Category Archives: Alan

Alan’s Walking Timeline

I’m proud to announce that Alan has officially started walking this week!  Here is a look back at the steps he took to reach this big milestone in his life: November 2011:  Alan begins to be excited about walking and practices with … Continue reading

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Christmas 2011

This year’s Christmas is a bit different.  V and Wai Po are in New York City while Alan and I are at home.  It’s trip #2 of 3 that V has planned for her Mom during this visit, following their trip to … Continue reading

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Family Updates

First, V’s big news. On October 28th V found out she passed the Ohio Bar Exam!!  Now she’s an attorney in not one, but two states.  So nice that her Mom was here to share the big news with us too.  The day after … Continue reading

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Halloween 2011

This year on Halloween Alan went trick-or-treating for the first time!  He went as a tiger.  I took him to a few houses and then V and Wai Po took him to a few more.  We took turns so that … Continue reading

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Happy 1st Birthday Alan!

Our little guy turned the big ONE tonight at 7:13pm!!  To celebrate, V, Alan, and I walked to Dairy Queen, picked up a mini ice cream cake, and videotaped us singing happy birthday to Alan.  He nearly slept through his birth time (7:13pm), … Continue reading

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Alan’s First Birthday Party

On Sunday Alan celebrated his first birthday [a little bit early] with family members at Grandma and Grandpa’s house!  Alan did a good job dealing with a larger-than-normal crowd of about 20 people, including during the perplexing moment that everyone suddenly broke into … Continue reading

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Columbus Trip and Alan Updates

We’re back from Columbus, where V just took the bar exam.  We didn’t have a chance to do much while we were there, as the trip was all business.  But V and I did try Skyline Chili for the first … Continue reading

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Albany Trip

We’re back from a successful 48-hour trip to Albany.  V is officially an attorney in the state of New York and Alan is no longer a rookie air traveler.  V passed her character and fitness interview Monday morning and then took an oath with … Continue reading

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Alan Updates

Time for another post about Alan’s development. -Alan now plays on two foam, alphabet-themed mats that we keep upstairs and downstairs.  He’s become a lot more mobile as he rolls around from stomach to back to stomach with ease now. … Continue reading

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Alan Updates

With Alan turning 7 months old on Thursday, I thought I’d provide a few Alan updates. -After having his bottom two front teeth for the past several weeks, Alan is now getting his top two front teeth.  He doesn’t seem … Continue reading

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Alan’s First Tooth

Alan has reached another first.  We noticed today that he now has his first tooth–one of his bottom two front teeth.    In general Alan has been growing and developing ahead of the curve, and he’s made quick time again by getting his … Continue reading

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Alan’s First Word!

Last Saturday (1/8/11) Alan surprised us all and said his first word–”Mama.”    Alan was in Wai Po’s arms as we were getting ready to leave my parents house when we heard him call out for his Mama loud and clear.  He seems rather … Continue reading

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Alan’s First Trip to OSU

Yesterday Alan, V, Wai Po, and I spent an enjoyable day in Columbus.  It was the first of what will no doubt be many trips to the Ohio State campus for this family.    We had a great time and I was so … Continue reading

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Alan’s First Halloween!

  Tonight Alan celebrated his first Halloween, dressed as a bear.  He was good for the most part and helped pass out candy for about 15 mins (by “helped” I mean he stayed quiet in V’s arms).  But after about 15 mins he quickly grew … Continue reading

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Turning One Month Old and Niagara Falls

On Thursday of this week Alan turned 1 month old.  Hard to believe the first month has already flown by, but for the most part it went smoothly.  He’s growing, starting to find his voice, and learning how to sleep at night … Continue reading

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First 10 Days

Alan is now 10 days old and he’s been a joy to be around.  He’s awesome to hold and fun to watch.  I feel that I could just watch him stretch and repeatedly change facial expressions all day long.  The past few … Continue reading

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Announcing the Birth of Alan Haisheng Miller

Alan was born at 7:13pm on September 21st–weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces with a length of 21.75 inches! More details to follow once V is out of the hospital and things settle down.  But for now let me just say that … Continue reading

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Baby Watch! – Due Date Comes…and Goes…

Well, for the second time this week we went to the doctor’s office thinking today would be the day labor would be induced.  But like Monday, today the doctor concluded V was still not dilated enough to make it safe to induce … Continue reading

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Baby Watch! – Still Ongoing…

V did not get induced yesterday like we thought she might.  The doctor said that she’s just not far enough along yet to be induced.  The plan now is to try again on Thursday–Alan’s actual due date.  On Thursday we have … Continue reading

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Baby Watch! – Final Days

We’re now into week 40 of the pregnancy, with the due date of Sept. 16th quickly approaching!  It looks like we’ll be getting the show on the road pretty soon, as Alan is already an 8-pound baby.  In fact we’ll be … Continue reading

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Baby Watch!

Last night, as V and I flipped the calendar in our kitchen forward to September, I couldn’t help but get excited.  The baby watch is officially on!!!  V’s overnight bag is packed and I’ll make sure to have my cell phone and … Continue reading

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Baby Shower

Today marks the start of V’s 36th week of pregnancy.  Time is continuing to fly by.  It’s hard to believe we’re coming down the homestretch of the pregnancy now!  Here are some updates since my last post: -We decided on … Continue reading

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Baby Update

Update time. As an earlier post gave away, we’ve decided to name our baby Alan.    It’s a name that V likes a lot.  And it’s a good, solid guy’s name to me.  It’s definitely very difficult to name a person … Continue reading

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We’re Having a Boy!

Friday was such an exciting day.  As V and I sat with the nurse and waited to hear the gender of the baby, we both knew we were in a win-win situation.  Whether it was a boy or girl, we … Continue reading

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We’re Having a Baby!

Well, I said the next time I write I would share some big news.  And it’s true–V’s pregnant.    We could not be happier to grow our family and have our first child!  Congrats to those who guessed the news … Continue reading

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