Haley & Chester on Slide

Haley & Chester

Haley's little tiny heart

I notice Haley began to show a sense of self-esteem. When I ask her to apologize after she misbehaved, she will refuse to say sorry if there's someone else present. I notice if I bring her into a room and she will say sorry and acknowledge that she did things that upset mommy. I think I should begin to care more about her feelings and be aware of what I say about her in front of others when she's around.

Chester - 12 months old wellcheck

Chester is growing very well. Today he took 4 vaccines during his 12-month wellcheck. Poor baby...he had to go through the process longer than it supposed to because the nurse noticed the needle on the 4th shot was broken that she had to run out to get a new one. Chester cried so loud, but he stopped as soon as mommy held him in my arms. I never worried about the delay of his teething, but both sides of grandparents were so concerned that I decided to raise the issue to Dr. Peng. She advised no need to worry until he's 15-month. The more immediate concern is that he still can't sleep through the night on his own. As Dr. Peng recommends, there's no other way except to let him cry through with no limit on time. Based on other parents' experience that it will only take 4 days to a week, he would be able to learn. Cry through with NO LIMIT ON TIME! Owen has no problem sleeping through Chester's crying...even Haley can still sleep without waking up when the doors are closed. No one seems to bother except ME. Sigh! Chester...please grow out from waking up every 2 hours at night. Mommy need more rest so I can be a better person during the day. Don't make me go to the extreme resort!

Chester's new carseat

Chester is ready to switch to front facing seating in the car. YEAH! Hopefully he will enjoy the car ride more with the new sitting position. Another way to keep Chester happy in the car is to give him snack. Sometimes mommy forgets to bring his snack cup, then Haley will hand him crackers one piece after another. Haley is a good sister who loves to share and take care of his little brother.

Chester - self-feeding with a spoon

Chester began to self feed for a month now. Food will be all over his body and sometimes even in his hair. It is so much fun and satisfying to see how much he loves to eat.

Grandma's birthday 2011

Trick-or-treating 2011

Too bad that this year Halloween falls on a Monday. We didn't get to party like the previous years. We still managed to go trick-or-treating with couple of Haley's friends. Chester fell asleep on daddy's arms after we went by couple houses. Anson was excited to run to each door, ring the door bell, and wait for the yummy candies. Haley was a little reserved, she softly whispered trick-or-treat, and handed her bucket to the homeowner for candies. Joshua was very generous, he passed out his candies to everyone in between houses. As soon as we get home, Haley took all the candies from Chester's bucket and put into hers. She said Chester doesn't have teeth yet, so she will help to finish them. Ha Ha!

Happy BIG ONE birthday - Chester!

Birthday gifts from mom & dadChester got to blow another candle with the leftover cake from the party. He still loved the taste of the cake!

Jack-o'-lanterns 2011

Bike & Wagon tour

Birthday party @ the park 2011

Praise the Lord for giving us a beautiful day for our party. Haley is turning 3 and Chester is 1. This year went by so fast...we didn't know how we get by everyday. Having two kids is a total different experience, double the workload, double the headache, yet we are having countless joy and love. Thank you for our family and friends for their support over the year. Their presence to the party is the best gift.

Haley - School Halloween Party (PM)

Chester got to join Haley's school party in the afternoon class. Dinosaur vs Dinosaurs

Haley - School Halloween Party (AM)

Haley had a wonderful time at school today. Her class had a Halloween Parade to go around the recreation hall building. Everyone was in line to go around and get candies from the staff.Haley refused to stand with all her classmate for class photo...but mommy still had one way to include her in the picture

Haley is in love with ladybug lately

Ladybug & Dinosaur appeared in our back yard

A ladybug & a red dinosaur appeared in our backyard this yearI found a dinosaur costume for Chester which matches his "GRUMPY" personalityHaley requested to be a ladybug this year.

Haley's September 2011 art projects

Chester's dancing too!

Pumpkin Patch @ Ardenwood

Pumpkin Patch @ G&M Farm