19 Months - Josh

Little Josh had his 18-month shots this month (should have been last month but too busy).  The doc looked him over and gave him the thumbs up.  Here are his stats:

Weight - 11kg (24lbs) - 50% percentile
Head - 44cm - 25% percentile
Length - 85cm - 85% percentile

He had one shot this time only and he was so brave, he didn't even cry.  The needle went in and was out before he blinked.  He just stared at his leg.  No reaction whatsoever.  What a good brave daidai!

So Sick...

Really strange.  Even though the Wong household often has sick bugs, I don't usually get hit with them.  Actually, I haven't gotten sick in probably 5 years.  But this past week, I've been hit full force with something.  Chills, 40 deg fever, cough, the whole deal.  It was terrible.  But today, I got the call.  I caught pneumonia!  It's a relief to finally figure out what was wrong but at the same time, makes me wonder how I caught it in the first place.  Hopefully, no one else in the house catches this thing.

Meika's 4.5 years Belated Bday Party

Today we celebrated Meika's 4.5 years birthday party.  It was a princess party so one of the girls was totally ecstatic (Jules) and the other one (Jas), not so much.  All the kids were decked out in princess dresses, crowns, wand, necklace and bracelets.  Even Jas had a blue crown on (her fav color).

There were only 2 boys at the party, and since Josh was too young to play any of the games, he happily ran around in the house, going from room to room.  All the princesses surrounding him didn't phase him one bit.  

One of the games was pin the nose on Olaf.  That was great fun, watching the kids pin the nose on the behind...  and Jas won!  And what did she win?  A summer outfit!  LOL.  Those glasses are a hoot.  (I'll make use of those during halloween I think).  

All in all, the kiddies had a fabulous time. Thanks Meika!

Feet

Love this pic.  Should have taken this a long time ago, maybe when Josh was 6 months or something but I guess it's not too late.  This was taken on the kiddies bottom bunk.  It was quite a challenge to fit everyone in but we managed.

18 Months - Josh

Our little Josh is growing up quick!  He really enjoys running around and chasing the girls.  Well, more like Julia chasing Josh and Josh trying to get away.  You often find him sitting on the floor laughing and pointing at black bugs on the ceiling.  (I don't know how he sees them but he always points them out).

He's still not saying much right now, only a few words:  Mama, ball, fa fa (flower).  He is now "admitted" into the infant development program and is being monitored monthly for progress.  I'm really not that worried but I'm happy that he's being checked monthly in case there is something we need to work on.

Gong Hey Fat Choi! Happy New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year!  I can`t believe it was only last year when little Josh was a tiny teeny baby.  And both girls have grown so much in one year.  

Due to ice skating lessons, we missed out seeing the parade in Chinatown.  But we did go to Crystal Mall while Josh was napping and we got lucky, bumped into `Choi Sun - Fortune God`.  Both girls were the last in line to have balloon objects made and they were the last to get a photo op.  We didn't bother with the lai see that they were handing out (has candy inside).  Save the best for last.  

Jules 5th Bday!

Happy Birthday dearest Julia!  We celebrated it with a lemon princess cake from Whole Foods after dinner.  This is the first time having this cake and it was good, not that sweet or tart.  Josh could not eat the cake so we picked up a vegan chocolate cake just for him.  He loved it.  

In the pic, we are all in our pjs already.  It is an inlaw tradition to have taken a bath and washed hair before this special dinner starts.  The cake seemed to bring out the opposite side of our pjs; kids did not want to sleep.  After the cake, the kids were practically bouncing off the walls from the sugar high.  Jules was running from room to room and Josh was running around in circles.

Julia's class celebrated her birthday as well so I made butterfly cupcakes for sharing.  

Who Needs Toys? (video)

Yay, finally a video.  Josh loves to play with everything and anything inside the house.  Toys?  Some, but he actually has more fun playing with stuff lying around the house.  Take a look: