Wewereaskedtocometopaediatrician'sofficeforafollowupwithDr.Zaazoutoday.Dr.Zaazoucheckedwithmy13-months-old'sheadcircum:itisthesameaslasttimewhichisgood.Wedon'twantherheadgetslarger.Herheadislargeenoughtobesmart.Iexpressedmyconcerns:itseemssheisabitbehindatherdevelopment.Dr.Zaazouprescribedabloodworkordertocheckwithherthyroidandhormoneleveletc.Afterthecheckup,wewenttothenextbuildingtodoabloodwork.N...[
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TodayisFamilyDayaswellasmybirthday.Friendsarecomingtovisitus.ThereareJuan,anotherJaneandherfamilycameover.JaneandherfamilymovedbacktoChinatwoyearago,thistimetheycamebacktostayamonthhere.Weinvitedthemovertospendadaywithus.Juanbroughtlotsofhomemadedumplingsandfreshmushrooms,someothersnackssuchaspumpkinseedsandpeanuts.Forlunch,IcookedthefreshmushroomsthatJuanbrought,andanotherstirfiredvegetable,along...[
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Althoughitwassnowing,JaneandJonas,me,babyandAaronwestillwenttoourfavouriterestaurant-TofuKoreanrestaurantatDundasandDixietocelebratemeandAaron'sbirthdays.Thislongweekisourbirthdayswhichisonedayapart.MybirthdayisalwaysonFamilyDayandAaron'soneisonedaybeforemine.Sowecanalwayscelebratealltogether.Itisaquietonewithgoodfoodthatweenjoyed.[
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Yesterday,wecelebratedtheChinesenewyeareveatAlice'shome.TodayisNewYeardayanditisonSunday!,ofcoursewewillcelebrateit.WewenttoSpoonandForkrestaurantwithsomefriends.ItisgoodtheChinesenewyearof2013isontheweekend.Letallcelebrateit!Withgoodfood,andgoodcompany.Wishallofuswillhaveawonderfulyearofsnake![
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ThisyearChineseNewYearisontheweekendallowingustocelebrate.OntheChineseNewYearEve,wewereinvitedtogoovertoAlice'shometocelebratewithherfamilyandsomeotherfriends.JaneandJonas,Louis,meandbaby,AaronwehavesixpeopletogoovertotheirhouseinthenorthofMississauga.Cicilyandfamilyweretherewhenwearrivedbydrivingtwocars.Itwassohappytogettogetherwitholdfriendsandcaughtupwiththings.Wechatandexchangedinformation.And...[
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Myone-year-oldwassicksincethemiddleofJanuary.Shewascoughing,runningnose,havingfever,vomitingmilk.Everydaywewerestrugglingwiththisquestion:shallweneedtosendhertothehospital?Downinmyheart,Idon'twanttogiveheranymedicalinterventions,Iwantherbodytofightbackwiththevirusandgetsoverherself.Inthisway,herimmunesystemwillbetrainedandshemaygetstronger.Intheotherhand,weareworryingthatifwedonotdoanything,shemay...[
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OnthewaytovisitoneoffriendsinScarborough.WedroppedbyatAjisenRamenrestaurantjustbesidesT&Tsupermarketforalatelunch.Therestaurantwassmallbutpackedwithcustomers.Therewasabigbowlofboilingnoodlesoupinfrontofeachcustomer.Itseemseveryonewasenjoyingtheirramen.Wewaitedfortwominutesthentookaseatbythewindow.WetriedbeefandchickenRamen.Wow,unexpectedlybothofthemwereveryyummy.Weenjoyedtheramenevenbabylovedthem....[
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Weattendedonesessionlastsummer.Itwasgoodforbaby.AnothersessionofReadyforreadingbabytimeatLongBranchLibrarystartedonthisFridayJan.11.2013.Babytimeisgoodforbabiesfrombirthto18months.Therearefullofbouncingandticklingrhymes,songsandstories.Itisgoodforbabiestointeractwithotherbabiesandpeople,togetfamiliarthemselveswithsongsandrhymes.Mybabyenjoygoingtothisprogram.[
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Itookbabytoherpaediatricianforheroneyearoldvaccineshotstoday.Daddywastoobusywithworktoattend.WemetNorahandherdaddy,grandmathere.Wewaitedforaboutanhourbeforewecouldseethedoctor.Babywascheckedoverallfirst.Shewasdoingwellwithheight,weight,justtherewasoneconcernwithherspeechandlanguagedevelopment-shedoesnotsaymom,dad,althoughshewassayingthosewhenshewas7or8monthsoldbutsheisnotsayingthemthesedays.Andshe...[
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Wegotlotsofsnowintheparkfromthesnowstormafewdaysago.Onthissunnywinterday,withthesunshiningonthebrightwhitesnowandthebluesky.Wepushedthestroller,walkedonthesnowtothepark,thebeachandthelake.Thesnowwasdeep,whatawhitesnowworld!Everywherewascoveredbythesnowaswellastheboardwalk.Onthewateredge,therewasnosnow.Thewaterwashedthemoutcompletely.Wethrewtoeachotherthesnowballs.Webuiltasnowman.Winterwithoutsnoww...[
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