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:: our little froggy's first halloween :::: october 2005 ::

eight months old

our little boy is eight months old today! he weighs about 17.5 pounds and loves to say "mama" and "baba" (though we're not sure he understands what they mean). he's also teething again - this time it's his top two front teeth. he also loves to laugh, especially when he sees his baba.

say cheese!

i was on the computer tonight checking e-mail and whatnot when i found this on my desktop. allan must have used our webcam to take a snapshot of himself and lucas while they were chatting with my parents. silly, but cute. :P

some pumpkin pickin' and some cake eatin'

lucas had an action-packed day today. it started out with some one-on-one time with daddy (a trip to wal-mart...ha!). then, all three of us headed out with our friends to the local pumpkin patch to pick out a few good pumpkins. we had a GREAT time. allan and i enjoyed some tasty tamales while lucas dined on some macaroni and beef (yum!). after lunch, we took a bumpy hay ride out to the pumpkin patch. lucas was a great help in picking out the 5...yes, FIVE...pumpkins we brought home. after loading up all of our pumpkins, we headed off to our last activity of the day...our little friend bishan's 1st birthday party. there, we feasted on some more delicious food (chinese this time) and watched bishan carry out a traditional chinese game played during a child's 1st birthday. the game involves laying out an assortment of items, ranging from a drill, to a keyboard, to a chess board, to a pair of swim goggles, and having the birthday boy or girl go to the item of his or her choosing. the item that they choose represents the profession they will engage in. bishan chose the keyboard, representing a career in computer science! another little boy, eddie, really liked the swim goggles. as for lucas, he set his sights on the calculator. we'll have to wait and see!

:: pumpkin patch ::


:: bishan's birthday celebration ::

the pincer

after lucas' afternoon meal of applesauce, i decided to let him try some fruit puffs again. last time we tried them, lucas still wasn't able to pick up the puffs by himself using his "pincer" grip - grasping a small object between his thumb and forefinger. but he succeeded at it today - we were so proud of him! it's too bad we aren't able to show the video here. not to worry, though. we've selected a few of the bazillion pictures we took to share with you so that you can share in our delight!
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(last row: lucas thinks, "ooh, just one more. mommy, help!")

rub-a-dub-dub

lucas had his first big-boy bath in our tub today. :o)

precious little ones

take a look at all of the little ones in our care group!
(clockwise)lucas, zoe, ella, ciel, lauren, carter, and edwin in the middle...he's in north carolina!

a new friend

lucas was army-crawling around his room the other day when he suddenly discovered a new friend...raffey! raffey has been sitting on the floor in lucas' room since we moved into our house, but it was only recently that lucas took notice of him. there was some hesitation at first but, as you can see, they have become great buds! :o)