可可的近照 Kareem's recent pictures

幾天沒見, 可可又長大了不少.
Kareem grew up a lot in the past few days.









這是幫可可洗澡的影片. 爸爸幫可可轉過身來之後, 可可兩隻眼睛瞪得好大, 好像在說: 有必要用這個姿勢洗澡嗎?
This is daddy bathing Kareem. After daddy turned Kareem over, Kareem's eyes became wide open as if he was saying: do I have to be in this position?



可可很難得笑. 我把可可放在搖椅裡面, 小牛發出聲音的時候, 可可好奇的尋找聲音的來源, 有那麼一瞬間好像露出一點笑容, 並且咿咿呀呀了起來.
Kareem doesn't usually smile. I put Kareem into the rocking chair. When the toy cow was sining, Kareem was trying to find the origin of the voice. I saw his smile and heard his cooing.



後來發現他心情好的時候, 摸他的鼻頭他就會笑笑.
Later, we found out that if he's in a good mood, he would smile when you touch his nose.

腦筋急轉彎

媽咪: 今天乖不乖?
小肉包: 不乖
媽咪: 昨天乖不乖?
小肉包: 不乖
媽咪: 那明天要不要乖乖?
小肉包: 不乖
媽咪: 那怎麼行?
小肉包(很努力的想了一下): 三角形!
媽咪: .......

投票的結果是.... The survey result

這次的題目是"我們是不是該在家教小肉包英文?" 調查結果很意外的並沒有呈現一面倒的局面. 其實我們在家也不是完全沒有跟小肉包講英文, 畢竟我還是要靠英文和阿里溝通, 但是跟小肉包講話總是用中文比較多, 他的中文程度也超前英文很多. 我很好奇大家的想法, 希望有投票的或是沒有投票的朋友們能留言告訴我你們的想法或是親身經歷, 非常感謝.
The survey topic is "should we be concerned that Hasan cannot follow the English instruction when we visit the library?" The survey result, to my surprise, was almost 50%-50%. I am curious how you think and would really appreciate if you can leave me a message and let me know your experience or your thoughts. Thanks!

小肉包把妹三部曲 Diya's birthday party

爸爸帶小肉包去參加朋友女兒的生日派對. 小肉包當場示範有名的把妹三部曲:
Daddy took Hasan to Diya's birthday party. Hasan was demonstrating his famous flirting tips:

第一部: 大膽貼近, 來個自我介紹.
妹妹: 這傢伙是誰啊?
Hasan: how are you, Diya? Let me give you a hug.....
Diya: who's this weirdo?



第二部: 講個笑話, 藉機博取好感.
妹妹: 這笑話我好像聽過了耶?
Hasan: look at me, Diya, I am handsome!
Diya: Let me take a look......



第三部: 再瞄一眼, 假裝流連忘返.
妹妹: 呵呵, 別再看了啦, 我會不好意思呢!
Hasan: what do you think about me now, Diya?
Diya: haha, stop staring at me....I am shy!



這招對小一點的妹妹也有用喔!
These tips also work for younger girls.



當然, 對熟女也一樣行得通, 老少通殺, 無往不利!
And of course, they work for older girls too! Age is not an issue to me...hehe!



Thanks for inviting me, Diya! It was really a great party and I had a good time! Please click here to see all the pictures at Diya's birthday party.

仰臥起坐 Sitting up

爸爸教小肉包的健身項目之一 (但是小肉包都投機取巧). 這對父子倆這一兩個禮拜突然很熱中於健身, 每天都上YMCA的游泳池游泳, 但是不知道這次熱度能持續多久?
Daddy taught Hasan how to sit up (but he was cheating most of the time). Daddy and Hasan were so into working out in the past two weeks. They went swimming in YMCA almost everyday. But who knows how long they can keep this "working out" heat going on?

阿公生日派對 Grandpa's birthday party

禮拜六晚上去參加阿公的生日派對, 去Cliffside Park的Palisade restaurant吃buffet. 這是可可除了看醫生之外第一次公開出門亮相, 我們特地幫他換上新的T-shirt和牛仔褲. 但是牛仔褲有點太大, 看起來很好笑.
We went to grandpa's birthday party at Palisade restaurant on Saturday. This was the first time Kareem officially visited a public space, so we dressed him up with a new t-shirt and a pair of jeans. But the jeans were a little too big for him and he looked pretty funny.

不過即使經過精心打扮, 可可還是搶不過哥哥的風采. 阿公生日和其他各個生日節慶一樣, 搞到最後像是小肉包生日似的, 大家都要跑過來跟他照相, 阿公也很慷慨的讓小肉包吹蠟燭. 不知道可可要長到多大之後才能自己爭取到一點大家的目光呢?
Even after dressing up with new clothes, Kareem still didn't get as much attention as Hasan did. Grandpa's party was like all other parties we had recently - it turned out like Hasan's own birthday party. Everyone wanted to take pictures with him, and he ended up blowing the candles on grandpa's cake. When would Kareem be able to share everyone's attention with Hasan?

哥倆好 Brothers

這張照片或許在攝影技術上不怎麼樣, 但是在畫面構置上的難度卻是佰分之両佰的高, 因為我們家這隻蠻牛哥哥相當粗暴, 要讓他和弟弟和平的躺在一起讓我拍照可真是一大挑戰. 幸好小肉包今天表現良好, 動作都很輕柔, 弟弟的心情也很好.
It may not require much photographic skill to take this picture, but the difficulty of putting Hasan and Kareem in the same frame is definitely 200%. I was so worried that Hasan would not be gentle enough, but luckily he was in his best behavior today. Kareem was in a good mood too!

第一次上圖書館

今天第一次帶小肉包去圖書館參加免費的說故事時間. 去之前我自己很興奮, 因為自從生了可可之後, 我除了帶可可去看過兩次醫生, 還有和我媽去買過一次菜之外, 還沒有出過門, 都快悶死了. 不過去了圖書館之後才知道對我是個大挑戰. 他老兄硬是要帶Elmo去圖書館, 帶去之後又把Elmo晾在一邊不跟Elmo玩, 他那隻又髒又破的Elmo頓時成為圖書館今日最熱門的玩具, 所有小朋友都要過來搶. 因為小肉包到目前為止都是家裡目光的焦點, 這小子根本不知道"分享"兩字是何意義, 只要一有小朋友來拿Elmo他就要搶回來, 我好言相勸要他跟別的小朋友一起玩他也不聽. 更慘的是, 其他家長不知道這隻Elmo是我們自己從家裡帶去的, 都以為是圖書館的公有玩具, 害我遭到許多白眼.

說故事時間開始之後, 小肉包不知道是因為聽不太懂英文還是根本就沒興趣, 大家在唱唱跳跳的時候他老兄就一個人杵在那裡. 杵了半天之後內心深處的魔鬼突然醒來, 開始東摸摸西摸摸的搗蛋, 一下拿講員的水瓶子來玩, 一下往書架上爬, 我去把他抓下來, 他就給我來個一哭二鬧. 為了不打擾大家聽故事, 我只好在眾目睽睽之下把他老兄像抬豬公一樣抬出教室. 幸好他両秒後就平靜了下來, 答應我要進去好好聽故事, (當然他老兄也只是隨便說說啦! 進去之後還不是又故態復萌.) 這時候稍早被我偷偷藏起來的Elmo又不知道被哪個小孩發現, 趁我再門外教訓小肉包的時候被挖出來在小毛頭們之間傳來傳去, 小肉包回到教室之後當然又發狂了.....





除了要應付小肉包和其他被小肉包搞哭的小朋友之外, 還要應付他們的家長, 可真是個大考驗啊! 不過整體而言這小子在圖書館比在家裡乖多了, 至少一哭二鬧的情形在兩個小時裡面只發生一次, 還很雞婆的跑去幫圖書館的阿姨擦桌子. 除了他自己的寶貝Elmo之外, 對於圖書館的公有玩具和書本倒是很大方的願意和其他的小朋友一起分享, 我要帶他回家時他還跟我說不要回家呢! (晚上睡覺時我問他今天去圖書館看到什麼東西, 他竟然回答有很多妹妹, 呵!) 我跟阿里說也許應該常常帶他去和別的小朋友接觸, 才不會造成他太自我中心的性格, 反正他也很喜歡今天的經驗, 我決定到三月底之前每個禮拜三都帶他上圖書館囉!

笑話一則

小肉包最近很愛唱反調, 不管我們說什麼, 他都說不要. 今天中午, 他又說不要吃飯不要睡覺, 阿公阿媽好言相勸他還是一直不要不要. 爸爸問他要不要吃香蕉? 他說不要香蕉; 要不要蘋果? 不要蘋果; 要不要餅乾? 不要餅乾; 要不要爸爸? 不要爸爸; 要不要媽媽? 不要媽媽; 要不要阿公? 不要阿公; 要不要阿媽? 不要阿媽. 後來爸爸開始跟他玩: 要不要鯨魚? 不要鯨魚; 要不要章魚? 不要章魚; 要不要海豚? 不要海豚; 要不要Barney? 不要Barney..... 總之什麼都不要就是了. 最後爸爸說: 要不要巧克力? 小肉包: 不要巧......好......! (好字還要拖長尾音!)

我們都笑翻了. 原以為他只是一味的說不要, 沒想到他老兄還真的有認真在聽爸爸在說什麼呢!

附上和阿公去公園玩的短片. 這是公園裡最高的溜滑梯, 以前他都不敢溜, 今天終於放膽溜下來了!

洗澡 Taking a bath

分的出哪個是小肉包, 哪個是可可嗎? 只看頭的話, 小肉包真的看起來大很多, 但是其實可可才是大隻的呢! 他只是頭比較小而已.....
Can you tell which is Hasan and which is Kareem? If you only look at their heads, Hasan seems to be bigger. However, Kareem is really the "bigger" one. He just has a smaller head.

左邊是小肉包, 右邊是可可.
Left: Hasan; right: Kareem.

可可的一個月體檢 Kareem's one month checkup

今天下午帶可可去做一個月的體檢. 可可身高23吋, 體重11磅15盎司, 身高和體重都在95百分比. 本來以為小肉包已經很大隻了, 沒想到可可更大隻, 身高硬是比哥哥一個月的時候高了一吋, 體重也重了一磅多. 本來還擔心可可吐奶的問題, (幾乎每餐都吐, 吐到我們換衣服都來不及,) 但是竟然還長到這麼大一隻, 看來也沒什麼好擔心的了.
We took Kareem for his one month checkup this afternoon. Kareem's height is 23 inches and weight is 11 lb 15 oz, and both height and weight are at 95 percentile. I thought Hasan was big, but it turns out that Kareem is even bigger compared to his brother at this age. I was also worried about Kareem's frequent spit-up, (he almost spit up at every feeding,) but I don't think we need to worry about it anymore since he's gaining weight fine.

謝謝小咪阿姨 Thank you, aunt Tricia!

小咪阿姨聖誕節前寄來給小肉包和可可的兄弟裝, 一直沒有機會跟阿姨說謝謝. 兄弟裝很可愛喔! 這也是小肉包和可可的第一套兄弟裝, 謝謝阿姨!
Aunt Tricia sent these cute outifts for Hasan and Kareem, but we didn't have a chance to thank aunt Tricia yet. This was the first time that Hasan and Kareem wore the same outfit. Thank you very much, aunt Tricia!

可可滿月囉! Kareem's one month celebration!

其實可可還有三天才滿月, 但是我們趁著週末大家有空就先幫他過了. 謝謝大家抽空來參加, 也謝謝大家帶來的禮物!
There are three more days until Kareem's one month birthday. But we celebrated it during the weekend so that everyone can join. Thanks for coming to Kareem's one month celebration, and thanks for the gifts too!



把小肉包和可可滿月的照片擺在一起比一比. 小肉包是不是比較大隻?
Compared to Hasan's one month picture, can you tell who was bigger?




ps. 沒錯, 小肉包又剪髮了. 爸爸本來想過完冬天再幫他剪, 但是他頭髮長得實在讓爸爸再也忍受不住, 有夠像女生的, 所以就動刀了......
ps. That's right! Hasan had another haircut again! Daddy was going to wait until after winter to give him a haircut, but his hair was too long and he started to look like a girl. So daddy decided to cut it after all.....

在這裡補述一下可可生產的過程. 話說12/8早上阿里陪我去做例行產檢, 沒想到醫生說已經開了四指, 要我馬上去醫院, 他要幫我催生. 我和阿理想說寶寶準備好要出來了自然會讓我們知道, 實在是不太喜歡聽到催生這兩個字, 所以很猶豫. 醫生就恐嚇我們說, 如果不去醫院, 要我們簽切結書, 因為第二胎通常都生得很快, 如果不幸在家裡生了或在車上生了, 孩子或媽媽有什麼意外的話, 他不負責. 我們被嚇到了, 只好乖乖去醫院. (幸好前一天阿媽有來, 所以小肉包和阿媽留在家裡.)

因為完全沒準備當天要生產, 所以什麼都沒帶, 我本想趁著護士們替我prep的時候叫阿里回家拿些換洗的衣服和照相機, 但是阿里說要全程陪我, 以防發生像上次生小肉包時, 護士弄錯計量的烏龍事件(請看這裡). 我想也是, 所以就沒有硬要他回家了. 後來才發現原來這傢伙不想回家拿東西是因為產房裡有電視可以看. 我打催產針打到下午五點多, 覺得骨盆有強烈的壓迫感, 可可好像想出來了, 就叫阿里去請醫生過來. 沒想到阿里看電視影集正看到入迷, 竟然跟我說, 再十分鐘, 等影集結束就去找醫生. 真的是很想扁他, 難道我可以控制叫可可再等十分鐘再出來嗎? 醫生來了之後, 我們馬上就開始push, 但是阿里還是一直在看電視, 連醫生問他問題他都答非所問. 想當初我生小肉包的時候他緊張兮兮的, 這次卻給我在產房看電視, 生第一胎跟生第二胎的待遇真是差很多!

推了半個多小時, 可可的頭總算出來了. 但是這小子也很賊, 要出來也不一次出來, 因為我push是跟著陣痛的節奏, 當我把可可的頭push一半出來之後, 陣痛正好結束, 所以可可的頭就卡在那裡, 只有眼睛在外面, 其他部分還卡在裡面, 我只能等下一次陣痛再一起push. 這真是最漫長的20秒了, 因為卡住的剛好是頭圍最大的地方, 雖然只有20秒, 我簡直是痛不欲生, 一直要到20秒後, 下一個陣痛來的時候, 我才順利的把可可生出來. 幸好可可的頭比小肉包小, 不然不知道又要裂傷到哪裡去了.

總歸來說, 生可可比生小肉包輕鬆很多, 傷口也沒那麼慘, 算是很愉快的經驗啦! 但是生完才是磨難的開始, 因為同時要照顧小肉包和可可實在不是一件輕鬆的工作. 小肉包現在正是很"歡"的年紀, 精力比誰都旺盛, 幸好頭一個月有阿公阿媽的幫忙, 我和阿里勉強撐過, 真正的挑戰現在才要開始呢!

怡君阿姨生日快樂! Happy birthday, aunt Ichun!

今天是怡君阿姨生日, 我們昨天就提前幫她過生日了. 小肉包可興奮了, 還以為自己又是主角呢! 笑得跟一朵花一樣.
Today is aunt Ichun's birthday. We celebrated with her yesterday. Hasan was so excited because he thought we were celebrating his birthday again! Look how he smiled.....

小肉包"唸"三輪車 Hasan "singing" again

小肉包又學了一首新歌, 不過一樣是用唸的, 這次唸的是三輪車.

三輪車 跑得快
上面坐個老太太
要五毛 給一塊
你奇不奇怪
(應該是: 你說奇怪不奇怪)

大家聽得懂嗎? 不知道為什麼這傢伙講中文竟然有外國腔.....

新年快樂! Happy New Year!

小肉包祝大家新年快樂!
Hasan wish everyone a very happy new year!

新年快樂英文版.
Happy New Year in Ensligh.



新年快樂中文版.
Happy New Year in Chinese.