Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Incredible Sleeping Baby

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

After our long day on Saturday, Iris slept an amazing 8 hours straight! She was probably exhausted from not being able to nap most of the day. I had a much needed rest too. I was hoping she would repeat this amazing feat again but the longest duration she had slept the last two nights is 5.5 hours. Understandably, baby has to eat to grow.

Simon and Ron had a day out together on Sunday but before heading out, we had breakfast and Simon acting silly.

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Iris and I spent our day together going to the library, walking in the park, and shopping at Target and the farmers market. Here we are taking a rest at the gazebo at Civic Park in Walnut Creek.

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Sleeping peacefully on our walk.

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Lately, this little girl enjoys finishing her bath. She’s a little upset during the bath.

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Monday’s kiddo photos
Tummy time

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Simon after swim class. It was cold and windy outside so once he was out if the warm pool, he needed his robe. The boiler to heat the showers is being replaced so right now the shower water is really cold. So there’s not really any other way to warm up except remove wet swim clothes ASAP and get in dry clothes.

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Almost time to train her sitting up.
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Today’s kiddo photos:
Getting ready to hop in the pool. Simon in the blue swim shirt and shorts.

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The instructors play a game of “Simon Says” at the beginning of each lesson and Simon chimes in for the whole routine:
“Simon says: get your shoulders wet
Simon says: get your chin wet
Simon says: get your cheek wet
Simon says: get your other cheek wet
Simon says: get your nose wet
Simon says: get your forehead wet
Simon says: if you can do a bob, then do a bob!”
I always wonder what he thinks about this game… I just hold he doesn’t think the world revolves around him.

Iris hasn’t had any really solid naps today so fell asleep quite early for the evening. I’m not sure why she hasn’t been able to sleep today. It might be because she is having a growth spurt since she drank quite a bit of milk from the bottle today. I wonder how long she will sleep tonight.

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Iris, Happy 2 Months!

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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Iris is 2 months old today!

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Though, she had quite the fussy day today. Didn’t want to nap or take the bottle. She probably didn’t want to sleep because she slept a lot last night. After Chuck E. Cheese’s, we got home late so she didn’t get to bed until late so was really tired. She slept 6 hours and 40 minutes! Woke up for 20 minutes to nurse and went back to sleep for 2 hours and 30 minutes. But she was still groggy so a bit cranky.

Simon was super energetic today which was perfect for all of his activities today. He went to Lowe’s this morning to build the Pizza Planet Truck from Toy Story. He actually hit in most of the nails himself (looking closely, you can see the dents from the hammer). He was so proud.

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Then we went to Pump It Up in San Francisco for Joshua’s 5th birthday party. He had a good time crawling, jumping, and sliding around with the other kids. Here is Simon (in brown) and Ron (in orange) going down the inflatable slide (on the right).
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Then we had dinner with Grandpa Chung, Uncle Henry, and Auntie Betty at Ramen Parlor in San Mateo. We had a bit of a wait, maybe 20 minutes. Iris slept and Simon enjoyed hanging out with Auntie Betty.

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Dinner was pretty good. Noodles had a nice chew and broth was very flavorful. I had the spicy crab miso ramen. I wish I ordered another soft shell crab, so delicious!

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Ron had the pork tan tan noodles. Beautiful boiled egg on top.

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We are all super exhausted after a long day. Both kids fell asleep in the car and both were easily transferred to their beds without a fuss. I am looking forward to a peaceful slumber like Iris.

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Friday Night Fun at Chuck E. Cheese’s

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Friday, July 12, 2013

Today was Simon, Iris, and Ron’s first visit to Chuck E. Cheese’s. I haven’t been to one since college when I went with my Alpha Phi Omega family. Of course Iris couldn’t really join in the fun but Simon (and Ron) seemed to enjoy themselves.

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Surprisingly, the pizza was pretty decent with a crispy and chewy crust. They don’t have a big selection but then most kids probably like plain cheese or pepperoni. We bought plenty of tokens so we will be back!

2 Month Well Baby Visit

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

On Wednesday, Iris had a checkup with her doctor. She is 12 lbs 12.6 oz and 24.25 in long! Wow, can’t believe she is growing so fast.

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She was a trooper getting her next set of shots. Unfortunately, we had a long wait for the injection clinic since they opened late so she fell asleep then had a bit of a rude awakening. She only cried for a short while and fell asleep after nursing.

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Simon had a camp field trip to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum which is next to Larkey Park. We had a picnic after his camp which Simon was super excited about.

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Iris wasn’t as happy since she didnt finish her nap but seemed to enjoy the breeze while our nanny Annie held her.

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Simon’s swim lesson was held in the lap pool because the baby pool was closed. At first, I was afraid Simon would not go in because he had to hang on the wall the whole time and not bounce and splash but he did great and didn’t complain at all and had a good lesson. Here he is practicing front float and kicking.

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Today, Iris and I went to visit Grandma Tam for lunch. She did great on the car ride, no fussing, just alert and looking around as we drove. By the time we finished lunch, Iris was tired and wanted to nap. I tried putting her to sleep in her car seat but she woke up after 10 minutes so grandma was resourceful and had Iris on her lap with her little head leaning on the sofa arm.

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Simon saw his wooden tools in the garage and really wanted to “build”. He had to wait until after dinner and was really excited about it.

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Our sweet little girl having tummy time.

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She was able to hold her head up for almost 10 seconds like this. I was clicking away on my camera and encouraging her so she was smiling back and cooing. I love her little smiles.

Wide Awake at 3am

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

This was Iris at 3am this morning on the monitor. Bright eyed and bushy tailed, talking up a storm to get my attention.

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She stayed up for an hour so I stayed up with her or else she would have woken up Simon with her crying. I wonder if she is really still overstimulated from the weekend? We spent quite a bit of time outdoors and with people she had never met.

On Saturday, we visited the Lees for a BBQ in their backyard. Iris got dressed up for the day.

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The kiddos both fell asleep on the car ride there.

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It was a beautiful day to spend outside with friends.

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The next morning I woke up to this beautiful smile.

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Simon had a lunch and play date with our previous neighbor’s son. They played together just like old times.

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Monday, Iris’ lucky day, she had the pleasure of napping on this fluffy dog mat that my coworker had given to Simon. I wish they had this in adult size! It really is comfy.

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It was a beautiful day for swimming lessons.

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Close-up of Iris’ double eyelids.

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Today Iris toughed out multiple bottle feedings. She always fights the first time you try to feed her. She will drink about 15ml (0.5oz), crying all the while, then fall asleep. Wake up about 30 minutes later, cry but drink another 15ml, then fall asleep again. But when she woke up again, she drank 60ml (2oz) without a fuss and went back to sleep for more than an hour. When she woke up again, she drank 75ml (2.5oz) without a fuss. So slowly but surely, she is getting the hang of it although not particularly happy about it.

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Simon needs a haircut…

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I baked today… Sort of. I put all the ingredients for banana bread into my bread maker that did all the mixing and cooking for me. The banana walnut bread smelled delicious but turned out a bit dense. I think it will taste better toasted tomorrow morning.

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I think the bottle feedings have been tough on Iris (so also hard for me at night). She has not been sleeping more than 4 hours at a time at night. She drinks less milk during the day from the bottle so seems like she has been waking up to catch up at night. I’ve been catching up on sleep every few days with afternoon naps. I can handle the lack of sleep but I hope she’s getting enough nutrition.