It took a while to get a good take of this routine. I guess we’ll eventually find out if it’s legally binding or not!
Category: Oh, baby!
Mina in Cornfield Blue
Why yes, cornfield blue is a color I’ve just made up.
Max @ Seaside Bluffs
Max and Uncle Adam
They bear a striking resemblance to each other. And that’s cousin Ty doing the Sweeping Crane staff technique in the background.
Oral candidiasis (oral thrush)
Mina’s got it, but we caught it early. The new nanny had seen it before and told us to get it checked out- yay for us finding an experienced nanny. The pediatrician started Mina on an oral course of nystatin; hopefully her whole mouth won’t turn to cottage cheese.
On a related note, Max’s cough is almost gone, which is a big relief. It took way too long for it to get better, and he’s been out of school for eight days now (this week the teachers were gone from Monday to Wed. to Udon Thani for a conference or something). Nam and I have been taking turns watching him and it’s a relief that he can go to school tomorrow so we can FINALLY GET STUFF DONE.
Mina is cute, Daddy is tired
I’m finally getting around to seeing some of our photos from the states.
@Zoomars petting zoo in San Juan Capistrano, where Max rode a pony!
Max is staying home from school
…all this week so we can knock out this deep cough he’s had for a couple weeks, in addition to some eye infection we’re keeping check with eye drops… It seems that nursery school is just an incubator for germs, and the kids are walking petri dishes. I’m staying home with Max all day today and Nam’s at work, so I finally have a few minutes to start looking at photos from our trip back home. Here’s one of my favorite shots from the first few days:
Max with grandpa
Like most of the photos on our trip, I didn’t take it and don’t know who did, but good job whoever it was!
It’s too goddamn hot in Thailand
…for earmuffs.
Latest Early Child Care Research Network Findings
Day-care kids are more impulsive and take bigger risks.
In other news, kids that hang around Catholic priests are more likely to be bribed with cookies.
@home 2010
Justin, Nam, Max, and Mina are visiting the Yoshida clan home in Cali for most of May. We are checking email sporadically, but are offline as much as possible. I know that means missing out on gems like the following, but that’s a relatively small sacrifice to make.