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Thanks everyone for the kind words about Mike’s mom. It’s kind of hard to see her with all these tubes & machines hooked up to her, so I wonder what Max thinks when he sees her. Kids are so innocent, and sometimes are oblivious to all the machines & tubes. He just thinks that “Nana go night night”. Anyway, hoping for some good news.

Speaking of mothers, I cry every time I see Kanye’s tribute to his mother at the Grammys.

Funny story about Max:
Max saw a box of donuts sitting on the kitchen counter, and he ran to get his little stool. Mike told Max that he could look, but he couldn’t touch. So Mike & I pretended to walk away, leaving Max alone with the donuts. We were watching him the whole time, and at first he would just stare at the donuts. Then he put his finger on the see-through plastic window on the box. Just barely touching. At this time, I really thought he was going to help himself to a donut. But he surprised us by pushing the box back, and then saying to himself, “No touch,” and wagging his finger at the same time. I couldn’t help but giggle. Too cute, huh? Later, I walked by the donuts, and he reminded me that, “No touch, Mommy.”

I’ve been trying to videotape Max as much as I can because he is so talkative now. He’s doing the cutest things ever, not that he wasn’t cute before, but now that he is able to communicate better, he’s saying the funniest things and always making goofy & adorable faces. I just can’t believe how much his speech has developed in last couple of weeks.

How cute is that new show, Ni Hao Kai Lan? We haven’t really watch full episodes, but just saw snippets of it. Max seems to like it, and thank goodness it’s not as annoying as Dora.

The second paper for my class is analyzing a magazine ad, part of tv show, or commercial. I have something picked out, and I’m actually looking forward to it. Maybe I’ll post my first draft on here, and ask you guys to critique it for me.