Down to the Wire......

Just two and a half weeks left until our precious little girl will be born. Minh and I are just as anxious and excited for the arrival of our daughter as we did when Sophie was born. The miracle of life is so amazing. Right now, I am trying to prepare the last minute stuff for our daughter and trying to get some rest before her arrival. We'll keep you guys posted once the baby is born. To be continued....

What technology does...

10 Weeks to go before the little munckin is ready to come out the oven ...

Another One On The Way!

I can't believe that it's been a year and three months since we had our little princess Sophie. Now we are getting ready for the arrival of our second daughter who is scheduled to arrive on July 14, 2010 which all depends on if she wants to come out earlier if not later.

There is so much work in taking care of a baby, which Minh and I have learned a long the way with Sophie and we are still learning every day. But all in all we enjoy parenthood and wouldn't trade it for the world. There's going to be a lot of work with the second baby coming but we will be as ready as we will ever be since we had some experience with Sophie.

Right now we are trying to get as much rest as we can because when the baby comes, there will be sleepless nights for Minh and I again. We are so excited and looking forward to our baby's arrival and can't wait for Sophie to meet her baby sister.

So get ready because there will be more to come on the new baby girl set to arrive in July 2010.

If anybody knows a good agent for Sophie to do some baby modelling, let me know. Who can't resist this baby!

It's been forever

It's been forever since our last update. It's true what they say. Once you have a child, your life becomes more hectic and hectic. First of all, we're doing great. Our little Sophie is 15 months already, is teething, walking and having the time of her life as a little muchkin. Moreover, in a little three months, she'll be welcoming her new sister who's still cozy and warm in mommy's belly. Everything is going great! We've moved to a bigger place last year. It's probably going to take me hours, if not days, to update you on all the exciting things that have happened the past year. But we'll just take it one step at a time, and I'll make sure to update this blog more regularly. Here are some updated pictures of the Huynh family.


Until the next post!

Precious Moments...

I can't believe that it has already been a week since I gave birth to our daughter Sophie. How time flies and how fast she has grown. I am so happy that Sophie is a part of my life and am looking forward to all those precious moments with her because I don't want to miss anything that happens in her life.

Childbirth is an amazing process and I am glad that I had the opportunity to experience it because words cannot express how wonderful it is to give life to our little girl. She is the sweetest and most precious little girl that I could ever have.

Minh and I have been taking a lot of pictures and videotaping Sophie ever since the moment she was born and will continue to do so because we don't want to miss any moments with her because you can't roll back time once you miss something. Pretty soon you will know it she will be walking around.

I better stop here because Sophie is crying and needs to be changed and fed. These are some of the things that I have to go through but this is all part of motherhood and I enjoy every moment of it and I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Signed, Sealed, Delivered ... Sophie Ngà Huynh, Born 01/28/2009

Ladies and Gentlemen ... Here she is: Sophie Ngà Huynh. 

Sophie was born on Wednesday, January 28 2009 at 2:29 pm. A healthy baby weighing 7 lbs and 13 oz (3,551 grams) and 20.5 inches long (52.1 cm). Mommy, Daddy and Sophie are doing great!

But here's how the story went...

Our due date was on Tuesday and we were scheduled to be induced on Wednesday at 5:00 am. Wednesday morning around 12:59 am Anh started her contractions which were 20 minutes apart. At 4:00 am her contractions were down to 5 minutes. So when we arrived at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Anh was technically in labor. Being the trooper that Anh was, she went through contractions (as they got heavier and more frequent) till 8:30 am. That's when we decided to take the epidural. At this point, she was was still 6-7 cm dilated. With that in mind, I thought we would still have a long ride ahead of us. However, when the doctor visited us at 1.00 pm we were told that Anh was already 9.5 cm dilated and that we would be able to start pushing at 2:00 pm. And that's what happened. 29 Minutes later Sophie was born! I'll spare you the details. All I can say is that it's amazing to be part of a delivery like this. 

Sophie (emphasizing the second syllable) is a variant from the Greek name Sophia which means wisdom. Her middle name Ngà was named after my mother. 

It's an amazing experience. Except for Anh receiving her epidural I was there all the time. I even coached ... that is, holding her left leg and supporting the back of her head while the doctor took care of the rest. We only needed 7 sets of 3 puffs (of which the last two sets were 4 puffs) to get Sophie out. As a little baby, I broke down when I first saw Sophie crowning. And when her little head popped out, I was just in tears of joy while having the utmost respect for Anh who did such a wonderful job. Once again, this is such an amazing experience.

So ... all in all, we had a pretty good delivery. Anh is doing fine. Obviously, her body has to recover from this amazing labor and delivery marathon. Other than that, no complications whatsoever. All the tests have turned out to be good so far. 

We're currently still staying at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Tomorrow we'll be discharged and ready to take Sophie back home. I don't know what we would have done without the hospitable and helpful staff here at Huntington Memorial. They have been a great support in all of this. And the hospital is wonderful. Man, almost looks like a freakin' hotel. They really make labor and delivery easy and pleasant as much as possible. 

As I'm writing this blog from our room, little Sophie is calling us to get fed. So I better get steppin'. Love it !!! 

Until the next post :-)