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Wednesday, July 30
愛吃水果的牛 The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit
Learning to speak and understand Chinese is a challenge for those of us living in the U.S. However, early exposure to Chinese is important, because my brain at this stage is more likely to enable speaking and understanding Chinese more fluently than if I were taught at a later age. So, even now, my parents try to flood me with a multilingual environment as much as possible. Both of them (Mommy more than Daddy), speak to me frequently in Mandarin; they read Chinese books and sing Chinese songs to me. When in Taiwan a few months ago, they bought me this book called "The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit" which is definitely my favorite Chinese book. I anticipate all this exposure will pay off; watch for my first blog written in Chinese!
Top: Learning about grapes while Mommy reads The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit to me. The story not only describes a variety of fruit, it teaches us about its nutritional benefits. For me, the fact that fruit contains plenty of sugar doesn't hurt, either. Bottom: Cover of The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit, by Tom Liu: 2003. Hsin-yi Publications. ISBN 957-642-842-4
Tuesday, July 29
More Cruising . . . and Reusing
Of all the toys I have, very few are new - most were given to me by my cousins Shawn, Jason, and Ryan. Many of are designed to improve my mental or physical development. One such toy is a Fisher-Price walker, which gives me greater mobility and improves my walking skills. It's an older model than than what you see in stores these days, but my folks are firm believers in reusing safe second-hand items. At this time, I don't know the difference between new and pre-owned, but they hope by training me in their same school of thought that I'll do the same when I get older.
I'm a young consumer in-training for some real grocery cart shopping. There's a Blue Light Special in the kitchen, gotta run.
Monday, July 28
Where My Food Comes From
Organic carrots from California. Idaho potatoes. Florida zucchini. Sweet Georgia Vidalia onions. Publix supermarket lentils (originally from where, I don't know). Although I occasionally eat commercially prepared baby food, most of my meals come from hand-picked produce at the market, prepared by Mommy & Daddy. They make a large batch about every other week or so. Mommy has found I prefer home-made food to commercial. So, there you have it, a bit more work for my folks, but well worth it for me. Bon appétit!
How my food is made: After shopping for and selecting the fruits and veggies at the market, Mommy washes them and peels the skin off, and combines the veggies together with lentils, bringing them to a boil until they're slightly soft (right pot). Fruits are boiled separately, as seen with the Bartlett pears in the left pan. Then Daddy purées the mixture together into a Cuisinart blender and transfers the mixture into ice cube trays where they are frozen and stored into small Ziploc bags until I am ready to eat.
Sunday, July 27
What Cheerios Has Taught Me
My diet has advanced where I can now eat small chunks of real food, such as rice or peaches. However, all that food was spoon-fed to me. While I have no problem playing or picking up food, I had yet to actually put it in my own mouth. That is, up until now. Enter the Cheerios. Those small "O"s are dry and easier to clean up than other food. They also melt in the mouth fairly easily. In my case, I used them to learn to feed myself. Should someone ask me, "What was the first food you fed yourself with?" I can proudly say "Cheerios." Thanks, General Mills.
(1) "Hmmm, Cheerios are in sight. Here's a lonely one that is begging to be picked up." (2) "Look Ma, you're not going to believe what I'm going to do with this one." (3) "Look, there it goes - from finger to oral cavity." (4) "Can't you see that it's right there on my tongue! The proof is in the pudding!"
Saturday, July 26
No Longer A Spectator at Sabbath School Class
In my younger days, Sabbath School was a time for me to nap and watch other children play from the comfort of my car seat. No more. I am now an active participant in our class activities. This quarter's theme at the Florida Hospital SDA Church Beginner's Class is Noah's Ark. In addition to activities described in the caption below, I brought a monkey and bear into Noah's Ark, contributed money into the silver offering chest, played with dove's flapping wings and waved rainbow streamers in the air. However, all these activities can be exhausting. Naps still remain important at my age. Now, I just postpone them until the main church service.
No longer a spectator, I am an active participant in Sabbath School now. From top: (1) Wearing pink bunny ears. "How do I look?" (2) Maneuvering a Noah's Ark car, (3) listening to a story from Gustavo, our Sabbath School leader today. Gustavo is a news reporter for one of Orlando's television stations. (4) "Woo-hoo! Is this cool or what?" Enjoying the bubbles; I wish rain were like this.
Thursday, July 24
My Beautiful Rainbow
Several times weekly we have art class during school where we do creative work with the help of our teachers. About two weeks ago we did a fingerpainting entitled "Create a Rainbow." I just wanted you to see it.
"Create A Rainbow," by Emi Hsu. July 2007. Non-toxic fingerpaint on light blue construction paper.
Wednesday, July 23
I am Cruising
Cruising in baby talk refers to an infant's way of taking steps by hanging on to objects for balance and support. Definitely more advanced than just plain crawling, cruising is the stepping stone for those of us not yet able to walk unassisted. I am definitely at the cruising stage. Bon voyage!
A "cruise" in the life of Emi: (1) I first leave my mat to crawl over to the bar chair, one of my favorite hangouts. (2) Hold on to the legs to stand and steady myself; (3) Check out the white outlets [Daddy's note: covered and childproofed]; (4) Get bored and crawl to a new destination; (5) Use the walls to help me balance and cruise; (6) Moving right along; (7) Get down and crawl into the kitchen so I can play with the door stopper. It makes a cool noise!
Tuesday, July 22
Emi’s Fun Pic #2: More Teeth Coming and a Smile to Prove It
New additions to my family of teeth: four more top ones, two on either side will soon be shining proudly!
Monday, July 21
The Regular Night-Night Routine
Almost all the experts will agree that following a regular routine prior to bedtime is one method that can help facilitate me getting to bed without fussing. In my case each evening after dinner Mommy will get the bathwater ready, either with an oatmeal or Chinese bitter herbs concoction (to help skin heal and reduce allergies), followed by an application of Aquaphor ointment, a change into nighttime clothes, ending with final breastfeed while she sings Jesus Loves Me, and finally to crib. It works most of the time. Unfortunately, this routine doesn't do much to prevent me from waking up during the night, which still occurs occasionally. My folks are still working on that issue.
I'm seen here in the middle of my night-night routine: fresh from the bath cuddled up in my ducky-hooded towel.
Sunday, July 20
New Crib vs. Old Crib: What's the Difference?
Last week, my folks bought me a new crib due to a voluntary recall of my previous crib . The manufacturer, Jardine, will issue us a voucher that is good for a new crib of equal or less value of the recalled Berkley model. However, the voucher is only good at Babies 'R' Us, and all the white crib models available were only made by Jardine. So we got a different model - the Capri.
At first glance, the two cribs look exactly the same. There are only minor differences between Berkley and Capri, which makes me wonder why the Capri wasn't recalled as well. But it wasn't. And the Capri cost $70 more. I don't think I even knew the difference. But my parents did. And they are sleeping better because of that.
Before and after: My old Jardine Berkley crib (recalled) versus the Jardine Capri lifetime crib. Can you spot the differences between the two? Answers below.
1. New crib has square legs as opposed to the narrower slatted legs
2. New crib front bar is block-shaped as opposed to rounded
3. New crib back bar has block-shaped moulding; old crib has none
Saturday, July 19
Like Papa Like Daughter
Nai-nai (my grandmother) who lives in Maryland is just learning how to use a scanner and attach photos by email. She put that skill to good use by sending us a picture of Daddy when he was about my age playing the piano. Though the generation and environment I am growing up in is very different than the one my parents grew up in, we still can enjoy many experiences that are very much the same as theirs.
Above: Daddy playing the piano at 7 1/2 months of age. Below: me at 10 1/2 months.
Wednesday, July 16
Dr. John Sings!
Chances are that if you are a patient or friend of Dr. John Littell, you just might catch him singing a tune from Frank Sinatra. And if you were with me at his musically-themed 50th birthday party, those chances improved to 100 percent. In addition to music and medicine, family is a big part of his life. Although the Littells already have four daughters (see my Oct 20 blog), with the oldest heading to college, a 5th child is on the way in September! Those same interests - music, medicine, and family - also bonded Daddy and Dr. John together. And with a boy or girl arriving soon, that will be another reason for us to hang out, this time primarily for my benefit.
Top: Dr. John (center) sings a song from the 50's with his nephew, Justin accompanied by full jazz band. Bottom: Enjoying a happy moment with Dr. Dan Catalano and wife Shane, guests at Dr. John's 50th birthday party.
Tuesday, July 15
Sorry for the Delay, There's Just Too Much Going On . . .
Another apology for a week-long delay. Don't blame me. Daddy's been working on an interior design project for a guest bedroom and is struggling to learn Linux, Ubuntu-style (computer language). At any rate, this week has been full of activities. So far, I've done the following:
1. Eaten at Yi-por's home three days in a row over July 4th weekend
2. Painted my first rainbow at school
3. Visited friends: Amy, Chelsea, and Taylor
4. Attended one of Daddy's colleague's 50th birthday party
5. Visited IKEA, the Swedish home furnishing store
6. Crawled from room-to-room for the first time. I can get from the family room to the kitchen to the front door now.
7. Been given and am sleeping in a brand-new crib
I'll blog on just a few of the above later this week.
Today's photos details my interactions with Amy and Chelsea at Yi-Por's home when we visited for Independence Day. If you're a regular at this site, you know who Amy is. Chelsea, 13 months old, and her brother JJ are children of James and Sha-sha Chen, who are friends of my folks.
Top: Holding on to Uncle Ed's favorite chair. Middle: Looks like Amy and I could be singing London Bridge. Bottom: Standing (again!) to get a bird's-eye view of Chelsea and Amy.
Friday, July 4
Baby's Best Friend
Happy Independence Day! They say that dogs are man's best friend. Well, that would also include babies as well. Yesterday evening Yi-por brought for the first time her dog, Diva, to walk around the Baldwin Park neighborhood. It was also the first time that we got our pictures taken together. Diva was a racing greyhound when she was younger; after retirement she was rescued by Yi-por and Uncle Ed. She's beautiful, real friendly with people and so much fun to be around. I'd ask my parents for a dog, but they probably think I'm enough trouble to take care of already. So for now, I'll take Diva as my adopted pet.
Enjoying the stroll with Yi-por, my parents, and Diva. She's easy to pet; Diva's a "people dog."
Thursday, July 3
Crib's Last Stand
My white crib has been recalled due to a safety issue. The Jardine Berkeley model 0303C00 that I sleep in every night is one of several models that has been deemed unsafe by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. There were 42 incidents of crib slabs breaking and 4 cases in which kids got caught in them; fortunately no deaths are known to have occurred. So, the next step is to purchase another crib this weekend. Jardine will give us a voucher for a new crib. In the meantime, I only have only a few days left in this one. May it rest in peace.
Probably the last photo that I will take with my Jardine crib. “No, it can't be! Tell me the recall was just a bad dream. I don't want to lose her!” Actually, my expression above was due to the fact that I was jumping up and down and just hit my chin on the way down.
Wednesday, July 2
Emi’s Fun Pics #1: Caught in Laundry
Fun pics are just that, fun. No need for explanation or story. Just a small caption.
“Help! I'm trying to help Mommy fold laundry, but instead the laundry is folding me!”
Tuesday, July 1
Cheering 'Em On in my First Triathlon
Sunday was the 4th Annual Triathlon in our neighborhood, Baldwin Park. Although Daddy's done triathlons before, this was special given it's the first he has participated in since I was born. For those of you unfamiliar with triathlons, it is a multi-sport race where athletes swim, cycle, and finish with a run. Sunday's event was a short-distance or "sprint" triathlon: a 1/2 mile swim, 13 mile bike ride and 2.5 mile run. Daddy's time: 1 hr 30 mins 11 secs. You can see the full results here. All age groups participated, from preteens to septuagenarians. I was happy to cheer all the athletes on, including, of course, my favorite one. But perhaps one day I'll do my own triathlon!
Top: Cheering on the participants at the Baldwin Park Triathlon. "Go, papa, go!" 2nd & 3rd: Daddy on bicycle and on the road toward the finish line. Bottom: I give Daddy a mini-congratulatory handshake to avoid getting a sweaty hug.
愛吃水果的牛 The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit
Learning to speak and understand Chinese is a challenge for those of us living in the U.S. However, early exposure to Chinese is important, because my brain at this stage is more likely to enable speaking and understanding Chinese more fluently than if I were taught at a later age. So, even now, my parents try to flood me with a multilingual environment as much as possible. Both of them (Mommy more than Daddy), speak to me frequently in Mandarin; they read Chinese books and sing Chinese songs to me. When in Taiwan a few months ago, they bought me this book called "The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit" which is definitely my favorite Chinese book. I anticipate all this exposure will pay off; watch for my first blog written in Chinese!
Top: Learning about grapes while Mommy reads The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit to me. The story not only describes a variety of fruit, it teaches us about its nutritional benefits. For me, the fact that fruit contains plenty of sugar doesn't hurt, either. Bottom: Cover of The Cow Who Loved Her Fruit, by Tom Liu: 2003. Hsin-yi Publications. ISBN 957-642-842-4
Tuesday, July 29
More Cruising . . . and Reusing
Of all the toys I have, very few are new - most were given to me by my cousins Shawn, Jason, and Ryan. Many of are designed to improve my mental or physical development. One such toy is a Fisher-Price walker, which gives me greater mobility and improves my walking skills. It's an older model than than what you see in stores these days, but my folks are firm believers in reusing safe second-hand items. At this time, I don't know the difference between new and pre-owned, but they hope by training me in their same school of thought that I'll do the same when I get older.
I'm a young consumer in-training for some real grocery cart shopping. There's a Blue Light Special in the kitchen, gotta run.
Monday, July 28
Where My Food Comes From
Organic carrots from California. Idaho potatoes. Florida zucchini. Sweet Georgia Vidalia onions. Publix supermarket lentils (originally from where, I don't know). Although I occasionally eat commercially prepared baby food, most of my meals come from hand-picked produce at the market, prepared by Mommy & Daddy. They make a large batch about every other week or so. Mommy has found I prefer home-made food to commercial. So, there you have it, a bit more work for my folks, but well worth it for me. Bon appétit!
How my food is made: After shopping for and selecting the fruits and veggies at the market, Mommy washes them and peels the skin off, and combines the veggies together with lentils, bringing them to a boil until they're slightly soft (right pot). Fruits are boiled separately, as seen with the Bartlett pears in the left pan. Then Daddy purées the mixture together into a Cuisinart blender and transfers the mixture into ice cube trays where they are frozen and stored into small Ziploc bags until I am ready to eat.
Sunday, July 27
What Cheerios Has Taught Me
My diet has advanced where I can now eat small chunks of real food, such as rice or peaches. However, all that food was spoon-fed to me. While I have no problem playing or picking up food, I had yet to actually put it in my own mouth. That is, up until now. Enter the Cheerios. Those small "O"s are dry and easier to clean up than other food. They also melt in the mouth fairly easily. In my case, I used them to learn to feed myself. Should someone ask me, "What was the first food you fed yourself with?" I can proudly say "Cheerios." Thanks, General Mills.
(1) "Hmmm, Cheerios are in sight. Here's a lonely one that is begging to be picked up." (2) "Look Ma, you're not going to believe what I'm going to do with this one." (3) "Look, there it goes - from finger to oral cavity." (4) "Can't you see that it's right there on my tongue! The proof is in the pudding!"
Saturday, July 26
No Longer A Spectator at Sabbath School Class
In my younger days, Sabbath School was a time for me to nap and watch other children play from the comfort of my car seat. No more. I am now an active participant in our class activities. This quarter's theme at the Florida Hospital SDA Church Beginner's Class is Noah's Ark. In addition to activities described in the caption below, I brought a monkey and bear into Noah's Ark, contributed money into the silver offering chest, played with dove's flapping wings and waved rainbow streamers in the air. However, all these activities can be exhausting. Naps still remain important at my age. Now, I just postpone them until the main church service.
No longer a spectator, I am an active participant in Sabbath School now. From top: (1) Wearing pink bunny ears. "How do I look?" (2) Maneuvering a Noah's Ark car, (3) listening to a story from Gustavo, our Sabbath School leader today. Gustavo is a news reporter for one of Orlando's television stations. (4) "Woo-hoo! Is this cool or what?" Enjoying the bubbles; I wish rain were like this.
Thursday, July 24
My Beautiful Rainbow
Several times weekly we have art class during school where we do creative work with the help of our teachers. About two weeks ago we did a fingerpainting entitled "Create a Rainbow." I just wanted you to see it.
"Create A Rainbow," by Emi Hsu. July 2007. Non-toxic fingerpaint on light blue construction paper.
Wednesday, July 23
I am Cruising
Cruising in baby talk refers to an infant's way of taking steps by hanging on to objects for balance and support. Definitely more advanced than just plain crawling, cruising is the stepping stone for those of us not yet able to walk unassisted. I am definitely at the cruising stage. Bon voyage!
A "cruise" in the life of Emi: (1) I first leave my mat to crawl over to the bar chair, one of my favorite hangouts. (2) Hold on to the legs to stand and steady myself; (3) Check out the white outlets [Daddy's note: covered and childproofed]; (4) Get bored and crawl to a new destination; (5) Use the walls to help me balance and cruise; (6) Moving right along; (7) Get down and crawl into the kitchen so I can play with the door stopper. It makes a cool noise!
Tuesday, July 22
Emi’s Fun Pic #2: More Teeth Coming and a Smile to Prove It
New additions to my family of teeth: four more top ones, two on either side will soon be shining proudly!
Monday, July 21
The Regular Night-Night Routine
Almost all the experts will agree that following a regular routine prior to bedtime is one method that can help facilitate me getting to bed without fussing. In my case each evening after dinner Mommy will get the bathwater ready, either with an oatmeal or Chinese bitter herbs concoction (to help skin heal and reduce allergies), followed by an application of Aquaphor ointment, a change into nighttime clothes, ending with final breastfeed while she sings Jesus Loves Me, and finally to crib. It works most of the time. Unfortunately, this routine doesn't do much to prevent me from waking up during the night, which still occurs occasionally. My folks are still working on that issue.
I'm seen here in the middle of my night-night routine: fresh from the bath cuddled up in my ducky-hooded towel.
Sunday, July 20
New Crib vs. Old Crib: What's the Difference?
Last week, my folks bought me a new crib due to a voluntary recall of my previous crib . The manufacturer, Jardine, will issue us a voucher that is good for a new crib of equal or less value of the recalled Berkley model. However, the voucher is only good at Babies 'R' Us, and all the white crib models available were only made by Jardine. So we got a different model - the Capri.
At first glance, the two cribs look exactly the same. There are only minor differences between Berkley and Capri, which makes me wonder why the Capri wasn't recalled as well. But it wasn't. And the Capri cost $70 more. I don't think I even knew the difference. But my parents did. And they are sleeping better because of that.
Before and after: My old Jardine Berkley crib (recalled) versus the Jardine Capri lifetime crib. Can you spot the differences between the two? Answers below.
1. New crib has square legs as opposed to the narrower slatted legs
2. New crib front bar is block-shaped as opposed to rounded
3. New crib back bar has block-shaped moulding; old crib has none
Saturday, July 19
Like Papa Like Daughter
Nai-nai (my grandmother) who lives in Maryland is just learning how to use a scanner and attach photos by email. She put that skill to good use by sending us a picture of Daddy when he was about my age playing the piano. Though the generation and environment I am growing up in is very different than the one my parents grew up in, we still can enjoy many experiences that are very much the same as theirs.
Above: Daddy playing the piano at 7 1/2 months of age. Below: me at 10 1/2 months.
Wednesday, July 16
Dr. John Sings!
Chances are that if you are a patient or friend of Dr. John Littell, you just might catch him singing a tune from Frank Sinatra. And if you were with me at his musically-themed 50th birthday party, those chances improved to 100 percent. In addition to music and medicine, family is a big part of his life. Although the Littells already have four daughters (see my Oct 20 blog), with the oldest heading to college, a 5th child is on the way in September! Those same interests - music, medicine, and family - also bonded Daddy and Dr. John together. And with a boy or girl arriving soon, that will be another reason for us to hang out, this time primarily for my benefit.
Top: Dr. John (center) sings a song from the 50's with his nephew, Justin accompanied by full jazz band. Bottom: Enjoying a happy moment with Dr. Dan Catalano and wife Shane, guests at Dr. John's 50th birthday party.
Tuesday, July 15
Sorry for the Delay, There's Just Too Much Going On . . .
Another apology for a week-long delay. Don't blame me. Daddy's been working on an interior design project for a guest bedroom and is struggling to learn Linux, Ubuntu-style (computer language). At any rate, this week has been full of activities. So far, I've done the following:
1. Eaten at Yi-por's home three days in a row over July 4th weekend
2. Painted my first rainbow at school
3. Visited friends: Amy, Chelsea, and Taylor
4. Attended one of Daddy's colleague's 50th birthday party
5. Visited IKEA, the Swedish home furnishing store
6. Crawled from room-to-room for the first time. I can get from the family room to the kitchen to the front door now.
7. Been given and am sleeping in a brand-new crib
I'll blog on just a few of the above later this week.
Today's photos details my interactions with Amy and Chelsea at Yi-Por's home when we visited for Independence Day. If you're a regular at this site, you know who Amy is. Chelsea, 13 months old, and her brother JJ are children of James and Sha-sha Chen, who are friends of my folks.
Top: Holding on to Uncle Ed's favorite chair. Middle: Looks like Amy and I could be singing London Bridge. Bottom: Standing (again!) to get a bird's-eye view of Chelsea and Amy.
Friday, July 4
Baby's Best Friend
Happy Independence Day! They say that dogs are man's best friend. Well, that would also include babies as well. Yesterday evening Yi-por brought for the first time her dog, Diva, to walk around the Baldwin Park neighborhood. It was also the first time that we got our pictures taken together. Diva was a racing greyhound when she was younger; after retirement she was rescued by Yi-por and Uncle Ed. She's beautiful, real friendly with people and so much fun to be around. I'd ask my parents for a dog, but they probably think I'm enough trouble to take care of already. So for now, I'll take Diva as my adopted pet.
Enjoying the stroll with Yi-por, my parents, and Diva. She's easy to pet; Diva's a "people dog."
Thursday, July 3
Crib's Last Stand
My white crib has been recalled due to a safety issue. The Jardine Berkeley model 0303C00 that I sleep in every night is one of several models that has been deemed unsafe by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. There were 42 incidents of crib slabs breaking and 4 cases in which kids got caught in them; fortunately no deaths are known to have occurred. So, the next step is to purchase another crib this weekend. Jardine will give us a voucher for a new crib. In the meantime, I only have only a few days left in this one. May it rest in peace.
Probably the last photo that I will take with my Jardine crib. “No, it can't be! Tell me the recall was just a bad dream. I don't want to lose her!” Actually, my expression above was due to the fact that I was jumping up and down and just hit my chin on the way down.
Wednesday, July 2
Emi’s Fun Pics #1: Caught in Laundry
Fun pics are just that, fun. No need for explanation or story. Just a small caption.
“Help! I'm trying to help Mommy fold laundry, but instead the laundry is folding me!”
Tuesday, July 1
Cheering 'Em On in my First Triathlon
Sunday was the 4th Annual Triathlon in our neighborhood, Baldwin Park. Although Daddy's done triathlons before, this was special given it's the first he has participated in since I was born. For those of you unfamiliar with triathlons, it is a multi-sport race where athletes swim, cycle, and finish with a run. Sunday's event was a short-distance or "sprint" triathlon: a 1/2 mile swim, 13 mile bike ride and 2.5 mile run. Daddy's time: 1 hr 30 mins 11 secs. You can see the full results here. All age groups participated, from preteens to septuagenarians. I was happy to cheer all the athletes on, including, of course, my favorite one. But perhaps one day I'll do my own triathlon!
Top: Cheering on the participants at the Baldwin Park Triathlon. "Go, papa, go!" 2nd & 3rd: Daddy on bicycle and on the road toward the finish line. Bottom: I give Daddy a mini-congratulatory handshake to avoid getting a sweaty hug.
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