Baby in a Box

I came into the dining room/kitchen area to find Charlotte in her toy box. At the time, Aunt Vicki was in the kitchen washing the dishes, Kayu was on the computer doing the usual, and Samantha was playing with some toys. I asked them who put Charlotte in her toy box and they all looked around puzzled. Turns out no one was paying attention to the baby and she crawled in the box all by herself. It is still a mystery how she did it but we are hoping she does it again so we can witness it.

Splash Park

Summer is quickly slipping through my fingertips. It makes me want to cry but I will admit that I do enjoy the cool almost fall nights. One of the places on my "to visit" list this summer was the splash park. We enjoyed it for a brief twenty minutes before the sun decided to hide behind the clouds. I think Samantha got the most enjoyment there...because she dragged Aunt Vicki back in after she was nice and warm in her towel.

11 Months Old!

So putting food in front of a baby that spells a word and hoping that she won't mess with it is ludicrous. I thought maybe, just maybe, she would sit there and look cute so I could get a good 11 month picture. Who was I kidding?

Charlotte is always on the go now! She figured out how to pull herself to a stand. Last night I heard some commotion in her room after I put her down to bed. I didn't think anything of it. I went in later to check on her and her sleeping face was being illuminated by the baby monitor. She managed to pull it into her crib from the night stand. Next thing you know, she will be pulling the cats into the crib with her.

Charlotte is quite the talker now too. She mostly sings "mamamamama." If you try and get her to say "dada" she responds with "mamamama." I think it is rather funny. Kayu does not =)

First Movie

We took C to the movie theater for the first time last week to see Toy Story 3. Something about it being on base made me feel better about taking a fussy ten month old there. Sure enough, when we arrived, there was a ton of little hellions (I mean precious kids) running around the theater which eased my fears a little more. Charlotte enjoyed the five minute mini pixar movie and then her ADD kicked in. She was grabbing peoples stuff in the front of us and squirming around on my lap. I finally took her to the back of the theater where she proceeded to climb the stairs to get to the lighted steps. Most of the babies were fast asleep in their mothers arms but not this baby. It might be a couple of years before we go to the movies with Miss Charlotte again.

The Big Apple: Day Four

This morning we took the bus to the city! Charlotte was fascinated by all the cars and buses passing by out the big window. Once we arrived in the city, we were greeted by buckets and buckets of rain. Of course the one day we decide to go in the city...it decides to rain. Charlotte seemed to enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city life even if it was raining. We arrived at Dhaba, a quaint Indian restaurant and met up with my college roommate Christine. They had a buffet so we loaded up on mouth watering Indian food...mmm. Charlotte had some naan, peas, chicken, and what I thought was tofu but was actually cheese. While wandering the streets I spotted a cupcake cafe and had to stop since I have this new obsession with cupcakes. We had a delicious mocha cupcake and even let Charlotte have a little nibble. Then we headed to Toys R Us to ride the ferris wheel. Seconds after walking into the store, Charlotte passed out. She must have been overwhelmed by all the toys there =)

The Big Apple: Day 3

Sleep caught up to us today because we didn't get out of bed until 9:30...which isn't bad considering that would be 7:30 Wyoming time. We rolled out of bed and ate some breakfast. Charlotte was a good Asian baby and ate her rice porridge. I point this out because Kayu got on my case for not eating mine. We packed up the car and headed to the New York Aquarium. Charlotte is going to look at her childhood pictures and think all we ever did was take her to the aquarium. The highlight of the aquarium was the sea lion show. Before the show, the YMCA kids had a dance off between the two opposing bleachers. I felt like I was witnessing the filming of "Bring it On." Only in New York City =) That evening we had a feast fit for kings...lobster, chicken, beef, melon lobster soup, mayo shrimp & broccoli, whole fish....a full eight course meal. The constant eating throughout the previous days was supposed to prepare me for this meal...but nothing could have prepared me. As soon as I finished one plate, more food was being loaded onto the next plate. I felt like a pregnant lady by the end of the meal because I couldn't even move. Charlotte devoured all of the food once again. I don't know many ten months old that are eating lobster...such a spoiled baby. We got to meet up with all the other Ng's that live in Brooklyn. I didn't realize that Kayu had so much extended family in the area. Charlotte was passed around from one relative to the next. At one point I made the mistake of placing Charlotte on the floor to crawl around. She was swooped up in seconds because the floor was too dirty for her to play. It is too days later and my stomach is still trying to get back down to its normal size =)

The Big Apple: Day 2

Another rough night last night. Charlotte is still in unfamiliar territory and doesn't like the thought of sleeping in the same room as her parents. Any little creak and she is up crying. Daddy woke up with her early in the morning and she had some beef and rice flour patties for breakfast. I am amazed how the girl will eat anything. She went down for a nap and then we went to a Chinese restaurant for "yumcha" which means drink tea. We met up with his great aunt and had dimsum....plates and plates galore of food. Charlotte was not intimidated by all the food. In fact, it was hard to keep her plate full. She devoured handfuls of Chinese food which delights me. I hope she continues to try different foods. Later, we went to visit Kayu's grandmother who is the cutest little lady I have ever seen. I forget how cute she is until I see her again. I got another thumbs up from her...which is like getting the golden ticket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. She told us that we are going to have a little boy next and we need to have one by next year. Oh the expectations! We wandered over to the beach near Coney Island and put C's feet in the water. She wasn't particularly found but it may have been because she was really tired. On the way back to the car she fell asleep in uncle Mikey's arms.