Melting Down

Vinh had a meltdown today. It was not good. It’s so hard to know where to be firm because we don’t want you to form bad habits, but also don’t want you busting a blood vessel from all your screaming….

Eventually you did fall asleep and get up later and all seemed well, but I don’t want to repeat that again. Not a good day for napping…

Potty 🚽

Someone used the potty to tinkle, but also tinkled on the floor. Who was it? You!!!!

The same kid smart enough to build all these cubes was not smart enough to pee in toilet. Oh, you just peed your pants. I feel bad, but I’m thankful for your parents. Geez. Well I guess it’s nap time now…

lễ tạ ơn 🦃

I’m not sure specifically what I blogged about last year and I’m too lazy to look it up. This year I’m thankful for you and mommy.

You got a lot to work on like potty training and eating (seems like the same complaint), but you’re a pretty good kid overall. Thanks for another happy thanksgiving!🦃 

Be Careful

It only takes a moment for something bad to happen that could have been prevented. You’ll often find yourself thinking “if only I’d know” or “I wish I could do it over again”. Unfortunately, there’s no reset button in life.

The important thing is what we do after. If we can learn from our mistakes and do better in the future, it makes it “worth it”. So next time you say “sorry”, make sure you’re not going to do the same thing again…

Healthy 💪

I need to be healthier. You need to always be healthy. So we need to cut back on candy. Get back to eating fruits as sweets for you. 

High blood pressure runs in our family. I’d rather you keep it low naturally if possible. I’m not saying you can’t have any more candy, but we should really limit to emergencies and just a little bit….

Your Gym

Today really was your gym at My Gym today. I’m sorry you didn’t have any friends playing, but at least you got to play. It’s too bad you didn’t want to play with the teachers, but they got to get a head start on cleaning. 

I hope they’ll get paid for all their hours even if they close up a little bit early. Anyhow, you’ll get 2 more chances before the holiday to play with friends…if they show up.

The Trans

Guess who got free goodies today? This guy:

Anyhow, you’re very lucky. People like you, you’re cute, and your parents have great friends. I hope you’ll be able to develop great relationships in your life, which means you’ll need to be a great person. Hopefully Nguyen-win situation 😂. 🙏 

Sharing

You had a lot of friends over today, but you need to learn to share. It’s our fault for not putting you in positions where you can practice your sharing skills. You did good at the gym, but not at home,

It seems to be a common theme that you do good in public settings, but not at home. 🤔 anyhow, we need to be quicker and better about teaching you right from the start. It’s definitely gonna take more time and energy, but we gotta do it. 🙏 

Friendsgiving 🦃

I hope you had a fun Friendsgiving today at Merryhill. I’m sorry you were sad when I left which makes me wonder if it’s better I don’t come to visit you at daycare since I can’t take you home after.

They say it builds character and I always say if I can do something for others I should. So I’ll keep going for now. Hopefully you’ll get better so I won’t have to make this difficult decision…

Too Hard

Sometimes it’s really hard being your daddy. Today I had to eat all this stuff so you wouldn’t get a tummy ache eating it.

Hopefully you won’t get your sweet tooth from your parents. We will try to keep you on fruits for your treats or healthy options like fig bars (🙏 it’s healthy). Side note, you really need to be better at My Gym or I’m not taking you…

Happy Birthday Aunty Trang

No one is guaranteed another breath. With that in mind, it’s really important to let the people who are important to you know that they’re important to you. It doesn’t have to be with a physical gift, it can just be your presence (see what I did there?).

Hopefully you’ll get your memory from me. She’ll always appreciate a call or message from you.

Too Smart?

Or not that smart? It’s hard to say with you. Sometimes I feel like you should know better and other times I’m like “wow”.

I guess you’re playing hard to get which is pretty smart. Until you end up alone because no one wants to play anymore, then it’s not so smart. You got time to figure it out, but don’t wait too long. Time flies…

Back To My Gym

Heard you got to see Miss Sauna today at My Gym. What luck you have. Hopefully you were nice to her. She is sooo nice to you. I had to go back to work today. I realized I didn’t do any work this weekend so Mondays are so busy. 

Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up tomorrow. It’s tough dropping you off and having to go to work. I have to sacrifice work hours and productivity to do so. May it all be worth it in the end 🙏.

Competition Is Over

For now. Unfortunately, you’re always gonna be fighting for your mom’s attention. It’s good that God made you so cute so that you could compete better in life.

It was a fun weekend while it lasted. Glad to get everyone home in one piece. Hopefully a weekend away won’t be difficult for you to recover from for routine. See you ngày mai. 

Competition 🏀

Sorry buddy. Today you’re gonna have to compete for your mommy’s attention. But it’s just for one day and change. I can’t even compete anymore for your mom’s attention. She says she doesn’t have any left for me.

At least it’s you that gets the attention. I would feel more bad if I had to compete with someone not as cool or that I care about. Enjoy it while you can. She used to give me all attention…

Di Los

That’s where we’re going. You get to see Ong Ba again. And uncle Alex and Aunty Anna. Uncle Matt, Aunty Nha. Cousin Z and E. Tia and maybe more. You’re really stuck on mommy these days. That’s good for daddy 😆.

We’ve been having good conversations when we drive back from daycare. You’re very observant of the outside except that you kept thinking we’re almost home when we weren’t. Maybe it’s cause mommy always lies to you…

Bye Ong Ba 👋

You’re not gonna see Ong Ba until Saturday. Are you gonna be okay? Today when we got home from daycare you said Ong Ba, but they weren’t here…

Guess who we saw at My Gym today? Miss Sauna and Mr. Val (Well?). You have a strange relationship with them. You talk about them all the time and then you get shy when you see them. Wished you would have enjoyed them more since we’re not gonna see them this weekend…

See You Later

Tomorrow likely. Daddy will be headed home today, but it’s a long drive back. You should be sleeping when I get home, but who knows. You won’t see Ong Ba for 2 days so you should have fun with them at dinner tonight.

Maybe mommy will bring some food home for later for you 😉. I’ll see you when you wake up tomorrow. Bye, bye, see you later 👋.

Golf Buddies ⛳️

Today I played golf with Bob. He has a grandson that golfs. Makes me hope even more that you will golf so we can have a family activity together. Mom can go and get dressed up to hang out with us.

This the signature hole at Oak Quarry. I got a bogey, but could have done better. Not the best day, but if you golf, you’ll learn that any day golfing is better than not golfing…

Daddy Break

You’re daddy free again for 3 days. Except this time you have the daycare open and Ong Ba here. How are you gonna do? I hope well. I don’t like to worry extra while I’m gone.

I don’t know if it’s better for you to enjoy golf, but be bad at it or to be good at it, but hate it…Hopefully, you will be able to enjoy it and be good. It’s a really good opportunity for you and I to bond and allow mom free time. Think about it…

High Hill 🏔️ 🍎

Today was our first trip as a family to Apple Hill. Unfortunately, it had to be cut short to go to mass. At least you got to go to the gym today as well. I heard you weren’t good in church…

Was it because you didn’t nap or because I wasn’t there or something else? We still got a lot to do when it comes to getting you to be the best kid ever. You’re pretty good, but still have room for improvement. One, stop hitting your parents…

Cưới ⛪️

Sorry you didn’t get to go to a wedding today. But at least you got to spend time at the park, with your grandparents, and napped. Sorry I can’t go to church with you. Hope you’re okay with mom by yourself.

Everyone asked about you today. Hopefully, mom wool allow you to come by later. Apparently, Sophie had no one to beat up. Www.

Back to Good

It seems like you’re back to your old self at daycare drop-off and pick-up. However, you seem to be a little more naughty when it comes to your behavior outside of daycare. Today you threw a piece of chicken Ong fed you and said Vinh funny. Ong playfully tapped you, but it’s not funny.

I wanted to smack you for reals or put you in time out, but I was afraid your grandparents would say I’m too harsh. They’re only gonna be here for another month, so please enjoy them. They love you and will be sad when they go…

Noo Noo

I’m can’t tell if you enjoyed the food or were too full from pre dinner with grandma, but we went to a new restaurant today. Your aunty Jehan recommended it, 8 hour ramen. It wasn’t bad, but I’m not sure if your mom will want to go back.

Your grandpa said he wanted soup and then wanted to order dry noodles. We will take everyone back to Kajiken next time. Thanks for behaving. I can’t tell if you’re too big for the portable high chair now…

Innocence

You’re not aware of the world outside yet. At least not all the bad stuff or big picture. I wish we could protect you forever, but we can’t. Because of that, we will try to hold it off, but will need to eventually let you develop the tools to address it for yourself.

In the meantime, enjoy it while you can. Each day is a blessing and a new opportunity to make the most of it. Sorry I had to wake you up today, but we need to get going. Thanks for eating with grandma.

Election 🗳️ Day

Some day you’ll get to vote. Don’t let anyone tell you your vote doesn’t matter. It does. How much it matters is up for debate. One of the things that made me not want to have kids was because I was worried about the state of the world. And that was before I knew about Trump as president.

Since then, our world has been moved to extremes and I seriously now worry about what kind of world you will be left with. I’m not sure what impact I can have to change the world or how much tonight’s results will change the trajectory of your future world. I’m just gonna pray for the best and hopefully provide you with the tools to deal with whatever comes your way. 🙏 

Another Day

Are you closer to normal? I wonder if maybe there’s something else going on that makes you so clingy…At least there was progress today and you cried going into Miss Bailey’s arms rather than not going.

At least they got a smile out of you today. So maybe that’s something to look forward to tomorrow and beyond. The holidays are coming so you will spend more time with family, but you still need to be prepared for the time away. So it’s not hard on you…and us…

Attention

It looks like we can’t leave you unattended all the time. We need to watch you more carefully now. That way you don’t hurt yourself or do something we don’t want you to do.

Fortunately, the vote doesn’t really matter currently in California. You also drew a little on your hand. Mommy can wash it off for you when you take a bath today. 

Taco Bar 🌮

And daylight savings. Maybe this will help reset your behavior. You’ve been really off this week and we don’t know why. I don’t think you’re sick or anything, but maybe you got a bug.

Praying it goes away by Monday as we really want you to be your awesome self. Your grandparents haven’t gotten to see Boba Chop at his best and I’m hoping you show up for them soon. 🙏 

TGIF

For your sake it’s extra beneficial. Hopefully, it won’t reset your acclimation back to daycare next week. The extra time you’ll have with your parents after today. We really need you to be okay with your routine again soon.

We can’t have you clinging to us like you did yesterday before your haircut. I’m not sure what Aunty Jenn is doing, but maybe it is that you’re not afraid of us. I’ve always believed fear was the best motivator, but I wish it didn’t have to be…