Vincent is sleeping by himself for the first time today.  #bigboy

Yesterday, Vincent told us that he didn't want to wear the sweatshirt and pointed to another coat.  #fashiondiva

Last week, Vincent stood on a footprinted mat in Walgreens to stand in line.

Yesterday was the first time we took care of Dylan and Vincent for the entire day while my parents were out at casino until 11 pm.

Vincent points to stars and moon.

Dylan says ah goo for the first time this week.  Looks intently at object.  Likes to be worn.

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Vinny the toddler

We came home with Dylan and Vincent gets an instant upgrade to big brother.  He felt heavier, he looked bigger, and everything he does seems to have matured.

Vincent grabbed a tissue to clean after his father's water drops from hand wash on the floor.

He negotiated with his father.  His father handed something for him to trade so we can retrieve whatever he had.  He stuck his hand out as if to tell him you first.

Rob would tell Vincent to allow him to kiss him good night.  He'll nod for the first two times and say bye by the third.

He's intrigued by Dylan and often wants to touch him.  He would gently pat on his head or body.  

He will motion to tell us to change Dylan on the changing table.  He is as still as a rock if Dylan is watching him while he changes his diapers and clothes as if he's setting an example.

He will feed vitamins to the both of us and understands that he only gets one.

He went from banging on the door to gently knocking on the door.  

Blessed

Throughout life, I find myself very lucky.  I'm very lucky that I was raised by loving parents.  They may be uneducated, but they wanted nothing but a good opportunity by moving to the states.  Their love is truly unconditional.  As an only child, I was often catered to from breakfast to dinner!

As I grew up, I've been blessed with good health.  My medical history is almost non-existent.  Now, I've been blessed with 2 healthy pregnancies and 2 healthy babies.

Up until now, my blessing has really been luck.  The fact that I was born into this family.  I didn't do anything different to contribute to my health.  I ate whatever, whenever I wanted.

One thing that's controlled by outside factor is my husband.  His love for me.  He wasn't born into this relationship like my sons are to us.  Yet, he chose to love me, and continued to love me unconditionally.  Well, that's luck too I guess - the fact that we met.  How lucky are we to find our other halves at such young age..  The major deciding factor is him though.  Rob has been spoiling me by showering me with gifts very early on in the stage -  Starbucks trips in college, dinner when we dated, planners from Taiwan, promise rings, purses when I matured, and now, a handheld massager as a mom.  How interesting has my presents evolved!

Dylan

We've been so blessed with a second healthy pregnancy and birth.  Everything was so different the second time around.  I insist that there is nothing natural about everything - breastfeeding, the effectiveness of epidural, how I'd get cramps while breastfeeding the second child, etc.

The name Dylan and as a draw of luck.  Rob made a list of names by days and Dylan was Sunday's listing.  Colton was decided in a split second when a clerk asked us for birth certificate information.  Granted, we had an ongoing list for over 2 years and we did narrow it down to maybe 15.  Both names wer spoken of in recent days but coming up with Dylan's name was quite difficult.