New Tricks

caleb has made several more attempts to roll over since his 3 month birthday. i often find him like this in the morning



his head should be where his butt is. the other day, he made another attempt while lying next to me and victor. his arm kept getting pinned underneath him, but he was so determined to turn that he actually used his legs to try to force it. he ended up in an upside-down V position with his head and feet on the bed as support, and his butt in the air. what a crazy kid! (wish i had taken a picture.)

he has also taken to blowing raspberries these days... lots of them. he's actually gotten quite good at it. sometimes, however, he just ends up spitting on us. whatever amuses him, i suppose.

caleb also likes to be sung to. he seems to calm down quickly this way. we've discovered that his 2 favorite songs are 1) rubber duckie (sung to him by mommy), and 2) bohemian rhapsody (sung to him by... who else?... daddy). if he's in a good mood, he'll laugh hysterically when daddy tries to sing.

The Chiao Men

everyone... and i do mean everyone... tells us that caleb is the spitting image of victor. even our waitress at cafe japon made this comment after only glancing at caleb for 3 seconds. i tell people that the chiao genes must be super-dominant because victor is the spitting image of his dad as well. at julie's request, here are some comparative photos...


scary, isn't it? just change the glasses and you've got the same person. i can practically hear the theme to the twilight zone playing in the background!

Happy 3 month Birthday, Caleb!

HAPPY 3 MONTH BIRTHDAY, CALEB!

check out the progression:
at 2 weeks

at 1 month

at 2 months

at 3 months (today)


looks like he was his chubbiest at 2 months. it's amazing to watch him grow. he now smiles, laughs, coos, holds up his head, and pulls himself up into the sitting position with a little help. in fact, today, on his 3 month birthday, he rolled over for the first time! he was just laying on our bed sucking his thumb when he rolled onto his side (something he's been doing for a few days).


then, before he knew it, his hips flipped and he face-planted into the mattress. i don't think he was very happy about it, though, because his left arm was pinned under him. he seemed a bit shocked. but what a feat!

fussy, fussy, fussy!

aiyah... i don't know what's up, but caleb has been so grumpy lately. at night, he's been waking up every 2 hours screaming. during the day, when he's not eating or sleeping, he's crying. our usual antics of keeping him entertained are not amusing him anymore. what is going on?!? victor and i are so tired.

we went to the meta retreat this weekend & had a great time. victor and i mentioned that we enjoyed this year's retreat more than last year, even though we had a baby along with us and ants in our bed. the worship, messages, and general times of fellowship were awesome and uplifting. thanks to ryan kwon who was an engaging and encouraging speaker, and who challenged us to be an authentic gospel community. a BIG THANKS to ellen chang, who helped care for caleb during the retreat and was awesome with him. i always felt at ease when i knew she was taking care of him. i know what a handful he can be. especially next to those nice, calm babies like lauren (bing & ellen's daughter) and mia (ted & amy's). every time i see them, they're so quiet and calm. they can actually sit in their carriers/strollers without fussing! what is that like? the retreat had 3 sessions. as i was dropping caleb off before the 2nd session, one of the ladies got this nervous look on her face and said, "where's ellen? give him to ellen. she's really good with him." apparently, she wasn't too interested in watching over him herself. maybe i should use the phrase "like mother, like son". my parents told me people in the church nursery were afraid of taking care of me when i was a baby, too. to this day, i still have a-yi's and shu-shu's who come up to me and tell me how much i cried when i was little.

Caleb & Justin

Mom and Dad are Crazy!

Eye Surgery

well, we recieved some news on tuesday that we weren't thrilled about. we took caleb to the pediatric opthalmologist on tuesday for a follow-up appointment. we have been putting a patch on his good eye for almost 2 months now (one hour per day), so we were hoping for good news. instead, the doctor told us that his right eyelid seems to have no function and that if he continues not to use that eye, it will affect his vision in the future. she recommended surgery within the month. victor and i were pretty distraught about this and asked if there was any way to wait. she said that if we patch his eye for 2 hours each day, she would be ok with waiting 1 more month, but the surgery would still need to be done soon.

we were most upset to hear that he has no muscle function in that eyelid. because of that, he cannot have the "simpler" surgery to tighten the eyelid muscle (which also allows the eye to look and function normally). instead, he will need to have a material weaved through his eyelid and attached to his forehead muscle so that when he lifts his forehead, he can also lift his eyelid. with this procedure, his right eye will never look like his left eye (without cosmetic surgery in the future), and when he looks down or sleeps, it will not fully close.

we are definitely very thankful for our pediatric opthalmologist, though. dr. paysse was recommended to us by regina sun, my good friend who happens to be an opthalmologist resident. we feel fortunate that we know someone in the field who has worked with, and can recommend to us the best. we also feel fortnuate that we live in houston and have the resources of texas children's hospital. dr. paysse is actually the 2nd doctor we went to because we weren't impressed with the first one that we saw.

we are defnitely concerned and praying over what to do next. we are constantly reminded of how our faith is so small...

i love sleep

WOO HOO!!
caleb just turned 11 weeks and celebrated by SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!! now, in all those baby books and magazines, sleeping through the night means ~5 to 6 hours, but i'm talking 8 or 9 hours. we're ecstatic! it was so weird. caleb was still doing his 3 to 4 hour routine until saturday. suddenly, i woke up (feeling terribly engorged) at 6 am on sunday morning shocked that i didn't have to do a night feeding. my first thought, of course, was "is my baby still breathing?" but after i heard him stir, i quietly celebrated by myself. he ended up sleeping from 10:30 pm to 7:40 am that night. (wow!) i wasn't holding my breath that he'd do it again, though. about a month ago, he surprised us by sleeping 6 hours straight one night, but he rarely graced us with a repeat performance. however, last night he also slept from 10:15 pm to 6:15 am! woo hoo!!! ahh... to know continuous, undisturbed sleep again...

The 4th Moy Boy

oh, one more: we went to visit andrew and mei moy last week. they just had their 4th kid. (crazy!) here's a pic of caleb (10 weeks) with jake moy (1 week) and the moms.

growing up too fast

on another note, i can't believe how round caleb has become. check out these two pics. the one with my brother was taken when he was about 3 weeks old. the one with my mom was taken the other day (11 weeks). *sigh* how they grow.

Dad's gonna pound it in

took some pics today... victor was very excited.