MiCus

Mi(cah) + Lu"cus" = MiCus = BFFs!

Since both boys are just learning the English language, both their names - Micah and Lucas, are a bit too hard to pronounce so they decided to just pick a syllable for their BFF's name. 

 

Today was the first time I got a chance to bust out the double stroller! Charlotte is still a tad bit too young for it... but in due time, I'll be strolling that bad boy around.

Anyway, it was Mi's first time at CDM, so as cheap Asian mom's, I decided it'll be best to "adopt" another kid just so Mi would not have to pay $12 to get in for a few hours. Look at my fraternal twins! Matching hats FTW!

Lucas had fun showing his friend around his favorite museum. The best part was the water area where the boys could've spent forever at if their mothers' didn't tell them it was time to go.

Look at how wet their hair is!

Just Another Friday

By the end of the week, I'm pretty exhausted and out of "good" ideas as to where to go. So if a play date doesn't pan through, and there's no immediate errands to run, my routine is: read some books (aka sibling reading time), go to Almaden plaza, park, then home. And that is exactly what we did today!

The kids were listening to me read "Hop on Pop".

He went straight to the train table at Barnes & Noble.

 Look Ma, no hands!

Happy 3 Months, Little Lady!

 Our little lady is no longer a newborn, she became an infant today! Bye bye late night feedings, you will not be missed! As petite as she may be, this little lady is able to sleep for 9-10 hours at night now!

She's also doing remarkably better with her afternoon nap and sleeping without a swaddle now.

And when she sleeps well, she's one happy lady!

 

A happy lady is a photogenic lady.

Yup, "too cute" indeed.

Mini no more... even though her "mini" shirt does fit her perfectly.

Grabbing things is one of her newest hobbies.

Another Bittersweet Mother's Day

Little Char is a few days shy of becoming an official infant (good-bye newborn) and I finally took her to visit her Grandma's grave in lieu of Mother's Day. If you didn't know already, her (Chinese) middle name is the same as her Grandma's: Chai-Ping.

So here we are again, my second Mother's day and also my second without my mother. Bittersweet feeling indeed. I hope Mom knows how much more I appreciate her and what she's done for her kids now that I have kids of my own.



But on to happier news... Mother's day weekend might be one of the best weekends in the year. Those (seemingly) endless days, sleeping on the floor, doing loads of laundry, cleaning up after everybody finally gets paid off as mothers around the world get appreciated. I never knew being a Mother meant serving (little) people 24/7 till July 2011. This weekend, I got a lot of goodies - the kids (including Daddy) got me a nice card filled with pictures of them, a huge bouquet of flowers, a picture locket, and my vice - coffee (thank you children for making your mother addicted to coffee). And we also went to eat at my favorite (chain) restaurant - Cheesecake Factory. *never go there on Mother's Day weekend!*





Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! (It should be celebrated more than once a year, haha!)

Who Doesn't Belong?

As a parent, don't you find it fascinating how your kid(s) resemble you?

Apparently, my physical genes completely got shafted somewhere during this whole "create a new human" thing since no one looks remotely like mother.

22 mos. 11 wks.

 In 2 months, my little man will be 2 years old. It felt like yesterday when I was planning his 1st birthday party. Look at him, he doesn't even look like a baby anymore! My baby girl, still considered a newborn for a couple more weeks, is now 11 weeks old!


This toddler of mine inherited his Momma's weird personality...

Nothing much has changed besides the fact that homeboy is AWESOME and I love him more and more each day. He's been a patient kid, does a pretty good job ignoring his sister when she's wailing her life away, and is starting to speak more English and less Lucas. Currently, our days consist of taking tours of preschools... I'm hoping to find a "suitable" one for him this Fall.

Homegirl started sucking her fists and grabbing stuff. She's definitely a lot more fun now. She has also been doing a good job sleeping at night (sleeps for 6 - 8 hour stretches). Napping in the afternoon is another story though... 


Doing whatever I can to get her to sleep for longer periods of time in the afternoon

One of our many morning photo sessions

Enjoying the activity gym while big bro looks on


Warriors advance to the 2nd round... go Dubs!

Just Another Update

Little Charlotte is going to be 10 weeks old soon! When Lucas was 10 weeks old, he got a Red Egg & Ginger party (sorry Char, no party for you) and he also slept for 8 hours. His little sister, the overachiever, slept for 8 hours last night! Crossing fingers that this isn't a fluke. 

Although the weather has been H-O-T the past couple days, one thing has still stayed constant... the kids are growing up and continue to be the best of friends!

Preparing for their future Disneyland trip next year!

 Lying around at 7 in the morning.

 Hot weather means clothes is optional during tummy time (Charlotte is a lady, so she opted to keep her shirt on).

Hot weather also means sleeping with less clothes...

... or just sleeping in super weird positions.