Approaching One Year

Greetings. I know this post is conventionally late but I got more pictures this time. With Renee growing more active each day, it is just hard for me to choose which one to show. As a matter of fact, I have already tried to make the list shorter, and I am going to have a post just for her first birthday.

She is taking regular bath by her grandmother. Needless to say, she quite enjoys it. We all thought she might grow up to be a good swimmer unlike her parents.







In preparing for her first trip, to Hawaii, we bought a playing pen for her to sleep in during the travel. She really enjoyed it, but only for that day.







Renee is sort of potty trained, in that she normally does not poop in the diaper anymore. She does not know how to tell us if she needs to go, of course, so we just put her to the potty from time to time throughout the day. For poop, you can still tell if you know the sign to look for. Again, her grandmother is the first one who mastered this art.





This is her regular visit during the weekday now. She loves it so much that she will fight when it is time to go.








Then we took her on a Hawaii trip.

We bought a pair of lei for the grandparents on the first day at Hawaii. She has no idea what it is, and it was actually a wonder that she didn't try to eat it. We all loved this photo, so I printed it and put it on our dining table.











We went to the beach before going to the Luau. Renee had her first sand beach experience. As usual, she was very cautious and did not even want to put her foot on the sand. Then she became accustomed to it and start studying the sand.





Renee checking out the scene at the Luau. At the time when this picture was taken, she only feel comfortable walking if you hold both of her hand. You can sort of hold one hand but you have to constantly encourage her, otherwise, she will resort to crawl within a few steps.









We took this one outside Perl Harbor. I don't know why but I just love her with that big flower.







This is a presentation of our traveling gear. One car seat, one stroller to push her around, and one back-bag with her food, diaper, clothes. The handbag on the chair is all that the rest four of us taking.






Renee checking out the pineapples in Dole Plantation. She is now very good at pointing to things that interest her.