Watch us grow!
Once we got our discharge papers, it was time to get Peanut into the outfit that his big sister picked out for him. It was very appropriate since Tiger was her second name for him.
“Rawr!” He definitely inherited his great grandmother’s scowl.
Here’s the full outfit. So cute…
Once again, I’ve got a picture of Daddy with a grouchy baby going home.
He looked so small in the carseat.
Time to go home!!
Bye bye, hospital!!
Janie came to the hospital about 2 hours after her baby brother was born. She walked in and immediately said, “Hi Peanut! I have a present for you!” and handed him the Nemo toy that she had wrapped for him.
Peanut also gave his big sister a gift: toy pots and pans and a toy salad set.
What she wanted to do so badly was to hold him. So she washed her hands and sat down. Yai helped hold her and Janie was so pleased. She looks like such a proud sister in the photo above.
These two are gonna cause so much trouble together.
https://youtu.be/_cLIjKl2YlI
This morning, Janie went to visit her new preschool for the first time. It was scheduled for 11-12pm and we were asked to pack a lunch for her. We all went together and took the train to school. That was an exciting change for her.
Mama and Dada got to join her for the hour and we all met her teachers and classmates.
She got to play with toys and briefly played with two 4-year-old girls who will be going to the older class next month.
Before lunch, everyone sat on the rug for a couple stories. She got to sit on Dada’s lap today.
Next was potty time and Janie used one of the little toilets all on her own and washed her hands at one of the Janie-sized sinks too.
She joined the kids for lunch and was so happy to see that Dada had packed her one of her favorite meals: Kao Mun Gai (chicken rice with sauce, cilantro, and cucumber). Dada had to leave for work but Mama stayed with her for lunch. She opened the containers on her own and ate like a big girl.
On our way out, we saw where the kids will be napping. It’s in the room next door and they all have their own cots with bedding and blankets that they brought from home.
What a great first visit! It was super easy considering Mama and Dada were there with her. We will have to see how Thursday goes when we drop her off for 2 hours on her own. This is the entrance to her new school. It’s part of Bright Horizons and Marin Day Schools. We hope she will love it.
To celebrate a successful visit, Janie got a special treat while Mama and Yai had lunch.
She got some orange jello from one of the dim sum carts. Cool!!
This afternoon, we went to visit Auntie Jia and Uncle Jason. Toni and Thomas were also hanging out while we watched some TV together.
It was a warm day but we still managed to go outside to the park for a bit.
She was a little scared of the bridge but she did it.
Janie also met Auntie Jia’s Mommy today. She’s visiting from Michigan for the weekend. After a little warm-up time, they were making purple meatballs together.
She took good care of her babies this afternoon and rocked Big GG and GG to sleep.
We didn’t watch fireworks this year but July 4th but still had a fun time with the family.
Happy 4th of July! In the morning, we went to the SF Zoo and met up with Rowan and Isla.
We saw the usual animals but lots of them were sleeping this morning.
We had lunch together at noon and then it was off to the rides!! Dada’s company has special passes for the kids to get unlimited rides on the train and carousel so that’s what we did!!
The kids rode the train twice!
Once with Mama and Dada and the second time with Auntie Vyl and Uncle Bang.
https://youtu.be/4CmYoKOJT8M
Before leaving, the kids went on the carousel and had a great time.
https://youtu.be/G7j46K1CPd8
We also tried getting photos of the kids all the together.
They were super silly and Janie took a selfie of the gang.
She also used Mama’s camera to take pictures of everyone. She’s getting pretty good at this! Maybe she can be Mama’s photography assistant one day.
She took all of these pictures!
What a fun morning!!
Today was Mama’s last day of work so Janie had her last day at My First Steps Daycare. She woke up happy, took her shoes off when we arrived, and sat on her morning chair as usual.
Mama gave Tia Maria a box of fruit popsicles for a special afternoon snack.
Tia was nice enough to take some pictures and it looked like they all enjoyed them.
She also sent a coupe of photos of her eating lunch with all her buddies a few months ago.
Tia also had this made for her – it’s a big poster of her handprint (top left), all her classmates, and her two teachers (bottom right).
Janie was really good about giving hugs to her teachers and saying goodbye to her friends. It was kind of sad to take home all of the stuff in her cubby. I guess Mama was feeling a little sentimental. Our little girl is going to start preschool like a big kid very soon.
We went to Hillstone for a yummy Father’s Day steak dinner. Janie wasn’t quite done with her afternoon nap so she snuggled on Dada’s lap while we waited for our table.
Janie ate her fair share of smoked salmon today before her dinner arrived.
She switched seats and sat next to Dada when the food came and had her mashed potatoes, carrots (from home), and some of Daddy’s steak too.
Hey, where did she go?!
After dessert, Janie said, “take a picture of me” and posed for the camera. Silly girl.
She was also willing to smile for a picture with Mama.
Happy Father’s Day, Dada!
This morning, Janie drew a picture for Dada. She wanted the Hungry Caterpillar so Mama helped draw the caterpillar and Janie colored it in. She also made the big leaf, brown cocoon, and sun.
She was so excited to show Dada what she made when he woke up.
Then she helped Mama make some pancakes.
She’s getting pretty good at mixing.
https://youtu.be/0Ps_kZhK6LM
She was so happy to be able to eat the pancakes when they were done.
After breakfast, she also invited Dada over to the table for some dessert.
Janie’s birthday gift arrived in the mail about 3 weeks ago and had been sitting in a brown box by the door until today when Daddy opened it to reveal the gift to her. She looked at it and said, “it’s a bicycle!”
She waited in her chair and watched Daddy assemble it. She looked like a little princess watching her minion do her bidding.
When it was time to try it out, she hopped on and wasn’t sure how it was supposed to work. It has only 2 wheels and no pedals. Hm… Mommy told her it was kind of like riding her Moo Cow and she said “ok, sounds good.”
Once she put on some pants, shoes, and a helmet, she took the bike for a spin up and down our hallway. She’s learning how to just walk with the bike while balancing and keeping it straight. It’s pretty slow right now and will take some practice but when she finally gets it, she will have learned how to balance on a 2-wheeled bike without needing training wheels!
It’s “Take Your Kid to Work Day” and Janie got to go with Daddy today. They had a special event at work and there were lots of kids. Daddy said Janie was super shy at the beginning but participated in a tour of the office where they got special treats along the way. She came home with an ink stamp, bookmark, crayon, and snacks.
Everyone gathered in a big room and there was a puppet show for the kids.
Each kid brought some toys to share and Janie played next to one of Daddy’s work friends’ son.
Afterward, they all went to lunch at Mijita. Here’s a Janie and Daddy selfie that was sent to Mommy today.
After lunch, Daddy took Janie to the Exploratorium before heading home. What a fun day!