Baby Mark is turning ten-month-old today, and as usual, I am marveling over the fact the tiny little thing I carried for nine months turned into a very energetic dragon.
Browsing Category Raising a Canadian-Chinese-French Kid
Mark, our Canadian-Chinese-French baby, was born in Ottawa on October 12, 2012. These are our adventures as parents-in-training.
Mark, 10 Months – Code Name, “The Destroyer”
Put him down for a second on the floor, on the grass, on the sand and you will see him quickly analyzing his surroundings, like some kind of Terminator.
My Son Is Not a Fucking Sumo Wrestler
I don’t think it’s very healthy to start telling a kid he is too fat or too skinny. The fact that Mark doesn’t understand doesn’t make it okay.
July & Nine Months
We are celebrating Mark’s nine-month birthday in France this July.
Overheard in the Stroller (One Baby, One Mother and Weird Strangers)
I’m pretty friendly with strangers and chatting with people is natural to me—most Canadians are super friendly.
That said, some people are just plain weird. Especially when you happen to have a child in a stroller with you.
Here are a few “WTF” interactions I had with people lately.
My Velcro Baby I Can Never Put Down For a Second
No one had told me I would have to spend every waking hour with a baby in my arms.