Tuesday, January 4, 2011

New baby

New Year Pictures...





Photo taken on Jan 1, 2011 at 12.01AM...the whole family welcomed 2011!

Whew, things are moving along just fine. Finally, getting some sleep. It has been tough to get some sleep not because of not having time at all but because my medicines bother me so much that I can't sleep. Now, I am mostly off the medications and so I can sleep. Feeding has been a problem from the get-go. I thought we had it under control for a while but as it turns out he has plateaued with his weight and has not been gaining any so now we have to supplement him again with formula while I try to keep up. On top of that, I have suddenly developed some rashes which I sort of think could be due to the bandages on my incision. I have had similar problem before when I had my laproscopic surgery but who knows what have caused it. All I know is that my whole torso and legs are really itchy - yikes!

Anyway, Michael is doing great so far. He is alert when he is awake however he is often sleeping. He tends to be lazy at feeding too which is why he is not gaining not much weight. He sleeps over his food - he he he. Joshua is back to school which was a struggle on the first day since he as usual didn't want to go to school again. Pat has the week off which is great since I don't know how I would survive without his help. He has been super Dad lately - well done, Daddy!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Michael Josef - This is for Auntie Ann and Uncle Kevin

Michael at 5 days old...Our precious little angels...


His first time to hold his ading...
Home sweet home!
very satisfied after a big meal :)
Kuya Joshua at work...helping feed his ading (little sibling) Michael

a cheek-full of goodness
My first meal after 16 hours ...
First family picture




Don't mess with me!
Mama meets Michael for the first time...
Proud Daddy!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Eventful week

The previous week had been crazy busy and fun. Joshua had boy scout camp all week long. They did BB guns, archery, roping, crafting,obstacle courses and many more that has a lot to do with getting muddy,dirty and hurt :) Joshua got several bulls eye shots on both archery and BB gun, he was pretty proud of himself. Pat volunteered the first couple days so that was really nice.

On his birthday, he felt very special with the whole campers singing happy birthday to him. Apparently, he was the only celebrant at the camp that day. We took him out for pizza and had homemade apple pie for dessert. His friend Lola came over for a while to give him his pressie.

Thursday, we went for my 20th week checkup. It was nice to see baby growing at 12oz, it sure feels like baby is a lot heavier than that :) Everything is going well so that is always great news. In the early evening Joshua had his first day of hockey lesson. Boy was he exhausted that day since he went straight from camp. Halfway on the session and he came out in tears, he complained about his head hurting and turns out he just needed a helmet adjustment. After that, he went back in and finished the lesson. He was quite a trooper.

Friday, we went for barbecue dinner at their camp. The boys prepared skits for everyone. After that, we had movie night at our neighbors driveway. Jerry used his projector on a bed sheet and we all watched Avatar on the homemade screen with neighbors and friends. We were up til almost midnight including Joshua...it was a fun doing that with good friends and neighbors.

Saturday, we had Joshua's birthday party. He had 9 kids at his party. They played on the water slide, spent a lot of time hitting each other with water balloons. The weather wasn't that great at 69F but with thanks to humidity - it sure felt warmer. The crowd left mostly at around 5PM and that is when we all crashed from exhaustion :) It was a great party according to the birthday boy so that was worth it.

Today, the boys might go ice skating again to hush on Shua's skills while I sit and read a book :) Calmer weeks ahead and that is always a good thing!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Visit from John, Lynn and the boys

First day, they rested in the morning after their long trip from Indiana and we just mostly took it easy.




next day, we visited Multnomah Falls, the Crown Vista point and Timberline at Mt. Hood.


Third day, we went to mass while John is at his conference. The boys had a game of soccer at the park and just pretty much took it easy.






Fourth day, Lynn and I took the boys to Cannon Beach. It was as usual a cold, misty day but it was still a good trip. We walked to the Haystack Rock and then had some treats at the nearby shops.


Last day, we checked out Powell's bookstore at Downtown Portland then met with John and Pat there for a nice dinner at Henry's Tavern. We took the Max train to downtown which was really handy specially since I am not too keen about driving to downtown. We ended the day with a great big meal and lots of chatting :)

Thursday, July 15, 2010

California Adventures

First stop, video world!

Second: Nick's swimming class
Third: Hiking at Fryman's. Aunt Sue's route every morning.

Fourth: Disneyland Adventure








Fifth: Swimming at Asaad's pool




Sixth: Malibu Beach



A fantastic trip to the California wonderland. Thank you Pastoria's for the great week!