First Entry of Our Survival Journal

We live in a small city in Upstate New York. The pandemic panic has finally reached us. I usually don't see too many people at Walmart, but today everyone was buying their survival needs for the upcoming weeks. Toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, eggs, drinking water, and most of the non-perishable foods are gone.  Tuna and soup cans are sold out fast. Shelves are empty! It feels like Black Friday! I am so glad that we started to stock up 2 weeks ago. Right now, Walmart is in total chaos!

Shelves for toilet paper and paper towels are empty in our local Walmart

Canned foods are selling out fast!

Frozen fruits and vegetables are also selling out fast!

Isopropyl is sold out at a Walmart in a nearby town in PA

Water, eggs, milk are all running out in Wegmans

Our local Walmart store normally operates 24/7, but due to the Coronavirus, the store hours are now between 6am to 11pm. The store clerks still have to work throughout the night to stock up the shelves for the next day.  As I walked through the aisles of non-perishable foods, the store clerks were so busy keeping up with the demand for canned foods. We learned that some Walmarts are currently closed down due too the high demand for survival products. I am not sure how long this is going to last and how many people will this COVID-19 affect. But for now, this is how we are going to live for the next few months. 

I have not updated my blog for a very long time because life got a little busy. In these few months, we traveled to several places from the north to the south of the United States and across the ocean. New York and Toronto are covered under snow but we are in the forever green Taiwan! I am loving the food here. There will always be food on the streets in this part of Taiwan we are staying! 

On the other hand, my baby is staying in Canada with our parents. He has grown so much and is almost walking by himself! He is loving his kids shows on TV and playing with car toys! I miss him so much! His first birthday is coming up soon! I can't wait to celebrate his first with him! He is a happy baby! He is always smiling! 👶 Here goes some pictures of this month! 💓💓

Jimmy's revitalized face after visting a magical pond.

Local train station heading to the High Speed Rail

Endless claw machines in the alleys of TW

HSR of Taiwan and it is really fast!

Billboards in TW and the scooters :)

Sociable and adorable street pup.

A lot of food and people in the night market!

In the meantime, my baby is becoming an artist!

It's crazy how time passes by so fast! He is officially 8-month-old! I am so proud to be his mom! Let's quickly summarize his past fun two months!

• He loves to make music, dance, and play on the computer! 

Making music!

Dancing to the music!

Computers are amusing!

• He traveled to the Midwest once again, but this time with the whole family. While in the hotel, he tried out the swimming pool. He loved the little water park. He also observed how I swam. He later copied me using his little legs to kick in the water. Super cute! Of course, on the road, we traveled through some big cities of the Midwest! His granny said he left his smell aka his diaper in every major city of the Midwest! 

The little water park in the hotel!

With lil Auntie Emma!

• He is now on solid food. He hates baby food, but loves real food! He loves his spaghetti, plums, oranges, strawberries, scrambled eggs, meat balls, and oh yes, bananas! Every time when he eats these, he puts a big smile on his face!

This smile is priceless!

B A N A N A!

• On his first day of being a 7-month-old baby, he called me mama. OMG. That was precious. His voice and his calls immediately melt my heart. I could not stop from smiling. I was way too happy!

MAMA MA MA!

• He also loves his weekend adventures with mommy and daddy!

Daddy's a professional photographer!

Selfie in PA!