Yes, we did go to the doctor and get M measured. The numbers are at the bottom, though, so you'll have to read through the rest of this post to learn what they are.
It's been awhile since my last post, with almost no recent news, I know. But it's been quite an exhausting time for us, readjusting to Hong Kong, work, etc. The worst has been Margaret's jet-lag, teething and cold. Yes, all at once.
On top of that, many of you have "just" seen Margaret. Margaret and Sarah left Roz's embrace to fall immediately into my sister Joy and her family, and my mom's.
That's right - my mother arrived in Hong Kong (in transit to Vietnam) an hour before Sarah and Margaret on Friday and so we had the opportunity to meet up at the airport and spend the weekend together.
Margaret was luckily fairly well behaved during the day. However, the aforementioned jet-lag, teething and cold did a number on us.
We knew that it took her about a week to adjust to the jet-lag on the way there, so we were expecting it.
Margaret would typically wake up twice a night through the first week back. Sarah described it as like having a newborn.
Except for the fact that when Margaret was newborn, she'd go back to sleep immediately after feeding. Jet-lagged Margaret wanted to play after her bottle at 4:00 AM.
On top of that, Margaret seemed to get over her jet-lag by mid-week, but after only a couple of nights of sleeping through the night, started waking up again due to some combination of a cold / congestion and teething.
There's nothing as sad as a plaintive, crying baby, standing in her crib with her arms outreached for you to pick her up.
Yes, even at 4:00 AM when you've already been up for forty five minutes with her and it's the fourth time you've put her back in the crib.
The tooth (upper) has broken through (see photos below) but unfortunately the cold is still creating gross, green runny nose on Margaret.
Hopefully, she'll recover from that this week.
It didn't, however, keep us from taking her swimming today.
She seemed okay in the wading pool, but didn't take to the big pool very well, today - even being held by us.
We're going to have to keep at it, for all her cousins like swimming, and it'd be a real bummer not to be able to go to the pool with them!
Besides that, though, it's been great to have Margaret back home.
The teeth continue to grow out, which is really funny. She's going to be really buck-toothed, if that gap is any indication. I told SAM in a sad voice that she was going to be really ugly, and SAM's reply was, "It'll be good for her."
So true.
That's not all, though. She keeps getting faster and faster at crawling, is able to pull herself up to standing more and more easily now, and can manage to climb onto the sofa now using Mom as a stepping stool.
That part is very cool. I have video but that will have to wait until I have more time.
Anyways, life with M is now slowly moving back to normal. Sarah has been back at school now for a week, even though the kids don't arrive until the 25th, and I'm getting readjusted to the daily office routine again as well.
Summer vacation is really over now.
Oh, and Sarah took Margaret to the doctor on Saturday for her final Hepatitis B vaccination and a general check.
All is as it should be, thankfully.
She weighs 8.3 KG / 18 pounds 4 ozs, and is 71 cm / 28 inches. Both in the 60th percentile. For those who care, her head circumference is 45 cm / 17 1/4 inches. That is in the 75th percentile.
8 comments:
A FIRST! I beat ALL of of you commenteers to this post.
I've just had my my first official night in 5B (and trip to the A&P for the Sunday Times) and feel the full embrace of the Tsien family. Warm thanks again to you all for sharing!
I Love seeing the pictures and glad that the summer recess didn't dilute the enthusiasm of the cousins for Margaret. What a treat to see our little girl in Josephine's arms as well, days separated from our own. Such a small world!
Welcome home!
Thank you for finally posting... not all of us have just seen her! Glad to hear that she is finally getting over her jetlag. Lots of babies, actually get a runny nose when they are teething, so she may not necessarily have had a cold.
Not to sound ungracious or anything, but... MORE PICTURES PLEASE. Thank you!
Love and miss you guys,
Joannie
Joannie, you make me laugh! :-)
Maybe you need a blog?
The problem is, M is really in an awkward phase, so we don't want to post too many photos for fear of bruising her ego later on in life. :-)
The cold, by the way, is full blown this time. It's more than the teething runny nose we've seen before. Oh well. Hopefully we're building up her immune system.
Love to all
Awkward? How about "changing." Those first couple of teeth totally change the shape of a kid's face. She was gorgeous when we saw her just over two weeks ago. A smiling, healthy, curious kiddo is never bad to look at.
Sorry to hear about the cold. We just had three days of high-ish fever, totally inexplicable. I'm feeling like a human sofa - but the improvement to wanting to play with toys is a huge relief. Good luck with the snot - and glad to hear you're all home safely.
xoxo
Pictures at last! Thank you, John! And what a bonus to get the other family members too. We've been perishing for a blog look (that we can go back to over and over), even with a skype with SAM and M on Fri. You'd think we hadn't seen them for months! Even in a week M has changed, though, and we couldn't even see the new tooth, just the increased ease of mobility. It's incredible. Can't wait for video. :-)
Sorry that you all had such a hard week last week. Hope M is feeling better and that you can all count on a full night's sleep now. You've earned it!
Miss you all!! XXOO
Roz let us know you got home safely when we stopped by to pick up E's stuff on the way home from a way too short weekend. Actually a whole sunny day with no fog - a first for this summer, but he traffic made us pay for it. It was great to meet Margaret and watch her eat seaweed and other flotsam. Next year she'll be doing to seaweed train with Vivian. xox, Rachel
No blog for me...I actually would have beat your dad at posting my comment, but I couldn't remember my password, and they said I didn't type in the secret word correctly. I had to join again to post this time!
M is not going through a awkward phase, she is still the prettiest thing I have ever seen! Can't wait to see her. Plus, if you are afraid to bruise her ego, then my mom should have burned all of my pictures until almost my thirties! So.... more pictures???
hugs and kisses to you all.
great photos. m is as beautiful as ever... regardless of her teeth. and john, don't worry about buck teeth; when the others grow out, they'll push the front ones into place.
i echo what joannie says: more pix please. you've been a bit stingy w the postings lately... yes, i know how busy it is, but your blog is the center of many of our universes. while i don't always post, i'm an avid reader, as are joannie, mom and philip. joannie informs he everytime there's a new post.
we miss you, and hope to see you soon,
hugs, g
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