daycare

here's Luca sleeping at daycare last week when we picked him up. they even has his name on the wall.

Standing with one hand

yesterday Luca was standing in his rain forest again, but this time we put his rattle ball at the top and he was really focused in getting the ball slowly with one hand while the other hanging on to the bar and standing all on his own. what a big boy now!!!
part of me don't want to grow up so fast and still wants him to be a baby but part of me can't wait for him to walk and talk so we can have a in depth baby conversation.

aaaaeeeeehhhhh

i could be a flirty girl

if Luca was a girl i think he would look like this... (click to see his lashes)

i bought him a sun hat and i was just trying it on his big head. he looked sooo cute and he looks sooo girly only if he was wearing a pink dress... hmm... next time.
daddy didn't like the hat since it's made of polyester... so we had to return it-good thing i took some pictures!

Dia de Portugal

i think we caught a big one here!

We went to SJ to celebrate Day of Portugal at Kelly Park. It was a warm afternoon and we just finished having our grilled sardines with potatoes and bread. Luca had sweet potato with millet for lunch.
I looked up and found a pacifier in his mouth the next scene was him spitting it out and the pacifier went flying.

Angel Dear photo shoot

Luca and I showed up at the photo shoot in SF Glen Park neighborhood, it was actually at the house of the owner. They were all very nice and very friendly and of course when they see Luca they were like 'oh he's a happy baby this will be easy' Luca SMILES at everyone :-)
he took a big poop there, so i had to change him before the shoot, good thing it didn't get on the nice clothes. The photographer also took some pictures of Luca and I - I think it's gonna turn out really nice. We were the last baby there and it all went really fast with only 1 outfit ... it only took about 15 min. at the end they gave us their famous blankie ( i got him a tiger one, since he was born the year of Tiger) and a sweater jacket. They told us that the Spring 2012 catalog should be out in 3 months and that is when we will get our photos and catalog.

to see more photos from the photo shoot click here.

Plastic #1?

i know we all come across on what kind of plastic to avoid and i always kinda knew about #1 which is your plastic bottle. I think now that we have a baby and he puts everything in his mouth, we are more careful at what's out there. There are lots i mean more then 80% of toys out there that is a teething toys but you can not submerge in water to wash it... i'm thinking then it's like chewing on a dirty rag and how can then sell a teething toy!!! it just doesn't make sense. Luca now has teeth at the bottom and i've noticed that all the hard plastic he's been chewing on has scratches from his teeth- Nice! i'm not sure if he's actually consuming some of that plastic from China. Scarrrry out there... then again our parents probably let us chew on anything or nothing i guess.
the bottom is from a website i've found and learned- just a reminder what # to avoid (it's on my fridge door now). Be safe out there!
http://guide.thesoftlanding.com/

Categories to avoid:
PETE or PET (#1): Polyethylene Terephthalate is fine for single
use, but begins to break down very quickly when exposed to heat and
detergents. Commonly found in bottled water, soda bottles, cooking
oil bottles and peanut butter jars.
PVC or Vinyl (#3 or "V"): We are literally surrounded by Polyvinyl
Chloride, making it difficult to avoid. We'll discuss its common
uses, what makes it toxic and how best to avoid in upcoming steps.
PS (#6): Polystyrene is commonly found in packaging pellets or
"Styrofoam peanuts," cups, plastic tableware, meat trays, to-go
"clam shell" containers. Styrofoam cups, meat trays, and
containers break down easily when coming in contact with hot, fatty
foods.
Other (#7): This plastic category serves as a catchall for any
plastic other than the named #1- #6 plastic types. These
miscellaneous plastic containers can be a combination of several
plastic polymers and are often layered with 2 or more of the #1- #6
plastic types. It's important to note that not all #7's are toxic,
so specifically look for #7 (PC or polycarbonate) and avoid it.
We'll discuss its common uses, what makes it toxic and how best to
avoid it in upcoming steps.

Categories generally considered safer:
HDPE (#2): High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is commonly used in
detergent bottles and milk jugs.
LDPE (#4): Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) can be found in dry
cleaning bags, produce bags, trash can liners and some food food
storage containers.
PP (#5): Polypropylene (PP) is the most common plastic used for
sippy cups, reusable dishes and utensils. It can also be found in
baby teethers and toys, large outdoor playhouses, kids riding toys,
bottle caps, reusable water bottle lids and drinking straws.
Additionally, silicone, glass and wood are safer alternative
choices and are not included in recycling categories.

Keep in mind that you are voting with your dollars. You're telling
the manufacturers of plastic products and the chemical industry
what you will accept and what you won't. The more you support the
companies who have gone the extra mile to remove EDC's from their
products (and even label them in some cases), the more they'll
continue doing so.

where's the clock

at 6 month Luca not only knows his name , mama and papa he also know where the clock is. i would ask him 鐘鐘在哪裡? ("where's the clock?") in chinese and he would turn his head and look at the clock. At first i thought he was just turning his head to the right... then i reorient him around the room and ask him again and he looked for the clock and smiled.
he also know the word "No!" and i think he knows hands, grandma, bird (we're still working on that), bell and doggy.

UMMmmm...

here's a video of 2nd week of feeding.
we're serving 1/4 cup of mashed sweet potato.

First Day for everyone

we all got up at 6am this morning to get ready for our big day. I went back to work - 9 hours and Luca went to daycare for 10 hours :-( Marco did the drop off at 7am and i'm doing the pick up at 5pm. My first day back was good, it was really good to see my co-workers and i was surprised how much i still remember where things are. there are moments i was like i rather be with Luca or i wonder what he's doing... then...
... the daycare called us and was like luca is still hungry and he already drank 3 bottles of 5 oz of milk by about 1pm. (this was suppose to last him until 5pm) and he was not happy after each feeding. marco had to make a fresh milk delivery to him in the afternoon back in Oakland, because we didn't have any back up milk or formula.
Luca was really happy to see both of us at 5pm he started to cry. I just held him tight in my arms and gave him lots of xoxoxo. we read his report and found out luca didn't nap at all, only 10-30 min. here and there and he usually naps 1-2 hours for 2 or 3x. so as soon as we got home he was pretty tired and out by 7pm!!! poor little guy... i think it will take some time to adjust to the new change/environment. i'm not sure about feeding him every 2 hours at 5 oz each time... i'm gonna have to call the Dr. and see what he thinks.
i look forward playing with Luca for the next 4 days until next monday where we all return back to work :-(