the g-ride

this week rmd is movin on up out of "baby II" class into the toddler class! mommy and rmd got to meet the new teachers last week and everyone thinks he'll do just fine.. he's taking a few of his lil peeps with him ... here they are, one last time together as a class in their g-ride...

eatin in & eatin out

happy memorial day everyone! not sure what our day will have in store for us, but it'll most likely start out with this little one feeding himself breakfast... just like this:


so what's better than dinner with friends? dinner with friends that share their food AND feed you! rmd with collin:

getting ready for the weekend.

i know, its only tuesday, well, now wednesday but don't we all just look forward to the weekends? WE sure do! *sigh* yes, its been yet another few busy weeks so just gonna re-cap back to mother's day..

mommy's first mother's day card made by rmd! luv it =)













poem that rmd typed up..hehe...




















back cover..














ooooh, and for almost the last week, rmd has been sleeping in his own crib! for those not on fb.. first night was rough (on both rmd and mommy & daddy)... started off with 50 mins of crying, and then when mommy went in to check, found him asleep in the kneeling position... yup, booty out, hands clutching the rails, head resting on the crib bumper but face pressed against the rails... it was quite a sad site... and no, no pictures... didn't think we'd have the heart to see that image again! but besides the first night tho, the next couple of days were actually quite nice.. rmd even sleeping from 11:30 all the way to 8 am the 3rd night...

here's the first time EVER that mommy got rmd to fall asleep in his own crib... i know, its well overdue but mommy was quite amazed that we finally got to this milestone! its still a struggle to get him to stay asleep now, but we're hoping he gets used to it soon! cross your fingers everyone!














then we got to have a fun day out on sunday! since it was such a beautiful day, we went to brunch, then the farmer's market ... where we got a whole bushel of bananas for only a buck! and 8 of those cartons of strawberries for only $5.. cheap like cheap! anyhow, off to the park to spend the rest of the afternoon... nice and relaxin!

strawberries were yummy!














and they are currently his favs.. so if you ever want to hold him as he's been quite fiesty lately, please come with strawberries...














chillaxin...




















if my memory serves me right, this might be rmd's
first time barefoot in the grass!













screamin at the crazies...













family pic with a lil one who'd rather be anywhere but...
sign of things to come i guess!







































oh, and lady at daycare told us that rmd is walking on his own now... not so much yet at home but here he is chasing ducks...












k, random but rmd was going to town with this mango so had to add it as well... wish all my meals were always this yummy...

15 months old

so what happens at your 15 month birthday? ok, its not normally a "traditionally celebrated" milestone, but our little guy reached some milestones of his own.

but before we get into that... mommy had to blog about an incident that happened at daycare last week... apparently, these voluptuous curves of his must be lookin quite tasty cause last week the unthinkable happened... he got bit! no, it wasn't by an animal or insect - but *gasp!* - by another little munchkin! yup, our little guy mindin his own biz got chomped on cause he didn't want to play with one of the other kids. there were tears but after some tlc, they said he came out unfazed.. well, except for this mark that lasted about a week!
















we then got to go for his 15 month visit last Thursday and besides a little low iron count, all checked out well. here are his stats:
Weight - 21.13lbs (25%), yup - he still weighs in the same as he did last checkup!
height - 29" (3%), basketball might be out of the question...
head - 75-90%, looks like the rest of his 'little' body finally catching up to his noggin!

so old enough to take the car out?















probably not.. but as part of rmd's own goal.. we were finally able to get a whole 9 steps on video! (i know, one day we'll be telling him to stay put instead of encouraging him to get movin but until then, we'll keep the camera rollin...)

zoo crawl

we just got back from htown and had such a great time! we got to meet baby ethan (co stacy & chu tomas' new baby boy), then hang out with all the aunties and uncles (from dallas too), co su even came down from chi-town, and then.. even got to visit co van & chu vinnie & all their little doggies too! only bad thing was that the weekend was too short ... so hopefully, we'll get to do it again soon!

welcome baby ethan! u are one of the cutest things ever!





















while we were down there, we also got to go to the zoo and check out a few of the animals. unfortunately, it was raining on and off the whole time we were there, so we couldn't venture off too much but one day, we'll have to come back and spend the whole day there!

rmd's first time to see the elephants! i know, doesn't look very excited but the face may be cause of the smell... it was a warm, humid day...
i'll leave it at that.

















lovin the huge aquarium with all the fishees




















the weird little lizard/gecko/animal animal...















and then there's the zoo crawl! there were lots of piranhas and a little tube... what else to do except crawl through it! mommy & daddy were worried that he would be scared in here but he loved it! notice how he stops mid-way to flash a smile at the crowds lookin on ... and then a few seconds later stops the kid behind him dead in his tracks with his ninja-like reflexes.. hehe


he loved it so much that he had to go again! (and again, and again...)

oklahoma city

this past weekend, mommy had to leave a slightly feverish rmd at home with daddy so that we can head up to okc. we went to visit a friend who has her own event & floral design company called little surprises & oh so blush and got to see the ins & outs of her first spring wedding. mommy was quite sad and missing the boys since this was her first overnight stay EVER away from rmd. needless to say, it was quite rough on rmd and moreso on mommy, especially back at home. rmd was not too happy so gave mommy the cold shoulder, mad-dawg glare, tears & all for a couple of hours **sniff sniff** before finally giving in and letting mommy even hold him! good thing biz trips aren't a regular thing!

so anyhow, here are some pix from the wedding. maybe one of these days, we might even get serious about having a biz of our own... in the meantime, if anyone needs wedding flowers in the dfw area... don't hesitate to call and keep posted for happenings to come =)

the studio...













mommy actually made this one all by her lonely!
took double the time as everyone else...
but you know... better late than never!





















the church piece that mo-chauie whipped together!




















one of the four different pieces at the reception...





















the second piece with pilsners, candles, water, and all & then the third towering piece in the background




















and the cakes! ok, we didnt' make these but so cute..





















now doesn't all this make the married folks out there want to do it all over again?? hehe, yeah, i was just kidding...

things from daycare

ok, mommy forgot to blog about rmd's first easter eggs, compliments of his first daycare party. rmd actually helped to dye the little green and yellow one!





















and then this evening, this is what mommy found as she was prepping his snack...