Baby A is taking couple steps. Most of the time he's so excited, he takes 2 steps before he falls. But today, with the encouragement of some dried mango, he walked across from the sofa to the TV. So he is able, just need more balance.
He knows the word for nose and love to point to it.
Whenever he hears music, he starts rocking his head. So cute.
If he doesn't want something, he shakes his head side to side or turns his head away from you.
Sometimes, he gets the sign for milk and eat a little confused and starts doing both. Very funny.
He's drinking mostly milk w/ vitamins plus some formula and water daily now. He's on a mix of baby bottle and sippy cups.
Those little container designed to keep cheerios in doesn't work for baby A since he'll use his hand to pry it open and then turn the container up side down so most of the cheerios or puffs come falling out.
I wish he would swallow the food he so eagerly puts in his mouth.
It seems like in the morning when it is close to his nap time, putting him in the stroller for a walk usually puts him to sleep. Amazingly, he stays asleep with just a little bit of fussiness before sleeping in his crib. This a huge breakthrough for me as I used to spend 45 minutes to over an hour trying to get him to fall asleep. Sometimes w/o success. Now if I can work the magic during the night somehow, it would be great.
Oh, did I mention here baby A is totally loving the big kids slide. Goes up the steps and comes down on his tummy. He's still scared to come sliding down on his tush so he turns and gets on his tummy. He's also learning to get off the bed and our guest bed is pretty high. He's climbing up and down our sofa with ease and is fast.
All in all, the boy is doing well. Says ma-ma clearly and he knows who he is calling. Totally melts my heart. Now if he can be not so wary of people outside of our immediate family, it would be awesome. I guess one step at a time.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
He's ONE!
Happy Birthday to my little boy. He's ONE today. I still remember his birth like it was yesterday. "Precious gift from God. Loved no matter what." That is what I wrote on the back of his baby book.
We had an early celebration this past weekend. Baby A had no trouble eating his cupcake and smeared his mouth with blue frosting. He won't let any one hold him other than our immediate family so that was a bummer. He did however, sat contently in his baby Tenda eating noodle and rice. Today he's loving the watermelon! His favorite sign is "more", "eat" and "milk". Boy does he loves to eat!!!! Nickname started by sister is "smoocha-din-din". Now everyone in our family calls him that and his name.
Happy day today, and hopefully there will be many more to come. And please start sleep through the night and take better nap. 20 minutes of nap / day is just not healthy for you or for your mommy. Love ya.
We had an early celebration this past weekend. Baby A had no trouble eating his cupcake and smeared his mouth with blue frosting. He won't let any one hold him other than our immediate family so that was a bummer. He did however, sat contently in his baby Tenda eating noodle and rice. Today he's loving the watermelon! His favorite sign is "more", "eat" and "milk". Boy does he loves to eat!!!! Nickname started by sister is "smoocha-din-din". Now everyone in our family calls him that and his name.
Happy day today, and hopefully there will be many more to come. And please start sleep through the night and take better nap. 20 minutes of nap / day is just not healthy for you or for your mommy. Love ya.
Friday, May 25, 2012
A's new gig
Baby A is 11 months old now. His newest discovery is the sandbox. We have one right out on the deck and it's a favorite for all the kids. A enjoys the sandbox as along as I'm out there with him. Once I start to leave even if his sister/brother are out there, he'll yell for attention. But if I try to pick him up from the sandbox, he won't want to leave. It's interesting to see see how he communicates. We'll do this couple time and usually after the 3rd time, he comes to me willing out of the sand box.
With regards to the stairs, it is interesting how each baby acts differently. I don't remember too much about J, only that she was afraid of coming down the stairs. Maybe it's because she is able to walk earlier than A and W. With W, he was fearless and before he can walk, he came down the stairs easily backwards. I don't know how he learned to do that, but it was easy for him. Shortly after, he started to slide backwards down and that was scary to watch. Good thing our stairs had a middle flat area and that slowed things down. Now A, he wants to come down the stairs the way we do it. So even though he can't balance himself yet, let alone walk, his preferred way is to sit on the stair and then scoot down while holding rail for some support.
A is also very musical. He loves the piano and whenever the older kids are playing on it, he will for sure want to play too. Oh, yes, W just started piano lessons and so far he's loving it and practice often. Back to A, he loves any toy that makes music and tries to stand up and wiggle. So even though I was initially little hesitant about these kind of electronic toy, seeing how much he loves them, I brought him a little telephone that plays music. Often times, that is the only toy that can entertain him for short time. So far, A is not very interested in books but wants whatever book we are looking at. I guess that is pretty normal.
He is also a voracious eater. For example, this morning he drank 5 oz of formula, 2 baby cookies, 1/2 jar of fruit/yogurt, 1 egg, some green puffs, 2 dried dates and a little whip cream. This is after he drank 8 oz of formula at 3:40 in the morning. Seems like a lot of food for a little person.
I have been trying to teach A some sign language. Two he is good at is "more" and "milk". I'm also trying to show him "out" but his way is to fuss. And yesterday, we took him for the 3rd time to Cookie Cutters to get a hair cut. Poor baby was crying the whole entire time even though I held his hand and kissed him the whole time. He didn't fight like I thought he might have, but just cried and protested very loudly. The tears were flying and in the end, his eyes was semi swollen. He held still so at least it wasn't hard for the stylist to cut his hair. As soon he was done and I held him, he stopped crying.
With A, homeschooling the kids has been very trying. Only time I can really work with kids is when A is napping and that is usually after lunch. This is always when I personally need a nap after taking care of him in the morning. We are also missing park/gym days in the afternoon with other homeschool children because A only naps well in his crib. Thank God for one of my friend who takes J/W along with her kids to the park to play after the art class. Otherwise, he will nap for only a brief time and that will be it for the day. Well, we do our best given the circumstance.
With regards to the stairs, it is interesting how each baby acts differently. I don't remember too much about J, only that she was afraid of coming down the stairs. Maybe it's because she is able to walk earlier than A and W. With W, he was fearless and before he can walk, he came down the stairs easily backwards. I don't know how he learned to do that, but it was easy for him. Shortly after, he started to slide backwards down and that was scary to watch. Good thing our stairs had a middle flat area and that slowed things down. Now A, he wants to come down the stairs the way we do it. So even though he can't balance himself yet, let alone walk, his preferred way is to sit on the stair and then scoot down while holding rail for some support.
A is also very musical. He loves the piano and whenever the older kids are playing on it, he will for sure want to play too. Oh, yes, W just started piano lessons and so far he's loving it and practice often. Back to A, he loves any toy that makes music and tries to stand up and wiggle. So even though I was initially little hesitant about these kind of electronic toy, seeing how much he loves them, I brought him a little telephone that plays music. Often times, that is the only toy that can entertain him for short time. So far, A is not very interested in books but wants whatever book we are looking at. I guess that is pretty normal.
He is also a voracious eater. For example, this morning he drank 5 oz of formula, 2 baby cookies, 1/2 jar of fruit/yogurt, 1 egg, some green puffs, 2 dried dates and a little whip cream. This is after he drank 8 oz of formula at 3:40 in the morning. Seems like a lot of food for a little person.
I have been trying to teach A some sign language. Two he is good at is "more" and "milk". I'm also trying to show him "out" but his way is to fuss. And yesterday, we took him for the 3rd time to Cookie Cutters to get a hair cut. Poor baby was crying the whole entire time even though I held his hand and kissed him the whole time. He didn't fight like I thought he might have, but just cried and protested very loudly. The tears were flying and in the end, his eyes was semi swollen. He held still so at least it wasn't hard for the stylist to cut his hair. As soon he was done and I held him, he stopped crying.
With A, homeschooling the kids has been very trying. Only time I can really work with kids is when A is napping and that is usually after lunch. This is always when I personally need a nap after taking care of him in the morning. We are also missing park/gym days in the afternoon with other homeschool children because A only naps well in his crib. Thank God for one of my friend who takes J/W along with her kids to the park to play after the art class. Otherwise, he will nap for only a brief time and that will be it for the day. Well, we do our best given the circumstance.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Up and up he goes
Out of the blue, A started to climb stairs. Our stairs are pretty tall and is split between 2 levels. He was a hard worker and climbed all the way to the top. Extremely pleased with himself, he did it again and again. Now coming down was a little bit more problem. He tried to dive down and soon realized that it is pretty scary esp. since he's at the top of the stairs looking down. Then he tried come down the way we do it and realized his leg is little short and not very safe either. We tried to show him to get down by turning around and scooting down. He got more or less the hang of it. But realized it was much easier to yell for someone to bring him down while he's standing on the stairs and holding the rail. :)
I was talking with my neighbor and telling her my woes that baby A since birth has had trouble going to bed. He just does not want to, during the night or during the day time. She mentioned that sleep trouble is a sign that he might be gifted. Oh, dear. I searched on-line and sure enough it is one of the signs that could indicate a gifted child. Well, gifted or not, I still wish he will sleep more because I know sleep is good for him and for me.
I was talking with my neighbor and telling her my woes that baby A since birth has had trouble going to bed. He just does not want to, during the night or during the day time. She mentioned that sleep trouble is a sign that he might be gifted. Oh, dear. I searched on-line and sure enough it is one of the signs that could indicate a gifted child. Well, gifted or not, I still wish he will sleep more because I know sleep is good for him and for me.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
At 10 months, 3weeks
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.
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 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.
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