Saturday, February 23, 2008

WHEN WILL SPRING GET HERE!?!?!?!





We are fighting RSV and ear infections at our house this week. The doctor said there's a possiblity that Jude might have to be hospitalized if his breathing gets any worse. His oxygen levels have been remaining in the low 90's which is on the border for needing to be put in the hospital. He hasn't responded to any of the breathing treatments or the deep suction (they stuck a tube up his nose and down his throat and hooked it up to a wet vac and sucked the mucus out of his lungs- that's a fun way to spend a Friday morning). Poor little guy just can't catch his breath most of the time and isn't eating or sleeping much either. The doctor said he will probably be pretty sick for another couple of weeks (no day care for another week and a half!) and could have a bad cough for as long as six months. The only good thing is that he is what the doctor called a "happy weezer", meaning despite being so sick, he doesn't seem to mind most of the time. He's a little fussier than usualy but isn't really that bad. I think he sounds like Darth Vader. Madie is also being a trooper with two ear infections and the same virus that caused Jude all this trouble. She loves the taste of her medicine and is still being a good girl and cracking us up most of the time (like the time she came out of the closet saying "I wear mommy's boobies"-- see the picture). Keep the kids in your prayers, and Huy and I, too--we are getting run down from all the sleepless nights- and we just started sleeping through the night! Man, I'm so ready for summer!!!

Monday, February 18, 2008

Monday, February 11, 2008

Chúc Mừng Năm Mới







this weekend we went to springfield to
celebrate Tết, or vietnamese new year. it is the most important holiday in
vietnam, much like christmas is in the states. madie put on her new outfit and
got lì xì (lucky money) from ba (grandma doan) and posed in front of the tet
tree. this year is the year of the rat.

tradionally the first visitor of
the new year determines the luck and fortune for the household, known as xon
dat, usually it is ba, but this year uncle Tum showed up early so he had that
honor! :)

as always there was lots of delicious food ( ăn
Tết)



Uncle Hoang from New York poses with madie and jude






ba with jude





uncle hoang with jude






madie with bak huong.






madie in her new dress.










we also went to chuck e cheese to celebrate madie's bday.



madie enjoys some buffalo wings for her bday.









madie loves her "shaky shaky"--- thank you uncle warren and aunt rebecca, that was a very fun ride home...

jude grins for rebeca.




weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


Thursday, February 7, 2008

Ash Wednesday

Aunt kristy and rupe came over since huy was out of town to help corral the kids to mass for ash wed service. madie wanted to say "hi' to Jesus and ask him where the donuts were. after mass, jude took a bottle from me for the 1st time. now if we could only get him sleeping through the night and asleep before midnight!!!1 Jude takes his first bottle from me! I thought he never would!
jude eats his first hot dog.

jude sucks his toes



madie's proud face



madie after sugar

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Happy Fat Tuesday!

madie strikes a pose.


jude flirts with the camera, his big sis is teaching him everything she knows.














aunt lara taught madie the princess wave on superbowl sunday.









madie gives the princess wave.

jude is rolling over quite a bit now, of course not on camera.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

madie at the park

madie last spring at the park

Friday, February 1, 2008

Old Pics

Aunt Dianna and Kristy at last year's Nutcracker.

Madie at our Cinco de Mayo party. (is there tequilla in that sippy cup)

This was Madie just last spring right after we moved to the new house, look how much she's grown!

This is my favorite picture of Madie with her friends, Annika and Preston.
She freaks them out sometimes.