We are on the last couple weeks countdown to our due date and we are trying to make the most of our "freedom" before the baby comes. The last few weekends have been really nice and the weekdays are full of work and family time.
Two weekends ago Riley took a trip to India for a technology workshop...he will have to update on his trip, but he said it was amazing. Not someplace he would want to live with our family-but a truly unique travelling experience. He caught the Indian stomach bug and was down and out for about 3 days when he returned. His 5 day trip ended up taking him out of commission for over a week which really wore him out. He doesn't have any weight to lose but he managed to shrink down quite a bit in those few days. The boys and i managed to spend the time outside as much as possible. Spring is a beautiful time here:)
Last weekend we attended the big event at ISB called the Spring Fair. Basically a HUGE fundraising event with vendors, games, music, food, other entertainment.....all the money raised went to rebuilding a school that was devastated by the earthquake here in china last year. We spent about 4 hours checking things out and they kids absolutely loved it! Many guaranteed-win games for kieran and kellan to play and lots of music to listen to when we were gamed-out. We spent the afternoon at Kieran's "Little Dragon Martial Arts" class which has been a new adventure for kieran to be involved in every saturday. He got his what i call karate outfit last weekend so we will have to get a picture of him in it and put it onto the blog. He is pretty proud of the things he is learning in the class and it is fun to watch him trying new things!
We have spent the last few sundays up at the clubhouse here in our compound at a huge jumping castle that they blow up every weekend. we usually bring a picnic lunch up there and let the boys rumble for a couple hours and wear them out. then we all head home for naps!
This past weekend we had a May Holiday so we didn't have school on Friday. Unfortunately i spend a good deal of my weekend in the hospital with a friend. I spend all day thursday and saturday with her-she has been in the hospital for nearly a week and they just couldn't figure out what was wrong with her-severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, vomiting, etc. Well after a painful day on Saturday-they finally think they may have some answers-looks like it may be a genetic disease called Chrohn's Disease or ulceric cholitis. It has been very hard on her to be alone in a foreign country and be all alone. Many people have stepped up to lend a hand in caring for her-everyone has been great! I hope the next time i have to go back to the hospital though is to have this baby though:)
The time when i wasn't in the hospital this weekend-we spent m ost of it outside. We even went to the outdoor pool today at our clubhouse. The boys were crazy enough to spend alittle bit of time in the freezing cold "little pool" outside, but after having a picnic lunch-we spent a little time at the indoor pool and they enjoyed that a lot more. We have been over to a couple friends' houses for BBQ's the last couple of nights-so we are getting very antsy to get home to our cabin this summer and throw some meat on the grill!
The boys are both doing great! Kieran had a GREAT report from his EC4 teacher at our conferences a couple weeks ago. He is very into writing words right now and loves to do crafts. Riley took the boys to the Dirt market yesterday while i was at the hospital and Kieran decided to spend his 10RMB from weekly chores (about $1.50) on a "jewel" that he is so proud of! The kid definitely got Riley's love and appreciation for unique objects!
Kellan is cute as ever with his little ringlets. You will not believe how curly his hair has gotten! he is all-too-familiar with the bottom step as he frequents that spot quite often in his time-outs. He even puts himself in time-out every-once-in-a-while. He just cant resist winding up and clocking his brother whenever he feels like it. One of his favorite phrases is "you're in TROUBLE." He even said that to me today when i finished his glass of water! He is developing quite the personality, and as much as i am reluctant to admit it, i think his stubbornness comes a little bit from me (or so my mom says-i don't think i was ever a very stubborn kid:)
All-and-all we are doing VERY WELL! Only 15 more days until this baby is "supposed" to come out-although i am ready at any time! don't think i can get any bigger-and the doctor has already told me time and time again that it is a big baby...so we will see. My brother Travis just had a baby boy a couple days ago, Collin Michael! So now the questioin is will grandchild #11 on the Plahn's side be boy number 7 or girl number 4? Stay tuned.......
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