Happy April!

Easter break went by way too quickly when my godparents were in town. I couldn't be more thrilled to have them over to be with me at my baptism.  I am truly grateful to have them in my life and I wouldn't want to change a thing.  Having them to be my godparents is no doubt the best decision I've made as no one else out there can be as loving and caring as them to me and my family.

Aaron loves them even though they have only hung out for a little bit.  The amount of love they showed Aaron was incredible. They treated Aaron as if their own grandson and I simply do not know anyone could have done the same for us when we are not even related by blood. I am always grateful that they are always there for me and I love them dearly.

We cramped as many activities as we could on the short 5 days they were here. We went to SF twice, Santa Cruz, Google, Stanford, my baptism, and Easter Sunday mass.  We all had such a blast that we wish that they lived in California. Unfortunately, Indiana is way too far for us to travel back and forth, but we are still planning for a trip back to see them this year. :)

Easter

Easter is coming up in 2 weeks and this Easter will be extra special for me as I am finally getting baptized after all these years. It has been quite a long journey until I truly get myself together to join God's big family. I am so grateful for all the love and support from the RCIA teachers and my Godparents, who will be travelling all the way from Indiana to attend my baptism this Easter. I can't wait to see my Godparents and spend some quality time with them. Perhaps I should plan a trip back to Indiana sometime this year. It has been a couple of years that I haven't been back and I miss them dearly.

Happy early Easter everyone!

Work life balance

Time just went by way too fast the older you get.  It has been more than 3 months since I went back to work and I am finally used to coming to work everyday.  The biggest struggle I have with work is I feel like there is never enough time to do everything I want when I am not working. I never get time to tidy up the house (not to mention the cleaning part), paying bills, running errands, and even watching my favorite shows.

Another challenge is to find time to spend with Aaron when I am exhausted after work everyday. Music and swim lessons are now scheduled on weekdays to free up weekends to do stuff together, but they wore us all out a little too well.  Even though it's tiring raising a child, I keep telling myself that Aaron is growing up so fast that I am going to miss all these days with him.  I don't mind being called a helicopter mom because I truly love hovering around Aaron and give him a hand whenever he needs it.

Wouldn't it be nice if we all have 48 hours a day? ;)

First day of work

This is such a mixed emotions day. It is definitely hard to leave my baby to go to work in the morning after being with him 24/7 all these years. We have been each others' companion for almost 4 years and we both started a new chapter of our lives today.  I can't help but feeling guilty that I won't be the one taking care of him primarily anymore. The joy that he has brought me is incredible and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

I am truly blessed and grateful that I was able to spend so much time with Aaron. From day 1 till now, there was never a dull moment. I wish time didn't go by that fast and we can spend more precious time together. Hopefully he will adjust to the new schedule at school smoothly and I can get used to working again.

my silly boy and his buddy :D

Totally defeated this week

It's never easy to be a SAHM especially when you get sick.  You don't get a break or a day off because there are still chores waiting for you.  This is always the time that I struggle with when my parents/family is not around to help.  I feel so helpless because all I want to do is to lay down and not do anything. I am sure I am not alone that many other SAHMs struggled with this before and I don't want to be a cry baby about it.  As humble and as grateful I should be, sometimes I can't help but think how life would be different if I am in HK with my parents. Would everything be much better as I always imagined? I truly hope that one day they can be around all the time seeing Aaron grow up every day. Don't you always miss your parents when you are sick? :(

Chicken ginseng soup is making me feel a little better

My silly little boy

A huge step in potty training

This is no doubt a day to remember when Aaron was diaper free all day except nap time and at night. I am so proud of my little boy that he is finally understanding the concept of going potty when he needs to.  He has been in diaper way too long and I feel like he could have been potty trained much sooner if he was in daycare.  It's a little bit of my fault to keep him in diaper when he's capable of using the potty. I feel like using diaper is much more convenient and hygienic especially when the outside bathroom is not all that clean.

Anyways, I hope he can stay dry for an entire week before preschool starts so that I can send him to school fully potty trained.  :)

He's becoming such a big boy already :(((

 

First semi-private swimming lesson

Aaron started his very first semi-private swimming lesson with a new teacher called Matt.  He seems to have trust in Matt right away when the lesson starts.  It's amazing to see that Aaron is able to follow commands and do exactly what he was asked to do.  He has been taking mommy and me swimming classes for such a long time I feel like he might advance in a faster pace if I weren't there holding him in the water.

I wish I switched Aaron to the semi-private lesson with the new teacher sooner as he showed disinterest in the previous teacher.  Kids truly do not hide their emotions and would tell you if they don't like certain things or people.  I should have listened to Aaron earlier and found him another teacher so that he could focus on learning.  Lesson learned and I will try to listen to his needs more from now on.

Swimming off with the new teacher right away

He did so awesome that he earned a terrific turbo