Well, seeing as I have so little time these days (been busy at day care) to post to my blog on a daily basis, I have to give at least a 11.5 month update.
1. Now eating spiral pasta with Mom's homemade mush: either chicken with sweet potato and apricot, or chicken with veggies. Mom cooks the chicken, then blends it with different combinations of veggies like carrots, celery, onion, zucchini, etc. She's going to try eggplant next.
2. Now with EIGHT teeth -- four on bottom, four on top. The drooling has started again, so I think the molars are coming in.
3. I have developed a habit of biting Mom's ankle and Dad's leg whenever I want to express affection. Watch out. Especially when the molars come in.
4. I took my first sip out of a straw a few weeks ago (no more sippy cups - been there, done that). Last weekend I figured out that I can blow bubbles and create some really nasty looking backwash. I also like to take a sip of water, then open my mouth, making me ready to enter a wet T-shirt contest.
5. I chase Mom around on the futon by crawling at her like a mad dog (see also #3 above), and I also try to crawl away from her when she comes after me.
6. I took my first step last weekend, then fell over right afterwards. A couple days later, I realized that I can take steps and NOT fall over if I hold onto the furniture. So I am officially cruising. Watch out.
7. I am now 31 inches tall. That, my friends, translates to 2' 7".
8. I now get my baths in the full adult "real" bathtub instead of the little plastic version.
9. When I hear music or singing, I bounce around.
10. When Mom or Dad read a board book to me, I can turn the pages on my own. I especially like turning the pages fast when it's a boring story, and I also like turning the pages back to the front cover to remember what we're reading.
Monday, July 24, 2006
heat sucks
OK, global warming sucks: this heat rash thing is getting a little out of control. Do you have any idea what it's like to have tiny, itchy, ugly bumps all over your body? And I mean *ALL OVER* your body? (yes, that is what I mean).
This morning, we were going to have a photo shoot with Marta, my photographer. We had everything ready for the shoot for my bathtub scene, my walker toy, and my arcade table...took *weeks* to prepare. And then I wake up today looking like a page out of a braille book! How am I expected to show up on Target print ads if I perpetually look like I've got measels? Sick little boys don't show up in Babies 'R Us ads. Do I have a chance? Not.
So Mom and Dad set up this crazy 3-fan system at home. The cool air relay goes something like this:
kitchen AC on high >
honeywell "vornado-type" fan directed through living room >
20" directed honeywell fan in hallway >
oscillating wall-mounted fan >
Devin sleeping a little better
Anyway, I hope this thing takes a long vacation...because I've got a BIG one-year party coming up! By the way, you're invited...but you've gotta RSVP! Drop me a line if you want to come.
This morning, we were going to have a photo shoot with Marta, my photographer. We had everything ready for the shoot for my bathtub scene, my walker toy, and my arcade table...took *weeks* to prepare. And then I wake up today looking like a page out of a braille book! How am I expected to show up on Target print ads if I perpetually look like I've got measels? Sick little boys don't show up in Babies 'R Us ads. Do I have a chance? Not.
So Mom and Dad set up this crazy 3-fan system at home. The cool air relay goes something like this:
kitchen AC on high >
honeywell "vornado-type" fan directed through living room >
20" directed honeywell fan in hallway >
oscillating wall-mounted fan >
Devin sleeping a little better
Anyway, I hope this thing takes a long vacation...because I've got a BIG one-year party coming up! By the way, you're invited...but you've gotta RSVP! Drop me a line if you want to come.
Monday, July 03, 2006
Eleven months!
Today I'm ELEVEN months old, and...
1. I'm increasing my vocabulary. I now say (repeatedly) "ta ta ta tah," "wowww," "dada," "hoooo," and "goooo." When I get sleepy and nuzzle my face into my blanket, I say, "goy goy goy goy." When I watch poker tournaments on TV with Dad, I say, "aaallll innnn!"
2. Mama and Lau Lau (grandma on mom's side) took me to the LA County Arboretum, where I saw peacocks, up close and personal. When one of them (the peacocks) started to squawk at me because he wanted my banana, I started crying.
3. I had my first auditions. One with Kindercare for a commercial and another with Target for print advertising. I was a shoe-in for Target, but the clothes were too big for me. I loved seeing all the lights and looking at all the new people, and I did a fantastic job just being myself.
4. I now have four teeth on the bottom row, and three up top. I am eating steamed veggies, tofu, avocado, bananas, chicken/turky and rice, and I love Cheerios. I tried eggs and yogurt this month, too, and after the yogurt incident, I developed a weird rash all over my body. Am I yogurt-intolerant? Hard to tell. That same day I also had sunscreen slathered all over my little body, and it's been extremely hot. So I'm not sure what exactly caused me to look like I barely survived a brawl at the local saloon.
5. I love to play with the wheels on my stroller. I often sit next to my folded stroller and spin the wheels for ten or fifteen minutes. Then I try to eat them.
6. I am showing no interest in walking, but I am really good at standing up. I can even stand without holding onto anything, for 1o-15 seconds. I can go from a squatting position with my hands on the floor to a standing position without holding onto anything, too!
7. I've been promoted to Size 4 diapers, and I got new shoes, too.
8. I understand "no" -- mama and papa certainly say it to me enough. When they tell me "no," I just shake my head to show them I understand but then continue to put electrical extension cords in my mouth, or assault mama's hand-painted decorative wooden ducks.
9. When papa says "GO Korea" in Korean, I raise my hands up over my head in victory!
10. My nap schedule is getting a little more regular - well, mama and papa are just beginning to figure it out. I wake up in the morning around 6:30, then I take a short nap around 8 (usually my car ride to my babysitter). I take a longer nap around 10:30, and then another nap at 2. Then, I take a short nap (usually my car ride home) around 5:30. The past week, I've started waking up and crying in the middle of the night. Mama and papa have recently been letting me cry myself back to sleep the past couple of nights. Last night, I cried for 40 minutes before I fell asleep.
1. I'm increasing my vocabulary. I now say (repeatedly) "ta ta ta tah," "wowww," "dada," "hoooo," and "goooo." When I get sleepy and nuzzle my face into my blanket, I say, "goy goy goy goy." When I watch poker tournaments on TV with Dad, I say, "aaallll innnn!"
2. Mama and Lau Lau (grandma on mom's side) took me to the LA County Arboretum, where I saw peacocks, up close and personal. When one of them (the peacocks) started to squawk at me because he wanted my banana, I started crying.
3. I had my first auditions. One with Kindercare for a commercial and another with Target for print advertising. I was a shoe-in for Target, but the clothes were too big for me. I loved seeing all the lights and looking at all the new people, and I did a fantastic job just being myself.
4. I now have four teeth on the bottom row, and three up top. I am eating steamed veggies, tofu, avocado, bananas, chicken/turky and rice, and I love Cheerios. I tried eggs and yogurt this month, too, and after the yogurt incident, I developed a weird rash all over my body. Am I yogurt-intolerant? Hard to tell. That same day I also had sunscreen slathered all over my little body, and it's been extremely hot. So I'm not sure what exactly caused me to look like I barely survived a brawl at the local saloon.
5. I love to play with the wheels on my stroller. I often sit next to my folded stroller and spin the wheels for ten or fifteen minutes. Then I try to eat them.
6. I am showing no interest in walking, but I am really good at standing up. I can even stand without holding onto anything, for 1o-15 seconds. I can go from a squatting position with my hands on the floor to a standing position without holding onto anything, too!
7. I've been promoted to Size 4 diapers, and I got new shoes, too.
8. I understand "no" -- mama and papa certainly say it to me enough. When they tell me "no," I just shake my head to show them I understand but then continue to put electrical extension cords in my mouth, or assault mama's hand-painted decorative wooden ducks.
9. When papa says "GO Korea" in Korean, I raise my hands up over my head in victory!
10. My nap schedule is getting a little more regular - well, mama and papa are just beginning to figure it out. I wake up in the morning around 6:30, then I take a short nap around 8 (usually my car ride to my babysitter). I take a longer nap around 10:30, and then another nap at 2. Then, I take a short nap (usually my car ride home) around 5:30. The past week, I've started waking up and crying in the middle of the night. Mama and papa have recently been letting me cry myself back to sleep the past couple of nights. Last night, I cried for 40 minutes before I fell asleep.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Summer is HERE!
LA Arboretum with Lau Lau
Peacock at the Arboretum
Picnic at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
Cheerios from Karen
Melany and Victor's Garden Wedding
A talk with Papa
Fourth of July BBQ at the Hamlin/Weisman's
Help! David Hamlin's trying to put me on the grill
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