Time flies… my mother in law will be leaving next Thursday. Now that she is leaving, I begin to worry about take care of Nathan all by myself. Will I be able to handle him by myself? Maybe I’ll be very exhausted? Not sure how I’ll be taking care of him and I hope I wouldn’t let him cry a lot when I’m too tired to play or carry him around. One thing for sure, I will miss the freedom that I’m enjoying now. Freedom to go out for a date with Andy when we needed a break. She has been a great help to us. We really appreciate her presence. Sometimes there might be a conflict but overall I would say it has been more advantages than disadvantages (sound like using her ). But we do really enjoy having her around and we hope both Nathan’s grandparents would able to make it to stay longer next time. We’ll see how it goes and maybe it will be a good time for me to be on diet (no time to eat or too tired to eat) hehehe…

Nai Nai is so happy to be with Nathan.

This is Nai Nai’s sister. Nathan also call her Nai Nai.

Picture with two nai nai daddy and little Nathan(5 and half months).

Nathan started on solid last week and boy he was so constipated!! He was straining and straining to have his bowel movement. I fed him oat cereal for his first solid. He was happy about eating solid and wanted more and more. But he just have great struggle pooping. I quickly emailed Laurel to get some advice. I guess I’ve to stop feeding him solid for few days and continue back to ease the discomfort that he is having. Poor baby Nathan… I hope he will be ok soon. If Nathan comes to your mind, maybe you can pray for him. Thanks!

My friend sent me this through an email I thought that this is really funny. I can tell the big difference of me being a first time mom and a lady at church who is a mommy to 3 children. I thought I can share with you who have not read this…

BIRTH ORDER OF CHILDREN
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your OB/GYN confirms your pregnancy.  
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your maternity clothes ARE your regular clothes.
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Preparing for the Birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing religiously.
2nd baby: You don’t bother because you remember the  last time, breathing didn’t do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidermal in your eighth month.
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The Layette:
1st baby: You pre-wash newborn’s clothe, color-coordinate them, and
fold them neatly in the baby’s little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure that the clothes are clean and discard
only the ones with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink, can’t they?
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Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress–a whimper, a frown–you pick up the baby
2nd baby: You pick the baby up when her wails threaten to wake your firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your three-year-old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
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Pacifier:
1st baby: If the pacifier falls on the floor, you put it away until you can go home and wash and boil it.
2nd baby: When the pacifier falls on the floor, you squirt it off with some juice from the baby’s bottle.
3rd baby: You wipe it off on your shirt and pop it back in.
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Diapering:
1st baby: You change your baby’s diaper every hour, whether they need it or not.
2nd baby: You change their diaper every two to three hours, if needed.
3rd baby: You try to change their diaper before others start to complain about the smell or you see it  sagging to their knees.
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Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swing , Baby Zoo, Baby Movies and Baby Story Hour.
2nd baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics.
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry cleaners.
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Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a number where you can be reached.
3rd baby: You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she sees blood.
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At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of everyday watching to be sure your older child isn’t squeezing, poking, or hitting the baby.
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the children
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Swallowing Coins:
1st child: When first child swallows a coin, you rush the child to the hospital and demand x-rays
2nd child: When second child swallows a coin, you carefully watch for the coin to pass.
3rd child: When third child swallows a coin you deduct it from his allowance!
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I’m my daddy’s son. I look just like my daddy.

It’s has been about five months plus since our last date to have dinner together. Thank God for Andy’s mom and aunt to babysit Nathan tonight so that we can have a wonderful Valentine’s Day dinner at the Bone Fish Grill. The food was really good and we’ll definitely go back. I had lobster tails and Andy had Mahi-Mahi. Being away from Nathan is kinda weird. Don’t know why I was constantly worry that he was hungry and needed me. So, after dinner we headed home and found out that he was doing just fine. I guess I just worry too much. I hope Andy had a good time to dine with me tonight even though I was worry about Nathan. Happy Valentine’s’ Day my sweet laogong. You’ve been the best husband and dad!

Fisherman: Let me try to fish a big fish using a pacifier as bait

Baby fish: Em… looks yummy. Let me nibble a bit to check out the taste

Fisherman: Look like a big fish nibbling on my bait

Baby fish: Taste kinda yummy… let me try a bigger bite

Fisherman: Finally catch a fat baby fish!!!

Baby fish: I got caught

Today’s is Nathan fifth month old already. Time definitely flies by so quickly. He is still a little chubby babby or my sister would refer him as the “Michelin Man”. He turned over for the first time two days ago. We were so excited about that because Andy and I and grammy could witness the little trick that he did. Except for all the bumps on the face, which I think he scratches himself but Andy’s mom thinks that it’s caused by the strong wind when we take him out – which I definitely not agree, he is just fine. Also, mommy is happy to see his hair is growing out more and more each day