Next week marks the last week of my second trimester. I am already so big, so I am not sure how big this time I will get. The hunger situation is real. I've been craving for peanut butter crackers and the chickens from Chick-fil-A. I have also learned to buy snacks on Amazon Fresh, which will be delivered right to my door. You see, I am expecting myself to be a chubby and clumsy mama bear soon again. 

My son is still with his grandparents. He is so happy with his auntie Emma. They are having so much fun together. My baby is a naturally civil engineer. Well, he might have gotten his talent from his great great great great grandpa, Zhan Tianyou.  He can recognize shapes very well and put his blocks together without falling apart. He is a little boy of many talents just like his dada. I am very proud to be his mama. 

Jimmy recently saved two baby sparrows from our backyard. We successfully hatched them and now we are officially their adoptive parents. Jimmy is really good at feeding the babies. I also learned how to take care of them while Jimmy is away. In the meantime, our dog is getting used to the big city. She is very gentle now. We can even walk her on the streets! Here we went for a walk in Duke. It is a quite decent Japanese garden we have nearby!

It has been so long since I wrote a post. I should be documenting my COVID life. Many things have been changed but I am still the busy me. We are currently living in Durham and the summer here is very hot for a New Yorker like me. I am getting used to it by the day and my body is finally accepting the 90+ degrees weather. My big dog is also here with us. Due to her size, many city folks are scared of her. The thing is…the more terrified they are, the more my dog wants to engage with them. We got a whole bunch of new gears to train her to behave like a city dog. Well, at least she learned to not bark while other dogs are barking in their rooms. I should award her for being the most peaceful dog because seriously, she sleeps way too much!

Wanna play?

In the meantime, my son is staying with his grandparents and is enjoying the much cooler summer in Canada. He is having so much fun with his auntie and made a lot of new friends in the community. It appears my son is super social and can get along with anyone! He is also very brave. When he falls, he doesn’t cry much. He gets up and checks his body. If nothing’s wrong, he moves on. Ok, I didn’t teach him that. That’s a God-given package! 

Chasing the summer dreams

Another surprise! Well, it looks like I can’t keep surprises for too long hehe…Our baby number 2 will be here around our birthdays. The three of us will certainly have a big birthday party every year. We went to check on her today! She opened up her mouth and danced all the way through our ultrasound session. Guess, we will have an active girl in the house very soon. Alright, a new set of toys will be needed for the girl. We will buy barbies and a lot more barbies..hehe that was me when I was a baby. I loved my barbies!

Baby Cha dancing in my belly 😍

That’s all I have to say! I will update more soon! So many things are happening….

My baby has been growing fast.  His current favorite word is car. I guess our road trips back when he was just born helped him to love big trucks. The sound of them makes him happy. He can now say many words like hello, bye, apple, and banana.  He likes to imitate his little aunt, and he is definitely learning a lot from her. He can do some simple gymnastics flips. I am so proud of him!

Oh, here's me every time when I hear a new word from him! Omg, that feeling is indescribably happy! 

He loves his aunt and I think tennis will definitely be his sport!