We finally got around to taking the kids on their 3 years. They really dropped percentages this year! The doctor says the percentile drop in height has to do with the fact that until now, they’ve been measured by how “long” they are…laying down. Starting now, we are in the big kids legend and will be measuring how “tall” we are…standing up. They’re small but it’s because it’s just not in the genes for them. Me and Mike were pretty runty ourselves as kids.

Aidan
Weight = 29 lbs (19th percentile)
Height = 35.25 in tall (5th percentile)

Brooke
Weight = 26 lbs (6th percentile)
Height = 34 in tall (2nd percentile)

First off, I am blessed with really good kids. I know this and thank my lucky stars every day for it. However, they are kids. I decided to document our adventures as a family on this blog and that should include everything – the good, the bad and the ugly…ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourself for a whole lot of UGLY.

My kids are great kids, but we have our moments. I originally video taped this so Mike could understand what I meant when I tell him his son is doing his “banshee cries”. Then I decided, I should blog about this. I blog about all the good they do, they need to see themselves at their worse as well. (Ideally, I would love to show this to Aidan when he has kids…who knows if YouTube will be around by then. You never know.)

Background story: Aidan knocked over their reading chairs to build a “bridge” they like to climb on. Brooke chose to climb on his chair and he decided to push her off. We have a zero tolerance policy for any physical offenses at the Lam residence, so that’s an automatic time out. Of course, Aidan being very stubborn melted down and refused to apologize. This happened all the way through bath time and bed time, btw. He’s a sweet, sweet kid but when he has a tantrum, it lasts forever. The kid will not back down…and nor would I. Needless to say, it was a great time. Anyways, he finally did apologize to Brooke and me and was lectured on how these things could end a lot sooner if he would just apologize and of course, NO PUSHING!

We hugged…we kissed…all was right with the world again.

Turn down your volume, you’ve been warned:

Tina: “Is this R2-D2?”
Aidan: “No, R2-R7.”
Tina: “R2-D2″
Me listening from the kitchen, “Don’t argue with him. He’s most likely right.”
Tina: “It’s R2-D2.”
Me: “What color is it?”
Tina: “Green” Me: “Yea, that’s R2-R7…R2-D2 is blue. There’s different ones… I know. I just learned this too.”

Just to be clear, this post is a showcase of my new found knowledge of Star Wars droids. We all already knew Aidan knew them all, right?

Jennifer (Jackie’s twin sister) made this awesome and very touching video on Khoa & Jackie’s Gender Reveal party. It’s too sweet not to share. Wondering what they’re having? Gotta watch to find out!

Oh Boy! Or Girl? from J.N. on Vimeo.

Brooke:”Someone eat my apples mommy”
Me:”no, you have some left.”
Brooke:”Who ate my 5 apples”
Me:”How many do you have left?”
Brooke:”2″
Mike walks in and I asked if he ate Brooke’s apples. “I ate 2 and Aidan ate 1.”

Wow. She’s scary. Lol!

It’s Sunday afternoon and I start to put my running shoes on. Aidan walks into the kitchen,

Aidan: “Mommy, are you going running?”
Me: “Yes”
Aidan: “AGAAAAAIIIN???!! You already did yesterday.”
Me: “Yes, but I’m running today too. It’s called exercise, Caucau. It’s healthy and good for you.”
Aidan: “Too much, Mommy…too much!”

At this point, I thought the conversation was over, but he continued,

Aidan: “Mommy, are you going to be stinky?!”
Me: “Haha, maybe. That usually happens.”
Aidan: “EWWWW!”

And he runs off.

Amused, I went for a quick run and came back through the back door. Aidan hears the door opens and greets me. He starts to run towards me and I think he’s going to hug me but instead, he sticks his face into my side and takes a huge whiff followed by,

“EWWWW! Mommy chow chow (which is smelly in Chinese)”

He then cracks up and runs away.

Ladies and gentlemen, my life. Thank you very much.

Aidan wasn’t quite as brave as Brooke but his misery resulted in a full set of xrays. He is a member of the no cavities club and here he is enjoying the fluoride treatment (he chose strawberry banana but had chocolate toothpaste during the cleaning)

Big guy didn’t understand the water and spit it out at Dad. LOL

The kids had their first dental appointment around 2 years old. This would be our first official cleaning with x-rays and fluoride! Brooke was so brave. No tears at all. She couldn’t do the back xrays (weak gag reflexes like Mommy) but we got some cool photos of her giant permanent teeth under her baby teeth. They got to choose the flavor of toothpaste and flouride. Of course Brooke chose strawberry for both. Afterwards, she got to choose a sticker, a prize and get a balloon.

Brooke’s exam – Mommy getting in trouble for not flossing baby girl’s teeth.

Brooke’s cleaning. She was uncomfortable but pushed through it. I’m one proud Momma!