FIRST bday 30-June-06

- Crystal is one year old
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Crystal is having her first bday today !

-----Original Message-----
From: Dian Angela [mailto:Angela.Dian@sa...]
Sent: 2006年6月30日 10:12
To: Ding, Jenny
Subject:

Hai.. happy birthday buat anak mu ya... ^_^
Thanks and Regards,
Angela Dian

So surprise to get this email from Angie.
Yes, it's Crystal's 1st bday today.
Thanks Angie for remembering.

This morning Crystal pooped twice, the first one in her diaper and the second one while we were at the balcony. last nite she also pooped while i put her in walker for feeding her dinner. so we had to clean the floor, walker and washed her and her cloths.

i felt guilty for being too busy working mom. i didnt prepare much for Crystal's first bday present. after work, i went to Carrefour to find a disney doll. but didnt get what i wanted. then rushed up to the baby store nearby our apartement. finally finding a blue fish (perhaps one character in the "finding nemo"). also bought hello kitty shoes for her. and she likes the fish.

no birthday cake.
she had her first birthday cake in Chinese first bday celebration which was ahead of time (17 June 2006). Due to local Chinese tradition, call "zhua zhou" 抓周，which should be celebrated ahead of time from her 'chinese bday'. my parents-in-law call it 抓前 （ 抓 zhua = to catch, 前 qian = ahead of time, same tone with 钱 qian = money). where a lot of stuffs are put in front of the birthday girl, which will represent what she will be in the future. alamaaaak....complicated bener yak !
Crystal grabbed a pen. will she be a scholar? i want her to be a president ...hahahaha...!


11-Month-old's development
new thing:
butterfly, flies, knee, thigh, spider, frog, old man, baby, pimple, belly button, sand, police car new

people:
baked-bread seller, lu chai seller, shoe repairer

new word :
ye-ye (grandpa) , nao-nao (actually is niao niao, means pee), ya (duck), yao (medicine)

* when ask, "do you love mama?" she will say, "mama"

* where do you want to go? "da...da..." (liu-da means go for a walk outside)

* point out red or blue, blue or orange (pictures of 2 baloons)

* drive a hand-drive scooter, but of course still cannot do it well and cannot turn around

* how does lion scratch when itchy ? she will scratch herself. or she will use back-scratcher to scrath her body (17-Jun-06).

* shake someone's hand and kiss the back of the hand

* walk for 3~4 steps (around 12-Jun-06)

* walk up to 5 meter (end June-06)

* dance by shaking her own boots (standing by holding on the bed side), favorite song: jingle bell

* raise her hand for expression, "hi / hello !"

* squat for pee/poop (14-Jun-06). now she can squat down by herself everytime she wants to
pee or poop.

* sit up from lying on her tummy (17-Jun-06)

* take a piece of paper and move it back and forth as a 'fan'

* if we ask her whether she has had enough food, "可吃饱了?" she will put her hand on her tummy and say, "bao..bao.." (means she has enough food already).

* she likes to bring sandals to somebody else (with we holding one of her hand, the other hand will bring sandal one by one, she doesnt mix up with other sandals).

* put something into a bottle, can open a bottle cap.

* rub some powder on her own face / body

* first time falling from bed (21 Jun 06) , lucky there was plastic mattress on the floor

* stand up by herself from squatting position, however, she still cannot stand steadily for long time.

* move from side to side by holding table / bedside

* if i say, "spank mama... pinch mama .." she will slap me with her hand or pinch me, her pinch is quite hurting. same if i say, "pinch mama's ear", she will immediately pinch and pull my ear.

* spank her own butt when ask to.