07/25/09 Maddy laid her first egg!

Bailey checked out the 1st egg!

This Sat we went to the OC fair. We've been going for the last 3 years. I still remembered me waddling around the fair (@ 8 months pregnant) last year like it was last month......and this year we got to go with Z in our arms!
Z had fun at the fair except when she was hungry. Once we got her some avocado from a taco stand and a couple pretzel sticks, she was happy again. She specially loved the crowd, the noise, and all the flashing lights.
When we got home we were greeted by Maddy's first egg! We brought Maddy home after Z's easter photo shoot in April. She was the size of our palm, and now she's a woman! The next day she laid another egg so we fried the two eggs to have a taste. It was pretty good! Thanks Maddy!

Z's first long trip part II

Sweet potato

The minute we stepped out the airport, the door to the sauna room we would hang out for the next two weeks opened. Hot and humid. Nothing like baby Z ever experienced before. Welcome to mommy and daddy's childhood home town, mei mei.

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Z only needed one night to adjust to the time difference. Thanks to her I had no problem adjusting either (I passed out every time my head touched a pillow.) As soon as we arrived at Apo's home, daddy's relatives started trickling in to see Z. It's always fun hearing them talking about Z's resemblance to her dad and how her daddy was like as a baby.


Following Apo to market

Since Z was already 6 months old and started to eat solids (somewhat) I let her try all the best Taiwan has to offer. Every morning when she got up Apo would already have that day's treats lined up for her. Some days we got up a little earlier, and we would go down to the market with Apo to pickup fresh fruits and veggies for Z. She pretty much loves everything we gave her-papaya (yum!) lan-wu, bananas (different from the ones we get in US, much sweeter and flavorful) guava (yes guava, we gave her the soft center part,) charcoal roasted sweet potato, oh and she also started eating asparagus in Taiwan! Who knew, a 8 month old baby can eat her way thru Taiwan too!

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Hello bunny teeth

So this is what's keeping mommy & daddy up at night....bunny tooth and its downstairs friend

With more teeth along came teeth grinding...we don't know how to stop her other than shoving a binky in her mouth. She's getting smarter too, taking the binky out of her mouth every time we turn around....