Here are more pics of the kids...

The three musketeers!

Nate and Noah are writing so intently.

Nicolas smiles for the camera!

Mommy plays dress up with Nicolas. Isn't he too cute?!

Nathan needs tubes in his ears

Today Nathan had his follow up appointment with the ENT doctor. Unfortunately, the antibiotics didn't work and it didn't drain the fluids in his middle ear. The only solution is surgery to put tubes in his ears. Because of a ruptured ear drum and the fluids, he has some minor hearing lost in his left ear. This also contributed to his articulation delay. He is taking speech class to help him with that. So in three weeks he will get the tubes placed in his ears. The doctor suggested to put it in both ears even though the right one is fine since he will be under anesthesia anyways. Then he'll have a follow up appointment after three weeks of surgery then every six months after that. I think the most difficult part is that he can't get his ears wet which means swimming is limited for the next couple of years. He loves the water (just like his dad) so that'll be hard for him. I know this surgery is pretty common but just the thought of surgery and putting him to sleep is a scary thought for me. I'll try to calm my nerves so he doesn't get scared. More details to follow...

Nicolas is two months old!

Nicolas is now eight weeks old. He is 10 lbs and 1 oz and 21 inches long. He loves to smile and giggle. He is also a squirmer. We are not able to leave him alone (I know you're not suppose to anyways) because he squirms around and moves too much. Here's pics of Nico with his cupcakes. As you see he wasn't too happy! His mother went a bit overboard with the cupcakes. She couldn't resist. She was crazy enough to wait in line for half an hour for Sprinkles cupcake. It was worth the wait!

Fall festival

St. Cyprian had their fall festival on Sunday. Every parent who has a student at the school must work 5 hours during the festival. I ran the baseball booth and it was a popular game. I was tired of picking up the ball and the bottles that kept being knocked over. It worked out well...Erdy and I were able to switch off so we had time for a much needed break. The boys had fun playing games and hanging out. Here's a pic of Nate going down the huge slide. I was pretty nervous when he went down the slide. It was so high but of course fearless Nathan had no problem with it!

Lola celebrates her 97th birthday!

Yup, it's not a typo. My grandmother turned 97 years old on Saturday. Can you believe it? She's as strong as ever. She carries Nicolas without a problem (I, of course is a nervous wreck). Here's some pictures from the celebration.

Dad is back!

My dad flew in on Monday from the Philippines with a whole lot of goodies. My mom must have packed a whole luggage full of sweets and snacks. All the good stuff that I love. I'll never be able to lose weight at this rate. I have no self control! It's nice to have a third set of hands again. Of course, it's not the same as having Mom around. Mom can anticipate what I need and gets it done. Dad is willing to do anything but I need to ask him. I'm back to doing the cooking which is a huge task when there are three boys who needs my attention. It's also been a grueling week. I have this bad cold and it's miserable when you still have to function and do your everyday chores. Erdy has been on call at work so he's up at all hours working. We're both just tired and would love to collapse and just sleep. Okay enough complaining. Time to get back to work!

Sunday dinners are back!

Sunday dinners are back at my sister's. Thank heaven for that! My sister started this tradition when I had Nathan. To give me a break, she invited us every Sunday to have dinner at her place. We always looked forward to Sunday dinners. She always made these elaborate and lavish meals. Then Mom came and she always cooked so my sister ended up coming over. Now that mom left, it's time again for Sunday dinners. It's so nice not to have to cook. It gives me something to look forward to!