Happy Halloween

Luke's first Halloween was quite successful. I bought a Carter's tiger outfit for him at Costco for $12.99 and got him to wear it twice in one week to three events. This is my way of saving money, haha. We went to our Babytime Halloween Parade (there were two other identically dressed tigers), our church's Fallapalooza and a Pumpkin Patch by our house.

Next year the Pumpkin Patch will be more fun for him and he can have the honor of picking one pumpkin each to represent each member of the family. And if I can find those pumpkin carvers at 50% off or more at Target tomorrow, I'll buy them for next year. (Yes, we're a Chinese family that's "wise with their money").

Fallapalooza looked really fun too, I can't wait as he gets older and older each year and gets to enjoy playing games instead of posing for pictures (unhappily) for Mommy's sake!

First time @ the Pumpkin Patch (Daddy looks like he's carrying a stuffed animal)

A few days early, but someone's going to be 4 months soon!

How's It Like?

As I look at my October calendar, I realize there's only two more weeks till Luke's FOUR month check up! How in the world did four months go by just like that?! The first month was crazy, but the past three months got progressively better.

A lot of people have asked me, "how's it like being a mom?" My initial reaction is always "tired and crazy". It's only when you have a child when you learn to truly prioritize your to-do list and wait to do more brainless activity after the kid is down for the night. I've definitely learned to plan ahead and do everything I can while I have the time and energy in case there's a random emergency I need to tend to and don't have the energy to do what I originally planned to do afterwards. I also think I've experienced a bit of memory loss too. This forces me to write down everything I need to do by the end of the week.

I've learned to place someone else's needs above my own. I can't ignore a crying baby's need for comfort or attention. So regardless of how exhausted I am, I have to put everything aside and tend to his every command. It's ridiculous how a little human has so much control over me!

But at the end of the day, when all is said and done and I look back on the cute things he does or that gigantic smile he gives me, it's totally worth all the trouble!

I LOVE THIS GUY!

Three Months Old!

I can't believe our boy is technically considered an infant now. I still remember those early days/weeks when we used to take him out and people would say "aww... he's so small!". Now the most popular comment he gets is "that's some nice hair, are you sure you guys don't style it?".

This little guy is AWESOME! And am I just saying this because I'm his mommy? Probably... but I believe in it 100%!

There were a few challenges the past three months, but seeing as to how we have a perfectly healthy (and big... he's roughly 15 lbs right now) and well-behaved (for the most part) boy makes everything worth it.

I also want to share that I don't believe in Babywise, mainly because I suck at following rules and I'm really into experimenting. Ask the husband, I've messed with his feedings so many times, but somehow, things worked out! I am proud to say that at week 13, he is sleeping for TWELVE hours at night and we've only been giving him four feedings a day! What a change that's been from the eight feedings when he was a newborn! Yeah, we're ready to create a mess and start eating solids at month 4 once our pediatrician approves it. I love my boy!