New Speakers

Richard recently bought new speakers for our awesome karaoke system.  Um, the system that's sitting collecting dust and hasn't been turned on for like 3 years...LOL.   Just kidding.  We really needed to upgrade our home theatre system.  Well yeah.  He really wanted it and it was on sale so we got it.

These things are huge, even taller than Julia!  These things can make windows shake and the walls rumble.  It's that loud.  Too bad we have a tenant downstairs now. 

Birthday Wishes - 25+1

Hmmm, I can't believe another years gone by already.  Sigh.  What's with the birthdays coming up so fast???  I'm now 25+1, says Jasmine.  Notice the cake has 6 candles?  Josh was already in bed when we cut the cake so he's not in the pic.  He can be so grouchy when he's sleepy. 

 

I've been blessed with having our 3 kiddies.  They can be challenging at times but every day, I think how my life has changed for the better with them in my life.  Mommy will always love you, always.

 

Sick - Passed all around

It seems everyone in the house is sick now:  Richard, J, J, J, and LoYe.  Only Lai Lai and I have been spared.  Jas nicely threw up in her new bed today (she only slept in it since last week) and Josh has a fevers and runny nose.  Richard has fever and cough and Julia is still having the runs.  What virus is this? 

How sad is that?  What a way to end the year.  Let's hope they will all kick the sickness in the behind in the next few days.

Christmas at the Wongs

Merry Xmas to the Leung, Lin and Wong family.  We celebrated the special occasion at the Wong household this year and it was great seeing everyone.  Dad had a fantastic time playing checkers with Jas and all the little cousins enjoyed running around together. 

We first had dinner, which included prime rib, potatoes, noodles, bbq duck and veggie appetizers.  Lunch the next day was veggie curry with leftovers, and for dinner we had pizza and sushi (weird combo?) but very tasty.  Yum. 

All the kids and pets received gifts from Uncles and Aunties and grand parents.  Jas was ecstatic when she pulled out her new Yoshi backpack which she's been wearing since.  Josh sat and looked at all his presents on his very first Christmas.  Julia wanted to tear open all of her gifts.

Mom and Lisa were greatly missed though; maybe next year we'll have everyone together.  Thanks for dropping in and creating another year of holiday memories.

Feeding Strike and Sleeping Through the Night!

Josh has been sick since Sunday, pretty much throwing up after every feeding.  He's now refusing to feed at all.  Every time we bring the bottle to him, he starts fussing, turning his head away and closing his lips like a big pout.  I don't blame him for not wanting to feed.  How terrible. 

He can go for hours without drinking anything which worries me to heck.  I try to offer the bottle to him every hour but he's too smart for that.  I worry that he will be dehydrated. 

Funnily enough though, he slept through the night last night for the very first time.  11pm-7am!  Too bad I spent the entire night next to his crib, waiting for him to wake up from hunger to feed.  How ironic.  This is a pic of him before he got sick.

Emma's Gymnastics Birthday Party

Both of the girls were very excited when they found out they were invited to a gymnastics birthday party!  Woohoo!  They were jumping around, so happy and finished their lunch so quickly.  However, because Josh is sick today and decided to throw up just as we were about to leave the house, we arrived at the party too late.  The gymnastics portion of the party ended already...sorry girls.

We did get there in time for cake cutting and the pinata.  Wow, so many toys and candies in that Hello Kitty pinata.  It was cute watching the girls stuff their pant pockets with all the candies.

We tried getting a pic with Emma but she refused us!  We chased Emma around the room but didn't get a shot. Oh well.  Maybe next time.

Sick, Sick, Sick - Taping Ears

Julia has been sick for the past 3 days, with a stomach bug.  She keeps on telling us that her belly hurts, goes to the bathroom alot (#2) and she's been throwing up.  The worst timing is when she threw up at the dinner table at our friend's xmas party on Saturday... so embarrassing.

Well, it seems her belly is starting to get better, when suddenly, little Josh is bringing up all his milk.  All day Sunday and through the night, he is projectile vomiting after every feed.  He drinks some milk and as soon as I hold him up S-L-O-W-L-Y to burp him, he does an up-chuck all over my shoulder and on the floor.  It was a very long day yesterday (and even at 4am)...

My plan is to feed him in little amounts throughout the day, until he can hold the milk down.  His 9am feeding was 2.5oz and it stayed in!  Hope it gets better from here onwards.

We noticed Josh's ears are sticking out alot so we are being proactive in keeping the ears tight to the head with - band aids!  Apparently the cartilage in the ears don't harden until the 7th month so we can still mold the ears!  Cool.  Wish we knew this when Julia was young.

4 Months - Josh - Moving Rooms

Oh Baby boy, you are getting so big!  He turned 4 months today, all smiley and happy.  We don't go to the docs office until Tuesday so we will give the official stats then.  

Today is the day we also moved Josh into the baby room.  We moved Julia into the girl's room last night and she LOVES sleeping on the bottom bunk.  Jasmine also loves sleeping on the top bunk.  It's a privilege to be up there, since Julia is not allowed up there.  Her own private space.