Adoree is 3! And baby cao#2 is almost 27 weeks!

Happy birthday to our baby girl...er..big girl Adoree!!! 3 years!! I feel like we have been celebrating a birthday month since she has been mentioning her birthday everyday since we started telling her she's turning 3. Today is the actual day, but we got to celebrate once in Seattle with tc's siblings and this past Sunday with ong noi and ba noi and friends!! Today it'll be just adoree and I. We will go visit daddy at work tonight ^^

She never really had terrible twos so I'm thinking maybe terrible threes this year? Eeks. She is starting to reason with us and finds excuses to avoid doing things already! But aside from the obnoxious adoree, she does have a very sweet side like telling daddy "don't worry, I'll protect you" or "daddy, you drink too much beer, you need to drink more water and sleep to feel better" and "I love you mama, I wanna stay with you." 

It is very much a learning process for all of us. How to make sure she behaves while with other children, how to make sure she shares but not to expect that other kids will do the same. It is definitely lots of contradictions because when I tell her to share she remembers but then if another child doesn't, she says "but she need to share with me". Or how do you go about telling her no when another child is doing something that their parent is allowing but not something we approve? If I tell her not to do it, she'll say "but friend is doing it". I don't want to offend any parent but I want Adoree to know she can't do something just because someone else is. 

Yep. Learning everyday! 

I hope Adoree will still give us hugs and kisses when she's 20....30...40. She'll always be our little girl. 

 Sand!!! She was quite addicted to the sand at the beach in Seattle. Uncle Frankie sent some to her for her birthday so now she has her OWN sand! Then we received some more from aunt Truc and uncle Huy!!! Now we need a little sand box to contain it all!

Even I'm having fun playing with it. It's 98% sand and 2% polymer which makes the sand stick and pack together like wet sand! This keeps her busy for quite a bit!

Enjoyed some playtime at the mall with her peers. She told quite a few kids and even a couple moms that it was her birthday today and tried to invite them to a birthday party @_@.

Had mama's favorite Panda Express.

Earlier we had an OB appointment. Had to take the glucose (gestational diabetes) test. I PASSED! So glad. With Adoree, I didn't pass the first test so I had to take the 3 hour test which I passed. It's just such a long process when you've had to fast and then can't eat anything the entire time your there until it's all done! So I'm

really happy I didn't have to fast again.

The doctor comes in and measures my stomach. Then feels around for the baby and baby's position, quite rough too >_<! I didn't know you could push so hard on the belly! He tells me I'm measuring small. He said "was your first one small too?" I told him I was way smaller first pregnancy so I thought this was huge!

He set me up for a 2nd ultrasound in 4 weeks to make sure baby is growing on track. I don't mind seeing baby again :) But...I thought I was getting pretty big. He told me to eat more and don't smoke or do drugs or anything crazy. Yes yes I nodded. ^_^ and confirmed that I don't do any of that. 

So here we are...heading into 27 weeks this Thursday!

26 weeks above.

Lots of movements and kicking. Even felt her drawing circles in my stomach. Felt like a finger poking out swirling round and round. That has been the weirdest feeling yet!

1st vs. 2nd pregnancy. Still big even a at week and a half behind! 

Got some good recommendations from friend Megan (thank you!!!) on books about same sex families for Adoree! Love them! She had been so used to the idea that every animal family she sees is "mommy sheep, daddy sheep and adoree sheep" you can sub the word sheep for any animal you think of... That's what's she will say. These books will help her learn about all kinds of families!

With some of the princesses that were at her party! There were a couple even younger princesses and a prince we didn't get to capture in the pic! 

Sporting some pretty awesome colors and designs thanks to Ngan!! I'll be trying out the ombré colors more often!!! It always takes so long to do them myself and into the wee hours of a.m!! So I always feel so pampered when she does my nails!!! Thank you thank you!    

Remember this sexy guy? Well he's still sexy. Anyways, his locks have gotten quite long if you've noticed ^^ and he's been itching for it to be cut! We have an appointment set up already so you'll be seeing this baby face soon again!

In case you forgot how his lovely shiny lustrous locks look, here's a pic to refresh your memory. They will be going to Locks of Love.

Have a great day!! And thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes to Adoree!!! She has really really enjoyed her birthday so far! For a whole month!