Saturday, June 23, 2007

A day of happy campers to Washington DC.

06/23/07

Try some Greek food (Egro) for lunch at union station and prepare for a long day.
Children's Art Exhibit at union station

Walk along the street. Feels a little bit like in Paris.
Water playWater play at National gallery of art (east wing) entrance

Small pyramids, Look familiar? Yes, Ieoh Ming Pei (贝聿铭)’s work. A dwarf version of D' Louvre entrance. 安白最近看动画片“漫游者” (wanderer), 对太空人感兴趣。 So we visited US air and space museum.
A model of Aircraft carrier Enterprise. I learned something new today. This aircraft carrier is nuclear powered.
美国“企业”(ENTERPRISE)号核动力航空母舰为世界上第一艘核动力航空母舰。1964年,“企业”号进行了史无前例的环球航行,途中无需加油和再补给,历时64天,总航程3万多海里,充分显示了核动力的巨大续航力。 (摘自http://army.news.tom.com/weapon/us/hangm/ Crystal sculpture of Albert Einstein

Monday, June 18, 2007

安白上周学的中文字

安白上周学的中文字有:

人,山,木,水,家,爸,妈,爷,奶,目,耳,牙,头,手,足,口,鼻

其中,安白花了很大力气学水和牙。

Sunday, June 17, 2007

爸爸快乐

安白给爸爸的卡片A little poem on the card

Walk a little slower, daddy
Said a little child so small.
"I' m following in you footsteps and I don't want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast. sometimes they're hard to see. so walk a
little slower daddy. for you are leading me. Someday when I'm all grown up.
You're what I want to be. So walk a little slower daddy. for I must follow you."

妈妈把这首小诗改了一下:

- 给安白和他的爸爸

Run a little faster, daddy
Said Anbo who is not little any more.
"I' m following in your footsteps and I want to run more.
Sometimes your steps are too slow. I feel I can almost surpass you.
So run a little faster daddy, for you are leading me.
Someday when I'm all grown up.
I may not be the one you want me to be. Do remember I have been admiring you so much and I was your most loyal follower for a while.
So run a little faster daddy, for I am following you."


安白以茶代酒,与爸爸碰杯祝爸爸节快乐!

逛IKEA

06/16/07
这个周六爸爸妈妈带安白去IKEA逛逛, 准备买些小东西,另外也看看安白的小床。

安白是第一次来IKEA, 对好多东西都很感兴趣。一会儿躺在舒服的床上,一会儿坐椅子,一会儿摸摸玻璃杯。 爸爸妈妈跟在后面是胆颤心惊, 不时提醒。安白自己看中了彩色的勺子,叉子, 刀子,坚持要买, 并答应妈妈会用它们乖乖吃饭。妈妈就买了, 到目前为止,安白还算说话算话。安白还很喜欢IKEA 的肉丸子, 吃了还要,我们就买了一袋冰冻的回家。

回到家爸爸妈妈是累惨了, 希望安白早点睡觉。 没想到这家伙虽然没睡午觉,却依然精神抖擞,又玩积木,又堆火车,爸爸早上收拾好的家又扯了一地。 爸爸苦笑,看到这小子,我算明白热力学第二定律了--一个孤立系统倾向于增加混乱程度。

安白还是像平常一样十点睡觉,不过,第二天早上十点半才起来。质能守恒,热力学第一定律也是千真万确的吗。

安白和他的救火宇宙飞船

Friday, June 15, 2007

妈妈加油

看了平平和宁宁兄弟俩的成长纪录,妈妈很是惭愧。 妈妈要向何荣阿姨学习,多给安白安末引导和写日记。平平和宁宁讲话好早,6个月左右就会叫妈妈, 哥哥了。小安末要快加油。

小董阿姨给大宁宁弟弟做的纪录也不错,大宁宁真是个好好小管家,很懂事,贴心, 又是个小小社交明星。

希望早日见到可爱的哥哥弟弟们!

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Need improvement

06/13/07

爸爸妈妈最近很烦恼安白的一些行为。

1 吃饭不好好吃。在Kindercare 幼儿园里养成了手抓饭的习惯,看Elmo学到了Cookie Monster 狼吞虎咽的样子,有时会模仿。饭吃到后来就不愿意自己吃了,总是要求喂饭。

2 依赖心重,自己能做的事情不自己做。他现在已会自己大小便,但总是要求妈妈跟着进厕所, 帮忙开灯提裤子, 或者是要妈妈看着他做这些事。

3 说话不算话。上个周六晚上带他去Borders 看书,他非常想买一本飞机的书。我们让他自己赚钱够了再买。赚钱的方式有好好吃饭,自己大小便, 睡觉。开始答应得好好的,执行起来就反悔了,说安白不买书了。

4 穿衣服挑挑拣拣,很早(大概两岁左右)就有这样的毛病,但最近越演越烈。他倾向于运动型的衣服,裤子。 一年前喜欢红色的,现在最喜欢黑色,其次是绿色。早晨起来浪费很多时间挑三拣四。有时还会管妈妈的闲事,不让妈妈穿无袖的白衣服,非让妈妈套上黑色的外套。

5 吸手指头。 通常是睡觉前和刚起床时吸。提醒他会才会拿出来, 一会儿又忘了。

爸爸妈妈得想办法让安白改掉这些坏习惯。暂定Deadline: 今年九月。

父亲节快乐!

06/13/2007

父亲节快到了。今年的父亲节我的爸爸(安白安末的外公)却不在人世了。

爸爸在春节前辞世,我门全家赶回重庆参加了他的告别会,随后在重庆过了年。我一直盼望能全家团圆过个年,这是十年来第一次回国过年, 没想到却是因为爸爸的过世才促成。憾!

父亲节是西方的节日。第一次知道父亲节是我大学毕业的那年 1993),有个杂志举办活动赠送父亲节卡片, 大概是为产品宣传,我就签名参加了。 暑假从西双版纳疯玩后回到家,爸爸向我淡淡的提起他从某杂志社收到一张祝父亲节快乐的卡片。我就“噢”了一声说“我参加活动让他们免费寄的”,再也没有多的话了。这几年在美国逢父亲节, 我也会打电话回家给爸爸祝他父亲节快乐, 但反而没有和公公说得那么自在。我和爸爸感情很深,记忆中却似乎从来没对爸爸说过我爱你。也许是我这代人受的教育,或者是我的性格,我似乎不能无拘束地对父母表达自己的感情。

爸爸去世后我一直想写一篇悼念爸爸的文章,写了几篇草稿,杂乱的思绪和子欲养,而亲不在的痛让我总也成不了文。 经常会看爸爸在世时的照片和录像,往事历历在目, 记忆犹新。有时侯我会想:“什么是人走了呢? 如果我经常想起爸爸的点点滴滴,心里与爸爸分享我现在的生活,爸爸也就算还在我们身边啦

今年的父亲节,爸爸, 就让我用这篇小小的日记表达我对你的爱意, 祝你父亲节快乐!我知道,你会听到的。

Sunday, June 10, 2007

相聚马里兰

这个周末安白可高兴坏了。 星期六下午肖杰阿姨和王茜阿姨一家分别带了一个弟弟(小名也叫狗狗)和妹妹 Emily)来我们家玩。星期天又见了久别的Anh 阿姨一家,见到了长大的雯雯姐姐。

06/09/07, 星期六

教授

周六早上妈妈收拾房间的时候,安白在腿上绑了个USB,走过来对我说:“妈妈,我是教授,这里面装了很重要的东西。”

我问他:“你知道什么是教授吗?教授就是学校的老师,今天要来我们家玩的肖杰阿姨就是John Hopkins 大学的教授哟”。

“喔,那幼儿园的老师也是教授啰”。

嗯,幼儿园的老师是幼儿园的教授, 肖阿姨是大学的教授。” 妈妈不严密的定义造成安白正确的推理产生有点错误的结果,妈妈只好将错就错了。

自从妈妈告诉了安白有客人来,安白就一直焦急的等啊等,午觉也没睡着,时不时爬起来问他们来了吗?

潜水/跳水

下午两点半,客人们来了,一群人马就直奔我们最爱去的Germantown Indoor Swimming Center 游泳去了。狗狗弟弟比安白正好小一岁,Emily妹妹比安白小半岁。 两个人刚开始都有点怕水,熟悉了就好多了。

安白狗狗今天学了点新花招,爸爸把安白的潜水眼镜丢进水里,带着安白潜到水里去摸眼镜。安白潜水是一点不害怕,偶而喝了点水,还硬气说没喝。另外爸爸还训练安白站到游泳池边上跳到水里开始游, 学得也不错。

聪明

游泳完在家稍作休息后我们又一行杀到“新华天湘菜馆”。虽然是挂着湘菜馆的名,这家店的川菜不错, 是外公唯一首肯的川菜馆, 今天也获得我们几位四川老乡,我,肖杰, 王波(肖杰的先生),刘玉明(王茜的先生)的一致好评。

席间大家闲聊,妈妈和肖杰阿姨是明月沱老家的邻居,一起在沙坪坝念高中,一起在南京念大学,妈妈还常跑到肖杰阿姨就读的南京大学蹭饭,一起上国画班。

待续……………..

小孩太多,忙于应付,居然忘了拍照。

06/09/07, 星期天

安白骑上爸爸新买的山地车, 很有架势吧。

爸爸现在做的面包更上一层楼了吧。

与Anh阿姨一家吃台湾菜。


Farewell hug with Viviene (雯雯)at train stationBuddy buddy Anbo & Viviene at Christamas 2005

Friday, June 08, 2007

安白开始认中文字

最近发现安白从读给他的故事中认识一些中文字,比如白字。于是决定开始教他睡觉前读书时认中文字,每天两个字。 他好像还蛮感兴趣,热衷于从一篇文字中找出他会的字来, 然后数一共出现了几次。 这两天教了他一,二,三,大,小,上,下。现在夏天户外活动的时间长了,晚上读书的时间就少多了, 希望能够把认中文字的习惯坚持下去。

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Jun 2nd, 2007 - A day trip to Baltimore Harbor

Anbo gave the duck a five!Anbo drew lines with crayon while waiting for Mahi-Mahi and lobster dishes at Philips.
Anbo likes soccers behind the windown.
See who is waving to Anbo?
Dolphin show
Purposing performance by Dolphin

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

喝太多牛奶的小白

安白为了能早日当救火队员,最近猛灌牛奶。爸爸怕他喝太多了,适得其反,想方设法,希望能让傻小子一日只三饮。鉴于前计“萝卜神”奏效,爸爸又讲了个“小白”的故事。为了取信傻小子,爸爸又画了小白的“写真”。目前看来,似乎管用。傻小子似乎以为真的有“喝太多牛奶的小白”。安白觉得小白不好看,自动要求正常吃饭,一天只喝三次牛奶。 --爸爸
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Monday, May 28, 2007

05/27/07 有朋自远方来

05/27/07
Boating at Black hill regional park

与新泽西来的Jerry叔叔和Lisa阿姨合影。



Sunday, May 27, 2007

05/26/07

今天带安白去游泳。安白居然能潜水游上一小段了。谢谢爸爸的指导。

妈妈特此纪录。

05/27/07

安白是一个天真的小孩, 很好骗。
最近喜欢救火员和棒球队员。救火员和棒球队员喝牛奶。安白就开始拼命喝牛奶, 不再要果汁。

玩水

05/19/07

玩水枪
吹泡泡

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mother's day!

05/13/07

Today is Mother's day. Everyone did something special and had a good time.

Anbo made a mother's day card for Mommy. Mommy suggested to go to the Zoo to celebrate Mother's day.Daddy prepared a special breakfast for mommy, a bowl of instant noodle, something daddy used to forbid mommy from eating. Daddy, the to-be iron chef, also made another batch of kaiser rolls for picnic at the zoo. The horses like grass( "vegetable")
Orange Utan (Ape) also likes grass (vegetables).

The monkey is looking for something.
Watch sealion
Climb the bearBored lion


Anbo's Saturday 05/12/07

05/12/07
We have a fancy newly-built Germantown Library. Every week Shihwei borrows a lot of goodies, especially for Anbo's, from the library.
This Saturday morning I started to take Anbo to participate story time. Anbo seemed enjoying it and I myself also learned several new words during the half-hour story time. After that, Anbo and I spent the morning reading books together.

Anbo likes to read and below were the books he selected for himself for the coming week.
In the afternoon, Anbo rode the bicycle with training wheels. He rides OK now, though sometimes too cautious. I told him to be careful with the cars when riding across the street. After that, he stopped riding across the street by himself and always asked for my company. I need do something different now.
Look at Anbo's hair. Mommy did the haircut. Not bad, right?

Sunday, May 06, 2007

Anbo's dream role when he is 34 month old

Now Anbo is dreaming to become a baseball player.

He is preparing himself full steam for it.

Therefore,

  • He likes to wear pants/shirts with baseball pictures on them.
  • He jogs with mommy because he knows baseball players need routine exercises.
  • He eats vegetables to gain strength to be able to run as fast as horse.
  • He eats carrots to have bright eyesight.
  • He practices toy baseball with daddy in clumsy living room.
  • He even tried play baseball video game with adults, a big step for a shy boy at this moment. (somehow Anbo becomes shy after two and half year old.)
Mom helps Anbo record his dream.

安白安末一岁多一点

小安末现在13个月多一点,在重庆舅舅外婆家。 妈妈记下来外婆电话里唠叨的一岁多的调皮小安末, 也附上安白哥哥同时期的纪录。


小安末一岁多一点

每次打电话回重庆,外婆都会说:“看你安末回美国怎么办?每天都想往外跑,还不愿意在小区里走,总想到大街上,人多的地方走。吃完早餐就想出去玩,不带他出去就会耍赖,哭哭啼啼的。”

小安末比安白会走路早一点点,现在已走得很好。一天至少出去玩两次, 总是自己走,不愿意别人牵手。出门前问“想出去玩的人举手!” 安末就会举手, 接着用手bye bye,急着出去。有时大人没准备带他出去,他就会扯着大人的衣角往门口拉。手还指指地上的鞋,让大人换掉拖鞋,穿出门的鞋。不带他出去就会耍赖,发脾气。家里的阿姨最宠他,他就最爱去找阿姨下手。

小安末出门后见到人就笑嘻嘻的,很开心。在游乐场玩比安白小时候要胆大。玩开心了,回家吃吃水果酸奶就睡觉;若没玩够,还要哼哼半天。

舅舅说安末比安白调皮多了,吃饭时把桌子的旋转盘转来转去。安白那时候可是乖乖的坐在椅子上的。Skype 视频电话时,就看见安末脚不停,手不住的,手一会儿按键盘,一会儿开关台灯。 安末也不喜欢看书,书翻翻就丢了。舅舅可记得当初安白认真看书的样子。安末有一点和安白象的,Baby Einstein DVD 放完了,都会嚷嚷着换片。 舅舅对安末的现状深感危机,已经给外婆发出警告要对安末进行严加管教了。

外婆说安末很会粘(四川话,nia)人的。外婆从外面买菜回来,安末好久没见了,安末就会跑过来亲外婆,粘在外婆身上。怪不得外婆对安末狠不了心。

舅妈说,安末太可爱了,和安白不一样的可爱。 小心安末回美国欺负安白。

安白可是很想弟弟的,总是问“我们怎么没带弟弟回来呢”?“我要坐飞机回重庆接弟弟”。“舅舅不乖, 我说接弟弟回来,他就说不要不要。我很不高兴。”

爸爸妈妈也好想安末, 这个从在妈妈肚子里就被忽略的宝贝,现在就让外婆宠一宠吧,回来再被管制吧。妈妈打电话回重庆,安末都会跑过来接电话,电话按个不停。妈妈问安末会讲话了吗? 外婆说快了快了,有时会babaaaa, Mamaaaaaaa,,好久了都还没快出来。

九月快快到吧,新房子就会ready, 妈妈就可以把调皮的安末接回家了。

小安白一岁多一点

07/12/05

Today is Anbo's 1 year birthday!!! Congratulations!

Anbo spent about two and half month in Chongqing and Taipei (9 month – 12 month old). Anbo grow up a lot in the past two months.

When his name (gogo) is called, he would answer loudly and sweetly in Chinese “ehhhhhhhh”, making Grandpa/ma, Uncle/Auntie smiled greatly. When he is asked “how old are you” in Chinese, he will raise his point finger to tell you he is one. He also started playing Peekpoo game with his grandma by hiding his face behind curtains and then coming out.

When Anbo is back to US, we found he can speak some Chinese. He can speak”妈妈不要“,“妈妈抱”,”dian”. We celebrated his 1 year birthday and had "抓周“ for him. In chinese tradition, we have the baby to pick up one thing among a lot of representative items for different professions. The thing he picked up may tell what his future will be. Anbo picked up ping pong paddle and wrench.

07/18/05

My dear baby, today mom found out that you were with mom now. Mom is kind of expecting it, but also a lit bit surprised.

People always say that parents pay less attention to the second baby. Mom doesn’t want to be that way. So Mom tries to do something she did not do when brother Anbo is with Mommie. She will try to record her feeling about a little life in her body and present this to both of you as a gift.

07/19/05

Mom doesn’t know if you are a boy or a girl. Mom does want a baby girl. Mom already had a name for you, Anmo. Mom checked the calender and you will come out in March, 2006. You will be a doggie.

07/22/05

Anbo has been in daycare for 1 week. The teacher said he was adjusting very well. When Shihwei drops him off in the morning, he will play with the other kids right away. Only in the afternoon, when most kids were picked up by parents, he will feel sad. The first day when I picked him up, he cried and said “ Mommom…….” and crawled toward me. After I held him, he turned around and waved his hands to the teachers. He knows it’s time to say goodbye and go home.

After I know Anmo is coming, I decided to have Anbo sleep with us on the same bed at night. He is like a caterpillar, move around, stand up and down before he can finally calm down and fall asleep. He is really an adorable baby. I am afraid I cannot give him enough love before Anmo arrives.

07/31/05

Anbo had his first fever after birth. He still played around and had good appetite. However, runny and stuffed nose make him somewhat uncomfortable.

08/01/05

Anbo skipped his school today and stayed at home with dad. Nowadays he had some problems going to daycare. In the morning, when daddy dropped him off, he cried and crawled toward shihwei, which makes daddy sad.

08/07/05

Anbo can walk several steps though not steady. We went to NYC with relatives on Sunday.

Grandpa missed Anbo to death. When he saw Anbo again, he was so excited.

08/14/05

Anbo can walk now. About 10 steps. He walks very carefully and quite stable. He had another fever and stuffy nose. Second times in a row.

We went to Jessica’s birthday party. At the party, we found Anmo is very likely to be a girl.

08/15/05

Today I stay at home to take care of Anbo. After milk, I put Anbo on high chair for some cheerios while I am having my breakfast (milk and bagels). Anbo is interested in bagels, so I give him some pieces. Later on Anbo feed me his cheerios. He did this some time ago. However, this time he is very diligent, more intentionally. After I had his cheerios, he smiled a lot. I really love him, my sweetheart.

09/03/05

Recently (about 1 week ago) Anbo learned the hand sign (give me a five). Gloria at Kangroo kids day care center taught him. Also, he knows to speak flower in Chinese (hua). Sometime he points to flowers in the garden or flower illustration in the book and say flower. I am surprised to see how fast he starts to pick up some Chinese words.

Anmo, how are you doing inside Mom’s belly? Somehow mom doesn’t gain any weight, but lose weight recently, probably because of your naughty brother making Mom exercise too much. Mom is worried if you get enough nutrients inside. Last and this weekend, mom ate a lot in buffet restaurants, plenty of proteins. Hope you also enjoy the big meals.

Today we went to old Navy to buy some clothes for Anbo. Anbo wandered in the store and giggled around. He is not afraid of getting lost at all.

Anbo's April 2007

Summer is coming.

Anbo's portrait at Kindercare 2 year class, 2007