Lia was playing in Eli’s room when Karen heard this loud “BOOM!”.  Here was the aftermath…

This is why it’s important to watch your kids at all times.  This morning I was too tired and let Lia roam around, and when I regained consciousness, I heard clicking noises coming from the bathroom, which is never a good sign when you have kids.  I ran over and found Lia trying to cover up some mischief…

Here’s a better view of her handiwork…

The strange thing is, mommy doesn’t use much makeup.  How did she innately know where things are supposed to go?

Karen had been attempting to potty train Lia in the past, but the attempts have been futile. Lia would sit on the potty for a short while, but as soon as she gets up she’d pee or poop, never in the potty.  Until recently.  A couple days ago, we employed the Chinese tactic, which was to let Lia walk around bare and without diapers, and surprisingly we’re reaping massive benefits.

First, Lia was in the bathroom and closed the doors on Karen saying “bye bye mommy!”, and the next thing Karen knew, Lia peed in the potty!  Then we let her walk around while the potty was on the hardwood floor where our kitchen and family room met.  When Lia had to go, she ran to the potty and sat down, every time!  Then to top it all, yesterday she hadn’t pooped all day, so we made her sit on the potty before going to bed, entertaining her with her favorite toy, the iPad. After a short while, we got:

Let’s hope this is not an isolated incident.

While hanging with her “real” aunties in San Diego, Lia demonstrates the proper way of answer a cell phone…

When Lia wants to play a toy, no one stands in her way!

When I read the story of Winnie the Pooh to Lia, I read the part about the honey from the bees, and Lia exclaimed “Daddy’s ‘honey’!” (reference to what Karen calls me). When we asked “then what’s mommy?” she answered, “pooh bear”!

Here’s a little clip in San Diego.  My mom said something about “in the basket”, and Lia started dancing…

Karen had her first ever ultrasound, where for around 10 mins a technician probed every angle she could and identified various parts of the baby. While some parent may unleash as much tears as the Alaskan River at the view of the black and white blur, Karen and I endured the session until the one image that we cared about most arrived…

Boy or girl? You didn’t think I’d make it *that* easy, did you?  🙂  Now let the guessing game begin!

(Click on the image for a larger view. Hint: Pretend the baby is sitting on a glass table, and the picture is taken from the bottom)

We will be having our first ultrasound on Tuesday, when the truth shall be revealed. Which will it be? Boy or girl?

To help you make this ponderous call, here are some answers to old wives’ tales …

• Shiny and full bodied hair or thinner and stringer
• Leg hair growing faster or at the same rate as before
• Nails growing faster or at the same rate
• Severe or no morning sickness
• Craving for sweet or sour
• Tush growing in size or remains unchanged
• Feet colder now or always this way
• Baby heart rate below 139 or above 140
• Craving or no craving for orange juice
• Baby rests high or low
• Tummy shaped like beach ball or watermelon
• More kicks to the left or right
• More kicks high or low
• Dad is or is not gaining weight in sympathy
• See or do not see the pregnancy on Karen’s face

The poll closes on Tuesday at 1pm.  Vote now in the poll to the right of this page!