No! No like it........

This is Fin's favourite phrase these days. And my least favourite! Fin is becoming a very assertive young man and lets everyone know very clearly what is and is not acceptable in his world. Fortunately he is generally quite easy going and likes most things. We are enjoying his playgroup and meeting some really nice kids and moms. I have met quite a few from our complex and we even have a playdate set up for tomorrow. The best part is the family hosting it has cats! I'm going to get my feline fix!

The other day on the elevator one of the moms that lives in our building got on with her very bald 7 month old son and Fin looked over at him and said "Nice haircut!". I can't believe he's become sarcastic at such a young age! Actually, I think he was being quite genuine.

I had the detailed anatomy scan of the twins today and in my OB's words the twins look "perfect"! Yay!! However because I have been having quite a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions I have been told that I must rest more and sleep at least 8 hours at night (HA!!!). I am taking magnesium now to help prevent contractions and my doctor thinks that later on I will have to take a different drug to prevent contractions. Thank goodness I don't ever have to be pregnant with twins again!

Everybody is gearing up for Chinese New Year here and our complex is no exception. It practically looks like an orange grove they have brought in so many miniature orange trees. They also have giant trees covered in pink blossoms and potted chrysanthemums. All of the lobbies are decked out in red lanterns and decorations and there are lit up cartoonish pigs in front of all the buildings. It's VERY festive!

Last week Fin and Evelyn and I went out to the Flower market in Kowloon and came home with armloads of beautiful flowers. While we were there we walked through the Goldfish market which was a delight for Fin. There were bags of goldfish and buckets of turtles everywhere. When Steve (who has been working crazy hours lately) has a chance we are hoping to get an aquarium set up in our apartment.

Evelyn is a real Mary Poppins except that she cooks the most wonderful Asian food. Fin has become very find of her and she is wonderful with him. She has definitely been key in making this pregnancy tolerable! Apparently she is expert at making chinese dumplings. We are putting her to the test on Thursday. We are HUGE dumpling fans and so excited to have an expert in our midst!

Tomorrow we are having a Chinese New Year celebration at Fin's playgroup and everyone is supposed to dress in tradtional chinese costume, so I will post a picture with my next entry. It should be VERY cute!

Sorry This is So Long in Coming!

I know it's been a while....... (Remember I warned everybody at the beginning that writing is not my forte!)

We are all doing really well. I am no longer on bedrest!! Yayyyy!!! My last ultrasound indicated that everything was completely normal now. I am so happy to be getting out! Also, we were able to find out the sexes of the twins........a boy AND a girl!!! We are all SO incredibly thrilled! I am feeling them moving around more and more, which is my absolute favorite part of being pregnant.

Fin is doing really well. He has started going to a local playgroup that leads into a preschool when he turns three (and is toilet trained - so now we have extra incentive!). We have met some really nice people there, but the teacher is exhausting. At least, she exhausts me! She absolutely MANIC! She shouts and sings everything, while playing tape recorded music in the background. Finley doens't seem too bothered by it - although on his first day I think he was certainly bewildered by it. I don't know if any of you have ever watched Cantonese pop entertainment shows but she is just as over the top as the people that host them!


I have met some really nice moms in the playroom of our complex. The playroom is fantastic. It's huge and has a climbing gym, a ball pit and tons of ride-on toys and giant stuffed animals. It also has a children's library and a separate play area reserved for the under 3s. It's a great place to meet people. Fin thinks we go there for his enjoyment but really it's for me to make friends!

Our helper started last week and she is transforming our lives! Our house has been thoroughly organized and cleaned. Fin is very taken with her at the moment and talks about her all the time. Steve and I are suffering little pangs of jealousy, but are mostly just enjoying the fact that there is someone always around to help with him.

Nana (Steve's mom, Pat) was here for 3 weeks and just left a couple days ago. She was absolutely wonderful and Fin loved having her at his beck and call! We went to Macau while she was here so that Fin and I could re-enter Hong Kong on our proper visas. It turned out to be a lot of fun - we took a bus tour of the older parts of Macau and everything but the actual bus was really lovely. The bus was very stinky and VERY tiny. Parts of Old Macau are designated World Heritage sites and are a really beautiful mix of Portugese and Chinese. Fin was a total champ and walked for literally hours. Nana only had to carry him occasionally and he didn't complain at all. I hope this means that he loves travel as much as his mom and dad!