sometimes it's hard to believe that dylan is our child, but if you get down to the specifics, you can trace his characteristics to members of our immediate family. he does this hop skip jump, when he's happy and excited, loves to dance to music, moves faster than me, which isn't saying much now, but i seriously question my ability to catch up to him even when i'm not pregs. he's had many more firsts that i want to be able to capture:
2012
aug 17 - we took the day off and took dylan to the discover museum/center in marin. we were grossed out by how dirty it was, but he didn't seem to mind. dylan had miso seabass at sushi ran for his bday dinner, since he loves fish!
aug 26 - dylan's big bday bash with over 100 guests and even a special appearance by dr. katz! it was catered by hiroshi who made amazing ramen and also BBQ from gilroy. family who was in town for gary's wedding also made it, with many friends and family, making it a very special celebration! japanese laterns, flower arrangements, table and chair rentals, hired help (cousins of Jess Foley's), etc.
sept 15 - first haircut at snippets
oct 11 - first trip to NYC to see great grandma (leading her around on her cane), attract the ladies at the korean late night joint, first pastrami at Katz's deli and running on the keyboard at FAO
oct 27 - first time to disneyland, dylan chowing down on a giant turkey leg
oct 31 - dylan as Psy "gangnam style"
nov - dyland toddling around and hitting the ball of of the plastic tee (in our house no less)
nov 23 - first time to donner!
2013
march 22 - another spring training with all of team fong
march 31 - dylan's easter egg hunt - very aggressive and assertive with the eggs, with a miniature bouncey house
april 20-28 - trip to maui and oahu, and dylan's first trip to the emergency room with his arm/elbow injury
july - day out with thomas with both sets of grandparents. he as soo happy!
aug 17 - and his birthday at sonoma train town with immediate family. so excited, he didn't nap at all. he was so happy, talking to his new penguin at night and signing himself to sleep
aug 18 - his first movie at the metreon - planes! for his birthday. the previews were scary but he sat in his chair, ate his popcorn and thoroughly enjoyed himself. at one point during the storm scene he became scared and jumped in my lap.
sept 6 - first day of preschool (once a week to start in sept)
sept 10 - 1st soccer class and kindergym. "soccer stance, no hands"
some of the funny/entertaining things he says/does:
-"whoa - what is that?" in english and chinese
-"croissant" with the french accent from the picture in the big brother book
-he pointed at the mobile by the baby bassinet and called it a "spaceship". he's not a fan.
-some of the fancy words he says "delicious" or when he eats something he likes he says "ummm, good"
-he loves fish, and can say "lobster" and "crab" in both english and chinese
-loves guacamole, can help make it as well, and uses chips and bread as a utensil to eat guac, and more specifically butter
-when tutu and yeh-yeh offered him fruit, he says "what about a french fry?"
-every morning we wake up to "baba bau-bau, baba bau-bau" on repeat until baba gets up to bau-bau. this can last at least 30-45 min...we haven't been able to go longer than that.
-he's a giggle monster, and shrieks with glee through the hallways of los lomitas when he rides his tricycle
-he makes me happy when he requests "read chinese" almost every night before he goes to bed
-he loves trains, thomas, chuggington, and chupacabra (from disney's planes) has been a hit since his bday. this past weekend he put all his trains into a bag and declared that he wanted to go to foster city. it's as if he packed up his most prized possession to go stay and tutu and yeh-yeh's house.
-he loves eating samples at the menlo park farmer's market
-loves to play with the squirt bottle in the shower
-still sucks on his 2 fingers...
-wants us to "put a bandaid on little piggy" when he hurts his toe
-really liked "locked out of heaven" by bruno mars and would sing the "boom" parts
-taught me what tractor was in chinese
-is a little impatient in the car...says "go, go, go!" when we're stopped
-will spontaneously burst into song "bob, the builder, dadadadada..." or the train song in chinese and happy birthday is a favorite too
-seems to gravitate towards older children - a big fan of isabella lately
-give me a kiss every night before going to bed, and baby too on my belly. such sweetness from a 2 yr old.
today is a special day, as it will be the last day that dylan will be by himself with us, before baby joins us on the outside. part of my heart breaks for him, as he will need to share his baba, but the other part of me knows that this is the best possible gift i could ever give him.
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