Saya's Frist Solid Experience!

Saya is past 5 month and she's ready to start eating solid food! Boy, we have one more meal to prepare, one more mouth to feed. She was propped up on Sean's chair (reclined) and with a plastic bib on, she was all ready for a very fist feeding session. The first meal was oatmeal. She wasn't sure about the spoon and the strange thing I put in her mouth, but she did swallow some. Alyson watched us behind me and she kept bothering me demanding attention. At one point, she said "Meme (that's Mommy in her language) aaah" and wanted to be fed. I am glad that we taped it in a video clip so that I can remember the moment forever. My baby's growing up!!!

Sickly Kids

Dress Rehearsal for preschool!? -- wearing backpack
Another Bumbo pic of Saya!
Sisters looking surprised

The first fall sickness is taking a visit to our house and the twins, especially Noah, are snotty dotty tots. Saya was sick for one day with congestion but thanks to nursing, she's recovered very quickly. Sean, the very person who had brought home the germ, didn't even lose a minute of sleep over it.
When Noah gets snotty, he wakes up during the night because he cannot breathe. So, we strap him on his rocking chair and he sleeps sitting. We also put on the humidifier with vics vapor for coughs. So far he hasn't woken up during the night. Whatever works!! The summer in the Pacific NW may have ended. It's much cooler now and I see many trees changing colors. While we reflect on this year's very short summer, we are looking forward to Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas to make fun memories.

Happy Birthday, Jiji!!

Today is grandpa, Jiji's birthday in Japan and Sean wanted to wish him a very happy birthday by singing the Happy Birthday song!! Happy Birthday, Otosan Jiji~

Congee

One of my favorite dish to order whenever we go to Dim Sum is Congee. It's a Chinese style rice porridge with preserved eggs and lean meat. I made one for the first time this morning with chicken breast. With only a cup and half of rice, I was able to make half large pot full of hearty porridge. I think I did pretty well considering it was my first time. It has the right thickness to it and good flavors from the chicken and the soup base I used. The toppings are shredded and dried pork meat, fried red onion pieces and veggie pickles. The key to it being thick and creamy is soaking the rice in plenty of water overnight. It cooks pretty fast when the rice is soft and the grains break apart easily. Nice dish to serve in cold mornings~

Home made play doughs

Amy made some play doughs this morning for the twins. They weren't sure what to do with them and didn't take too much interest at first.

Saya Shhhhh

For Saya Fans

Apart from the eye shape, I think Saya looks a lot like Daddy!
Her neck is getting stronger

Saya with Kai Lan

Saya wants to go shopping

Saya is almost 5 month old and she is growing up so fast. We plan to give her solids from her 5 month birthday, so that is going to be happening very soon. She has certainly learned to assert herself, a very smart choice but a little pain for us parents! She rolls over like a pro now but still cannot pull her arm out and gets frustrated. Her neck is getting very strong though and she can last much longer on her tummy. She is smiley but not so much giggly as others were. We have to tickle her in the exact right spot for us to get the cute chuckles. She likes to have her chunky thighs squeezed. She gets very hyper when I have chocolates, so no more chocolates for Mommy! She does seem to get sleepier after I have a glass of wine. :-D She will be one tough cookie though because Sean might not cut her some slacks just because she's the littlest and the twins are used to competition. She'll probably start to show more personality in a couple of months and we are looking forward to getting to know her better.