Our Winter Vacation

Happy 2009 and Chinese New Year!
The end of 2008 and the start of the new year have been very busy for our family. Grandpa and Nona Garrard came to our home to celebrate Edward's first Christmas with us. It was great to have all of our parents here to enjoy the holiday. It was the first time that my parents had seen Edward since he was a couple weeks old and he certainly has changed! They even babysat for us on New Years Eve while we catered a private dinner, which was an adventure for us all and we really appreciated it.

We left for our whirlwind trip (aka Baby Tour 2009) on the 2nd and went to six states in two weeks - Colorado, Virgina, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York! Edward got to meet his great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and many friends. It was wonderful to see so many of our friends and family - thank you to those who made the time to meet up with us! Luckily, we had an easy time traveling as a family. We tried to take the advice of friends and not take too much stuff, but can definitely do better next time. Edward has now experienced most modes of transportation (with the exception of a boat) and thankfully seemed at ease with all of them. Maybe camping will be our next adventure!

Since we have been back, Edward has had his four/five month check up and has now tipped the scales at 19 pounds, 5 ounces with a height of 26 inches. His first tooth/teeth are coming in and he has started sampling rice cereal. He is also "talking" to us more and more which is so much fun for us all! I have started back at work full time, which has made baby time truly precious. Kang has started work on a green house for our backyard and we are looking forward to the additional plants that will come with it.

As always, here is a link to our recent pictures - A sampling of our trip to the East Coast.
http://picasaweb.google.com/megan.e.kuan/WinterVacation?authkey=7Ezqu7POvBg&feat=directlink

Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy New Year) to you all - We are excited to see what 2009 will bring!