Kai is 9 months now and he is a boy on the move, a man on a mission. This month, Kai has been crawling (and FAST!) He started pulling himself up to standing and even cruises while holding onto furniture. It is wonderful to see him exploring and curious about EVERYTHING around him. We've been spending more time baby-proofing the house more and more and more.. This month was Kai's first time going into the baby class at church. He did really well his first time and didn't cry at all. It was good to see him being independent.
Kai had his 9 month appointment and his growth definitely slowed down since his 6 month. He's on the short and light side which I find incredible. I seriously can't imagine the babies who are on the large side because Kai seems so big and heavy to me now. He has definitely trimmed down from all his crawling about and has lost a lot of the chunk from his cheeks. The triple chin is turning into a slight double/single chin. Kai also has just started to babble and says "Dada." Ryuta is really happy that Kai's first word is dada. :)
Our little boy gets really happy to see us, but it is interesting to see who he has decided he likes and feels comfortable with. He has already started forming opinions about people and what is comfortable for him. I sometimes wonder about him-- if he is hard of hearing or has "selective" hearing. He gets set on looking at something and won't always respond. Kai is a calm, relaxed, gentle boy who opens up when he feels like it. He can be serious at times and doesn't always feel like smiling. I wonder if he gets that from me. If I could figure out why blogspot won't allow me to post videos, I have some funny videos of his "camera shyness." Kai grabs certain objects and doesn't want to let go. He will crawl all around and refuses to let go of whatever it is. If it is the end of the day and he is tired, it is really upsetting if he doesn't get to hold that precious something. I'm hoping that he doesn't develop a temper.
Kai is still a great eater. So far, he has eaten everything I've given him. It usually takes a time or two for him to decide if he likes it or to think about it and then he'll dig in and eat everything. I've found that mixing fruit into everything really helps, too.
Oh, what a long day...
We celebrated Ryuta's birthday on June 5th. It was such a great day. We went into San Francisco, visited Mike and Cindy's new place (amazing), had a bento picnic at Crissy field near Golden Gate. Then, we had some korean bbq with the Fukudas. After, we stopped by Suju's to watch some musical performances and I surprised Ryuta at the open mic with a "rap" I wrote for him. I had some friendly back-up from Nadia, Luis, and Katie. Ryuta was surprised and I think he was encouraged.
At Suju's NOVA open mic nite with the Fukudas
My cousin, Jacie, graduated from high school and we went down to San Jose to celebrate. It seems like all of the cousins are pretty much grown up now.. There's just Monica and the kids of cousins left..
Kai with Jacie (the grad) and Tay
Kai had two more haircuts this month. He has SO MUCH hair!! It's kind of crazy trying to cut it because he jerks his head around so much. But, I'm grateful that he has hair. It is fun to play around with it..
Our little Elvis man
Jenn and the fam came up from SD to stay with us one weekend for a funeral. The first morning, Risa and Brooke were screaming. Risa said that they were being noisy on purpose because they wanted to wake Kai up because they were just sooo excited to see him. I told them that I wouldn't get him until 8:00. The girls were so funny. They just couldn't wait to play with their baby cousin.
Waiting for Kai to get up to play...
Yay!!!
Storytime with Jenn
My old sorority sisters/college friends, Judy and Kat, both live in the bay area with their families. After MANY e-mails to get together and to firm down a date, we finally got together at Judy's house for bbq (really yummy kalbi) and the kiddies playing in the baby pool. Unfortunately, as you can see, Kai did not really like being in the pool. I don't know if it was being naked in front of everyone (our modest boy) or that he is scared of water or of the girls or being splashed water on.. Natalie, Kylie, and Naomi had a blast. It was cool to see everyone and see the babies playing together. The day would have been even better if the US team won their World Cup match.
I don't like being naked in the baby pool with girls, mom!!!
This summer, we're trying to get out of the house more to visit with people, go for walks, and swim. We went this past weekend to go swimming at the tennis club. Kai did really well in the water. He was cautious at first and really didn't want to get water splashed on his face, but he started relaxing and kicking around in the water.
Swimming in the big pool with mama is fun!
It is so interesting to watch Kai with his baby friends, Jacob and Keila. They are SO much more interactive with each other, grabbing at each other and grabbing for toys together. Long are the days of just lying on the rug in a circle while the moms ate cookies and brownies...
Being busy bees: Kai with his buds, Jacob and Keila
Mama and Kai, the camera shy cutie
Family picture at the Jerdee house for a BBQ.. Kai still being camera shy
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