Growing Up

Beibei has been walking for almost three weeks. He was very careful when he took his first steps. It was fun to watch him walk. He would take one or two steps before sitting down, and then get up walking again. Daddy videotaped some of his first steps.

Unfortunately there were still accidents here and there, now matter how careful he was. He had a really bad fall a couple weeks ago at Aunt Elizabeth's house. The bruises on his face have not completely disappeared.

We noticed today that Beibei was almost running. It is really amazing how fast children learn and grow.

Waiting

Waiting for something to happen can be really stressful. I am waiting for Beibei to walk, talk, and sleep through the night. I am waiting for Dongdong to go to school.
I need to take one day at a time and enjoy the many wonderful blessings I have received.

Pictures

This picture was taken six months ago, when grandma was still here. A friend of us got this fancy camera (pricey too) and took this picture. We just got it a few days ago. It always amazes me how time flies and how fast babies grow.

Birthday Boys

Today is Beibei's birthday. Dongdong had his birthday four days ago. My OB doctor, Dr. Levine, tried to schedule the C-section on September 13, Dongdong's birthday. I refused, so it got pushed to September 21. Beibei couldn't wait that long - he decided to come out a little early.

Why do we celebrate birthdays? We like to have birthday parties for kids. We love to watch them blowing the candles, opening their presents, and having all the attention. We like to remind ourselves of how much work we have done to raise them.

Birthdays are big in my family. To me, my birthday was the most important day of the year-yes, even bigger that the new year's day. I became the center of the family. I didn't have to do any house chores, got to eat a lot of treats (no cake though, there was no bakery in the small town we used to live), and was not afraid of being punished for bad behavior. When I was in college, my parents would send me a birthday note by telegraph (if you know what I mean) every year.

Sleeping Problem

Dongdong had been doing well until this past summer. We followed the routine every night. Dinner, playtime (watching TV most of the time, I know, we are lazy parents), bath, story time, saying good night to mommy and baby brother before going to bed with Daddy.

During this past summer, since mommy was not working and didn't have the pressure to get up early, and Daddy had back problems, Dongdong started coming back to sleep with Beibei and Mommy in the "big bed". With both of them turning, toiling, kicking, and screaming, mommy cannot get much quality sleep at all - this is why she is blogging at 3 am.

Beibei is an easy baby, even though sleeping is his biggest problem. I have to confess that he wakes up way more often than what I have hoped for - I don't even have the courage to count how many times he "screams" at night. I am jealous to hear from other moms that their babies start to sleep though the night since they are two months old. How can that happen?

Daddy has been having back pain for a while, which is quite unusual. He complains about the small bed- too soft and not good for his back. The good news is he gets a lot more sleep these days thanks to Dongdong and Beibei. He now goes to bed earlier that he used to. He told mommy yesterday morning that he had to feel refreshed after sleeping for almost ten hours.

Dongdong and Beibei

Dongdong will turn four next week, and Beibei will be one in a couple of weeks. Actually their birthdays are just four days apart. We are thinking about having one birthday party for both of them. Dongdong wants to "bake" his own cake. I have no idea where he gets the recipe, which is the mixture of everything he can find in the kitchen including banana peel. He mixes them in a bowl and puts it in the refrigerator. It takes a week to get ready. Sometimes he just forgets about his cake, and mommy has to clean it up before it gets stinky.

We haven't decided what to do for their party. We want to invite our friends over so the kids will have fun, but our house is small and messy. Oh well, we will see what happens.