Dear Cyrus’s Daddy,

We were expecting guests today so didn’t leave the house. My dad showed us the new Karaoke machine he bought a few months ago. I haven’t done karaoke for a long time so it’s fun. Maybe not as fun as going to a KTV but something is better than nothing since I can’t take Cyrus to KTV anyway. There weren’t many English songs but there was a classic: Dancing Queen. i remember you like that song.

After I put Cyrus to nap, our guests finally came. They were my mom’s coworkers that you’ve met and their children. One of them also has a toddler. The little girl looks a lot like her pretty mother and is very funny. Her mother wanted to hold Cyrus but she didn’t like the idea. When she heard we said she would be upset if her mother hold Cyrus, she said "He (Cyrus) would be upset if mom hold him." When her mom actually held Cyrus, she started crying and wanted to attack Cyrus. She was okay her daddy holding Cyrus though.

After a little bit, more people came, including Mr. and Mrs. Su. They all said that Cyrus looked more like his daddy. They were very impressed by his concentration span and his being very alert and curious. Cyrus was very friendly yesterday, letting everyone holding him without fussing.

We talked about his head shape. They thought his head was very beautifully round, just like a white baby. Chinese used to believe that a boy with a flat head will have better live because, in old days, politicians tend to use harder pillows and thus have flatter heads. But everyone knows it’s a myth. Many mothers these days like their babies to have round heads.

After dinner, we sang a birthday song to my dad and cut a cake. Sunday is his birthday. I love the cake here, much better than what you can get in America. There were fruits and taro in it. Yummy!

Love, Esther and Cyrus