5 year old and twin babies took over home.
After 5 days of cleaning, my sister's family has arrived. E, my favorite niece is now accompanied by her twin sisters. Three girls. WOW. I now have three favorites.
I bought a swing and a play pen so that they didn't have to bring theirs. This leaves a lot more room for the kids in the minivan. The minus side was they lost the mobility.
This vacation was a bit more relaxed than the other vacations. Having two babies is not an easy task specially when moving around town. Most meals were spent at home as it is much easier to order out. We did manage to go to Tokyo Lobby in San Gabriel. It's been a while since sister and I had the Boat. It's dinner served on a boat shaped plate. In it are three lobsters, teriyaki chicken, teriyaki steak, tempura shrimps and vegetables, and california rolls. Man, we feel bundat. Bundat is the feeling of fullness beyond fullness. To finish it off, green tea ice cream.
We rented quite a few movies for entertainment. The Island was an interesting movie. It gives me an idea on how to solve the biggest problem in medicine. It's illegal as heck but it might be a solution. lol. Then there was "The Proof". It was promising but ran out of steam at the end.
I noticed a lot of things about the twins that was very interesting. Over all they are very satisfied babies whose needs are met by their experienced mother. We went to Baby's R Us to buy supplies. V, my brother in law, was left in the minivan with the twins while my sister, E, and I went shopping. The prices of baby stuff is incredible. Sticker shock to say the least. The price of safety, I guess. Diaper, formula, snot suction, foam baby bath padding, etc, etc. were purchased.
At home the babies were bathed in my sink like a factory. One after the other. They enjoyed their bath, no crying or fussing. E was bathed last and she went straight to bed afterwards.
The days are long and the nights are noisy. E has the tendency to hit the wall thus making a thud in the middle of the night. I'm not used to it and I will wake up several times during the night. There was also the occassional baby crying in the early mornings.
Poor sargent, my dog, spent the days in a wire kennel in the backyard. A constant entertainment for E. She will stay by the glass door and stare at the dog the whole day. Sarge then spent the nights in the garage in his portable kennel. As the days went, Sarge got used to the back yard and I let him out for exercise. He barks and whines a lot when left in the wire kennel so I just left him to roam. He seems happier.
The twins are rather challenging to take care of. One's crying triggers the other sometimes. There are times one will sleep while the other just plays. A rattle or a toy seems to keep them occupied. Teething seems to be bothering them at night. They will crying without resolution. They will wave out toys and milk bottles. Thank God for Orajel. It eases the pain of teething.
I enjoyed putting them to sleep on my arms. Their weight can sometimes put my arm to sleep but it's worth the experience. E, the older sister used to sleep on my chest. She's 5 now and that's no longer possible. I was glad I was there when she was small. There is just nothing like putting a baby to sleep on your arms.
Sis was able to ease her need to eat the pancakes from Bravo Burger. Their soft, light and buttery pancakes was her craving for about a year now. So, for 5 straight days, that's all she had for breakfast. She didn't eat it all. She gave E part of it. E loved it for the sweet taste.
Sunday, R showed up with her mom. R has been our friend since we met at McD's 24 years ago. Like my sis, and myself, R is a nurse and she was also a new mom. Her 2 month old son (my god son) was a quiet one. He just slept. R and her mom took over my kitchen. They cooked lumpia. They brought lunch with them and we had a feast. That night they cooked potato salad. It was very good. they added chicken to it so it's like a potato/chicken salad. R and family didn't leave until almost 11:30 p.m. Her boyfriend was constantly calling and she wasn't answering the cell. LOL.
The babies left Thursday and I will miss them. I don't know how parents raise kids but they do it. The laughing babies and happy children are the rewards of caring for them. In two weeks, it's my turn to visit them in the Bay Area. As for the house, it's time for entropy to take place as neatness slowly turns to mess.
After 5 days of cleaning, my sister's family has arrived. E, my favorite niece is now accompanied by her twin sisters. Three girls. WOW. I now have three favorites.
I bought a swing and a play pen so that they didn't have to bring theirs. This leaves a lot more room for the kids in the minivan. The minus side was they lost the mobility.
This vacation was a bit more relaxed than the other vacations. Having two babies is not an easy task specially when moving around town. Most meals were spent at home as it is much easier to order out. We did manage to go to Tokyo Lobby in San Gabriel. It's been a while since sister and I had the Boat. It's dinner served on a boat shaped plate. In it are three lobsters, teriyaki chicken, teriyaki steak, tempura shrimps and vegetables, and california rolls. Man, we feel bundat. Bundat is the feeling of fullness beyond fullness. To finish it off, green tea ice cream.
We rented quite a few movies for entertainment. The Island was an interesting movie. It gives me an idea on how to solve the biggest problem in medicine. It's illegal as heck but it might be a solution. lol. Then there was "The Proof". It was promising but ran out of steam at the end.
I noticed a lot of things about the twins that was very interesting. Over all they are very satisfied babies whose needs are met by their experienced mother. We went to Baby's R Us to buy supplies. V, my brother in law, was left in the minivan with the twins while my sister, E, and I went shopping. The prices of baby stuff is incredible. Sticker shock to say the least. The price of safety, I guess. Diaper, formula, snot suction, foam baby bath padding, etc, etc. were purchased.
At home the babies were bathed in my sink like a factory. One after the other. They enjoyed their bath, no crying or fussing. E was bathed last and she went straight to bed afterwards.
The days are long and the nights are noisy. E has the tendency to hit the wall thus making a thud in the middle of the night. I'm not used to it and I will wake up several times during the night. There was also the occassional baby crying in the early mornings.
Poor sargent, my dog, spent the days in a wire kennel in the backyard. A constant entertainment for E. She will stay by the glass door and stare at the dog the whole day. Sarge then spent the nights in the garage in his portable kennel. As the days went, Sarge got used to the back yard and I let him out for exercise. He barks and whines a lot when left in the wire kennel so I just left him to roam. He seems happier.
The twins are rather challenging to take care of. One's crying triggers the other sometimes. There are times one will sleep while the other just plays. A rattle or a toy seems to keep them occupied. Teething seems to be bothering them at night. They will crying without resolution. They will wave out toys and milk bottles. Thank God for Orajel. It eases the pain of teething.
I enjoyed putting them to sleep on my arms. Their weight can sometimes put my arm to sleep but it's worth the experience. E, the older sister used to sleep on my chest. She's 5 now and that's no longer possible. I was glad I was there when she was small. There is just nothing like putting a baby to sleep on your arms.
Sis was able to ease her need to eat the pancakes from Bravo Burger. Their soft, light and buttery pancakes was her craving for about a year now. So, for 5 straight days, that's all she had for breakfast. She didn't eat it all. She gave E part of it. E loved it for the sweet taste.
Sunday, R showed up with her mom. R has been our friend since we met at McD's 24 years ago. Like my sis, and myself, R is a nurse and she was also a new mom. Her 2 month old son (my god son) was a quiet one. He just slept. R and her mom took over my kitchen. They cooked lumpia. They brought lunch with them and we had a feast. That night they cooked potato salad. It was very good. they added chicken to it so it's like a potato/chicken salad. R and family didn't leave until almost 11:30 p.m. Her boyfriend was constantly calling and she wasn't answering the cell. LOL.
The babies left Thursday and I will miss them. I don't know how parents raise kids but they do it. The laughing babies and happy children are the rewards of caring for them. In two weeks, it's my turn to visit them in the Bay Area. As for the house, it's time for entropy to take place as neatness slowly turns to mess.
