As we suspected, Tyler liked getting a real bath MUCH more than the sponge bath he received last week!
Po Po and Eunice get Spencer and Tyler dried, diapered, and into their pajamas...
Our two boys are ready for bed!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Tyler's First REAL Bath
Today was a momentous day: Tyler's umbilical cord finally came off, which meant we could give him a real bath, submerged in nice warm water...
As we suspected, Tyler liked getting a real bath MUCH more than the sponge bath he received last week!
Po Po and Eunice get Spencer and Tyler dried, diapered, and into their pajamas...
Our two boys are ready for bed!
As we suspected, Tyler liked getting a real bath MUCH more than the sponge bath he received last week!
Po Po and Eunice get Spencer and Tyler dried, diapered, and into their pajamas...
Our two boys are ready for bed!
Monday, May 26, 2008
Lin Family Reunion in Napa
One week after Tyler was born, we decided to take him on his first big adventure: a weekend trip up to Napa on Memorial Day Weekend for a Lin Family reunion with Po Po, Jennifer, David, and their kids. We loaded up our trusty Xterra, now equipped with two car seats, and drove up to wine country. We rented a fantastic 3-bedroom house a block off of the Napa River and two blocks from downtown Napa.
Most of our time was spent relaxing out on the wrap-around porch and playing games with the kids on the front lawn. We also managed to trade babysitting duties so that Jennifer and David were able to attend a friend's wedding at the Silverado Country Club the first night, and we were able to go out on our first post-Tyler date night for dessert and wine the next day.
On our last morning in Napa, we ate a delicious breakfast at The General Store Market, just a few blocks from our house where we took this family photo. What a great trip to kick off Tyler's life, with the promise of many more adventures to come!
Click here for more photos from our Napa weekend.
Most of our time was spent relaxing out on the wrap-around porch and playing games with the kids on the front lawn. We also managed to trade babysitting duties so that Jennifer and David were able to attend a friend's wedding at the Silverado Country Club the first night, and we were able to go out on our first post-Tyler date night for dessert and wine the next day.
On our last morning in Napa, we ate a delicious breakfast at The General Store Market, just a few blocks from our house where we took this family photo. What a great trip to kick off Tyler's life, with the promise of many more adventures to come!
Click here for more photos from our Napa weekend.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Tyler's First Bath
After a week, we finally bit the bullet and gave Tyler his first bath. Until his umbilical cord falls off, Tyler can only have sponge baths - not very much fun, but he survived the ordeal.
Click here for more photos of Tyler's first bath.
Click here for more photos of Tyler's first bath.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Next American Idol
We all know that Po Po loves to sing. No surprise then that she would manage to corral her five grandkids into joining her in a rousing rendition of "Xiao Xiao Yin Huo Chong" ("Little Firefly"). Move over Family Von Trapp!
Click here for a video of Po Po's sing-along and let us know who you think is the most likely candidate for the next American Idol!
Click here for a video of Po Po's sing-along and let us know who you think is the most likely candidate for the next American Idol!
Tyler Meets Family
With so much family in the Bay Area, Tyler was able to meet many of his relatives within the first few days of his life.
Click here for more photos of Tyler with Po Po, Nani, Great Aunt Donna, Grandpa Nic, Uncle Adam, Aunt Rachel, Uncle David, Aunt Jennifer, Cousin Melody, Cousin Valerie, and Cousin Paxon!
Click here for more photos of Tyler with Po Po, Nani, Great Aunt Donna, Grandpa Nic, Uncle Adam, Aunt Rachel, Uncle David, Aunt Jennifer, Cousin Melody, Cousin Valerie, and Cousin Paxon!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Spencer Meets His Little Brother
The day after Tyler was born, Po Po brought Spencer to the hospital to meet his little brother for the very first time. After acclimating to the strange hospital environment, Spencer was soon his usual self, squealing with delight every time Tyler made a noise: "Tyler cry!" "Tyler sleep!" "Tyler hiding!"
Spencer gives his baby brother a careful kiss.
Our expanded family of four.
Click here for more photos of Spencer with Tyler.
Spencer gives his baby brother a careful kiss.
Our expanded family of four.
Click here for more photos of Spencer with Tyler.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Tyler's First Day
Ryan's at home to put Spencer to bed, Eunice is trying to get some rest at the hospital with Tyler... time to share more details (and photos) of our big adventure yesterday:
It started early-- Eunice woke up at 4:30am with contractions and shook Ryan to tell him that the baby was on its way. Now this is exactly when labor started with Spencer, and he was born at 7pm. Things moved a little more quickly this time around...
By 5am, Eunice's contractions were 5 minutes apart. We called the hospital and they said to come in after an hour of contractions 5 minutes apart. So we thought we had some time: Ryan hopped in the shower, Eunice finished putting together her bag. The next contraction was 3 minutes later. Time for a speedy (and painful) ride down 280 to Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City!
We arrived at 6am, and at this point the contractions were coming on strong-- one in the parking lot, one in the elevator with the "door open" button held, one holding on to the door of our room. By the time the nurses could check out Eunice, she was 9cm dilated. The good news was that the baby was almost here... the bad news was that there was no time for the planned epidural (cue Eunice to give Ryan a really nasty look for not getting to the hospital sooner).
The nurses scrambled to find our doctor-- we were lucky that he was sleeping on a sofa down the hall after a long night of delivering babies... otherwise he never would have made it. Dr. Hoff showed up to examin Eunice at 6:30 and told her to start pushing. An extremely painful 20 minutes later, Tyler Lin Nichols was born. Elapsed time: 2 1/2 hours of labor. In his trademark move, Dr. Hoff had Eunice reach down and pull Tyler out herself, which she was very relieved to do.
The statistics: Tyler is 8 pounds 10 oz (very big considering that he's a week early) and 20.5" long. He's in great shape, as is Eunice (now that it's all over!).
The name: Mostly we just love the name Tyler, but it also helped that both Spencer and Tyler are Williams College dorms (where we met) and salt-of-the-earth, hard-working occupational last names (for a Dispenser and a Tiler, respectively). Ryan is much more into these "meanings" than Eunice-- she just loves the names.
The first day (click here for a slideshow): Other than his speedy arrival, Tyler's first day consisted of some bonding time right after birth, a much-needed but much detested bath, some shots, a great start to the breastfeeding, and several explosive demostrations overnight that all other systems were in order.
The emotions: We're relieved that the pregnancy stage is over-- we had mentally prepared for a Cinco de Mayo Baby (it sounded logical: Spencer was also a holiday baby and exactly that early), so even though Tyler was early he certainly felt late in our book. And these first couple of days (delivery aside) have gone smoothly so far-- we're very lucky to have lots of help at home (thanks to Eunice's mom for watching Spencer!), have everything going well health-wise, and have the basics of newborn care slowly coming back to us. On the other hand, we don't think that either one of us has really internalized what life is going to be like with 2 under 2, especially after Eunice's mom takes off and work gets crazy again for Ryan.
So, call it ignorance is bliss for now, but we're just in amazement that Tyler's finally here!
It started early-- Eunice woke up at 4:30am with contractions and shook Ryan to tell him that the baby was on its way. Now this is exactly when labor started with Spencer, and he was born at 7pm. Things moved a little more quickly this time around...
By 5am, Eunice's contractions were 5 minutes apart. We called the hospital and they said to come in after an hour of contractions 5 minutes apart. So we thought we had some time: Ryan hopped in the shower, Eunice finished putting together her bag. The next contraction was 3 minutes later. Time for a speedy (and painful) ride down 280 to Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City!
We arrived at 6am, and at this point the contractions were coming on strong-- one in the parking lot, one in the elevator with the "door open" button held, one holding on to the door of our room. By the time the nurses could check out Eunice, she was 9cm dilated. The good news was that the baby was almost here... the bad news was that there was no time for the planned epidural (cue Eunice to give Ryan a really nasty look for not getting to the hospital sooner).
The nurses scrambled to find our doctor-- we were lucky that he was sleeping on a sofa down the hall after a long night of delivering babies... otherwise he never would have made it. Dr. Hoff showed up to examin Eunice at 6:30 and told her to start pushing. An extremely painful 20 minutes later, Tyler Lin Nichols was born. Elapsed time: 2 1/2 hours of labor. In his trademark move, Dr. Hoff had Eunice reach down and pull Tyler out herself, which she was very relieved to do.
The statistics: Tyler is 8 pounds 10 oz (very big considering that he's a week early) and 20.5" long. He's in great shape, as is Eunice (now that it's all over!).
The name: Mostly we just love the name Tyler, but it also helped that both Spencer and Tyler are Williams College dorms (where we met) and salt-of-the-earth, hard-working occupational last names (for a Dispenser and a Tiler, respectively). Ryan is much more into these "meanings" than Eunice-- she just loves the names.
The first day (click here for a slideshow): Other than his speedy arrival, Tyler's first day consisted of some bonding time right after birth, a much-needed but much detested bath, some shots, a great start to the breastfeeding, and several explosive demostrations overnight that all other systems were in order.
The emotions: We're relieved that the pregnancy stage is over-- we had mentally prepared for a Cinco de Mayo Baby (it sounded logical: Spencer was also a holiday baby and exactly that early), so even though Tyler was early he certainly felt late in our book. And these first couple of days (delivery aside) have gone smoothly so far-- we're very lucky to have lots of help at home (thanks to Eunice's mom for watching Spencer!), have everything going well health-wise, and have the basics of newborn care slowly coming back to us. On the other hand, we don't think that either one of us has really internalized what life is going to be like with 2 under 2, especially after Eunice's mom takes off and work gets crazy again for Ryan.
So, call it ignorance is bliss for now, but we're just in amazement that Tyler's finally here!
Introducing Tyler Lin Nichols
Can't wait to introduce you all to our new arrival!
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Last Supper
We didn't know it, but this ended up being our "last supper" before Tyler was born! Jennifer and David had just arrived the day before (they're spending the summer in the Bay Area), and we'd made last minute plans to do dinner together on Thursday instead of Friday. Good thing-- Eunice's labor started 10 hours after this photo was taken!
Dinner was a preview of what life will be like with an extra tike (in this case 3) running around. Spencer was very excited to see his cousins, and loved running around the house and backyard holding their hands. Eunice's mom put together an amazing assortment of food, as usual. It sure will be nice having so much family around all summer.
Click here for more photos with the Tangs.
Dinner was a preview of what life will be like with an extra tike (in this case 3) running around. Spencer was very excited to see his cousins, and loved running around the house and backyard holding their hands. Eunice's mom put together an amazing assortment of food, as usual. It sure will be nice having so much family around all summer.
Click here for more photos with the Tangs.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Maker Faire 2008
It's turning into a bit of a tradition for us to attend the Maker Faire, a sort of burning man/science project/crafts fair gone wild.
It's particularly convenient for us to attend since it's held each year at the San Mateo County Fair Grounds, just miles from where we live!
Highlights from this year included self-propelled carnival rides, all sorts of robots and radio-controlled objects zooming around the fairgrounds, exhibits involving loud pyrotechnics, fountains of pressurized Coca-Cola being launched into the air, and a guy using knitting needles to play the drums while simultaneoulsy knitting CD covers (talk about multi-tasking!). We were there for just a few hours and only touched the tip of the iceberg.
Click here for more photos from the Maker Faire.
It's particularly convenient for us to attend since it's held each year at the San Mateo County Fair Grounds, just miles from where we live!
Highlights from this year included self-propelled carnival rides, all sorts of robots and radio-controlled objects zooming around the fairgrounds, exhibits involving loud pyrotechnics, fountains of pressurized Coca-Cola being launched into the air, and a guy using knitting needles to play the drums while simultaneoulsy knitting CD covers (talk about multi-tasking!). We were there for just a few hours and only touched the tip of the iceberg.
Click here for more photos from the Maker Faire.
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