Just this past week, Mr. A had I think is mostly a cold. I think he got it from his sister J. Heck, I was even really sick for a day, the kind I couldn't get up for anything. So I just slept and took some medicine.
Anyway, back to Mr. A. He ran a fever, for a day or two, and then was just mostly lethargic for the next couple days. He wanted to be held a lot, like almost the whole day. But sometimes, for no apparent reason, he'll push you away and scream with all his might for like 5 minutes. If you try to hold him or even approach him, he gets even more mad, hits you and pushes you. Then after some time, we try again and he wants to be held again. So this will go on for many times in day. Of course, for naps, he won't take one unless daddy or I are sleeping with him. He slept with us in the night. Needless to say, we didn't get much sleep. During his illness, he really did not want his sibling, J or W and gets mad even if they look at him or stands too close. Thankfully, he's getting better and more back to his old self. He's really been sweet with me, holding me and giving me those cheek touches and loving to held.
It has been a really trying year with Mr. A. The good news is it is getting better. The last few days, he even took his nap at about the same time for which I'm very thankful. Not very long naps, but looks like he's transitioning to afternoon nap. Hopefully, it's the beginning of something that will stay. Now, we just have to work on that scream.
P.S His new favorite thing is sitting on our pool table and play with the balls. Daddy says he's also learning a little physics by playing Chinese checkers. The board is set up where the balls only can come out in one slot so Mr A pushes the stream of balls in the slots and out they come, one at a time.
Friday, December 21, 2012
From us to you
With love and wishes for peace and much joy, from all of us to all of you.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
First major win for J
J won the grand prize at our chiropractor holiday give-a-way. It's a Kindle Fire.
She said she hoped and prayed, hoped and prayed. This is really just in time for Christmas as her itouch unexpectedly broke. So happy for you, J!!
She said she hoped and prayed, hoped and prayed. This is really just in time for Christmas as her itouch unexpectedly broke. So happy for you, J!!
Monday, December 10, 2012
No!
A's new word, "Noooo!" He understands it, uses it correctly and often. I thought that was suppose to start at 2.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Sweet kisses
At the very start of 18month, A started giving sweet lip kisses. Can you believe it? It happened all of sudden, not exactly sure of the reason. That day, the older kids were away, so it was just A and me. We were sitting on the couch, relaxing, when Mr. A, quite suddenly, looked at me sweetly and with a big mischievous smile on his face, leaned over, with his mouth open, came to me and gave me a big kiss on the lip with no prompting whatsoever from me. Usually, even when we ask for kisses, Mr. A's response is either "ummm" meaning no or if we pretend to cry and be upset, the most he'll do is put his cheek next to ours or give you a hug. So it was a HUGE thing for him to do what he did.
After that first open mouth kiss, I had to teach him to do a proper kiss - close his mouth and put his lips together. Then he did it many times, very excited every time, like he just learned something new. We'd all clap excitedly after he came to kiss us with Mr.A clapping the happiest and just grinning from ear to ear. He kissed everyone in the family for THAT day. It was a very heart warming and sweet day.
Next day, he was back to his old self. No kisses, just cheek touches. :( But this morning, he kind of started again, after some initial reluctance.
I'm sure there's more to come. Love those sweet baby kisses!!!
After that first open mouth kiss, I had to teach him to do a proper kiss - close his mouth and put his lips together. Then he did it many times, very excited every time, like he just learned something new. We'd all clap excitedly after he came to kiss us with Mr.A clapping the happiest and just grinning from ear to ear. He kissed everyone in the family for THAT day. It was a very heart warming and sweet day.
Next day, he was back to his old self. No kisses, just cheek touches. :( But this morning, he kind of started again, after some initial reluctance.
I'm sure there's more to come. Love those sweet baby kisses!!!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
baby A -17 months old
Baby A had again lots of changes this month. He's able to do and say more than ever.
Favorite toy/play: Cutting play food that are attached together with Velcro. He has not mastered it yet so he practice it a lot. To my delight, he's more into dolls now and like to push the doll I made for him in a baby stroller. He's able to balance the flimsy plastic stroller now but I still bought him a wooden one for Christmas. Since J/W plays the piano, baby A always wants to join in and can actually make some nice tunes on it. He also love to look and have us read books to him. He'll say, "book" when he wants you to read. Some of his favorite books are Baby Einstein Alpha book set, Nemo music book, Goodnight Moon, and Time for Bed.
Words: This months, he's able to imitate more words than ever and can say Nick, Izzy, Nai-nai, Yeh-yeh, most of the alphabet, quite a few of the numbers, like one, two. Most often sound A makes is, "mmnnnnnnnnnn", meaning no. He says that almost every time we tell him we are putting him to nap and also when other people tries to ask for a hug or he doesn't like something. He can also say, "Yes" pretty clearly. I bought him a pair of new sneakers, and asked him if he like it, and he said, "Yes". :) He is able to understand of course, a lot more than he can say. Milk, he still says, ma and still signs if he wants to eat. He say mommy, daddy very clearly. He also says, "Jiejie (sister), and Bro". We taught him "please" so now he says more please. :)
Sleep: He's getting much better and usually goes to bed anywhere between 8:00-9:00 and wakes up at 7am. We moved his bed time later since it helps him wake up later. Baby A still takes a morning nap on most days for 1 1/2 hours (still cries about it) and but most of the time skips the 2nd nap. If he does take one, it is usually at 5pm. He will usually sleep for another 1 1/2 hours and then goes to bed at his normal time. At night time, he knows and wants to sleep so usually doesn't cry.
Eating: Baby A is in general a good eater. He continue to likes fruit a lot and because he has so many teeth, can eat slices of apple. He is also starting to eat and like English raisin muffin. He's still not keen on oatmeal. We gave him a taste of chocolate, and he love it. Now when we ask, who wants a piece of chocolate, he enthusiastically says, "Me, Me!" :) We are also adding coconut and almond milk in with his normal rice milk.
Personality: The first thing people notice about A is that he is very observant. He watches and studies what you are doing very intently. So a lot of times, people are surprised what he is able to do. A is also very happy and playful child, though other people may not quite see that at first. He's still very reserved when it comes to other people,esp. adults. If we are around, he is def. not letting other people hold him and will cry loudly. But he will wave and say bye and delight you with his smile. A is also very strong willed child, since day 1. He will drag us by hand or sometimes by the leg to tell you to play with him. He gets frustrated pretty easily. The other day he was playing with the phone but the battery was dead so he can't turn it on. Out of frustration,he threw the phone. He is also at the stage where he is testing his vocal chords and likes to scream.
Large/ fine motor skills: Baby A is running all over the place. He will also stomp and tap to music. He is very strong and loves to hang on the rings or on the bars of trampoline, usually for 15-20 secs and then do a drop on the mattress below. Excellent fine motor skills too. He drew an heart on my bday note. Every time I use the restroom, if A is there, he flushes the toilet. If he can reach the door handler, he can open and close that door. He's also turning on/off TV. When A eats, he uses forks, spoon, chopstick for poking just like we do. He is also able to drink from a normal cup and sip from a straw a while ago.
All in all, A is doing excellent. So far, he has not been sick at all. All he had was a little runny nose and the chiropractor we go to recommended we use Aroma Siez from Young Living to help him feel better. It worked great, very soothing smell. I'm praying it stays that way through winter.
Next up, potty training. Baby A will put his hand on his butt to tell you he needs a diaper change so I think he's ready.
Favorite toy/play: Cutting play food that are attached together with Velcro. He has not mastered it yet so he practice it a lot. To my delight, he's more into dolls now and like to push the doll I made for him in a baby stroller. He's able to balance the flimsy plastic stroller now but I still bought him a wooden one for Christmas. Since J/W plays the piano, baby A always wants to join in and can actually make some nice tunes on it. He also love to look and have us read books to him. He'll say, "book" when he wants you to read. Some of his favorite books are Baby Einstein Alpha book set, Nemo music book, Goodnight Moon, and Time for Bed.
Words: This months, he's able to imitate more words than ever and can say Nick, Izzy, Nai-nai, Yeh-yeh, most of the alphabet, quite a few of the numbers, like one, two. Most often sound A makes is, "mmnnnnnnnnnn", meaning no. He says that almost every time we tell him we are putting him to nap and also when other people tries to ask for a hug or he doesn't like something. He can also say, "Yes" pretty clearly. I bought him a pair of new sneakers, and asked him if he like it, and he said, "Yes". :) He is able to understand of course, a lot more than he can say. Milk, he still says, ma and still signs if he wants to eat. He say mommy, daddy very clearly. He also says, "Jiejie (sister), and Bro". We taught him "please" so now he says more please. :)
Sleep: He's getting much better and usually goes to bed anywhere between 8:00-9:00 and wakes up at 7am. We moved his bed time later since it helps him wake up later. Baby A still takes a morning nap on most days for 1 1/2 hours (still cries about it) and but most of the time skips the 2nd nap. If he does take one, it is usually at 5pm. He will usually sleep for another 1 1/2 hours and then goes to bed at his normal time. At night time, he knows and wants to sleep so usually doesn't cry.
Eating: Baby A is in general a good eater. He continue to likes fruit a lot and because he has so many teeth, can eat slices of apple. He is also starting to eat and like English raisin muffin. He's still not keen on oatmeal. We gave him a taste of chocolate, and he love it. Now when we ask, who wants a piece of chocolate, he enthusiastically says, "Me, Me!" :) We are also adding coconut and almond milk in with his normal rice milk.
Personality: The first thing people notice about A is that he is very observant. He watches and studies what you are doing very intently. So a lot of times, people are surprised what he is able to do. A is also very happy and playful child, though other people may not quite see that at first. He's still very reserved when it comes to other people,esp. adults. If we are around, he is def. not letting other people hold him and will cry loudly. But he will wave and say bye and delight you with his smile. A is also very strong willed child, since day 1. He will drag us by hand or sometimes by the leg to tell you to play with him. He gets frustrated pretty easily. The other day he was playing with the phone but the battery was dead so he can't turn it on. Out of frustration,he threw the phone. He is also at the stage where he is testing his vocal chords and likes to scream.
Large/ fine motor skills: Baby A is running all over the place. He will also stomp and tap to music. He is very strong and loves to hang on the rings or on the bars of trampoline, usually for 15-20 secs and then do a drop on the mattress below. Excellent fine motor skills too. He drew an heart on my bday note. Every time I use the restroom, if A is there, he flushes the toilet. If he can reach the door handler, he can open and close that door. He's also turning on/off TV. When A eats, he uses forks, spoon, chopstick for poking just like we do. He is also able to drink from a normal cup and sip from a straw a while ago.
All in all, A is doing excellent. So far, he has not been sick at all. All he had was a little runny nose and the chiropractor we go to recommended we use Aroma Siez from Young Living to help him feel better. It worked great, very soothing smell. I'm praying it stays that way through winter.
Next up, potty training. Baby A will put his hand on his butt to tell you he needs a diaper change so I think he's ready.
Monday, November 5, 2012
16 months
This was a really great month for A. To start off, he is more or less sleeping through the night though he had couple relapses waking up at around 3 am for a couple of days. We have adopted to check on him at 15-30 minute intervals, giving him a bottle of milk but never picking him up. Eventually, after an hour or so or crying, he falls back to sleep. It's hard to hear him cry for that long, I admit, but I do think there's good to it. For one thing, I have noticed that by not picking him up and not letting him sleep with one of us, he's waking up later as in around 8 to 8:30am vs. 6 or 6:30am. I'm guessing it's probably because he's sleeping deeper when he's sleeping by himself verses when he's sleeping with one of us. This is also starting to push his nap later, so instead of napping at 10, he's beginning to nap around 1pm.
He's also becoming more playful and is enjoying to play with toys more. His favorite toy are ones where he can close and open by himself like Bakugon and plastic eggs. He still likes his shape sorter a lot but gets frustrated when he cannot put the shape in the bucket. Much to my chagrin, A is at the stage where he loves to dump things out and if someone builds, he enjoys in knocking them over. Naturally, he loves to go wherever his sister/brother goes, but mostly, he gets upset is I don't stay to play with him, even if I'm just going to use the restroom and his brother/sister are in a different place doing work. As a result, I have rearranged furniture so there is a room where the the older children do work, and A can play.
Brother and sister have been teaching A lots of words and gestures, but esp. brother W. A loves to copy. His favorite words are "but", "woof", "this", "more"," baby", "ball" (both in ball and hug in Chinese when he wants to be held" etc. Oh, when he's mad, he does great tap dancing. :) A big challenge right now is getting him into his car seat. Usually, we have to distract him with something or bribe him with a date/cookie. Sometimes, it's nearly impossible to get him in.
A has always been a fruit baby, so he continues to like strawberry, orange, and grapes. He also like Chinese buns, dumplings, and his favorite, eggs. What will I do without that food? Thankfully, he also enjoys steamed broccoli and cauliflower. We have also switched him from milk to rice milk and coconut milk and he's doing well with that. He also drink a lot of water and don't mind it at all. He's also starting to drink water from a cup.
Ever since A was a baby, he hated blankets, hats, and socks. So I know he's not to like his mittens and it was indeed so. But after staying outside in the chilly weather with his hands exposed, he's coming around and will let his mitten stay on. Hopefully, he'll keep his hat on and appreciate it's warmth. I'm also hoping he'll let his slipper stay on once it is winter so he won't walk barefoot everywhere in the house.
That's all for now.
He's also becoming more playful and is enjoying to play with toys more. His favorite toy are ones where he can close and open by himself like Bakugon and plastic eggs. He still likes his shape sorter a lot but gets frustrated when he cannot put the shape in the bucket. Much to my chagrin, A is at the stage where he loves to dump things out and if someone builds, he enjoys in knocking them over. Naturally, he loves to go wherever his sister/brother goes, but mostly, he gets upset is I don't stay to play with him, even if I'm just going to use the restroom and his brother/sister are in a different place doing work. As a result, I have rearranged furniture so there is a room where the the older children do work, and A can play.
Brother and sister have been teaching A lots of words and gestures, but esp. brother W. A loves to copy. His favorite words are "but", "woof", "this", "more"," baby", "ball" (both in ball and hug in Chinese when he wants to be held" etc. Oh, when he's mad, he does great tap dancing. :) A big challenge right now is getting him into his car seat. Usually, we have to distract him with something or bribe him with a date/cookie. Sometimes, it's nearly impossible to get him in.
A has always been a fruit baby, so he continues to like strawberry, orange, and grapes. He also like Chinese buns, dumplings, and his favorite, eggs. What will I do without that food? Thankfully, he also enjoys steamed broccoli and cauliflower. We have also switched him from milk to rice milk and coconut milk and he's doing well with that. He also drink a lot of water and don't mind it at all. He's also starting to drink water from a cup.
Ever since A was a baby, he hated blankets, hats, and socks. So I know he's not to like his mittens and it was indeed so. But after staying outside in the chilly weather with his hands exposed, he's coming around and will let his mitten stay on. Hopefully, he'll keep his hat on and appreciate it's warmth. I'm also hoping he'll let his slipper stay on once it is winter so he won't walk barefoot everywhere in the house.
That's all for now.
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