My "Full-Month" (滿月) Dinner Party

Wow! What a party! Last night was the first time that I was out for long period of time! Also, last night was the first time that Mommy and Daddy took me out to dinner! Just to make sure that they will take me out again, I behaved extremely well! For the most part of the evening, I didn't cry, nor screamed. I tried to smile a lot, and tried very hard to let everyone to get their hands all over me. It's tough, because you all know that I don't like that strangers touching me, or holding me.

Our outing started with a longer-than-usual (to me) drive. Right before we left the house, I was feeling a bit hungry, so Mommy decided to give me a feeding before we left. Which also pushed our schedule a bit behind. About 25 minutes of driving later, we were the last one to show up at the party. But Daddy told me not to worry because the important people always show up last! The thing is... I wasn't too sure if he was referring to me, or himself!

As we walked into the room, I heard a lot of people making 'Ah' noises. I even heard a few hands clapping! I turned around and saw 3 tables full of people all starring at me! Wow, I didn't expect that many people to me there, but Daddy told me that that was about the right number!

Like I mentioned earlier, I was behaving very well throughout the evening. Everyone wants to hold me and take pictures with me. I saw quite a few new faces, and a few that I have already met a few times before.

But most of them have visited my web-site, so they are fairly up-to-date on my good looks and charm. There were quite a few younger looking girls that I have not met before. Mommy told me that they are my cousins. I can't wait to play with them... assuming that they don't mind playing with boys... a good looking boy!

In addition to pictures, I also received plenty of gifts! Just when I thought Christmas was over, there was another table-full of gifts! Once again, I really wished that I can unwrap those gifts myself!

That's my Aunt Juanita and Aunt Phoebe up there! I think I'm finally unafraid of Aunt Juanita's evil-look. I even managed to cracked a smile at her, as you can see from the album below. After all, she did buy me some very very nice Christmas gifts!

Oh... did I mention that there were plenty of food as well? Again, I wouldn't know what they taste like. But everybody else seemed to be enjoying the food! And that bottle of Sprite sitting on the table... I wanted to have a taste of it so bad!

The evening ended with a lot of laughters and happy faces! I finally got this chance to meet my extended family in L.A. I think it's time for Mommy and Daddy to take me on a trip to Hong Kong to visit the other half of my family there!

One last thing before I conclude this post... today is my favorite Unlce Chris' birthday! I want to wish him a Happy Birthday, and best wishes and luck in the coming year!

Hmm... I thought I overheard that there's a New Year's Eve party somewhere tomorrow night?

My First Christmas!

No, those pictures weren't taken on Christmas!  Instead, it was taken a few days before Christmas when Mommy and Daddy tooke me on a trip to Costco.  I think most people would agree that I look so cute in this outfit.  That's why I'm sharing these 2 pictures with my Readers.

Now, let's talk about my first Christmas!

First of all, now that I know I am supposed to get gifts... plenty of gifts!... during Christmas, I wish there is one Christmas every month!  Grandma, Aunt Phoebe, and Uncle Chris were all here to celebrate Christmas with us.  In addition, Mr. Edward Wong - a long time friend of the family, was also here.   He brought a bottle of Merlot, but Daddy said it is some kind of grape juice that I won't be trying for a very long time!  It was a fun evening because everyone was having a good time.  There were gifts everywhere, for everyone.  Too bad I don't have enough muscle-control to unwrap the gifts.  Therefore, Daddy had to do it for me.  But unwrapping gifts seems exciting to me!  

Below is a video, highlighting my first Christmas! This video is merely a quick fix-up attempt from the video editing software that I have just started learning how to use. I hope you will like it.




I know there have a been a lot of Readers/Fans hitting my site in the past few days, looking for some new pictures taken over Christmas. Thank you for visiting my site. It's been so busy in the past few days that I hardly had time to spend on my web-site. To make it up to you, below are the pictures that are exactly what you were looking for!




Finally, the video and pictures below are to show Grandma how much I enjoy the gift that she bought me. In this video, you can also see that I am beginning to make those "aah goo" sound (or noise, depending on your view on babies). It's a rather long video, but this is what Mommy and Daddy do most of the day, when I'm not sleeping, crying, or being fed. They play with me, and look at me for long period of time.








Tonight will be another big event night for me. Daddy is hosting a "Full-Month" dinner event on my behalf. Yeah, I know I'm more than 1 month old now. But since there will be plenty of people, Mommy and Daddy didn't want me to expose to large crowds when I was still merely 4 weeks old. That's why we decided wait till now, which is already 6+ weeks, believe it or not! Stay tune for more pictures!

Me vs. Jason Bourne

I was in Russia running from this CIA agent named J. Bourne. Unfortunately, my car ran out of gas, and Bourne caught up to me. He threw a punch right at me, and I ducked! I then ran into this apartment complex, and he caught up to me again. I was forced into this emptied apartment, and Bourne started to throw things at me. Things like books, lamps, glasses, tables, chairs, and etc. I know I'm quick, agile, and my reflex is top notch. But I can only make so many moves to avoid all these flying objects. Well, one of this antique lamp that was thrown at me caught me at my nose. Otherwise, I was okay! I jumped off this window, into the river down below, swam ashore, and continued my escape from Bourne... and that's when I woke up from my dream... realized that I've scratched my nose in my sleep.

Fun Time with Grandparents

Following Grandma (Chan)'s visit on Friday night, Grandma and Grandpa (Tong) also made a visit on Saturday. Grandpa just returned from a business trip from Shanghai on Thursday, and he just couldn't wait to come see me! Speaking of Shanghai, Daddy told me that it is a place that he will bring me there someday!

As usual, whenever the Grandparents are visiting, it means good food that I wouldn't know the taste! But as a trade off, I get plenty of spoiling. Although I have to admit that Grandma (Tong) is beginning to pickup my little tricks here and there, and she is starting to know when am I being naughty and just screaming for attention.

Anyway, below are some pictures of me and my Grandparents. Enjoy!

Some Spoiling from My Grandma

Grandma came to visit me on Friday night. She prepared food for Mommy and Daddy, and spent some time holding me in her arms. Unfortunately, I wasn't in too much of a good mood because Daddy had been keeping me up the whole evening, wouldn't let me sleep! Therefore, I'd been crying for quite a bit throughout the evening. Of course... since I knew Grandma was in-da-house, I wanted to push the limit a bit, just to make sure I get the proper dosage of "spoiling." And it worked like a charm!

Mommy and Daddy have this rule that if I'm fed, and diaper changed, and I am still screaming murder, they will just let me vent my anger for 10 minutes... alone! Well, since I still have a rather short attention span, my screaming usually lasts less than 10 minutes, unless something is really bugging me. But on Friday night when Grandma was here, I barely had to raise my voice to scream, and I'm already in my Grandma's arms... faster than you can say 'Addison!' What an luxury! Now I just hope that Grandma come visit more often so that I don't have to beat that stupid 10 minutes trap!

Here are a few pictures of me and Grandma. Isn't she pretty? I bet when she takes me to Toys-r-us, people will just assume that she's my Mom!

I Watched My First Jay Leno Show

Well, Daddy told me that it was a re-run, but I wouldn't know. You know, that Jay Leno guy was pretty funny! You can see that I enjoyed his monologue quite a bit! Yeah, it was way past my bed time, but I didn't feel sleepy at all. In fact, I didn't feel sleepy until almost 3am this morning. Unfortunately... for Mommy and Daddy, soon after Leno was over, I started crying and crying. I didn't know why I cried so much last night. Maybe it was because Conan O'Brien and Carson Daly weren't as funny as Leno, and that's why I was so upset. Or maybe it was a bit cold last night, and I was just not used to it.

I cried so much last night that Mommy almost threw me off the window! Only it was Daddy who stopped her from doing so at the very last minute, and told Mommy that he would like to take the honor instead. That's when I knew that I was in really big trouble... when Daddy had to get off his bed (on the wrong side, apparently) at 3am to put me to sleep! I got quiet rather quickly and mysteriously, I felt asleep.

I think Daddy was so upset at me last night that he decided to wake up early to visit work again! Otherwise, why would he wake so early in the moring when he got so little sleep last night? Anyway, this evening, when he came back from visiting work, I pretended to be a good boy for a few minutes, just to cheer him up. He did look a bit tired, and he told Mommy that his left arm is beginning to sore. I think Daddy was hinting that I'm gaining weight. But I think he just need to chill! He probably strained his left arm while driving his BMW!

My Mini 1-Month-Old 滿月Party

As mentioned, the Grandmas threw me a mini-滿月(1-month) party at home yesterday! Aunt Phoebe and Uncle Chris, Aunt Juanita and Aunt Peggy, and the Grandmas were all here after work. Grandma (Chan) even started preparing the food the night before. There were plenty of yummy food, and most importantly, there was also a very delicious (looking) chocolate cake too!
Throughout the night, everyone wanted to hold me and they just didn't want to let me go! Below are a few pictures that Daddy took, when Aunt Juanita was holding me in her arms. A picture speaks a thousand words. With 3 pictures, it only means more words!

After last night's party, I seriously believe that Aunt Juanita has some kind of problems with me. I even sensed some anger in her, when she was holding me last night. If you don't believe me, you can watch the video below. Although I was all quiet when she was on the phone, I was actually so freaked out by her mean look that I was actually shitting my diaper at that moment. And when I started crying again, I couldn't believe that she wanted to bit off my tiny little hand! Her evil smile and her devilish stare almost gave me nightmare last night!

Just when I thought my 5 minutes in Aunt Juanita's arms was scary, I was exposed to a totally different kind of trauma later last night. I might be 1 month old, but my body is just not ready for roller-coaster-type of turbulence yet! When Aunt Phoebe was holding me, I really thought that my lungs, kidney, and intestines were all going to get re-shuffled to a new location! I actually wanted to ask Daddy to show me how to 'slow-motion' this video clip so that my Viewers can catch a glimpse of my worried looking face. Too bad that Daddy has been busy today!




By the time I arrived at Uncle Chris' arms, I was completely exhausted. I only had some strength left to cry, and nothing else. You can see in the video below that Uncle Chris was trying to bribe me with some money, hoping that I will stop crying. Well, nice try! Just leave the money with me, while I continue to cry!




Here are some more pictures that I took with different people yesterday. I just wish that I could have a bite of that chocolate cake. It looks really yummy!




Last but not least, I want to conclude today's post with another one of my 'Tummy Time' performance. I just want to show off the strength of my neck muscles! This video was shot early yesterday afternoon, before everyone arrived at my house.

I'm 1 Month Old! 滿月!

Can someone tell me why Daddy has been waking up so early in the morning and then disappeared!? What is 'work'? Why does he have to always go visit work?

I'm officially 1 month old today! Grandma (Chan) stayed at our place last night, and prepared meals for us today. She will be staying with us again tonight.

Daddy told me that we are going to have a small party tomorrow at home, with the Grandmas, Uncle Chris, and Aunt Juanita visiting, to celebrate my 1-month birthday.

Below is a video of me... being forced to do some 'Tummy Time.' The video was shot a few days earlier.





Now comes the pictures! These are all taken within the past 24 hours. Yes, these are pictures of me at 1-month age! I can't believe I'm 1 month old already!

Eye check and Vitamins Intake

I don't know why Daddy kept moving from left to right, to left, to right, while holding his camera in this video below. I just know that I am very photogenic. That's why I always try to look at the camera, as soon as I am aware that someone is filming me. But Daddy, in this video clip, just thought that my eyes just started to recognize things, and my brain has just started to instruct my eyes to follow the object within my eyesight. Check out how stupid he looks!

Later in the day, I was crying for just no good reason... as always. And somehow Daddy managed to sneaked a drop of vitamin in my mouth, while I was screaming on top of my lungs. Well, what else could I had done other than to just shut-up and taste the vitamin!? Somehow both Mommy and Daddy thought that I look cute and funny. Well, I do!




Finally, here are some pictures that Mommy and Daddy took in the past few days. Enjoy!

My Second Bath...

And this time with soap!! Finally, I get to smell good! And it all happened yesterday!

Here are some more pictures that Mommy and Daddy took in the past few days.




Daddy said my hearing and eyesight are beginning to function, and therefore, I've been naughty lately. Daddy said I always want someone to talk to me. Although it's true, I do not understand why is it an issue to him. Not only I always want to hear someone talking to me, I always want someone to hold me too! Don't they know that it is very lonely sleeping in that stupid tiny bassinet, while they get to sleep in a Queen-size bed?

My First Roll Over, and More...

Let's start with yesterday's highlights!

We had quite a few visitors yesterday! First, Aunt Juanita and Aunt Peggy visited me, and brought me a lot of new clothes, food for Daddy, and magazines for Mommy. Thank you so much!

Then, Uncle Kevan and Aunt Laurie, Megan, and Nathan also visited us, and brought me a very nice outfit and a photo frame too! Below is a photo Uncle Kevan holding me, along with his family.

Meanwhile, backtrack a few more days to Thanksgiving, Mommy and Daddy caught me rolling over all by myself by accident! I don't understand why they were so excited when they saw me rolling over. Sometimes, it's a relatively easy move for me. No big deal. But sometimes when I'm tired, I just don't feel like moving, nor rolling, whatsoever!

So today, Daddy decided to put me on my tummy, and videotape me rolling over. Well, unfortunately for me, I was not in the mood for any aerobics today! Sadly, it didn't appear that I could get away from it... and the end-result is what you will get to see below...




This morning, we also went to see Mommy's doctor. This time, I was fully awake when I arrived at the Doctor's office. I even got a chance to say 'hello' to all the nurses and Dr. Chen. Dr. Chen said Mommy's wound is healing perfectly, and Mommy now only needs to visit Dr. Chen once every 2 weeks! However, Dr. Chen still warns that a C-section is still a major surgery, and suggested us to give it more time for Mommy to fully recover.

Later today, both Grandmas visited me, and both brought plenty of food! The Grandmas stayed for dinner, but I was already sleeping when dinner rolled around. Below is a video showing how Grandma attempted to wake me up (the nice way) from my afternoon nap today. Grandma has been telling Daddy that she was not the only one who was guilty of waking me up a week ago (See here), and she wants Daddy to tell me to make note of it in this blog. Well, considered it done!

My Milestones

Below is a spreadsheet table desgined to keep track of my milestones. I will also create a shortcut on the sidebar (to the right of this page) so that this list is easily accessible. If applicable, I will also link specific Milestone to a post on this blog. Simply click on the Milestone for more details.

My First Bath!

Yeah... it's only today that I get to take a first bath! Although Mommy has been sponge bathing me in the past few weeks. It took that umbilical cord thingy forever to come off my belly button. Then, there were still some 'spots' on my clothes near the belly button area. So the Doctor told Mommy and Daddy to wait a few days before bathing me last time.

Well, I just couldn't stand it anymore today! I decided to pee all over myself when Daddy was changing my diaper this afternoon. Which prompted Mommy and Daddy to entertain the thought of giving me a bath. And it worked! And here is how it went. You can see that I fairly enjoyed the warm water. I was a little disappointed with Daddy's technique, but considering it was his first time giving an infant a bath, I'd let him slide this time!

Below is a picture of me wrapped in a Hermes towel. This Hermes towel is a gift from Chloe and Rachel. Thanks, girls! It is very soft and comfy... just like my skin!





Finally, here's a beautiful picture of Grandma and Myself, taken right after my bath. You can tell that I was so mellow and happy, feeling clean and fresh!

Uncle Joesph and Aunt Annie

I had a 5 hour interval, from feeding to feeding last night! It means that Mommy and Daddy yielded at least 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep, assuming that they fell asleep immediately after I did! I'll see if I can repeat this tonight!

Grandma (Tong) arrived early this afternoon. She brought over some Turkey, and dessert from their Thanksgiving dinner last night. Meanwhile, I have been a very good boy, minding my own business. Eat, Sleep, Pee, Fart, and Poop.

At around 5:30pm, Uncle Joseph and his newly wed wife, Aunt Annie came to visit! They just got married this past weekend, and they are already here to visit me! I must be important!

They both played with me for a while, and then they had to leave without joining us for dinner.

Below are some pictures that Daddy took today. Those 'head shots' of mine were taken early this morning when I was really awake! Do I look fat in those pictures? Please let me know what you think!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Yeah, it's a day late only because I ate too much Turkey last night and fell asleep... Not! Actually, it was more like I was a bit naughty last night and Daddy was spending most of the evening taking care of me.

But it was still a very fun Thanksgiving! Grandma, Aunt Phoebe, and Uncle Chris all came to have dinner with us! Grandma also brought me a very nice Thanksgiving card, declaring that I'm cuddly and cute... making this the joyest Thanksgiving ever! I certainly took the spotlight last night! I was even allowed to join everyone at the dining table for some family conversation! There's no denying that I'm all grown up now!

As always, I spent the most time inside Uncle Chris' arms, for the most of the afternoon. Aunt Phoebe prepared all the dishes last night for my first ever Thanksgiving dinner! According to Daddy, the food taste good!

But I think the highlight of the night has to be my first ever picture with Mommy and Daddy together! You can tell that I was a bit nervous... only because it was Uncle Chris who was holding the camera. Otherwise, I would have cracked a smile! Anyway, nice picture, uh?

Besides my first picture with Mommy and Daddy, I also took my first picture with Mickey and Minnie.




And finally, the rest of my first Thanksgiving photos are here...

Have You Started Shopping for Christmas Yet?

Not that I have Christmas wishlist... yet!

But if you ever shop at Amazon.com, I would like to invite you to start your shopping from the Amazon Search Box, as found on the right side of this page. (See top of sidebar.)

The reason is because when you start your Amazon shopping from that search box, you'll get the same low price from Amazon.com, as if you hit their site directly. In addition, I will also get a commission (% based) on every item that you purchase, and shipped. But I only get that commission if you start your shopping from that Search Box to the right, every time! There is no limit on how much I can get. So, shop on!

My goal is to save/earn some money to subsidize my purchase on toys that I want... when I grow up!

But of course, if you prefer to just buy me the toys directly, please shoot me an email for further discussions!

Thanks!

My Second Jaundice Blood Test

The same routine happened this morning. My blood sample was taken. And this afternoon, Dr. Kim called Daddy to tell him that the numbers from the blood test were lower than yesterday's test, which is a good sign. It means that there's no big concern for now. Dr. Kim told Daddy to just monitor the color of my skin for the next 2 weeks, and try to expose me to as much daylight as possible.

I'm just glad that I don't have to go back to Dr. Kim's office for more tests!

Daddy snapped a few shots of me while I was taking an afternoon nap today. Check them out!

A Few Ways to Stay Up-to-Date on This Site!

Folks, I know your time is valuable. That's why I don't want you to spend necessary time to visit this site when I do not have any new posts, pictures, or videos, since your last visit. That's why I want to introduce you to a few options/services to stay up-to-date on my site.

First, and also the simplest!
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Second, semi-complicated.
If you currently customize your Yahoo or Google Home Page, you can simply click on the equivalent button below, and a module will be added to your Home Page. It will be constantly update, and show you my lastest entries to this site. Pretty cool if you use My Yahoo or iGoogle.

Third, somewhat geek level.
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My First Scheduled Doctor's Visit

Today is my first scheduled visit. I had an unscheduled visit last week because of the Jaundice that was caught by Dr. Kim upon my hospital departure. Today, is my offical 2-week check-up. Of course I was excited! Because I get to go outside of the house again!

But what I didn't remember was that my doctor's appointment was in the morning. It means that I had to wake up early in the morning, which is totally not cool! The appointment was at 9am, but I was already awake by 6:30 because I wanted my breakfast. I didn't think Daddy was too happy about me waking up so early, but hey... "tough!"

Once I had my breakfast, Mommy and Daddy got changed, and very quickly, we were on our way to the Doctor's office, along with my Grandma. (Yeah, Grandma has been staying at our place for a few days to help out Mommy and Daddy.) We arrived at the doctor's office in about 10 minutes, and it didn't take long before the nurse yelled out my name again! Yes! I just like people calling my name. But from that point on... the rest of my morning just didn't go too well.

First, the nurse asked Daddy to take off all my clothes. Even though I pretended to be sleeping, I failed to avoid being undressed. Just like last time, I had nothing by my diaper on... and then I was butt naked when I was left on the scale. I came in at 8 pounds even! Yup! I've gained weight! Then Daddy took me back to the examination room, and we waited for Dr. Kim.

Dr. Kim walked in about 5 minutes later, and he immediately proceeded to checkout almost every bone in my body. He also told Daddy that my Jaundice still looks significant. Although not serious, Dr. Kim told Daddy that he would like to do a blood test to find out where the numbers stood.

"A blood test? What does that mean?" I thought.

Well I soon found out the answer after Dr. Kim left the room. The same nurse who took off my diaper came in and asked Daddy to hold me in his arm. She then grabbed my ankle, and used some kind of device to puncture my skin!

"wwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!" I screamed.

She took almost 5 drops of blood from me! Considering how tiny I am, I think that's a lot! Don't you think? It was so painful I could barely feel my foot!

After she was done with my blood, Mommy came over to hug me and told me that it's over! It was then when I started to have regain some sensation from my foot. I stopped crying soon after.

We went back home after the doctor's visit. Because of the trauma that I went through, I was exhausted, and I felt asleep in the car almost immediately.
As I continued my sleep when I got home, Dr. Kim called Daddy to tell him that the test result was not that good. Dr. Kim told Daddy to change my diet from breastmilk to formula for 24 hours, and redo the test again tomorrow.

Well, when Daddy told me that I have to redo the test tomorrow, he should not have told me while he was changing my diaper! I was soooo scared that I have to redo the blood test again, I peed my pants. The only thing was... I didn't have pants, nor diaper on. And this is what happened. Ooops! (Click on the picture to enlarge.)

Anyway, for the rest of the day, I was fed baby formula. The good thing with baby formula is that Daddy gets to feed me too! Meanwhile, I am NOT looking forward to tomorrow's blood test again!

Below is a video taken at Dr. Kim's office today. It showed that I was being weighted, and my height measured. It is so embarassing that my entire naked body is being video taped, and now published on the internet!

Until next time, please tell me that the blood test will not be as painful as today's. :-(

Mommy's Doctor's Visit

It's been a week and it's time for Mommy to visit Dr. Chen again. It also means that I get the opportunity to go outside! However, I forgot that Doctor's visit usually means waking up early in the morning! I don't like being waken up. Instead, I prefer to wake up others. But this morning, Daddy didn't honor my preference and woke me up. After my diaper change and a quick breakfast (me only. Mommy and Daddy didn't have time to eat), I was fastened into my car seat and we were on our way to the Doctor.

I think by the second set of traffic light, I fell asleep already. From that point on, I was pretty much asleep for the most part of the trip. That's why I missed out on what Doctor Chen had to say to Mommy and Daddy. Luckily, Daddy later gave me an update and said Mommy's wound is healing very well. Dr. Chen also told Mommy that she can stop the antibiotics as soon as medication runs out. There shouldn't be anymore need for painkiller, unless Mommy's pain is unbearable. Otherwise, everything is a-o-kay!

Not that I remember a thing, but after we left the Doctor's office, Mommy and Daddy made a quick stop at Costco to pick up some pictures. Then Mommy and Daddy took me to this place called Target! It was my first time visiting Target! This place is so huge! Mommy and Daddy bought me some diapers and an outfit, and then we quickly left that place. Not that I don't like it, it's just that it was way past my lunch time! I was beginning to feel a bit cranky. It was worse when we walked pass Starbucks and Pizza Hut, and I couldn't have either one!

Anyway, we got home. I ate, and then Grandma and Grandpa (Tong) arrived! I haven't seen Grandma and Grandpa for almost a week now. Uncle Joseph (Mommy's younger brother) just got married over the weekend and Grandma and Grandpa were busy on making the final touch to the wedding party. I heard that the wedding party was great! I just wished that I could be there. Because both Grandmas told me that a lot of people were inquiring my whereabout. I bet they all want to take pictures with me too!