The Afore Promised Deets

So a blogging pet peeve of mine is when someone promises to blog all the juicy details or pictures and they never do. Cuz then I'm the boob for blog stalking waiting to see how some other couples sunset cruise was, trying to live vicariously just a little bit through someone else's fun getaway. Course, I will be following up on promised details that aren't that exciting but I'd hate to be a sort-of liar/definite slacker. (Note: I still love all my friends who have ever empty-blog-promised!)

Ander. This sweet boy, I'm tellin you what. When I took him to our Ped. in Boise at 7 weeks old he weighed 11 lbs 14 oz, a gain of nearly 4 lbs and he had grown 4 1/2 inches in length. This little guy is an over achiever on the growth charts since he's well above the 50% which is more than any of his siblings have ever been- Kennedy flat our refused to even make it onto the charts so I am definitely a proud Mama.

Okay the health stuff- the second opinion my Ped. gave me pretty much matched what the Chinese Dr. told me- however she was very thorough and said it in a way I'm used to hearing if that makes sense, I get her bedside manner. I also know and trust this Doctor. Anyway, Ander's heart valve has closed properly and his weird breathing is caused by a mild chest deformity (for lack of better word) that he will likely grow out of someday. I am ever so grateful for a healthy child. Truly.

In other baby news, Ander rolled over the day before Thanksgiving, has successfully taken his first bottle (had a look on his face like "now that's what I'm talkin about" as his dad fed it to him) and I can't hardly believe it but I think he may actually be teething. Lot's of drool and gnawing on his fists. What else could it be?
While I was gone Nathan literally was SuperDad. I mean, he did the girls' hair. I repeat, he did the girls' hair. He is the man. One Saturday I almost wished I was in Taiwan instead of Boise because Nathan and the kids went to the beach with our friends the Robinsons to go bike riding. Apparently a good time was had by all. Kohen was especially excited about riding a bike. He had a grand ol time but Nathan was laughing as he told me about what a goob Kohen was, always accidentally running into bushes and curbs etc. I asked- why was he doing that? and he showed me the picture below.
Explains a lot doesn't it?
I love these ^ kids.
While I was gone Nathan struggled to balance doing his job and mine. One day was particularly trying as he found out the night before that for the last day of Kennedy's swimming section of PE the parents were invited to come and watch or even get in the pool too. Of course that meant Nathan was getting wet.

So he had squeezed this new event into his schedule and as he headed to the school he first double parked like everyone else does and ran into a 7-11 to grab some $ from an ATM- only to come out and find the van missing. On the ground in chalk, in Chinese, was the # to where it had been towed. Amazingly Nathan was able to retrieve our towed van and still make it to the swimming in time. Only Nathan could pull off something like that.
This ^ is Kohen giving Ander a hardy handshake, cracking me up by literally saying, "Welcome back to Taiwan baby Ander!"
Since the handshake didn't totally dislocate his shoulder Ander was able to appreciate his rambunctious welcome home. And Kohen really sat there and chatted up his baby brother like they were two old men just catching up on life... where was my 'video' mode?!
Even after a full day of school I got this shot of Kenna's curls after I tried using some new curlers for the first time- not a good shot really, perhaps I should do a blog when I try it again next time. Notice I said *perhaps* so as not to eat the words I so boldly wrote at the beginning of this post.
And last but never least we have AlyRoo sitting next to Kohen at his Thanksgiving Feast. I mean, we've all heard "Stop picking your nose"- but how about "Stop licking your nose?"!!! Only my Aly.