Whole Milk

Ethan started to drink whole milk on July 20th. We were at my aunty's house in Chino Hills and didn't bring formula so we gave Ethan some whole milk and he drank it without any problems (that's cuz he ate cheese, yogurt, ice cream before). We didn't have to mix formula with whole milk.

2nd Longest Car Ride

On Sunday, July 20, we had a GTG at Cheesecake Factory. This was my first GTG. We were surprised Ethan didn't sleep on the way there. It was about 1 1/2 hour car ride. He didn't sleep. He was watching Baby Einstein for the entire time.

After Cheesecake Factory, we went to my aunty's house in Chino Hills.

1 Year Well Check Up

He had his 1 year check up yesterday on July 14. His weight was 24 lbs and 2 oz (70%), height was 30 1/2" (75%), and head length was 47 cm (50-75%).

He got 2 shots on his right thigh and a TB skin test on his left arm. He didn't cry when he had his TB skin test, but he did cry when he had his 2 shots on his right thigh.

Birthday Party

Everyone who RSVP showed up on Saturday, July 12, except Sun (cuz she was sick). Only a few kids played on the jumper. I was sweating like a pig hehe.

I think the party turned out great, but it's very tiring though. We slept almost all day on Saturday :P .

Ethan got lots of toys and clothes. Of course he doesn't care for the clothes, he went straight to the toys.

Romalyn and Steven came late as usual :P and we were playing Rock Band together. I played guitar, Franklin played bass, Steven played drum, and Romalyn sang.

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Happy First Birthday!

Ethan likes to mumbo jumbo. He kept saying something with "D". He says "da da". We didn't do anything yesterday. We'll have a birthday party for him tomorrow.

Oh yeah, and my friend's sister Linh gave birthday yesterday at 1:41 PM.

Bottom Tooth

Ethan had been putting his finger in his mouth cuz his gum was bothering him. We saw his bottom tooth (3rd one, left) broke out yesterday on July 10.

Get Off From the Bed

Ethan knows how to get off from the bed on July 8. His grandma taught him. He'll rush to the edge of the bed and then slow down, turn around and get off.

Allergic

I went to urgent care on Sunday, July 6 cuz I had been itching since June 26. I tried Cortaid cream, but it didn't help. I don't know what caused it. Doctor told me I have two options, 1. take a shot, 2. take medicine for few days.

I took a steroid shot and soon after little pink bumps on my arms disappeared.

4th of July

Carol invited us to celebrate 4th of July at her house. Daddy just put Ethan in the pool (inside of yellow bear life saver thing) and he was whining (cuz water was cold). This was Ethan's first time in the pool.

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Sad News

So I did a blood test on Wednesday, June 25 and Friday, June 27 to find out my hcg level. Doctor called me around 12:30 to let me know my hcg level did go down, which means I had a miscarriage. Doctor told me wait for 2 months and then I can try again.

I scheduled myself to see a Chinese (herb) doctor on Saturday (my friend referred me). Doctor told me as for Chinese doctors, they suggest to wait 3 months. She gave me 4 days worth of herbs. It's pretty bitter (Yuck!). I will go back probably on Thursday to get more medicine.

It's sad to think about it, but I'm optimistic. I guess it could be worse. (for example, baby is not healthy) Now, all I need to do is to help my body recover and be ready for the next time.

Kiss Good Bye

Ethan knows how to kiss good bye on July 1. He'll put 1 finger or two fingers on his lips.

Blooding

I was shocked to see blood when I was about to shower on Monday, June 23. There were few clots. Then I didn't bleed after that. I called doctor's office on Tuesday morning to schedule for an appointment because I was concerned. Nurse told me to come in on Wednesday at 10:50. I didn't bleed the whole day on Tuesday until right before I got off. After that I bleed a little constantly.

Doctor did a v-ultrasound and said, it doesn't look good because she didn't see the sac. She said either she couldn't see it because it's too small or it's no longer there =( . She told me to do blood test to check on my hcg level.

I went to the lab at Centre for Healthcare to withdraw blood. I will have to go again on Friday morning, June 27 and Thursday, July 3. If hcg level goes down, it means I am no longer pregnant =( . Doctor wants to see me back in 2 weeks, July 8.

I'm hoping my baby is still there.

Biker Boy

I got the pictures back on June 22. It was so hot over the weekend. Ethan was cranky on Saturday and Sunday.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ethan.pic08/BikerBoy?authkey=Ue_IA-yac9U

Father's Day

We had lunch at Onami with the family on Saturday, June 14. That morning, Ethan ate some egg and a sliced of cheese. He ate some fruits and squash at Onami. Oh yeah, he finished all of his free Enfamil Formula (I got free samples from doctor's office and Enfamil also sent me 4 free cans), so we went to Target to buy Enfamil Next Step Lipil formula.

We went to McDonald's for dinner. We got two Happy Meal, so that we could get two toys from Kung Fu Panda. So far, we have the panda, the master, and the tiger. Ethan ate 2 sliced of cheese, a little bit of fries and apple.

That night, we made him 6 oz of formula like usual (usually with water and formula, it'll be like 7 oz). He was trying to sleep, but he couldn't sleep. So daddy made him another 2 oz. After he finished 2 oz, he was whining, he wanted more. So daddy made him another 2 oz (that's 10 oz total). Wow! what a pig hehe. Daddy said he must be going through a growth spurt.