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Monday, December 15, 2008

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:58:56 GMT

cat:
my first day alone with the boys!!! it wasn't a normal day since i had a doctors appointment and i dropped cj off with my SIL for few hours but i must say for the most part it hasn't been too bad. right now both boys are sound asleep taking their naps. sleeping children are just so precious and peaceful. anyhow, enough writing here are some photos...

Monday, December 01, 2008

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:59:04 GMT

cat:

our lil baby Joseph is now 3 weeks old... can't believe 3 weeks have already flown by. recovery was going well... so i thought but then this past Friday i got hit hard with mastitis!!! yeah, i may have had mild cases with CJ but this time it has been really bad... chills: these chills SUCKED!!! my fingertips would literally turn white and my fingers numb. i would be wearing a long sleeve shirt, sweatshirt, pants, and socks lying under a sheet and blanket and STILL i would be FREEZING!!! my whole body hurt from the shivering. fever: i think the highest i hit was 103.something... headaches: still have these... my head hurts off and on! tender breast: lets just say - OUCH!
knee pain: not sure how this is related but i am just clumping it in all together cuz it's all happening at the same time. my right knee hurts to bend and straighten, it hurts to stand up from a sitting position when putting weight on it. yup... my body is just shutting down on me. :( boo hoo... i must be getting old.

chills and fever are gone! thank goodness! :)

i've been really fortunate and lucky that this came during the weekend cuz henry was home and while my mom is here visiting!!! i don't know what i would have done it i had to do it on my own or just with henry. having the extra pair of hands really helped.

as for joseph he's doing well. he's feeding well and getting bigger with each passing day. i feel kind of bad cuz we don't take as many pictures as we did with CJ. hopefully once i am feeling better and fully recovered i can be better about it.

so being a mother of two... so far i have had help... if it isn't henry, it's my mom, or henry's parents, or another family member... oh man, what am i going to do when it's just ME!!! for those other moms our there with multiple kids... any advice will be helpful! :)

goodnight.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:28:38 GMT

Hmmm...

Maybe he doesn't look like CJ. (That's Cat's baby picture)

fyi, on a side note, I just rediscovered that Jaundice is higher in East Asian newborns, particularly Japanese and Philipino. Also, in interracial couples, newborns of asian male/while female have higher risk of jaundice than the other way around.

Why am I telling you this? Both CJ and JT both had high levels of Billirubin which causes Jaundice. And if you are Asian, I bet you did too. Hence the yellow tone skin in the picture above.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:29:27 GMT

HEN:

Full House:

So what's it like now with 2 kids? It's funny because before JT was born, I wasn't really scared of raising another child. For the most part, CJ was pretty easy. Life didn't change too much. So I wasn't too concerned about JT. Well...right off the bat, the first thing to change is having to care for JT while having CJ around. So far that's been the hardest thing. For example, Cat is currently not suppose to pickup anything heavier than the baby (6-10 lbs). Not to mention, she's not suppose to walk up stairs or exert herself too much. So how do I get both kids in the car without the help of my wife? I guess this is more unique because of the C-Section, but it does present it's challenges. The second thing we ran into was naptime. CJ was napping, but baby was crying. CJ is a light sleeper when it comes to sudden noise (otherwise he'll sleep through anything.) Luckily, the baby didn't wake up CJ during his nap yesterday. Then comes the diaper bag. My dad had minor surgery this week, so to make life easy on everyone, we decided to stay with my parents (no stairs, an extra pair of eyes, family can come to one central location). While getting our things together, our diaper bag was HUGE. It's like going on a week long vacation. Once again...this is more because JT is a tiny baby, but still...lots of stuff to bring along.

All in all, it's been an interesting adjustment. CJ loves JT. He likes to hold him and give him stuff he's eating. He likes to share his Thomas toys with him too...it's really cute.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the hospital. It was a little hectic, but Cat really likes having guest.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:25:17 GMT

JT...sleeping...

JT...looking for food. (Mom has racoon eyes because she didn't take well to the narcotics...or the gallon of water she chugged.)

JT smiling for the camera and lookin really asian.

Sibling rilvalry has already begun... "Who are you and why is mommy holding you?"

"Who's this dude?"

First family portrait...all nasty and unshowered and whatnot...

Finally...who does JT look like?
JT
CJ

He looks like CJ...who doesn't look like mommy or daddy. He's like a mini CJ.

Monday, November 10, 2008

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:23:35 GMT

Welcome to the world JT. 11/09/08 11:26PM...

Pictures and more details to follow...

Sunday, November 02, 2008

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:44:32 GMT

cat:

here are some photos from the past few months.... i have been SOOO bad about downloading pictures from my camera... so enjoy! :)

ready to go down the slide...

4th of july parade with mommy & daddy

just me chillin in my stroller

taking a quick break from my Cars book

nappin in the car with my cousin

family weekend getaway... outside of the aquarium

reading & playing with my toys

at the zoo with my buddy connor

another day at the zoo with my cousin & connor

taking a nap with my daddy

watching my daddy play street fighter... it was FUNNY

it may look like christmas based on my PJ's but really it's was last week... my newest major toy! thanks grandma in seattle! :D

halloween... i'm a terps football player! and yes my mommy put black eyeliner on my face!!!

me and my cousin

mommy and me!!! :)

hope you enjoyed all the photos... most likely the next photo update will include pictures of my new baby brother... mommy's due date is just right around the corner [nov. 7th]

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:49:24 GMT

cat:

here are a few pictures from my baby shower...

the decorations and stuff...

and pictures of my friends, family, and of course me! :)

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:15:51 GMT

cat:

went to the mall lastnight with the hubby and cj... as we were walking back to our car i walked under a tree.... and a bird or something POOPED on my arm!!!

so, it's been a while since either of has posted... here is an update on how things are going...

i am still pregnant... i am about 36 1/2 weeks pregnant so i have just under a month until the expected due date... my belly is huge... i hope to post some pictures soon from my baby shower!!!

sorry so short, but gotta go and put cj down for bed! night friends!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:08:11 GMT

cat:

woke up at like 5:30am to use the bathroom... it's now almost 6:10am and i can't seem to fall back asleep...