Christmas Eve is extra special for us this year because daddy and Mimi are coming home from Taiwan tonight!!! They've been gone for the past week visiting daddy's side of the family and so it's just been Chan and mommy at home. We actually had a great time and I enjoyed the one on one with Chan that I don't always get. He's actually a super helpful kid and will go along with things much easier than Esme will most of the time. We prepped for the holidays and cleaned the house to get ready for Christmas morning with all of the family. We also had some adventures at the park and even went to get Chan's first haircut!
I originally thought Chan would be fine with a haircut but I think the word cut and seeing scissors got him scared. He sat in the chair with no problem but as soon as the lady came at him he started to squirm. We tried a few times with a few different distractions but in the end the buzzers were the best bet. He let her get to him that way with just a little squirming and tickling. So all of his baby curls are gone and he's got a big boy haircut not. It's still as fine as ever like a newborn baby but maybe this will help to stimulate his hair growth.
Mommy also had an ultrasound with the specialist this past week. The twins are confirmed as two girls and it was a much more confident answer this time. They're growing great and each weighing in at one pound which is normal for just one baby at this exact time - 22 weeks. Yikes, this means I'm really gonna be huge if they keep up their growth rate. I go back in 6 weeks for the next scan and apparently that's when they start to get a little crowded and growth slows down. The goal is to aim for at least 5.5 pounds at birth and they'll be good to go. It's a lot of work growing humans! I'm still feeling fine though and can't even tell there's 2 in there yet. I'm sure there's still time for that though ;)
I've been trying not to lift the kids because of my growing belly but it was hard this week since I was the only adult at home. One day when we were walking Chan asked me to pick him up and I told him no cause there were babies in my belly. He whined "when those babies come out, then are you gonna pick me up?" Funny guy, he's already thinking ahead. He's been really into role playing lately where we even have different names. For the past 2 days he's stopped calling me mom and only calls me red ninja. And he only wants me to call him blue ninja. All day we have "missions" to save something or do something and that's pretty much how we get through our day. He's already named Esme sparkly ninja and daddy is green ninja. I'm just surprised it's lasting this long.
Not sure if I mentioned Doodle. Anyways he's the kids elf this year and it's the first time he's appeared. Esme was set on naming him that. Ha ha!
Afternoon ride around the neighborhood.
Liliuokalani Park and Hilo bay after school one day.
Esme and friends before their Christmas performance.
Chan was convinced that these were real lollipops at the county building Christmas Village.
Esme finally decided she wanted earrings and so we did it. She even chose pearl earrings!
Belly pic at Nana's house.
These are the only shoes Chan wants to wear nowadays. The eyes light up and he shows everyone!
Watching Uncle Judd work on Uncle Sterling's driveway.
Chan even got to ride!
This was right before he saw the scissors in her hand.
The lady ended up getting the buzzers out and this is the end result.
Ultrasound of Baby B.
And baby A. Esme's hoping it's a thumb sucker like she was.
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