Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today is Little Sister's fourth month old birthday and what a whirlwind of a couple of weeks! Mommy is officially staying home with her Loves again for three more months since it has been so tough for us. When Mommy came home yesterday, both of you were so tired, sleep-deprived (your eyes had no focus), and hungry that Mommy just wanted to break down and cry. Mommy first fed Big Brother and put you to sleep at 7pm, then I fed Little Sister and put her to sleep. You didn't really sleep until after 8pm since you were so hungry you ate a lot and then threw up, and then had to feed again. Big Brother has not been taking naps when you are home with just Grandma so you were so wired and hyper when I come home from work. Little Sister still starves herself when Mommy is away. I feel so guilty for making both of you go through such tough time when I am at work. It is almost like you two are no longer the happy kids that Mommy love so much. So we will do some more bonding and hopefully set some kind of schedule so that the next time Mommy has to return to work, the adjustment period won't be so bad. Grandma is still staying with us, so Mommy has more time to bond with each of you during the day.
Today, Mommy took Big Brother to Storytime at the library. Then, we went home for your nap, which you resisted a bit because you haven't taken your nap for the last two days, but you finally gave in at around 12:45 and slept for a couple of hours. In the afternoon, Mommy took you to Costco where you had fun playing the piano, getting free samples, watching the new Smart TVs... It was a rainy day but we still managed to have a lot of fun.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Mommy's 4th day back to work
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today is already Mommy's 4th day back to work but Little Sister is still not taking the bottle and starving yourself while Mommy is away. It breaks every molecule in my heart knowing that you are at home not sleeping and not eating. I wish that I didn't have to go to work so that you are not suffering so much. I miss time spending with Big Brother too since I hardly get to interact with you. Everyday when I come home, I have to rush to feed Little Sister since you haven't eaten anything. By the time Little Sister is soundly asleep, it is almost time for Big Brother to go to sleep. I so miss being home to be close to the two of you. Grandma has been home taking care of Little Sister, who is having a tough time still. I am not sure how long it would take for you to adjust... I am thinking about taking time off from work so I can spend more time with both of you and not feel guilty.
Much LOVE to my angels.
Today is already Mommy's 4th day back to work but Little Sister is still not taking the bottle and starving yourself while Mommy is away. It breaks every molecule in my heart knowing that you are at home not sleeping and not eating. I wish that I didn't have to go to work so that you are not suffering so much. I miss time spending with Big Brother too since I hardly get to interact with you. Everyday when I come home, I have to rush to feed Little Sister since you haven't eaten anything. By the time Little Sister is soundly asleep, it is almost time for Big Brother to go to sleep. I so miss being home to be close to the two of you. Grandma has been home taking care of Little Sister, who is having a tough time still. I am not sure how long it would take for you to adjust... I am thinking about taking time off from work so I can spend more time with both of you and not feel guilty.
Much LOVE to my angels.
Monday, January 14, 2013
2nd day at Mom for mommy
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today is Mommy's second day at work and Little Sister is still refusing the bottle and Big Brother had a vomiting episode yet again :( Daddy said that Big Brother vomited yesterday at the mall too because you were eating too fast. It breaks my heart to be away from both of you, especially from little Sister who is having such a hard time adjusting. You are not eating and not sleeping and Mommy is so worried. Hopefully, you will adjust sooner rather than later. For the next few days, Grandma will be taking over, so there will be more changes. I am hoping that she will be patient enough to help you adjust to the bottle and eventually to some kind of sleeping schedule. Mommy cannot wait to get home from work to see both of you. Much Love from Mommy at work.
Today is Mommy's second day at work and Little Sister is still refusing the bottle and Big Brother had a vomiting episode yet again :( Daddy said that Big Brother vomited yesterday at the mall too because you were eating too fast. It breaks my heart to be away from both of you, especially from little Sister who is having such a hard time adjusting. You are not eating and not sleeping and Mommy is so worried. Hopefully, you will adjust sooner rather than later. For the next few days, Grandma will be taking over, so there will be more changes. I am hoping that she will be patient enough to help you adjust to the bottle and eventually to some kind of sleeping schedule. Mommy cannot wait to get home from work to see both of you. Much Love from Mommy at work.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
brisk day
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today was a beautiful yet cold day. We started with going to the park across from our complex where Big Brother observed the firemen do a training. You were quite excited to see the men in action. There were a few of you watching so I am sure the firemen enjoyed the crowd. You loved pointing out to Mommy the water hose, the ladder, the big trucks, the men in uniform... Afterward, we played in the park on the slide, swing, dolphin, climbing, and one minor incident of near falling to the ground. You were super about sharing playground and waiting for your turn. You got interested in one of the toys that one of your friend brought along from his home, but you were very good about knowing that it is not yours and you asked Mommy for permission to touch it. You keep saying that the toy is similar to the one you have at home (even though you don't have anything like it). Mommy was very proud of how well behaved you were. Afterward, we played on the stair and the gate (your constant source of fascination), then Daddy joined us for some more fun in the park. You were such a gleeful camper running around in the fresh morning air that it is hard not to love you any less. Daddy put you to sleep at 12:30, yet you didn't fall asleep until 2pm. We are so clueless as to how to help you sleep earlier, rather than fighting sleep. Tonight, you are fighting sleep again, even though you only slept for 2 hours in the afternoon. Mommy is praying everyday so that you will become a better sleep to help you in the long run.
Little Sister slept for a whopping 14:40 hours last night, which was great (even though Mommy still woke up a lot just to make sure you are okay). You didn't even nurse much at all, just a few waking up episodes but fell right back to sleep. If it was your usual self, you would nurse at least 2 full sessions during the night, but last night you didn't want anything to do with the breast. You didn't nurse much today either so I am not sure what's going on. Daddy has been giving the bottle to help you adjust while Mommy is at work, but you don't want anything to do with it either. You would always cry while Daddy put the bottle into your mouth. Mommy has to go to work the next four days, what's going to happen? Mommy is praying that you will take the bottle so that you don't starve yourself. Today, you slept in the Moby for about 2 hours, and then woke up when Mommy got to church, but then fell asleep again when Mommy was walking back. In the afternoon, you had a few catnaps of 20 minutes and then maybe half an hour. Mommy gave you a quick bath and then you were asleep for the night by 6pm. Mommy is hoping you won't go on a strike tonight - must tank you up so that you will survive tomorrow. You don't have any schedule and the next few days will be very tough again - I hope you will get adjusted to napping alone and give in the bottles. I know those are big steps, but am hoping that you will make them very soon. I am trying to not feel the stress, but it is so hard to not be worried about you.
Praying that God, Mary, and the angels always hold my two precious prince and princess will be in their hands and that you will sleep & eat well. Good night my Loves.
Today was a beautiful yet cold day. We started with going to the park across from our complex where Big Brother observed the firemen do a training. You were quite excited to see the men in action. There were a few of you watching so I am sure the firemen enjoyed the crowd. You loved pointing out to Mommy the water hose, the ladder, the big trucks, the men in uniform... Afterward, we played in the park on the slide, swing, dolphin, climbing, and one minor incident of near falling to the ground. You were super about sharing playground and waiting for your turn. You got interested in one of the toys that one of your friend brought along from his home, but you were very good about knowing that it is not yours and you asked Mommy for permission to touch it. You keep saying that the toy is similar to the one you have at home (even though you don't have anything like it). Mommy was very proud of how well behaved you were. Afterward, we played on the stair and the gate (your constant source of fascination), then Daddy joined us for some more fun in the park. You were such a gleeful camper running around in the fresh morning air that it is hard not to love you any less. Daddy put you to sleep at 12:30, yet you didn't fall asleep until 2pm. We are so clueless as to how to help you sleep earlier, rather than fighting sleep. Tonight, you are fighting sleep again, even though you only slept for 2 hours in the afternoon. Mommy is praying everyday so that you will become a better sleep to help you in the long run.
Little Sister slept for a whopping 14:40 hours last night, which was great (even though Mommy still woke up a lot just to make sure you are okay). You didn't even nurse much at all, just a few waking up episodes but fell right back to sleep. If it was your usual self, you would nurse at least 2 full sessions during the night, but last night you didn't want anything to do with the breast. You didn't nurse much today either so I am not sure what's going on. Daddy has been giving the bottle to help you adjust while Mommy is at work, but you don't want anything to do with it either. You would always cry while Daddy put the bottle into your mouth. Mommy has to go to work the next four days, what's going to happen? Mommy is praying that you will take the bottle so that you don't starve yourself. Today, you slept in the Moby for about 2 hours, and then woke up when Mommy got to church, but then fell asleep again when Mommy was walking back. In the afternoon, you had a few catnaps of 20 minutes and then maybe half an hour. Mommy gave you a quick bath and then you were asleep for the night by 6pm. Mommy is hoping you won't go on a strike tonight - must tank you up so that you will survive tomorrow. You don't have any schedule and the next few days will be very tough again - I hope you will get adjusted to napping alone and give in the bottles. I know those are big steps, but am hoping that you will make them very soon. I am trying to not feel the stress, but it is so hard to not be worried about you.
Praying that God, Mary, and the angels always hold my two precious prince and princess will be in their hands and that you will sleep & eat well. Good night my Loves.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Mommy's returning to work
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Mommy's first day back to work for Little Sister was very rough, so much that it broke my heart. Daddy said that you resisted the bottle and cried a whole lot without much sleeping. He had to drop a syringe of breast milk into your mouth while you cried. You fell asleep by yourself at night probably due to exhaustion/hunger and woke up every three hours to feed from Mommy. One conclusion for sure is that you are very stubborn. While I was at work, my mind was completely preoccupied with the thought of both of you at home. My workday was easy, but I know Daddy's day at home is rough. Big Brother also cried when I was preparing to leave work, which made me cried as well. These days are so tough for Mommy - I wish that things would not be this bad. I keep thinking that I should have just taken leave without pay and stay at home with both of you rather than returning to work. It is such a hard decision and I feel so much guilt for being away when you are both so young.
Daddy said he felt frustrated with Big Brother's resistance to nap too and you vomited when crying after Daddy forced to lie down and sleep. I am not sure how Grandma will fare when she has to watch both of you herself. You seem to take Mommy's leaving for work easier than Little Sister. You clung to me when I got home and we had fun taking a bath together and getting ready for bed. At night though, you still call out to Mommy to be held. Daddy said that you ask where is Mommy during the day and said that you miss Mommy but you do not cry (like you used to).
Today is Saturday so Mommy and Daddy stay home with our precious prince and princess. Daddy took care of Big Brother mainly and Mommy took care of Little Sister. You didn't sleep that well today despite having Mommy all to yourself. You keep waking up after half an hour even though I try to walk you in the park, held you in the Moby, or slept with you on the bed. You must be having a tough time realizing all these changes after knowing the security of Mommy 24/7 throughout the entire life. There were five total cat naps today, but only up to 3.5 hours. Mommy put you to sleep for the night at 6 and you have been sleeping soundly for almost six hours. Hopefully, tonight will be a good one for all of us. Because you didn't sleep that well and that much, you are not quite your happy self. Mommy and Daddy tried to give you the bottle to help you adjust but you just simply refused again.
Big Brother had so much fun hanging out with Daddy, who took you to so many places like the grocery store, Popeye, Jamba Juice, Target. Because you were out and about, you were so excited and all smiling. Daddy put you to nap late, so you ended waking up from your nap late, and didn't settle for nighttime until 10pm (yikes). You continue to fight naptime so much, despite Mommy's and Daddy's begging. You have mastered the song "con chim non" and can sing it all by yourself now. Today, you learn the song "tet tet tet" in preparation for Vietnamese new year coming up. Your voice singing and expression/acts are just too darn cute. Mommy will try to capture it on video for memory soon. Our family had a little concert in the bathroom tonight while Daddy was giving Little Sister a bath - it was quite cute with Big Brother and all his famous hits. Tonight, you are not sleeping that well - must be stuffy nose from the cold season.
Here is to better days ahead with more adjustment and not rebelling :) Sending Love and Kisses to my prince and princess.
Mommy's first day back to work for Little Sister was very rough, so much that it broke my heart. Daddy said that you resisted the bottle and cried a whole lot without much sleeping. He had to drop a syringe of breast milk into your mouth while you cried. You fell asleep by yourself at night probably due to exhaustion/hunger and woke up every three hours to feed from Mommy. One conclusion for sure is that you are very stubborn. While I was at work, my mind was completely preoccupied with the thought of both of you at home. My workday was easy, but I know Daddy's day at home is rough. Big Brother also cried when I was preparing to leave work, which made me cried as well. These days are so tough for Mommy - I wish that things would not be this bad. I keep thinking that I should have just taken leave without pay and stay at home with both of you rather than returning to work. It is such a hard decision and I feel so much guilt for being away when you are both so young.
Daddy said he felt frustrated with Big Brother's resistance to nap too and you vomited when crying after Daddy forced to lie down and sleep. I am not sure how Grandma will fare when she has to watch both of you herself. You seem to take Mommy's leaving for work easier than Little Sister. You clung to me when I got home and we had fun taking a bath together and getting ready for bed. At night though, you still call out to Mommy to be held. Daddy said that you ask where is Mommy during the day and said that you miss Mommy but you do not cry (like you used to).
Today is Saturday so Mommy and Daddy stay home with our precious prince and princess. Daddy took care of Big Brother mainly and Mommy took care of Little Sister. You didn't sleep that well today despite having Mommy all to yourself. You keep waking up after half an hour even though I try to walk you in the park, held you in the Moby, or slept with you on the bed. You must be having a tough time realizing all these changes after knowing the security of Mommy 24/7 throughout the entire life. There were five total cat naps today, but only up to 3.5 hours. Mommy put you to sleep for the night at 6 and you have been sleeping soundly for almost six hours. Hopefully, tonight will be a good one for all of us. Because you didn't sleep that well and that much, you are not quite your happy self. Mommy and Daddy tried to give you the bottle to help you adjust but you just simply refused again.
Big Brother had so much fun hanging out with Daddy, who took you to so many places like the grocery store, Popeye, Jamba Juice, Target. Because you were out and about, you were so excited and all smiling. Daddy put you to nap late, so you ended waking up from your nap late, and didn't settle for nighttime until 10pm (yikes). You continue to fight naptime so much, despite Mommy's and Daddy's begging. You have mastered the song "con chim non" and can sing it all by yourself now. Today, you learn the song "tet tet tet" in preparation for Vietnamese new year coming up. Your voice singing and expression/acts are just too darn cute. Mommy will try to capture it on video for memory soon. Our family had a little concert in the bathroom tonight while Daddy was giving Little Sister a bath - it was quite cute with Big Brother and all his famous hits. Tonight, you are not sleeping that well - must be stuffy nose from the cold season.
Here is to better days ahead with more adjustment and not rebelling :) Sending Love and Kisses to my prince and princess.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
It has a rough three days for Mommy and Daddy - I never thought that parenthood would be this hard. We both are really worn out by your demands and have never been as stressed ever in our lives. Mommy keeps telling herself to think of the positive and that this phase would be over to keep my hopes up. It started with Little Sister not sleeping well at night at all; you keep waking up every single hour crying your heart out. You don't even sleep as early as you used too, and you wake up so so often. What follow every crying episode is vomiting and more crying. Nothing Mommy would do would make you sleep unless you are out in the light with all Big Brother's commotion. In the middle of the night would be Mommy holding you upright, but Mommy really doesn't have the strength to stampede throughout the house. Sometimes, sleep deprivation really get into Mommy's head and takes all my patience away since I am so exhausted from the day already. I have to repeat to myself that this baby is helpless; it's not her fault. The problem is that I just don't know how to help you.
Today would also be the third day that Big Brother keeps on fighting on taking naps. Mommy really snapped at you today because you were so stubborn. You would do the opposite of whatever I would ask you - and you know that is what Mommy doesn't want you to do, yet you do it anyway. The only thing that would eventually help you to fall asleep today would be you rolling off the bed and hurting yourself. You slept for 2 hours plus the previous two days, but today was very short (1 hour and 40 minutes). And today, for the whole afternoon, Little Sister only slept for half an hour, which frustrated Mommy to no end. On top of it all, you vomited today in the morning after you ate a piece of apple too. Little Sister's nap got delayed because I had to clean the carpet and gave you a bath due to the vomiting. It was a bad day for all of us. Our mornings are fine and fun; the frustration always begin with nap time and gets worse and worse. Tonight, Daddy put you to bed late, so you are asleep late. Daddy is still feeling under the weather from his flu - he is having a rough time too.
I am really exhausted, but wanted to write something because tomorrow would be my first day back to work already. It is going to be a big turning point for both of you, especially Little Sister. She will have so much adjustments to her routine - all of us will go through tough time together. I keep saying prayers for both of you throughout the day as it helps me put things in perspective, but tonight, I will be saying more prayers so that our family will adjust to the new things in our lives. My goal today is to be less stressed so you both don't feed off the stress from me.
Much Love to my prince and princess.
It has a rough three days for Mommy and Daddy - I never thought that parenthood would be this hard. We both are really worn out by your demands and have never been as stressed ever in our lives. Mommy keeps telling herself to think of the positive and that this phase would be over to keep my hopes up. It started with Little Sister not sleeping well at night at all; you keep waking up every single hour crying your heart out. You don't even sleep as early as you used too, and you wake up so so often. What follow every crying episode is vomiting and more crying. Nothing Mommy would do would make you sleep unless you are out in the light with all Big Brother's commotion. In the middle of the night would be Mommy holding you upright, but Mommy really doesn't have the strength to stampede throughout the house. Sometimes, sleep deprivation really get into Mommy's head and takes all my patience away since I am so exhausted from the day already. I have to repeat to myself that this baby is helpless; it's not her fault. The problem is that I just don't know how to help you.
Today would also be the third day that Big Brother keeps on fighting on taking naps. Mommy really snapped at you today because you were so stubborn. You would do the opposite of whatever I would ask you - and you know that is what Mommy doesn't want you to do, yet you do it anyway. The only thing that would eventually help you to fall asleep today would be you rolling off the bed and hurting yourself. You slept for 2 hours plus the previous two days, but today was very short (1 hour and 40 minutes). And today, for the whole afternoon, Little Sister only slept for half an hour, which frustrated Mommy to no end. On top of it all, you vomited today in the morning after you ate a piece of apple too. Little Sister's nap got delayed because I had to clean the carpet and gave you a bath due to the vomiting. It was a bad day for all of us. Our mornings are fine and fun; the frustration always begin with nap time and gets worse and worse. Tonight, Daddy put you to bed late, so you are asleep late. Daddy is still feeling under the weather from his flu - he is having a rough time too.
I am really exhausted, but wanted to write something because tomorrow would be my first day back to work already. It is going to be a big turning point for both of you, especially Little Sister. She will have so much adjustments to her routine - all of us will go through tough time together. I keep saying prayers for both of you throughout the day as it helps me put things in perspective, but tonight, I will be saying more prayers so that our family will adjust to the new things in our lives. My goal today is to be less stressed so you both don't feed off the stress from me.
Much Love to my prince and princess.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today was a "good" day - it would have been "perfect" if Big Brother did not resist Mommy at nap time and Mommy lost her temper yet again. I was frustrated because Little Sister was crying because she was very tired too, but Big Brother keeps refusing to listen to Mommy and would do everything but sleep. It wasn't until 2pm that you fell asleep, and then your sister fell asleep right after. Mommy had about 2 hours break when both of you were asleep, though Mommy had Little Sister in Moby. However, Big Brother ended up getting about 2.5 hours and woke up happy. You seem to be so attached to Mommy today, not sure why? Daddy was able to go into to work late today, so he spent most of the morning with Big Brother while Little Sister and Mommy took a short morning nap.
Today was a "good" day - it would have been "perfect" if Big Brother did not resist Mommy at nap time and Mommy lost her temper yet again. I was frustrated because Little Sister was crying because she was very tired too, but Big Brother keeps refusing to listen to Mommy and would do everything but sleep. It wasn't until 2pm that you fell asleep, and then your sister fell asleep right after. Mommy had about 2 hours break when both of you were asleep, though Mommy had Little Sister in Moby. However, Big Brother ended up getting about 2.5 hours and woke up happy. You seem to be so attached to Mommy today, not sure why? Daddy was able to go into to work late today, so he spent most of the morning with Big Brother while Little Sister and Mommy took a short morning nap.
Then the three of us head out for our morning walk to the park. Big Brother met up with your Korean friend Patrick in the park near our complex where you had so so much fun. You climbed the rocks, raced for the tennis ball, ate snacks together. Mommy is glad that you had fun interacting with a friend - hopefully you will be come close to him and gain a friendship. You didn't even want to go home; we didn't end up home until 12:15. At night, Mommy had so much fun reading together with you. You continue to impress me with your knowledge of words and putting words together. We read the Amos McGee book today and you know everything about the book that Mommy and Daddy asked you. Then, Mommy gave you a bath where we had a lot fun playing with the bubbles and then Mommy put you to bed since Daddy is still feeling under the weather and coughing a lot. Mommy didn't have a lot of luck feeding you today; Mommy just gave you milk while Daddy did all the feeding for you today. My favorite moments with you lately are when we sing together. Right now, your favorites are "con chim non", "jingle bells", "santa clause is coming to town", besides the old ones like "abc", "i love you", "wheels on the bus", "5 jumping monkeys". Mommy will try to record when you sing with me so that you can have it for memory.
Little Sister had a good day sleeping today (well much better than previous days). 1.25 hrs in the morning, 1.5 hours midday, and then another 2 hours in the afternoon before going to bed at around 6:15 pm at night. You could have slept more in the afternoon had Big Brother had gone to sleep earlier, but it was much better than the whole last week. You only slept the first nap with Mommy in bed, the rest were in the Moby. Mommy is really worried about what will happen when Mommy will return to work in two days; it is going to be tough for you with lots of crying. It will certainly make Mommy's heart bleed with all your crying, but we don't have a choice. Mommy wishes that she can stay home with the two of you forever. Tonight, you are not sleeping that well - keep waking up. Seem like you have a lot of gas; we have been doing a lot of burping when you call for us throughout the night. Last night was rough on Mommy - you were up from 3 to 4pm, presumably because something was uncomfortable, but after that hour you slept all through the morning. You were very conversational today, keep talking with your brother and Mommy whenever you are awake (with a lot of big smiles of course). Except for the afternoon when your Brother was cranky and you were sleepy, you were nothing short of a princess today. Like previous days, you seem to never settle down, you always want to bring your head upward and trying to sit up (but you are still too weak).
Mommy will stop for now. Mommy is sending thousands of kisses to my prince and princess. Sleep tight my Loves.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today was a typical day starting with going to the park. We left later than usual because it was kind of gloomy, and came home earlier than usual. Mommy let Big Brother take the lead and just follow along. You had fun climbing the rails and then down the slide. We were also on the swing for a little bit and running around the path. You asked me a lot about the other children at the park. Hopefully, you will soon learn to interact with them. What was cutest today was you have mastered to the "sorry" concept. Every time Mommy said something that was inaccurate (whether intentional or unintentional), you would prompt Mommy to say "Sorry, baby". Today, you also refer to yourself as "little baby" which is extremely cute too. Mommy and Daddy have both been tucking you in bed at night, and it is the most precious time. Mommy would kiss you, sing to you, hug you, and it makes Mommy's heart so full of happiness. Conversing with you have made Mommy realize that you are so precious now that we can literally "talk" to you that Mommy can't even remember what it was like before you were talking. You ask so many questions and you remember everything that we tell you.
Little Sister had a rough day because you are so sensitive to the noises around. You had multiple short naps throughout the day, and finally an hour nap at the end of the day. You loves to lift your head all the time even though you are not strong enough. Night time was easy today. Tonight, mommy will try to not sleep next to you. Hopefully, it won't wake you so much so that you can sleep the second part of the night. Your continued innocent smiles still melt Mommy and Daddy's hearts.
It's getting late so Mommy will kiss my prince and princess now and wish you a restful night. Love you both very much.
Today was a typical day starting with going to the park. We left later than usual because it was kind of gloomy, and came home earlier than usual. Mommy let Big Brother take the lead and just follow along. You had fun climbing the rails and then down the slide. We were also on the swing for a little bit and running around the path. You asked me a lot about the other children at the park. Hopefully, you will soon learn to interact with them. What was cutest today was you have mastered to the "sorry" concept. Every time Mommy said something that was inaccurate (whether intentional or unintentional), you would prompt Mommy to say "Sorry, baby". Today, you also refer to yourself as "little baby" which is extremely cute too. Mommy and Daddy have both been tucking you in bed at night, and it is the most precious time. Mommy would kiss you, sing to you, hug you, and it makes Mommy's heart so full of happiness. Conversing with you have made Mommy realize that you are so precious now that we can literally "talk" to you that Mommy can't even remember what it was like before you were talking. You ask so many questions and you remember everything that we tell you.
Little Sister had a rough day because you are so sensitive to the noises around. You had multiple short naps throughout the day, and finally an hour nap at the end of the day. You loves to lift your head all the time even though you are not strong enough. Night time was easy today. Tonight, mommy will try to not sleep next to you. Hopefully, it won't wake you so much so that you can sleep the second part of the night. Your continued innocent smiles still melt Mommy and Daddy's hearts.
It's getting late so Mommy will kiss my prince and princess now and wish you a restful night. Love you both very much.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
It's only 2:30 in the afternoon, yet the day has felt like forever. It started with Big Brother refusing to eat breakfast and Little Sister just sleeping 30 minutes at a time. Last night was rough on Mommy because Little Sister kept waking up. At one point, around 4:30 am, I just went back to sleep with Little Sister wide awake because nothing I was doing would help with your sleeping. Looking back, maybe because your clothes was a little wet because mommy didn't change your diaper. I want to avoid changing diaper in the middle of the night to preserve sleep, but it looks like we will have to resume changing diaper. Of course, there is always a risk of your clothes being wet in between me changing diaper too... This whole morning, little sister has been latched on my breast like never before so much that I wouldn't be surprised if there was a vomiting episode but it didn't happen. She just didn't want to let go. I guess because you realize you have Mommy to yourself. Out of desperation again, now you are in the moby again sleeping. It is the one and an half hour mark. Mommy is hoping for three hour; hopefully you will concur. Every noise that I make arouse you so I am standing here trying to prolong your sleep as much as I can.
Big brother is not quite himself either; very fussy and clingy to both Mommy and Daddy the whole morning. You have taken a new interest in drawing lately, taking inspiration from your family and your toys. It is very cute; mommy and daddy would usually be clueless at your drawings but you enjoy telling us what they are. The most stressful thing so far is you had another gigantic vomiting episode; every time something likes this happen, it gives mommy and daddy so much stress. a piece of apple had gone down the wrong way. We so hope that this vomiting would end soon, but no light at the end of the tunnel yet. Because we had to refeed you, you took your nap very late. Don't even know what will happen tonight. That sense of powerlessness as a parent is still here with me - I feel so helpless as to make your lives the best that they can be for both of you. Daddy is quite stressed out too; he still feels a bit under the weather and now has totally lost it after the vomiting. Now it's clean up time for mommy and daddy.
May god and the angels protect and guide you to the very best paths for your lives. A tired mommy who loves you both so dearly.
It's only 2:30 in the afternoon, yet the day has felt like forever. It started with Big Brother refusing to eat breakfast and Little Sister just sleeping 30 minutes at a time. Last night was rough on Mommy because Little Sister kept waking up. At one point, around 4:30 am, I just went back to sleep with Little Sister wide awake because nothing I was doing would help with your sleeping. Looking back, maybe because your clothes was a little wet because mommy didn't change your diaper. I want to avoid changing diaper in the middle of the night to preserve sleep, but it looks like we will have to resume changing diaper. Of course, there is always a risk of your clothes being wet in between me changing diaper too... This whole morning, little sister has been latched on my breast like never before so much that I wouldn't be surprised if there was a vomiting episode but it didn't happen. She just didn't want to let go. I guess because you realize you have Mommy to yourself. Out of desperation again, now you are in the moby again sleeping. It is the one and an half hour mark. Mommy is hoping for three hour; hopefully you will concur. Every noise that I make arouse you so I am standing here trying to prolong your sleep as much as I can.
Big brother is not quite himself either; very fussy and clingy to both Mommy and Daddy the whole morning. You have taken a new interest in drawing lately, taking inspiration from your family and your toys. It is very cute; mommy and daddy would usually be clueless at your drawings but you enjoy telling us what they are. The most stressful thing so far is you had another gigantic vomiting episode; every time something likes this happen, it gives mommy and daddy so much stress. a piece of apple had gone down the wrong way. We so hope that this vomiting would end soon, but no light at the end of the tunnel yet. Because we had to refeed you, you took your nap very late. Don't even know what will happen tonight. That sense of powerlessness as a parent is still here with me - I feel so helpless as to make your lives the best that they can be for both of you. Daddy is quite stressed out too; he still feels a bit under the weather and now has totally lost it after the vomiting. Now it's clean up time for mommy and daddy.
May god and the angels protect and guide you to the very best paths for your lives. A tired mommy who loves you both so dearly.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Today was not a good as far as sleep goes for both of you, but Big Brother still had so much fun while Little Sister was a bit clingy/fussy almost all day with not so much sleep. I desperately miss those days when you sleep next to my chest for 3 hours each stretch. You had three short nap: possibly ranging from 1/2 to 1 1/2 hr, and that's all. The only better thing vs. yesterday was that you didn't have the crying period before sleep, maybe because Daddy gave you a relaxing bath before. You were out for the night before 5pm - hopefully you will sleep well tonight and praying that tomorrow will be better. This week has been rough for you as far as sleeping during the day time. I am not sure why - maybe growth spurt (you are at your 15th week mark). Today, Mommy feels this overwhelming sense of powerlessness as Mommy is not able to help you sleep well. I wish that somehow magically you will learn to self soothe and would sleep well everyday, despite all the noise in the house. I notice that you are ever so sensitive to noise this week, whereas the week before nothing seems to bother you much. What I don't understand is that you still sleep well at night (averaging 13 hours nights), but daytime remains a struggle. Because you were kinda fussy all day, we couldn't get a lot of smiles (some but not like usual) but you are growing ever so beautiful and sweet. You continue to only like to be held standing straight up (no sitting). You didn't feed that much today (so Mommy's breast is full at this moment). You are talking a lot and definitely telling us what you want or do not want. I am hoping whatever stage you are going through shall pass soon... I am constantly saying prayers for you.
Big Brother hung out with Daddy all day since Mommy was trying to help Little Sister with her sleep. In the morning, you went to Home Depot to make a bird house. I heard that you were very cute with the staff, speaking to them in Vietnamese and thought that they fully understood you. Some of them even wanted to take a picture with you. You got selected for a gift (gingerbread house) which we will save for next Christmas. You took a two hour nap, and then woke up playing balloon with Mommy and Daddy. You surely love balloon very much - it kept you entertained for more than an hour. You are also a pro at eating, especially with your hands, by yourself these days. You now know to ask for what kind of food you like to eat. Mommy feels terrible that we don't have a wide array of food to offer you since Mommy is so preoccupied with taking care of Little Sister. Hopefully when Grandma is here, she can cook all kind of wonderful food so that your taste buds will be greatly enamored and you will learn to love all kinds of food. In the evening, Daddy took you to the mall (since it was raining again) and to church. By now, you are soundly sleeping. I love the fact that despite you are now a big and independent two years old, you still hold and hug Mommy whenever you feel the need to. Sometimes, in the middle of your playing, you would grab a book and sit in Mommy's lap so that we can quickly read together. Your "I Love You" to me is ever so sweet, too (in addition to "bye bye Me, anh di choi vui). These moments are so precious to Mommy. You especially love to go out to places, even though you haven't interacted much with children your own age). I love it that for now at least, our family get to spend some time and interact together in the kitchen.
Mommy Loves her prince and princess very much. Good night my Loves!
Today was not a good as far as sleep goes for both of you, but Big Brother still had so much fun while Little Sister was a bit clingy/fussy almost all day with not so much sleep. I desperately miss those days when you sleep next to my chest for 3 hours each stretch. You had three short nap: possibly ranging from 1/2 to 1 1/2 hr, and that's all. The only better thing vs. yesterday was that you didn't have the crying period before sleep, maybe because Daddy gave you a relaxing bath before. You were out for the night before 5pm - hopefully you will sleep well tonight and praying that tomorrow will be better. This week has been rough for you as far as sleeping during the day time. I am not sure why - maybe growth spurt (you are at your 15th week mark). Today, Mommy feels this overwhelming sense of powerlessness as Mommy is not able to help you sleep well. I wish that somehow magically you will learn to self soothe and would sleep well everyday, despite all the noise in the house. I notice that you are ever so sensitive to noise this week, whereas the week before nothing seems to bother you much. What I don't understand is that you still sleep well at night (averaging 13 hours nights), but daytime remains a struggle. Because you were kinda fussy all day, we couldn't get a lot of smiles (some but not like usual) but you are growing ever so beautiful and sweet. You continue to only like to be held standing straight up (no sitting). You didn't feed that much today (so Mommy's breast is full at this moment). You are talking a lot and definitely telling us what you want or do not want. I am hoping whatever stage you are going through shall pass soon... I am constantly saying prayers for you.
Big Brother hung out with Daddy all day since Mommy was trying to help Little Sister with her sleep. In the morning, you went to Home Depot to make a bird house. I heard that you were very cute with the staff, speaking to them in Vietnamese and thought that they fully understood you. Some of them even wanted to take a picture with you. You got selected for a gift (gingerbread house) which we will save for next Christmas. You took a two hour nap, and then woke up playing balloon with Mommy and Daddy. You surely love balloon very much - it kept you entertained for more than an hour. You are also a pro at eating, especially with your hands, by yourself these days. You now know to ask for what kind of food you like to eat. Mommy feels terrible that we don't have a wide array of food to offer you since Mommy is so preoccupied with taking care of Little Sister. Hopefully when Grandma is here, she can cook all kind of wonderful food so that your taste buds will be greatly enamored and you will learn to love all kinds of food. In the evening, Daddy took you to the mall (since it was raining again) and to church. By now, you are soundly sleeping. I love the fact that despite you are now a big and independent two years old, you still hold and hug Mommy whenever you feel the need to. Sometimes, in the middle of your playing, you would grab a book and sit in Mommy's lap so that we can quickly read together. Your "I Love You" to me is ever so sweet, too (in addition to "bye bye Me, anh di choi vui). These moments are so precious to Mommy. You especially love to go out to places, even though you haven't interacted much with children your own age). I love it that for now at least, our family get to spend some time and interact together in the kitchen.
Mommy Loves her prince and princess very much. Good night my Loves!
Friday, January 4, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,.
Today was one of the roughest/worst day of Little Sister's life. You only had three short little nap all lasting about 1/2 hr each. Before bedtime, you cried hysterically for an hour despite everything that Mommy was trying to do desperately to stop the crying, which was probably due to being so tired. I have never heard you cry that much - the shrieking was so rough on my ears that I lost my patience and had to scream too (it was just the two of us at home). You also vomited and you cried so much that your hair was drenched in wetness - definitely one of the most heartbreaking moments of Mommy's life. After an hour of crying, you fell asleep due to exhaustion and so did Mommy. I was so tired that I didn't hear Daddy and Big Brother coming home. You probably couldn't sleep today because there was too many disruption with your Big Brother's presence. I am hoping that the weekend will give me time so that I can devote 100% to you and hopefully you will recover from today. We have to figure out some plans so that you will sleep better during the day. Mommy feels so much sadness that I cannot provide you with the care that you truly deserve - making your daytime sleep so erratic. I can't even fathom what will happen when I return to work... I think I made a lot of wrong decisions today which made your day so terrible. Right now when you are sleeping calmly, I miss your smiling face. I wish that I could do something to make today a distant memory. Hopefully, we will never have a day like today ever again.
Big Brother, on the other hand, had a fun day exploring and being outside. We stayed on this side of the complex where you explored the park, the pool, our neighborhood. Eating remains a struggle for Mommy so you continue to not eat & drink that much. Putting you to bed wasn't too bed; you were tired from all the activities. You didn't sleep very long - I wish I could figure how your brain figures your sleeping so that I can make it that you take your three hour nap at a set time everyday - but still woke up happy. Daddy took you to the library when he got home, which you loved from what I heard. Then, Mommy gave you a bath and off you went to sleep. Despite you giving your Little Sister's trouble to sleeping, you are just so sweet all the time. Lately, you are very good about eating on your own (though you don't eat very much - it must be the independence thing). You also love to drink water very much lately - taking a bottle everywhere we go. You are really into playing with cars, especially big cars dragging little cars. Your vocabulary &/ memory continue to impress me each day. Today we saw cat while walking and I ask you what the cat was doing, which you responded with "the cat is looking for food." That answer was the smartest thing I have heard in such a long time. Such moment make Mommy realize all the sacrifices that your Daddy and I make are really worth it. What I also love most is how you say "I love you" to Mommy - it is the sweetest thing to my ears.
Here is really to a better day tomorrow. Much Love to my prince and princess.
Today was one of the roughest/worst day of Little Sister's life. You only had three short little nap all lasting about 1/2 hr each. Before bedtime, you cried hysterically for an hour despite everything that Mommy was trying to do desperately to stop the crying, which was probably due to being so tired. I have never heard you cry that much - the shrieking was so rough on my ears that I lost my patience and had to scream too (it was just the two of us at home). You also vomited and you cried so much that your hair was drenched in wetness - definitely one of the most heartbreaking moments of Mommy's life. After an hour of crying, you fell asleep due to exhaustion and so did Mommy. I was so tired that I didn't hear Daddy and Big Brother coming home. You probably couldn't sleep today because there was too many disruption with your Big Brother's presence. I am hoping that the weekend will give me time so that I can devote 100% to you and hopefully you will recover from today. We have to figure out some plans so that you will sleep better during the day. Mommy feels so much sadness that I cannot provide you with the care that you truly deserve - making your daytime sleep so erratic. I can't even fathom what will happen when I return to work... I think I made a lot of wrong decisions today which made your day so terrible. Right now when you are sleeping calmly, I miss your smiling face. I wish that I could do something to make today a distant memory. Hopefully, we will never have a day like today ever again.
Big Brother, on the other hand, had a fun day exploring and being outside. We stayed on this side of the complex where you explored the park, the pool, our neighborhood. Eating remains a struggle for Mommy so you continue to not eat & drink that much. Putting you to bed wasn't too bed; you were tired from all the activities. You didn't sleep very long - I wish I could figure how your brain figures your sleeping so that I can make it that you take your three hour nap at a set time everyday - but still woke up happy. Daddy took you to the library when he got home, which you loved from what I heard. Then, Mommy gave you a bath and off you went to sleep. Despite you giving your Little Sister's trouble to sleeping, you are just so sweet all the time. Lately, you are very good about eating on your own (though you don't eat very much - it must be the independence thing). You also love to drink water very much lately - taking a bottle everywhere we go. You are really into playing with cars, especially big cars dragging little cars. Your vocabulary &/ memory continue to impress me each day. Today we saw cat while walking and I ask you what the cat was doing, which you responded with "the cat is looking for food." That answer was the smartest thing I have heard in such a long time. Such moment make Mommy realize all the sacrifices that your Daddy and I make are really worth it. What I also love most is how you say "I love you" to Mommy - it is the sweetest thing to my ears.
Here is really to a better day tomorrow. Much Love to my prince and princess.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Dear Khoa & Maian,
Today Daddy got really sick so he came home after lunch and slept with Big Brother for your nap, which is probably why you had a nice long nap (2.5 hrs til now). So far, the day is turning out to be much better than yesterday. Little Sister only slept 1.5 hours in the morning, but is still taking her afternoon nap now (almost two hours). Since Daddy was sick, he couldn't feed big brother like usual, so Mommy attempted to feed you but you are not much of an eater lately. You had one string cheese, half a yogurt, lots of grapes, some clementine and that's about it. Mommy couldn't even give you milk. You refusing to eat is one of the most stressful thing ever, and Mommy lost her patience with you today too. I promise myself to be more and more patient with you, but it's so hard when your Little Sister is screaming nearby. For our morning, we spent most of our time in the park where you did a lot of climbing/sliding/running and were very excited. I notice that you are still quite shy with other friends - hopefully you will become more sociable. We also stopped by the post office and look at the cards section like yesterday. Mommy is so proud of your vocabulary; you can tell me almost everything that you see on the cards and you seem so elated to pointing those things out to me too, like balloons, dogs, cats, umbrella, girl, boy, flower, squirrels, plants/leaf... You also told me when you needed to go to the bathroom rather be prompted like usual, almost back to your usual self before the baby came. Despite all our setbacks lately, did you know that mommy loves you more and more each day? You are such a super cute trooper who is so smart. My favorite moment with you today was when you heard the train coming, you called out "tau lua oi" which is super sweet. I love it when you get scared/fearful, you would grab your tiny fingers next to mine and say "me voi em be o day ma - khong Sao het". As I am writing this, you are still napping with daddy. We are hitting the three hours mark so I can tell it's gonna be a good night.
As for Little Sister, it seems like your three hour nap days are gone or it could just be that you are much more sensitive to noises and get awoken so easily but hard to fall back to sleep again. You were very good last night. Mommy even woke up a few times to find that you are still sleeping peacefully. The only problem is how to get you to sleep on your own during daytime. Mommy tried putting you in the swing or bed for a while without holding you, but you would scream/become fussy after about 15' wanting to be picked up again. I am not sure how next week will go with Grandma. One thing for sure it will be tough on her. This afternoon, you fell asleep while nursing and I thought for one moment all three of us would taking an afternoon nap together, but you had a cough, which woke your brother up. Then, mommy had to put brother back to sleep and you are back in the moby again. Mommy feels incredibly guilty that I don't spend enough time interacting with you, but we don't have a choice. Hopefully, things will get better as the days come. As for tonight, we will all try to go to sleep earlier to preserve energy for the coming days.
Much Love to my prince and princess.
Today Daddy got really sick so he came home after lunch and slept with Big Brother for your nap, which is probably why you had a nice long nap (2.5 hrs til now). So far, the day is turning out to be much better than yesterday. Little Sister only slept 1.5 hours in the morning, but is still taking her afternoon nap now (almost two hours). Since Daddy was sick, he couldn't feed big brother like usual, so Mommy attempted to feed you but you are not much of an eater lately. You had one string cheese, half a yogurt, lots of grapes, some clementine and that's about it. Mommy couldn't even give you milk. You refusing to eat is one of the most stressful thing ever, and Mommy lost her patience with you today too. I promise myself to be more and more patient with you, but it's so hard when your Little Sister is screaming nearby. For our morning, we spent most of our time in the park where you did a lot of climbing/sliding/running and were very excited. I notice that you are still quite shy with other friends - hopefully you will become more sociable. We also stopped by the post office and look at the cards section like yesterday. Mommy is so proud of your vocabulary; you can tell me almost everything that you see on the cards and you seem so elated to pointing those things out to me too, like balloons, dogs, cats, umbrella, girl, boy, flower, squirrels, plants/leaf... You also told me when you needed to go to the bathroom rather be prompted like usual, almost back to your usual self before the baby came. Despite all our setbacks lately, did you know that mommy loves you more and more each day? You are such a super cute trooper who is so smart. My favorite moment with you today was when you heard the train coming, you called out "tau lua oi" which is super sweet. I love it when you get scared/fearful, you would grab your tiny fingers next to mine and say "me voi em be o day ma - khong Sao het". As I am writing this, you are still napping with daddy. We are hitting the three hours mark so I can tell it's gonna be a good night.
As for Little Sister, it seems like your three hour nap days are gone or it could just be that you are much more sensitive to noises and get awoken so easily but hard to fall back to sleep again. You were very good last night. Mommy even woke up a few times to find that you are still sleeping peacefully. The only problem is how to get you to sleep on your own during daytime. Mommy tried putting you in the swing or bed for a while without holding you, but you would scream/become fussy after about 15' wanting to be picked up again. I am not sure how next week will go with Grandma. One thing for sure it will be tough on her. This afternoon, you fell asleep while nursing and I thought for one moment all three of us would taking an afternoon nap together, but you had a cough, which woke your brother up. Then, mommy had to put brother back to sleep and you are back in the moby again. Mommy feels incredibly guilty that I don't spend enough time interacting with you, but we don't have a choice. Hopefully, things will get better as the days come. As for tonight, we will all try to go to sleep earlier to preserve energy for the coming days.
Much Love to my prince and princess.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Dear Khoa&MaiAn,
Today was a very bad for both of you, and Mommy was so exhausted at the end of the day that Mommy lost her temper with Big Brother. We all were very tired actually and were not our usual selves. Mommy will apologize to Big Brother tomorrow for being not so nice to him and letting him cry. Mommy feels terrible; hopefully we will have a better day.
The day was bad because both of you decide not to sleep so Mommy had to battle with two tired/fussy babies who were crying on and off all afternoon. Our morning was good with our morning walk. Big Brother explored everywhere (although the usual spots of the post office, the park, the other complex, since we proceeded by walking) and had so much fun. Little Sister slept from 10-12:10 during our morning exploration, and then woke up when Mommy started to feed Big Brother. Big Brother didn't feel like eating much of anything so we went to nap at around 12:30. However, you didn't fall asleep until 2pm. You were tired, but you were probably so used to Daddy putting you for nap that you resisted Mommy so much, keep asking to go outside and munch on food. Since Mommy said "no", you then asked to hold baby for Mommy, but unfortunately baby was very fussy and kept crying all the time, which was very unusual. You would cry if Mommy doesn't hold you for a long time, but you would be happy again if Mommy embraces you. However, today, even with Mommy holding you and trying to put Big Brother to sleep, you were not your calm self and cried a lot regardless. You didn't want to feed in the afternoon either. The loud crying made you even more "alert" so it was quite a fiasco for both of you to be in the same room. You slept for only 50' and never went back to sleep. Little Sister only slept for 30' and then woke you too. So Mommy spent about an hour trying to convince both of you that sleep would be the best solution - but Mommy didn't succeed. Little Sister took another cat nap of 25', but for most of the afternoon, you were either crying and looking very tired. Mommy wishes that you would have been sleeping all those time, but the noise and the stress from your Brother's probably add on to your stress and we had a rough/sleeplessness afternoon. Tonight, when Mommy put Little Sister to sleep, you keep wanting to cling on to Mommy's breast for another hour and a half even though you are already sleeping. You probably wanted Mommy close by since your day was so rough.
Little Brother went to sleep earlier, but not as early as Mommy would have liked, because Daddy took you to the library. You are not sleeping well tonight either, keeping calling out for Mommy and Daddy. I hope that you will be able to sleep for a long time tonight and get the rest you need to recover from today.
Mommy Loves both of you so much. Here's to a better day tomorrow.
Today was a very bad for both of you, and Mommy was so exhausted at the end of the day that Mommy lost her temper with Big Brother. We all were very tired actually and were not our usual selves. Mommy will apologize to Big Brother tomorrow for being not so nice to him and letting him cry. Mommy feels terrible; hopefully we will have a better day.
The day was bad because both of you decide not to sleep so Mommy had to battle with two tired/fussy babies who were crying on and off all afternoon. Our morning was good with our morning walk. Big Brother explored everywhere (although the usual spots of the post office, the park, the other complex, since we proceeded by walking) and had so much fun. Little Sister slept from 10-12:10 during our morning exploration, and then woke up when Mommy started to feed Big Brother. Big Brother didn't feel like eating much of anything so we went to nap at around 12:30. However, you didn't fall asleep until 2pm. You were tired, but you were probably so used to Daddy putting you for nap that you resisted Mommy so much, keep asking to go outside and munch on food. Since Mommy said "no", you then asked to hold baby for Mommy, but unfortunately baby was very fussy and kept crying all the time, which was very unusual. You would cry if Mommy doesn't hold you for a long time, but you would be happy again if Mommy embraces you. However, today, even with Mommy holding you and trying to put Big Brother to sleep, you were not your calm self and cried a lot regardless. You didn't want to feed in the afternoon either. The loud crying made you even more "alert" so it was quite a fiasco for both of you to be in the same room. You slept for only 50' and never went back to sleep. Little Sister only slept for 30' and then woke you too. So Mommy spent about an hour trying to convince both of you that sleep would be the best solution - but Mommy didn't succeed. Little Sister took another cat nap of 25', but for most of the afternoon, you were either crying and looking very tired. Mommy wishes that you would have been sleeping all those time, but the noise and the stress from your Brother's probably add on to your stress and we had a rough/sleeplessness afternoon. Tonight, when Mommy put Little Sister to sleep, you keep wanting to cling on to Mommy's breast for another hour and a half even though you are already sleeping. You probably wanted Mommy close by since your day was so rough.
Little Brother went to sleep earlier, but not as early as Mommy would have liked, because Daddy took you to the library. You are not sleeping well tonight either, keeping calling out for Mommy and Daddy. I hope that you will be able to sleep for a long time tonight and get the rest you need to recover from today.
Mommy Loves both of you so much. Here's to a better day tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Dear Khoa & MaiAn,
Boy did we have a rough day today. Considering that it is the New Year, I am hoping it can only get better, and not any worse. It was a low key day overall; we started with heading to the park as a family, and then to church. Little Sister had been having a tough time with daytime naps. Today, her longest nap was only an hour, otherwise it was 15', 30' and in between those naps were all awake time that was nearing two hours. You are also much more sensitive to noise around you, but the house will remain very loud with Big Brother's presence, so Mommy is hoping that you will adjust eventually. Mommy is really worried about next week when Mommy has to return to work; my poor princess will have a very tough time. Mommy wishes that I can stay home with you forever, but unfortunately, that's not possible. For the last two nights, you have a tough time falling asleep at night too, with vomiting episodes both nights. You seem to be okay at night though, or it could just be that Mommy is too exhausted to notice. But as always, even when you are not sleeping well during the day, you always give us the biggest smiles and chatting with us interactively. Your eyes are so much more alert, always wanting to find out what's going on around you. You like it when we stand you up even though Mommy fears that your legs are not strong enough, but as soon as we set you down, you would tell us that you are not happy. Tonight, you are not sleeping well so far, let's hope for a peaceful night.
Big Brother has yet another vomiting episode during lunch. However, you took a three hour nap and was quite happy when you woke up. You love going to the park with the swing and especially loved it this morning because Daddy came with us. Mommy felt bad that we have to make it a quick trip since we had to go to the church. After dinner, we had so much fun playing with your new toy, the motorcycle, where you have learned to flip side way and make it go around and around rather than forward or backward the way it should. We also reviewed the words in the ABC blocks. You make Mommy so proud because you have mastered all the words - your vocabulary is growing tremendously these days. We had a tough time feeding you today; you keep saying "No" to everything that we were offering you. You later settled for two eggrolls, which you probably enjoyed due to the oiliness. You still love taking baths so so much - every night we have to do all these tricks so that we can get you out quickly fearing that you might be too cold after sitting in the bath for so long. Tonight, you have settled into your sleep smoothly. Last night, you were out to a Countdown party with Daddy all the way until 10:30, which made you very tired, but Mommy heard that you had so much fun playing with the other kids. Lately, because your vocabulary and logic have improved so much, you start to ask yourself questions and then answer them too. What I love most is when you read to your Little Sister when we are home together. You love her so much and always want to hold her for Mommy and Daddy. Every morning, you always look for your sister when you wake up and tell Mommy all about your Little Sister. These moments are really so precious and Mommy Loves them more than anything in the world.
Kisses to my prince and princess.
Boy did we have a rough day today. Considering that it is the New Year, I am hoping it can only get better, and not any worse. It was a low key day overall; we started with heading to the park as a family, and then to church. Little Sister had been having a tough time with daytime naps. Today, her longest nap was only an hour, otherwise it was 15', 30' and in between those naps were all awake time that was nearing two hours. You are also much more sensitive to noise around you, but the house will remain very loud with Big Brother's presence, so Mommy is hoping that you will adjust eventually. Mommy is really worried about next week when Mommy has to return to work; my poor princess will have a very tough time. Mommy wishes that I can stay home with you forever, but unfortunately, that's not possible. For the last two nights, you have a tough time falling asleep at night too, with vomiting episodes both nights. You seem to be okay at night though, or it could just be that Mommy is too exhausted to notice. But as always, even when you are not sleeping well during the day, you always give us the biggest smiles and chatting with us interactively. Your eyes are so much more alert, always wanting to find out what's going on around you. You like it when we stand you up even though Mommy fears that your legs are not strong enough, but as soon as we set you down, you would tell us that you are not happy. Tonight, you are not sleeping well so far, let's hope for a peaceful night.
Big Brother has yet another vomiting episode during lunch. However, you took a three hour nap and was quite happy when you woke up. You love going to the park with the swing and especially loved it this morning because Daddy came with us. Mommy felt bad that we have to make it a quick trip since we had to go to the church. After dinner, we had so much fun playing with your new toy, the motorcycle, where you have learned to flip side way and make it go around and around rather than forward or backward the way it should. We also reviewed the words in the ABC blocks. You make Mommy so proud because you have mastered all the words - your vocabulary is growing tremendously these days. We had a tough time feeding you today; you keep saying "No" to everything that we were offering you. You later settled for two eggrolls, which you probably enjoyed due to the oiliness. You still love taking baths so so much - every night we have to do all these tricks so that we can get you out quickly fearing that you might be too cold after sitting in the bath for so long. Tonight, you have settled into your sleep smoothly. Last night, you were out to a Countdown party with Daddy all the way until 10:30, which made you very tired, but Mommy heard that you had so much fun playing with the other kids. Lately, because your vocabulary and logic have improved so much, you start to ask yourself questions and then answer them too. What I love most is when you read to your Little Sister when we are home together. You love her so much and always want to hold her for Mommy and Daddy. Every morning, you always look for your sister when you wake up and tell Mommy all about your Little Sister. These moments are really so precious and Mommy Loves them more than anything in the world.
Kisses to my prince and princess.
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