the hello guesture

alan learnt to do the "hello" gesture last night.

can you see that?  and that's grandma wearing a mask because she had a bit of a cough.

"hello, baby alan."  "hello, mommy." ...

here alan and his grandma were having a big laugh together!  ha ha ha ha!

dear alan in autumn

it's getting cold now.  and we put on a long-sleeve top, a pair of long pants, and a pair of mommy-knitted socks!

just want to share a few new pictures of alan,

and his mommy.

my first birthday with alan

these photos aren't very good due to the lack of natural light, but i want to share them with you anyway.  they were taken a while ago, on my birthday night, 28 september 2010.  

it was my first birthday with alan!

he had a tiny bit of my cake, too.

alan's new hat

i've knitted alan a new hat.  it's the candy can pattern from Itty-Bitty Hats: cute and cuddly caps to knit for babies and toddlers.

i wish i could take better pictures of him.  my camera is so old and is really bad at capturing motions.

at 8 months of age, alan's head is already measuring 47cm.  haha!

first teeth

yesterday morning, 24 september 2010, alan's first teeth popped out!

he pulled my finger into his mouth to chew as usual, and yesterday, i felt something different, something sharp!

i'm still breastfeeding him, so i hope he doesn't bite...

what? playing with bras already?

do you see what alan was so happy playing?  em...  it's embarrassing to tell, because his favorite toy yesterday evening was, my step-mom's bra!  and see the hand in front of him that's holding the bra?  that's my grandma.  they were playing my step-mom's bra together.

when i asked my grandma, "why do you let him play with bras?"  my grandma replied, "it's early education, it'll be very useful."  i was totally speechless.

alan's first word

yesterday, 16 september 2010, alan said his first word.

he said, "baobao, baobao", which meant "baby" in chinese.

we've been calling him "baobao" since his birth.

when will he say "mama"?