It was just before nap/quiet time and Emily was going potty and "poo". (I'm assuming mostly parents are reading this so you know how frank these discussions are with our young ones).
Emily said, "Mom why is my poop so tough coming out today?"
I answered, "I don't know honey" (the customary response when Mommy is too tired to properly answer)
Emily, "But I've been eating lots and lots of vegetables so it shouldn't be."
Me, "I know honey, sometimes it can still be tough."
Emily, "Jesus, why is my poop being so tough to come out when I've been eating my vegetables?"
Emily waits for a few seconds and then looks up at me and in a hushed whisper says, "What did He say Mom?"
Friday, May 21, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Time flies!
Each pregnancy is certainly different! Emily in the womb was a baby that moved and moved and moved! I would lay down at night and seriously watch my belly expand as she moved from one side to the other - I never knew your skin could stretch that much! Henry would always laugh and say she was practicing some martial arts or something. Katie was a very gentle baby in the womb - the kind where you did have to go lay down and do kick counts to make sure she was ok. This baby...is very strong. There is no denying when he decides to move! He is somewhere in between the two as far as activeness.
Perhaps with this pregnancy I have appreciated time more than ever! With the first two, the 20 week mark hit and I was so happy that the pregnancy was half over. By 28 weeks (I'm currently 28 weeks) I was ready to have the baby NOW - not because I was so uncomfortable but because I couldn't wait to meet the new little bundle. It would be safe to assume I struggle with patience! ;) With this pregnancy I am really enjoying every stage. I am not feeling rushed. I know that in a few short months we will meet face to face and life will change in a way that I don't feel I can prepare for. I am definitely nervous about having 3, so maybe keeping one safely tucked inside is something I can truly appreciate! :)
On a side note...and to go with the complete randomness of my thoughts...Mom got a swingset on Freecycle today! It is in very good condition, with 2 swings, a hangy bar (what, you want a more technical term?!), a very low teeter totter (I hate teeter totters having got thrown from a few when I was younger), and a small slide! We have it set up at Mom & Dad's house right now. The 12ft trampoline that she found last year with a "free" sign on it a few driveways down from there's will be at our house for the girls. Pretty spoiled kids we have - and all for the cost of...well the gas to pick it up I suppose!
Perhaps with this pregnancy I have appreciated time more than ever! With the first two, the 20 week mark hit and I was so happy that the pregnancy was half over. By 28 weeks (I'm currently 28 weeks) I was ready to have the baby NOW - not because I was so uncomfortable but because I couldn't wait to meet the new little bundle. It would be safe to assume I struggle with patience! ;) With this pregnancy I am really enjoying every stage. I am not feeling rushed. I know that in a few short months we will meet face to face and life will change in a way that I don't feel I can prepare for. I am definitely nervous about having 3, so maybe keeping one safely tucked inside is something I can truly appreciate! :)
On a side note...and to go with the complete randomness of my thoughts...Mom got a swingset on Freecycle today! It is in very good condition, with 2 swings, a hangy bar (what, you want a more technical term?!), a very low teeter totter (I hate teeter totters having got thrown from a few when I was younger), and a small slide! We have it set up at Mom & Dad's house right now. The 12ft trampoline that she found last year with a "free" sign on it a few driveways down from there's will be at our house for the girls. Pretty spoiled kids we have - and all for the cost of...well the gas to pick it up I suppose!
Monday, February 22, 2010
I had better write something soon!!!
Or a year will have passed without updating this darn blog!
I keep telling myself I need to sit down and do a lengthy update so everyone knows exactly where we are and what we are doing. And yet the thought of such a task leads me away to do other tasks...anything but a lengthy update! So finally I've just said "pa-tooey!" (yep, "patooey!") and decided to write what I'd much rather write about...funny things my kids do and say! :)
This afternoon I unpacked one of our few remaining boxes and left it out for the girls to play with. According to Emily on the way to school this morning, "we've lived here for a long long long time (uh Em...only 4 1/2 months), when are we going to move again?". So playing in a box is something they haven't been able to do for a long long long time. Anyways, they were immediately enthralled by said box. They were both hiding in it, taking turns hiding in it, etc. But by far the best? Playing "jack in the box" with it! One of them would hide in it while the other one would turn a pretend crank and sing "pop goes the weasel!" So funny! The things they come up with!
Life in the Chung household is never dull. And to think in a few short months another one will bless this house (that we've lived in for a long long long time). I can't imagine what life will be like then! My turn to hide in the box!
I keep telling myself I need to sit down and do a lengthy update so everyone knows exactly where we are and what we are doing. And yet the thought of such a task leads me away to do other tasks...anything but a lengthy update! So finally I've just said "pa-tooey!" (yep, "patooey!") and decided to write what I'd much rather write about...funny things my kids do and say! :)
This afternoon I unpacked one of our few remaining boxes and left it out for the girls to play with. According to Emily on the way to school this morning, "we've lived here for a long long long time (uh Em...only 4 1/2 months), when are we going to move again?". So playing in a box is something they haven't been able to do for a long long long time. Anyways, they were immediately enthralled by said box. They were both hiding in it, taking turns hiding in it, etc. But by far the best? Playing "jack in the box" with it! One of them would hide in it while the other one would turn a pretend crank and sing "pop goes the weasel!" So funny! The things they come up with!
Life in the Chung household is never dull. And to think in a few short months another one will bless this house (that we've lived in for a long long long time). I can't imagine what life will be like then! My turn to hide in the box!
Monday, April 6, 2009
Packing Packing Packing!
We've entered into the packing stage of "absolutely everything can get thrown into a box now!". It seems you wait for a month or two before you finally get to this stage. Up until now you pack what you can. Now you pack everything else. I think I prefer this stage. I don't have to search the house for things I can sneak away into a box without any of the family members noticing and asking about it.
The problem with this stage of packing is that life gets really confusing if you are around the ages of 2 or 3 1/2.
If you are 3 1/2 (technically 3 3/4...but I'm not sure I'm ready to have my baby be 4 yet, so we'll keep at 3 1/2, ok?), you trail Mom around the house asking a million questions: where will we live in Minnesota? Will we live in our blue house again? Will all my toys come with? Can we bring Yaya & Ahma (her grandparents)? When it seems that all the questions have been used up OR Mom seems to be getting a bit annoyed at the questions you switch to asking Mom if she can stop and play with you. This usually works for a few minutes before Mom gets sidetracked and starts packing again. Oh well...
If you are 2, you are a little more confused over everything. Why doesn't Mom have as much time for us right now? Do I like that? I don't think I like that. Maybe if I whine a bit. Maybe if I ask to be held a lot. Maybe if I snuggle even more. Surely one of these tactics will work and life will return to normal.
And if you are Mom you are trying to juggle all your roles: Mrs. Move-a-lot; Wife; Mom; Teacher; Studier of the Word; Did I miss anything? Oh probably. Maybe I'll find it when we unpack.
The problem with this stage of packing is that life gets really confusing if you are around the ages of 2 or 3 1/2.
If you are 3 1/2 (technically 3 3/4...but I'm not sure I'm ready to have my baby be 4 yet, so we'll keep at 3 1/2, ok?), you trail Mom around the house asking a million questions: where will we live in Minnesota? Will we live in our blue house again? Will all my toys come with? Can we bring Yaya & Ahma (her grandparents)? When it seems that all the questions have been used up OR Mom seems to be getting a bit annoyed at the questions you switch to asking Mom if she can stop and play with you. This usually works for a few minutes before Mom gets sidetracked and starts packing again. Oh well...
If you are 2, you are a little more confused over everything. Why doesn't Mom have as much time for us right now? Do I like that? I don't think I like that. Maybe if I whine a bit. Maybe if I ask to be held a lot. Maybe if I snuggle even more. Surely one of these tactics will work and life will return to normal.
And if you are Mom you are trying to juggle all your roles: Mrs. Move-a-lot; Wife; Mom; Teacher; Studier of the Word; Did I miss anything? Oh probably. Maybe I'll find it when we unpack.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Music to our ears!
The long awaited words have finally come! Katie can now say - and know what she's saying - *drum roll please!* - oh come on, this deserves a drum roll! Promise! Anyways, Katie said, "Da da!" Actually it went something like "Da Da...DAD!" and then the next day she added "Ma ma!" and then today she added "Chja chja" (Ok, all you Chinese speakers out there can nail me on this one! How do you spell this?!) which means "Big Sister" in Cantonese. She also attempted YaYa (Grandpa, Henry's Dad) when he stopped over for supper tonight.
It's taken so long to hear those precious words, but worth the wait. Perhaps even more exciting was seeing her confidence that she has now. She is not timid when she says these words now, but very excited!
So these are Katie's current words:
More
Down
Open
Uh-oh
Dad
Mom
Chja Chja
and possibly Yaya
(and yep, that's the order she's learned them in)
She is still waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy behind on speech development, but seeing her be able to make these words is great! When she said Dada a few days ago it was like a little light bulb turned on as she discovered she could actually talk like the rest of us! Silly girl!
It's taken so long to hear those precious words, but worth the wait. Perhaps even more exciting was seeing her confidence that she has now. She is not timid when she says these words now, but very excited!
So these are Katie's current words:
More
Down
Open
Uh-oh
Dad
Mom
Chja Chja
and possibly Yaya
(and yep, that's the order she's learned them in)
She is still waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy behind on speech development, but seeing her be able to make these words is great! When she said Dada a few days ago it was like a little light bulb turned on as she discovered she could actually talk like the rest of us! Silly girl!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Emily's Prayers
Probably about two weeks ago Emily suddenly stared to deeply love and desire prayer. We had not been forcing her to pray out loud figuring it would develop on its own time. Emily is a wild, energetic, enthusiastic little girl with a sparkle in everything she does. But she is also very shy and gets embarrassed very easily. I think this is why praying out loud has been a slow development for her.
But as I was saying, about two weeks ago Emily suddenly decided she could pray! (Perhaps it was after memorizing the verse, "God is my helper, I will not be afraid"?) Her first real prayer had both Henry & I in tears, "My Dear Jesus, Thank you for the food, thank you for the playground, thank you for the round round slide, thank you for my mommy and daddy, thank you for my sister, thank you for the food, thank you for my family. Amen" All this with her eyes squeezed tightly shut (we've actually never made the girls close their eyes during prayer time, but they've picked it up at Sunday School I think). Since this first prayer of hers, she's enjoyed praying. She's stopped during her play to pray. She's prayed for different family members. Some days her prayers are full of "thank you's" and other days she's asking for help for different people. All I know have touched God's heart as they have touched ours.
I can tell though, that she is really getting comfortable in her praying. Last night she prayed, "Dear Jesus, Thank you for all these things and all my stuff. Amen" :)
But as I was saying, about two weeks ago Emily suddenly decided she could pray! (Perhaps it was after memorizing the verse, "God is my helper, I will not be afraid"?) Her first real prayer had both Henry & I in tears, "My Dear Jesus, Thank you for the food, thank you for the playground, thank you for the round round slide, thank you for my mommy and daddy, thank you for my sister, thank you for the food, thank you for my family. Amen" All this with her eyes squeezed tightly shut (we've actually never made the girls close their eyes during prayer time, but they've picked it up at Sunday School I think). Since this first prayer of hers, she's enjoyed praying. She's stopped during her play to pray. She's prayed for different family members. Some days her prayers are full of "thank you's" and other days she's asking for help for different people. All I know have touched God's heart as they have touched ours.
I can tell though, that she is really getting comfortable in her praying. Last night she prayed, "Dear Jesus, Thank you for all these things and all my stuff. Amen" :)
Friday, February 20, 2009
Little Katie
We have discovered a few things about our non-verbal Katie. Nothing to do with her being non-verbal, but interesting all the same! Katie is a non-talking 2 year old who potty trained in record time, knows her shapes, and today I just discovered also knows her colors! She is quite a remarkable little girl. Although she doesn't talk, she is constantly observing everything going on (something her Mommy could learn from! :)
Oh and Emily has something she wants to say, here she is:
emily aAmy HEnnry KAtie hgytjrfyr4hfrg4fhrjfyhrfnhrbhefgnrefbgd
Oh and Emily has something she wants to say, here she is:
emily aAmy HEnnry KAtie hgytjrfyr4hfrg4fhrjfyhrfnhrbhefgnrefbgd
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