Yoyo's Blog

My video link

2006-06-28T23:25:00.000-07:00

Here's the link that you can see my videos. Mommy uploads the videos pretty often.

Please vote for me AGAIN! :)

2006-06-12T23:27:00.000-07:00

Mommy entered me into another photo contest.

Link 1

Link 2

The voting starts from 7/1 and ends on 7/15. You can vote once a day. Please vote for me if you think I'm cute and feel free to send the links to your friends! :)

6-month appointment

2006-06-09T14:51:00.000-07:00

We just came back from my 6 month checkup. Doctor said everything looks great (as usual). My weight gain has slowed down a little, so the doctor said I should eat oatmeal twice a day, 4 tablespoon each time, and veggie/fruit twice a day. Now I'm eating oatmeal once a day for dinner and fruit mixed with veggi once a day for lunch. On the way back, mommy told me from tomorrow she would give me oatmeal in the morning around 11am, then around 12pm I'll get fruit/veggi. And again around 6pm I'll get fruit/veggi and around 7pm I'll have oatmeal for dinner. Oh doctor said I could also have water and juice now. My favorit food so far are: sweet pea, sweet potato, fresh watermelon, fresh banana, and mommy let me taste chicken and fish once, yummyyyyy!!!!

At Birth (11/19/05):
Weight: 8 lb 8 oz
Length: 21 inches
Head Circumference: Not sure

At 11-day appointment (11/30/05):
Weight: 9 lb 1 oz (80%)
Length: 21.25" (90%)
Head: 14" (50%)

At 2-month appointment (1/11/06):
Weight: 11 lb 10 oz (75%)
Length: 22.25" (60%) (Actually the doctor measured wrong. Daddy measured afterwards, should be 23")
Head: 15" (50%)

At 4-month appointment (4/5/06):
Weight: 15 lb 8 oz (75%) (Lost some weight due to the stomach flu.)
Length: 26" (90%) (6 month clothes are getting tighter now.)
Head: 16.75" (85%) (I've got a big head now!)

At 6-month appointment (6/9/06):
Weight: 17 lb 4 oz (65%)
Length: 28.5" (100%) (Too long, off the chart already!)
Head: 17.25" (80%)

I can sit by myself pretty well now. I can push myself to a sitting postion when I'm on my tummy. I can also change from sitting to a crawl postion. hehe... And I learned how to crawl 2 days ago (6/7/06). So I'm pretty busy these days. Usually by 8pm I'm exhausted. I'm usually in bed by 8:30pm and sleep until 6:30am or 7am WITHOUT waking up. So mommy and daddy are very happy with that. :D

My latest montage

2006-04-28T22:53:00.000-07:00

Watch me rolling over...

2006-04-27T22:23:00.000-07:00

I learned rolling over from my back to tummy a week ago (~4/24/06). Now I love doing that. Mommy and I are playing "rolling and flipping" game all day long (including nights). I don't like to sleep on my back anymore. I like to sleep on the side, but sometimes I would roll over accidentally in my dreams. haha... Hope you enjoy the video.

4 month appointment

2006-04-05T15:18:00.000-07:00

I just came back from my 4 month doctor appointment. Got 4 shots, same as the 2 month shots. I didn't really cry. Mommy gave me some yummy grape taste medicine afterwards so I feel pretty normal now. Here's my growth record:

At Birth (11/19/05):
Weight: 8 lb 8 oz
Length: 21 inches
Head Circumference: Not sure

At 11-day appointment (11/30/05):
Weight: 9 lb 1 oz (80%)
Length: 21.25" (90%)
Head: 14" (50%)

At 2-month appointment (1/11/06):
Weight: 11 lb 10 oz (75%)
Length: 22.25" (60%) (Actually the doctor measured wrong. My daddy measured afterwards, should be 23")
Head: 15" (50%)

At 4-month appointment (4/5/06):
Weight: 15 lb 8 oz (75%)(Lost some weight due to the stomach flu I got a week ago.)
Length: 26" (90%) (6 month clothes are getting tighter now.)
Head: 16.75" (85%) (I've got a big head now!)

Stomach Flu

2006-04-03T15:57:00.000-07:00

I got stomach flu last week. I threw up twice on Sunday and the next day I got 102.6 fever. Daddy didn't go to work. They took me to the doctor. Mommy thought I ate too much that caused the vomitting. I did eat a lot those days. For the record, i had about 13 oz of milk within 4 hours. haha... After we got to the clinic, the doctor didn't think the vomitting was caused by overeating. She thought it's the bug. But I agree with mommy. I think I vomitted because I ate too much the other day and plus the bug I got the high fever. They took some blood from me and did white blood cell count and it turned out normal. They also tried to get some of my pee sample, but I peed before they got to me, hehe... they just got a little bit. And it turned out normal too. That day I had more meals but less oz each time. so basicly I felt hungry all day that day, but the good thing was I didn't throw up after we got home. The fever's gone the next day but I got diarehea. Ouch! But I feel much better today, except I've got some little pimples on my face (5 or 6), i guess that's from the fever. I hope they will be gone by this Saturday, because I want to look pretty on my friend Mia's 1st birthday party.

Besides the flu, I'm doing pretty well. I've been lazy on practicing tummy time and rolling over these days. So I still don't know how to roll from back to tummy and only rolled from tummy to back a couple of times several weeks ago. I should start practicing this skill soon. I can grab things pretty well now. My favorit toy is mommy's water bottle. I haven't been out since I got the flu. Mommy said she would take me out when I feel better. I hope we'll have some nice weather this week so I can go out with mommy again.

My video

2006-03-10T00:23:00.000-08:00

Mission Accomplished!

2006-03-07T23:20:00.000-08:00

Well, 2 out of 3 mission accomplished. I'm sleeping through the night (10pm to 6am) without being swaddled. Man, so much more freedom. I like it. And I'm taking the bottle no problem. About the moving, mommy said she would wait a little longer, maybe not until I'm 6 months old. Oh I don't hate tummy time anymore. Actually now I like it very much. I still can't roll over yet. But I'm getting very close. I rolled from tummy to back once and it was caught on the camcorder. :D I'm learning new things everyday. I will keep you guys updated.

My recent projects

2006-02-13T23:29:00.000-08:00

Project 1: Taking bottles.
These days mommy and daddy are trying to let me drink milk from the bottle. I don't like the bottle. So I cried and cried to protest it. But too bad I'm too small to fight my mommy and daddy. I finally gave in and drank 1oz from the bottle today. I hope mommy won't let me to take bottle everytime. :(

Project 2: Sleeping without being swaddled
I find myself not liking to be swaddled more and more each day. I like the freedom. But I haven't learned how to fall asleep without being swaddled. And I know mommy is scared to try it, because none of us will get good sleep for at least a week. But eventually I will have to sleep without it. Mommy, let's start it this weekend. :)

Project 3: Moving into my own room
I've been sharing the room with mommy and daddy for almost 3 months. It's time for me to move into my own room. But there're quite a few things need to be done before I can move in. First, since the garage is underneath my room and it is broken recently, so it has to be fixed first. Hopefully it will be done next week and it will be quiter after they change a new door and new opener. Second, mommy needs to put up new window curtains for my room, so it will be darker in the morning and I can sleep a little longer. Third, daddy will move the guest bed (my room is currently a guest room) to the garage and needs to buy a dresser. Forth, also the toughest, daddy needs to take apart my crib in their room and move it to my new room. And for me, what do I need to do? Mommy said I just need to sit in my bumbo seat quietly. Okay, that's easy! Yayyy, I will be living in my own room by the end of March. I will take pictures so you all can see my new room.

Happy New Year!

2006-01-27T23:41:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! 恭喜发财！

Vegas Trip

2006-01-09T22:38:00.000-08:00

Yep, I went to Las Vegas this past weekend. It was a short trip but very nice. We left home on Friday night around 8pm and got to Vegas around 12am. Since we got there late, I guess all the standard rooms were gone, so they gave us a very big room with some strip view and a jacuzzi tub. The next day, mommy took me out for a walk. It was sunny and warm. Mommy said she never saw this kind of weather in Vegas. It was either too cold or too hot. After we got back to hotle, mommy put me in the bouncy chair next to the window. From the window, I could see Bellagio, Paris, Rio, Palms, I-15, and a lot of other hotels. I was too excited I guess, I didn't sleep at all that day. Mommy told me she used to spend a lot of time on slot machine when she came to Vegas. But this time she had to stuck with me. :P I was exhausted by 9pm and I cried. So mommy and daddy decided to take me home since they knew I would sleep better in the car seat. I fell asleep the minute they started the engine. And I didn't wake up until 6am the next morning. And I'm still feeling tired these 2 days. That's why I slept from 2pm until 9pm today. :D

These days...

2005-12-20T19:48:00.000-08:00

Okay, there have been several things going on these day. I was too busy to write. On Saturday, mommy and daddy took me to Ranch 99 supermarket. But it was too cold outside, so mommy and I stayed in the car. I didn't cry and I slept the whole time. On Sunday I watched the Steelers game with mommy and daddy. It's so good that the Steelers won and now they've got a chance to make it to the playoff if they can win the last 2 games (that's what mommy and daddy have been saying). I didn't cry and I slept the whole time. Today, mommy and daddy took me to Costco. This place is huge and very crowded. I saw a lot of toys there but mommy and daddy said I'm too young for these toys. I didn't cry and I slept the whole time. Oh daddy put up a mobile for me on my crib. It plays Mozart, Beethoven and Bach music continuously. I really like this new toy. So this is what I have been doing these days besides eating and sleeping and crying. Hope I'll have something new to report soon! Merry Chirstmas everybody!!!

This is interesting

2005-12-16T15:04:00.000-08:00

The one on the top is 3D ultrasound picture they took for me at 28 weeks and the one on the bottom is how I look like right now. Don't you think the 3D ultrasound is pretty accurate? I thought it's pretty interesting to share.

Say "hi" to everyone!

2005-12-05T13:27:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Let me introduce myself AGAIN! My name is Melody Wu. Chinese name is 吴悠. You can call me Yoyo or 悠悠. I was born on 11/19/2005, weighed 8 lb 8 oz and measured 21 inch long. I'm overall a normal baby except I have bigger hands and bigger feet. Tailin is my pretty mommy and Jiangfeng is my proud daddy. They have been so busy since I was born. I know my mommy and daddy like to get up late :). I am trying my best to sleep as long as possible at night. But my little stomach can only hold that much, so that makes it really hard for me to sleep longer than 4 hours. But I am trying not to cry too much so they won't be too worried. My grandparents are also here. Grandma rocks me to sleep all the time. It feels so good to be rocked to sleep. I love it. Grandpa cooks a lot of yummy food everyday. I wish I could have some too. It has been over 2 weeks since I was born. Last week's doctor appointment I weighed 9 lb 1 oz, measured 21.25 inch long. I'm not looking forward to the next appointment, because that would be the time that I need to get shots. I hope they won't hurt too much. Maybe I will be asleep that time? :)

HaPpY hAlLoWeEn!!!!

2005-10-31T09:49:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween everyone! Next year this time, my mommy and daddy said they would take me out to trick-or-treat. I like all the dress-up stuff, but I don't like dressing up with scary costumes. This year, my friend Mia will either be a flower girl or a pumpkin girl. It seems she doesn't like to be a flower girl. Must be the hat. It looks huge on her and blocks her views. But she looks so cute in that flower hat. I should start thinking about what I want to be for next year's halloween.

Almost there!

2005-10-27T11:05:00.000-07:00

Someone predicted that I would be born on Halloween. It will be pretty cool if my birthday's 10/31. That way I can get the coolest outfit for my birthday and Halloween every year. I think mommy's ready for me to come out too. She washed everything, bought me a lot of toys, even cleaned the house. We will have another doctor appointment this afternoon. Let's see what the doctor's gonna say.

Doctor appointment

2005-10-13T23:20:00.000-07:00

Today we had a doctor appointment. The doctor said everything looked good and on track. Mommy gained another 3 lbs. I think out of these 3 lbs, I'm responsible for half of that. I am getting stronger and stronger everyday. I know I move a lot sometimes, because it's getting crowded in here. Not very comfortable, but I don't think I'm ready to go out either. I want to stay in here for at least another 2-3 weeks. Sorry mommy! :-(

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2005-10-07T23:32:00.000-07:00

大家好！

One more month to go

2005-10-07T21:37:00.000-07:00

Let me introduce myself, my name is Yoyo Wu. I will keep my real name as a serect now. I'm still inside of my mommy's belly now. My due date is 11/10/05. But my mommy said I could come out anytime after 37th week which will be in 2 weeks. I'm doing fine so far. Getting a little crowded inside now. I know my mommy and daddy can't wait to meet me. I can't wait to meet them too and tell them how much I love them. This is my first blog. Still don't really know how this works. But my mommy and daddy are all computer experts. So I think I must have inherited some of the computer skills from them. I will eventually figure out how to use this. Oh I'm tired... I need some sleep now...