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And I prefer the water! Mommy took me to my Aunt Belinda’s house for a swim, she was not sure how I would take the water but I took it pretty well. I love the water, I already paddle my feet, splash my arms and once in a while I”ll even put my head in the water. I still need practice with my head in the water part but I’m learning and I love it!! Michael Phelps watch out I’m coming for those medals. 
That’s Grandma Jessie holding me and my cousin Bishop….what’s soo funny mom?!
Today we celebrated Calvin’s 100 days with food, friends and family. In typical Korean culture, families celebrate their children’s 100 days to show the passing of a very difficult period where the mortality rate was high in olden Korean times. Good thing Calvin has been a feeding monger, growing at an extremely fast rate. If you haven’t seen him in over a month, you might not recognize him.
With friends and family gathered, we had a very relaxed afternoon grilling steak and chicken kabobs with the addition of Filipino foods. Methuse’s mom brought tons of desserts in her true fashion and we also had some Korean rice cake desserts as well. Although this didn’t go very well for those that were not Korean. LOL
Towards the late afternoon, 30 minutes before everyone started leaving, Methuse was able to put Calvin down to sleep but I hadn’t taken the opportunity to take photos of him with everybody. So I did a quick setup and got everyone ready. Calvin didn’t get much sleep and was a bit cranky but we had to wake him up for the photos. So if he looks a bit pissed, well he was. LOL
It has been a very warm start of the new year. During the past two days, it has been in the 80′s during the day. It’s kind of scary to think how hot it’s going to be in the summer. In order make use of the great weather we had, we decided to visit the local college around here, Cal Poly Pomona. Then it dawned on us, we want to take Calvin around all the major universities to get him interested really early. Not saying that this would work but it sure doesn’t hurt!
So we found a nice quaint little spot by the CLA building, we think it was an old horse stable. Found some gorgeous palm trees and took a family photo. The last image is of him by the school name. We didn’t walk all over the school to look for a large sign (there really didn’t look like there was one). We hopes to be taking him to all the big schools and hopefully to the east coast as well. New York and Boston… we shall see you soon
btw, Methuse and I are ADDICTED to this boy… seriously, his faces makes us laugh our asses off…
Once again, this morning was a mess as we had to get to Kaiser so that Methuse can remove the staples from her C-section. As soon as we woke up, grabbed Calvin and headed to the bathroom for his bath. Since I warmed it prior, it wasn’t such a big deal when we got him into the water as it was nice and warm. That is how he likes it so that is how I’ll do it. This guy already has me in check! Dayam!
Then it was a mad rush to pack the diaper bag, powder, water, bottles, bibs, etc and run off. We normally don’t run late to appointments, but today we were a good 20 mins late. Luckily, it wasn’t a big deal and it only took 15 mins to remove the staples. Then we headed off to Babies R Us to exchange duplicate items from the baby shower and buy some milk bottles and misc things that helped in breastfeeding and such. Then it was back home to eat and sleep. I mean that is our life for the time being.
Later in the evening, I got a call from my mom. She was missing Calvin so much, I told her to come over for dinner so she can watch him. Alice got home from her business trip and she was tired and hungry as well. So I decided to cook some Japanese Curry with pork, beef and chunks of potato. This will fill any hunger! I think because I have been sleep and food deprived, I was noticing that my heart was skipping beats or something to that effect. My breathing was off and I felt exhausted. I knew I needed to eat more. So I asked Methuse to make me some cupcakes which was a red velvet and butter pecan mix. Yum yum!
As we watched the Angels game, there was really one person who stole the show. Calvin, the little boy who turned one week old today, all eyes were on him the whole night. The little things, they bring such joy. It is so strange, the love people can have for someone they just met. I have been feeling it since last week and now everyone else is feeling it. My mom tells me that my grandma and aunt have been having a hard time sleeping cause all they think about is Calvin. I know how much that sucks because when I am more than 5 minutes away, I miss him so much.
I couldn’t freaking sleep last night! I laid there thinking and thinking about names upon names. I mean, what is in a name? A name is everything. It is what people remember you by and a name always finds a way to become who you are. It is strange but that is the way God made it, so I guess in other words, a name is a gift.
Even up to the week before, Methuse, Duy, Denny and Sandy just threw names at each other. We got inspiration from everywhere. Road signs, backward words, numbers, name mixing, movies, actors, etc. I wanted a unique name but I was very careful not to choose a “MMA name”. What is a MMA name? You know mixed martial arts right? Well when Duy and I started thinking about names that got out of control, we coined the phrase, “MMA name” meaning that a child must know how to defend themselves by the time they start school otherwise they would be bullied to no end. Of course examples of this would be Methuselah and Andrew mixed together… Anselah, Methdrew, Manselah, Andreselah, etc… with names like that, I guess only a sign that said “kick my ass” would be more appropriate for an ass beating. LOL
This morning, I woke up and decided that I wanted a name that is some what traditional but not common. After about 30 minutes, I spotted Calvin (which I have gone through a few times as well) and thought, “That could work”. I mean who doesn’t remember Calvin and Hobbes? Freaking love Calvin and Hobbes! but I thought about them after I realized it was perfect for my son. Once I got the green light from the wife, Alice, and Duy (who were also very picky) I knew it was the one. Grey is a name that Duy and I thought of on our way home from Santa Clarita. It would have been Calvin’s first name but we couldn’t get a middle name to match nicely with my very ORIENTAL last name. LOL
CALVIN GREY CHOI
For me, it works and I am happy with the end result. We feel that Calvin being a Libra, he will be very balanced, unbiased and neutral from his standpoint, which is why we felt Grey (which is the international spelling of the neutral color) was so fitting for him. We all know that I can be a loud ass MOFO, so let’s hope that he gets his characteristics from his mom with my drive to lead.
When it was all over, a fun and loving woman came in to get his paperwork filed, just a few minutes after we got his name. With the big monkey off my back, we sat down for our first candid family portrait.
