Meredith's passport photo

Meredith applied for her Malaysian passport and birth cert. Part of the requirements on Malaysia Borang D application is to put her thumb prints on the form. I called the Malaysia Embassy in DC and asked if we need thumb prints for baby. Sure enough, the embassy personnel said, memanglah! put thumbprints. So we tried to finger print her. We used ink from the computer ink jet printer cartridge. She would not hold her hand still and her finger print is so small. She ended smearing the application form by moving her inked finger all over the form. I still could not understand why they wanted baby thumbprints. Anyway, it was a funny incident. The photo attached is her passport mug shot.

First Day Care Experience

We went to Lakewood Church a few weeks ago. This is the largest church in US with weekly attendance of 20,000. The whole Sunday experience felt like a big commercial concert production, with the pastor and worship team looking like celebrities (which is not entirely positive). We did enjoy the experience. The day care system is very efficient. Meredith was being assigned a bar code and sticker very quickly on her arrival. Then, the day care staff in Lakewood church promptly whisked her away into the infant room. Of course, we were a bit worried because this was the first time she been away from us. We claimed her back after the service, and she was sleeping soundly in the day care room. So, Meredith has grown up and ready to step out on her own.