7 Months

7 months and growing. Mikala was fussy for about 3 days, but she had every reason to be. Her first TWO teeth have come through!
I tried to get a good close up photo of her teeth and she was happy to share them with the camera. On my the first photo shot, she gave me a nice big smile showing off her beautiful teeth!

If you take a look at her shirt, you can see all the wonderful drool we get to deal with....ahhh, nice.
















One thing Mika doesnt like to do is eat "real" food. Weve been struggling with the feeding situation since she turned 6 months old. So, one day, I decided to allow her to "explore" with her food. She touch it, squished it, put some in her mouth, some in her hair, some up her nose, some on the floor, and somehow...some on my face! A few days later (right when she turned 7 months) shes been eating great! She has now eaten peas and sweet potato (from the spoon and with a clean face!).



We spent some time with Scott's cousins. Lisa and Steve made Korean BBQ, Wendy and Derrek made a salad (one of the best salads weve ever had), and we brought carrot cake for dessert.


































For Jo's Birthday, we had lunch at Dominic's in Arcadia....

























Following the lunch we went indoor rock climbing!!!

Yes, thats Jo doing it upside-down! Are you really surprised?! You shouldnt be.

...and, heres Janice upside-down!
Of course I have to end this update with Mikala's FIRST Easter!


















(...see, she does eat from the spoon! ...and from my lap! ...while feeding her backwards, too!)














We had Sunday brunch with the Ige's at the Almansor Court.

Uncle Z is now 100% comfortable holding Mikala...I think he figured out that he cant break her!














Auntie JC














Kalani


















After brunch, I had time to take some photos of Mikala on our front lawn.














For Easter dinner, we went to Scott's Grandma Toshima's house. Mikala finally got to spend time with more family.

Auntie Sonia. Auntie Katie. Uncle Sean.














Uncle Damian


















Auntie Sonia














Mikala with cute little pigtails! Her hair is now so long that it makes "fountains" when up.

Stitches?!

Yes....STITCHES! But, NOT Mikala's...Thank Goodness! My dear-hard-working husband got 4 stitches by breaking his hand through glass (AKA - doing dishes, a real mans job). The stitches were done at home with no numbing meds. Thank Goodness for our friend/neighbor (an ER Dr. to the rescue)! I did my part by holding light above the ouchie and by cutting each stitch, and if you know me, Im extremely squeamish around blood and needles...ugh...ewww!








































Whats going on with Reiko? Well, I started to learn how to knit! Im starting off by doing a scarf. Eventually Ill move on to a blanket for Mikala. Its much harder and time consuming than I thought. But, Im happy and excited about my new hobby. Hum, my NEW hobby just took over my OLD hobby....Im comparing KNITTING to DRIFTING CARS?!?! Dang!!!! How life changes from one phone call from the doctor announcing a pregnancy - wow. And I wouldnt take back any minute of the last 6 1/2 months plus the additional 40 weeks of pregnancy. Lifes great.

We took Mikala to DISNEYLAND for the first time! Yes, the place where Scott and I have had annual passes for about 5 years. Yes, the place where he proposed to me! We went after the sun went down, which meant she had a great time checking out all the lights Disneyland had to offer. She was amazed at all the lights on the carousel, she was intrigued by watching Dumbo go in circles/up/down, and she could have stared at the Tea Cups go round and round for days.















Mikala is now using her HIGHCHAIR (thank you Auntie Linda and Uncle Philip)! Shes still unsure of it. But, shes just going to have to get use to it! I like it a lot. It straps her in nice and snug and has a play toy thing to keep her occupied while either waiting for her food to get prepared or while waiting for her parents to finish up dinner.





Scott put Mikala on his shoulders for the first time. I guess shes not afraid of heights because she really enjoyed being up there!

We saw my grandparents (Mikalas "BaBa" and "JiiJii").

Happy 1/2 Birthday

For some reason, my parents changed our blogger name from MikalaT to ToshimaClan. I guess they think this blog should be more about all of us instead of just me...humph! But, we all know its going to be all about me anyways....! heehee.

Today (Feb 21) I turned 1/2 a year old! I went to the Dr and got FIVE more shots...ouch! Every time I get shots, I get a 102 fever and I cant sleep well. Mommy has baby Tylenol waiting on the sidelines for me. To celebrate my half year birthday, we went to Carmines in South Pasadena. I hear it used to be the local hang out place for daddy and mommy before I came around and made their world even more fun!

Yesterday I took my first set of professional photographs. It was neat. I had my own personal photographer (Auntie Jenny Ersback) and assistant photographer (Auntie Katie Ersback) (in the comfort of my own room), with a backdrop, props, and several changes of clothing! My mommy got some shots of her own using her own camera (which are posted), but once the real pictures get developed Im sure itll get posted too.

Do you see the pictures of me and my Uncle Benson with matching hair doos?

Do you see the pictures of me on that caterpillar looking thing? Well, Im finally old enough to sit on it, but Im still too young to really enjoy it.

See this last picture of me? This is the first time my hair was put up in a ponytail!

Im 5 months old now!

Over the past month, I have learned to FLIP OVER and GRAB MY FEET!

I celebrated my 1st Christmas and New Years, and soon Ill celebrate my first Chinese New Years too!

Im big enough to play in my new toy. Its one of my favorite ways to pass time.

I went on another vacation. Mommy and Daddy took me to a place called San Francisco. On the way up, we stopped in Monterey Bay for a night. We spent the next day at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In SF, it was cold. We stayed at Auntie Lea and Uncle Calvin's house. While in SF, I got to play with another baby! On the way home we stopped at another city called Pismo Beach. We saw thousands of Monarch butterflies! The road trip was fun!

I have a new chair! People always laugh when they see me in it...dont know why?! But, Im learning how to wiggle out of it. My parents dont let me watch TV, so I turn my head as far back as I can to see what Im missing.