Whirlwind weekend

Gideon and I flew down to California the Friday after Veteran's day. I had a day to pack what we would need for 2 weeks. It was quite an adventure to see which luggage would fit the most items and weighed the least. We did fit everything that we needed and if I forgot something, oh well, we can buy it.

Gideon did very well on his first airplane ride. He was very curious about the people, the new scenery, just about everything. He was irritated by me because everytime I tried to nurse him, he would start to cry. Then I let him "see" the world and he was fine. He fell asleep halfway through the flight. It was a bittersweet homecoming since we had to attend my grandfather's/Gideon's great grandfather's funeral service. He never met Gideon in person but he did see a lot of pictures. His first comment about Gideon was that he needed a haircut.

Many of us wanted Gideon to meet his great grandfather, but the next best thing, or even better, was that he met his great grandmother. Gideon was a little nervous in the beginning but then he warmed up. He has been the best little baby ever. He has been passed around to new aunties, uncles and cousins and he did well. Now we have an overtired baby due to the lack of downtime, but today he has been catching up on sleep.

Some pictures for Gideon's papa.

Week 12 and 13

Behind on the pictures. It's so hard to take pictures of a baby. These were the best. Enjoy!

Week 12



Week 13

The woes of having long hair!

So Gideon has been working on his sleep, specifically night time sleep. He does ok, but we know he can do better. He can sleep for a 6 hour chunk and then 2 hour chunks after that. We are working on connecting the sleep chunks.

When he sleeps, he likes to turn his head from left to right constantly. With the movement, he has created many knots. At first they were small and easy to take apart. A couple of nights ago, there was a mega knot. Yup, we had to cut two knots out after lots of conditioner and soaking. The combover is still working to cover the balding spots. =)

Interviewing Gideon

Gideon - 3 Months from Gar on Vimeo.

My son discusses the economy, the US-China trade deficit, anti-Chinese xenophobia, the high expectations of being a 5th generation Chinese American, AND...

...dinner. =)

-Papa G.

Halloween

My SF Giant's fan and me. He is wearing a tiger hat since he is the year of the tiger. It is too big for him now, but he will grow into it. Thanks, auntie maria!

Week 11

Hello there, friends and family. Gideon is 11 weeks today. Yesterday I weighed him and with his clothes and diaper, he is 14 lbs. 10 oz. Wow!!!! Dustin just sent us the only family photo that we took while they were in town. So cute! Also I posted a video too for you. He is cooing but only when the camera is off. So he just cooed at the 4 second mark. You don't need to watch the whole video unless you are obsessed with his cuteness, aka Jaime. =)

Gideon cooing from Gar on Vimeo.

Family visit

This past weekend, Gideon met his Uncle Dustin and Aunt Valene for the first time. He has met their voices. I have played the audio file of the book, Knufflebunny, for Gideon to listen to. Everyone was excited to meet. Here are a few pictures from our zoo outing. Though Dustin made a point, pictures do not do justice to Gideon's cuteness. Thanks for coming Dust and Valene! We'll see you in three weeks!