Monday, July 29, 2013

Good times

Bun Bun watching her favorite show:  Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat


One of the advantages of apartment living is that Bun Bun actually gets more room to roam.  One of her favorite thing to do is to take an inventory of all her books.  Yep.  They are all there.
Caught in the act...
Fun time at the beach!  We were at Island Beach State Park on Saturday.


There were lots of really pretty sea shells.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

On the move...

Phew... it's been another busy month, not at work this time, but on the home front.  Earlier this year, we decided to sell our house, find a bigger, newer house, and move closer to 婆婆.  All of May, we gave our house a deep cleaning and moved a bunch of stuff to storage.  By the end of May, we officially put it on the market.  Unexpectedly, a nice family wanted to buy it on the first day!  Last Friday, we made settlement and officially handed over all of our keys to the new owners.  Everything turned out as it should, except that we were unable to find an ideal house to move to.   So, as we packed up everything, we rented another storage unit for stuff we didn't really need and moved everything else into an apartment.

Baby Bunny has been spending the weekday at 婆婆's house.  The apartment is closer to her house and better for the therapy sessions.  During the nights and weekends though, Bun Bun roams around in the apartment.  I think she's happy as a clam because she actually has more places to explore.  Her typical routine is to go into her little room and take an inventory of all of her books.  One by one, she flips through them and tosses them aside.  Then, she opens the big drawer with her clothes and pulls out her shirts.

We are actively looking for an ideal house to buy and reestablish our roots.  The housing market is very slow during the summer time since people are on vacation.  We're hoping things will pick up in September.  We have seen some good homes, but there's always something that makes it not so great.  Some abut highways and busy roads.  Some have high maintenance yards.  Some sit below street-level and may have flooding problems.  Some are in not so nice neighborhoods.  So, we keep looking and waiting...


Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Baby Bunny Birthday Bashes!

Bun Bun got two birthday parties and two birthday cakes!

What's really exciting was seeing her pick up food with a fork and feeding herself.  On Sunday, for the first time, she ate big girl food - not the pureed, mushy food.  I was kind of hoping to see and take pictures of her smear cake all over her face.  But, she did a pretty good job keeping neat and tidy.

Happy birthday, Baby Bunny!  You have brought so much joy to our family.


Saturday' yummy fruit tart
I can use a fork to pick up food!!

Sunday's ice cream cake... delish!!
Neat and clean... no bib!


Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Baby Bunny turns two!

In four days, Baby Bunny will be two years old!  Seems like she's been two for a long time though.  It's pretty amazing how much she has grown and developed over the last year.

I recently read an article written by a father with a two-year old DS daughter.  It was a confession of his initial ignorance about Down Syndrome that prompted him to think about walking out on his family.  His honesty reminded me of my thoughts and fears two years ago when we learned about Bun Bun.  If I am able to go back in time and have a talk with myself, I would tell myself to enjoy every moment being with her and not worry so much.  It has indeed been great joy to watch her grow and learn.

Teeny tiny Baby Bunny with Daddy just a couple of weeks after we brought her home from the hospital.
For perspective, Daddy hasn't changed very much, but Bun Bun sure has!