Lucas is now 6 months old!

I can't believe how fast time flies. Lucas is now 6 months old. That means I've been sleep deprived for 6 months too! Haha. He can now sit on his own, roll and roll and roll, babbles a lot, and he is now on his hand and knees, i think the crawling is coming soon...eeek!

I think my son needs a bigger size diaper yup size 5. I'm sick of cleaning poop off shoti's clothes. I hope going up a size solves that problem. He now wears 9 month clothes and weighs probably more than 20lbs. Yikes...i know...my poor back.

Hope everyone has a great week!

More pictures coming this week as Maddie has her Halloween parties on Thursday and Friday.

Until then...

More October Happenings

recently, I just remembered I had a hoolahoop at Dad's so here's Maddie Hoolahooping

Also today we went to the pumpkin patch with Maddie's school. Thank goodness it didn't rain or else it would've been muddy. Maddie got a small pumpkin that she could carry on her own.

Enjoy

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

More pictures next week since halloween is around the corner.

Stay tuned..

A very busy October

October has been a very busy month for us. We had a field trip at the cranberry farm, lantern festival at school, Thanksgiving in Victoria, and Lucas starting his solids (yahoo!).

Here are a few pictures...

Proud Parents of a Preschooler!

Maddie before she left for school

Cox and I are now proud parents of a preschooler. It was both a very exciting and a weird moment for both of us. For the first time, we dropped off Maddie at school and left her there the WHOLE time. That's a big deal for us. Because at two's time, we were with her the whole year. She would not be left alone even if we waited just outside the door. This time we said our goodbyes and LEFT. There were no tears we were so proud my little girl is now a BIG girl. I had a few hours to spend with just Lucas. Weird. On Friday, am going to go for a walk and get some coffee and enjoy a few hours of just having 1 kid. :o)

Jamie and Maddie after their first day of school...i guess it went very well

Happy Birthday to the best husband anyone could ask for!

I have been blessed with such a wonderful husband, dad to my 2 beautiful kids and best of all my best friend. Happy, happy 33rd birthday Cox. I could not ask for anything more...i love you.

Maddie's 3!!!

I can't believe it! I've been a mom for 3 years now...sigh..that means 3 years of not sleeping much. Hahaha. Maddie has grown up these past few weeks, she's learned to get up on the toilet without a stool, she's learning how to wear her shirts and pants herself properly (still not perfect but kudos for trying). For the people who were not able to attend, click here and here for the pictures.

back to school give away

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Ready, set, BOWL!

We were invited to Elijah's 5th Birthday party. Maddie had a blast (thanks again "Pees"). She was so excited she did not eat any healthy food at all. All she had was just juice and ice cream!! WOOHOOO can you say sugar HIGH? Anyway, after she went through her loot bag she eventually fell asleep. She finally got tired halfway home. Here are some pics.






Maddie's ready to bowl..


Cassiel's happy to see Maddie


Maddie, Cassiel, Micah & Meghan


Ready position...


Maddie must be wondering who's head Ninong is holding up..she does not know Darth Vader.. btw, this was the pinata. Just in case anyone was wondering.


final group picture with the birthday boy and his personalized bowling pin

Am one proud Mama..

Recently, We have been wanting to "training" Maddie to go to summer programs on her own. But yesterday she did! Yahooo!! With little tears of course, but this time she actually had a good time. I am gearing her up for preschool in the fall. Where it's not parent participation. I know we will have another adjustment period, but at least I know that she CAN do it. This picture shows how much fun she had.

Getting my independence back!

Lucas was 6 weeks old this past Monday so that means...I can drive now!!! Wooohooo.. it's not like I didn't enjoy being chauffeured around but sometimes I just want to go out -- NOW and I can't. It's just different when I know I can go out anytime I want and not have to bother someone to drive me. So thank goodness it's already been 6 weeks.

My son has grown...he now weighs 12.5 lbs and 23 in long! He eats a LOT! Thank goodness we have no problems feeding him the breast or the bottle.


PS. Thank you Mom and Dad for all your help during the past few weeks. It's truly appreciated! :o)

Happy Anniversary

5 years ago today. My husband Cox and I were married. It's been 5 wonderful years and now we have 2 kids. I am a very happy, sleep deprived and content woman! Thanks for being a wonderful father and loving husband. Happy Anniversary Hunny..Muah

Meet Lucas Edward

Our son is finally here! I have to admit the recovery from my c-section is going better than when I had Maddie. I am more mobile this time compared to before. Am sure my husband is glad because this time he does not have to carry/accompany me to the bathroom. Am not sure if it's because my body knows that am not going to get much help from Cox at the hospital since someone has to stay with Maddie. But my poor mom had to stay with me at the hospital to help with Lucas. Thanks MOM. It's greatly appreciated!

It's been a rough few days trying to adjust to the night time feedings again. It's been awhile since we've done it. But we're slowly getting to some routine. I hope! Like tonight, Cox and I are sharing the night shift, Cox is now getting some shut eye while I stay up and keep shoti company. How am I writing this now you say? Erin came up to meet Lucas for the first time this weekend. So while she is happily keeping him company, I get to post on my blog which I have not done so in a while. It's just been a little too busy preparing for his arrival.

Here are some pictures of our little man..

Baby Shower for Lucas

Thank you to Jen & Van for hosting my baby shower. Too bad not everyone could attend. But to those who came to join us, thanks!I hope everyone had as much fun as we did. I love the scrapbook pages everyone made. I will cherish them forever.  It's always a great time to have a get together since we are all busy with our own families. We need more of these social gatherings. I guess the next BIG event would be in the summer. For Miki's 1st Birthday and Ian & Avi's wedding. Maybe we can make that sooner...fingers crossed.

Here are some pictures...

Baby Shower for Lucas

Belated Happy Birthday to me!

I had a great day yesterday, my hubby got home from Chicago. We had some girl friends over for lunch. Everyone loved the misua. Thanks Auntie Stella! For dinner, the family went to Mui. We went to white spot to pick up a slice of srtrawberry cheesecake so i can blow the candle but we didn't have any candles at home. So the candle blowing is postponed till next time. :o).

Maddie's first Dentist Visit!

I am so proud of my little girl. Today, she had her first visit with a dentist (Lola Carmen). She was very good, she sat on the chair had her teeth electrically brushed, 2 fluoride trays put in -- at the same time, and flossed. Lola Carmen could not believe that it was her first time at the dentist. As a reward for good behavior she got 2 rings and 1 toothbrush.

Potty Tales...SUCCESS!!!

I think we have made it! Maddie is now potty trained. YAHOO!!!!! The only times that she needed to change her panty is when her pee leaks upwards and it leaks out on her panty -- how that happens you say? I don't know! It's weird. I don't know if she's very excited to pee that's why it leaks out.

Eventhough she's been sick these past few days, she still manages to pee and poo in the toilet. I am happy to announce that she is getting better - fever wise but she is still coughing and has a runny nose. Sigh... I hope she gets better 100% i promised her some ice cream ;o)

ttfn..

latest card creations..

I made these cards a while back but just had not had any time to take a picture to post them. This card i cased here.

This card i cased here. Kristina did a visual tutorial so it was easy to follow but somehow i still messed it up. My fault not hers :o) But at least it still looked like it. somewhat..


This last one i'm sure i saw it somewhere but do not remember where. Sorry to whoever it was that i didn't give credit to...

hope you enjoy these, i had lots of fun making them...

ttfn..

Potty Tales continues...

Yesterday was the first day Maddie wore diapers all day. After 15 pees, 4 accidents (peeing in the carpet and pooping before sitting), 2 mini poops. I think she did pretty well. She didn't even pee in her diaper when she went down for her nap. And when we were ready for bed she i put her diaper on and we had to go to the potty 3x before she went to sleep. She insisted on peeing in the toilet and not in her diaper. Eventually she fell asleep thank GOD. I was exhausted but could not sleep because my body was still kind of achy. So i took a few minutes to stretch my back and eventually fell asleep but still had a restless sleep. I think this pregnancy is starting to take a toll on me. I can't seem to sleep very well these days..anyway, until tomorrow..

Btw, it's now 2pm and Maddie still has the same panty that she wore this am! woohooo! we're doing well. I hope I didn't just jinx her great potty job streak!

Maddie's first day in her panties!

For the first time, my daughter had some interest in putting on panties. I don't know how this day will go just yet, but I will keep you all updated. Here's a picture of her in her new underwear...she even picked it herself. I hope I can get her potty trained soon before the new baby arrives. Good luck to us...

Belated Happy Hearts Day!

Hope everyone had a great day. I was sick as a dog yesterday. But i managed to take Maddie to school for her first Valentines Day and boy did she get a lot of loot! She had a great time. But after school i had to drop the poor girl off to my parents bec i wanted to rest a little bit because I didn't get to sleep much the night before. My husband bought me some red tulips. Isn't he sweet, ill post a picture later. So needless to say we didn't do anything for Valentines. Oh well, everyday can be Valentines day :o)



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