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.

Another busy day at the office...

After breakfast I get right to work in my office. First I check myself in the mirror to make sure my hair looks good. Then I chomp on the fish or the pail and hop up and down to the cool music. It's a very catchy tune. Mom and dad like to dance to it and boy do I wish you could see that! It's quite the sight.

I love all of the activities but lately I've been into spinning the wheel and listening to the little beads go round and round. Dad says I will make a great Bingo caller some day.

Splish Splash!

It is so hot here! So to cool off, dad took me swimming in this fun little pool. It never really cools off here so I can swim any time of day. But up on our rooftop it is really sunny so we had to wait until after dinner when there was some shade.

I'm still trying to get over jetlag and I was really tired before jumping in this pool. Then I got a second burst of energy and had lots of fun splashing around.
Swimming really tuckers a guy out too. Mom barely had time to put my jammies on before I fell asleep. Hopefully I will sleep really well tonight. I've been taking 7-8 hour naps during the days and then trying to sleep at night. When I get up to play it's still dark outside...go figure! There is some talk going around about me "crying it out"....we'll see how that works. I know mom is a softy!

7 Months!

Look at me! I'm 7 months old already. I made it back to Hong Kong safe and sound. Mom and I decided to go home with dad instead of staying longer in the States...something about me being hard to handle on the planes. It's just that I don't really like to sit still and those darn seat belt signs are always on!

I sure did have fun visiting all of my friends and family back home. I miss them already and I'm counting the days till I get to go home for good!

I haven't been in for a check-up in a while so we're not sure how long I am or how much I weigh. I'll have to update that next time. But I am learning how to sit up on my own and crawl. It's a race to see which one I'll do first. I'm still a little top heavy when sitting up and I tip over quite easy so it's always good to have someone right there to catch me. As for learning to crawl, I can get up on my hands and knees and rock back and forth. Then I do a nose dive to the carpet but I'm getting there! Mom better enjoy her last few days of rest cause when I get that figured out there's no stopping me!

More Family Fun

My Great Uncle Robert and Great Aunt Connie came up from Georgia to visit me. They didn't believe that I wore size 18 months but when they saw me they understood!

I love to stand up now! Not on my own of course but I'm getting there. When I'm laying down I love to pull myself up to a sitting position and then I just pop right up. Sometimes my legs get a little "jello-ee" and I fall down but it is so much fun! I'm always very proud of myself.





Here I am with Gramma Jani and Big Papa H.
They like to read books to me and I like to pull their glasses off. It's a great game. I'm quick too!

My Baptism

What a sweet day for me. Mom and I got baptised together at my Great-Grandparents church. My Great-grandpa even got to hold the water for us since he is an Elder in the church. After that dad and I left to go take a nap right outside the doors. (I was having a hard time sitting still.) After church we headed to my grandparents house for a big ol' southern meal of steak-n-gravy, okra, biscuits and all the fixins'!



When I'm bigger, I know I'm gonna love that yummy food. For now, it's just green beans and sweet peas for me...but mom says today I get to try some butternut squash!

Rice cereal...yummm!

If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in my FACE!

Well, I did it. I ate real people food! I had my first taste of rice cereal at my Herzog grandparents house and although it was a bit soupy I liked it. I've had it a few more times and for some reason everyone crowds around the table to watch me. After a few days of that stuff I got to eat some green beans! I can't decide for sure if I like them but my mouth keeps opening so they keep shoveling it in. And if they're not fast enough I lunge in after it. After a few days of green beans I got some sweet peas. I ate those up fast. Mom and Dad think that if they feed me my green veggies now I will like them when I get bigger. We'll see about that.

North Carolina

My Grandparents and my Great Grandparents all met me at the airport. Everyone was so excited I'm sure we caused a big scene.

Since arriving my Gramma Jani took the day off to spend it with me. Too bad she had to go back to work. My big Papa H comes home in the evenings just in time to play with me before dinner. A couple days ago I went to their office and made my rounds visiting. I even blew out the Tarheel outfit I was wearing...dad was so proud of me!

Wedding Bells

After my visit in Washington I headed to St.Louis to attend a wedding. My parent's friends, Jeff and Anna, from Hong Kong were getting married and dad was in the wedding party! He sure looked handsome all dressed up. Mom and I stayed in the hotel most of the time, strolling the halls, swimming and playing in the big king sized bed. The reception was on a river boat and lots of people got to hold me cause mom was getting a little nauseous. I also visited Illinois on accident after a wrong turn trying to get back to the hotel. This picture is all of mom and dad's friends from Hong Kong who got to go to the wedding.
Of course after the wedding was another plane ride to NC. We had to take 2 little hoppers which meant not a lot of time or room for mom and dad to get up and walk with me. You see, I don't really like to sit still. And the bad news is that I caught a bit of a cold somewhere. I have a slight fever and my nose is all stuffy which makes it hard to breathe and eat at the same time! I got all checked out at the doctor's office though and while I was there I decided to get 2 more shots. Ouch! At least I got some cool bandaids out of the deal!

6 Months!

I'm half a year old! Thanks to Butch and Pam for letting me borrow the cream chair for my photos.
I have been having so much fun meeting my family and visiting mom's friends. No stranger anxiety for me yet! I got to meet my Great Grandpa Honn and my Great Aunt Helen.
They came here for a few days just to visit me!


I've also been having a great time playing with my new toys here. I borrowed an exersaucer from my friend Emma and I got the Johnny Jump-up as a gift. At first I didn't really know how it worked so I just sat in it and spun around but now I figured out I can jump and boy is it fun!



















Okay, I know a lot of you out there are wondering how much I weigh now. Unofficially I hit 20 lbs. My mom's friend had a scale and I was right at 20 but I also had my clothes on... My last doctor visit (4 weeks ago) I was 19.2 lbs. Good news for me cause I'm back on the charts! Mom must be making skim milk now cause I'm no longer gaining 3 lbs a month. Speaking of eating, there is a rumor going around about me trying some rice cereal soon...stay tuned!
Here are a few of mom's friends. One has a little girl and one has a little girl on the way! Besides my buddy Rogan, all of mommy's friends have girls! There has been some talk of arranged marriages....glad I have some options! This cute girl is Abigail. She's 5 1/2 months older than me....but wait, we're the same size! She does a lot more tricks like crawling and walking though. And she's so funny!


















Here's Emma. She's 8 months older than me and she's way bigger than me too! I was a little bit scared of her. She liked to pat my head. But she did let me borrow her toys. Next year I'll be able to hold my own against her!

My new friend Rogan

I finally got to meet my "blog" friend Rogan.


He let me come over to his house and play with his toys. I'm not so sure he wanted to share but his mom let me play with them. I didn't really care what I played with, they all tasted good! I really liked Rogan. I finally met a baby bigger than me! Okay, so maybe he is a year older than me but who's counting! After playing I was all tuckered out and mom had to pouch me.