Week 5 - 03/07/08 to 03/12/08

WHERE'S MY NOSE?
If pictures aren't enough, Mommy's gone and uploaded video of me now, too!

Hmmm ... what happened in my 5th week? Well, I had my one-month check-up, Po-Po came back from her business trip to hang out with me, Xiao-Jiu and Crystal came back to visit me again, it snowed in Dallas, and I had my first public outing!

Unfortunately, Thursday was a sleepy day, so Mommy didn't get a chance to dress me warmly and put me outside for my snow bunny picture, but Gong-Gong did take a lot of pictures (of course).

My outing was to Black-Eyed Pea for lunch (Mommy had a coupon and was wanting non-Chinese food) and then Babies R Us afterwards to get me more diapers (I go through about 100 a week). I was pretty good even though I had to be fed and changed at the restaurant. We had a whole entourage with Xiao-Jiu as my papparazzi! Then, everyone babysat me Saturday night so that Mommy and Daddy could have a date night ... their first since I was born. The agenda? Shopping at Costco and dinner at Avalon's. They had a great time!

Gong-Gong, Po-Po, Xiao-Jiu, and Crystal left on Sunday morning in time for Ms. Michelle and Mr. Martin to come over to watch NASCAR with Mommy and Daddy, but everyone is gone now, so it's just Mommy and me during the day. She spends a lot of time carrying me -- I think I got a little spoiled with all the visitors carrying me all the time -- and we also play and nap together as well. Starting this week, Mommy's also taking me on daily excursions (yesterday was through the drive-through at the dry cleaners and Sonic; today's going to be the grocery store; tomorrow is to her post-partum dr visit) so that we can both get out and about.

WE HAVE LIFT-OFF!
It's not much, but I'm officially able to lift my heavy (peanut-)head off the ground.

I have a touch of baby acne right now. Hey, it's hard work being born! Plus, like mother, like daughter. I hear it's supposed to clear up by the time I'm 2 months old though. I almost got diaper rash last week, but Po-Po promptly put butt-paste (hehe) on it to clear it up; crisis diverted! Now if only Mommy can figure out how to get me to sleep on my own without having to hold me!

This is what I look like most of the day

This is the view that Mommy gets

I don't know how long I'll keep writing on a weekly basis, but as long as I keep having these adventures, the posts will continue!

P.S. Just found out that Ye-Ye and Nai-Nai are coming back to visit me in a couple of weeks. Let the spoiling continue! :D