Caleb does like to play. I came home early from Youth Camp, so I could make sure I could at least spend the afternoon with him. Here are some pictures and videos from his birthday.
VIDEOS:
Sorry, Caris. But I’m of the same opinion. You’re free to go ice skating if you like.
Mukund (Ames, IA)
What do you think about the Winter Olympics in regard to the fact that all of the sports are incredibly specialized and open to a select few people who happen to have access to say, a bobsled track?
Bill Simmons
My only question with the Winter Olympics is why parents would choose to push their kids to be an Olympian in the first place. For instance, my daughter loves ice skating and she’d be great at it. But why the hell would I want to wake up at 5AM for the next 10 years so she could skate, and why would I want that life for her? Hey, here’s your upside – there’s a 0.000000000002 percent chance you might win a medal. That just seems insane to me. I’d rather my daughter was doing more important things, like watching Max and Ruby.
It is currently 42 degrees outside our house. Tonight’s overnight low is suppose to be 38 degrees. This is what I would call beyond cold. But at least we’re inside our warmer house. 67 degrees is nice for me, but still bundle up weather for Yvonne. We haven’t been in this type of cold since… well… since our camping trip in October.
The thing about our camping trip though is that we were sleeping in tents where the cold didn’t want to stay outside. The overnight low was 45 degrees, which meant it was 45 degrees in our tent. Let’s just say that our children weren’t used to the temperature with their year round temperature controlled house. In fact the thermostat is in Caleb’s room so he’s always sleeping in perfect temperature.
Our tent… not the place for perfect temperature. Look at this thermometer. 
That’s a low of 45 in our tent. And a high of 115!
We got to Santa Margarita Lake campground on Friday. Lacking the perfect temperature Caleb was used to, he got very little sleep that first night. He kept tossing and turning. And talking and moving. So much so that he only got just over 3 hours of sleep that night. 45 degrees might be a little to cold for a boy who’s used to perfect temperature in his room. Caris didn’t sleep well either, but she just slept on me the whole keep and I kept her warm. Here’s how they looked in the morning.
Caleb was not in a good mood that morning. We hoped he would get a good nap at least in the afternoon. Not quite. With the sun blazing down upon our tent, the temperatures soared inside. Again Caleb normally sleeps in that perfect temperature room with barely any light. Here at camp, he had the bright sun shining on top, heating up the tent. After 40 minutes of sleep, he awakes to the bright lights and hot tent. The temperature is about 90 degrees. Good thing he woke up. He might have died in the 115 degree tent.
We had thought we dressed our children warmly the first night, but these kids don’t know what cold really was. And neither did we. To combat the immense chill of the night, we decided dress our children in every single warm piece of clothing we had. Both of them must have at least 8 layers on them. Rebecca Chan can attest to that.
It doesn’t seem like a lot, but I think he was sweating under those clothes. Maybe he’s warm enough, and maybe he’s gotten comfortable with our tent. But finally he sleeps.
Caris is still cold, but she loves Daddy holding her and keeping her warm. Caleb gets a good night sleep, and they look much better in the morning.
Notes for next camping trip:
We have new wish lists for Caleb & Caris. You can find the wish lists to the right. Caleb & Caris have their own wish lists. And yes, Caleb’s is much bigger. Everything eventually will get to Caris.
Typical, amusing video of our kids eating. And sharing. And kicking. Wait til the end.
Caleb likes to give me things. He leaves cars by my bed when I get home from work. Caris also likes to leave presents for me. Actually, this one was for mommy, but mommy gave it to me.
Take a closer look.
No, take a real close look.
There’s a string inside her poop. That’s because she picks up everything on the floor and puts it into her mouth. And eventually it comes out here. But look at this sweet poop. This thing measures at least 6 to 7 inches. That’s one big poop for a baby. You can even tell the poop was from different meals. How awesome is that.
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite Went in for our family picture this morning. Got some pictures of the family. Got some pictures of Caleb & Caris. And then got some pictures for Caris’ 9 month. Here they are.
Caris got her 9-month shots today. Her thighs are sporting some Charlie Brown blue bandaids. Caleb got his influenza booster shot. It’s a “I’m really out of it” benadryl day for him.
OK, the 9-month stats for our baby girl…
Length – 28.5” (80%)
Weight – 18lbs, 6.5oz (45%)… and everybody tells us she looks so chubby! Maybe it’s just an Asian thing to tell somebody their baby looks chubby.
So our little girl started crawling right before 6 months. Well, kind of. She did this modified form of crawling… she looked like a caterpillar. Pretty much at the same time as this crawling developed, she began sitting up really well. So, I started letting her just sit. She seemed to really enjoy this upright position. I didn’t let her practice tummy time as much. So, then about a week ago, I started putting her back on her tummy more often. Caris was not so happy about this change. But, now she’s back to practicing her crawling. She’s finally starting to get more control of her mobility, though she’s not yet doing full on hand-knee crawling yet.
