Happy New Year!!!

Yes, I am little behind ...:)

I hope everyone had a wonderful x-mas!

Since this blog is about Preston, let me share with you all how he has been doing!

-He is crawling everywhere!!! Yup, thought he would never crawl and one day he just started crawling! Now I can't keep him from pulling at wires and making a mess!!! lol

-Talking a lot now! He can say "ball", "more", "all done" , "open" .... also he is signing!

-We took him in for a hearing test and he did great! His hearing is normal!

-We also had a speech and cognitive evaluation and for now he is within normal ranges and does not need any therapy. They really watch his development closely so we have so many evaluations!!!

-Preston graduated from homebase A and now is in homebase B with bigger kids. He loves his new friends and teachers.

My goal is to update this blog more this year!

Merry X-mas!

It looks like I am too late sending out X-mas cards this year! :(


So here is the online version! :)


It's been snowing and freezing cold here in Seattle! Stay warm and have a wonderful holidays. We are going up to Vancouver for X-mas!

It's been so long...Finally some updates!

Gosh, I can't believe it's been a year since I started this blog! I feel bad that I have not been updating the blog as much. It's been crazy at work with new project and it's just been busy with the new daycare routine etc.

I have to say a lot has happened in the past year but I feel so blessed in so many ways.
Here are some updates.

-Preston got his spica cast off in late August but had to be in a abduction brace for 23 hours/day. Although the brace was so much better than the cast, it still was annoying to put on and it did restrict his movements.
-Of course I was worried constantly that somehow the hip will come out again and he will have to be casted again! (NOT!)
-Preston has been going to daycare full time since September and he is adjusting really well. First couple of weeks were rough but he has a routine down and I think he really likes his teachers and friend. Preston's favorite thing about daycare is the music class! I hear from the teachers, he gets down to the beat and loves to play the drums the tambourine!
-He is down to 1 nap a day and goes to sleep much earlier now which means, he wakes up earlier too. Not too great for his mommy and daddy!!!
-He has already had couple of colds. Nothing too serious but I am not use to him getting sick b/c he never got sick last winter! :) He was pretty much locked in last winter. We did see a pulmonolgist b/c when he does get a cold, he has mild wheezing. Dr. thinks it's due to him being a preemie and all the complications with this lungs at birth. He thinks he will grow out of it as he gets older.
-Looks like he will be getting the synagis shot again this winter. I was really surprised that our insurance approve it but I think it will be good for him since he is at daycare. Too bad though, he will have to get 2 shots every month for next 5 months.
-We are trying to get him off the bottle but Preston loves his bottle!!! He takes the sippy cup at daycare b/c they don't allow bottles but at home, he only wants to drink from the bottle. I think we have to just go cold turkey and stop giving him the bottle. That's going to be really hard on me! :(
-He is eating solids really well now. His favorite foods are garlic nann, curries, rice wrapped in nori/seeweed (Korean), pears, any kind of bread and muffins, tortilla chips, yogurt!!! He is a picky eater and he will "taste" the food before he will commit to it. LOL
-He is still getting PT and things have improved a lot since the cast came off but he still does not like to crawl. He loves to stand but crawling is another story. Our PT said some kids just don't like to crawl. I am hoping with the brace being off now, he will be more tempted to crawl.
-We just had an appointment with his ortho surgeon and his hip is looking GREAT! He only has to wear the brace at night so he is free during the day! YEAH!!!
-We also had another developmental assessment and dr. thinks Preston is doing great despite his premature birth. He also reassured me that Preston does not have CP and he will just need some time to catch up on his gross motor skills since he was in the cast and brace for almost 6 months. I was relieved to hear him say that Preston seem like a normal baby!!!
-So he is getting there...He is a lot of fun these days and he cracks us up everyday. I love this stage!!! Enough of me babbling here are some pictures from the past months.

Cast coming off



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Bye Bye Cast!



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Cast Free Legs



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Abduction Brace



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Not a halloween costume! In his Korean outfit from grandma



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4 more weeks in the Spica!!!

Gosh, it's been awhile since I updated this blog! I have been super busy with work and just being a mom! :) I dream of the day where I can sleep 10 hours straight without being interrupted.



Let's see what's been happening...

Preston had 2 cast changes. Just yesterday, he went in for the last cast change. We have 4 more weeks in the cast! These 2 months have gone by fast but not fast enough. Henry and I have adjusted well to the Spica and so has Preston but we are all ready for the spica to come off.

Despite the spica, Preston is still a very happy little boy. I say "boy" now as he is no longer a "baby". My baby is growing up.



He is doing so much better on his tummy. His PT and I are so impressed. He actually tries to crawl when you put on his tummy!

He has about 4-5 words that he has mastered. "ma ma", "da da", "ba ba", "na na" and some words I can't really understand! He also loves to laugh out loud and make funny faces!

He loves to clap and give high fives! He only likes to wave "hi" and "bye" when he feels like it!

Another thing he loves to do is pretend like he is washing hands. My MIL taught him this so when we tell Preston to wash hands, he puts his hands together and pretends like he is washing hands. I love this stage of development. He is so much fun to interact with!



Not so fun at this stage is the whole separation anxiety thing. For about a week or so, he would freak out as soon as I left the room. It was constant crying and being clingy to me. He also would not go to sleep unless I held him. It was really tiring for us so we tried the cry out method. The first night, he cried for 45 min straight! I was so heart broken but it got better each night. Now I put him in the crib and he is asleep in 5 min without crying or being fussy.



He is eating solids but he LOVES his formula! We are trying to get him to eat more solids so that we can slowly wean him down on formula then hopefully start him on cow's milk or soy milk.

Oh yeah- finally after more than year of pumping, I finally quit! It felt so good to return the pump! But I am glad I was able to do for this long and provide Preston with my milk!:)



We also started him back at daycare. I think he kind of got bored at home. First week was tough for him and I don't think he liked being at daycare. But the second week, the teachers commented how much better he was and how interactive he was with other babies. I think in the long run, it will do him some good.

That's it for now... Hopefully I can update more often!
Preston determined to hold the tennis racket while watching Henry and I play tennis

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Big smile

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Showing off his clapping skills

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Hanging out at a park in Redmond and eating the pinic bag!

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Preston doing some pushups

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I would like to try Golf once this cast is off!

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Preston's new friend ED

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What a life!

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