Why this pic is so special? Because it shows my first tooth! Double click the pic to see it clearly! =)
Books I read in 2025 (with ratings)
8 months ago
I am sorry that I haven't updated this blog for a week. Here is a quick update!
Da is working hard and is serving faithfully as the Elder Quorum president in our branch. Home teaching is really a challenge in the branch and he is trying his best in all aspects.
Little Da turned 9 months on 3/21 and he is now 20lb 4oz, 19 1/4 inches, and still has a big head (90-95% percentile). We finally moved his crib back to his room and he is now sleeping in his own crib again. Da and I are glad to have our bed and room back.
I am busy working on tax returns when Brennan takes his naps and at night after he goes to bed. I will bring Brennan back to HK at the end of April. (4/25-5/23). It's going to be FUN as I will bring him back myself on the 16 hour direct flight. So pray for me that everything will be fine on the plane =) If you travel international before with your baby, please let me know what I should think about! Thanks!
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Da is working hard and is serving faithfully as the Elder Quorum president in our branch. Home teaching is really a challenge in the branch and he is trying his best in all aspects.
Little Da turned 9 months on 3/21 and he is now 20lb 4oz, 19 1/4 inches, and still has a big head (90-95% percentile). We finally moved his crib back to his room and he is now sleeping in his own crib again. Da and I are glad to have our bed and room back.
I am busy working on tax returns when Brennan takes his naps and at night after he goes to bed. I will bring Brennan back to HK at the end of April. (4/25-5/23). It's going to be FUN as I will bring him back myself on the 16 hour direct flight. So pray for me that everything will be fine on the plane =) If you travel international before with your baby, please let me know what I should think about! Thanks!
We had been surviving with one car for more than a year now. Da successfully persuaded me to drive more and he wanted to have another car for the longest time.
His dream finally came true and I finally get the chance to take pictures of Da's "2nd Wife".
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His dream finally came true and I finally get the chance to take pictures of Da's "2nd Wife".
Check HERE to see more pictures.
Brennan loves playing with Da because Da always gives him the best "REAL" toys. This past Sat was cousin Emilee's birthday. Da gave Brennan the chopsticks and the plate. Both Emilee and Brennan loves playing with him.
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Brennan got his first couple books when he was one month old from a good friend of us Penny. Luckily, he got a number book (From 1-10) with out a number 2 page. The numbers in the books in the order of 1,10,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. I tried to email the publisher and ask for a replacement. I didn't think they would reply to me after the first couple weeks. But they finally replied my email and actually send me more than a replacement.
This baby book line is called Priddy Books. They publish good quality books and have reasonable prices. I love their books and Brennan seems to enjoy them very much also. We got not only a replacement of the number book, but three extra books. Brennan was so happy reading them. I guess he gets the "book worm" genes from his mama.
Check HERE to see how much he loves his books.
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This baby book line is called Priddy Books. They publish good quality books and have reasonable prices. I love their books and Brennan seems to enjoy them very much also. We got not only a replacement of the number book, but three extra books. Brennan was so happy reading them. I guess he gets the "book worm" genes from his mama.
Check HERE to see how much he loves his books.
As requested by my mother, here are some recent pictures of Brennan. Enjoy
Check HERE to see 8-9 months pics
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Check HERE to see 8-9 months pics
After training Brennan to go to sleep by himself, I realized he cried when he saw me at night next to him. He looked at me and cried until I opened my eyes. Thus, I decided to move out.......move out my own bed.
Da and I now stay in the guest room and Brennan sleeps by himself on our bed. Miracle does happen. Brennan slept through the night first time from 21:45 to 06:00 last night. I was so surprised and amazed.
The next step is training him to sleep back in the crib. He is now sleeping in his crib for the morning sleep. Wish me luck!
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Da and I now stay in the guest room and Brennan sleeps by himself on our bed. Miracle does happen. Brennan slept through the night first time from 21:45 to 06:00 last night. I was so surprised and amazed.
The next step is training him to sleep back in the crib. He is now sleeping in his crib for the morning sleep. Wish me luck!
Brennan take his nap in his crib now. Hopefully he will sleep there at night also. Pray for us =)
Finally............Brennan was sick for the first time!
Brennan turned 8 months on Mon and he got a fever on Tue. We didn't know the reason and the doctor could not find anything wrong with him. Basically, she said Brennan's immune system is getting better and he starts to fight virus/disease. The fever should go away in couple days.
Brennan loves eating but he refused to eat his favorite Apricots with Mixed Fruit the first time on Tue. I knew something went wrong and then I checked his temperature. My goodness. It showed 102.3F. I gave him infant tylenol and it took him two days to recover.
We still don't know the reason why he was sick. Maybe his immune system won this time, who knows. Nevertheless, it is great to see he is happily eating again.
P.S.: I still haven't told his grandparents in HK yet. I decided not to tell them until later as they cannot do anything but worry. =)
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Brennan turned 8 months on Mon and he got a fever on Tue. We didn't know the reason and the doctor could not find anything wrong with him. Basically, she said Brennan's immune system is getting better and he starts to fight virus/disease. The fever should go away in couple days.
Brennan loves eating but he refused to eat his favorite Apricots with Mixed Fruit the first time on Tue. I knew something went wrong and then I checked his temperature. My goodness. It showed 102.3F. I gave him infant tylenol and it took him two days to recover.
We still don't know the reason why he was sick. Maybe his immune system won this time, who knows. Nevertheless, it is great to see he is happily eating again.
P.S.: I still haven't told his grandparents in HK yet. I decided not to tell them until later as they cannot do anything but worry. =)
Brennan loves his cup and I was glad he drank alot of water when he was sick.
I used to nurse Brennan right the way when he cried at night. Later I learned that I was actually encouraging him to wake up more often.
After researching on internet and reading books about sleeping habits. I decided to stop nursing him at least till 5-6 am in the morning. The first night, Brennan cried 40 mins in my arms and then fell asleep. He woke up again 1 1/2 hours later. This time he cried for 15mins only. He learned quickly that no more milk at night. The next day he only woke up once and he stopped crying after I picked him up. Now, about a week later, he wake up once a while and he can put himself back to sleep most of the times.
I also learned that napping is really important for growth. Brennan is now taking two naps a day. Sometimes he can sleep for two hours. He is a happy baby when he is awake now.
Therefore, My friends. If your child, like Brennan, waking up many time during the night, maybe you can try to stop nursing/feeding them at night. Babies don't need to eat at night when they are about 6 months. Good luck!
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After researching on internet and reading books about sleeping habits. I decided to stop nursing him at least till 5-6 am in the morning. The first night, Brennan cried 40 mins in my arms and then fell asleep. He woke up again 1 1/2 hours later. This time he cried for 15mins only. He learned quickly that no more milk at night. The next day he only woke up once and he stopped crying after I picked him up. Now, about a week later, he wake up once a while and he can put himself back to sleep most of the times.
I also learned that napping is really important for growth. Brennan is now taking two naps a day. Sometimes he can sleep for two hours. He is a happy baby when he is awake now.
Therefore, My friends. If your child, like Brennan, waking up many time during the night, maybe you can try to stop nursing/feeding them at night. Babies don't need to eat at night when they are about 6 months. Good luck!
For those who are not parents yet, hope you don't have this problem.
For those whose children already passed this phase without this problem, congratulations!
For those who faces the same problems, I will let you know when I resolve this problem.
For those who has experiences with this problem, PLEASE let me know how you solve it!!!
Brennan has started to wake up every 1 1/2 or 2 hours at night for feeding this past week. He is not hungry most of the times and he just wants company. This has been one of the crazy times since he was born. I hope everything will be alright and I am trying to solve this problem. Wish me luck!
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For those whose children already passed this phase without this problem, congratulations!
For those who faces the same problems, I will let you know when I resolve this problem.
For those who has experiences with this problem, PLEASE let me know how you solve it!!!
Brennan has started to wake up every 1 1/2 or 2 hours at night for feeding this past week. He is not hungry most of the times and he just wants company. This has been one of the crazy times since he was born. I hope everything will be alright and I am trying to solve this problem. Wish me luck!
I used to post pictures using Shutterfly and I decided to just let everyone know about this blog and post the link here for new pics. So from now on, please check this blog to see new pics. Thanks!
Check HERE to see 7-8 months pics
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Check HERE to see 7-8 months pics
Happy new year everyone. We went shopping on the new year day. Brennan tried on so many different sunglasses. Just want to show how cute he is.
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