Little doggy Desmond

Desmond's rule!

2009-05-29T06:58:00.003+08:00

Now that Desmond is getting a little bit older and more advance in language, he establishes a set of his own routine. Let's starts from his morning. After he wakes up, he needs to lie on his bed and play for a while. Then he asks for his milk and he need to sit on the chair in his room (only this chair, no other place) to drink his milk. When we eat, he needs to sit on the table with us even he already ate. Sometimes, he steals the food from my bowl.

Before he goes to nap at noon, he will say "brush teeth and then go to bed". What a delightful habit! He demands his milk after he took a shower... even when it is not the time to give him milk. He has this connection that milk is followed by shower. We ask him to wash his hand after he came back from outside. So he always rushes to the bathroom after he comes back. Yesterday, when I went shopping and came back. I just put down the grocery and he told me, "mama, wash your hands". It was so funny to hear that. And he followed me to the bathroom and made sure I wash my hands.

When we play basketball with him, we cannot just sit and shot the ball. We will need to stand up and run with him. He just never gets tired. Once in a while, Jeff sits down, he will say "daddy, stand up". Anyway, there are lots of fun with him around. I just can't believe that a two year old kid can be that challenging and fun.

Second pregnancy

2009-04-30T14:24:00.005+08:00

People always say when you have the second one, you will care less than the first one. I guess it is just a norm. I am now 18 weeks pregnant with our second child and I did not write anything about this pregnancy yet. Pretty guilty!

I feel more tired for this pregnancy than the last one with Desmond. I don't have appetite until now. But my tummy is bigger than last time at the same stage. I guess this time I have to take care of Desmond, so I spend less time wondering what's going on inside my tummy. We do love this baby as much as Desmond.

We just went to the doctor today and he confirmed that we are going to have a girl. Yeah. Jeff and I are so happy for that. How perfect is it to have one boy and one girl! The due date will be early October. It is quite a good timing since Desmond will start nursery in September. Now our biggest task will be finding a name for our baby girl... according to Jeff, it is the toughest job.

Potty Train

2009-04-27T22:04:00.003+08:00

I can't believe that Desmond can be diaper free during the day so fast. He started telling me after he pooped when he was around 2. We encouraged him to let us know before he wanted to poop. It took a month or so for him to do that. We were so happy when he told me he wanted to poop and he did. But he got sick for a few weeks and he couldn't tell me when he wanted to pooped during that period. After he recovered, he never pooped on his diaper again. Last week, when he just turned 2 years and 3 months old, I stopped putting diaper on him during the day. I told him if you want to pee, go to the potty. I kept reminding him to go to the potty. Of course, there were a few accidents but it just took him a couple days to learn. He now can tell me when he wants to pee pee. I never thought that his potty training can be so quick. We are so proud of him. I am sure he will be more comfortable in the hot summer time without diapers.

Terrible Two

2009-04-05T14:26:00.002+08:00

I think the two-year old is really a terrible stage for us. Desmond is really in this stage. He likes to do things his way. For example, when we go out, if he wants to take the bus, we need to follow his instruction. Otherwise, he will not walk and stay at where he is. He also likes to say 'no' to other request. It is sometimes very difficult to get him to do things, such as brush his teeth, change his diaper or wash his hands. One thing that drives me crazy is that he sleeps later and later at night. Now the earliest time he sleeps is 9:30 pm. He just doesn't seem to be sleepy or tired while I am exhausted. I hope he can pass this stage soon.

Well, the good thing is that he can express himself better now. He will tell us what he wants most of time. He likes to talk to us what he is doing or we are doing. He also like to read books and play the puzzle. These two activities can keep him occupy for quite some time. Right now, he can remember some of the books and read it himself when I am not reading with him. He can put a 12 pieces of puzzle together. I think that's quite amazing. He likes to sing very much. His favorite song is ABC.

In the past few months, he becomes so attach to me. He cannot go out without me. Nobody else can give him a bath or put him to sleep but me. It is quite tough for me since I am pregnant right now! Hopefully when the grandparents come, he can become less attach to me. Luckily, he is going to school in September and hope he can be more independent before his little brother or sister is born.

Jeff's letter to Desmond

2009-02-19T15:31:00.001+08:00

Hey buddy,

In a few more hours, you will turn two years old. 732 days ago, your mom and I were anxiously waiting for your arrival. We wanted to see you. Your mom couldn’t wait any longer, although it was still one week early. Then you came, so quickly and breathtakingly. When I first saw you, I whispered to you over the nursing box: hey buddy, daddy is with you.

What 731 days we’ve been together! You’ve brought me so much joy that I’ve never imagined and so much pride that I’ve never dreamed of. This past year, you have grown to be a big boy: you started to walk, you began to eat on your own, you notified us after you finished your big business (well, we are still hoping you will hint us ahead of time) and you called me baba for the first time. These wonderful moments brought me so much surprise, laughter and joy.

What can a two-year-old do? You can sing several Chinese and English songs, recite the “goose” poem, dance your street-style steps, and draw some Picasso-like pieces. Mama does a great job teaching you songs and you learn them quickly. Your “two tigers” is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. You love to dance. Following the tempo of the drum, you like to show off and entertain us every evening. Some are really cool moves. You like to read. Now your favorite is the “blue-bird” that you read and sing every night before sleep.

Son, you let me see the bright side of the world. You are easily satisfied. Sometimes all you want is to take a bus. Sometimes it’s to play swing. And you never get tired of them. If we only ask for little, we will probably gain more and feel happier. You also teach me I should treat everyone equally. When I ignore someone because s/he is unimportant, you show me I am wrong and give everyone your heart-felt smile. The world will be a better place if we all generously share our smiles.

with love,
daddy

Desmond starts talking

2009-02-03T21:46:00.005+08:00

I think Desmond is pretty good at talking right now, well, maybe just me and Jeff understand most of his talks. One thing really great is that he can reply to different languages that we talk to him. If I ask him in Cantonese, he will reply in Cantonese. He only talks to Jeff in Mandarin. Sometimes when we read English book together, he answers me in English.

After he managed his language skill, he likes to narrate what he or we are doing. When he gets up in the morning, he will say "Daddy is taking a shower". When Jeff was not home, he will say "daddy goes to work". It is quite embarrassing when we went out and I need to go to the bathroom. He will just announce what I am doing in the bathroom. One thing funny that he starts making up his own songs. He really brings lots of joy to us.

His biggest development recently is letting me know when he wants to poop poop. I am hopping he will let me know when he wants to pee soon. Wearing diaper in the summer is really hot.

Kindergarten challenge

2008-12-09T11:13:00.003+08:00

I guess a lot of people cannot believe that Desmond already went through 3 interviews for nursery next year. I think going to a good school is very competitive in Hong Kong. My friend told me that you need to decide what high school and university Desmond wants to go when you apply kindergarten, because it is difficult to change between international school and local school. I immediately got an headache after hearing that. Isn't it too early to decide it now?

Desmond was born in January so he will be the oldest kid compare to his peers going to the school at the same year. For kindergarten, there is N1, K1, K2 and K3. N1 is for kids 2 years and up. K1 is for kids 2 year and 8 months old. Some children will not go to N1 because parents think they are too young to go to school at age 2. For Desmond's case, if he skips N1, he will be 3 years 7 months when he can attend K1. Therefore, we think it is a good idea for him to starts N1 next year. There aren't many good school have N1 class.

I applied 3 schools for him and if he did not get in to the one that we think is suitable for him, we will apply the fourth one in January. So far he went through 3 interviews and got two offers. We are waiting for the last one (our 1st choice) which we just interviewed last week. There were more than 200 kids competing for 60 seats for the 1st school. I think it is about the same for the second school. But the last one we went was kind of crazy. I guess there were more than a thousand kids competing for about 180 seats. We waited for an hour and the interview was just about 5 minutes long.

The school system is quite confusing in Hong Kong. I still need to do more research about it and try to find the way that maybe suitable for Desmond. Who knows? There is still a long way for him.

Excellent balance

2008-11-22T22:27:00.003+08:00

Desmond just turned 22 months a couple weeks ago and I received the development update from babycenter.com. It said:"true jumping, where both feet leave the ground at the same time and then land squarely, is a skill that requires excellent balance and may take a few more months to master." I was quite thrilled to read that because Desmond can already jump with both feet leave the ground. I guess we gave him pretty good balance training.

He started swinging at around 6 months. We gave him a lot of rocking, dancing and bouncing. He like to sit on a ball and bounce just like adults do their exercise. He like walking up and down the stairs (without help recently). The past weekend, we went to see the Budai at Tong Chung. He walked up 288 stairs by himself and refused my help. What an achievement!

Desmond's recent development

2008-11-07T13:41:00.000+08:00

I did not feel Desmond grows so much since I see him everyday. A few days ago we when to the park that we used to go and he likes to hang himself on the pole. I found that he no longer needs my help to reach the pole. He can just tiptoe and hold the pole by himself and raise himself up. He was so proud of himself when he finished swing himself up. I suddenly felt that he really grew a lot in the past few months.

Then I started to notice that he really can reach a lot of things that he previous couldn’t. For example, he can reach the tap in the tub so he can play with water. He can reach the things in the middle of our dinning table… so he can get whatever he wants. He can almost reach the door nobs which means we have to pay attention for not letting him to go to the balcony by himself.

He is also getting stronger and bigger. He can push the kitchen doors, which is quite heavy, open for a few months already. He really likes to go into the kitchen and search around… fortunately, he will put things back after he examined them. A couple weeks ago, he figured out how to open the fridge.. so now a lock for the fridge is needed.

One thing I am really glad is that he likes to help me do things. When we get the grocery homes, he likes to help us to put them in place. He can drag his diaper to the storage room and the tissue box to the bathroom. After he finishes drinking his water, he likes to put his bottle back on the table. Jeff likes to get him to pick up balls that they threw around. I can say that he is quite organize.

He is not a greedy kid. When he eats, he always finishes what’s inside his mouth first and then gets another one. Even for the food he likes, he just gets one, finishes it first and then gets another one.

One thing I don’t like about is that he cries when he was not allowed to do something he was trying to do (something dangerous or not good). It really drives me crazy. He likes to open the toilet bowl and put his hands in there, he likes to out to the balcony and hold on to the fence, etc. I can only say he has strong personality and quite determine to fulfill his goal.

I guess I should write more often because I really forget things fast. There are lots of funny things happen everyday and I should try my best to write them down and share with Desmond when he grows up.

Talking yet?

2008-09-22T16:26:00.003+08:00

It is really difficult to say whether Desmond can say well. We talk to him in three different languages-- Mandarin, Cantonese, and English. He can understand all of them, but in turns of talking... really difficult to tell whether he can tell the difference.

Right now, he can repeat most of the words that we teach him. For some words, he just never follows what we teach him. For example, drink water... he always use his sign language. He used the sound of wow for dog, moo for cow and coc coc for rooster. He uses difference languages for different things. For example, horse, bus, ball, he uses English. Pig, flower and bird, he uses Cantonese.

We are worried that the language environment is too complicated for him and he will get confused. But it seems that it is quite normal in Hong Kong. In school, there are always two languages. So... let's hope for the best.

However, Desmond really loves talking.... (thought we don't understand what he is saying). He can pronounce very long sentence. Sometimes he talks to me like it means something but I just can't understand. Sometimes he argues with me too. It is funny to hear from him... I think I should record his 'talking' and play it back to him when he grows up... ^0^

Swimming outfit

2008-08-23T15:00:00.002+08:00

Desmond was so afraid when we first went swimming. He didn't dare to go into the water. Luckily, the kids he plays with also went swimming at the same time. When Desmond saw them, he was quite happy there were somebody to play with him in the water. So, he overcame his fear. He had no problem when we went swimming again. Here are some pictures that I took before we head for the swimming pool.

Doesn't he look like a good swimmer?

He loves swimming now!

His safe jacket tastes good!

I am safe with my safe jacket!

Can we go now, mom?

Eating by myself

2008-08-17T13:29:00.003+08:00

I like eating by myself recently. It is really fun to hold the spoon and put it in my mouth. Look how I enjoy eating by myself

Yummy...

PS.... I can't scoop up the food in the spoon yet... mama helps me to scoop the food and I put it in my mouth ^0^

Summer time

2008-07-07T21:28:00.006+08:00

Haha... I almost did not write anything for two months. What a lazy mom! Well, I guess we were too busy in the last two months. Jeff was traveling a lot from mid-May to mid-June so I was taking care of Desmond by myself. While Jeff was away to Shanghai, Desmond and I went to my parents' home in Macau to visit my sister's baby boy. Desmond had a lot of funs playing with my sisters and his little cousin... though basically he always wanted to touch him and shake his crib. Poor little cousin, he still can't do anything about that yet.

We also went to Beijing in June for two weeks. Though we had fun in Beijing... there was no playground for Desmond to consume his energy. There are places for people to sit and exercise, but we really can't find anything for Desmond to play. When we went to the park, he basically could just walk or steal other kids' toy to play with....( if we brought toys, other kids steal our toys too). Toward the end of our trip, we went to a park with a huge lake. We finally found a playground for kids. At the beginning, we were told that Desmond was too young to play in the playground... but I thought he would love to play there... so I decided to let him try... Well, they charged 20 yuan for each kid. In HK, the playgrounds are free even an indoor playroom is free. I was surprised but since grandpa paid for it... it was okay. Desmond did have fun playing on the jumping bed.

Hi, I am your big brother!

I love piano

I love my cousin

I also love this cousin

We have fun together

Jeff and I did manage to slip out for a couple of afternoons to explore some new things in Beijing. We went to a art creative center called '798'. This place was converted from some old factories. Now it is occupied by local artists. We found it quite interesting because now the modern artists will have a place to work and show their arts. Another place we went to was a bar street which located along a lake. Unfortunately, we went there in the afternoon, so we can't experience the atmosphere there. However, it was a nice place to have a drink.

This summer is really not normal. It rains a lot. It think it rains almost for two months. Of course, it did not rain all the time... but I just feel it is non-stop raining. After we came back from Beijing.... there are buds everywhere. I was almost crazy because buds are my lease favorite thing in the world. I spent a lot of time cleaning without help... I guess that's why I get sick.

To be continued....

I love milk milk

2008-05-15T10:41:00.003+08:00

Although Desmond cannot eat by himself yet, he can drink milk and water by himself. Milky is his favorite food and he can finish it whenever we gave him milk. Look how he enjoys his milky.

little athlete

2008-05-15T10:05:00.002+08:00

Recently, I trained Desmond to hang himself with his hands. Since the pole in the park is too big for his tiny hands, I used the stick at home to train him. After just a few plays, he likes it very much. Now he can hang himself for 15-20 seconds even with the big pole in the park.

I guess mummy is stronger

Raise feet

It is fun

Hold on

Desmond's favorite fruit

2008-05-15T08:29:00.003+08:00

Jeff said that Desmond must get this from me. I love mango too. Desmond really enjoys eating mango, especially the center of the mango! Well, I guess my eating manner is better ^0^

I love the mango pit ^_^

Yummy

My fingers are also yummy

Taste better than the mango

Haha

Desmond 15th months

2008-04-16T14:16:00.004+08:00

I just cannot keep up with Desmond's growing speed. He is getting more and more energetic and now he also has his own thinking. It is not easy to deal with him anymore. Jeff and I got frustrated of feeding him. He needs to drink water while he is eating his meal. If he doesn't want to eat, there is no way to force him to get a bite. If he makes up his mind to do something or want something... he will persist until we let him to do it or want it. He really knows how to manipulate us.

Well, he has learned a lot of good things too. He knows how to give us a hug and a kiss. He can do high five. He can also present a flying kiss. He likes to eat by himself... although not exactly by himself. He looks very proud when he put food in his mouth with a spoon or a fork. He likes to brush his teeth (thought I am the one holding the tooth brush) too, especially holding the cup and put water in his mouth. Actually, he is quite good at drinking water from a cup. I am quite surprise. He looks very happy when he drinks water from a cup (rather than from his sippy cup).

He is quite sensitive to music. He likes to dance and clap hands with music. He likes toys that talk and he himself likes to talk too (but we can't understand yet). Sometimes, he really talks like an adult in another language. This morning when he wanted to touch the toilet and I told him it is dirty. He talked back to me like he was arguing with me except that I do not understand what he meant.

Right now, he likes to climb on the sofa and our bed. He especially likes to roll on our bed. We felt it is quite unsafe for him.... so we took the spring box away... right now, we just put our mattress on the floor.

I think it is a good idea to teach him sign language. It is quite useful especially we can't understand his language yet. He knew the sign of more, thank you and love. But it is quite difficult to teach him because it is very difficult to get his attention....

..... to be continued

The fun or trouble of walking

2008-03-12T21:28:00.002+08:00

Once Desmond can walk, he start to show his own interests. For example, when we go to the playground in the morning. He went to the things that he likes most. It becomes I follow him instead of he follows me. Last Sunday we went out and he saw a girl. He immediately walked to the girl and imitated what she was doing. When she was leaving, he wanted to follow her. When he saw a dog later, he also followed the dog and wanted to play with him. However, I guess he doesn't know how to play with a dog. He was very curious about the dog but afraid to touch him.

Although he can walk now, I still need to carry him or use the stroller. He just doesn't like to follow where we are going. He also doesn't like me to hold his hand... He starts to show his independence in such an early age. :(

Desmond 13 month old

2008-03-03T16:53:00.003+08:00

The big milestone for Desmond is--Walking. Yes, he started to walk a few steps at around 13 months. Of course, we all are so exciting. He especially like to walk at the playground where he plays with other kids. At the beginning, he was so afraid to let go and I needed to distract him in order to lure him to walk. Right now, he walks even without distraction. Let's look at his surrender walking style:

Playing at the playground

Walking on the basketball court

Playing the bubbles

walking beside the beach

Walking walking..

2008-02-20T20:49:00.003+08:00

When I see other babies (about the same age of Desmond) walking, I was so jealous. I always ask, when can Desmond walk? Well, he started his first step during Chinese New Year. When he was attracted by something, he forgot to hold on to something and walked a few steps. From that on, we are trying to lure him to walk more. Last Sunday at the park, when he saw other kids were playing with bubbles, he was so excited and walked a few steps too. We were so happy to see that. One evening, when Jeff was playing with him, he was so attracted by the TV and walked almost ten steps. I almost cry for that. My little boy starts to walk by his own.

However, the next day when I was trying to lure him to walk. He didn't feel like walking. He was so afraid to walk and every time when I released him, he sat on the floor. When he sees something he likes, he prefers crawling to walking. So I brought him to the park today and tried to distract him and lure him to walk. He successfully walked 4 to 5 steps a few times. I was so proud of him. I am going to help him to walk more and hopefully he can overcome his fear of walking or develop his liking toward walking.

Maybe I should not say his is fear of walking. He is a very careful person. Some babies learn to be careful after a few falls. Desmond starts with a careful mind and then develops his skills. When he started to stand up, he seldom fell from his standing position. He always sat down slowly to make sure his didn't fall. I guess he wants to 100% confident before he can walk freely. I guess I just need to be patient and encourage him to do his best.

Mission impossible

2008-02-19T21:42:00.003+08:00

We went back to Macau for Chinese New Year. We had a lot of fun there except it is really cold. We had a gathering with my high school friends. There were four kids, one 4 year old girl and three 1 year old boys. It is quite a mission to get them to take a picture together.

We got three together

One is trying to escape (Desmond can't escape, because he can't walk yet)

One is behind and one is half face

Oh, My gosh, they are together but none is looking at the camera

One is crying, one is trying to one, but hey, it is not easy to get them together...

That's why we called it "Mission Impossible".. we did not success at all by getting to line up and look at the camera. It was such a mess... ^O^

Desmond is one year old_Jeff's feeling

2008-02-05T14:15:00.001+08:00

My Desmond is one year old. He is now a big boy. When I first saw him in the hospital, he was so little, so fragile, and so weak, lying quietly and tiredly in a special-care box. Since then, he’s amazed and amused me one after another: his crying, laughing, eating, burping, flipping, crawling, and now standing are all miracles. He has grown into a fearless little warrior and is ready to explore the world.

I feel like a daddy now. In the beginning, it was kind of odd to say I am his dad. It was more of a biological tie than an emotional connection. Little by little, I became more and more attached to him (I hope the reverse is also true). Sometimes when I traveled back to HK, I couldn't wait to see him (and of course you, Jeanine!). This feeling increases each day. Today, after a year of practicing (mostly just me not Desmond), it just feels right. Every single day is so precious that I want time to stop. Don’t grow up, son!

But Desmond will grow up, sooner than we realize and hope. He will have to learn to be independent from us and we need to help him to do so. How in the world can we teach him to be independent from us? I want to hold him all the time, while, until my arms broke. Desmond, we love you. The problem is not how to love you more but how to stay firm, say no when we should, and discipline you when needed. Of course, I need to control myself from over-hugging and over-kissing you (your mom counted me kissing you more than ten times in less than three minutes when we were waiting for the train). The Art of Loving tells me that “the very essence of motherly love is to care for the child’s growth, and that means to want the child’s separation from herself. … It is only at this stage that motherly love becomes such a difficult task, that requires unselfishness, the ability to give everything and to want nothing but the happiness of the loved one.” I believe this is equally true for fatherly love.

Happy Birthday, Desmond! I can’t wait to celebrate your next birthday and see more of your miracles (kind of conflict ^_^). We wish you happy and healthy every day. We don’t have lofty expectations for your future: simply to be a useful person for the society. And I want nothing in return from you: your smile is the best reward I’ve ever had. And I have so many of them every day. How can I ask for more? The care, time, and effort we give you are nothing compared to the unprecedented joy you have brought to our life. Sweet dreams, son.

Give daddy a kissThree kids have birthday around the same time

Happy 1st Birthday_our dear Desmond

2008-01-21T16:11:00.000+08:00

Desmond has just celebrated his first birthday!!!I can just say time really flies. I still remember last year's anxious waiting before his birth, the scariness of the delivery, and the sadness of his hospital stay. But now, he is a health, happy, and smart boy with a lot of energy. We are so grateful to have him. We love you, Desmond.

First birthday cake: it says: SenSen, Happy 1st Birthday!

Take a picture with Mommy

Take a picture with Daddy

A happy family of three

Blowing the candle

Wish you a happy birthday, Desmond

Escape from bumboo chair!

2008-01-12T12:09:00.000+08:00

He started to escape from this chair from when was 9 or 10 months old. Before that, it was quite safe to sit him there. Let's take a look of how he escaped.

Playing something just occupied him a few seconds

He turned to one side

Put his hand on the floor

Then raised his butt from the chair

Successfully escape ^0^

DD-What does it mean?

2008-01-12T11:30:00.000+08:00

You must be wondering what does DD mean! You will understand it after viewing the pictures below!

I like to carry things on my mouth..

while I am moving around

Now you probably understand what DD means!!! It means doggy Desmond ^0^

What a doggy he is! Nobody every teaches him but he just like to carry things on his mouth and move around. When the things drops, he will stop and put it back in his mouth and continue to move. No wonder he was born the year of dog... he is really a puppy!

Thinking

2008-01-10T14:57:00.000+08:00

I guess I am not a detail oriented person. I always focus on the big picture rather than the small details. When I read other people's blog, I envoy them can have so many things to write. It seems nothing is going on in my life but actually, there are lots of little and funny things that are going on every day. No wonder I am not an information processing person... But I want to force myself to think and write more... otherwise... my brain is not going to work when I grow older.

Okay, I need to be a busy thinker and writer while I have time from now on... ^_^

I guess I need to write more about Desmond... He is almost 1 year old. He is a very active boy. When he is awake... he is almost non-stop. He cruises from here to there, from the living room to the kitchen (when my in-laws are not here), to the laundry room. He likes to go from one room to the other to look for me while I am not around. He is not very interested in his own toys but rather something that we think is trash. He likes to play with empty box, bottles, papers, plastic bag, etc. He likes to read books. He can flip from one page to the other. He can sit for 10 minutes and read a book. I guess he doesn't understand anything in the book, but enjoys flipping pages. After his bath, I will give him a book to hold on to while I put on his diapers and some lotion on his body and face. After I while, I forgot to give him the book but he reaches the book himself and starts flipping pages. From all above, I conclude that he likes book.

When we have meals, he sits on his high chair and I will give him some biscuit to play with and of course, to eat. When he finished, I told him to say 'mama more' and tape fingertips together (baby sign for more). He started to do it one day and I was so happy. Now every time when he finished, I tape my fingertips together and ask him if he wants more. He is very happy and does the same gesture with me and says "mama'. He likes challenges. Sometimes I put some of his biscuits at the far end side of his high chair tray and some in front of him. He would rather get the one far away from him. When he got the biscuit, he looks very proud of himself.

He understands a lot of things. When we were eating, he will make some noise for attention. When we were talking, he looked at us in curiosity and wanted to join in the conversation. He also likes to tease us. For example, I ask him to give me the toy that he is holding. He pretends to give it to me but withdraws his hand before he reaches my hand and laugh happily. He loves hide and seek. He likes me to tease him before he sleeps. He likes to take bath. Yesterday, it was about time for his bath. He was cranky and I said, is it time for bath. He crawled to the bathroom. He likes to 'catch' the water that I squeeze out from his towel.

He can say some words correctly. He say mama, baba (father), and yeye (grandpa) very well. He likes to follow what we say and sometimes it is quite good. He loves music. Whenever he hears music, he waves his hands, he dances and he looks very happy. He especially likes to watch the flash songs on my computer. If I takes the computer away, he cries (miserably). He learns something from the songs. For example, he knows when to make pat on the tables when he hears 'if you are happy and you know it clap your hands". He said "baabaa" before he the "baabaa black sheep" starts. He also said "quack quack" when he hear the song "six little ducks". It is very funny to watch him watch the songs.

Wow, enough babbling for today... continue next time

Lazy Mom

2007-12-24T21:39:00.000+08:00

I am such a lazy mom that I have not written anything for a long long time. I guess because I see Desmond everyday, I did not notice his development. But looking back, he really learned a lot in the last 2 months.

He can now wave hello and bye bye. He can clap his hands. He can wave his hands up and down according to the music beat (eg. pa pa pa-- wave three times or pat his hands on the table three times). He likes to dance when he hears fast music, sometimes with his feet, sometimes with his butt ^_^. I guess he develops his sensitive from the playgroup we went to.

He likes to follow what we say.. of course not always can pronounce what we say. Recently, he is very attached to me. I guess my in laws are here and he is not with me all the time. So whenever he sees me, he opens his arms to me and wants me to hold him. When we were out, he only wanted me to hold him all the time. He didn't want others. But he was okay when Jeff and I took a 4 days vocation to Phuket, Thailand. He woke up when we came home and was very excited when he saw us. It is amazing that he knew we came home. But the next day, he was so afraid I will be gone again and followed me all the time.

He likes to explore in our apartment... and put almost everything he got into his mouth... quite scary. He likes to play hike and seek and peek-a-poo very much. Before, he ate the books that we gave him to read, but now he likes to hold on to a book and flips on the pages. From his face, it seems he is seriously reading the book. He also like to play the ping-pong ball. I bounced the ball on the floor and he catches it.

He is a very happy baby and very easy to entertain. He smiles to us when he wakes up in the morning. He laughs when we play with him. He smiles to strangers who talk to him. He is very happy when we give him a hug, sing to him or dance with him. I have nothing to complaint except he doesn't like to lie down for us to change his diaper or clothes...my only headache.

Desmond 10 months old

2007-11-21T20:35:00.000+08:00

11/21: I just found that I have not written anything on November. I guess I am too busy. Desmond got sick last Saturday and is still recovering, so I got some free time to write a little bit.

He just turned 10 months yesterday but he slept a lot. He got a fever last Saturday while we were in Macau attending my sister's wedding. He was so tired after 3 days fever. I found that he had some red spots on his body yesterday so we went to the doctor again this afternoon. The doctor said it was a kind of rash caused by the virus. I once read a kind of rash that is very common for baby between 6-18 months old so I googled it. It is called rose rash (don't know what is the formal name). Anyway, he is getting better but his digestive system is not very good.
12/11: stop for a while and now continue...Desmond recovered quite well from his fever... but just one week after he recovered from his fever, he got a cold.... he was sneezing and his nose was running for a week... he was quite miserable... anyway... nothing serious... he is as healthy and active as before now...

My parents in law are here now and I can take a little break.. ^_^ Desmond can get well with anybody and they are so happy to see him again... he is such a big boy now... always smiling, waves and claps his hands. He also dances when he hears music... though he can't walk yet... but I guess he will walk pretty soon...

He has 8 teeth now, which is a lot for a baby under 1 year old... he weighs 10 kg (22 lbs) and is 76 cm (30 inches) in length. He is very strong... sometimes when I was kicked by him... it hurts..It is soooo difficult to change his diaper now...I guess he is very active... can't stop him for a while...

Desmond 9 months old

2007-10-22T21:57:00.000+08:00

It is difficult to describe my feeling that Desmond is already 9 months old. But I am sure of one thing, I make the right decision so far to stay home with him. It is so much fun watching him grow, although sometimes I feel frustrated that he still can't understand me too much.

I don't know how much he weighs now... I guess around 21 pounds because he is quite heavy. He is quite tall compare to other same age babies. He can sit by himself at around six months. He started to scoot at seven months and he started crawling (cross-crawling-- one hand moves with the opposite leg) at 8 months. Once he started crawling, he also pulled himself up to a standing position. He likes to cruise around with support of furniture right now. He really loves all the small, invisible things (to us) around the house.

He smiles and laughs a lot. He waves both of his hands up and down when he is excited. If he is lying down, he also kicks his legs to show his excitement. Recently, he can clap his hands. Once he developed one skill, he started doing that skill a lot. Yesterday, I found him pretend to laugh. I found that very interesting... normally, babies learned things from adults.. and we did not do that... so I really don't know where did he learn that... He crawls and then stop, and then make the laughing sound without laughing... He likes to play peek-a-poo a lot. Whenever he see 2 people around, he starts playing that with the one person while the other person is holding him.

He is quite easy with food. He eats whatever I gave him. I hope he will stay this way. My conclusion right now is that he is a happy, smart, and easygoing.

A visit to Tai Po Market

2007-10-09T21:53:00.001+08:00

We went to visit the Tai Wai Market on Sunday. According to Hong Kong Travel department, this is one of the historical place to visit.After breakfast and Desmond's nap, we headed off to the train.

Desmond is holding tightly on the train (he knows he needs to hold on to something)

After we got off the train, we walked around to find a place to have lunch. However, we were quite disappointed to find anything good to eat at that area. Anyway, we went to the market place after lunch. This Temple is hiding in middle of the market place.

A picture with mama, &

Of course, another with daddy( both looking around)

Very smoky in the temple

The market place (not too crowded during lunch time)

After the temple, we looked for the old Town Well. We can't find it so we asked someone.... she pointed to a place where we can hardly see the well. It was supposed to be a historical place... Someone was selling vegetables around it and there were lots of trash... quite disappointed.
We then went to the Railway Museum.

Here we are at the museum

Of course need to take one with mama

Hello on the train

Des 1st hiking

2007-10-03T20:46:00.001+08:00

We went to a boat trip with our friends last Saturday. Our destination was Lamma Island (around 40 minutes from Central HK by ferry). After we arrived at Lamma Island, we walked to the beach so some of the guys can go swimming. The goal of this trip was to have seafood on island. There was a 40 minutes hike from the beach to the seafood restaurant. At the beginning, we did not plan to hike since Desmond was with us. It would be too tired to hike with him. However, some of the friends said it wasn't a difficult road. So Jeff said maybe we should give it a try to hike with Desmond in the stroller.

Well, it wasn't a hard trail to walk if we don't have a baby. There were lots of bumpy and quite steep roads. Luckily, there are many male friends on the road together. We need to carry the stroller on the bumpy road and some of them help to push the stroller on the way. So, we were quite tired but it was a good experience. But I will not suggest it to other parents.

Starting for the hike (Desmond was still awake)

Fell asleep just 1 minutes we started (sleeping like a pig ^o^)

3 people carrying my stroller, I am the (sleeping) king ^0^

And two aunties taking my pictures

The scene is beautiful

Desmond's 1st playgroup

2007-10-02T21:55:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was the national holiday. Desmond attended his 1st playgroup at Kowloon Park sport center. It was a small playgroup organized by Babysky. This music playgroup is for children 9-23 months old. Although Desmond is only 8.5 months, I think it is fine for him to attend since he looks older than 8.5 months old.

At the beginning, the parents introduced their kids. Then we followed the teacher to do some simple actions and play some games. I think Desmond enjoyed it because he was active and happy. We will go back next time. Since Jeff did not go with us, I can't take any pictures. Luckily, the teacher posted some of the pictures on the web so I am able to share with you.

Introducing Desmond

Singing together

Sitting in a circle

Desmond made a mess with the balls

We need to collect the balls again

Group picture

E-ticket: what does it mean?

2007-09-10T23:12:00.000+08:00

Recently, I helped a friend to buy an e-ticket from Cathy Pacific Airway. Of course I booked it online and then paid for it with our credit card. When my friend checked in at Jakarta airport, the counter officer said he could not check it unless I personally go to a Cathy's office in Hong Kong to verify my credit card. Or he can pay by cash and refund me the credit to my credit card. Well, it was Sunday morning at 7:40 am when my friend called me and told me about it. I said, it was ridiculous. How would any office open at Sunday early morning? Eventually, my friend paid the ticket with cash at the airport.

I called their service center and ask what was that. They told me, even after I bought an e-ticket and paid by credit card (I also did the visa verify online), I still need to personally bring the credit card to the airport to verify the credit card information. Or if I buy it for someone, I would need to personally go to one of their office to verify that I am not stealing somebody's else credit card.

I just never heard of something like that. Buying online is supposed to be fast and efficient. Why would you have such ridiculous rule? Anyway, my point is that what does online buying e-ticket mean in Hong Kong? Next time if you ever buy a ticket from Cathy or other Hong Kong airline, be sure to bring your credit card with you or go to the office to show that you are not a thief if you buy for someone else.

HK Science Museum

2007-09-02T21:20:00.000+08:00

Since Jeff said we should do something meaningful every weekend, we visited the science museum this morning. We headed to the museum after breakfast. Today was a cloudy day and not too hot. There is a "Soaring Dinosaurs" exhibition going on at the museum. The ticket cost HK$45 for each person and it is free on Wednesday.

Desmond felt asleep when we went in... well can't blame him.. it was his nappy time. ^o^ All the dinosaurs' fossils were found in China and it was quite amazing how the archaeologists put them at their original shapes. At the entrance they gave each person an exhibition stamp card and we were paying too much attention to the card. In the middle of the exhibition we saw some stamping machine and realized that we can stamped three different kinds of dinosaur' stamps on the card... well, it was quite interesting. We sure we kept the card after three attempts on stamping the card.

Desmond woke up when we almost finished seeing the dinosaurs, so we needed to took some pictures before we left for other things in the museum. Here they are...

There were some other things showing in the museum but they were not so interesting. We did not spent too much time in there, I think about 2 hours. We had Sichuan food for lunch and it was raining after lunch, but not too heavy. We decided to take a little walk and Desmond felt asleep again. It was raining harder and harder and finally we found a McCafe and we went to sit down. After sitting there for half an hour, the rain was still on.. so we took a taxi and went home...

Beijing Trip (III)

2007-08-28T21:22:00.000+08:00

8/15 Wednesday, Jeff needed to interview some informants on Wednesday and Thursday. So I got two days by myself. I went shopping on Wednesday. I bought two dresses and a shirt. I ate on the street for lunch... the famous lamb and other meat put on a stick. After lunch, I went to a bookstore and bought some books for Desmond. We went to visit two of Jeff's high school friends who just had a baby boy (a big baby, 11 lbs at one month). We fed Desmond at their home and he spit out there.... don't know what happened.
8/16 Thursday, did not do much. I went to have my hair done in the afternoon. We had dinner with some of Jeff's high school friends. Of course, I needed to rush to eat and then bring Desmond back to the hotel to feed him.

8/17 Friday, we went to a college's friend's home to visit (and to see their luxury apartment). Jeff and I went out in the afternoon while Desmond stayed with grandparents. We went to some shopping places for young people... and thought that we are kind of old :( ... We did not buy anything special... but Jeff broke my cellphone... we need to spend 500 yuan to fix it... dummy.
We had spicy hotpot in the evening... quite spicy... I guess I really can't eat too spicy.

8/16 Saturday, we had our college gathering and it was the biggest gathering after we graduated (at least the one I had attended). There were four babies and toddlers. Desmond was too young to play with the older children. Maybe next year he will chase those older children around. It was really nice to see our old friends, especially both of us graduated from the same program. We went to Jeff's sister's home to take a family picture in the afternoon and the family had dinner together at Jeff's parents' place (the 1st time for Jeff's sister to have meal at their parents' home after her daughter was born).

8/19 Sunday, time to take off. Our plane was at 12:25 but we needed to be at the airport 2 hours ahead. Therefore, we left home at 9:30 am. There was very crowded at the airport. We waited for a very long time in order to get into the entrance of departure (before check in at the counter). After checked in, we waited for a long time for the custom and security.... no wonder they require 2 hours ahead for international flight. You really need the time to get through all of the procedures. Our plane was on time and everything was quite smooth and we got home safely.

Beijing Trip (II)

2007-08-23T22:15:00.000+08:00

8/12 Sunday: In the morning, we went to play badminton with Jeff's cousins somewhere in Beijing (pretty far away from where we stayed, but I don't know where). After badminton, we went to his cousin's home to have a little chat. Then I rushed home to feed Desmond while Jeff rushed to the restaurant to meet his high school friends (The traffic isn't good even on Sunday). I joined them at the restaurant after Desmond's lunch. We had spicy Sichuan food... yummy.
After lunch, we went to Jeff's high school teacher's home because they wanted to meet Desmond. His high school teacher really loved Desmond and I think Desmond had a good time there... he didn't even want to take a nap... It was quite a busy day. I forgot what did we eat in the evening... We went to Jeff's sister's home again after dinner.

8/13 Monday: We had Korean BBQ for lunch but it wasn't very good. We chose that restaurant because it wasn't too smoky for a baby. The Korean BBQ restaurant a few years ago was much better. Jeff went to Xidan to do some shopping while Desmond and I took a nap in the hotel.
We had a gathering with Jeff's elementary friends but we went to his grandma's home first. Everybody loved to hold Desmond and he was quite corporative. Because they had Pizza Hut so I went back to the hotel with Desmond. After I fed Desmond and put him to bed. I ordered room service... just a bowl of noodles... tasted better than pizza ^o^

8/14 We went to Peking University for a revisit. Last year we took a picture next to the No Name Lake... with Desmond inside me. I think we should take another one while Desmond is a little baby... hehe... It was pretty hot and a lot of people... we did not stay for long and had lunch with Jeff's high school friend. After that, we went back home... In the evening. We went to the famous restaurant (Quan Ju De) for Peking Duck with Zhao Xin. The Peking Duck wasn't that impressive in this restaurant... but there were so many people waiting to get in to taste this famous duck. Really quite amazing...

Our trip to Beijing (I)

2007-08-21T21:09:00.000+08:00

We went to Beijing from 8/11 to 8/19 and this is Desmond's first air trip. We brought him there to visit Jeff's family and our friends in BJ. We enjoyed this trip very much, especially the delicious food in Beijing, yummy.

Overall, Desmond was well-behaved. I really cannot complain anything about him. He smiled to everybody he met. Friends and family loved to play with him. We are so proud of him. He is such a good boy.

Our schedule in Beijing was really tight. There wasn't much time that we had nothing to do. Let me share with you our schedule:

8/11 Saturday, our taxi was here at 9:45 am but unfortunately. The battery was dead when the driver arrived at our place (the driver said that never happened to him, I guess neither did that happen to us :( )... so he called another taxi for us and it came here at 10:00 am. We arrived at the airport on around 10:35 am (pretty smooth traffic). Everything went well and we still have some time to have some snack before we boarded the plane at 12:00. There was a Hong Kong Actor Daniel Wu (吳彥祖) in the plane with us and of course he was in first class. But we took the same bus to board the plane. Desmond was staring at him...

Desmond enjoyed the 1st class seat because he got a sleeping basket ^o^ He just felt a little bit uncomfortable when we landed at Beijing... other than that, he was quite happy on the plane. When we went out to the airport at Beijing ... we were surrounded by people who were picking up their friends, customers, or whatever... We need to squeeze ourselves out... very messy airport.

We had dinner with Jeff's parents and his cousin (who picked us up at the airport) at Jeff's parents' home. After dinner, we went to Jeff's sister (older) home (which is 10 minutes walk from his parents' home) to visit her and her baby girl. She is 4.5 months younger than Desmond, so Desmond is little big brother ^o^. Desmond slept quite well that night... but I couldn't sleep well without my pillow and on a different bed... poor me. Also... I need to share my bed with Desmond

Desmond's daily activities (II)

2007-08-10T14:58:00.000+08:00

This time I am going to catch the cat

The harder I tried...

the further away I am from the cat

The direction is also not right

I am desperate :(

Desmond's daily activities (I)

2007-08-10T14:41:00.000+08:00

If I am put down, I am not happy

I become cranky

But my fingers comfort me ^0^

My toes also comfort me

They both taste good :) hahah

Small little things

2007-08-06T22:08:00.000+08:00

Recently, Desmond can sit by himself pretty well. Let's look at some of his pictures:

Hehe... I can sit with my hands support

I can also sit holding the fence on the crib

Oops, I just want to check out what is hanging on my crib

Mama said she needs to take some pictures of my teethLet me show you my little teeth

she still needs to open my mouth wide to get a better shot

Lanlan 加油！！

2007-08-02T22:00:00.000+08:00

My friend Lanlan is going to have a minor operation. I want to wish her good luck and ask her not to worry. Everything will be fine.

Wish Wendy Good Luck!!

2007-07-31T10:53:00.000+08:00

Summer AMA is coming up and we just want to wish Wendy good luck on the interviews. I guess this is the toughest time for the whole Ph.D. Program. I remembered that Jeff was so depressed on going to campus visits and doing his dissertation. But once this period was passed, he was so relieved and everything just went well. So, Wendy, don't be stressful. It is just a process that every Dr. has to go though. After that... you will be Dr. Boland. ^_^

Weather

2007-07-28T22:18:00.000+08:00

I am using iGoogle now and I can put all the websites I like on one page. I can also track the weather in Tucson and Hong Kong. I found that the temperature in Hong Kong is the same as that in Tucson. I can't believe that. 33/34 (91/93) degree in Hong Kong feels like hell and I think it feels much better in Tucson. The temperature in Hong Kong makes me think of the difference of air-conditioning between Asia and the US.

We do not have central air-con at home in Asia Therefore, if we stay in the living room, we just turn on the air-con in the living room, etc. There is no air-con in the kitchen and bathroom. When you go from on room to the other, you feel the temp. difference. Every time after I changed Desmond's diaper and gave him a bath... I am all sweaty, like I just took a bath myself. In the US.. most households use central air-conditioning so the whole house is cool. I guess it is more comfortable with the central air-conditioning, but the individual air-conditioning is more economic. It is really difficult to say which one is better because they both has its pros and cons. However, for long term consideration, I think saving energy is more important than individual comforts.

Anyway, I really don't like the summer here... it is humid and hot... but think in a positive way, it is easier to lose weight ^o^

Vaccine shot in HK

2007-07-26T14:12:00.000+08:00

I can't say the medical system in Hong Kong is bad but it really has its problem. There are public and private hospital, and also public and private clinic. For children, the government provides most of the vaccine shot but some of them they don't cover. Children can also get shot in private clinic but in a pretty expensive price. However, private clinic provides more new vaccine for the latest diseases. Therefore, a lot of parents choose to bring their children to the private clinic to have vaccine shots.

I am so dump that I listened to Desmond's pediatrician to have his 6 months shot in the doctor's clinic. He only provides 5 in 1 vaccine (not including hepatitis B) while the public clinic provides 4 in 1 plus hepatitis B. Therefore, we will need to go back one month later to have his hepatitis B shot again... how dump is me... pay extra money and spend extra time for only one more vaccine. There are 6 in 1 shot and I don't understand why he doesn't provide that. I guess he wants to charge extra $$$

Desmond's half year update

2007-07-25T21:54:00.000+08:00

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Desmond turned 6 months old last Friday. We bought him a cake to celebrate... hehe.. actually it is because I want to eat cake ^0^ . Today, he had his 6-month shot and check up. He weights 8.1 kg (17.8 lbs) and is 70 cm long. He almost triples his weight from birth... no wonder I feel tired after holding him for a while.. ^_^

He can almost sit by himself and he is teething right now. He got saliva rash around his mouth... that's why he doesn't look handsome recently :( but he still look cute :0) In the day time, he can sleep by himself... but at night, I still need to hold him to sleep.

He is a happy boy and smiles to strangers. I think I did the right thing of taking care of him by myself. I feel him become happier and more social.

So far, he had tried apple, banana, pear, watermelon, and carrot. He loves watermelon (esp. juice) and pear. He doesn't like apple and banana but I will try later. For carrot, difficult to say because I just tried it today and he had that weird face. I will try again later and see whether he likes it or not. He love his whole grain rice cereal... I think he will become a health concern person ^0^

We need to bring him to the pool since he likes playing in the water... more important, we bought an expensive swimming suit... :) It will be a waste if he does not use it this year

Pictures

2007-07-23T22:31:00.000+08:00

Naked Desmond.. When he was just born, he was so nervous when I gave him
a bath... as time goes by, he becomes more and more like bathing.. and now he enjoys his bath very much... especially like to eat those yellow ducks in his tub

He hates to lie down... so he turns to his side and then flips over on his tummy. He still can't turn back.. ^0^ I need to got up several times at night to flip him over... Desmond, can you flip over to your back.. it is not very good to sleep
on your tummy
Desmond... can you please learn to turn

Desmond's first overnight trip

2007-07-20T13:58:00.000+08:00

On Tuesday (7/17/2007), we went to Macau with Desmond because Desmond needs to apply his Macau ID card. That's his first trip away from home after he was born. I guess he was pretty exciting. We went to the take the ferry after lunch and he did not sleep for the one-hour ferry trip (even Jeff and I felt dizzy on the ferry... it was windy that day). He was excited to see my family and my friends in Macau. We had dinner with my high-school friends at the Macau Tower... quite a neat place and the dishes are quite good...

We went to apply for his Macau ID card on Wednesday morning and it was the fastest trip ever to the Macau ID department. We went there at 8:45 and I guess we were back to the hotel at 9:30. I think Macau's public service has improved a lot. While Desmond spent the day with my mom, Jeff and I went shopping and have lunch with other friends.

It was a very short trip but I guess we enjoy it very much. It feels very good spending time with family and friends. Desmond was quite tired because he slept a lot after he came back home.

Desmond is teething

2007-07-16T21:52:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday (July 14th, 2007), when Desmond was biting Jeff's finger, Jeff found something hard and sharp in his mouth. So we examined his mouth (of course, open his mouth by force ^0^) and found two tiny little white teeth on his lower jaw. No wonder he is biting and drooling like crazy recently. Fortunately, he is eating good and happy. So I guess teething doesn't bother him that much. Well... will shot some pictures of his new teeth when they are visible.

Videos

2007-07-14T10:03:00.000+08:00

Hi all, I added a new element called videos on the left of this page. Don't forget to check them out if you have not viewed them yet.

Eating solid

2007-07-13T15:06:00.000+08:00

As Desmond is almost 6 months, I started to feed him some solid food. Of course, I start with rice cereal. Actually, I started to feed him rice cereal when he was 4.5 months but he doesn't like it that much at that time. Maybe he doesn't like the brand I choose. When I saw a new organic rice cereal being sold at Baby Outlet, I bought one box and let him try when he just turn 5 months. He loved it so much and could not have enough (I guess he doesn't like the one I fed him earlier). Well, I keep feeding him this cereal for a week and then added 1/2 egg yolk into the cereal. He started to get red small spots on his body... I guess he is a little bit allergic to egg yolk or he is not ready for that. So I stopped the egg yolk.

This week, I tried to feed him apple and banana (one at a time). He tried apple first and he doesn't like it... vomit. Banana is the same... vomit. So today I tried pear, finally, he likes it. I guess he likes juicy and sweet fruit. Both apple and banana are a little bit sour. Well, maybe I will try carrot next week.

Desmond rocks

2007-07-09T21:43:00.000+08:00

We had a college gathering on Saturday and a BBQ on Sunday with a lot of friends. He was the attention of both gatherings. Everybody loves him and he wasn't afraid of strangers. He smiled to everyone who talked to him and everybody can hold him. I was surprised he is such a social person. He especially likes pretty ladies... ^_^

We are so proud of him...

Desmond's fun

2007-07-03T22:48:00.000+08:00

We uploaded two videos, one with Desmond laughing so loud and one with him playing on the Jumperoo, enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G792cQ3QAUI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JkIdGlPCg0

Officially out of the program

2007-07-03T22:24:00.000+08:00

Today,July 3rd 2007, I went to school to file out the withdraw procedure. I went to four departments to get signatures and finally, returned my student ID card to the admission office.. and I am officially drop out of HKUST on my 31st birthday.

Jeff said it is a new chapter of my life. Being a full-time mom will be challenging but I am quite happy with my decision. Desmond obviously becomes happier everyday and he eats more when I feed him. Right now, my job will be on how to raise a healthy, happy and smart kid. Wish my luck !!

Desmond five months update

2007-06-30T15:04:00.000+08:00

He weighed 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs). He can now roll from back to tummy but he hates to lie on his back... that's why he still can't roll from tummy to back yet. He can sit by him He starts to play with his feet. He always eating his hands or toys, or something... so there is a red ring around his mouth... (the rash developed from his saliva).

I started to feed him cereal when he was 4.5 months old but he did not like it that much. However, after I switch to another brand of cereal, he loves to eat cereal now. He suddenly eats a lot recently. Before, there is always one or two meal he can't finish. These few days, he eats like when he was just born...finish most of the milks (260 ml/meal) plus 3 tbsp rice cereal. Hopefully, he is going to be a little bit chubbier...

Our new family blog

2007-06-26T21:20:00.000+08:00

Hi everybody, welcome to our new blog. Since I can no longer upload pictures on to my Yahoo Album, I switched to Picasa Web by Google. I am just trying to put everything under the same website but I haven't figured out how to link this with my Picasa Web Album yet. Will keep trying.