Ian's Potty

Now that all of you had seen his potty's accomplishment, it is time to take the picture offline...... :)

I thought I will discuss Ian's potty experience here. I have recently borrowed a book from the library on potty training your baby, and I am convinced that starting after 2, or whenever the baby wants is not the way to go. If you knew me at all, you know the laissez-faire attitude does not fly with me at all. So, I'm driven now to introduce Potty into Ian's world. On the other hand, I am aware that Ian goes to daycare and they probably think I'm nuts if i told them i need them to start potty training my one year old. Now, I am focused on trying to get him to know his potty, to associate his potty with poop and pee. Anyway, I went to Baby R Us to get him a basic potty. And my god! Those things can get fancy. Some of them will lit up and start singing when you poop or pee! I hope i have something like that to reward me when i do my business in my bathroom. But then, that thing will probably be so overworked. Oh, we are also teaching him that potty time is the best time to catch up with some reading.

Being first-time parents, anything our little guy does is a world's wonder. Yeah, including his poop. So, i am compelled to share with you all the picture of his first poop in a potty. I know, you are saying I'm crazy, but wait till you have your own! I bet you'd want to preserve his puke in a petri dish for keep sake.

Christmas Ho Ho Ho!

I know, a little late for Christmas post. I was just too lazy to get off my butt after all the food and booze. Not to mention that I have no vacation so I get to work all week after Christmas. Anyway, Christmas was good and fattening, as usual. Ian has quite a bit of fun with the tree and the presents. In fact, we have had to move all the tree ornaments higher up where he couldn't reach. Those shiny glass balls are way too tempting for the baby's chubby hands. And I also have to keep him from rolling the presents around or sitting on it or plucking the bow on it. Ian got some clothes from his grandparents, and aunts. We gave him some onesizes and socks. He had fun pulling them out from his stocking. We figure we still have some grace periods before he asks for toys next year. Also, thank you Uncle Marvin for his Tigger. You can tell from the picture that it took no time for him to get acquinted with Tigger. I'm glad that his favourite soft toy is a TIGER, and not some kind of annoying bird they call jayhawk or something like that.

For me, i got a Coach bag from my hubby. Heheh! I gave him a Craftman's drill set, Michael Kor's tie, Brook Brother's shirt, a polo-T, boxer and some golf picks.

Ian turned one on Dec 8, 2005! We invited close friends and family and threw him a party on the following Saturday. Well, he didn't wake up from his nap until everyone was done eating. And then, he was a little confused because his house was suddenly very crowded and noisy. Ian got some toys, clothes, and a rocking chair! Yeesin conspired to feed Ian way too much chocolate ice-cream so he would be up all night. We also discovered that Ian is a bully. He pushed Brielle several times and snatched her toys away and then crawled away!

Don't you think he looked like a little CEO in his dress shirt and dress pants! In this household of MBAs, there's no doubt our ultimate goal is to raise him to be a CEO and then take over the world! Muahahah! I mean, sure, we are about giving our child options. So, if he were not into the whole running a multinational empire kinda thing, he can be either a corporate lawyer or an investment banker. OK... maybe a medical doctor too.