A Conversation

Mommy keeps telling people how amazed she is by how much I've changed these past two months. She says I'm truly a little boy now. I think she's mostly surprised by how much conversation I can understand and how I can respond to her simple questions. Mommy and Daddy tell me that I give them so much joy and that makes me happy!

Yesterday, when Mommy got home, I heard her ask Daddy to help her bring in a Trader Joe's bag from the car. I got really really excited, ran to the front door and asked Mommy:

Me: "Tradah Jos?"
Mommy: "No, Ming Ming, we're not going to Trader Joe's"
Me: "Cos-soh?"
Mommy: "Sorry, Ming Ming, we're not going to Costco either"
Me: "Mall?"
Mommy: "Sorry, buddy, we're not going to the mall either today."

I was pretty disappointed! Obviously, Mommy's been taking me to these three places too much. :p Daddy couldn't stop laughing afterward!

An Update - 20.5 Months

Wow, I can't believe it's already been 2 months since my last update! Things have been really hectic around here, as we flew to Seattle again over Memorial Day weekend for Auntie Karen & Uncle Sam's wedding. Yay! Seeing Gong Gong, Po Po, Er Ai Yi, Uncle Same, and Xiao Ai Yi is always lots of fun. I got to run around a lot and sleep in the same room with Mommy and Daddy which I love. :)

Unfortunately, over the last 2.5 months (since April 8th), I developed two boo boos on my neck. These turned out to be swollen lymph nodes and the last couple months have been filled with doctor appointments to figure out what's going on and what to do about it. Thankfully, all the doctors seem to agree on the diagnose and are now planning to do surgery on them to remove them sometime this summer/fall. I don't totally understand what's going on, but I know the doctors are helping me and I'm still happy to see them. Thankfully, these boo boos don't cause me much pain, but one of them is leaking, so I wear a band-aid most of the time. Mommy and Daddy always say that I'm still a happy boy despite everything!

Here's a picture of me riding a tricycle at my friend's birthday party this past Saturday. :) (Thanks Auntie Julia for taking the picture!) I also learned how to say "hap-py birth-day" that day.

More Words

Hello! It's been another fun week for me. :) I was really lucky this weekend, because Daddy was home for 3 days and I got to play with him lots. He always helps me build really really tall structures with my blocks and lets me knock them down. Unfortunately for Daddy, he was home because he was sick. :( I've finally learned how to say Ming Ming, although it sounds a bit muffled. I learned how to leave my fork behind while I run around after a snack instead of running around with the fork. (Mommy and Daddy are glad!)

Also, I've been talking lots and lots! Some new words:

• duc-gee (Ducky)
• dad-dee (Daddy or Zachy or Mommy or other things I don't know the names of)
• dis (this - when I point to things because Mommy used to point to things and say "this")
• bye-bye dad-dee (Bye Bye)
• say-see (Gracie - my friend from daycare)
• ah-lee (Allie - my friend from church)
• ale-son (Allison - my friend from church)
• elbo (Elmo)
• fuz-zy (Fuzzy - Mommy's panda bear)
• tees (teeth or when I want my toothbrush)
• uh-oh
• yay
• hooray
• ai-ya
• whoooahh
• hap-pee (happy)
  

Mommy made me repeat a few more new words for you.

Hi! Bye!

I'm officially 18 months now! I just went to my checkup and my doctor told me that I'm 75% weight, 90% height, and 90% head. :) At least I'm close to proportionate. :p I've been growing so quickly, and Mommy & Daddy wish that I could just stay like this for a little while. But nope - I just want to learn more and more. This past weekend, I even took two steps downstairs by myself! Mommy wanted to hold my hand, but I wouldn't let her.

Here's a video that Mommy took of me saying some of my clearest words. :) (Notice all the new teeth I have!)

I can catch!

Hi everyone! Wow, it's been a long time since I posted, I'm almost 18 months now! Since November, I've been very very busy... I can run, climb up things like couches and chairs, I can walk up and down small steps, go down slides by myself, and I can say at least 6 distinct clear words. (My favorite is "outseeede" for outside and "bye bye daddy" for when daddy goes to work.)

This week alone, I finally figured out how to open doors that swing open by twisting the door knob and pulling! (Mommy is not so happy about that trick, since it means I can escape out of rooms more easily.)

Today, I finally learned how to catch consistently!!! Daddy's been practicing with me alot, but everytime I caught it before, it almost seemed like an accident.

Here's a video of my accomplishment - as you can tell, Mommy is super excited. :)

Walking, Part 3

Since Nov 1st, I've come a long way! :) I love walking all the time now and prefer it over crawling. Here are two videos of me shot on Nov 13th and Nov 16th.

Walking, Part 2

When I last left you, I was taking my first consistent steps! :) Mommy finally shot a good video of me 2 days later (Nov 1st) taking many steps in a row.