My Second Christmas and Mommy's Birthday

There are many things that come to mind when I think about this Christmas season. So many new and exciting stories! I was able to make my second trip out here to Houston and see family, I get to see lots of lights, I get to see big Christmas trees, and I get to celebrate my mommy's birthday!

I love my Ama and Ancong. I was able to play puzzles with them this year. And they also bought me a small zhu zhu pet! I had a good time with my cousin this year also. Although we couldn't really share toys, I think we will be very close in the future. Here's a picture of us the four of us.


Here's a picture of my mommy and daddy. I hope they can make all my Christmas events this fun!


As for Christmas dinner, there was so much food! One of my favorite dishes was this multi-colored dish. I think it is called jello.


One of the things I like about Christmas is my mommy's birthday, cake, and blowing out candles! I have been blowing a lot of candles lately. Here's a picture of me blowing candles with my mommy! Happy Birthday Mommy!

Merry Christmas One and All

Our Two Peas in a Pod

Poll votes for Chickpea's gender came pretty close with 54% votes for boy and 45% votes for girl, but the majority vote got it right! Take a look at the photo below to see if you can tell...


Here's another more general view of Chickpea's first photos.


We're very excited with the news, and can't wait to have our two peas in the pod (Sweetpea and Chickpea) grow up and play together.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy 33rd Birthday, Daddy!

Magic 18 and Season of Lights

This past Saturday marked Chickpea's 18 weeks; it was also Sweetpea's 18 month birthday! During her visit, she did pretty well as she did not shed a tear when she got her shot; she also did pretty well earlier that week with her H1 shot... only wincing and making a small whimper when the vaccine was given. As for her growth, she continues to measure in the 75-90th percentile in length even though she has only grown an inch or so since her last visit, measuring 33 inches, and her weight has consistently stayed on the same growth curve, measuring about 22lbs 13 oz during her visit.

This season has been pretty exciting for Sweetpea. It is a lot of fun to observe and enjoy this Christmas holiday with her this year as she is at a fun age, where she is very aware of everything around her. She gets excited about Christmas trees, lights, fire (on candles, fireplaces, etc), music, new toys, etc. Here are a few photos of us enjoying the beautiful light displays at Bellevue's Botanical Garden's "Garden d'Light" exhibit:

Cast your votes

We will be having an ultrasound where we will find out Chickpea's gender, provided that he/she cooperates :) As with little Sweetpea, we have put up a poll on our site, so you can vote for whether Sweetpea will be having a baby brother or baby sister. Stay tuned for the results!

Stork News

Since we haven't officially announced on our blog yet, I thought it would be good to share the news to our friends and family who still may be in the dark... we are pregnant with our second baby! It is an exciting and unbelievable time especially since Sweetpea is still a baby herself. We are about 15 and a half weeks into our pregnancy, so I'm hoping that all morning sickness will subside. My current super power that still sometimes bother me? an extraordinarily heightened sense of smell. Though I'm able to eat this time around, food was or has oftentimes still been unappealing. Other than that, I definitely started showing much earlier and seem to be bigger... so we think it could possibly be a boy, but it could also be due to the fact that this is my second pregnancy and everything (as they say) is looser :) Today we had an OB appointment, and baby's hearbeat was at 157 beats per minute. Now, whether or not that tells you the gender, you decide. I also finally got my thimerosal free H1N1 vaccine today, so I'll be okay to travel during the Christmas holidays... Doctor says it takes about 2 weeks for the antibodies to kick in and accumulate/learn resistance. Now, we just need to find a place that can offer the h1 vaccine to Sweetpea (hopefully one without mercury if possible), but it is difficult enough as it is since supply is limited and even her pediatrician's office is not scheduling children to get the shots. Basically, the only way to get a shot is if you already have an appointment at the clinic for a different reason, so we will have to wait and be more cautious.

As for other Sweetpea news, as you know, with a busy, curious, and active toddler, there are places that little ones may venture to explore... Here are a couple she likes...


And her latest favorite...


Because Sweetpea is quite fast as well, she sometimes falls. Poor thing scared us when she fell at church this past weekend and had a pool of blood in her mouth. Fortunately, after inspection by uncle and auntie doctor and dentist, it wasn't as bad as it looked; seems that her teeth cut her lower right lip when she fell. Today, on the carpeted hallway back from the OB office, Sweetpea fell again and seemed to have acquired a bruise by her eye... looks like she may be our panda child by morning :( Here's a photo of her we took moments ago. Our poor little Sweetpea...