Baby A finally started crawling!! Not the belly off the floor kind but the army crawl with toes tipped. In just a few days, he has really picked up speed. So watch out world, baby A is on the move. :)
Today, baby A even said "ma-ma" very clearly while he was looking at me. It made me a very happy mama.
We have been away, and just came back. A was a good baby on the plane for the most part. No screaming like he usually does when he doesn't get his way so thank God for that. We enjoying a week of vacation in the New York and CT area visiting J/W's aunt's family. It was great fun for everyone, but esp. the kids. They played with their cousin every chance they got, staying up late and getting up early just to play. It will be great to see them again in June for a wedding.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
a little screamer
Well, babycenter.com says in the 9th month of a baby's life, his/her personality really shines through. It is certainly true of baby A. Lately, he has really been a little screamer who knows exactly what he wants and when he wants it. It happens both during the day and in the night and started all of sudden.
Daddy says he is an aggressive little boy, certainly more so than his siblings. He's also strong, determined and extremely curious. When he wants down, he'll literally dive for the floor and it's very difficult to not let him get down or mistake what he wants. Baby A has always been strong with his fine motor skills. Recently, he waved a quite weighty clay basket his brother made with ease. He even can pass comfortably between his hands.
Now the little guy can also be sweet when he's happy. He'll give us hugs or pats on the shoulder. His favorite activity seems to eating. When he's picking up food off his table, he's a very content baby and we can some period of peace. He's still nursing but mostly for comfort. Occasionally, when he's in the mood, he'll even suck on his toes like it is milk. Mmmm-good. :)
We have tried to put him in different carriers and one thing we know now is that baby A better be able to face the front or he's going to want out fast. So the slings and other carriers we brought are mostly left at home. A wants to watch all the actions and follow all the sounds. So far he seems to be a very auditory and visual learner. He loves when you make the "ew" sound like he's stinky. It works almost every time.
So far, A shows no interest in crawling and he is almost 10 month. When he is on his tummy for too long and can't go anywhere, he gets frustrated. But he loves it if you help him to get on his knees and he'll hold our hand and walk toward where he wants to go. He's also been getting stronger on his balance and is able to stand with his back to the wall. Though he is still a little scared and will scream for you to help him to change position.
In the last week of so, A seem to be having growth spurt and has been eating a ton during the night making mommy and daddy very tired. I'm hoping this is just a phase he's going through since waking up and staying up for 2 hours at a time during the time when I'm most sleepy is not fun.
Daddy says he is an aggressive little boy, certainly more so than his siblings. He's also strong, determined and extremely curious. When he wants down, he'll literally dive for the floor and it's very difficult to not let him get down or mistake what he wants. Baby A has always been strong with his fine motor skills. Recently, he waved a quite weighty clay basket his brother made with ease. He even can pass comfortably between his hands.
Now the little guy can also be sweet when he's happy. He'll give us hugs or pats on the shoulder. His favorite activity seems to eating. When he's picking up food off his table, he's a very content baby and we can some period of peace. He's still nursing but mostly for comfort. Occasionally, when he's in the mood, he'll even suck on his toes like it is milk. Mmmm-good. :)
We have tried to put him in different carriers and one thing we know now is that baby A better be able to face the front or he's going to want out fast. So the slings and other carriers we brought are mostly left at home. A wants to watch all the actions and follow all the sounds. So far he seems to be a very auditory and visual learner. He loves when you make the "ew" sound like he's stinky. It works almost every time.
So far, A shows no interest in crawling and he is almost 10 month. When he is on his tummy for too long and can't go anywhere, he gets frustrated. But he loves it if you help him to get on his knees and he'll hold our hand and walk toward where he wants to go. He's also been getting stronger on his balance and is able to stand with his back to the wall. Though he is still a little scared and will scream for you to help him to change position.
In the last week of so, A seem to be having growth spurt and has been eating a ton during the night making mommy and daddy very tired. I'm hoping this is just a phase he's going through since waking up and staying up for 2 hours at a time during the time when I'm most sleepy is not fun.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Some of baby A's new words
Time is short so I'll get right to point:
Most exciting words: ba-ba (though he doesn't know that is referring to daddy in Chinese)
Heard only by daddy: daddy
Heard by mama: a-da, da-da
Love all the words he utters and syllables he puts together. It is the cutest and sweetest sounds. Baby A is also really playful and getting better with his naps. He'll usually take at least one 2 hour nap if we put him down for nap. He's still not sleeping through the night, but with a break in the day, at least I can do some school with my other two children.
Most exciting words: ba-ba (though he doesn't know that is referring to daddy in Chinese)
Heard only by daddy: daddy
Heard by mama: a-da, da-da
Love all the words he utters and syllables he puts together. It is the cutest and sweetest sounds. Baby A is also really playful and getting better with his naps. He'll usually take at least one 2 hour nap if we put him down for nap. He's still not sleeping through the night, but with a break in the day, at least I can do some school with my other two children.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Dance competition
This weekend J finished her 1st dance competition for the year. Her and her team did awesome! They won platinum for all 3 of their dance #s and went on to win 1st overall for tap and jazz, 2nd overall for hip hop. J is the captain for jazz and got to take home her trophy.
This year J is front center in all 3 of her dances and many people commented that she is fantastic and that this is her year. I know J works really hard on her dance, practicing and making a lot of improvement. Her love and passion for dance really shines through when she is on stage. We are so proud of her.
Hopefully I'll be able to upload her jazz/hip hop dress rehearsal videos later.
This year J is front center in all 3 of her dances and many people commented that she is fantastic and that this is her year. I know J works really hard on her dance, practicing and making a lot of improvement. Her love and passion for dance really shines through when she is on stage. We are so proud of her.
Hopefully I'll be able to upload her jazz/hip hop dress rehearsal videos later.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Battle
First I got the flu, then a bacteria infection, and finally a bad cold all accompanied with a fever. Now baby A, I don't know if it is because he is nursing or not, but he also got a cold and an infection along with a fever. So as expected, he has been crabby and more needy than usual. I can tell he's really tired since he's sleeping more than usual. He's still pretty feisty through the sickness, whacking at the bottle to tell me he's had enough so he's a fighter. Daddy sometimes is the only one who have success putting him to sleep. Because I was sick too, so daddy has been getting up a lot to take care of baby A and the bond between them is growing strong. :) Sure hope he can get well soon. Even though baby A is almost 9 months, he's not crawling, only scooting back. I'm not too concerned, all in good time.
As is usual around this time of the year, I'm on the hunt for homeschool resources for the next school year, taking into account now I have less time to spent with J/W. At the same time, there are certain areas I feel we can do better and make the experience better for everyone. This year, esp. for me, I feel I lost the joy of homeschooling. So I'm hoping to find it again. I do however, have to remember to give myself a lot of grace as we did have a new baby this school year; and an extra challenging baby at that, not like J/W. They are my 'textbook' baby, though W was sick a lot during his first year of life.
Anyway, I feel I'm doing the best I can given the circumstances. I have a lot I need to pray for. But one thing I came away from this year is I will still continue to homeschool J/W and spend more time in prayer/reading God's words. When I shared my insecurities with one of my friend, she said, that is the enemy-aka Satan- talking to you. First I didn't think too much of it, and then I realized how right she is. Glad my kids are firm in their commitment of wanting to stay with me. Thanks, J/W!
As is usual around this time of the year, I'm on the hunt for homeschool resources for the next school year, taking into account now I have less time to spent with J/W. At the same time, there are certain areas I feel we can do better and make the experience better for everyone. This year, esp. for me, I feel I lost the joy of homeschooling. So I'm hoping to find it again. I do however, have to remember to give myself a lot of grace as we did have a new baby this school year; and an extra challenging baby at that, not like J/W. They are my 'textbook' baby, though W was sick a lot during his first year of life.
Anyway, I feel I'm doing the best I can given the circumstances. I have a lot I need to pray for. But one thing I came away from this year is I will still continue to homeschool J/W and spend more time in prayer/reading God's words. When I shared my insecurities with one of my friend, she said, that is the enemy-aka Satan- talking to you. First I didn't think too much of it, and then I realized how right she is. Glad my kids are firm in their commitment of wanting to stay with me. Thanks, J/W!
Friday, February 3, 2012
Character traing for mom
It has been a rough 2 weeks, heck it has been rough ever since baby A appeared. I was seriously in very grouchy mood due to being very tired, feeling run down and having a very sore throat every morning, aching all over that I was pretty much being a real ogre to my kids. I felt I was at the end of the rope and just can't go on like this and something had to change. At my lowest, I was ready to send J/W right to public school. When I am sane, I realize I should wait until fall. I didn't at one point cared if they wanted to or not, or if hubby might object, I was going to send them no matter what, just so I can have some breathing time and not always feel so angry and frustrated. I even made a prayer bet with God, just to see if He really wants me to homeschool or not. *gasp*
But somewhere along the road, God talked to me through my kids. Both my kids w/o hesitation give wanting to homeschool a 10, not a 9.5 or 9.9 that I suggested they can give. Both of them would still wants to continue homeschool even if the other one was sent to school. I even offered to give them a large sum of money if they went to school because my kids do love to have their own money thinking for sure that would give them something to think about. But they turned it down flat and said even if it was a million or a billion bucks, they still want to homeschool. Okay, there you have it. They are unwavering in their desire to homeschool.
Often times I wonder why? Especially since when I feel like I yell them a lot, sometimes everyday for what is really little stuff. I have often asked myself why can't I treat them with more kindness and patience? And I pray often to God to help me not to yell but use gentle words. And if I'm really honest, I think sometimes I am downright mean and once I start yelling, I have a hard time stopping. In all honesty, I know I have really good, easy going kids. So why can't I see more of the good in them? Why do I always disapprove of them???? Of course, my solution is to send them to school. I think at least they won't get this kind of treatment at school.
Yet, despite all this, my kids amaze and confuse me when they say they want to stay home with me. W even reminded me that I had said I'll homeschool him until college if he wants and that is what he wants. So once again, deep in my heart, I know I won't be sending them to school and that I'll just have to keep working on myself. Or the best would be to send baby A to daycare. he-he. Just kidding. A friend of mine has once said that homeschooling is character training for mom. So very true.
P.S. I did get a rebounder for myself (and for the kids/hubby) to blow off some steam and hopefully feel better physically.
But somewhere along the road, God talked to me through my kids. Both my kids w/o hesitation give wanting to homeschool a 10, not a 9.5 or 9.9 that I suggested they can give. Both of them would still wants to continue homeschool even if the other one was sent to school. I even offered to give them a large sum of money if they went to school because my kids do love to have their own money thinking for sure that would give them something to think about. But they turned it down flat and said even if it was a million or a billion bucks, they still want to homeschool. Okay, there you have it. They are unwavering in their desire to homeschool.
Often times I wonder why? Especially since when I feel like I yell them a lot, sometimes everyday for what is really little stuff. I have often asked myself why can't I treat them with more kindness and patience? And I pray often to God to help me not to yell but use gentle words. And if I'm really honest, I think sometimes I am downright mean and once I start yelling, I have a hard time stopping. In all honesty, I know I have really good, easy going kids. So why can't I see more of the good in them? Why do I always disapprove of them???? Of course, my solution is to send them to school. I think at least they won't get this kind of treatment at school.
Yet, despite all this, my kids amaze and confuse me when they say they want to stay home with me. W even reminded me that I had said I'll homeschool him until college if he wants and that is what he wants. So once again, deep in my heart, I know I won't be sending them to school and that I'll just have to keep working on myself. Or the best would be to send baby A to daycare. he-he. Just kidding. A friend of mine has once said that homeschooling is character training for mom. So very true.
P.S. I did get a rebounder for myself (and for the kids/hubby) to blow off some steam and hopefully feel better physically.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
baby A loves
My little guy (7 Months 3 weeks) loves...............
to stay with mommy. Sometimes that drives her a little insane esp. when it's an all day marathon.
to nurse and can do so for a good hour until he is asleep and even when is asleep.
(mostly) can't wait to come to mommy. His whole upper body dives forward, sometimes little too fast. But he'll go to daddy, sister and brother too.
to rip out tissue paper or lettuce or anything he can rip, he loves.
to have a taste of whatever it is we are eating.
to play with water bottle.
to handle and investigate a book.
to put things in his mouths.
to take a bath. He gets so excited when I'm taking off his clothes.
to play with stacking cubes. He like to bang them.
to clap his hands. He's got really strong fine motor skills.
to have someone in our family to hold him, esp. mommy.
to stay with mommy. Sometimes that drives her a little insane esp. when it's an all day marathon.
to nurse and can do so for a good hour until he is asleep and even when is asleep.
(mostly) can't wait to come to mommy. His whole upper body dives forward, sometimes little too fast. But he'll go to daddy, sister and brother too.
to rip out tissue paper or lettuce or anything he can rip, he loves.
to have a taste of whatever it is we are eating.
to play with water bottle.
to handle and investigate a book.
to put things in his mouths.
to take a bath. He gets so excited when I'm taking off his clothes.
to play with stacking cubes. He like to bang them.
to clap his hands. He's got really strong fine motor skills.
to have someone in our family to hold him, esp. mommy.
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