Renee has now learned to roam around the house. Sometimes, she will put her hands behind
Renee had a high fever for four days and the temperature went as high as 103.9. We were all very worried and had to feed her Tylenol and Motrin. Finally, her body had red dots breakouts as the doctor predicted, and she finally recovered.
This is her first day out after recovery. She lost over 10 ounces during her sickness.
It took her several days to become active again.
Renee can talk a lot more now. When I said 'talk', I actually meant making sound on purpose. The sounds are similar but if you listen careful enough, you will be able to tell what she is trying to say given the context.
With her front four teeth fully grown, she can bite into a lot of things now.
She is still very interested into books. Most of the time she likes the ones with pictures. But on occasion she will look at the articles as if she understands them.
She has grown into a bad habit of holding the book very close to her eyes. We don't know what this means exactly. We correct her all the time and hope it is just a phase.
This month' blog features Renee's all kinds of cool social activities.
For starter, her dancing moves! She can pretty much dance to any song, and I do mean ANY song. However, this one is her favorite. I also found out that her dance mood improves dramatically if I don't play it for two or three days.
For outdoor social activities, we have the following.
Renee loves playing in the backyard. We don't turn on the water that often and every time she is just fascinated by it.
We invited Jerry and Erica over so that Ethan can play with Renee. These two kids getting along pretty well.
Ethan is the one really enjoyed the hug. We had a play date once at the six flags. He would lean over, touch Renee, then turn around giggling while hugging his mom's neck, very cute.
We also took Renee to the Oakland zoo. It is much better than we expected. Renee enjoyed the playground much more than the animals.
We took Renee down to south California on a weekend trip and visited Huntington Garden.
Renee always enjoys grass, trees, and flowers. She does not mind the sun at all, and her arms and legs are as dark as mine now. I cannot say the mom is happy about that.
I liked the five characters very much because they described very well a way to treat the life, the kind of life that we wish Renee can live on.
Eventually, Renee got tired and went to sleep. The busy parents finally slowed down, took a break, and took some pictures.
Finally, we took her to the baby shower and met Nina for the second time. This is also her first petting zoo and horse riding experience. She did not cry this time, much to our surprise. Does this mean that she is growing up?
Yes, Renee is officially walking around! She has been able to walk with minimum assistance for quite a long time. However, her first documented new ability of standing up on her own was on July 17th. In the captured video, she made three good attempts before standing up.
One of her favorite activities is to mess around in the backyard when we are doing some yard work. Her goal is pretty simple, to do whatever you are doing by grabbing whatever you are using. The only safe thing we allow her to do so far is to carry this to 'water' the plants.
She really looks like a grown kid, doesn't she? She still could not stand up on her own when this picture was taken.
We took her to six flags with Jerry, Erica and Ethan. I did not get good pictures with them to post here because it turned out to be really hard to capture the good moment on BOTH babies. I don't suppose I should be surprised.
Here is Renee's first encounter to the characters from Looney Tunes. I cannot say that she was happy to see them, probably curious at most. I am just glad she did not cry, which is usually her first reaction to something close and unfamiliar, or loud and unfamiliar.
She falls asleep every time we take her out on a trip long enough. This time is no exception. She went to sleep on our way from the whale show to the sea lion show. So I stayed outside with her waiting for the rest of the group. I had to move once because someone was smoking inside the park. Now that I have a baby to look after, I really hate more of the smokers, because there is just no escape from the second hand smokes. I really understand the freedom of smoke, as I once smoked, but I really hope that Renee can enjoy her freedom of fresh air. Then again, I should not complain, because in Bay Area the condition is so much better than some part of the country, let alone some part of the world.
Renee has a great smile. Sometimes she has such a problem with eating or drinking that I was so mad at her. She would just smile at me and I just cannot bring myself not to love her for who she is.
Lianxin joined her coworkers and we start having regular play day for Renee every month. This time it is at the new park in Doublin. She played with sand before, but this time she really had a blast. She had all the time in the big playground, with all kinds of toys littered around.
Say... Is that Will's dad playing with a toy truck in the background? Where is Will??
Here is another great smile from Renee while playing in the backyard. With her confidence to walk around (and ours), we let her running around in the backyard sometimes. She was a bit scared of grass for a while, although I have just taught her the game of 'patting the grass'.
Her biggest issue these days is feeding. She sometimes just think of all kinds of things to do. We just have to let her while feeding her. Here is a photo of her grabbing grandma's clothes, for what reason, we might never know.
Sometimes, she will clap after every spoon, and request you clapping with her through sound and gesture.
Very often, she will stick her feet up and forward, and put them on the table in front of her chair. You would think this looks quite tiring, but no, she can do this the whole time she is in the chair. If you tickle her feet, she will laugh and take them down. Then she will put them back up right away.
Then again, there are always time like this when she just eating on her own. Isn't that impressive? We let her use china plates and she has not broken any so far (knocking on wood).
We took her to San Francisco last weekend. She appeared to be very happy here. I don't know if it is the flowers.
This is a cute picture too. I had to cut myself out of it so that I don't ruin it.
She actually did not touch the flower. For anything that she has never seen, she will reach for it. Then she will stop and shake her head at you with a funny smile.
I suppose it is good to be cautious since we won't be around her forever. Then again, I am sure a parent will find good excuse for his or her child's every behavior.
This is a picture of Renee with grandparents, who have been looking after her at home. The grandma is the only one who knows how to control Renee's temper at any time. Renee has learned to beg the grandpa for banana by raising the joining hands, which is a Chinese gesture for 'thank you'.
Renee has now learned to roam around the house. Sometimes, she will put her hands behind
This is her first day out after recovery. She lost over 10 ounces during her sickness.
With her front four teeth fully grown, she can bite into a lot of things now.
She is still very interested into books. Most of the time she likes the ones with pictures. But on occasion she will look at the articles as if she understands them.
