Baby Videos

Every now and then Asian Grandpa sends me a home run from YouTube. 

This video is so funny because it's like watching a Toddler Dragon Lady. "I'M 4, YOU NOT 4" at :35 seconds in is pretty priceless. And all the pointing fingers. It's so Vietnamesey. At least the boy holds his own. I'm very impressed.

And this video is simply inexplicable. The comments are brutal but I did shed some tears of laughter watching this one. I just don't know exactly what is going on, and the herky jerky quality of the video is a little Paranormal Activity-esque. And the sound effects. I don't know where to start or end my assessment. I can only say I've never seen anything like this. Disturbing and funny all at once. #distunny.  

Babius: Boy or Girl--The Reveal

According to 2 out of 3 predictions, Emmy is getting what she wanted: a baby sister.

With the help of White Grandpa behind the lens, we documented the big reveal at Thanksgiving dinner.

Highlights from the experience:

1. Emmy swiping someone's butter off a napkin and eating it while we were distracted.

2. The enormous amount of headroom White Grandpa left above our heads when he shot the video of us opening the envelope.

3. The fact Great Grandma Mary, White Grandma and Aunt Julie all guessed correctly even though they only had a 50% chance of getting it right! My mom was amazed. 

4. Off camera, the reason Aunt Tina still believes Babius is a boy. She has good reason to doubt the sonographer and doctor. When she was in her second pregnancy, the sonograms and all her medical professionals told her she was having a girl. But the day she was admitted to the hospital, she listened to her baby's heart rate and it was exactly the same as her firstborn son's. She told everyone she was having a second son. Of course everyone just wrote her off as the crazy about to go into labor pregnant lady who wasn't having an epidural. And then BAM. Cody was born. And he's a lady killer.

5. This x-rated photo of our unborn baby's bathing suit parts. Apparently this says it all. 

I told The Good Doctor I would buy some extra testosterone spray and have it misted throughout the house on a timer.

Babius: Boy or Girl Ring Test

Di Hai, my mom's sister, suggested I try the ring test. She says without fail, it accurately predicted the sex of all her kids. All 7 of them.

Since I plan on having at least 5 fewer kids than she did, I thought I should give it a try on this go round. Because even if I do have another girl, the odds of us "trying for the boy" will be slim to non-existent. The Good Doctor says we should not talk about this right now because of my "pregnancy brain" but I tell you what, this is as clearheaded as I'm going to get about making another human. 

Emmy steals the show, per usual.

Tofu and Piggy

Emmy's stuffed animals do double duty, pun intended, because they also serve as Tofu's toys. Something about their size, softness, and a chihuahua's urge to show them who's boss combine to make movie magic.

This particular animal is a puppet--and it sings when you put your hand up its butt. The song? Stevie Wonder's "I Just Called to Say I Love You." Which is a song I happened to love listening to growing up. Didn't every immigrant family have this on a mix tape in their car in the 80's?

This particular version is chopped up--the pig sings "I just called ring ring"/ "To say ring ring"/"I love you." Let's just say Tofu caught Piggy in just the right mood, as evidenced by Piggy's response.

Unfortunately I only had my cell phone camera ready, but at least the low light conditions add to the ambience. It's worth 16 seconds of your time.

She needs a cigarette.

Toddler Sings Nicki Minaj

Emmy's Rihanna has nothing on this. I was glued. I even love the one on the left--nice supporting moves. I love her little British accent. Amazing. She'll be on Ellen today (Monday).