Pictures Taken in October 2008

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Trick or Treat

I took Ethan to pot luck at ALI. I brought papaya salad and fruit salad. Addie dressed as bunny, Alice dressed as Shark, and Ethan was a pirate. After lunch, we went upstairs to the party.

After that I took him home so he could nap. He napped from 2:30 - 4:30. We left home to 99 Cents Store to buy glow sticks around 5:15. Then, we headed to Kaichi and Jason's house. I brought kind of like a salad (it had slices of celery, carrots, cucumbers, and bean curd noodles) and fruit salad.

Eric and I carved our first pumpkin. After dinner, we went trick or treating. We only went around the block. David dressed as a pumpkin. Tiger was tired so he didn't go or else he'll be Tigger.

We were the last one who left Jason's house. Ethan climbed up and down the sofa and Alice copied hehe.
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Night Terrors

Lately all of a sudden Ethan is waking up and hysterical several times a night. Sometimes he would just sit up and scream for no reason. We didn't know what's wrong with him. Sometimes he would want one of us to take him outside.

Daddy did some research and found out he must have night terrors, which are similar to sleepwalking but are more dramatic. Night terrors are often related to being sleep-deprived.

Sleeping Pattern

We are trying to change his sleeping pattern. He woke up at 7:30 today, napped at 11:30, and woke up at 12:30. We tried to keep him awake until 8. He bathed at 7 something and couldn't wait til 8. He fell asleep around 7:40.

He usually sleeps around 10 P.M. or 11 P.M. and wakes up around 9 A.M. or 10 A.M.

First Halloween Parade

We took Ethan to "Boo Parade" on Saturday, October 25. It supposed to start at 11 A.M. but I think they started around 12 P.M. Jason, Kaichi, Alice, Yumi, Tiger were there around 9:30. They parked in the Vons parking lot. We went there late and roads were blocked. We parked on 59th and had to walk about 3 blocks.

The parade felt forever. After parade, we ate at Burger Kings. Ethan got a white turtle for his kid's meal.


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Ear

I have been teaching Ethan where is ear with Pooh stuffed animal. He knows where is nose already and now he knows where is ear too. Yeah!

He understands a lot of things. He just doesn't talk much. He understands "sit down, zhuan quan quan (go in a circle)". He will kiss you if you ask him too...either in Chinese or English.

8th Tooth

I saw and felt his 8th tooth today. It finally came out! When Ethan was younger, he didn't drool much when he was teething. However, recently he has been drooling a lot.

McDonald's

We didn't go to McDonald's for the past week. Today, after Ethan's doctor visit, we took him to McDonald's. He ate 6 pieces of McNuggets (we always take off the outside cuz it's hard). WOW! Daddy said, "did they give him a shot for the appetite?"

Peek A Boo

I taught him to cover his eyes with his hands doing peek a boo and he learned it right away. Now, when you say "peek a boo", he'll do it, and sometimes he'll say "boo!"

15 Month Check Up

Ethan had a doctor's appointment on Monday, October 13. He got 3 shots. He only cried for few seconds. Right after he was done with the shots, he looked at the nurse and thought, "What just happened? What did you do to me?"

Doctor said he's doing great. She played peek a boo with him and he smiled.

He weighed 25 lbs 12 oz (50-75%), height was 32" long (75%), and head length was 47.5 cm (50-75%).

Mommy

Ethan says "da da, daddy" all the time. He would say something close to mommy like "mum mum, ma". Today, I heard him said "mommy" finally, but just once.

Cold

I had a sore throat on Sunday, October 5. I had running / stuffy nose the next few days. I am almost recover but Ethan became sick on Tuesday night, October 7. He has running /stuffy nose now and coughs a little.

I just fed him Campbell's Souper Shapes (shaped pasta with chicken in chicken broth) "Disney Cars". He seemed to like it.

Pirate Costume

We had been looking for a pirate costume for Ethan. We went to 3 Babies R Us, Toys R Us, Party City, Sears Essential, and a Halloween Costume Store. Party City has $9.99 pirate costume but the fabric is so thin. It seemed like it'll fall apart any time.

Tonight, I went to Toys R Us and they didn't have any single pirate costumes. Then, I went to Babies R Us again, luckily, they have three 24 months pirate costumes. Many toddler costumes are very girly. So, we decided pirate is a good choice.

Sleeping

Tonight is the first time daddy sleeps in a different house than mommy and Ethan. Daddy is in Mira Mesa and mommy and Ethan are in Lemon Grove.

TTC

We are trying to conceive after my miscarriage. I thought I would be able to get pregnant since I used the ovulation kit. It showed two blue lines on September 23 which means I would be ovulating on September 25 or 26.

I tested myself on Friday, October 3, Sunday, October 5, and Tuesday October 7, all turned out to be negative.

I just got my period...so sad. We will try again in two weeks.

Sea World (Trick or Treat)

We took Ethan to Sea World on Saturday, October 4. We didn't know they are having Halloween Spooktacular event.


Ethan's First ride at Sea World. He was ok at the beginning until a little girl screamed. We think he got scared cuz she screamed. This ride made all of us dizzy.

McDonald's

Lately, we have been going to McDonald's a lot. Ethan gets 6 pieces McNuggets with fries and milk/chocolate milk/juice. He usually eats about 3-4 pieces of McNuggets. Tonight, he ate almost 5..wow!

Ball

Ethan said "ball". He doesn't talk a lot and you can't really get him to say something every time.

Ride

Ethan's first time on the ride. He wasn't too excited.