first words (22 months)

For awhile we were worried that Mak might have a slight language delay. She was really good at expressing herself with sounds and pointing but not with words. Maybe she was still trying to figure out the bilingual thing...all Chinese with grandparents, all English with her uncles and Chinglish with mommy and daddy.

One morning Around 21.5 months, Mak started to repeat letters and words that start with them beginning with A/apple. And from then on, new words started popping up gradually. It's been fun hearing her speak! Here're her first words so far...

1. "miu" = milk
2. "nana" = banana
3. "appo" = apple
4. "bubbo" = bubble
5. "egg" = egg
6. "Elmo" = Elmo
7. "ma" = mommy
8. "da" = daddy
9. "yeh YEH" = Chinese word for daddy's daddy
10. "yeh YEH" = Mak's mischievous way of calling "gung gung" - mommy's daddy
11. "mama" = daddy's mommy
12. "popo" = mommy's mommy
13. "bay bee" = baby
14. "moore" or "mooooi" = more
15. "amen" & "ah-moon" = English and Chinese Amen
16. "eat eat eat" = wants something to eat...usually spoken with conviction and finger pointing at mouth
17. "daaah" = daddy, mommy or just wanting someone's attention
18. "OHhhh", "MO", "NO" = no
19. "ball" = ball
20. "I daat" = iPod touch

Alphabet she can recognize and repeat: A, B, E, I, M, N, O, S, X, Y(usually whispers this one)

Numbers: 8 (what a true Chinese girl!)

Mak with one of her favorite "toys" that we regrettably introduced to her a little too early...

big sister in training

Makayla will be a BIG SISTER...sibling's expected arrival date...May 26, 2011!

...just chillin' in mommy's tummy at 12 weeks old...

trick-or-treating 2011

Makayla went on her first shopping mall trick or treating at Bellevue Square this year! It took her a little while to figure out what was going on but eventually, she caught on...even tried to take candy out of her cousin's basket! Too bad she couldn't eat any of her candy this year! Maybe next year, Mak!

Trying out costume at home. Refused at first but obliged after mommy told her it's her new jammies! :)



Finally made it to the mall after being woken up from her nap...a little dazed and confused...

Jumped right into action with the help of big cousin, Mavis!

dancing mak (con't)

Age: 20 months
Song: Rosa Parks, Outkast

dancing mak

Age: 20 months
Song: random song at Fred Meyer's

mama mak week

Mommy took a week off to hang out with Mak since she will be gone for a whole week in October, traveling to Washington DC for work.

We packed the whole week with activities:

Monday - hang with popo, gung gung, caufuu, taipo as usual

Tuesday - art class at Gymboree for the first time. Mak uses wet paint for the first time and of course got it all over her light pink shirt!

Wednesday - special trip to Group Health lab so mommy can get a "special test" done

Thursday - oops forgot what we did...cuz mommy was too excited about the results from the "special test"

Friday - story time at Bellevue First Presbyterian Church (Mak loved it!), shopping at Toy's R Us, and lunch with aunt Jada and uncle Kyle

Mommy, I found something I reeeally like!

Pleeeese can I have this?

Okay, I'll save money and put it back...


It was a fun week!

dancing mak (19 months)

Age: 19 months
Song: Lonely Goatherd, Sound of Music
Highlights: 00:38-00:41