Paypal

Yes, ma'am! So feel free to send money my way anytime. :P I just started putting the seal today on my eBay listings because who knows, maybe it will appeal to more buyers. It's nice having this money transferring service, but it totally bites when they take a cut from the total. EBay does the same for listing and actually selling an item...there's no such thing as a free lunch. Hence, I always try to sell on Craigslist first because that really and truly is FREE, and I like that! tum tum tum tum tumsss!

Tricksey

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) told me last week that Lydia should start drinking water and that she probably wouldn't like it since it has no taste, but to keep offering it. Well, the first few times I tried giving her water in a bottle, she totally refused it. So, I had to trick her a little bit by adding some juice and giving her a sippy cup. I know that giving juice is, like, a big taboo, but I only put enough to change the color of the water; I tasted it and it was extremely watered down. Anyhow, it seemed to work and only after a couple days, she's now taking solely water. I feel like I'm working my own little magic! (yeah, um, just watched "The Prestige" last night)

Lydia is now taking rice cereal twice a day right after she wakes up from her naps. Tonight we're going to be finishing up the rest of the box and mixing it with barley or oatmeal (I can't decide, oh the choices!) She has also been very consistent with her sleeping schedule with taking two 1.5 - 2.5 hour naps during the day. Lydia has been waking up during the night, however, for her pacifier, but once I give it to her and flip her back around, she goes right back to sleep. Tonight I'm going to let her cry a bit to see if she'll fall back asleep on her own; I just don't like for Trung to wake up, that's why I've been going to her immediately. I feel like I'm repeating myself with this nighttime sleeping routine, but as they say in "the book", sometimes you've got to take a step back before taking a step forward. *sigh* I do love her though. :)

Hanging with the fam

My older brother Jimmy and his family came up to Austin to hang out with us for the weekend. Cora and I checked out the upscale Domain with the kids while the men watched "300". The shopping center was very nice, but I honestly don't see myself going there that often since most of the shops are super expensive. I am, however, delighted that they opened a White House Black Market there so that I don't have to trek all the way down south to the only other store in Austin.

Jimmy and Cora have been really into "24" lately, so I caught up on season two with them during the night when all the kids were asleep. Sunday, Trung and I chilled at home while they went to the Children's Museum. All in all, we didn't do very much, but it's always nice to have some company. It's a nice change for Trung and I since we're always home with Lydia.

Today, Jimmy and his family went to San Marcos outlet and then southward to San Antonio. Hopefully tomorrow will be a nice day and little Jason is feeling better as they check out Shamu and Sea World. See you guys in a couple weeks!

And the highest bidder is...

So I mentioned before that I would use the scale that I bought on eBay to weigh Lydia, right? Um, yeah, not so much. Lydia is too squirmy, so I tried putting her in a box, but that didn't seem to work either. Oh well, at least the scale has proven quite useful for shipping stuff.

Lake Tahoe Ski Trip

We had a great time in Tahoe with old and new friends. Let's do it again next year!

Half a year old

Lydia had her six month old appointment today and her numbers are still about the same, percentage-wise. She has doubled her birth weight and is in the 90%tile for the height now. My, she has grown!She's been sitting up by herself for a few weeks now and before we know it, she'll be crawling all over the place. Gotta bust out more of those outlet plugger thingys.

What's up, cuz?

Congratulations to An (Trung's second oldest brother) and his wife, Angie, on the birth of their little baby boy, Jacob, on Friday night. He's already thinking about what he wants to do with his life. :)

Lydiasickness

I miss my little girl! We dropped Lydia off at my parents' house Friday night in Houston, had dinner with my entire family, and caught a 9:00 PM flight to Reno. After arriving at 11:20ish, waiting for Jeff's flight, picking up the rental SUV, we finally got to the cabin after 1:30 AM. It was certainly a late night and an early morning since Trung and I were sleeping on the loft overlooking (and overhearing) all the noises in the kitchen.

We finally hit the slopes at Northstar in Lake Tahoe around 11:30 AM after picking up our rental ski equipment. My first couple of runs down the mountain were kinda scary because after a year, you get a little rusty and paranoia strikes. I was good to go soon after and had a ball skiing with the mostly snowboarding boys. We skiied until the ski resort closed and headed back to the warm cabin to warm up our toes and eat dinner. Bedtime was at 10:00 PM for me last night; I didn't wake up until 7 AM which was super nice! (well, once because they kicked me off of the air mattress to sleep with my husband...hee hee). So, we are taking it easy on the slopes at Diamond Peak today since everyone is sore; should be fun despite my random pumping/expressing sessions! We love you, Lydia. *muah*

Uno, dos, tres

Not even six months old yet and Lydia is already counting!

Foot! I mean, five!

Self-sufficiency in progress

Who needs a mommy when I can feed myself?

Well, you do, my dear, Lydia, because guess who put that milk in there? :P