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!