. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Week 46 (12/14/07 - 12/30/07) - Merry Christmas
Look at all my presents! Mine. All mine! :-)
I caught a little cold so we slept in Christmas morning and did not open presents until noon. I gotta tell ya. I love Christmas. And this Santa fella? I like him. He seems to be a generous and righteous dude.
Uncle Vince flew in from SF on Saturday and stayed with us for a couple of days. It has been a few months since I last saw him, but he still looks like daddy.
Also on Saturday, daddy and mommy took me to Downtown Disney to check out their Christmas decorations. There were one Christmas tree or two and a few ornaments here and there, but it wasn't much better than their lame decorations during Halloween. Mommy, daddy, enough of this Downtown Disney nonsense. Disneyland, baby. I want Disneyland. Not some commercially motivated pale imitation.
See my pictures and videos from Week 46. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
I caught a little cold so we slept in Christmas morning and did not open presents until noon. I gotta tell ya. I love Christmas. And this Santa fella? I like him. He seems to be a generous and righteous dude.
Uncle Vince flew in from SF on Saturday and stayed with us for a couple of days. It has been a few months since I last saw him, but he still looks like daddy.
Also on Saturday, daddy and mommy took me to Downtown Disney to check out their Christmas decorations. There were one Christmas tree or two and a few ornaments here and there, but it wasn't much better than their lame decorations during Halloween. Mommy, daddy, enough of this Downtown Disney nonsense. Disneyland, baby. I want Disneyland. Not some commercially motivated pale imitation.
See my pictures and videos from Week 46. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Week 45 (12/17/07 - 12/23/07) - Which one is me?
This weekend daddy and mommy co-hosted a Christmas party with Uncle Dan and Auntie Cora at their house, so I got to play with Evan's toys in his big play room all day. But there wasn't just Evan and me. There were seven babies at the party. Yep, count'em. Seven. In the picture from left to right: Ryan, Nathan, Me, Nicole, Jayden, and Hayden, plus Evan who was not in picture. I have never been to day care , but I would imagine this comes pretty close.
Nicole, Nathan, and Jayden are the youngins. Hayden, whom I met for the first time, is the oldest. I am actually the middle child of the bunch. Anyways, mommy cooked up a storm and everyone enjoyed the meal. Good job, mommy.
It was a fun day to say the least. Come see pictures and videos of our Christmas party. These pictures are also available of Shutterfly.
Nicole, Nathan, and Jayden are the youngins. Hayden, whom I met for the first time, is the oldest. I am actually the middle child of the bunch. Anyways, mommy cooked up a storm and everyone enjoyed the meal. Good job, mommy.
It was a fun day to say the least. Come see pictures and videos of our Christmas party. These pictures are also available of Shutterfly.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Week 44 (12/10/07 - 12/16/07) - ...
*Yawn* Nothing interesting happened this week aside from everyday mayhem. I don't even have any pictures to share as Mommy and daddy dropped the ball and didn't take any. This does give me an opportunity to catch up on my blog post for the past two weeks though. See you all next week.
Week 43 (12/3/07 - 12/9/07) - Let the Christmas countdown begin...
... let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Yep, I saw snow, from a roof, at a mall, in Los Angeles. Okay, come to think of it, it was pretty lame. Nevermind.
We went to a holiday dinner with some of mommy's high school friends at the Pasta Pomodoro in Huntington Beach. Dinner was nice and everyone exchanged gifts. Baby Clara was there. Now that she is 6 months old, she was more interactive and fun the play with. I also met baby Alex (1 month) for the first time, who is Auntie Josephine and Uncle Ryan's pride and joy. He is tiny and cute. I need to teach him how to cry though. His was pretty weak. A good wail needs to come from the heart and the diaphragm. You have got to sell it. Trust me, I know.
See my pictures from Week 43. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
We went to a holiday dinner with some of mommy's high school friends at the Pasta Pomodoro in Huntington Beach. Dinner was nice and everyone exchanged gifts. Baby Clara was there. Now that she is 6 months old, she was more interactive and fun the play with. I also met baby Alex (1 month) for the first time, who is Auntie Josephine and Uncle Ryan's pride and joy. He is tiny and cute. I need to teach him how to cry though. His was pretty weak. A good wail needs to come from the heart and the diaphragm. You have got to sell it. Trust me, I know.
See my pictures from Week 43. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Week 42 (11/26/07 - 12/2/07) - Wild beasts caged!!!
We went to Ryan 1st birthday party at Uncle Mike and Auntie Hilda's this weekend, and Ryan, Evan, Natalie, Amanda, and I were together once again. Adding Sera, Mae, Claira, and Joseph to the mix, our kids army almost out numbered adults. The result was chaotic fun. Mommy and daddy, it will be my birthday next, so throw me a good party too, okay?
See my pictures from Week 42 plus some other pictures from Ryan's party. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
See my pictures from Week 42 plus some other pictures from Ryan's party. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Week 41 (11/19/07 - 11/25/07) - Happy Turkey Day
This was my first Thanksgiving. Mommy cooked up a storm and prepared a feast for us, grandpa, grandma, and Uncles Warren and Sonny. Stuffing, mashed potato, vegetables, yams, apple pie, and a turkey as big as me. Everyone stuffed their face while I watched. Wait! What about me?
I learned to pull myself up to stand this week. I am one baby step closer to outrunning mommy and daddy.
Uncle Andy and Auntie Tina came over to visit with their baby, Nicole. Nicole was sleeping most of the time she was here. Can't wait for her to get bigger so that we can play together.
I have some cool action videos this week. See my pictures and videos from Week 41. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
I learned to pull myself up to stand this week. I am one baby step closer to outrunning mommy and daddy.
Uncle Andy and Auntie Tina came over to visit with their baby, Nicole. Nicole was sleeping most of the time she was here. Can't wait for her to get bigger so that we can play together.
I have some cool action videos this week. See my pictures and videos from Week 41. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Week 40 (11/12/07 - 11/18/07) - Am I a joker or what?
Let the great chase begins. Now that I have mastered crawling on my hands and kneels, I can move faster than Mommy and Daddy can pay attention. I have also learned to stand on my own as long as there is something for me to hold onto. Life will never be the same for them again. So sad. :-) But yah me!
Mommy and daddy took me to The Grove Sunday afternoon to check out the Christmas decorations. There was a huge Christmas tree with some gigantic ornaments. Awesome! Too bad we didn't stay for the tree lighting ceremony to see all the performances and fireworks. Oh well, maybe next year.
See my pictures and videos from Week 40. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Mommy and daddy took me to The Grove Sunday afternoon to check out the Christmas decorations. There was a huge Christmas tree with some gigantic ornaments. Awesome! Too bad we didn't stay for the tree lighting ceremony to see all the performances and fireworks. Oh well, maybe next year.
See my pictures and videos from Week 40. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Week 39 (11/5/07 - 11/11/07) - Slow week
This week has been slow , which is fine with me. After weeks of excitement, I could use a break. The only noteworthy news is that four of my upper teeth are about to break through at the same time. Yikes!
I only have a few pictures from Week 39. They can also be found on Shutterfly.
I only have a few pictures from Week 39. They can also be found on Shutterfly.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Week 38 (10/29/07 - 11/04/07) - 1st Holloween
Hiya. Wednesday was my first Halloween. Mommy dressed me up as a little piggy and took me to the mall to trick-or-treat. We got a bunch of candy that I can't eat. Sweet.
I was going to lose daddy to the Bay Area again this weekend, but he had a change of heart last minute and stayed home to get some much needed rest. It turned out to be a fun weekend for me, but he was bummed that he had to miss Uncle Peter and Auntie Carol's wedding plus Audrey Horn's three month old party. His loss, my gain. :-)
Even though I had just figured out how to worm crawl forward last Sunday night, I have already mastered it by mid-week. It won't be long before I learn to crawl on my hands and knees instead of on my stomach.
I have also learned to pull myself up into a upright kneeling position. Daddy, you had better lower my crib before I climb out on my own... by accident! (To which daddy responds, "What is the point? It is not like you sleep in your crib anyways.")
Lastly, I learned to hold on to more than one item at a time. Until this week, I had to drop whatever I was holding before I can pick up the next item. Not anymore. I can now hold two items at a time, one in each hand. Mommy, daddy, I am ready for my drum set now.
You can see pictures and videos of me playing the air drum in this week's archive. In fact, I have tons of funny pictures and videos from Week 38 to share with you all. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly. Check them out!
I was going to lose daddy to the Bay Area again this weekend, but he had a change of heart last minute and stayed home to get some much needed rest. It turned out to be a fun weekend for me, but he was bummed that he had to miss Uncle Peter and Auntie Carol's wedding plus Audrey Horn's three month old party. His loss, my gain. :-)
Even though I had just figured out how to worm crawl forward last Sunday night, I have already mastered it by mid-week. It won't be long before I learn to crawl on my hands and knees instead of on my stomach.
I have also learned to pull myself up into a upright kneeling position. Daddy, you had better lower my crib before I climb out on my own... by accident! (To which daddy responds, "What is the point? It is not like you sleep in your crib anyways.")
Lastly, I learned to hold on to more than one item at a time. Until this week, I had to drop whatever I was holding before I can pick up the next item. Not anymore. I can now hold two items at a time, one in each hand. Mommy, daddy, I am ready for my drum set now.
You can see pictures and videos of me playing the air drum in this week's archive. In fact, I have tons of funny pictures and videos from Week 38 to share with you all. My pictures are also available on Shutterfly. Check them out!
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