NYE

You did good today at home for the most part. Hopefully that’s a good sign for 2025 🙏. 

Did you enjoy your time at Uncle Truong’s? I’m going to play MJ. I’ll see you in 2025. 🎉 

Another Eve Eve

Another day at daddy daycare coming up. Good thing we got some chicken nuggets for you today. And we still have a few pizzas left. I’m coughing more now sorry…

Not sure what we’re gonna do tomorrow at home, but it looks like we’re going to church tomorrow at 7PM. That means you’ll be able to take a full nap until 5PM if you want. Hoping for a good day tomorrow.

Fail Cut?

Makes you wish Aunty Jenn cut your hair huh? You probably don’t notice, but your parents do. Sorry I didn’t just have them fix the back when we were there. Not sure what I was thinking.

Probably just wanted to get you out of there and figured the punk look would be okay. Now that you’re showered and dried, it looks pretty bad. Sorry. At least the front is out of your eyes…

Family Fun

It’s not something super exciting, but today we hung out as a family at Costco and having lunch with Uncle John and Aunty Vanessa (hopefully 🤞).

It was super slow at the glass department today. I hope I have time to be seen and finished before we go. Who would have thought glasses would be slower than returns. Anyhow, eat lots of samples. If not, eat lots of noo noo later. 👋 

Daddy Daycare

Did you get sick so you can go to Daddy Daycare today? If you were hoping mommy would stay home with you, www. Hopefully the drugs the doctor prescribed will help you feel better sooner.

Not because I want you at daycare, but because I don’t want you to suffer the effects of your sickness. Anyhow, try to be good today with Mr. Danh. ❤️ 

Liddle Class Today

But at least you had some friends there today and a teacher who you’re okay with…

Sorry you had to wait around for a little extra while daddy worked with Uncle Peter. But I’m sure you’d rather be home on the ground than at daycare? It wasn’t the best morning today, but wasn’t the worst. We really need to work on your routine…

Happy Birthday Jesus

It’s kind of funny that it’s Jesus’ birthday yet we get all the presents. Although, it’s not surprising since Jesus is all about being good and what not. So he wants you to have gifts. The season of giving…

I only like good gifts so if you could stop giving me the gift of a difficult time, that would be great. I’m not holding my breathe. Just another cross to bear…

Daddy Daycare

Sorry I failed you today. I didn’t get you a haircut or a nap or milk. But I really did try. I’m sorry even barely making this post on time.

Anyways. Tomorrow is Christmas and you’re a great gift. Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays boba chop.

Eve’s Eve

Christmas is a few days away, but it’s pretty much Christmas for you already…tomorrow you’ll get daddy daycare. The next day you get family festivities. For Christmas, I want you to be good (eat, behave, develop).

You had a good morning today. Hopefully tomorrow will be even better since we’re not rushing to get to day care. Please be good with mommy tonight. She has to work early tomorow.

Mommy Time

Some day I hope you find good friends you can spend quality time together with. Even when the weather and course conditions suck, good company will make up for it.

Life will inevitably be ladened with lemons. Just learn to make good lemonade and your life will be sweet. 🙏 

Sleep Failing

You didn’t exactly sleep on your own, but you did sleep earlier last night and you did try to close your eyes for your nap today. I’m just not sure how to get you to be more independent and deliberate about your sleeping…

It’s not just good for us, but it’s also good for you. It’s really important to know when you need to do something and be able to do it. Build good habits when you’re young so you’ll be good when you get older. 

New Cousins

Look who we saw today…

Grayson and Caleb. More babies for you to compete for your mom’s love with. Don’t worry, dad won’t make you compete for his love. I love you more than any of your cousins. We’re best friends. Can’t wait to see you guys all bond together though. You’re very lucky to have them in your lives. #blessed

Tis The Season

Giving is better than receiving. You may not know it, but you have a lot of gifts you can share with the world if only you’d think about it and try. Which I know you know how to do…

Like being nice to people. Being patient. Eating well. Sleeping by yourself and fast. So many things you can do to spread joy this holiday season. And all those gifts actually make you better too. It’s a win-win for Vinh. Think about it 🤔.

Snooze 😴

I guess you know about how to snooze. I’m sorry you had to continue downstairs, but I tried to lay with you upstairs…

Anyhow, you really need to learn to sleep a little earlier and faster so you can sleep as long as you want without us having to wake you up. And on your own too…please…

Doctor Visit

Hi Buddy. Today I’m waiting at the doctor’s office so they can check to make sure my cough isn’t something more serious. 🙏 

I’ll try not to leave you alone with mommy yet, but I don’t know how long I can promise that for. Look at all the cool stuff we got mommy for Christmas. Hope you’re able to stay healthy through the cold season. So far you’re doing okay. 👏 

Good Job 👏

You ate good today. I probably could have gotten you to daycare earlier, but I wasn’t in a rush. We still made it on time for snacks. 

If only all days could be this easy. We are trying our best as parents. I hope you’re trying your best as a child. Let’s work together to make Team Matcha Boba Milk Tea the best it can be. 🙏 

Safety Vinh

We want to prevent bandaids. I know you like it, but we don’t want you to get hurt. So this is what we have to do sometimes until you know better.

You like to fall down a lot. Hopefully you don’t fall down for reals very often. You have been not the best in public recently, so I really hope you do better. Image isn’t everything, but it does impact how people respond to you. We don’t want you to have a bad response…

Who’s This?

It’s Vinh. Today you woke up and asked me to take you downstairs and then you fell back asleep for one hour. But it’s nice so that your mommy could sleep for another hour too. I wonder how long you would have slept if I kept holding you…

We won’t know cause we always got things to do like school and My Gym. Tomorrow My Gym is at 10. I wished you’d slept faster for your nap though. We have to go to church in a few hours…

Lucky 🍀

I don’t think I ever got to eat out growing up. On a rare occasion, grandpa would take me to McDonald’s after church or if we had a relative visiting and they wanted to ear out (very rare). In that sense, you are very lucky to have access to eating out as often as we do.

Additionally, I didn’t have access to the variety of food you have. I don’t think I ever had any yogurt growing up. Grandpa only bought some not so tasty walnut flavored ice cream. You are very lucky. In many ways, but definitely when it comes to food. That’s why it’s so sad and frustrating when you don’t eat. Please be better. 🙏 

The Naughty List

You hit Ms. Sana today, not good sir. Not good. You’re lucky she’s so nice. But if you keep acting this way, it’s not gonna matter how cute you are. No one is gonna like you.

Next time we’ll take you home. My Gym is a privilege, not a right. It’s better that you learn that sooner than later. 

Bye 👋 Ong Ba Ngoai

They went home today. You said see them tomorrow when you left this morning, but little did you know, that would not be the case.

I know you’ll miss being spoiled and the extra attention, but it’ll be nice to get you back into a reasonable routine and maybe even get you potty trained. Even without them here, you still have tons of people, including your parents, who will continue to love you very much. You’ll be okay. 

Poof 💨 It’s Done

Ong Ba ngoai are going home tomorrow. Today is your last night to fight with Ba. Tomorrow morning is your last chance to wake up Ong. Maybe have Ba feed you. I really hope you’ll be okay when they leave. 

It’s gonna be a hard adjustment since they’ll be gone and we’re gonna need to get you into a better routine. Please cooperate and know this is the best for everyone involved. 🙏 

Honesty

For all bad things you do at least you’re honest. Sometimes it’d be better it you lied lol. You made the most honest face when mommy made you try her che.

Too bad you lied about wanting to sleep here, but at least you slept eventually. Anyhow, it’s only 2 more days with Ong Ba. Please be nicer to Ba before she goes. 🙏 

Last Weekend

With Ong and Ba ngoai for 2024. It’s good that mommy took you home so that you can get some time with them. Hopefully you didn’t hear mommy call you names today, but she does have a point. 

One of the many lucky things you have at your disposal is great food. Not just what we eat out, but also at our friends and family. I know there’s always dessert options, but you should really eat the other stuff…

Counting Down…

Four more days before Ong and Ba go home. I really hope you’ll be okay once they go. You can always face time them and we’ll see them again in February.

You’ll need to get back to waking up with no one to wake up to turn on the 📺. Hoping to get you back into a routine sooner than later. 🙏 

Vinh Be Trippin’

You didn’t nap in San Jose. You better sleep early tonight. Thanks for being good on the trip here. Hopefully you’re good on the trip back too.

You are okay. Maybe it’s cause you snacked too much earlier today. So far your terrible twos have been bad since you were so good prior. We told the lady at the restaurant that she needs to sleep train her kid early because it’s important. We failed you there sorry…

Date Night

With Ong and Ba. Please be good to them. Better than you were at My Gym today. At least there wasn’t any class today where you weren’t following directions. Although you’re more active then.

Hopefully you’ll be sleeping when we get home so that you’ll be well rested for tomorrow. We’re going on a road trip and your mom is driving. Get rested and ready!

Melting Down

I really hope it gets better when the visitors go home. It’s unfortunate that you’re gonna have a rough time adjusting back. I wonder at what age Ong Ba spanked us. I really want to smack you, but then again, I’m not sure if it will work or not.

Anyhow, you’re still melting down today. It sucks, but you’re gonna need to learn one way or another. You’re such a smart kid. Too bad you can’t learn faster about sleeping….

0 Days Since

Your last meltdown. We get to try it again tonight. It’s gonna really suck for you when your Ong Ba go home to NY…

We’re gonna need to get you in a better routine regardless because we can be having you behave how you have been lately. If you’re smart enough to know to say sorry to avoid time out, you’re smart enough to know how to not get in trouble in the first place…

No Meltdown Today?

Hi buddy, can you not have a meltdown today? I don’t think your mommy is gonna be able to handle it. She loves you, but she’s also got a lot of things she’s trying to resolve right now. 

You guys are 2 peas in a pod 🫛 so I hope you understand. It’s important to make sure you keep your affairs in order so you don’t pass your troubles onto others. I hope the one thing we can give you above all else is the tools to overcome any adversity you face in your life. Perseverance. 🙏