Monday, September 9, 2013

I asked Simon to make a funny face and this is what he did.

Simon seemed like he may have had a better day at school although he didn’t want to go this morning. But he wasn’t crying when I picked him up and he ate more of his lunch. He ate the fruits, a few vegetables, and half the sandwich.

There are also two fruit snacks as after lunch treats and he told me he saved them for snack because they are called fruit snacks so you have to eat them for snack, not for lunch. He also snacked on a nectarine and a piece of string cheese. I hope that getting his appetite back is a sign that he is getting more comfortable at school.

The last few times I’ve had to leave for work when Iris is sleeping. I love to give her kisses while she’s sleeping so peacefully (and give her kisses while she is awake too!)

Ron captured this picture of Iris today. She can really hold up her head high.

Sweet little smile.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Simon’s new outfit from Grandma Chung from Taiwan. Roar!!

Also with a little tail in the back.

Simon did great at his haircut today.

I had the afternoon “off” today to attend a bridal shower. It was at Dartealing Lounge in San Francisco. A beautiful but warm day to be in the city. We had a delicious afternoon tea with various teas, sandwiches, fruit desserts, scones, and cookies.

The chocolate crunch sandwich was very yummy. Their scones were delicious too, nice crunch to the outside. Congratulations to the bride! Thanks to the hosts for planning a fun afternoon! Thanks to my hubby for watching both kiddos so I could attend the shower! Ron can share my party favor 🙂

But I really looked forward to coming home to see Iris.

Ready for bath time!

Weekends go by too fast! *sigh* … Here’s to having a better week at school for Simon!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Lucky onesie 🙂

Iris looked too much like a little baby boy so I put on some pink little shoes (from Grandma Chung).

We went to lunch in Berkeley with a friend visiting from Japan. Since there was a football game today, I pulled out Simon’s old onesie to show some school spirit! Here is a side by side of Simon and Iris.

Go Bears!

For lunch, we tried a place called La Mission in West Berkeley. They have their own parking lot, wasn’t crazy busy, and food was good overall. The best thing was their mole burrito. We tried it with the spicy mole but I think next time I want the sweeter one. Here is the filling:

We also had enchiladas. Ron said he really liked the steak.

Tostada salad.

Fish taco.

Horchata. Love this drink!

Chips with ceviche. I think they cook the seafood in their ceviche so this wasn’t really to my liking.

Simon loved the chips of course.

Then we went to Philz and ordered the mint mojito coffee and Simon had a delicious chocolate chip cookie.

Although he was too excited and forgot to share with us.

It was a beautiful day in Berkeley.

Friday, September 6, 2013

What a rough first week. Actually for me, getting back to work was fine except for being a little tired. This morning, Iris woke up at 4am and was babbling and kicking her legs and flailing her arms until 5:30am. She really didn’t want to go back to sleep. After she did finally fall asleep, she slept until almost 8:30am.

Then she had her rough day with a little cold. A runny nose with probably a sore throat. She kept on gulping and struggling while drinking milk with Annie today. She looked a little groggy most of the evening.

Simon had been a little sick last weekend with a sore throat. Then with all the crying, his throat hasn’t been able to heal and he’s been hoarse. Plus he or I could’ve picked up germs from other kids. I also have a bit of a sore throat :(. Vitamin C to the rescue!

When I picked up Simon from school, he was whimpering while listening to a story being read by the teacher. At least not outright crying. The teacher was kinder today but still kept on pointing out that he wouldn’t stop crying. But I think he was a little better today because Ron let him bring Ziggy to school today. He was still tired though and fell asleep briefly in the car but at least a little smiley when we got home.

Then we told him we were going to Chuck E Cheese for dinner. Yay!

Tired eyes Iris.

Happy Simon at Chuck E Cheese.

All tired out from a long day. Iris finally fell asleep on the ride home but only slept for about 30 minutes before getting a bath and to bed. She fell asleep by herself after watching her mobile and sucking her thumb. I was surprised she fell asleep as she usually requires more comforting when she is uncomfortable.

I am glad it’s the weekend. We can all try to make up on missed sleep!

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Saying goodbye to sleeping Iris this morning. She woke up at 6am, had milk, and slept until I left for work.

I had an okay day at work but Simon had a difficult day at school. I got to leave a little early so was early picking up Simon. Sadly, I found him crying, sitting by himself, away from the teacher and other kids. He was saying, “I want my mommy”. I was a little disappointed in the way the teacher addressed me when I entered the classroom. She said something like, “he just keeps crying and won’t stop. I don’t know why.” It is the first week of school, I would think they would understand that some kids will have a rough start. She just seemed annoyed with Simon. I hope they haven’t “dismissed” him and still give him a chance to charm them. I found out from the another teacher that he did not take his nap so he fell asleep in the car ride home. He needs one of those wraparound neck pillows!

When we got home, I checked his lunch bag and he hardly ate anything. Only the fruit and the baby bel cheese. This was the full box this morning.

Iris waiting for us to come home with her smiley face.

Simon likes his old Bumbo seat. Maybe he’s wishing he was a baby again so he won’t have to go to school.

*sigh* I hope tomorrow will be a better day for Simon. It’s hard to see him so unhappy. He was like this with summer day camp but I think with the longer hours, it’s harder for him to adjust.