Mckayla’s getting very dramatic nowaday. She’s always been very good at turning on the tear faucet since day one of her life. It turns on quickly with just a tiny nudge. Now she does the full on crying with a prelude. She starts out with her head down, then hands to her eyes to start [...]
Archive for the ‘September 2010’ Category
18 Sep
Chopsticks
Mckayla has been using the chopsticks trainer for a few months now. Margaret gave her a pair of Mickey Mouse ones during her last visit and she’s been practicing with them. She’s getting very good at them and is using them to eat vegetables, meat, and noodles. Few days ago, she even started using them [...]
18 Sep
Fairyland and Uncle Panda
This morning, we went to check our Fairyland in Oakland. It started sprinkling as we arrived, but the sun did come out later. Mckayla was very excited as expected. She chose to wear her princess crocs for the trip. There were couple rides there but Mckayla didn’t enjoy quite as much. She But she liked [...]
17 Sep
Entertainment
Earlier tonight, Mckayla was finishing up her dinner. I had Marcus sitting on my laps but he was getting restless. He didn’t sleep much the entire day. In fact, he didn’t sleep much last two nights because he’s teething again. The top teeth (the left side) are coming out. His gum is swollen and he’s [...]
16 Sep
Marcus have legs, too!
Yesterday, when I was picking up Mckayla from school after work, she ran to me as soon as she saw me. I was watching her playing in the playground when I arrived. She was climbing up and down the slide with her friends Ilise ans Celine, having a good time. But as soon as she [...]
14 Sep
My Little Turtle and No One Stays with Me
Marcus sleeps on his tummy all the time. No matter how we put him down in the crib, he always end up on his belly with his buttock up in the air. When we look at him through the monitor, he looks like a little turtle. He’s getting better at sitting without support. He is [...]
13 Sep
Affection
Mckayla is slowly showing her affection towards Marcus. When I tell her that I love her, she sometimes responds I love you, then followed by I love Marcus or “baby”. Mckayla is attached to her little white blanket and there are times when she refuses to share it with even me or Ted. Recently, she [...]
12 Sep
And the Academy Award goes to…
Earlier tonight, we were playing in the family room after dinner. Mckayla was riding on her rocking dog next to Ted. Somehow she fell off the dog and her chin hit Ted’s knee. She was too busy playing and didn’t complain at the moment. Half an hour later, we were getting Marcus ready for bed. [...]
12 Sep
Army Style
Marcus’ becoming more mobile as we speak. He’s not only rolling in all directions, but also scooting forward and backward. We took out the bigger floor mat over the weekend for him. By this afternoon, he was sort of crawling army style backwards. And moving across the mat to the opposite corner diagonally. Over the [...]
9 Sep
Food Preference
Marcus is starting to show preference for certain food. He’s been on vegetable diet since he started solids until two days ago when we gave him beef. So far, he’s had green peas, butternut squash, broccoli, carrots, and sweet potatoes. He loves the starchy vegetables. Last night, I asked the Nanny to make him some [...]
