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

Posterous!

For my push gift, the husband got me the top of the line ipad2, which means I finally have the camera feature on the iPad (awesome!). Because of this, I decided to give posterous another try... So here goes: Shinnanigans. A tribute to my cute son and family.

Sorry for the lack of interesting posts, parenthood has taken a toll on my blogs and picture updates.

We Met Jeremy Lin!

Thanks to a Facebook invite, we were able to meet Golden State Warrior's Jeremy Lin at a church in San Jose. It's been a while since those high school/college evangelical nights, but it felt like that's what it sort of was. Jeremy Lin came up and shared his testimony (primarily focusing on his rookie year in the NBA and the struggles he had). There was a Q&A with him and a meet&greet where the three of us (Shinn's + my brother) were able to get his autograph and take a picture with him.

We regretted not really bringing anything autographable (yes, I know, not a real word). If turning back time was possible, the #1 Fan Warriors finger would've been brought and perhaps a ticket stub as well. After clicking on all these clips with interviews of him, it was nice to actually sit in the front row (the closest we've ever sat in a church sanctuary by choice!) and hear him speak live. It turns out that Jeremy's a pretty cool and down-to-earth guy with a not so bad sense of humor.

So there you have it! Another life goal completed... and all this done before Peanut's born too!

2 Weeks To Go...

I know due dates are anything but accurate and that you can pop anytime from 37 - 42 weeks (They should seriously change it to birth month!). Week 37 has already come and gone, so much for a super early full term birth! I'm still hoping for an earlier arrival rather than a later one and have had pep talks with little Peanut while rubbing my belly to tell him to hurry up and leave the womb so he can see the real world! I'm trying to convince him to come out since the outside world is so much nicer than my nasty dark womb. I'm pretty sure he's just as uncomfortable as me since he's all scrunched up in that fetal position with nowhere to go.

It's week 38 now... we'll see if he finally wants to make his debut this week. And I know y'all are anxiously waiting to find out what his name is. So stay tuned...