announcement

we are having another BOY!!! yeah..our minds were kinda set on having a girl just because we don't have one...BUT jun and i kinda had a feeling it was going to be a boy again and we are totally happy and excited. we think it'll be fun to have two brothers growing up together. we just wonder...will this one look as much like jun as caleb does?? haha...
the ultrasound was exciting and jun actually saw the "boy part" before the technician did and he just couldn't stop smiling, so i asked him, "what?! is it another boy?" he answered yes, very happily...and the technician took another look and confirmed it. it was a cute experience :)

that's the only big news around here. there aren't too many pictures this time because my little camera broke, so i always have to use the big fancy one, which means i end up taking less pics because it's hard to carry around. no worries, we'll buy another one soon :)

the weather in washington has been very nice...no rain and very clear and sunny. i'm enjoying this while i can...because i hear summers are short here.

pregnancy has been ok. i am still so tired all the time and my sciatic nerve gets to be very painful at times...lower back pain is not fun. i still get very light headed and need to take things slow...but i am trying to enjoy my second trimester. i am 5 months as of this week.


one of the few pics i have taken with caleb since my pregnancy, so i love this one and it wasn't even from our camera.
focused on the computer screen...he only gets to watch the wiggles music dvd once a day.
a shot of his bathtime...
he's starting to use his chair a lot more these days.
we took a nice long walk at greenlake ....
auntie helan and uncle yong took us to the seattle aquarium with their prime card :)
caleb was fascinated and especially liked the starfish...maybe because he was able to say "star"
a family pic at 4 1/2 months prego...
caleb playing with felt fish...
with helan...
caleb looks so much like his dad...
with yong...
i made this for jun for father's day....
before...
after....
smile! he does this everytime he sees the camera...so funny.

father's day

happy father's day to all the dads out there! i know that jun is not my dad, but i celebrate today for him because of my appreciation for him as the father of my child...soon to be children. i love him more because of the father that he is to caleb.

on this day, i have great appreciation for a few people in my life. first and foremost, i am thankful for my heavenly father who truly saved me and gave me life. Not only that, but he gave me meaning to life. he loves, protects, and forgives unconditionally....i am just so glad that i know and serve him.

then, i am thankful for my own father, who until i became an adult...was not able to truly understand and appreciate. he has been such a responsible father...doing all he can to support and provide for this family...sacrificing his own happiness. as a parent myself now, i can not imagine the loneliness and emptiness he felt when he sent our family to the US, while he worked in taiwan...seeing his family once every 3 or 4 months. he sacrificed his time, youth, energy...and most of all, he sacrificed the days he could have built memories with his family. until this day, he still sacrifices for our well being and our happiness. he is a wonderful father.

next, there's my husband's father...my father in law. i appreciate his love and the example he set for my husband, for him to have become the great man that he is today. i am so thankful for the christian faith he has passed down and the endless prayers and love he has given. a big part of why my husband and caleb's dad is the way he is today is because of him. how can i not be thankful. he raised a dependable and responsible person, who is also a person of great faith...and now our family benefits from it...

this then leads to the father of caleb...my loving husband. i always knew he'd be a great dad, but he exceeded all my expectations. his unconditional love for caleb touches me everyday. he tries to be better for his family all the time. our children are truly blessed to have him as a father. i know he will pass down many great things and build great memories with them. i love him more each day because of the father that he is.

to end this post....
thank you and once again, happy father's day. i love you.

jun's dad. caleb's harabuhji.
amber's dad. caleb's gong gong.
caleb's wonderful dad since day one...