Schadenfreude

As K-Pop was changing a dirty diaper yesterday morning, he slid the offending bundle down the counter inadvertently right in front of K-Mum, who was hovering to the side preparing to micromanage the wiping process. K-Mum did not appreciate the exposure, and let K-Pop hear it.

Then just as K-Pop leaned his head in to make sure little K-bao's posterior was indeed pristine, our little one cut the cheese loudly and proudly right in his grill. "Ha!" laughed K-Mum, enjoying the little token of divine justice. Shaken, but not beaten, and trying to keep a grim smile on his face, K-Pop went in again to finish the job. Right on cue, K-bao ripped a second one right into the open wet one in K-Pop's hand. K-Mum virtually collapsed with mirth, causing K-bao to start giggling too. "Again!" K-Mum shouted. Sure enough, with a big smile on her face and a couple of grunts, K-bao squeezed out a third.

We haven't taught her to say much, but flatulence on command? The K-folks have that one covered.

Tasty Redux

K-bao has developed into quite an entertainer. Indeed, one of her favorite things to do is to find new ways to make us laugh. Recently, she decided it'd be humorous to revert about 12 months to her infant days and give the old hoofs a suckle or two. You'll notice that the pads have grown a few inches - yes, our little one looks ready to give Sasquatch a run for his money. K-Pop and K-Mum made the mistake of chuckling the first time at our little clown's impishness. Now as soon as we hit the road she'll pop off her sandals, holler at us until one of us turns around, and proceed to give each of Eeny, Meeny, Miny and Moe a good bathing.



Speaking of baths, K-Pop noticed tonight while getting ready to administer her bath that K-bao apparently is watching her weight. Instead of obediently coming over to the tub after K-Pop ran her bath water, K-bao heads over to the electric scale, turns it on with her toe, and climbs on. Apparently dissatisfied, she then motions K-Pop over and asks to take off her shirt. K-Pop strips her down to her diaper, but K-bao vigorously points for that to be removed as well. She then gets back on the scale in her birthday suit. Weigh me with a wet diaper? Heck no. Every ounce counts, Daddy, every ounce counts.

Peachy

K-bao demonstrates below her preferred method of tasting a peach - sample, spit, and smear. Granted, the fruit in question was perhaps a little tart. Nonetheless, the K-folks remain befuddled as to why the little one feels compelled to wear her food. Perhaps she's gotten an early start on Judy Bloom's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (remember Fudge's favorite phrase?).

Luo's

The Luo's have moved to SF from Beijing, and came to visit the other day. K-bao is quite pleased to have another Uncle/Aunt on whom to foist her mischievous behavior. Below for example, our little technophile picks Chris' pocket of his Blackberry while he is distracted by a phone call. Only afterwards does Chris realize she has been sending scandalous texts to all of his colleagues.

Cousins Redux

Aunty Esther (Da Goo Goo) and Cousin Elizabeth came to visit for a few days last weekend. A prodigy who is on her third language before the age of three, Elizabeth alternated between curiosity and fright as K-bao barged recklessly around the house, inserting herself into everyone's business. Here you see the cousins sharing a hug on the Hu family rocker, as well as some Barney time on the couch.

It was amazing for the respective parents to see how much the little ones on the other side had grown since the last visit.

Headstart

K-Pop is speechless. And this is without looking around for the five or six other pairs that are hidden in the closet somewhere.

Down by the Bay

The K-family brought K-bao to Half Moon Bay over the weekend - her first trip to the beach. Big hit with the little one. With her royal feet unemcumbered by socks or shoes, K-bao spent much of the day running mischievously around, enjoying the grainy feeling against her bare soles and bringing fistfuls of sand to her parents for safe keeping.