Rub-a-dub-dub!

Here I am getting my nightly bath! Ever since I got back to Hong Kong I've wanted to go to bed very early. In fact, if mom would let me, I'd go to bed at 4:30 or 5:00! But that's when dad gets home so I stay up to play with him. We usually go on walks (ok, I just ride in the pouch most of the time) or sometimes we go swimming. Then when I hear that bath water running I get really excited, I can hardly wait to get in! I have lots of water toys but I love my cups the best. I've been dunking them in the water lately and then I just put them up to my mouth to bite them but for some reason I've been getting a mouth full of bath water, yuck! I also like my little basketball because it makes a cool squeaking sound when I bite it.
And since I've learned how to stand I no longer want to sit in my bathtub.
After the bath sometimes I will let mom put lotion on me if I'm not too tired and I will roll around and play...but other times I am too tired and I protest.

Here I am yelling at dad to put my jammies on faster!

A whole new world...

Hi everyone!
Like my title says, it's a whole new world for me now that I can sit or stand up whenever I want. I prefer to sit with my little feet tucked under my bum. That way I can sit low or get up quickly to my knees. It didn't take me long to learn how to pull up on things. Once I figured out how to get up on my knees, 2 days later I learned how to pop right up on my feet! I love to stand on my tippy toes (I'm taller that way). Sometimes I get so excited when I'm standing that I start jumping like I'm in my Johnny-Jump-Up only I fall down for some reason. It's all a bit confusing... I still like to play on my back a lot and chew my toys but if mom tries to leave the room I go after her!
Today mom and I went to Ikea to find me a high-chair. Mom noticed a lot of people waving at me but little did she know I was waving at everyone first. My hands are pretty amazing things, (I've re-discovered them) they can open and close really fast and they can swing back and forth too. What can I say, I'm a friendly little guy.

I'm still eating like a champ but not gaining much since I've learned these new skills. I'm a mover and a shaker now! Watch out world!

8 Months!

I am 8 months old today! Since I've learned how to crawl and get around more I don't really like to sit still for my pictures. I've got places to go people!

I'm also getting another little toofer so I've been drooling a lot today. And with my new teeth and all, I decided to try my first Cheerio at my friend's house. I pretended to eat 2 of them but I guess I didn't really like them because I spit them out on dad a few minutes later.
We got caught in a big downpour today but luckily dad and I had an umbrella. Dad always carts me around on the weekends to give mommy's back a break. Poor mom wasn't so lucky and she got a little wet. I liked watching all the rain come down and it was fun to look up at the raindrops falling from the umbrella.

Yesterday I went on a trip to Daddy's school and got to watch Dad play soccer and Mommy play volleyball. I even got to play with some really nice girls there too. I get to go on adventures every day...usually to the grocery store, train station or dad's school. I like dad's school the best cause everyone oooohs and aaahhhhs over me. Some of the kids there said that I have a "tall nose". Mom thought that was pretty funny but comparatively I guess I do have a tall nose. The worst thing about going out is the old chinese ladies like to poke at my cheeks and say, "Be be, Be be, Hello Be be!" and they are very loud. I just stare at them. Once Dad let a little old lady in our village hold me and now they all want to hold me every time they see me. But they are nice so I don't mind.

I'm so glad our computer is working again. I missed seeing my grandparents on the webcam. This morning my Gramma Jani got to see me eat breakfast...cereal with bananas, applesauce and blueberries, yummy!

I'm back!

Long time no blog huh? Well, my computer has been out of commission for the past 3 weeks but it's all better now. A lot can happen to a guy in 3 weeks ya know! I can sit up, crawl and pull myself up (to my knees) on the couch, the chair, the tv cabinet, my crib...you name it! Oh yeah and I sprouted my first tooth too! Mom says it's sharp as a razor blade but she still lets me chomp down on her chin or fingers whenever I want. You gotta love moms. I've also been sleeping through the night for the past month. After dinner I take a nice bubble bath, put my smell-good lotions on, play on the bed and chew a few books, nurse and go to bed. When I go down in my crib I play for a little while with my stuffed animals then I call for mom or dad to come rub my face a bit before I drift off to sleep. It's so relaxing, I love it! I go to bed at 6 or 6:30 and sleep till 6:30 or 7:00. If I happen to wake up at 6:30 I get to play with dad before he leaves for work. I really like that and I know he does too.

I am such a good eater also. I love all of the foods I've tried so far with the exception of bananas...go figure. I don't mind them mixed in with my cereal but when I get them plain it's yucky! My favorite food is spinach; I can't get enough of that stuff. Mom thought for sure I wouldn't like it and she had the camera all ready to capture my funny face but I smiled instead and opened my mouth for more. One thing I do not like is to get my face washed after I eat. I turn my head every which way to get away from the cloth. But I'm stuck in this little chair that I can't escape so mom always wins.

Well, my last check up I weighed in at 20.68 lbs and I'm 28 inches long now. I seem to be gaining at a much slower pace now thank goodness...I'm back on the charts! I am also able to wear my clothes more than a couple times before retiring them now. Mom says I'm looking more like a little boy instead of a baby.