3 of us slept together last night. JJ knew mum was leaving tomorow. Got up early and took mum to the airport. JJ was excited about the trip to the beach afterwards. He was very good. May be he didn't get how long mum was going to be gone. Nor we were eager to explain this element anyway.
Mum was a litty misty as we kissed good-bye on the curb. Noriko - be strong. We'll be alright. You'll do great. Only 6 weeks. No big deal, I said. Couldn't help but feel the suddent emptiness. I knew I was incomplete without her. And, it struck me pretty hard to face the fact that I actually have to experience it for this long.
Rio (our live in nanny), JJ and I went to Santa Monica Beach. Picked a spot right next to the Pier where there was a fun fair. JJ was funny. He was so anxious to hit the beach but when we got there, he got scared of the water and wanted to go home. We eventually got him into the water by writing his name in the sand. He was happy to see that and started to get bolder and bolder. He got so bold that he kep dragging daddy to the deeper water. He was having so much fun jumping in the waves, and he insisted that I let him do it on his own even though he occasionally felt right into water. It was great to see him quick transition. Just a little encouragement and fun.
We then went on the Ferris Wheel. Nice view. JJ did great. Not scared at all. Just enjoyed the ride. Rio then took us to the organic vegan restaurant on Santa Monica Blvd just east of 5th Ave. Amazing food. Great curry flavor and just the right portin. Very satisfying. Some of the more tasty vegetarian food I had ever tasted. The waitress named Bunny was one of the best. Very attentive and had a great time with JJ, who seemed to have fallen in love with her. Bunny had been to HK attending her friend's Miss HK Pagaent (his friend was "Miss Leg" of 1998 or something like that).
JJ fell asleep on our way back. We are hoping to get him to get by 9pm tonight to set his clock back to where it belongs.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
I want to buy my friend's house!
JJ went to his friend's place to play. According to Mummy, his friend's toy collection was about 20x of Jay's. Well, either we have been stiffing JJ or his friend's a toy junkie. Daddy quicky proposed a "toy surge" to counter the imbalance. Mummy said that it'd be unnecessary. Less toys more imagination opportunities.
A week or so later, while we were having lunch, JJ said:
"My friend has a lot of toys. When I grow up, I want to buy his house! I will pay money for it"
Mum and Dad were amused. Not quite the kind of response we were expecting from a 3 yr old. Guess, parental influence played a part here since we had been talking about investment properties lately.
A week or so later, while we were having lunch, JJ said:
"My friend has a lot of toys. When I grow up, I want to buy his house! I will pay money for it"
Mum and Dad were amused. Not quite the kind of response we were expecting from a 3 yr old. Guess, parental influence played a part here since we had been talking about investment properties lately.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
A sharing violinist???
Ran into Adam, JJ's buddy at Kids' Club. Handsome little boy. Every time he sees me, he wants to have me organize a race for him and JJ. The race is about 2 of them pushing little trucks around the room. As usual, I happily obliged. It was a great race. Then, there was this third boy called Tyler. He started barging in trying to join the race by taking one of the trucks away. So, we talked to JJ about letting Tyler have a go. At first, there wasn't much reaction from JJ. After a few more seconds, JJ gracefully agreed to let Tyler have the truck. The room applauded (3 attendents plus Nori and me). Can't describe how proud I was of him! We have a gentleman in training! Way to go, mate!
JJ woke up from his nap. We did our Shostakivich Jazz Suite Waltz II (one of JJ's fav activities). He was in a great mode. So, we started watching Youtube. He first requested Village People's Macho Macho Man. Then. I started to steer him to something more classical. We watched our Waltz and Have Nagila played by Andre Rieu and his orchestra. A lot of violinists there. JJ was completely engrossed because firstly it was 2 of his fav's. and the violin action was rather enchanting. Now, he wants to play violin so he can play them too! Let's tell mummy that!!
JJ woke up from his nap. We did our Shostakivich Jazz Suite Waltz II (one of JJ's fav activities). He was in a great mode. So, we started watching Youtube. He first requested Village People's Macho Macho Man. Then. I started to steer him to something more classical. We watched our Waltz and Have Nagila played by Andre Rieu and his orchestra. A lot of violinists there. JJ was completely engrossed because firstly it was 2 of his fav's. and the violin action was rather enchanting. Now, he wants to play violin so he can play them too! Let's tell mummy that!!
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Been too long
Can't believe I haven't posted anything for over 4 months. Me bad bad bad ...
JJ has changed so much that I don't know where to begin. How about what we did today.
We let JJ sleep until almost 10:30am today to see how far he could push it. Noriko thought that he might be transitioning over to no PM nap mode. Or, he might have been too exhausted from yesterday. Anyhow, we all felt taking it easy so we just woke up whenever.
Finally, JJ got up by himself. After the initial wake up ritual of inseparable attachment to mum and a quick bite of porridge (yesterday's leftover but still very good!). We headed off to VIP Seafood in WLA for a dim sum fix. Noriko and I were both longing for one.
JJ, as usual, went for the baked barbecue pork buns. There were superb! No wonder he couldnt' stop eating them. I did the chinese eating thing where I kept shoving stuff in with minimal conversational pauses while Noriko took time to feed JJ. Boy, was I a lucky dude!
Noriko had quite recovered from her cold and she only ate a little. Nonetheless, it was a rather satisfying $46 tab for 2.5!
On our way to the beach, we stopped by a few open houses. JJ was making comments about the properties like " Hey, this is big", "Oh, I want to see other rooms", "Nice bathroom". His expressions were more interesting than the houses.
JJ's talk has progressed so much that he's conversing in full sentences (to be expected for an almost 3, I suppose) Still, as parents, we are constantly amazed by what comes out of his mouth.
He is switching between E and J pretty effortlessly. Hopefully, this skill will stay. I am sensing the taking over of E because of his interaction with his E speaking play buddies. Good thing is that he's interested in songs so I have been teaching him Cantonese songs like "It's a Small World", which he seems to like a lot. Not singing it yet. But, potential there. Or, may be all parents think about their kids that way.
Anyway, back to today's saga. After the open houses in SM, we headed to one of our fav places for JJ to run away - Pepperdine campus. The school was on break so everything was closed and the place was deserted. We hung out by the water fountain near the student center. JJ was climbing up and down the permiter and ventured into the center of the fountain occasionally.
Noriko and I took turns to nap in the lovely shade by the ocean. Boy, the air was sooo good. I kept thinking about buying a house in Ventura.
JJ kept wanting to go to the beach. We obliged. He had his first taste of the ocean when he slipped and fell into the water while wading. He was all soaked so he had to go topless for a while. He seemed to like the ocean a lot and was gaining courage to test the waves. All in one, it was a fun fun time just watching him wade with Noriko.
He felt asleep on our way back so Noriko jumped off and did some shopping at Nijiya. We got him "sasa" so he was happy to wake up to a nice cream puff when we got home.
JJ has changed so much that I don't know where to begin. How about what we did today.
We let JJ sleep until almost 10:30am today to see how far he could push it. Noriko thought that he might be transitioning over to no PM nap mode. Or, he might have been too exhausted from yesterday. Anyhow, we all felt taking it easy so we just woke up whenever.
Finally, JJ got up by himself. After the initial wake up ritual of inseparable attachment to mum and a quick bite of porridge (yesterday's leftover but still very good!). We headed off to VIP Seafood in WLA for a dim sum fix. Noriko and I were both longing for one.
JJ, as usual, went for the baked barbecue pork buns. There were superb! No wonder he couldnt' stop eating them. I did the chinese eating thing where I kept shoving stuff in with minimal conversational pauses while Noriko took time to feed JJ. Boy, was I a lucky dude!
Noriko had quite recovered from her cold and she only ate a little. Nonetheless, it was a rather satisfying $46 tab for 2.5!
On our way to the beach, we stopped by a few open houses. JJ was making comments about the properties like " Hey, this is big", "Oh, I want to see other rooms", "Nice bathroom". His expressions were more interesting than the houses.
JJ's talk has progressed so much that he's conversing in full sentences (to be expected for an almost 3, I suppose) Still, as parents, we are constantly amazed by what comes out of his mouth.
He is switching between E and J pretty effortlessly. Hopefully, this skill will stay. I am sensing the taking over of E because of his interaction with his E speaking play buddies. Good thing is that he's interested in songs so I have been teaching him Cantonese songs like "It's a Small World", which he seems to like a lot. Not singing it yet. But, potential there. Or, may be all parents think about their kids that way.
Anyway, back to today's saga. After the open houses in SM, we headed to one of our fav places for JJ to run away - Pepperdine campus. The school was on break so everything was closed and the place was deserted. We hung out by the water fountain near the student center. JJ was climbing up and down the permiter and ventured into the center of the fountain occasionally.
Noriko and I took turns to nap in the lovely shade by the ocean. Boy, the air was sooo good. I kept thinking about buying a house in Ventura.
JJ kept wanting to go to the beach. We obliged. He had his first taste of the ocean when he slipped and fell into the water while wading. He was all soaked so he had to go topless for a while. He seemed to like the ocean a lot and was gaining courage to test the waves. All in one, it was a fun fun time just watching him wade with Noriko.
He felt asleep on our way back so Noriko jumped off and did some shopping at Nijiya. We got him "sasa" so he was happy to wake up to a nice cream puff when we got home.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Still going to bed late
JJ has been going to bed around 11pm. He can't fall asleep earlier than that. He used to go to bed around 930. His pattern was upset by the trip to Japan back in Oct. We still have not been able to push it back to normal.
He was running a lot in Japan so he may not be getting enough exercise back at home He goes to kids' club almost every day but the running there may be enough. We need to find more time to take him running. It used to be a lot easier before winter. Now, it's dark and cold.
Our evening exercise spot is now the mall where he can run around and plays to his heart content at Playtown when there aren't too many kids around.
He was running a lot in Japan so he may not be getting enough exercise back at home He goes to kids' club almost every day but the running there may be enough. We need to find more time to take him running. It used to be a lot easier before winter. Now, it's dark and cold.
Our evening exercise spot is now the mall where he can run around and plays to his heart content at Playtown when there aren't too many kids around.
JJ's way of saying NO
He has developed a new way of refusal.
Mummy says " Do you want to go the park?"
Parks are one of his fav places. But, sometimes, he just doesn't feel like going
JJ replies " What if I fell and hit my head? or "What if sand got into my shoes"? "What if bugs bit me?"
Is this a sign???
Mummy says " Do you want to go the park?"
Parks are one of his fav places. But, sometimes, he just doesn't feel like going
JJ replies " What if I fell and hit my head? or "What if sand got into my shoes"? "What if bugs bit me?"
Is this a sign???
Just when we thought ...
An amazing event took place this morning. JJ woke up quietly, went down to the toilet downstair where his private toilet was located and took care of business. Gone was his signature wake up wailing and fuss. Man, we were impressed. Our boy had finally made it to the big league.
Then, as the day went on, our excitement waned and disappointment set in as he had 3 potty accidents. Our guess was that he did it deliberately because we were giving him enough attention. Daddy and Mummy were watching their fav. Japanese drama in spite of his strong protest. He kept proclaiming how uninteresting the drama was, telling us how scary some of the characters were (it was a trendy comedy), how unattractive the actresses were, yelling as the TV to tell the characters to go somewhere else, and demanding the TV be switched off.
I guess we were somewhat guilty and his behaviour ( if our guess was right) would put him in the feline category!
Then, as the day went on, our excitement waned and disappointment set in as he had 3 potty accidents. Our guess was that he did it deliberately because we were giving him enough attention. Daddy and Mummy were watching their fav. Japanese drama in spite of his strong protest. He kept proclaiming how uninteresting the drama was, telling us how scary some of the characters were (it was a trendy comedy), how unattractive the actresses were, yelling as the TV to tell the characters to go somewhere else, and demanding the TV be switched off.
I guess we were somewhat guilty and his behaviour ( if our guess was right) would put him in the feline category!
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