Growing up....

Dad noticed that Nick seemed to have grown up quite a bit these couple days. This morning, he even wiped his butt after poopoo, all by himself! Dad thinks there might be couple reasons:

- Nick is transitioned to Pre-K class at school. Even though he is the eldest in his current class, Mom and Dad had been thinking about keeping him in pre-school class for a while, as he really likes his teachers and friends. But Nick is so ready to go to the new class -- "Big kids go Pre-K", as he would say :)

- Of course, this may have something to do with the little sister in mom's tommy :)

Either way, we are quite happy.

P.S. He has been sleeping in Mom and Dad's room since we got back from the Disney vacation last week -- maybe this will fix that too? :)

Happy Birthday Baba, and I got a sister

Yesterday was Nick's father's birthday. We went to Todai to celebrate. When Mama picked Nick from the daycare, Nick asked "is today baba's birthday?" "Yes" "ok, then we will say happy birthday to baba. But not like happy birthday to u happy birthday to u. We need to lower the voice and say it very gentle" "oh, ok". Mama does not understand why but whatever Nick said. He is so wise these days.

Then, during the dinner, Mama told Nick that there is a little sister in Mama's tommy. Nick was extremely happy and he laughed and laughed. Mama thought he was happy that he will have some friend at home and won't feel lonely UNTIL..... We got home, and Nick lay down on the bed and pointed to his belly, "Ma, I think I have a Meimei in my belly too" Mama fainted.....

Nick's "New York Plan"?

Nick wants to go New York? But he does not even know what/where New York is.... Mom and Dad are puzzled.

It happened yesterday when Mom and Dad picked up Nick from school. Then, Ms Renqing, Nick's teacher asked, "are you guys going to New York on Thanksgiving?"

"No, why?"

"While, Nicholas said you were going,"

"???"

"And when I asked him how he could get there, he said, 'dad will drive. He drives really really fast'."

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So, our theory is -- Nicholas has been watching the Disney movie "Cars" recently. We think he picked up some ideas. Our proof? His new favorite questions --

"Are you crazy?"

AND

"Are you crying?"

Sigh....

Reading a Book by Himself

Nick is now reading a book all by himself! The book? "I Love Trains"




OK, maybe he does not know the spelling of the words yet. But both mom and dad are so amazed by Nick's memory skills!

Nick got a piano

Nick got a piano today, and he loves it!

Nick went to pick up the piano with mom this morning. Being a safety conscious boy, he realized a potential problem as soon as he saw the piano -- "Mama, this is too big. Can you help me carry it?" So, mom got a moving a crew to help. But safety is still very much on Nick's mind -- "I need to stay here, (or) they (will) step on me."

Nick likes piano. He would play everytime he visited grandma's place. Last week, he started his piano class, and his love for the instrument was on-display during the first lesson. As soon as he saw two grand pianos at Ms. Karen's studio, he sat in front of one and told mom: "I have this one, and you have that one" :)

So, while dad is still a bit unsure, mom got Nick his very own piano -- We'll see....

Nick's "Private" Skating Class

With his advanced skating skills, Nick is in TOT3 class now. He enjoys skating so much that he always reminds mom and dad -- "Saturday we go skating" (OK, he is also enjoying his other classes, and he knows his own schedule!)

So, we were very disappointed last Thursday evening when we got to the ice arena and discovered that the class was cancelled, and we did not get the message! So, after some talking to the management, Nick got a private skating session, and he really enjoyed it! AND, we got the class reinstated! Good job!

Trick Or Treat~~~OMG

Nick was so eager to go Trick Or Treat last Sat. evening that he was super cooperative to everything, including eat~~ oh, my God~~~ It meant so much for Mama. Who said my son does not eat well?! Come and I will show you the night on Halloween!!!! Nick ate like a...ah....Angel. He ate all the Wonton that Mommy put in his plate in 5 min. Mommy almost in tears. *_*

I guess Mommy laughed too early. From Sat. night after he got his candy till Monday morning, Nick is so addicted to this game -- Trick or Treat. He kept asking, while waving his candy pumpkin basket: Mommy, say trick or treat...say it say it... "No, I do not wanna candy. I do not like it" Desperate Mommy replied. " No mommy, you need to say - trick or treat". "but I do not like candy" "Mommy, are you my friend?!" "ok ok..trick or treat..."...:(

Hopefully, when Mommy pick up Nick from daycare today, Nick will stop saying Trick or Treat.

Halloween!

This year, Nicholas is cowboy! And dad and Nick did something very special this year -- we made a special pumpkin featuring, yes, a crab!

Disney On Ice

When Mickey Mouse and friends came to town, of course We would not miss it! Nick had a great time watching Disney on Ice at George Mason!

补记2

Nick really likes his new school, which he calls "Shool 0", because the street number is 8260. (Yeah, very creative boy) Last week, he started trying to invite his school friends home, and he started with his teacher :) His strategy? Food and Toys. As his teacher told mom and dad later, Nick's invitation goes something like this "Come to my house, I have ice cream and fire truck!"

He also seems to had a change of heart with his soccer classes at school. He starts to like it!

补记1: Skating

Nick started his skating classes about two weeks ago (the video shows his first class)

After only two classes, he is a little pro now. Last weekend, Mom, Dad and Nick had a family skating outing, and not only can Nick march on ice by himself, he can even drag Dad around! The original plan had been skating for only half an hour, but, at Nick's insistance, we had over an hour of fun on ice! Mom and Dad are so proud of Nick!

BTW, Mom really needs to practice more to catch up with Nick -- Nick was trying to help mom all the time, reminding her of the right posture, and giving her plenty of encouragement -- GOOD JOB!

Nick's First Official Dental Check

Today, Daddy took Nicholas to the Dentist office for a checkup. According to DAD, the dentist prasied him as the best patient ever - extremely cooperative. Mama is really proud. :)

There is only one little cavity in Nick's mouth. Not too bad, but we need to brush teeth more thoroughly now, little Nick, especially your gum. :)

Today and yesterday morning, Mama came to work late. It is just because of Nick's screaming upstairs. Daddy needs to stop teasing Nicholas all the time. It is really not a good habit to tease the son and make fool of himself. But, so far, Daddy did not listen and Mama needs to talk to him seriously. Kick kick if needed. :)

Nick is way too Bossy~~

Last night, Daddy had a craving for WildFire. So, we went to this fancy restaurant in Tysons Galleria. We do not like the restaurant or the food. Mama decided not too have steak at least for two weeks. Yuk~~~

Anyway, we left the mall and was walking towards the parking lot. Nicholas started his trick again. "Mama, I hurt" "Where" "my knee", "yeah, whatever~~". Daddy and Mommy kept walking. "Mama, why don't you go find the car, Daddy and I wait for you here" Nick pointed to the parking lot and then stopped walking dragging his dad with him. :( Poor mommy then, had to go get the car, and picked up the two MEN from the curbside.. I need a girl who can back me up~~~~~~

Nick Loves Swimming Now ~~~~

Finally, little Nick fell in love with one sport - Swimming~~~ We started the swimming class when he was 18 months, from struggling to resent to "ok, I will go", to FINALLY --- He is enjoying it. Dad took him to swimming yesterday, when he got back, he was so excited: Mama, I swam alone. :) Baba also told Mama that Nicholas started to swim with belly up. How great~~~~

弹指一挥间

今天很偶然又回到这个网站。最后一篇文章是大约3年前发的。时间过得真得很快，而我跟劳工在单位，家和幼儿园之间忙碌着，竟然三年中都没有把好好的成长过程记录下来。不得不说是很大的遗憾。因此我决定从现在开始，恢复纪录。

好好的体重已经将近一年徘徊在34，35磅之间了。我心里很着急，脾气一天天不好了。真是不知道应该怎样做才能让儿子多长点儿肉。

好好上星期第一次上滑冰课，开始死活不穿冰刀，被我用冰激凌哄骗，终于下场子了。滑得还相当不错。好好爸爸绝对是一个好好爸爸。两只眼睛就没离开过儿子，生怕有任何闪失。好好是这个班上最小的，嘻嘻，我觉得滑得那是最好的。老妈眼里出健将嘛。

下星期要去听几个钢琴老师的课，好好越来越有音乐天赋。弹琴唱歌都有一套。我和爸都有些慌恐，很怕耽误了一代音乐大师。：）这两天我车里在放歌剧Mama mia, Nicholas can sing pretty well after a few times. It is just so cute to hear him singing "Mama Mia, here I go again..YY..How can I resist you". OR, "Money, money, must be funny, in the rich man's world". :)