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!

I Don't Believe...

There are days where I still can't believe I have one of these! Look at how cute he looks when he's sleeping. Don't worry, he's pretty cute when he's awake too... most of the time. One day, when he's older and understands more about his surroundings, he won't be sleeping with his doggie Wubbanub, but his doggie older sister, Dot!

10 Weeks (Old) & Going...

I can't believe my boy's 10 weeks old already! I still remember when I was counting DOWN from the 10 week mark to his E.D.D. Now it's 10 weeks and I'm counting UP!

As each day goes by, his Daddy and I can both agree that we love this little monster more and more. And although there have been surprise obstacles and curve balls thrown at us since he was born (nothing related to him though, thank goodness!), having such a good and healthy boy has made it all worth it!

This boy is starting to become cuter and cuter. When he sees me, he gives me the BIGGEST smile ever, a smile so big his eyes are so small and crinkled up that it's shaped like a crescent moon (cutest thing in the world!). He has also started talking to me and responding to the questions I ask him. I think his favorite response as of now is "yaahhh". I can't wait till he's a few weeks older and can laugh. We're going to have so much fun together!

This is also around the time where he's been sleeping through the night, even though I'm still experimenting with his schedule to turn this into a consistent habit. I've scanned through (the controversial) Babywise and decided to forgo it. The only thing I'm taking from it is sticking to a strict eating schedule. So far, with my semi laxed way of scheduling, the boy's been doing great so I really can't complain!

We were also able to celebrate his Red Egg & Ginger as well. Being very un-Chinese, I had no idea what this really was till I googled it. Back in the day, babies in China rarely survived to month one due to malnutrition, so when they did, a party was held for them. The egg and ginger symbolizes something too, but I can't remember it off the top of my head.

Week 10 and going... I'm looking forward to the surprises in store as the cute little dude becomes more active and aware of his surroundings.

Half Daddy, Half Mommy... Full Trouble!

As everyone knows, Luke looks nothing like his Mommy. He is the exact replica of his Daddy, except a much cuter version (sorry, Daddy!). When he was first born, I was hoping he'll eventually develop double eyelids like his Mommy. Now that he's almost two months old, that dream of double eyelids has disappeared. When Luke was a couple weeks old, it looked like he had Mommy's nose. Now when I compare our noses, I'm disappointed to say that he doesn't have my nose either. Okay, so on the outside he looks just like his Daddy. However, if you actually have a chance to play with him and observe his behavior, he's ALL MOMMY! i.e. - You have to meet him to see that he lets out a huge smile after a huge poopie while being fed (all Mommy!). He loves to smile (all Mommy!) and he also has attitude (all Mommy!). So in short, he may look just like Daddy, but his personality says all Mommy! Oh boy, that just means trouble in the future...

Our Monster is One Month Old!

It's still hard to fathom that exactly one month ago, everything changed at 5:15am. But like they say, "change is good" (it just gets some getting used to). The first month has been crazy and there's been lots of adjustments with our way of living, but we survived!

I always thought it'll be cool to keep a virtual and (old school) paper account of what goes on in our little monster's life (if you can't tell by now, that's what we like to call him). It's taking a while to upload, but I just finished his one month old video. Note to self: take more videos next time to keep things more interesting. While looking back at all the pictures, it's crazy to see how much this little dude has changed week by week. I know I sound biased here, but each day he gets cuter and cuter. And as each day goes by, we love that little dude more and more.

first family pic