Despite not feeling well today, James took his first (known) steps today. He clearly took 2 unassisted steps – towards me! I win again! This photo was taken a few minutes later. He’s been trying to stand and walk a lot this evening. Technorati Tags: Blog, Family, Kids
This picture, taken last night at dinner, should have been our first clue that James was staring to feel under the weather (again). Today he’s coughing (not surprising because we’re on the third day of high pollution warnings in a winter chock full of them), his cheeks are bright red and he’s begun to vomit. … Read more
Yesterday, we went out to Verrado, which is one of those master-planned communities on the unbelievably far outskirts of the Phoenix-metropolitan area. Personally, I have strong misgivings about people who choose to live out in the boonies. I understand the rationale. Who wouldn’t want to get out of the damned, polluted and dirty city? As … Read more
OK, it’s not my new iMac… it isn’t mine… it isn’t even a Mac… come to think of it, it isn’t even a computer. We were looking at model homes today and this was one of the props used to show how modern and computer-friendly the house was. Too bad there was no actual place … Read more
Every time we go to my father’s house, my daughter wants to toss the balls around on my dad’s pool table. So, my dad decided to get her a mini pool table for Christmas. There’s a far distance from tossing the balls around by hand and actually putting a cue in the hands of a … Read more
Before James was born, I got an iSight camera. I was testing it and the video conferencing (using Macs and iChat AV) was the best I’ve every seen, this side of dedicated hardware and network. We’d been using MSN messenger to video chat with my in-laws on a PC for months and the experience was … Read more
At last, our Ikea sofa set arrived today, and after hours of assembly (I’ll never remove those covers for cleaning) it was finally done. While Irene is happy with the sofa (and I’m not displeased) the path to happiness wasn’t smooth. Here’s the story of the Ikea fiasco associated with this sofa. I was hoping … Read more
I’d like to try to tell you that I caught James’ very first time standing, but these things don’t happen when you’re holding a camera, and it doesn’t last long. Sometime about 2 weeks ago, James began standing for sometimes up to 5 seconds without assistance, but yesterday he managed to stand for 20-30 seconds … Read more
My wife maintains a family website/blog on Baby Home which is based in Taiwan (and therefore in Chinese). It’s primarily about the kids growing up. One of the unintended side effects is that several Taiwanese mothers located in Arizona have “found” each other and formed a sort of offline group of acquaintances (I believe the … Read more
We’ve been awfully busy/sick lately and just haven’t had much time to post… besides, when you’re sick/busy, there’s nothing much really to tell. I offloaded my cellphone photos tonight and discovered I had a few leftovers from Taiwan. This was one of my favorites. As we were waiting in the airport terminal, in the food … Read more