2010年3月2日星期二
The Never Ending Teething Process
Desmond is teething again! This time, it's bothering him more than the previous times as the pain woke him up at 1:30 and 4:30 this morning! He's also lost quite a bit of his appetite. Poor guy. His first molars are coming out. Hopefully the process won't last very long and he'll be able to chew better after these buggers come out.
2010年2月18日星期四
I can't express enough joy being Desmond's mother. He is just the cutest ball of goof sometimes!
I love how he shows a big grin and hold up his arms every night when I come home asking me to hold him and then gives me a big tight hug. That's just the warmest feeling! He's also learned to stroke my face gently. This is a star difference from when he used to smack my face or pinch me with his very sharp nails! I wish I can capture all these on video so I can share with his grandparents from afar but Desmond has gotten a little camera-shy lately.
He's also learned to kiss people without opening his mouth, thus, no more wet kisses! You should see the sweet look on his face when he kisses, so cute, so proud, so sweet.
Oh, everything that he does is just so so sweet!
Well, almost everything. He still throws tantrums sometimes, and that's when we have to give him time-outs. The first time he was given time-outs, he kept running away from his fixed position. It took us a good 15 minutes to get him to understand that he had to stay put and wait. Now whenever I give him time-outs, he will just stand at that place and wait for me to go back into the room. He cries, of course. But it's nice to know that he understands what a time-out is and is obeying it. The most important thing about giving time-outs is to explain to him what he did wrong and ask for a big tight hug in the end. That will ensure that their feelings aren't hurt and for him to understand that what he did was wrong but mommy forgives and still loves him.
We went to visit another newborn this past weekend. Seeing another baby reminded me how much I wanted another baby. I think I'm really ready for #2 now. You know, when you're not quite ready for a baby and you're pregnant, time really flies. Now that I'm ready and all pumped up about having another baby, time is slowing down. I can't believe I'm only 23 weeks! I can't wait to welcome him into the world. Oh I'm in love with him already! You know, the moment your baby's born and you take your first glance at your baby, your heart just melts. It really doesn't matter whether you're having a boy or girl because he or she is still your baby. I'm sure all you mothers will understand and appreciate that. It's just a little harder to convey that message to people who haven't had a child or who has not had a child for a while that being pregnant or being a parent is not about whether you have a son or daughter, it's about loving whatever you're having!
It's Thursday and I can't wait for the weekend to arrive. I look forward to all the time I get to spend with Desmond, that mischievious darling son of ours!
^_^
I love how he shows a big grin and hold up his arms every night when I come home asking me to hold him and then gives me a big tight hug. That's just the warmest feeling! He's also learned to stroke my face gently. This is a star difference from when he used to smack my face or pinch me with his very sharp nails! I wish I can capture all these on video so I can share with his grandparents from afar but Desmond has gotten a little camera-shy lately.
He's also learned to kiss people without opening his mouth, thus, no more wet kisses! You should see the sweet look on his face when he kisses, so cute, so proud, so sweet.
Oh, everything that he does is just so so sweet!
Well, almost everything. He still throws tantrums sometimes, and that's when we have to give him time-outs. The first time he was given time-outs, he kept running away from his fixed position. It took us a good 15 minutes to get him to understand that he had to stay put and wait. Now whenever I give him time-outs, he will just stand at that place and wait for me to go back into the room. He cries, of course. But it's nice to know that he understands what a time-out is and is obeying it. The most important thing about giving time-outs is to explain to him what he did wrong and ask for a big tight hug in the end. That will ensure that their feelings aren't hurt and for him to understand that what he did was wrong but mommy forgives and still loves him.
We went to visit another newborn this past weekend. Seeing another baby reminded me how much I wanted another baby. I think I'm really ready for #2 now. You know, when you're not quite ready for a baby and you're pregnant, time really flies. Now that I'm ready and all pumped up about having another baby, time is slowing down. I can't believe I'm only 23 weeks! I can't wait to welcome him into the world. Oh I'm in love with him already! You know, the moment your baby's born and you take your first glance at your baby, your heart just melts. It really doesn't matter whether you're having a boy or girl because he or she is still your baby. I'm sure all you mothers will understand and appreciate that. It's just a little harder to convey that message to people who haven't had a child or who has not had a child for a while that being pregnant or being a parent is not about whether you have a son or daughter, it's about loving whatever you're having!
It's Thursday and I can't wait for the weekend to arrive. I look forward to all the time I get to spend with Desmond, that mischievious darling son of ours!
^_^
2010年1月25日星期一
New Updates
It's been more than two months since we last updated this blog. A lot happened during these two months!
1. Desmond is finally walking! Actually he started walking shortly after we arrived in Indonesia in December. He was very reluctant to walk by himself at first, but circumstances forced him to do so... because mommy was removed from him so if he wanted to find mommy and didn't want to crawl on the cold marble stones, he had to walk. It's true that once your child learns to walk, you'd wish time can rewind to the days when they can't walk. Oh well, despite that, it's very cute to watch him walk, especially in the beginning. He was using his hands to steer and sometimes he'd end up in the wrong side of the room! Of course, over the past two months, he's became more skillful in walking now. There's really no stopping him to go anywhere anymore!
2. Desmond (and the rest of family) learned that there'll be another "Yeh" soon! In fact, we just learned that he's going to have a little brother. We're all very excited! Believe it or not, mommy loves to be surrounded by boys! Including our beloved dog, Momo, I'll soon be surrounded by 4 males! haha. We're all hoping that this little guy will be healthy and smart, like his big brother, Desmond! Do we have a name picked out yet? Of course! We picked out a boy's name even before Desmond was born! It's like we already knew we'll have another boy, haha.
1. Desmond is finally walking! Actually he started walking shortly after we arrived in Indonesia in December. He was very reluctant to walk by himself at first, but circumstances forced him to do so... because mommy was removed from him so if he wanted to find mommy and didn't want to crawl on the cold marble stones, he had to walk. It's true that once your child learns to walk, you'd wish time can rewind to the days when they can't walk. Oh well, despite that, it's very cute to watch him walk, especially in the beginning. He was using his hands to steer and sometimes he'd end up in the wrong side of the room! Of course, over the past two months, he's became more skillful in walking now. There's really no stopping him to go anywhere anymore!
2. Desmond (and the rest of family) learned that there'll be another "Yeh" soon! In fact, we just learned that he's going to have a little brother. We're all very excited! Believe it or not, mommy loves to be surrounded by boys! Including our beloved dog, Momo, I'll soon be surrounded by 4 males! haha. We're all hoping that this little guy will be healthy and smart, like his big brother, Desmond! Do we have a name picked out yet? Of course! We picked out a boy's name even before Desmond was born! It's like we already knew we'll have another boy, haha.
3. Desmond never failed to fascinate me. He's learning new things and words everyday! He may not be pronouncing them very clearly, but I can tell when he is trying to say the following:
"mum mum" = food (he got this down many many months ago!)
"nai nai" = milk (he just picked this one up a couple days ago. Used to be that he'll say "mum mum" and you'll have to guess if he wants food, or milk or water or snacks. He started referring to milk as "nai nai" the other day. Hopefully this will continue to eliminate some of the confusions)
"da da" = to hit
"baa baa" = dad
"mom mom mom" = mom! (but he only says it when he cries for help)
"bao bao" = to carry him (he'll also reach out his arms when he says "bao bao" so you know he wants you to pick him up)
"woo woo" = dog, Momo, Tyra, or any other animal he points to
"a jin" = dolphin (okay, I don't really know how to type out this sound but I know he's referring to dolphin when he says this because we have a picture of dolphins in the house and he'll say this whenever he points to them)
"ball ball" = ball
"baa ba" = baby (when I asked him where's baby, he'll point to my tummy and say this. I know it doesn't sound like "baby" but at least he's got the first part right)
"tek" = kick
"ning ning" = anything that turns, like fans or wheels
Here's a list of other things that he can identify but not know of the words yet (at least I haven't figure out how to associate what he says with what he points). These are all the things that he will point to when you say the word and ask him where it is.
- butterfly
- sun
- shoes
- socks
- clothes
- sit
- ears
- mouth
- eyes
- head
- nose
- book
- water
- grandpa
- grandma
- Matthew gor gor
- chair
I'm sure I'm forgetting some but you see, he's really learning a lot! I really do feel like I can carry on a conversation with him and he'll understand me. (I may not understand him though).
I'm truly fascinated! Oh it's so much fun to play with him now!
4. One more thing - he doesn't stop talking!!! Most days when we come home after work around 6pm, we'd be hearing him talking non-stop until bedtime, which is 8:30pm! From talking to my parents, he does that during the day too! The only time when he'll stop talking is when he sleeps! Oh geez,
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