Mommy's little helper

We recently bought a play mop and broom for Baby Paul because he would attack our broom or mop every time it was being used. Turns out it is one of the best toys I have bought for him. He almost always carries around either the mop or broom with him. Also, whenever I sweep or mop the floors he grabs his broom or mop and cleans right next to me. It is really cute. I figure we should start him early on how to clean.

Also, if you will notice from the pictures, he is now standing on his own. He is also taking some steps. He has taken up to 6 steps at a time! He should be a little walker soon.

Family Time

We flew to Salt Lake City last weekend to go snowboarding and to spend time with our family. I love every opportunity for Baby Paul to spend time with his cousins especially his cousin, Annie, who is only 6 days older than him. We had fun going to the park and to a farm. Paul loved the ducks, pigs, turkeys, bunnies and cows.

Watching the ducks with Aunt Shayna.

Playing with Cousin Annie.

Can't get enough of that seaweed

Here are some newer pictures of our little man.

Eyelashes like his father.

Baby's attempt to be like Uncle Chong.

Trying to look preppy.

Digging for Gold.

Playing with his tongue.

Grinding his teeth.

Like father like son.

Stuffing his face with dried seaweed. Paul loves dried seaweed. Must be the half Asian thing.

mmmmm... good stuff.

Here is a quick video of Paul eating some dried seaweed. He loves the stuff. He just can't get enough of it.

A little bad luck

I apologize for the lack of blog entries in the last couple weeks but things have been a little crazy around here.

A couple weekends ago, Baby Paul woke up from his afternoon nap with a temperature of 105! We gave him some Tylenol but it did not seem to lower his temperature enough. We ended up taking him to the Urgent Care that evening. We were told he had pneumonia and he had to be hooked up to an iv for fluid and anti-biotics. After about 8 hours, they discharged us. We ended up returning to the Urgent Care the following day to follow-up with the Pediatrician. Unfortunately, Paul's fever was again at 105 degrees. It seemed like we could get his fever down with Motrin but it would go back up to 105 after it wore out. After several hours at the Urgent Care, we were discharged a second time. We were able to keep Paul's fever under control at home with medication and luke-warm baths. His fever was better on the third day and completely gone the fourth day. He still has a runny nose and cough but he is his happy self again. We are so glad he is okay. It was a really scary thing for us to go through. He is just so little and helpless. It was especially hard for us to see him so weak and uncomfortable.

Last night, we had another traumatic experience that sent us to the emergency room but this time it was for me (mom). I was chopping some vegetables for dinner when I chopped a little piece of my left index finger off. I actually chopped a piece of my finger off that we later threw away in the trash (sorry so graphic). It was an extremely painful bloody experience but hopefully my finger will heal okay. It is a little difficult today taking care of Paul with my finger in this condition especially since he seems to really enjoy batting at it. I'm also bummed that I wont be able to play guitar hero for awhile. I think the healing process is going to be a long one on this.

Despite all of our recent drama with injuries/illnesses, I am grateful for such loving family and friends. Thank you for all of your calls, emails and prayers. We love you all. Hopefully, we wont have to visit a hospital or urgent care anytime soon.

My wrapped finger.

Crazy Boy

I don't have anything new to report today but I did take some photos.

A fun day at the park

After several days of heavy rain, we have had some really nice weather. Today we tried to take advantage of the good weather and spend some time at the park. Baby Paul had a blast. Highlights included playing with the sand, eating the sand, going on the swing and going down the slide with mom. Here are some pictures of our outing.

New Hair Cut

For those of you that wanted to see my new hair cut, here it is. It is the shortest it has ever been. Also, the green overalls Baby Paul is wearing in this photo are the same ones Paul wore when he was a baby.