Monday, November 16, 2009
Derek's 1st Haircut
Last Saturday on November 14th, 2009, we took Derek to get his first ever haircut. We stopped by this place called Pigtails & Crewcuts, a creative kids salon, located in the Otay Ranch Mall in Chula Vista. The mall is literally a few blocks away from our house. Since Derek was born nearly 14 months ago, he's had his same locks of hair. We decided to get his hair cut not just because it was getting super long, but also in preparation for our parents' Erica's side of the family) 50th wedding day celebration. Check out the before and after pics. Enjoy!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Our Baby Can Walk!
We can't believe our little guy is already 14 months old! Time has flew so fast. One huge milestone that Erica touched on is that our little man can walk! Of course he sometimes needs assistance, but he can easily take about 15 steps. Since Derek turned 1, we've been up to a lot of things. We've visited our awesome friends, Elbert, Rina and their lovely family in San Pedro not too long ago. Also, Derek's Ninang and Erica's BFF, Nora came down for a visit along with her mom and her daughter. This past couple of weeks were also eventful. We headed up to Delano, CA, for Erica's parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary. The following week, Erica's parents took the Amtrak to visit us. This past weekend, we headed to an HOA event in our community where Derek won a costume contest dressed up as a penguin.
Catching up...
It's Erica :)
Just putting up a quick post to highlight what we've been up to since Derek turned 1. He's now 14 months old and is just the most inquisitive, energetic, loving boy who loves Cheerios, his animal figures, books, and learning how to walk.
Yes, he's taken his first steps. On Tuesday, Octoer 20th, Dean's dad calls him to tell us that our son took 15 steps unassisted. 10 minutes after we dropped him off at their house. Of course we were happy cause we've been waiting for this milestone, but the first words that came out of my mouth were, "WE MISSED IT!! =( "
Here's the video taken by our cousins Don & Sam:
So since then, he still holds onto our finger when he walks (runs), but he'll take a few steps unassisted if he's walking towards someone or from one piece of furniture to another. I'm getting a glimpse of the type of energy that will be required of us once he's walking by himself all over the place, we won't be able to sit down much when at home, haha.
Other events through the last two months...
-He got sick with Roseola. It's a very common illness spread from child to child that starts out with a fever above 103 degrees, then ends with red blotches all over the body once the fever breaks. The blotchiness freaked me out, but luckily the blotches went away after a couple days.
-He's made up a word for bottle ("babap"), banana ("bop"), and Cheerios ("aiyah") to add to his vocabulary of mama, keys, and cheese. I've also asked him to say Derek, to which he replies "ek". :)
-We've gotten rid of his pacifier. Within the span of a week, we phased it out and he totally doesn't use one anymore. :) I'm ecstatic.
-He LOVES books! He chooses his bedtime books now, and during the day, he'll crawl up to any of his books lying around and quietly flip through them.
-He is holding up our phones to his ear. Pure imitation of his parents, haha.
-He's showing interest in using utensils to manipulate food and objects. We'll hand him a spoon while we're feeding him so he can get used to holding one. Unfortunately it ends up with food being flung all over the place, but it's all for the sake of him learning, right?
Ok that's it for now. There will be a picture post soon, once Dean gets around to it. Thanks for reading!
Just putting up a quick post to highlight what we've been up to since Derek turned 1. He's now 14 months old and is just the most inquisitive, energetic, loving boy who loves Cheerios, his animal figures, books, and learning how to walk.
Yes, he's taken his first steps. On Tuesday, Octoer 20th, Dean's dad calls him to tell us that our son took 15 steps unassisted. 10 minutes after we dropped him off at their house. Of course we were happy cause we've been waiting for this milestone, but the first words that came out of my mouth were, "WE MISSED IT!! =( "
Here's the video taken by our cousins Don & Sam:
So since then, he still holds onto our finger when he walks (runs), but he'll take a few steps unassisted if he's walking towards someone or from one piece of furniture to another. I'm getting a glimpse of the type of energy that will be required of us once he's walking by himself all over the place, we won't be able to sit down much when at home, haha.
Other events through the last two months...
-He got sick with Roseola. It's a very common illness spread from child to child that starts out with a fever above 103 degrees, then ends with red blotches all over the body once the fever breaks. The blotchiness freaked me out, but luckily the blotches went away after a couple days.
-He's made up a word for bottle ("babap"), banana ("bop"), and Cheerios ("aiyah") to add to his vocabulary of mama, keys, and cheese. I've also asked him to say Derek, to which he replies "ek". :)
-We've gotten rid of his pacifier. Within the span of a week, we phased it out and he totally doesn't use one anymore. :) I'm ecstatic.
-He LOVES books! He chooses his bedtime books now, and during the day, he'll crawl up to any of his books lying around and quietly flip through them.
-He is holding up our phones to his ear. Pure imitation of his parents, haha.
-He's showing interest in using utensils to manipulate food and objects. We'll hand him a spoon while we're feeding him so he can get used to holding one. Unfortunately it ends up with food being flung all over the place, but it's all for the sake of him learning, right?
Ok that's it for now. There will be a picture post soon, once Dean gets around to it. Thanks for reading!
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Derek's 1st Birthday!
On August 26th, 2009, our Derek Joshua turned one! We can't believe how the time flew. To celebrate his first year in the world, we went to the Wild Animal Park the day of and had a big birthday bash the following Saturday.
Both Erica and I took Wednesday the 26th off of work and took Derek to the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA. It was Derek and Erica's first time going to that place and the last time I went there was when I was around 4 or 5 years old. The first exhibit we checked out was the Dino Mountain, a mechanical dinosaur exhibit. After Dino Mountain, we headed to the Journey into Africa tram tour, a 25 minute tour of animals including giraffes, zebras, rhinos, antelopes and other animals. Derek enjoyed looking at the animals on the tour. Afterwards, we ate lunch and then headed to the Lion exhibit. Our last stop was at the gorilla exhibit. By the time we made it to the exit, Derek fell asleep in his stroller. That was the very first time that he's done that. He had a blast at the Wild Animal Park!
Towards the end of Derek's birthday, we gave him his birthday gift: Tickle Me Elmo hands/gloves. He picked them out at Toys R Us a couple of weeks back. Erica baked him a cake and we helped Derek blow out his candle accompanied by wishes from each of us.
The following Saturday on August 29th, we celebrated Derek's Birthday with a party within our neighborhood community. The location was at the Winding Trails hall in Chula Vista. Our guests included family, friends and coworkers. The food was delicious. My dad hired a taqueiza taco company, where two people set up a grill, chopped up carne and polla asada and served our guests fresh grilled tacos. Also on the menu was a lechun (roasted pig), salt & pepper wings from Royal Mandarin, pancit, lumpya, lasagna, more chinese food and Derek's birthday cake made by Sumi's oven. The party started at 1PM and ended at around 7PM(even though the invitation stated 4PM). Everyone had a great time, including Derek. Despite the almost 100 degree heat, our guests and us were super stuffed. It was great to see familiar faces, family and friends. The party was a success and Derek got lots of gifts!
Both Erica and I took Wednesday the 26th off of work and took Derek to the Wild Animal Park in Escondido, CA. It was Derek and Erica's first time going to that place and the last time I went there was when I was around 4 or 5 years old. The first exhibit we checked out was the Dino Mountain, a mechanical dinosaur exhibit. After Dino Mountain, we headed to the Journey into Africa tram tour, a 25 minute tour of animals including giraffes, zebras, rhinos, antelopes and other animals. Derek enjoyed looking at the animals on the tour. Afterwards, we ate lunch and then headed to the Lion exhibit. Our last stop was at the gorilla exhibit. By the time we made it to the exit, Derek fell asleep in his stroller. That was the very first time that he's done that. He had a blast at the Wild Animal Park!
Towards the end of Derek's birthday, we gave him his birthday gift: Tickle Me Elmo hands/gloves. He picked them out at Toys R Us a couple of weeks back. Erica baked him a cake and we helped Derek blow out his candle accompanied by wishes from each of us.
The following Saturday on August 29th, we celebrated Derek's Birthday with a party within our neighborhood community. The location was at the Winding Trails hall in Chula Vista. Our guests included family, friends and coworkers. The food was delicious. My dad hired a taqueiza taco company, where two people set up a grill, chopped up carne and polla asada and served our guests fresh grilled tacos. Also on the menu was a lechun (roasted pig), salt & pepper wings from Royal Mandarin, pancit, lumpya, lasagna, more chinese food and Derek's birthday cake made by Sumi's oven. The party started at 1PM and ended at around 7PM(even though the invitation stated 4PM). Everyone had a great time, including Derek. Despite the almost 100 degree heat, our guests and us were super stuffed. It was great to see familiar faces, family and friends. The party was a success and Derek got lots of gifts!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Our 3-Year Wedding Anniversary!
Today marked our 3rd year as a married couple! Time flew by so fast! Both Erica and I decided to take the day off of work. For breakfast, we decided to pick up some Chick-Fil-A and try their chicken and biscuit breakfast sandwiches. Those were yummy!
After our breakfast, we watched our wedding video! Lots of great memories. Its awesome to hear people say to this day that it was the best wedding that they have ever attended!
We decided to get some air and went on an outing in our community. First we hung out poolside at our neighborhood pool. It was nice to see the place pretty empty. Usually during the day, it gets pretty packed.
We then headed down to the park where Derek went for a few swings.
Once we got back from the park, Derek and I took a quick nap while Erica worked on some decorations for Derek's upcoming party.
For dinner, we headed to our favorite restaurant, Onami's in Mission Valley. For those of you who don't know or haven't experienced this place, its an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet with plenty of other choices. What a great day! Can't wait to celebrate year 4 and beyond!
After our breakfast, we watched our wedding video! Lots of great memories. Its awesome to hear people say to this day that it was the best wedding that they have ever attended!
We decided to get some air and went on an outing in our community. First we hung out poolside at our neighborhood pool. It was nice to see the place pretty empty. Usually during the day, it gets pretty packed.
We then headed down to the park where Derek went for a few swings.
Once we got back from the park, Derek and I took a quick nap while Erica worked on some decorations for Derek's upcoming party.
For dinner, we headed to our favorite restaurant, Onami's in Mission Valley. For those of you who don't know or haven't experienced this place, its an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet with plenty of other choices. What a great day! Can't wait to celebrate year 4 and beyond!
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