Happy New Year!

Dear Logan,

I can't believe it's already 2011! Where did time go? Aidan will be turning 5 in less than 2 weeks!

Our New Year's Eve was quiet. Daddy and Mommy were lucky enough to finally catch a movie, "Harry Potter and the Dealthly Hollows 1" yesterday, while Aidan spent time at Grandma and Yeh Yeh's house. For dinner, we went back to Grandma's house and had hot pot. It has been so cold lately that a nice meal of hot pot was just the perfect ending to 2010.

Ever since your brother's born, New Year's Eve is just like any other night. I don't even remember how I last went out to ring in the new year. This year was no different. I just stayed home and watch TV, not even watching the NYC Ball Drop, but just my recorded TV.

New Year's Day was the same. It's basically just like any other day. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Even though we had a 10-day vacation, I felt like I didn't have enough rest. Maybe one Reno trip was enough to tire me out. Or maybe, as usual, we try to go out every day, so your brother's not home playing with this electronics or watching TV.

I am looking forward to another year.  Let's hope 2011 is better than 2010.

Love,
Mommy

Ending 2007 in sickness..... ugh....

Dan Dan has been sick for the last few days. First a runny nose and cough, and then started a low-grade fever for a couple days. Luckily he is getting better and the runny nose is almost gone. It worries me that he might have a stuffy nose when he's on the plane. Since it's his first flight, I have no idea how he would react. And if he's sick, this would just add more pressure to his little head and his ears might really hurt.

He has also lost his appetite the last few days. He used to eat almost everything, and a lot! But lately, he would take a couple bite and then refused to eat. Even his favorite apples and bananas, he won't even finish half of it. The only thing he would take was soup. But that's not enough to sustain his active lifestyle. Feeding has become a battle. It has become a battle between Dan Dan and Mommy/Daddy, and a battle between Mommy and Daddy on the philosophy of food battles. The pediatrician said one of the rules we should follow is never force a kid any food. No food fights! This is one thing that Mommy and Daddy are not agreeing on.

But thank god he's feeling better now and actually went to day care today. He came home eating just like he used to! I am not sure if it's because he saw other kids eating, or he's just feeling a lot better. He didn't eat as much as he used to yet, but he definitely ate everything we put on his plate. Thank God for that!

Now that Dan dan is getting better, Mommy and Daddy are sick. First Mommy, then Daddy. We seem to get sick together a lot. It sucks because it's the crucial time of the year and we definitely need to get well within the next 2 days. We definitely don't want to be sick on the plane, or any time during our month-long trip.

I vaguely remember we were also sick last New Year's Eve. Mmm... I guess flu shots are not perfect. Now let's see if Mommy and Daddy can actually stay up late enough to watch the New Year comes, while listening to Dan Dan coughing up a storm.