New Blog Site!

I've started a new blog site for Thomas. There's a lot new features, including a forum. The photo gallery looks very nice too (still under construction).

Please check out the new blog! This will be my last post on this blog. Thanks for reading, and enjoy!

Thanks for taking the survey!

Thanks to those who took the survey on where Tony and I should take Thomas for our vacation trip next summer.

The results:

Disney cruise 71%
Hawaii 14%
Caribbean 00%
Canada 14%
Las Vegas 00%
Cancun 00%

Thomas Copying Others

Yesterday at Downtown Disney, Thomas was walking around one of the water fountains. There was another girl about 6 or 7 years old who was playing with the water. She was putting her 2 hands in the water while leaning over the huge fountain. Thomas saw this, and he leaned forward and wanted to put his hands into the water too! He was copying the little girl! It was so funny.

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At Woodbridge Lake, Irvine

We went to the Woodbridge Lake today. Thomas enjoyed walking around and looking at the ducks in the lake. Afterwards, we went to the Disney walk. Thomas had a really good walk today.

Thomas and his new cars

Thomas got some new cars from his cousins Harry, Harris, and Amy. Two of them are huge - both combined are about as big and heavy as him! He's been entertaining himself with them! He loves watching the cars' wheels turning.

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Thomas and his Favorite Blankie

Here's Thomas with his favorite blanket. He was biting on it while sleeping, and looked so funny! He hates it everytime I take his blanket to wash. On Saturday morning, he pooped, and he made his blanket dirty somehow. I noticed it when he wanted to go to sleep with it. I took it away from him, and tossed him another blanket of his, but he was crying so much. He wanted his favorite blanket. Everyime I get the clothes from the dryer to fold, he has a big smile on his face when he sees his blanket in the pile of clothes, and he grabs for it! He has tons of other blankets, but wants only this one!

Thomas mad at me...

On Saturday, we had attended one of my cousin's wedding. We took Thomas along, but once we stepped into the restaurant, he was crying so much. He also refused being held by me. He only wanted Tony. I guess it was because I had on make-up, and he didn't recognized me.

Since Tony's sister lived near the restaurant where we were attending the wedding, we decided to drop Thomas off there. Both Tony's sisters were there, along with his mom, and his sisters' kids. We called to check up on him when we were back at the restaurant and they said he was fine...he was having fun playing with his 2 cousins, Amy and Thao. Right when they started passing out the cake, we left to pick Thomas up, which was around 10:30 pm. They were all awake, and Thomas was still playing.

We took Thomas home, and on the car, he was really quiet. I talked to him, but he refused to even look at me, and when I held his hands, he pushed it away. He didn't mumble anything on the whole way back. Tony and I think he was mad at us for being away from him. Could he really know the meaning of being mad at his age?

When we arrived home, he finally went to sleep, still refusing to play with me. It wasn't until morning that he started "talking" and playing with me again.

Words Thomas can say...

Thomas can say up to 5 words now: mama, dada, ba (Vietnamese word for dad), mum-mum (when he's hungry), and no. He also does a lot of mumble jumble sayings that Tony and I don't understand. Lately, when one of the toys he's playing rolls under the bed, he'd take my hand and pull me to the floor so that I can grab the toy for him. Or, if he sees me with food, he'd pull on my legs and get me to sit down so that I'd feed him. It's so cute!

Thomas can sip on a straw

Thomas has been able to sip on a straw for almost 4 weeks now. He loves drinking from a straw! Every time he sees me drinking with a straw, he'd want to grab my drink. Sometimes, he'd suck on the water too fast, and he'd drip the excess out of his mouth! His favorite drink is from Jamba Juice!

Las Vegas/Grand Canyon Trip

We went on the Las Vegas/Grand Canyon bus trip during the weekend with Tony's family. We left on Saturday morning, heading towards London Bridge and Lake Havasu as our first stop. It was very cool on the bus, but once we got off the bus at the lake, it was so humid and hot. It was so nice to get back on the bus after eating our lunch at In-N-Out.

The bus driver was very experienced in manuvering through traffic, and our bus tour guide was good at telling jokes. It helped passed the time by quickly. Our next stop was Laughlin. We stopped by Edgewater hotel and casino. I had stayed here with my family before. After Laughlin and another rest stop, we finally arrived in Las Vegas in the evening. We were so hungry, and went to eat at a buffet at the Frontier, which was right next to the hotel where we were staying. By then, Thomas was so sleepy and cranky, so we head back to the hotel to bathe him and let him sleep.

The next day, we took off at 6 am towards Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. When we got back on the bus, our tour guide forgot to check whether everyone made it back on the bus. We were missing 2 people and a small kid. We had left Hoover Dam for almost 10 minutes when someone in the back said there's some people missing. We had to turn back to Hoover Dam and picked them up. That had been the highlight of the morning! Then we were finally on our way to the Grand Canyon National Park. It started getting a little chilly as our bus headed up towards the park, and it showered a little too. However, once we reached the Grand Canyon, and stepped outside the bus, it was so humid! There were a lot of flies too. I went to the edge, and looked down. It looked gorgeous! Thomas and I only stayed out a little, then we went in the building for some cool air. The rest of the family stayed outside, and climbed down the rocks to take lots of pictures.

That evening, on our way home, someone had requested for the bus to drive down Las Vegas Blvd, so that they could see the strip. We got stuck in traffic for an hour, and we were so hungry. The tour guide should have asked for everyone's vote instead of just taking everyone down the strip, and getting us stuck in traffic. Most of us had to use the restroom too, because it had been over 4 hours since our last stop. This time for dinner, we went to the buffet at Main Street hotel, since the bell guy at our hotel had recommended it. Tony, Viet, Viet's mom, and I ate together, and all of us thought the food was terrible! I was hoping to get some good food in Las Vegas, but I didn't.

The next morning, we finally headed home. We stopped at the outlet mall at the state line on our way home. I was only able to stop at 2 stores with Thomas. I bought him a Thomas train that he liked. He refused to part with it when we were at the cashier, and was crying so loud!

I was so glad Thomas was good on the bus. He loved looking out the window and staring at the cars driving by. I think we all had a good time, but Tony and I said we'll probably not go on another tour trip until Thomas was at least 4 or 5 years old. It was tiring for us, especially with Thomas, because we have to be on someone else's time, and not our own. We took lots of pictures, and hope everyone will enjoy them!

Thomas Haircut and New Bike

We went to Tony's oldest sister Annie's house on Sunday, and she gave Tony and Thomas a haircut. Amy, Thomas' cousin, gave him her battery-operated bike. Thomas loves it! Thanks Amy!

Balboa Beach

We went to Balboa Beach on Saturday afternoon. Here are some pictures!

Jury Duty Service Has Been Excused!

I had asked to be excused from jury duty because there's no one to take care of Thomas, and I found out today that my excuse has been granted! It's a good thing, because I don't think anyone can handle Thomas yet! He sometimes stick to me like glue! Nowadays, I just let him roam around the bedroom, and when he gets tired, he'd come and sit on my lap and lay his head back...we'd sit right in front of the fan and just relax!

Thomas has learned to open up the sliding drawers now, and I have to always watch out for him. I have also bought the safety outlet plugs, but he knows how to pull them out! This guy can get into anything he wants to! I have to always be on a lookout!

I took him to Barnes & Noble today. We went to the children's section, where there's a train set table for the kids to play. He stood there playing with the Thomas and Friends train set for about 1/2 hour. He loved it!

I just noticed that this posting is my 100th posting for Thomas' blog...Happy 100th posting! :)

Jury Duty!

I've just received a jury duty notice today! It's one of those call-in notices. I hope someone will be able to take care of Thomas if I have to show up!

Thomas Climbs Down By Himself

This morning, Thomas was climbing up the futon again. He does this all the time now. When he wants to climb down, though, I usually help him. Tony and I have been showing him to turn around and climb down with his feet first. Today, when he was turning around to climb down, I decided to see if he could do it on his own. I was there, ready to catch and help him if he needed any help, but he didn't. He slid his 2 feet down first. He was able to climb down the futon all by himself! I'm so proud of him!

Thomas Played with the Toilet Water!

Last night, Thomas was sitting in the bedroom playing with his toys. I went into the bathroom to run his bath, and the next thing I knew, I heard water splashing behind me. I turned around and found out that Thomas had followed me into the bathroom and was playing with the toilet water! Yucky!

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