Monday, December 26, 2011

Merry Christmas!

Cynthia鉴定美女的标准是long eyelash,自然她画的画儿也是。

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Cynthia和playdate D,Dress Up 是最喜欢的游戏


Friday, November 11, 2011

11/11/11 postmark

Paint my statues
早晨偶尔耍赖不想去上学
look, the pumpkin i decorated!这个halloween还坐了Hayride,和D一起trick or treating.
Look this! Not a dinosaur, it is elephant fossil! The lower one is a T-rex skull.娃现在是fan dinosaur成长期,到了Museum,说得上十几种恐龙种类,curator说的对妈妈是火星语,不过娃们却听的兴奋。curator赞,俺忙解释,不是俺教的,是dinosaur train上学的。




12/04

好长一段时间没时间写blog了。忙得像个陀螺,昨天系主任终于宣布,俺的package改的不错了,下周可以送出,终于舒口气。当然拉下的一堆工作还是要赶。

10月29那次snow storm肯定要写上几句,天气还暖和,树叶没落,突降2 feet大雪,树叶承重太多,树折伤无数。整个地区停电,俺家还算好,一天两夜,很多地方都是停了一周,business都关门。俺家车库没装emergency release,愣是连车也拿不出。所幸学校里是自己发电,电线走地下,没停电。在家里困了一天找学生给送到学校,算是吃上热的晚饭。系里碰上拖家带口在办公室camping过夜的同事。第二天凌晨,6点不到,电恢复,家里一片光明,马上爬起来洗个热水澡,看news, 真是只有失去的时候才知道珍贵,从来没有这么appreciate生活。

不管对娃多么忽略,娃一如既往的开心成长,昨晚娃自己拿着tape给自己量身高,让俺给读数,惊喜的发现从暑假36 inch猛长到38 inch. 昨天到D家playdate,回来upset,说喜欢D的妈妈,带着她做cookie.Deanna has already decorated Christmas tree. 爸爸在skype上问how was the playdate?娃非常honest的说,it was great, i almost didn't want to come back to my home. 安抚了半天,许诺买一套 Dress Up set,娃才高兴起来。装tree要等下周了。

穷人孩子早当家,闺女很乖,知道爸爸不在家,妈妈顾不过来,很多事情都学会自己做,有时候晚上我还在电脑前email,娃就自己穿好睡衣和diaper,等着我带去睡觉。做妈的常感叹自己命好,有个懂事儿的小棉袄。

Sunday, October 9, 2011

进化论

老妈每晚陪睡,经常给闺女海阔天空的聊。久而久之,闺女就似懂非懂学会不少。长周末,周五幼儿园只开半天。去接的时候孩子们还在吃午饭。一群人以俺家闺女为中心,在讨论,包括三个老师和小孩。见我进来,老师跟俺解释,闺女说 human being was monkey, then, become baby in mom's belly, then, keep drinking milk, become a real person. 然后the whole class had a good discussion.俺心想达尔文听了你这么演绎evolution,真是要跳起来跟你辩论了。然后,老师又跟俺讲了些闺女的理论,比如bird can not speak but human can speak, because we have big brain. 老师料想闺女知道不知道brain, 以为闺女说的是we have a big train.后来,才反应过来。老师边笑,边赞,very interesting, very interesting. really good.

过了两日,送娃上学,碰巧听到一个家长和老师在教室谈话,家长说娃从小在church长大,希望娃保持某种信仰,大意就是娃回家问人是god create的还是猴子变的。老师忙说,respect他们的opinion. 也respect别人家的opnion.

说文解字

1. laptop

闺女喜欢和爸爸skype,洗澡,吃饭,到哪里就要用laptop开着。这天早晨看我带laptop去学校,mom, bring it back right after you are done using it. I need to put my daddy on table. 晚上回家,跟爸爸说, it is me asking mom to bring laptop back. 爸爸高兴,你都知道啥是laptop了啊?闺女一拍大腿,the computer you put on top of your lap!

2.top college

开车路过Amherst College, 妈妈逗闺女说,will you go to this college when you grow up? this is the top college in the whole nation. 闺女说,top? as tall as skyscraper? that's really tall. then, how can you go up and get down?

3. close to a leader

Ainaya是班上最大的孩子,开学后离开这个preschool进了K.闺女说A是 a leader in the class.老妈问,after A left, who is the leader? 闺女说 no body.老妈继续问,anybody close to be a leader? everybody likes talking to you, are you close to be a leader?闺女说,en, I am. 老妈惊喜,闺女继续解释说,When i have nap, my cot is right beside A. I am close to the leader!

4. home run

今天天气好,Ashlee带闺女在院儿里玩baseball玩具。老妈回家,听说玩了baseball, 就跟Ashlee聊天,说看不懂baseball, rule很复杂。闺女大叫 I made a home run.老妈amazed. Home run? what a professional term! 闺女指着大门给解释,Yes, I run to our home!

5. common interest

闺女坐在车上问,和Deanna一起 trick or treat,是妈妈陪还是爸爸陪。老妈说,D是妈妈陪,你就妈妈陪,如果是爸爸陪,你就爸爸陪。闺女问 why, 老妈答, woman and woman have common interests.闺女问,what is common interests? does that mean woman and woman come together and interest to each other?

Monday, October 3, 2011

mind reader

1. craft是闺女的最爱。这天Art store买了beads回来,就自己开始穿首饰。老妈做饭空隙来视察,“you cut the thread too short, not long enough for a necklace”. 闺女答曰,“I will make a bracelet then”.老妈接着说,“it is even too short for a bracelet”. 闺女头也不抬接话,"make a ring, then."

2.闺女让猜riddle, mom, what animal has four legs, sharp teeth, and a crest. 老妈猜alligator?答曰,no. 继续猜Dinasour? 不对,5,6个回合下来,屡猜不中,只好投降。can you tell me?闺女说,no! because I don't know what's that either.

3.D的妈妈上周就写email来问trick or treat能不能两娃一起。今年闺女首次trick or treat,老妈还不知如何应对。上班还抽空到BBS发帖子问trick or treat的要准备什么。回家,闺女仿佛mind reader一样,说, ma, do you know adults don't need to dress up with kids when trick or treating? 然后就滔滔不绝的开始讲要怎么准备。问她怎么知道的,答曰,看Cailou动画片上学的。

Saturday, September 24, 2011

提前穿上了Halloween dress

周五跟小妞逛店,看上了这件princess,回来一直穿着不肯脱。



周六镇上Apple harvest festival,有少林功夫表演
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

学校一学期一次的sing-along


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playdate

开学前两周 Aug 15-19,cyn的学校放假一周老师们要给新学期做准备。娃在家一周自然要bored.三岁的娃终于可以playdate, 老妈开始联系. 周日是yueheng, 周三是一年多前的同学游泳课上重新碰面的Leah, 然后周末是约了学校里的best friend Deanna.

yueheng和cyn楼上楼下跑的高兴,大人好不容易中国人凑一起聊天,yueheng的中文说的真好,本来担心男娃女娃玩不到一起去,结果闺女变成个小男孩似的抱着玩具这个房间那个房间的搬运,比平时活泼很多。yueheng走的时候娃还大哭,不让走。

周一在家里窝了一天娃大叫booored。 周二跟我去学校,娃在楼道里奔奔跳跳动静真大,一会儿以后被告知是地震,不是娃跳的。

周三Leah和哥哥Sam由妈妈Amy带着来家里玩,还带了一个朋友的孩子,这四个娃花样真多,揪出冬天的衣服,玩dress up,一会儿都是包裹严实的冬装,一会儿骑bike,个把小时后又去Leah家玩,住的很近。老妈和娃顺便在Leah蹭了午饭。娃又在sand box玩的不想走,终于给弄回来了。当妈的感叹两个娃的家娃好带,Leah爸爸妈妈都是中学老师,所以娃教育的实在是赞,不给看电视,7岁的Sam居然都和Cyn玩的很融洽,当妈的惭愧一下每天给娃看电视。

这周真是多事之周,周四开始说Irene飓风要来了,赶紧提前shopping。结果Deanna家在大树下,飓风要看家不敢出门,推迟一周到Labor day. 刚好爸爸也回来了,一周没见,两个娃高兴的见了面就激动的尖叫。两个娃最好,但是性格居然完全是互补型。cyn安静,deanna好动,两个娃在一起fight的基本模式是,玩过家家,D说她是doll girl的妈妈,doll girl只有一个妈妈,C就说doll girl可以有两个妈妈,她们都是doll girl的妈妈。俺是一边高兴cyn的灵活宽容,一边有点小担心cyn被欺负。不过两个孩子一会儿就和好。发现两娃家的孩子性格就比较好,一娃的就有点spoil, 即使父母都是特别注意教育孩子。这个周末,D的妈妈又邀请cyn去她家。俺落得清闲,把娃放到D家11点-3点,终于喘口气。

Monday, August 15, 2011

成长轨迹

周末爸爸开车去了Michigan,开始了新的工作。这段时间孩子跟爸爸多,当妈的突然自己一个人带孩子,发现cynthia一下子变成大孩子了。有空记下孩子的一些点滴,留下些回忆。

1. Tara

邻居夫妻两人在UN工作,travel很多,拜托我们照顾家里的两岁小猫Tara.当妈的从小怕pet,喂猫的任务就由爸爸和Cyn承担了。邻居交代,傍晚叫猫进家的时候要Ta~~Ra~~ in a singing tune.这周爸爸走了,只好妈妈硬着头皮上。一进邻居家,就让Cynthia赶快带Tara到living room玩,然后老妈到厨房给猫换水,换食。Cynthia人小胆大,教育妈妈,Mom, look, let Tara smell your hands, that's how she knows you。还一颗一颗拿着猫食送到Tara嘴里,跟Tara追着跑玩。

这天幼儿园一个老师休假,换另外班的老师,真巧名字也叫Tara. 老妈赫然听见娃叫老师,Ta~~Ra~~in an extremely sloooow singing tune.

2. cleaning the house

爸爸走了以后,Cynthia很快察觉出爸爸妈妈的不同,
Mom, I miss daddy. My daddy makes many mistakes, but he is very funny. My mom is doing cleaning all day and (all) night. I am sooo bored.

Mom, guess why you have to do cleaning all the time? 我说, why? cyn答曰,coz my daddy and I don't want to do it!

Mom, guess what I am going to do when I grow up and have my own house? 继续迷惑中,Cyn继续解惑,I am going to MESS it up!

3. 可怜的bi-lingual娃

好多父母认为双语娃流利说两种语言很自然,到咱家就不那么容易了。老妈最近坚持多跟cyn说中文,试图把她只说英语的习惯掰过来。娃每次回答中文问题都要想半天,看着闺女欲言又止,把答案几乎要咽下去,替娃急。想不通这有什么难。

今天晚饭,cyn吃的差不多了,我问“吃饱了没有?” 娃冥思苦想,我repeat,娃憋了半天,吐出个“No.”老妈想,真难得,平时都是吃几口就饱。继续给娃添饭,娃站起来就走,我揪过来,“不是没吃饱吗?怎么不吃了,再问你,吃饱了吗?” 娃继续思考中,老妈也没耐心了,开始用习惯了的英文版“are you still hungry?” 娃,干脆的说 “No!!! I am fuuull”. 突然反应过来,在我看来identical的一个问题的中文和英文问法,表达同一个答案居然一个应该说 yes, 一个应该说no. bi-lingual娃,同情一把。

4. sweet girl

娃看问题很postivie,嘴巴很甜。对于回答who is your best friend, D or L?之类的问题,永远只有一个答案: both D and L are my best friend. 最喜欢吃pizza mushroom。没错,就是冻pizza,烤的时候放上好多好多蘑菇,再撒上grated Parmesan cheese.烤好后只吃mushroom.如果是thin and crispy的pizza,也能吃几口。这天吃了这个,娃夸张的大叫,mom, thank you thank you thank you. this is the most delicious food never ever in the whole big wide world!

4. 18 or 3?

娃说长大就长大,很多时候说话成熟的很。老妈在网上看想给娃买双sneaker,指着上面鞋的picture问,do you like this style? 娃答曰, does that have my size? 老妈不敢小瞧,good thinking, are you 18 or 3? 娃很自信,three, but i am not a baby any more, I am a Biiiiig girl.

5. you are not my friend any more.

娃和幼儿园的D好的穿一条裤子。在家里也是,要给D做birthday cake, 要给D一个artwork.这天回家,跟我说, mom, when I was very little, D pushed me when we play, I didn't push back. But I told her, you are not my friend any more. 这以后几天,娃对这个句式很喜欢。洗澡冲头发,弄到眼睛里了,大叫,i don't like it, you are not my mom any more,but i am still your daughter!

Friday, July 29, 2011

3-year check up

Weight 31.5 lb, 57%
Height 37 inch, 46%
Doctor说Perfectly healthy,尤其是赞了一下她vision checkup的vision depth.
体重从去年的13%一下子上来了,从此以后要从whole milk改喝low fat milk了。
周一周二妈妈去Boston参加一个workshop,闺女儿和爸爸一同去.周末提前去Boston, 又见Sally. 带cyn一起到海边捡贝壳,玩playground. On the way back, Cyn said "I am going to miss Sally very much". "me, too", mom said.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Sunday, July 17, 2011

swimming class


经过三周以来每天的练习,cyn上课遵守指令,jump into water的时候还让老师站远点,要自己来。顺便被爸爸教会了用shower洗澡,不再坚持用tub洗bath了.拿着barbell就能自己游几下,小娃学东西的速度真是大人难以想象,周一还不敢进深pool,过了两天就说深pool好玩多了。3-5岁的课有五个level。上周从最低一级的Tadpole level毕业,这周从2 ft的pool进了3.5-5 ft的pool,开始Tiny tuna level.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Happy birthday!

学校里例行的生日庆祝是带了水果跟小朋友分享。带了strawberry, blueberry,cantaloupe. 老师和小朋友一起切了做fruit salad.唱happy birthday song.lily代表大家送给cyn一个art work.
正 好这天是parent meeting.老师夸了cyn,说她有high level of ability. very smart. good learning ability and absorb knowledges. 可以concentrate做一件事情很久,much better than other 3-years old. 虽然知道老师会对每个父母夸孩子,爸爸妈妈还是窃喜一下。当然也说了缺点,比如不满意就会screaming.或者和其他小朋友抢玩具不能让步。这些老师 要帮助她改进。

爸爸妈妈给cyn的生日礼物是bike和一个twin bed,cyn说,now, i am outgrowing my trike, can I have a little sister to pass it over? crib睡到3岁也算是惊人纪录。twin bed delivery的第一晚,闺女就顺利out of daddy and mommy's bedroom!
Cyn's birthday gift from school
周日,约了班上另一个中国小朋友YH一起在公园picnic.吃生日蛋糕。
去年,前年过生日都来这个公园玩过,翻看以前的照片,cyn象小苗苗一样飞快的长啊。
spray park
a tough girl

Look, turkey!
每年和chu chu train合影一次,今年不用妈妈抱啦!





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Friday, July 8, 2011

fireworks

Look at my glittery tattoo


看 fireworks之前的celeberation, cyn到face painting booth,一下就挑中了high heel形状的tatto.前一阵子非常fancy high heel,每天要跟妈妈说几次,“mom, can u buy me high heel shoes”.被拒以后,把家里包桌角防碰的胶垫贴在自己鞋跟上,自制了high heel shoes.

看当这张可爱的天使般的小圆脸,老妈真的感动的要流泪了。三年前出生的胖嘟嘟的小baby现在俨然大姑娘一般。


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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Sesame Place and Independent day

这个独立日去NJ的朋友家,大人叙旧,cyn和Sherry和Claire一起玩。三个小姑娘都很可爱很美。Claire比cyn小两个月。我常抱怨家里到处是cyn的玩具,看了才知道sherry和Claire玩具多的多,Junmei照顾孩子也很有耐心。去了PA的Sesame Place, 玩的很高兴。回来整理照片,发现只顾着给孩子照相,大人也没合个影。




daddy, i love you, but you look ugly when you are naked!



独立日这天回到Amherst,有庆祝活动和烟花。cyn班上的好朋友Deanna约好她们一起玩。D小三个星期,但却很胆大,cyn很小心。
Bounce house
hotair balloon
Roaming Railroad:每转到我这里,小姑娘就大叫,mom, take a picture for me.大家都哈哈笑。没有D, cyn就不敢玩,和D在一起真是性格互补。
Kids town:好不容易爬上去,不敢从slide上下来,又原路返回,D就很勇敢,上下好几次。