4-Month Update

Here are some pictures of me at 4 months.

Me at Uncle Josh's graduation

Me with Uncle Josh's graduation flowers

Me exercising

Me up-close

This is dad's latest favourite picture. Mommy is trying to teach me how to potty.

3-month update

Last week I turned 3-month old. Here are some updated pictures so you can see how I have grown.

A conversation with mommy

Below is a short video of Maxim and mommy chatting.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the "Lantern Festival" or "Mooncake Festival") is one of the most important event for Chinese people everywhere.

The Mid-Autumn Festival usually falls on a date that parallels the Autumn Equinox (when the moon is at its fullest and brightest). Very much like Thanksgiving (back in Canada), it's a time for family members to reunite and celebrate with each other. So for my family and friends back in Canada/US, here are some updated pictures for you to enjoy.

Here is a picture of a rare family outting (rare because Mom and Dad have spent most of the past couple of months at home taking care of me.)
Here is a video of me waking up on my 2-month birthday (last week).

Some more random pictures:

Read my bibs

My new ride

Wow, how time flies -- in a couple of days, I will be 50! -- that's right, 50 days old! So like any other baby boy suffering from a "mid-new life" crisis, I got myself a new hot ride (actually, Mom & Dad got it). Here are some pictures of me in my new baby stroller.


Here are some other pictures since my last post:

One Month Update

According to the Chinese calendar today marks my one-month birthday. This is probably one of the most important event in my life so far. It is so important that my Grandparents from Toronto flew over to Hong Kong just for this event. Mom and Dad even arranaged a special fancy dinner for me with many invited guests.

Here is a picture of my Toronto Grandparents holding me for the first time.

Here is a picture of all my grandparents

This is a picture of my Grandparents with me at the dinner. They are holding red eggs. The red egg is a symbol of a harmonious and happy life.

Earlier in the month, I was also visited by Dad's cousins: Sandy and Stephen. They were in China for a while traveling and learning Mandarin. They stopped by before heading back to the States.

Finally, here are some more recent pictures so you can see how I have grown:

Apparently, I'm really active when sleeping. Here's proof taken by Dad:

My name is ...

After 14 days, I now have an official name. It is Maxim Yue Fung Tran (陳裕豐).

You already knew about "Maxim" -- that is the name picked by Mom and Dad (mainly Dad). I am told that "Maxim" has a special meaning for Mom and Dad. It was the first name they considered...and after looking at several other names, they agreed that Maxim was the only name for me.

As for my Chinese name "Yue Fung" (裕豐) -- this was very carefully selected and agreed upon by all my Great-Grandparents. It took awhile to come up with this name because there were many traditional Chinese naming rules that had to be strictly followed. Guiding my Great-Grandparents was my Grand-Uncle Monk (as the title suggests, he is one of my Grand-Uncles who also happens to be a revered Buddhist Monk in China). Loosely translated, my name means "abundant & plentiful".

By giving me this name, my family hopes that it will bring me much success in all my life endeavours.

Two Week Update

It has been 2 weeks now since I have been home. So far, it's been great. I can sleep almost the entire day. Mom is a walking 24-hour buffet and Dad cleans my ass on demand.

Here is a video of me waking up on my first day at home....


Here are some other pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Day Seven (Home At Last)

Today, dad and grandma took mommy and me home.

We were lucky enough to have Uncle Hon drive us.

I think I will take the next few days to check out my new digs. My next post might be in a few weeks. Until next time.

Day Six

In the future, if I ever want to party or have some silly fun and laugh a lot, I now know who to turn to....Uncle Josh (mommy's cousin) and Auntie Kaman (another of mommy's cousin). They are full of energy and always making jokes (usually the kind that makes everyone blush).

Also in the picture below, next to mommy is Uncle Franky (mommy's older brother). Although this is the first time Uncle Franky's picture has been shown on the blog, he has in fact visited mommy and me every day since I was born. He is usually the one taking the pictures and video.


There also seems to be some excitement in the air today. I don't completely understand yet, but mommy and daddy were talking about "going home" tomorrow. Sounds like a nice place, can't wait to see it.