1st Disneyland

this year, papa's company went to disneyland for their trip. The dinner was host at the hotel buffet style with prim ribs and others, but it didn't really impress me.  I wish we could of went to Morton's next by.  We stayed at Sheraton for 1 night and visit the park the next day.  Luckly, i can bring my baby for free!   it was a lot of work taking baby around, waiting in line, and riding the ride at same time.  We went around 11am and stayed until parade ended.  we only get to ride 3 rides... winnie the pooh, perter pan flight, and spinning cars.  all very short, but really like the pooh ride.

teeth~~

Halloween @ Bass Pro

Free event at the shop. it's our baby's 1st Halloween and i found out that bass pro offers free halloween picture, so we stopped by for picture time. i always pass by the shop on the freeway, but never had a chance to visit inside. this place is huge and a lot of things to see. they also have free carousel ride. a fun place for kid!

長牙囉

i can see little it of white teeth on the top.

JCP Portrait experience

Got an amazing deal online for only $20 for 16"x 16" gallery warp including session fees. we went on sunday afternoon and it wasn't too crowded. since we had an appointment, we only waited 5-10min. for our photo taken. they have 3 people in the studio and i feel well accompanied through out the photo session. our photographer took about 20 shots with many poses on 2 different backgrounds.  photographer is nice and entertained our baby during the shooting. the picture turned out great, but of course they were trying to sell us the digital CD image for $90 bucks and $7 a sheet!  i don't blame them and wish i could buy it too, but $90 is just insane.  We finished within1.5 hour and overall experience is good.  i would definitely recommend JCP for family picture, but maybe when i have another deal! 

7th Solid Food: Gerber Pear

He is doing fine with prepacked solid food and his rash is much better compare to before. He is still on #1.  

6th Solid Food: Organic Carrot

i gave him carrot again. this time i brought from Gerber.  i only tried few spoons and he looks ok. he is being active recently and gets hungry fast. but  i don't wanna give him too much since i afraid he will have allergy.  he cried when he saw i put it away and want it more. haha~ so cute. so far, he is doing pretty good with solid and willing to eat whatever i gave him.

5th Solid food: Organic Apple

i tried to give him fresh apple and scraped with spoon. but it's kinda sour and he doesn't seem to like it.  the scrapping didn't really work b/c the apple pieces still too big and he split it out afterword. so i tried Gerber apple baby food.  he is doing much better.  i guess maybe fresh food is too raw for him, so his tummy can't tolerate it?

4th solid food: Organic Yam 地瓜泥 (過敏)

i want to give my baby as much as he need for solid food. i stick with organic food and got organic yam from Sprouts. i steamed it with rich cooker and blended it with rice. but his started to have rash around his mouth after eating it the 1st day. just like lettuce.  he should be old enough to eat solid food, but perhaps his tummy is just not yet ready for it?

Gerber Rice Cereal (過敏)

when my baby is 5 month old, i gave him rice cereal and he had rash. so i thought maybe he is allergic to rice cereal.  but doctor suggested us to give him rice cereal since baby needs a lot more iron than before. so i tried again when he is 7 months and his rash came back. so maybe i'll try organic oatmeal latter.

3rd solid food: Organic Cabbage

i found out Nijiya market sells organic vegetables and they have cabbage. Great news! i brought it for my baby and blended it with rice. i fed him 2 days and his face was ok. i can see a little bit of redness, but the rash didn't come out. I don't want to give him too much like carrot last time. overall, i think cabbage is the best one so far. :) 甘草水 did not work for my baby~  he had rash after 3rd day from drinking it... then i tried soy formula~ didn't work either.

2nd solid food: Organic Lettuce(過敏)

at 6 month and 2 wks, I got the organic lettuce from Trader Joe and hoped his tummy can tolerant it. since my baby is sensitive, i make sure not to give him to much solid food and only one at a time. but his lips and chin start to have rash again after i fed him the 1st day. so i stopped feeding him the 2nd day, but the rash continued for 1 week. The Chinese doctor suggest us to give him some 甘草水去胎火. so we will give it a try and see if it'll get better.

Chubby Cheek Cafe

3.5 ★★★ for the ambiance and the service
3.5 ★★★ for the food
$30 and below
since our baby is still small, there aren't many restaurant that are BABY friendly.  this place just opened recently and i am urged to try it!  since it's newly opened, the place is clean and spacious, but mostly are booth and only suitable for 4 people which is understandable b/c it's good for single family. But we came with friends and they don't have many seating for large group.  we asked the waiters if they can arrange 2 booths into a large table and they give us a face.  The waiter definitely need more training.  but the owner was nice enough to help us out. the owner is very thoughtful and know how to treat his customers! Thumbs up!  i do not expect their food to be good since we are not here to eat. so i ordered the waffle and it was edible. better than i expected.  i would probably come here again when our baby is old enough to play at the playground. but they do charge $10 per kid.

長牙囉

he grow 2 tooth at bottom when he is 6 months old.  i need to give him more nutrition/solid food so he can grow bigger~~

1st solid food 紅蘿菠泥(過敏)

my baby's rash is much better after i switched it to similac alimentum. i started feeding my baby rice cereal when he is 5 months old. i brought Gerber, but after eating it 4 days, his face started to have rashes again. so i started cooking my own rice cereal and he was doing fine.
At 5 month and 3 wks, i made carrot and blended it together with rice. i only fed him a little bit for 3 days and his face looks ok. so i continue to give him more.  His face started to have rash really bad on the 4th day. so i am pretty sure he is allergic to carrot.  After searching online, people said although most doctors recommend carrot as a 1st solid food, it's also a very commend food that baby will be allergic to.   Now i believe a lot of baby rash has to do with food.

加濕器 Humidifier

Crane UltraSonic Humidifier  $50
after reading reviews online, i decided to buy this one.  There are many pros and cons, but i still like it b/c the design is very cute.  I was excited to try it on the 1st night and thought i got a defective one b/c i can't see the mist after turning it on and our gauge did not change a bit.  Finally after 30 min. i can see mist coming out of it and i can feel the difference in room. it works great, but took a while to get the job done... i guess you get what you paid for. other than that, i am still happy with it b/c i love the design.

Honeywell Humidifier
we got it during clearance for like $20 bucks. it does the job, very easy to clean, just very noisy. there are 2 fan power you can switch to. The bigger fan is very noisy and the small fan doesn't seem to humid the room much.. there's a filler inside need to change every couple months which is no big deal.  after using it for 4 month, it's still in good condition, but we decided to change it b/c it's just too noisy.

Iron man 3

finally have some time to watch the movie after the baby. i like #3 better than 2.  i really don't think the enemy in #2 is worth fighting.  the character is not strong enough and not good looking~ lol~ don't know if Iron man is going to have #4 or not.

異位性皮膚炎 Eczema

i never thought my baby would have eczema before since me and my husband don't have it in the family.  My baby's face rash started when he was 2 months old. It was only a little bit on the face, and got worse on cheek, forehead, ears, chin, back, and arms.  his entire face is covered with redness and dryness. i've searched and used many products and none of them seems working.  Doctor also prescribed hydrocortisone 0.5% for the face rash. but after putting it on for weeks, it didn't go worse, but it didn't gets better either. Everybody knows steroid has side-affect, so i wouldn't want to use it for long period of time.  i bath my baby w/ 茶葉水 according to doctor's suggestion. It helps recovering the open wound, but his skin felt more dry afterward. Moisture is the most important part to prevent eczema, but since my baby's face as a lot open wound, we could not put lotion on him as it sting his face. 
Here are the products i've used so far.
1) AD 小護士
Product from Japan. A lot taiwnese moms are talking about it and said it keeps the itchiness down and keep the skin moist.  it's the 1st item we try for my baby's face, and it seems working, so we continued for 3~4 weeks.  but it couldn't hold his eczema down and we discover it actually itches his face.  so we stopped it.
2)  at 3 months, his rash started to grow, so we have to use hydrocortisone. it was on and off, and never completely recover. We also tried to changed our milk to hypoallergenic formula enfamil  nutramigen.  but our baby doesn't like the taste and doesn't sleep well with the new formula.  after 1 week with no improvement, we go back to the old routine. [5/20~5/24]
3)  Avenoo baby
it was recommended by our doctor. It looked good the 1st time we put it on, but my baby's face started to react the next day. his eczema got worse, breakouts and watery.  i tried twice, and each time is the same thing. looked good at the beginning and got worse the next day. i would not recommend it and would not try it again.[5/25~5/26]
4) Cetephil
i researched online and gave it a try.  i brought lotion designed for eczema, and safe to use on baby as young as 3 months. i put it on after bath on his face, arms and legs. it helps soften his skin a little bit, but he still has face rashes. when he scratched his face, the lotion wouldn't work on open wound as it sting his face. [6/1~6/2]
5)  at 4 months, he started to have rashes on eyes and nose. it seems more like milk allergy to me then the outcome such as weather or detergent.  We started trying hypoallergenic formula again with similac alimentum.  also moved on to a new cream Vanicream, recommend by our friend.  will see what happen. [6/3~6/16]

Mother's day Dinner

1st Mother's day dinner/ Newport Seafood Restaurant

since the baby still small, we togo the food and eat at home. :) 

Nexus 4

我人生第一支smartphone

月子餐

Week 1: 花生豬腳湯+桂圓糯米+蘋果
Week 2: 雞湯+五穀飯+蘋果(也可以吃葡萄, 哈密瓜)
因為剖腹產, 第1~2個禮拜不能吃麻油和薑, 免的傷口發炎. 吃了2個禮拜的清淡食物也沒瘦... 囧

生產 01.31.2013

終於到這天了, 本來想自然產的, 誰知道羊水破了頭一直不下來baby呼吸不正常才緊急開刀. 天哪~ 自己經歷過才知道媽媽的辛苦. 讓我來分享這痛苦(喔不... 是偉大)的過程.
我1/30就持續陣痛, 幾乎每15~20分痛一下, 聽說開3指以上才可以住院, 不想白跑一趟就一直忍了一個晚上, 早上起來上廁所時發現有血塊, 我還很鎮定的上網收尋大家的經驗, 好像可以去了才打電話給老公, 12點到醫院已經開4指, 護士打了無痛分娩, 我想終於可以好好睡一覺了, 睡了一個下午, 5點醫生終於來了, 看了看圖表發現不太對, 馬上叫我簽同意書剖腹, 直接推進手術房, 我可以感覺到醫生在我肚子上劃開, 一直壓, 然後我就看到一道光(喔~ 我想是天堂) 過5分鐘我就昏迷了, 一切實在是太突然了, 我想我年輕力壯, 根本沒想過會剖腹, 我之前自然產的功課白做了!
醫院提供的晚餐
剖腹產讓我在醫院住了4天. 前3天只喝湯湯水水, 第4天才可以下床, 該死的傷口, 兩步距離的廁所花了我10分鐘. 當下真覺得我行動緩慢好像老人. 問我要不要再生第二個, 在說吧...

Marriage certificate

1/24/2013
we went to Fullerton for our marriage certificate. we filed the application online and had appointment at 1pm. the process was easier than i thought and it only took us 30 min. after the vow, we need to order our marriage certificate and that's it.