WhenItoldEvanweweregoingtohaveadatetoBeijingzoo,hewassoexcitedthatheexclaimed"Yeah!"Itoldhimthatifhewantedtogo,hehadtowalkbyhimselfasIwouldnotcarryhim.Henoddedhisheadimmediatelyandreallystucktohisword.Hewasonhisfeetfourhoursstraightwithoutcomplainingatall.
Asbonus,EvangottoeathisfavoritefoodpizzaataPizzaHutnexttothezoobeforewewentin.Theservicetherewasverygoode...[
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TodayOliviahadhersevenyearandEvanhisfouryearcheckups.Bothofthemarehealthyandhereisthestat:
Olivia:Height–52"(132cm)&Weight–69lb,top5%
Evan:Height–42.5"(108cm)&Weight–44lb,top10%
WhenIcalledfortheappointment,IwastoldthatOliviawouldn'tneedtohaveanyimmunizationshotuntilsheturned13butEvanhadtohavefourtoday.Ouch!Thepoorthing!Iwasafraidthathewouldgiveme...[
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Thiswinter,OliviahasbeentakingabeginnervolleyballclassonedayaweekattheYMCA.Theagegroupisseventotwelve,thefirstweekshewasactuallystillsixyearsoldbuthadabirthdaycomingafewdayslatersosufficetosay,shewaslikelytheyoungestintheclass.Knowingverylittleaboutthesport(otherthanwatchinghermommyanddaddyplaysometimes),andnothavingplayedbefore,shewasalittleapprehensivegettingonthecourt.Butsincethen,sheseemstorea...[
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Whileit'sanyone'sguesswhatprofessionchildrenwillchoosetogointowhentheygrowup,itisinterestingtoseetheirinterestsandtalentsdevelopatayoungage.Oliviahasanaturaltalent,whichshe'sshownfromaveryyoungage.
Shelikestoparty.Ormoretothepoint,shelikestoplanparties.She'salwaysthinkingofreasonstoinviteherclassmatesandfriendsoverandhatcheselaborateplansonaweeklybasis.
Hermemoryisverygood,andanytimethere'...[
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Oneofthe儿歌(children'ssong)OliviahaslearnedwhichwillbeonherChineseFinalnextweekisaboutKangaroo,itgoeslikethis"有个妈妈好奇怪,胸前有个布口袋.不放水果不放菜,娃娃爬进袋里来(Thereisamomwhoisverystrange;shehasabaginfrontofherchest.Insteadofholdingfruitorvegetables,thebagholdsthebabywhocrawlsinside)."YesterdayattheChineseclass,afterreviewedallthewordsandseven儿歌shetaughtthissemester,theteach...[
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Yesterday,Oliviatoldmethatshe,DanielaandEmilyarethecoolestgirlsinherclass."Whydoyouthinkyouguysarethecoolestgirlsintheclass?"Iwasverycurious."Idon'tknow,Iguesswearealwaysinfashion."Infashion?IadmitthatIenjoygettingbeautifulclothesformykids,butpracticabilityisstillthemainthemewhenIshopforthemandIreallydon'tdressherinthemorningwiththeword"fashion"inmymind:).Thismorning,...[
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OneofEvan'sinfantroomteachersstarted"Evan-ater"ashisnicknamewaybackwhenhewasstillintheinfantclass.Ihavenoideahowshecameupwiththisnameanddoubtithasanyactualmeaning.Wehavemadeitclearsincethatwewouldpreferhimtobeaddressedas"Evan"inthedaycare,however,"Evan-ater"kindofgrowingonusandoccasionallywewouldteaseEvanandcallhim"Evan-ater"justtobefunny.Yesterdaymyhusbanda...[
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Today,whileIwascookingdinner,Oliviasaidtome:"Mommy,Iamverysorry.""Whyareyousorry?"Iasked."Well,IgotyouaWal-MartgiftcardforChristmas."Shesaid."Really?!"Wow!Isthisforreal?DidDaddyhelphertogetit?"Yeah,butIamverysorryyouhavetoputyourownmoneyonitinordertouseit."Shecontinued."Oh!"sheprobablyfoundoneofmyoldstorecreditcardwhichisuselessnow."...[
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IhavesaidthatduringourstayinBeijing,Evandidn'thaveanykidshisagetoplaywith.ButhedidgettoplaywithYangYang,thesonofmyhighschoolclassmatewhojustturnedthreewhentheycametovisit.
YangYangisalmostoneyearyoungerthanEvanbuttalksmorefluentlyandmaturely.HeisaliveexampleofwhatIheardthattheyoungkidsinChinaseemtobemorematurethantheonessameagegrowupinthestates.Theytalkearlierandknowalotmoreprobablybecausethey...[
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Duringourtwoandahalfweeks'stayinBeijingaboutamonthago,poorEvandidn'thaveanyonehisagetoplaywithatmyparent'sapartment.Infact,whenIhadtoheadout,theaverageageofthepeoplehespenttimewithwas77(myparentsandmygrandmother)!HemainlyjustplayedwithhisLegoandcars,studiedthetoyandbirthdaycatalogsandwatchedmovies"Cars","Madagascar"and"JarrasicParkIII"likemillionsoftimes,especially&qu...[
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