I Like Meat

Being the year of the pig, Paul thought it would be a great idea for Philip to try some ham. Needless to say, our son takes after his daddy and loves eating meat. Why am I not surprised? Mmmmm... pork... haha.

Aunt Myrna's Birthday

We celebrated Aunt Myrna's birthday early yesterday by going over to Aunt Lynn's condo. It was a surprise birthday party and she was definitely surprised! Lynn cooked a lovely chicken dinner while Deborah prepared all the food and even baked the cake! Thanks for having us over and for all the hard work, ladies! Happy birthday, Myrna, and may all your wishes come true! :)

Visiting Grandma & Grandpa

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner yesterday. We had Swiss Chalet, as usual, and then Philip got to show them all the neat things he learned to do! He was talking up a storm, cruising along the coffee table, jumping up and down on the couch, bouncing on Grandma's lap, and walking everywhere (with me holding his hands still, of course). Needless to say, Grandma, Grandpa and Uncle Mike were mighty impressed, and Philip was quite proud too. Walking without assistance is just around the corner, I think!

A Chinese Patch Too!

With all the really cute Chinese outfits the boys were wearing, I couldn't forget about my favourite doggie, so I got him his own little outfit as well. Yes, I know I'm crazy, but you have to admit that he looks adorable, and the best part is that the outfit is reversible too! Happy Chinese New Year, Patchie says! :)

Ten Months Old

Philip is ten months old today. His doctor's appointment is on Tuesday to get his stats, but, rest assured, he's definitely still long and lanky! His accomplishments this past month are: he still has only six teeth but the excessive drooling means more are coming really soon, he loves to bite on anything and everything, he loves to stand, walk, jump, bounce and everything else but just sit there (no more sitting idle with this one!), he loves to walk fast with his Hippo, he loves to wiggle his bumb to music, he likes to cruise in his playpen and along the couches, he can wave bye-bye, he can repeat some words after you, like "da-da-da", "ma-ma-ma", and "mum-mum-mum", he loves to eat, eat and eat, especially his Danino yogurt and Minigos, he is now drinking formula in addition to breastmilk but only once a day (so daddy can feed him and help him grow!), his hair is finally starting to grow but in really funny patches, he will forever love those two middle fingers, and he loves making strange and funny sounds lately. Happy ten months, little guy... only two more months before the big ONE! :)

Happy New Year, Chinese Style!

It was my brother's birthday on Saturday and Chinese New Year on Sunday so my family got together on Saturday to celebrate both occasions! All four boys got decked out in their adorable little Chinese outfits and were given lots of red envelopes, or "li see" in Cantonese, with lots of money inside. Philip seemed to really like the red envelopes (they learn so fast, don't they?) so he kept trying to take his cousins' envelopes as well, but luckily he got more than his fair share to contribute to his RESP fund! Thanks everyone for all the generous monetary gifts, and thanks Eileen for giving Philip such a cute outfit! That hat with the long braided hair is just too funny!

Of course we couldn't forget my favourite (and only) brother Foon's birthday as well so we got him not one, but two of his favourite cakes to celebrate the big 3-8! The lemon mousse cake was awesome, but nothing beats an amazing strawberry cheesecake in my opinion... yummy! All in all, it was yet another fun get-together with the entire family and I look forward to doing it all again soon on the sands of Hawaii! Happy birthday, big bro, and Gung Hay Fat Choy everyone! :)

I Love Swimming

We took a much needed mini-vacation at a resort in Barrie on Thursday and Philip got to go swimming again! At first he was a little scared because the water was so cold but once we put him in his boat he was happy again (thanks for the great gift, Daniel!). I had forgotten how much Philip enjoyed the water and we should really take him more often. Paul even got to go night skiing with Rafi on Friday while Philip and I relaxed in our villa. The next big trip is Hawaii in March where we'll get to enjoy actual beaches instead of pools. It should be lots of fun and we can't wait to go!

Happy Valentine's Day

With love from us to you! :)

Walking With My Hippo

I'm sure you've seen the funny way that Philip crawls. Lately these days he doesn't even want to sit or crawl anymore (probably because he realizes that it's not a very efficient method!) and prefers to stand or walk with assistance. Yesterday he even decided that he didn't want my help anymore and used Hippo instead to go for his walks. Paul and I said that Philip would probably walk before he could crawl, and this is just another step in that direction. Yay to Hippo for freeing mommy's arms and back! :)

Justin's First Birthday

We were invited to Justin's first birthday party (or 'Dol' in Korean) on Friday evening. In the Korean culture, Dol is a very big event as it honours the child surpassing the one year mark and congratulates the parents for making it too. It definitely was a huge celebration with over 70 guests (including lots of babies!) and a terrific Korean buffet dinner. Philip really enjoyed the festivities and was happy to finally meet Justin for the first time on his big day. Happy first birthday Justin, congrats Sarah and Bevon, and may our little guys see a lot more of each other in the near future! :)