Journey with You

I’m so behind here. I always like to write about Cyrus’ new progress on/around the 10th every month but this time I am way too late.

Life has been quite hectic since I started working. Everyday is like a blur. Busy at the office, crazy at home. Every evening, as soon as I get home, we need to feed the finicky little eater. A few things that he usually eats: squash, oatmeal with milk, bread, fruit. We’ve been trying to offer him more balanced menu but he is really difficult to please, at the dinner table anyways. Sometimes he gets really tired because of getting up early and not getting enough nap time at day care, he only wants to nurse. Man, I am wondering if I need to wean him soon. To be honest, I think I’m a little bit burnt out by his all evening nursing demand. I simply don’t have enough time to do everything. Not to mention updating the diary.

Cyrus has been imitating us speaking. Yesterday, I believe, he said his first word: “lights” in Mandarin. I’ve been teaching him that word but last evening when I turned the lights on in the dining room, he pointed at the light and said the word. Even though the pronunciation is not completely correct, I knew that’s what he was saying. I was so excited!

Cyrus is gradually getting used to be at the day care. I don’t need to watch him eating breakfast anymore. He loves to join other children for breakfast and would happily wave goodbye to me when I am leaving. We’ve also noticed some different behaviors he has at day care and at home. When we change his diapers, he cries and fights. He doesn’t do that at day care. He would throw food on the floor when we feed him. Sharon said he doesn’t do that at day care anymore. This simply amazes me.

He also starts to show some bad habits. For example, he would grab other children’s toy or food. He also likes to slap/scratch other people’s faces. We should really watch out for these bad habits.

Over all, we are pretty happy with the day care. The couple who runs the place are very nice. They know what they are doing and are very organized. They seem to care about the children and they keep very good communication with parents. They have plenty of activities for kids to do. They take them out for walks and let them play in the yard regularly. Cyrus loves to play outside.

Last week was pretty hard. Both Cyrus and I got a cold. His nose was stuffed up and running. I had a fever on Monday but felt much better after that. I am still coughing here and there but no big deal. We took Cyrus to the doctor last Thursday. Doctor said he had a very mild ear infection but no medication needed at the point. He is coughing a little too. We need to take him back to check next week. Hopefully everything will be clear.

Here are some photos to share. Cyrus somehow learns from us to put a key in the keyhole. We didn’t intentionally teach him at all.

We cut Cyrus’ hair for the 3rd time! We tried to give him a mohawk but it turned out very subtle.

He was looking at the rain falling at the window.

I love this one!!