Complete with Hello Kitty slippers!

Last night she slept five straight hours!today she is feeding like a pro. No gasps of air… And instead of feeding exactly envy 3 hours, she is going stretches of 5 with about 100+cc each time. My baby is growing up:(. We are definitely in the next stage of baby. So sad that it is going by so fast!

Today we went to xiangshan with the elder two. It was way too crowded,,, but pretty. AE said she was happy to leave school at the half day but did not like xiangshan. The traffic to and from was also a nightmare, we passed a lot of military plate cars, we even passed a gas station that was exclusively for military plate cars… Didn’t see the paying for gas, perks man.

AE: what’s that fish, mama
Me: humuhumunukunukuapu’aha
AEsays it.
AE: mama, i did it! I said it!
Me: great, and what is it?
AE: a fish,
Me: and where is it found?
AE: in Octonauts!

Tomorrow yeye and nainai go to the gravesite of the uncle who passed away the day before NÉ was born

AE: Sleeping gives you energy. Sitting down gives you energy too.

Me: AE. Finish your soup.
AE: I only want the carrots. So that I can become a rabbit.

Me: AE. Finish your soup.
AE: I don’t want the onions. Onions belong in the trash.

S (not done making dinner): what’s EV eating?!
Me: oh, I just gave her something small to keep her quiet
AE: mommy, I want something to keep me quiet.

AE: can I take a coloring book to Mabel’s house?
me: you can take whatever you want, but don’t expect to bring it back. You should leave it with Mabel.
AE: Elmo
me: what?
AE: I’ll take the Elmo coloring book.
me: OK
…
wait, isn’t that EV’s coloring book?
AE: yah.
…
it’s OK, she doesn’t want it.

AE: mommy mommy just now the radio said “Stanford”! You didn’t hear it but I did!
AE: did you know Stanford and Snoopy are the same size? (She has a t-shirt)

Me: AE, Stanford is the best school in the whole world. You have to be the best student to go there. It means you have to learn how to read. Are you the best student in your class?
AE: no….
Me: no? Why not?
AE: because I don’t eat my 菜菜. (vegetables)

AE: mommy! A mosquito!
Me: are you sure? It could have been a small fly. Just because it has wings, doesn’t make it a mosquito.
AE: (irritated) a butterfly has wings, but I know this wasn’t a butterfly!

AE: mommy, feel my hair. Isn’t it soft?
Me (feeling her freshly combed hair): yes. It is very soft
AE (feeling my hair): yours is not soft. It’s crunchy.

Me: AE, can you stay 4 forever? Please stay 4 forever. I love you when you are 4!
AE: no, silly. I must turn 5.
Me: no no no. Stop growing, ok? Just stay little.
AE: don’t worry mommy. 5 is a good number. All the numbers are special.

EV: Daddy ah! Daddy ah!…(pause) Mommy?

EV (wanting to eat what I’m eating): daddy, ah! Daddy, ah!
Me (looking cross): who am I?
EV: Mommy?
Me: yes! I’m mommy.
Daddy: who am I?
EV: Mommy?

Me: Is mommy beautiful?
AE: yes, and fat too!

Me: who’s cuter? NÉ or Lauren?
AE: NÉ, of course! She’s smaller!

EV: Baaaaaaaaay-B!

EV: ‘ello gitty! ‘ello gitty!

AE: mommy I just wanted to tell you something! The sun is shining and it’s almost blue up there.

S’s first words this morning: AE peed in her trash can.
Me: AE why did you pee in the trash can!!!!
AE: Just because I will be lonely.
(Guess we need some night lights)

This is very unpleasant for daddy as he is achy and bedridden. This is very unpleasant for mommy because she has 3 kids on her own. So what do we do? We watch TV. Lalaloopsy was good. Clever characters. Caillou was bad. Any show with a mom doing downward dog is just going to be about first world problems.

Mommy, EV, and NÉ are squeezed on a twin bed in AE’s room: the Nest. I think this violates every SIDS guideline. Just praying G is in control :). EV is annoyed by NÉ’s grunting and is whimpering in her sleep. Thank goodness AE didn’t insist on joining in. She cleaned the house while I was putting EV down. Feeling blessed. I told her I would take her for an ice cream tomorrow.

Went to Gl’s 10/1 gathering. So many people! NÉ slept through most of it. Panic I think. EV was clingy. At one point she plugged her ears. I think she was overwhelmed by the crowds. Thank goodness for Ayi’s help. A lot of friendly faces of people I don’t know too well but wouldn’t mind getting to know except I’m too exhausted these days. I think S was happy to have the house to himself. AE went to YY’s house to play afterwards. She came back with a lot of random odd shaped half-deflated balloons and various candies. Uh, and a rose tattoo. She was super happy.

Oh! There goes AE for her 3am bathroom break!