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This little girl amazes me every day.  She absorbs information faster than I can record her milestones.  She has a vocabulary that I can’t keep up with in 4 different languages.

Here highlights from this past month:

  1. Speech (English): here you go, thank you, I love you, dance, I don’t know, all done, ABC song, what’s that?, Alice (instead of “Alu”), ocean, milk, hello, tricycle, ah-choo!, chip, soup (instead of “boop”), hands, thumb, thank you
  2. Speech (Thai): milk, counting 1-10, water
  3. Speech (Spanish): milk, yes
  4. Concepts: She recognizes most of the numerals 1-9 and the letters O and U.
  5. Songs she can sing with a bit more clarity: ABCs, Do-Re-Mi, Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus, Cuckoo
  6. Gross motor: jumping with two feet, jumping off things with help, going down the slide (on her butt) all by herself, riding a scooter
  7. Self-care: Starting to pee in toilet. Telling us more frequently when she has to poop. Brushes her hair. Brushes her front teeth. Taking off her jacket on her own (including the zipper).  Washing/wiping her face and arms.
  8. Habits: Falling asleep and sometimes sleeping on sofa.  When she’s done drinking or eating something, she’ll say “all done ___” and then place it on the kitchen counter.  She will put away her toys before sitting down for a meal.

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Happy 2nd Birthday, KK!!!

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We love you

<——————— THIS MUCH!———————->

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Early Birthday Party

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We celebrated Janie’s 2nd birthday today with her family in Southern California.  We gathered at Thai Nakorn (our usual restaurant) and she got to see all her aunties, uncles, and 2nd cousins.

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One of the best parts of this lunch was seeing Ankong and Ama!!

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She ate lots of noodles and we ordered her favorite soup – Thom Kha.  She had two bowls and kept asking for more.

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Janie also received so many gifts.  What a fun surprise!

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She got books, lots of Legos, and clothes.

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When it was time for cake, she was so pleased by the singing but also confused by all the people looking at her at once.

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I love her expression here.

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She got a big slice of ice cream cake (mint chip ice cream with chocolate cake).

Dig in, Little One!

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The ice cream was a bit cold for her but she kept eating.

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Here’s our family photo.  Too bad she was staring at the giant cake in front of her instead of the camera.

Thanks to everyone who was able to come!  So glad we were able to pull this off on such short notice!!

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late dinner

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We all went out for a relatively late dinner in Berkeley this evening to celebrate Auntie Jia’s birthday.  I love watching the two of them interact and Auntie is always a big help in keeping Janie entertained – especially during a 2-hour dinner like tonight’s.

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Cheers! a video by beakatude on Flickr.

Here they are in action. Auntie really got her going on the giggles tonight.

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Cheers, Auntie!!  Happy Birthday and Love you!!

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Year of the Horse

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This evening, we went to Reese and Jack’s house for dinner to celebrate the Lunar New Year.  We got this red top handed down to us from Mommy’s co-worker and it was perfect for this occasion.  Everyone brought something to share and Janie feasted on Chap chae, Chinese sausage, Mommy’s chicken gravy over rice, and red bean pancakes.

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She also got to play with the shopping cart without the threat of anyone stealing it from her.

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There were also lots of toys and crayons to keep her entertained all evening.

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Janie received a red envelope from Auntie Vyl and Uncle Bang.  It actually had money inside!  Thank you!!

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She also received a pair of Hello Kitty socks (no picture) from Reese.  That was so nice.

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By the end of the evening, she was calling everyone “auntie” and “uncle” and even sat in Uncle Bang’s lap for a bit.

Happy Year of the Horse!

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Happy New Year!

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Janie celebrated the end of 2013 with her cousin Alice.

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They both stayed up until midnight (Eastern Standard Time) for a little countdown.  She also tried to give Alice GG through the computer screen.

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She also poured tea for Mommy and we said “CHEERS!” at midnight.

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Funny girl just couldn’t get enough of her tea set.  Here she is pouring tea in “lazy mode”.

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Happy New Year, Everyone!!

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