Report Card - Second Quarter

Griffin got his Report Card today. He got even better grades than in the First Quarter. The S's he got last quarter are now VS except for one. His penmanship grade also improved from Limited Progress to Satisfactory. He only has 2 Satisfactory grades and the rest are VS and HS. I am so proud of Griffin. He got an Achievement Award again for Academics this quarter.

Griffin is doing very well in school. As I mentioned in my earlier post, his teacher said he's the fastest reader in his class. He was also chosen to be one of the prayer leaders for their prayer service on Monday. I don't even have to help him practice reading the prayer because when I asked him to read it, he read the entire prayer correctly. I don't have any problems teaching him his Reading subject as he already knows how to read. In fact, I have no problems teaching him any of his subjects, whether it's Math, Chinese or Language.

Dance practice

Griffin was selected to participate in a Chinese dance for their Chinese New Year festivities on February 10-14 next year. They will be having their practices everyday from 3:00 to 3:30 except on Fridays, . I asked him if he would like to join the dance and he said yes. I hope that we'll be invited to watch the dance as I would love to see Griffin performing a Chinese dance.

Bad tummy

Griffin had a tummy ache this morning. He still went to school. When we picked him up at school, his classmate told us that he vomitted in the classroom. He probably had indigestion because according to his teacher, he threw up 3 times in 2 minute intervals. He was sent to the clinic but went back to the classroom after a while.

When we got home, Griffin took a bath and told me that his teacher said he was the fastest reader on his class. I'm so proud of him. I hope that he will always do well in school.

Happy Birthday to me

It is my birthday today. We brought Griffin to school then went to Greenhills and ate at Shakey's. We picked Griffin up then passed by Red Ribbon to buy a cake. Griffin sang the birthday song then we both blew the candles out. I then ordered Amber's palabok and barbecue for dinner.

Writing update

Griffin has started writing his homework in his HSCN. He has already done it for two days and his penmanship actually looks good. He had GOOD stamped on the first one and VERY GOOD stamped on the second one. I am very happy with the improvement in his penmanship. I hope it gets better and better.

To sleep or not to sleep with Ama

While hanging out in Ama's room last night ...

Ama: Why don't you sleep here with me tonight?
Griffin: I don't want.
Ama: Why?
Griffin: I don't want to, but I still love you Ama!

Hailey goes bananas over bananas

Last Tuesday, November 3 , Hailey had her first taste of solid food. We gave her some bananas placed in a mesh container and as expected, she loved it. She's been trying to eat everything she sees whether it is food or not. When I am holding a glass or bowl or just about anything in my hand, she would try to reach it. We gave her some bananas again today. She loved it so much. She also likes drinking water in her zippy cup. We will start giving her solid food regularly by the time she turns 6 months in 15 days. It looks like she is not going to be hard to feed. I hope that she won't be too greedy as I don't want her to get fat.

Filipino update

Griffin is learning little by little, more Filipino words. I asked him the other day, "Masarap bs yung ice cream?" and he answered, "opo". He also asked me once, "Gusto mo ng fries?". Just a while ago, he told me, "ano is what in Tagalog". He can also understand a little because sometimes we talk in Filipino and he asks or says something related to what we were talking about. I really really hope he learns to speak and understand Filipino soon.

Griffin's Conversations

While eating at Max's Restaurant after Hailey's Christening ...

JD: I'm married to Jamie (his sister).
Griffin: I'm not married yet because I don't have a wife.

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A few nights ago, while helping Ama make Angkong's food...

Griffin: Diego is back .(His classmate was absent for a few weeks. According to his teacher, Diego was in the US to do important things,)

Ama: What important things did he do? He went to Disneyland and Universal Studios?

Griffin: Ama, those are not important things, those are important places.

Hailey laughs

Hailey laughed with sound today. She usually has big smiles but she has a silent laugh. But today while lying on the sponge during bath time, she sees Griffin and laughed a few times. It was a joy to hear since she rarely does it.

Hailey loves Griffin so much. She laughs when she sees him and she also loves to touch his face and hair. I hope they would always love each other.

Good Reader

Griffin is a very good reader. He's a good sight reader but we tried asking him to read Tagalog words, he can also easily read them. He does not read them per syllable. He just says the whole word right away. I bought him a vcd and cd of Filipino songs to help him learn to speak Filipino. I hope he learns through singing the songs. I hope he'll be able to speak and understand simple Filipino before next school year.

Hailey is 5 months old

Hailey turned 5 months old last October 20. She can sit down assisted and sometimes she can sit by herself altough not with her back straight. She has really strong legs as she can stand up with some support. She still screams specially if she wants something or when she wants me to carry her. She can easily turn over already. She likes grabbing whatever you're holding, particularly glasses and plates. She likes to eat just about anything. She is short tempered though, specially when she tries to bite her teethers. She bites them then after a while she gets so frustrated that she starts to cry. We might start her with solid food by next month. I hope we won't have problems feeding her.

Mooncake Festival

We played the dice game in celebration of the Mooncake Festival last October 3. Griffin won First prize in the second round. I hope this brings him luck all year.

Hailey's Baptism

Hailey is now a Christian. She was baptized at Our Lady of La Paz Parish at 11 o'clock this morning. She was well behaved for the Baptismal Ceremony and only started crying when it was time for picture taking. Her Ninongs were Apit, VJ and Alvin while her Ninangs were Iper, Nikki and Cathy. After the Baptism, we went to Max's Restaurant to eat lunch.