Category: Oh, baby!
raw onion
Today, Mina got so hungry in the car that she pulled an onion from a grocery bag, started peeling it, and had every intention of sinking her teeth into it until her mother took it away. I wanted her to try it, but Nam wouldn’t hear of it.
Max’s current thing is suddenly crouching into low kung fu poses and declaring, “LET’S FIGHT,” before assaulting you with low kicks and spinning back fists. Ultraman and Masked Rider are his current inspirations.
Some baby photos
Mina is currently going through the dreaded NO! stage, and Max is off school (a month earlier than Mina) and going to work with mommy or daddy every day. Mina hit me in the face when I said she couldn’t have ice cream, then ran away giggling to mommy when I came after her. Max is perfecting his knee kicks and nailed me in the eggs a couple times this week. The first time it hurt so bad, I bit my lip until it bled. There is something to be said for having babies when you are young and still indestructible. When people ask if we are going to have more children, I want to punch them in the face and run away giggling.
And yet, we are having a great time and value this time spent together more than anything.
Lego Land Mines
One of the worst ways to wake up is by stepping on a lego. Add in the fact that you’re in a rush to reach the room of your crying baby, and it means you are probably in a hurry, and may fall down on the tiled floor before smashing your head into the doorway of the kid’s room.
At least the baby stopped crying long enough to give you a WTF look.
Kaiju vs. Ronin
I keep telling Max that Ultraman is a poser compared to the Master, but for some reason, he chooses kaiju over Kurosawa every single time.
The Gecko Summoner
Mina has some kind of animal hoodoo. The other day she spotted a gecko on the ceiling (she loves watching them on the outside walls of the house but for them to be on the ceiling inside is pretty rare), and she screamed out to it in Thai.
Jingjok!
Jingjok!
Jingjok!
It jumped off the ceiling just as Nam was walking underneath and almost landed on her. Nam is scared of them, so she screamed and ran away. Meanwhile, the gecko just sat there, no doubt shaken from the ten foot fall, but just staring at Mina. Eventually, it ran away to the counter.
Mina is generally unafraid of animals. Maybe she’s magic, too.
Tribute to Max’s “Mickey Mouse & Tiger” Jam
Taro’s tribute, in a Bangkok hotel room:
Here’s the original:
First Day of School
This is from a few months ago, but I forgot to post it until now. Don’t worry, the little kids at Max’s school aren’t self conscious enough to care about having to wear fake tartan skirts/shorts.
Max’s uniform schedule:
Mon to Wed: Red tartans
Thursday: Poorly sized yellow athletic outfit
Friday: Blue tartans
Mina’s nursery school has no uniforms, and sometimes she chooses what she wants to wear by herself.