Look who's 6 months old!

Look at this kid, he's practically a man!

Not only do we get to celebrate our 2 year anniversary on the 2nd, but now we also get to celebrate Lukey's 6 month birthday! This little guy is a true eating machine... he must've gotten it from his Mommy! We're not exactly sure how much he weighs and what his other stats are, but I'm pretty sure we've been feeding him well and that he's been sleeping well too.

Lukey can now sit up on his own and only falls back when he's playing too roughly (with himself), he's been eating solids like a champ and Mommy has started making her own purees for him too. Since he's eating solids 3x a day, his poop has also transformed into the much dreaded human pureed form of solid poop (yuck!). His poops SMELL... he must've also gotten that from his Mommy!

Late Twenties

I think the time has finally come where I officially hit my late 20s. Married with kid, who would've thought? I think ever since 2009, there's always been one big milestone in my life - 2009 = engaged, 2010 = married, and now... 2011, I think 2011 is THE year to remember for me. July of 2011 marked one of the happiest days of my life when my baby Lukey made his debut into this world. However, August of 2011 marked the saddest day of my life when I had to say goodbye to my Mom. There are days when this still seems surreal and I'm just thinking my Mom's taking a long vacation and isn't really gone. It's just crazy to see how the happiest and saddest days of my life were so close together.

Anyway, here's to another year of aging as I hopefully become a year wiser, as well as (hopefully) becoming a better wife and mother.


the 3 of us @ Bethlehem in Santa Clara (if that makes sense)



Merry Christmas to whoever reads this!

5 Months & Growing...

I've been slacking on updates lately. 2011 is nearing an end and my boy is nearly 1/2 a year old! (Yikes!) Although he wants more attention now, he is becoming more and more fun, and we couldn't ask for a more well-behaved child. Lately, we've been practicing sitting up with a tad bit of support from Mommy. Tummy time sessions are also not as torturous since Lukey's neck muscles (and other muscles in general) are becoming stronger. There is slobber everywhere since Lukey's favorite thing to do right now is put everything in his mouth. We also go through three bibs a day since everything is now drenched in saliva. Month 5 also marks the month of solid foods. So far, he's a fan of rice cereal (yuck!) but not a big fan of peas (I guess he takes after his Momma...). Today, we just switched strollers and he has finally converted to his "big boy" Baby Jogger stroller. He seems to enjoy sitting in that more and seeing what Mommy sees since he didn't cry at all while at the mall. All I can say is, my little boy is growing up WAY TOO QUICKLY!

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!