Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! We hope everyone is sharing this day with the one(s) you love. We're lucky to have two of the sweetest Valentines that exist.

Thanks to Ong Noi and Ba Noi for the froggy bath set.

Rice Rice Baby

Ethan had his first solid meal this week. We mixed up some rice for him and he seemed to enjoy it. He took it, at least. We're happy that he didn't protest against it since he hasn't been the most accepting of taking a bottle. At least now we feel like we can fall back on rice is we really needed to feed him and a boob or bottle isn't available.

The Bailout

Last week was challenging in the Nguyen household. Both Camden and Ethan ran pretty high temperatures and each had their own episodes of vomiting. There were many sleepless nights since both of them were up seemingly every hour. And if one of them woke up, it's worth noting that they both always wake up crying, then inevitably the other woke up as well. When Ethan wakes up he makes sure the whole neighborhood knows he's up.

So we took both Ethan and Camden to the doctor to get them checked out in case they had ear infections. As we suspected, Camden had an ear infection. In both ears. Luckily, Ethan's ears were clear and we avoided having to administer any antibiotics. Ethan generally was in good spirits and his normal smiley and giggly self. He still isn't sleeping regularly yet.

Ethan still wakes up every couple of hours, sick or not. He seems to nap normally during the day, but he just doesn't have night sleeping down yet. He doesn't seem any worse for the wear.

Given that the week was such a drain for everyone, we looked forward to the weekend when we expected the arrival of Grandma and Grandpa Sindt. They are always a welcome site for bleary, sleep deprived eyes, and they didn't disappoint on this visit either. It's nice to have someone around that is, not only willing, but HAPPY to take any number of the night shifts with the boys. They're easily bribed by the mere scent of coffee and food. Or maybe they're easily duped by Ethan's extended bottom lip when he expresses sadness.

Whatever it is, we're thankful for the time and effort they make to come visit us. It's important for us that Ethan and Camden have as much exposure to family as we can possibly provide. Especially when they're lucky enough to have such wonderful grandparents like Grandma and Grandpa Sindt. They're Ong Noi and Ba Noi are pretty fantastic too :)

(P)ooops!

Camden may never forgive me for this one, but I think there are a few things that just have to be documented. Our bedtime routine is Mommy usually give Camden his bath and gets him dressed for bed. Then Daddy plays the closer role, coming in to read a few books, saying prayer, and ultimately putting him down for the night.

Another part of Mommy's routine, primarily because it's so hard to get Camden pinned down, is his penchant to run around sans diaper or with only his diaper on. Well, on this night, he was running around with nothing but the smile on his face. And on this night, Camden decided the carpet in his bedroom was the perfect place to go #2.

We didn't know whether to laugh or be grossed out. I laughed until Mommy asked me to clean up. Then I was grossed out.

On another occasion, Camden had just finished his bath and again was proud to be in only his birthday suit. We're doing some rearranging of our upstairs area and we had left a body mirror in the hallway. It didn't take Camden long to understand the meaning of "body" mirror. He was running across the hallway when he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. The kid stopped on a dime and stopped to get a good look at himself. He must have stood in front of the mirror for a good two minutes just admiring himself and poking at parts of his body while the reflection in the mirror responded to his every move.

Mommy and I just watched from afar and couldn't stop laughing at him. The last time we laughed this hard at him was when he got his first anatomy lesson.

American Idles

We'd been meaning to get together with friends, Jeff and Sara Idle, but our schedules never seemed to match up. We finally had them over for some pizza, beers, and brownies. They hadn't met Ethan yet and Camden was in fine form being quite the entertainer. Jeff is baby-phobic, so there aren't any pictures of him actually holding Ethan.

American Idles

We'd been meaning to get together with friends, Jeff and Sara Idle, but our schedules never seemed to match up. We finally had them over for some pizza, beers, and brownies. They hadn't met Ethan yet and Camden was in fine form being quite the entertainer. Jeff is baby-phobic, so there aren't any pictures of him actually holding Ethan.