Julian's Journal

So guess what my first words were? Not mama or dada... but

Yep... BELLE BELLE~! I love Belle!! She gives me motivation to crawl. And I like to crawl around the house saying "Belle Belle!"

Theses days I am babbling nonstop. No one knows what I'm saying but me.

I do love to dance!

Here is a video of my brother Maxwell pulling me in the wagon from Granny and Gramps.

Every weekend, we walk around the neighborhood like this!!1 I love it!!

Yeah so I had an eczema flare up recently.

Not sure what caused it but luckily I had some steroid creams.

But you see that finger i suck on? My Delicious ring finger.... MMMM.....

Well it has a big fat permanent eczema rash on it. Surprise surprise.... Doesn't change the fact that it's tasty.

I am going through this needy phase. I need constant cuddles. And the only place I will crawl to is Mama or Dada's feet.

When I get there... I do this.

So Mama says I am SOOO different from Maxwell. For example, Maxwell would wake in the mornings in his crib, cooing, smiling, and quiet. Not me! When I wake up in the morning (usually at 6am), I scream like a banshee. And I'm angry and pissed off... until I get my morning bottle of milk. Then... I'm fine.

Also, unlike Maxwell, I am an awesome eater. I eat everything and anything.... x 3. Well there are some things I don't care for. Like Watermelon (Maxwell's favorite), Cheese (Maxwell's favorite), and yogurt (Maxwell's favorite).

My current fav's are: peas, grapes, blueberries, chicken, pork, red and orange peppers, avocado, banana, oatmeal. Mama always jokes that I'm going to eat the family into the poorhouse.

I am drinking whole milk now and have graduated to using a sippy cup!

I can stand on my feet a few seconds at a time. But I don't like it.

I am pretty demanding and can be dramatic when I don't get what I want (i.e. cry, throw my head back, and roll around on the floor kicking my legs). But when I am in a good mood, I can be pretty agreeable.

It's been a while since my last post!

In late February, I went to my first OCA Chinese New Year Dinner! I got to stay up wayyyy past my bedtime.

I got to wear red. And also wear the same Chinese outfit my brother wore last year.

I got to witness my first dragon dance. It was really loud and my brother freaked out in fear. But I don't know fear yet!

I was pooped afterwards.

My hair reached historic heights.

I was famous for my hair. Every where I went, people would gasp and exclaim "That baby's hair~!"

But sometimes it really looked like a mess.

But it definitely made me famous at school!

So the weekend I got pinkeye, Daddy gave me my first hair cut. Sorta. he just trimmed the sides to make the sides look neater.

It still looked pretty crazy after that....

I love hanging out with my brother. He's so crazy. Here he is trying to copy me!

Pinkeye was annoying but I was better after eye drops and weekend at home.

I've been holding my own bottle for a while now. I drink an early morning bottle at 6:30am, one around 9:30am, around 1pm and then one final one around 6pm. I am in the process of switching off formula to whole milk!

I love eating solids. My favorites are chicken curry over rice, chicken brocolli and cheese nuggets, sweet potato, butternut squash, bananas, grassfed beef, avocado, hummus, and bread.

I am not a fan of fruits or green beans. I hate strawberries and orange. And i love love Puffs, rice cakes, and cheerios!

I have a new friend - Belle! I can say "Belle belle!" I love hitting her with my hands and with my toys. It's my way of saying I love you! Mama always tells me to be "gentle." I'm not sure what that means.

I like Belle. Belle motivates me to get into a crawling position. Definitely is more motivation than some boring toy.

Sometimes belle will just come sit by me and hang out with me.

Even though I do tend to abuse her.

My brother and I got the stomach flu the weekend of my birthday. Mommy and Daddy had it all planned out but they had to cancel it last minute. *sigh* And Daddy got me a cake and forgot I was allergic to eggs. And now they are too busy to reschedule the birthday party. Booo!!! It's true what they say!!! the Second child always gets the shaft!

But at least Mama made me a nice birthday video:
Julian from Cindy Yu on Vimeo.

But I'm a good sport....generally...

I do have a bit of a temper (at least that's what Miss Rosa at school says).

When I get mad, I've been known to cry, arch my back, and throw things. ....So I'm a little emo.....

But in other news, I've gotten in some good park time now that the weather's gotten nicer!

I also finally got a "real" haircut from a salon. It looks ok here because its the first day, but the cut is pretty bad and uneven....

I am still not crawling.... but I am reaching more and pulling up to my knees. I kinda crawled two steps. We put off the MRI for now because I am still so young to be sedated....

I went to the pediatrician today for my 1 year appointment. Everything else is on track. I am babbling nonstop... saying "Belle belle", "Mama" , and "Da da". Here is a video of me (pre salon cut) doing a video log with Mama:

Julian and momma from Cindy Yu on Vimeo.

I can sign "More" whenever I want more food.

I can point (which doc says usually doesnt start until 15 months), wave hello and good bye. I like hammering things, hitting things together, playing the xylophone, balloons, and reading books.