两小无猜 (Literally: Two Small No Guess)

Try to remember the kind of September

When life was slow and, oh, so mellow.

Try to remember the kind of September

When grass was green and grain was yellow.

Try to remember the kind of September when
you were a tender and callow fellow.

Try to remember, and
if you remember

Then follow follow follow...

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Try to remember when life was so tender

That no one wept except the willow

Try to remember when life was so tender

that dreams were kept beside your pillow

Try to remember when life was so tender that

love was an ember about to billow Try to remember, and

if you remember

Then follow follow follow... *************************************************************************************

Deep in December it's nice to remember,

Although you know the snow will follow.

Deep in December it's nice to remember

Without a hurt, the heart is hollow.

Deep in December it's nice to remember the
fire of September that made us mellow.

Deep in December our hearts should remember,
And follow follow follow...

Background music:
Try to Remember
Music: Harvey Schmidt
Lyrics: Tom Jones

14 months old

Here are some pictures of our little tornado. He is so full of energy. I thank God everyday for bringing little Ian into our lives.

More pictures of Ian in his frog-frog costume. I think he made a perfect frog.

Naughty Smile

It is no wonder that Chinese are stereotype as always carrying a camera. My colleague even showed me a comical video clip showing an Asian baby born with a camera in his hands. We have been taking so many pictures of Ian. When he is asked to smile for a picture, he gives is the naughtiest smirk.

Ian is also becoming increasingly witty. One day, I gave him a piece of scotch tape to play with. He looked at me and shoke his head (meaning no no) then attempted to put the piece of tape into his mouth. I said no no and he listened. After a few minutes, he wanted to try to put it into his mouth again. This time, he looked away, pretending that he is not doing anything, then peeped at me with the corner of his eyes to check if I was looking, then try to put the tape in his mouth again. I cracked up laughing and wondering where does he learn to be sneaky like that :)

His mau-mau nian (cat cat face)

Funny face to the camera

He thought we might like this smile

Another naughty smile for a picture

Our deceivingly innocent baby

Frog Frog Costume

Though we are not suppose to "celebrate" Halloween, we can't help but bought Ian a cute "frog frog" costume, which also is his favorite animal. We got it from a second hand store for quite a bargain. I guess all parents are the same, and like to see their children dressed in funny animal costumes. So here are some photos we have taken of him in the costume. After many shots, he started to feel uneasy and began to cry. Apparently the costume was too thick and made him sweat.

At first he was happily playing with his "dog dog" soft toy...

This is Ian "kiss kiss" his "dog dog"...

Still energetic and happy...

Uh oh, starting to get bored...

And tired...P/S: You can tell that a person has small babies when he or she started a blog and wrote words that duplicate, like dog dog and frog frog...

Ian's new facial expressions

They say babies grow every single day. Now that I have my own, I found this statement profoundly true.
Ian is growing and learning new tricks everyday, and is forever curious about his surroundings.
At 14 months, now he can:
- "sing" and "dance" (baby style)
- understand simple mandarin words we use everyday
- throw stuffs into the trash can
- open and close doors
- walk briskly like a drunken sailor
- combo action: wave bye-bye + flying kiss + nodding head (dancing to the tune of "wheels on the ground go round and round...")
And his many newly developed facial expressions!
Here are some examples:

Ian's Singing Expression

Mischievous smile when he knows he is doing something we do not approve of...

"Cat cat" face

"Fish fish" mouth

"Pig pig" mouth