Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there! I hope you had a great weekend!

Tim and Miles made me breakfast in bed alongside some beautiful flowers. It was so cute to hear Miles waiting for me to come out of the bathroom this morning. To hear him say "Happy Bowtday (his word for birthday) Mama's Day, Mama!" was so stinkin' cute! Melted me. And to open the door to see him standing there with flowers almost as big as him was just too cute.

We enjoyed our breakfast in bed. Miles loved having a picnic on Mama's bed - he was so happy. He also tasted bacon for the first time and yes, he loved it. Ohboy. haha =) After breakfast, we got ready for church. We think Miles is going through a different phase now - he's always been super social in group settings but lately, we've noticed that Miles is getting more shy now. It's pretty cute to see him hide behind our legs and whatnot in group settings. We're so not used to it!! haha He's still so loving and sweet to us, so I'll take it! =)

All in all, today was a great and relaxing day. Thank you to my husband and dear little boy. I'm so lucky.

I wanted to write a little bit about Tim and Miles' bonding time last weekend while I was in Chicago. Miles did look for me throughout the weekend but Tim filled their weekend with a lot of fun and activities. They played at the park on Friday and went on the slide a million times. They went to a Samba Fest together in Hartford. Miles was a cool kid with his sunglasses. He got to see dancers and drummers. He had a great time. Tim also took Miles to a Thomas the Train event, which he absolutely loved. Miles still talks about "Miles and Papa go on the train" all the time! He remembers details like the color of the seat inside the train! Tim and Miles also went to church for Orthodox Easter. They had a little Easter Egg Hunt for the kids and Miles got to bring home some goodies. I'm so glad the guys had a great weekend together.

Mama's Chicago Weekend!

Last week, I went to Chicago for the weekend (Friday to Sunday) to meet up with my friends to celebrate Ria's birthday. This trip was my first time being away from Miles for a significant amount of time. Miles fell asleep on the way to the airport, so it made the goodbye easier.

My flight got so delayed on Friday. I was supposed to be there around 6pm and I didn't arrive until after 10pm! =P Exhausting trip but I was still so excited to see my friends. I stopped by my friend's apartment to drop off my stuff and freshen up and went straight to the club to meet them up. Hah so funny to go to a club pregnant. ;) We had a lot of fun at the club. I had to eat before going to the club since I missed dinner! I had Jimmy John's with my cousin Kat - haven't had that in years! =) It was so fun to be with my friends again - it's always such a good and hilarious time.

Saturday morning, we all had breakfast at a place called Yolk. That's definitely what I miss about Chicago - great restaurants. This weekend was definitely full of 'em! ;) Later in the afternoon, we all went to The Drake Hotel to have afternoon tea to celebrate Ria's birthday. It's always fun to just do something fancy like this. The Drake Hotel is beautiful. I didn't realize that tea was also a Surprise Baby Sprinkle for me! I was so speechless - even got teary. I honestly have the greatest friends ever. I was so surprised and so happy. They had Sprinkles cupcakes (yum!) and beautiful tulips. They also got me presents! (Big ones were delivered to the house! So thoughtful!!) I was just so in awe with everything. I'm so grateful for my friends - they truly are so wonderful. Even though, tea is fancy fancy, we still cracked up so much during tea and had a memorable party.

Some of the group ended up going home on Saturday so it was a quick get-together. Later on Saturday, a group of us walked around downtown Chicago - enjoying the weather. We also tried the restaurant Little Goat for dinner. So delicious. They have Goat Chili Cheese Fries that was just so yummy. I love Chicago's restaurants!

Sunday, I was supposed to leave super early in the morning but Tim changed my flight to the afternoon since I arrived so late on Friday night. My friends had plans to go to the Cubs game that afternoon... Ria and her husband ended up leaving for home earlier than planned and couldn't make it. So, Tim changed my flight back home again to an evening one. So, I got to go to the Cubs game! So random. It was my first time going to Wrigley Field to watch a Cubs game. Pretty cool experience.

This weekend was so so nice. I was so happy with everything about it (except the super delays on Friday). I'm glad I got to go, especially since once these little babies are born - I'll definitely be more homebound. hehe

Tim and Miles also had a great boys weekend. I'll write about that in a little bit.    

"Play Baseball"

Miles is a total sport nut! He can recognize many different sports now - baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and tennis. On TV, he knows what sport it is the second he sees anything of it. It amazes me. haha When we watch basketball, I got him into saying "Watch watch. Make it!" haha It cracks me up.

Lately, Miles has been loving baseball and wants to play it allll the time. And he wants Mama to play with him allll the time as well. I love how he makes up his own way to play it - utilizing any toy to make into a bat. The way he pitches a ball is just too cute for me and Tim. We finally got around to recording him. Enjoy the video!

I also ordered Miles a little T-Ball set. We opened it up today and got to enjoy the great weather outside. He loved it! Thank goodness the weather has been getting nicer!

 

Tetah & Sedo's Connecticut Visit!

Last Friday, Tim's parents drove from Michigan to visit us here for the first time. It was a very long drive for them and they arrived on Friday night. Miles stayed up a little longer to welcome them =)

Miles had a great time with his grandparents. He loved playing with them and eating "lunch" with them. We drove to Mystic, Connecticut on Sunday to show them a little bit of New England. Tim got his parents to try oysters and lobsters for the first time. That was entertaining to watch. I was jealous about the oysters - I actually like them, but I can't eat them right now since I'm pregnant. =) Oh well. I can't believe I'm already 14 weeks along. Thankfully, the nausea is starting to dwindle down... not a daily thing anymore.

Tim's dad left out on Monday morning and of course, Miles looked for him throughout the day. Tim's mom left out last night, and this morning, Miles wanted to go to the airport. He was really sad about her leaving. It was so sweet. He showed them all of his toys and coloring skills =) Hopefully, we can see them again soon. Miles really had a good time.

  

Miles is 2!

I can't believe our little baby is 2 years old today. Time really does go by and every moment is so precious. It seems like Miles is growing up so quickly, especially these days. Learning and exploring constantly. Surprising us with new sentences, and very descriptive ones at that! It's such a pleasure to watch him grow up and to see his personality shine even more.

We had a birthday party for Miles this past weekend. His first birthday party was in a hotel room, we definitely wanted to make it up to him and have the whole shabang this year! =) Miles absolutely loves airplanes. He spots them instantly and he knows it by the sound instantly as well. It was pretty easy to pick out a theme for him =) I had a goal of making him an airplane birthday cake and I actually did it! Took a lot of time but it was definitely worth it when I saw his reaction on the morning of his birthday party. He loved seeing the little airplane decor around our place and he loved seeing all of the kids & adults here too. He got shy when we sang Happy Birthday to him even though, he absolutely loves that song and usually blows a "candle" when it's over. I love seeing him shy =) Miles was very happy with the presents he got. And he has talked about his birthday party daily ever since.

At this point, Miles has really wowed us. (He always wows me though, hehe) He gets so many concepts so quickly. He knows what's going on around him. He's polite and very social. It's so fun to have real conversations with him. His responses are just classic. =) He knows his numbers in 3 languages and he knows his colors. Miles is awesome at remembering people. I love that he knows his cousins by name, even though we don't see them all of the time. His personality, as well as every child this age, is just so genuine and beautiful. Even his 2 year old tantrums and emotional breakdowns are funny to just experience (at times) ; )

Miles, happy birthday my precious boy. 

I hope you have many more years and sweet memories to make. Mama and Papa love you so much and we are excited to see you grow up - just don't grow up too quickly ok? ; ) You make us so proud to be your parents and we know that you'll be a great Kuya to the little babies. God blessed us when you were placed in my arms two years ago and I will always treasure you and watch over you. I love you dearly.

Khoury Babies!

We have some big (double) news! We are expecting TWINS this year! =) It's still surreal to me to think about at times, even though, I've known for a month now. Tim and I are very excited about the babies this year. Miles is going to be a big brother, and we both think he'll be great. I wonder if Baby A and Baby B are boys, girls, or 1 girl/1 boy. =) 2013 is just full of love!

 

Aruba Trip (a little delayed in posting)

March 14-18th we took a little trip to Aruba! We went there with our good friend Ruchir. It was nice to be somewhere really warm..and to enjoy the beach & sunshine. The past month has been such a whirlwind of different trips! It's been a lot of fun and hard to keep up with! haha

Aruba is such a small island. It was our first time there. We got to drive all over the whole thing! We got to enjoy several beaches. We also watched the water crash into these beautiful huge rocks along the coast. Miles loved everything about Aruba. He loved the beaches, the water, the boats, and the rocks he found all around. It was fun going to this one beach called Baby Beach - the water was so shallow. It was neat to walk out really far and to even watch Miles walk in the water for a good distance! =) 

It was nice to have a little tropical vacation... especially since we'll get pretty busy towards the end of the year ;)

California Recap

Miles and I flew to California on Feb. 22nd and came back on March 3rd. It was nice to spend time with my sister and her family. Miles loved being able to play with his cousins Lily and Ian every day. He loved playing the piano with his Kuya Ian (I'm not sure if Ian was as excited as Miles though, hehe) Miles loved everything Ian did. haha

During our trip, we went to Disney California Adventures. The weather was perfect for our outing, so many people were there as well. It was a great time and Miles got to ride a few rides. We even rode the big ferris wheel (I hate ferris wheels, they make me icky) =P 

It was a nice relaxed trip with no specific agenda. A couple friends visited me and Miles, which was nice during the week. My friend Neha drove 2 hours to see us and brought nice gifts for Miles =) So nice of her. It was fun to talk and catch up with her. On our last Saturday, we went to Santa Monica to hang out there.. and my friend Ralph met us up. I haven't seen him since September so it was nice to see him again.

During the week, Miles and I tagged along with my sister doing the carpooling thing with the kids and her friend's kids. Miles really wanted to go to school with his Ate Lily and Kuya Ian. At nights, we hung out at home or went out to eat a few times. We spent some time at the beach before going to dinner one night. Miles loved that...to the point of drama when we had to leave. =P We also went to Lily and Ian's piano lesson on Friday. Miles liked listening to the music while we waited in the waiting room. Also on Friday, we went to Lily's school for their Jog-A-Thon. The weather was nice and sunny and hot. Perfect day to just sit out there and watch kids run. hah

It was so nice to be in California and get away from yucky weather back in the east. It's funny to think that my sister and her family will be here in a few weeks and we can all hang out again.

Our Little Singer

Miles loves the song "We Are Young" by Fun. Whenever I ask him if he wants to listen to music, he gets so excited and says "O Tay!" (Okay!) And when I ask him "What do you want to listen to?" He always responds with "We are young." =) Enjoy this video of him singing his favorite =)
 

Videos of Miles

I took a few videos of Miles today while we were just hanging out at home. Enjoy a bit of Miles' singing and reading =)

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Singing: