Even though that's not true of me, I'm happy to say it is true for two of our little babies! Cade's parents arrived last Friday and Kwen's parents are arriving tonight! Perfect little Christmas presents for their parents. I know both sets of parents feel that way!
Since the last time I wrote, nothing out of the ordinary has happened. The flu has been going around- I've already gotten it twice. Also, Gabrielle switched to doing nights instead of Jennifer for the next month. It's been really fun to have Jennifer up during the days! I'm still loving taking care of the babies every day. I've gotten used to having thirteen to take care of, so now that Cade and Kwen will be flying home soon, it will seem so quiet with only eleven. And Caleb got his first paper yesterday, so he will be going home hopefully the first week of January. It seems so weird that all of the babies I started with when I got here are almost all gone now. After Caleb, Logan will be next to go home. We are still waiting on his papers, but they should be coming soon. Then all that's left of the original nine is David!
So I think I'll use this post to tell a little bit about each baby again because they all change so much and I want you all to know them because I love them.
David- He is now nine months! And is doing great! His head control is 1000 times better than when I first got here. He can play in a walker by himself and is kicking his feet and moving his arms so much more. He loves to do this spitting thing with his mouth and makes the funniest noises! I feel like I have a special bond with him because I have worked so much with him and his head/neck/back strength and control. I've gotten to experience doing impromptu physical therapy with him. It has been great to be able to use some of the knowledge from my internship last summer and from school. He is talking a lot now too, and beginning to hold toys! We are now working with him, trying to get him to sit up, grasp objects, and roll over. He is such a delightful baby!
Cade- Also nine months is going home!!! He will really be missed. In the past month he learned how to crawl-ish and is always full of smiles. He has four teeth on top and two on bottom, which makes his smile that much more cute! Every time I sing "If Your Happy and You Know it" or say, "Ba ba ba ba ba," he breaks out in a huge grin. He is really becoming observant, tilting his head and furrowing his brow at things. :) He also learned how to make a clicking noise with his tongue that he is very proud of! We will miss him!
Kwen- Kwen is so sweet when he's happy and so not sweet when he's not. :) He is the baby that if we ever take for a walk, everyone on the street wants to hold or makes a comment about. He has the most handsome and thick eyebrows you've ever seen on a baby. He is definitely strong willed and knows what he wants- Now, if only he would let us in on the secret! He is six months and still doesn't have any teeth, but sure is working hard at it. He also likes to talk up a storm and loves his walker. I like to put him over my head like an airplane to get a big grin from him.
Caleb- He is five months now!! I can't believe how big he is. He has had his share of struggles with ear infections and now is starting to teeth, so he has been pretty unhappy the past couple of days. My favorite time with Caleb is feeding him his bottle. About haf way through, he just stops drinking and grins at you. Milk will be running down his chin, but he just wants to stare and giggle at you. It's so sweet!
Logan- He is our little four and a half month old Pong Pong (which means "fat fat"). :) He hasn't quite grown lengthwise yet, but sure is growing out! He has one of the cutest smiles of the bunch. Because he is a little on the big side, he hasn't started to try and roll over yet, but moves a little bit more each day. He really likes the Hop N' Pop bouncy thing we have, and we can always count on him to be our best little eater!
Rylyn- She is also four and a half months and is so advanced for her age. She already has two teeth and a million facial expressions to go with them! She uses her hands so well to pick up and play with toys. When you are talking to her you feel like you could have a whole conversation with the way she responds to your voice and face with smiles and coos. She is still pretty little and spits up a lot, so we've been putting vitamins in her milk and praying for her to grow. She also has quite a bit of trouble falling and staying asleep, but maybe she just doesn't require as much as the other babies.
Ethan Luke- He is getting so big! He is two months old, but is almost the same size as Rylyn. He has the coolest little mohawk- his hair just grows that way. He is beginning to coo and smile a lot when you talk to him. He also has trouble sleeping at the correct times, always awake during nap time and falling asleep during play time.
Ethan Matthew- He is our tiny baby! He is also two months but looks like a newborn. He is probably the cutest baby I've ever seen. He almost looks like a porcelain doll with big brown eyes and long eye lashes. He has had a lot of issues with colic and tummy problems. He has had diarrhea for so long now and just isn't growing the way we want him to. I got him to smile three times today! I felt very accomplished!
Brecken and Tristan- The twins are now a month and a half old! Brecken is still a good deal smaller than his baby brother, but they both are growing so well. Tristan's cheeks are even getting pretty chubby! They both have smiled and although Show Hwa told me it was because they had gas, I'm not going to believe her! Tristan has been constipated quite a bit, but besides that is doing great. And Brecken is beginning to look less like an alien and growing into his head! They do look quite a bit a like, but no so much that we can't tell them apart thankfully.
Baby Peng- She is now a month old and is so beautiful! She is kind of a little chub, but it's cute on her. She gets dressed in all pink since she is the only little girl besides Rylyn. Right now she has diaper rash pretty badly, so we are praying for that to heal. Besides that, she is a wonderful little baby who doesn't do much yet.
Baby Lin- He just turned a month old a few days ago. He is also a very handsome baby. He has two adorable little dimples. Unfortunately, Gabrielle doesn't think he is quite as cute because he screams pretty much all night long. But when he's not crying (or even when he is), I love to snuggle up with him in my arms! The little babies are great for doing that.
Baby Feng- He's our youngest by a day, turning a month right after Baby Lin. However, we think he is just tricking us into thinking he's a baby because he looks so old. It's like a little ten year olds face on a tiny body. He is so alert and focuses so well on people around him. He's going to be a little heart breaker with his looks as well. :)
So that's the run down on all our babies! Wish you all could see them. Soon there will be pictures of Cade and Kwen.
OTHER EXCITING NEWS: My friend Andria comes to visit on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!! She'll be here for ten days staying through Christmas. It is going to be so great having her here and being able to share this experience with her and hear all about how her past four months have been. Which reminds me, Friday is also my half way point of being here. 3 months down, 3 more to go! And for my Bible reading, I am not quite on mark to finish reading the whole Bible while I am here, but I did just start Esther. It took me forever to get through the Chronicles! I'll have more to say about my readings in the next post.
Good night!
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