2010JUL29 - Uncle Rudy and Aunt Evelyn

We got a special visit from Uncle Rudy and Aunt Evelyn on Thursday. They are very well traveled, but had the opportunity to visit the bay area for their high school reunion. This was the first time they met Jordan, and he really liked them. Just look at the video Uncle Rudy took!

2010JUL29 - Going Berzerk!!!

Sometimes, you just can't explain what Jordan is thinking. Thanks to Uncle Rudy and Aunt Evelyn for recording this.

2010JUL28 - Bengals?

Today the Cincinnati Bengals signed Terrell Owens. So now they have two loud mouth wide receivers in Owens and Chad Ochocinco. Not sure how they'll handle that. On a side note, Jordan randomly has a Bengals onsie, so to mark the day the Bengals gained not one but two crybabies, I added a 3rd one to their line up.

We'll still be rooting for the Raiders and Niners though this season.

2010JUL24 - Lake Tahoe

It took a while, we finally got the family together for a weekend trip to Lake Tahoe. It was fun to be away from home with everyone. We hadn't done that since we went on an Alaskan cruise in 2007. Jordan was very perceptive when we brought him out to the lake. I put my feet in the water while holding him, and he started whimpering. As you can see, that escalated into some vocal discomfort on his part. But all in all, he enjoyed the beach just fine.

On the drive back, we hit up In-N-Out, Jordan's first time there. He really wanted to hold my drink.

Also, one thing to note is all these photos were taken with the Canon G11, not my dSLR. Not bad for a point-n-shoot. It even has a hot shoe for my flash!

2010JUL21-Staking his claim

From the desk of Elaine Lee, Jordan's mom:

Yesterday, I went to visit Jordan at lunch time at his daycare. He's quite the popular baby. He even has a "girlfriend" named Katie. While I was sitting in the room, Katie came over to me and put her hand on my knee. She has the most beautiful blue eyes. Very mesmerizing, which is probably one reason why Jordan is so drawn to her. Anyways, Jordan took notice, and immediately crawled over to me, got on his knees and put his arms up to be held. It was like he was staking his claim on me - "This is MY mommy!" He's never really been the jealous type, but I guess this was just another step in Jordan's showing his emotions.

Later on, after feeding him his lunch, Jordan went to go play with Katie at the toy house. I was about to leave, and when I looked back, he was propping himself up on the playhouse wall. Suddenly, he let go, wobbled a little bit and latched back onto the wall. What a brave boy!

2010JUL19 - Less Mondays Left

It's hard to believe that in a couple months, Jordan will be turning 1 year old. What's also hard for me to believe is my time with Jordan on Mondays will be coming to an end. Which leads to a 3rd "hard to believe" moment that Jordan is now standing own his own, albeit with the help of the crib hand rail or nearby sofa. Normally, Jordan vehemently disagrees with me placing him in the crib. He'll scream and yell for fear of falling asleep. But this time he was in a very good mood. It was almost like he was saying to me, "Look what I can do, Dad!" It's too bad he didn't stay this way when we put him down to sleep later on this night. But you'd never know it by the look on his face below.

2010JUL17 - Funny Faces of Jordan

Jordan is such an expressive baby. He cracks us up with all his facial contortions and screams.