Intro/Jordin Kaye Lau - F.A.Q.

We're back everyone! After much noodling, I finally decided to retire the Josie blog. Don't worry, we didn't get rid of her (yet) ... It's just now that little Jordin is here, I saw a good opportunity to craft a new blog that was more formal and Lau family centric. And besides, with a catchy name like Laugh Out Lau, how can I NOT use that? I hope you all like the new minimalistic layout. Along with the layout change, I also changed the way that pictures are delivered. Doing it this way allows me to post a lot more pictures (isn't that why you're here) without taking up much real estate. With that said, I hope you enjoy our new site.

So we're heading into week 4 since little Jordin's arrival. To be honest, things haven't changed all that much around here. Sure there are times when we scramble to get to the girls when they both simultaneously meltdown, but that's why there's two of us right? And yea we don't get as much downtime as we've grown accustomed to since Josie has grown older, but I'd gladly give up any and all "me time" in the world to be with my little girls.

Since Jordin's been born, we've gotten many congratulations and well wishes. The out pouring of love from all of our friends and family after having a baby is pretty awesome. I completely forgot how generous everyone is during this time. People offer to do all sorts of stuff for us! What I also forgot is how much everyone is curious about the same set of topics once they start asking about us. As a result, I've put together a little Jordin Kaye Lau F.A.Q. (frequently asked questions) which will address the most common questions that we get asked within the first 1-2 minutes of engaging in a conversation. Check it out.

• How's the new baby?
  
  
  Jordin, or mui mui as she's referred to around here, is doing great. Her check up from the other week showed that she has regained all the weight that she originally lost during the first days, and then some. She's sleeping a lot (what else is she going to do) and is eating a healthy amount. During the first week she ate like crazy. I remember there was one night when she put away 5 oz like it was nothing. Recently though, she's started to get fussy during eating and that ultimately affects her general happiness. We're trying to figure out if it's the bottles or the formula that's not agreeing with her. Overall she's a happy little girl once she's full and changed. Oh ... she does NOT like to be changed.
  
  
  
• You guys getting any sleep?
  
  
  I mean ... I'm sleeping the same. Actually, I'm sleeping more than before baby number 2 arrived. I sleep whenever I get to put Josie to bed. I sleep during work, after work, basically anytime that I get a chance to get some shuteye. But in all seriousness, I'm not the one that's getting up at night (unless it's to pee.) On a good night, Jordin will sleep for 4-5 hours before she wakes up and needs to eat. On a less than ideal night, she'll either wake up frequently, or she just won't fall asleep until the wee hours of the night. Mama is the one that gets to deal with all that. I simply wouldn't be able to function during the day if I was tasked with that. But it's not to say I haven't sacraficed sleep. About a week ago, Josie started freaking out right around midnight everynight waking up screaming and yelling. The only way to calm her down was for one of us to go over to her room and stay with her for the rest of the night. No one got much sleep during those few nights. That got old real quick and we made it clear to her that it was to stop. So far ... so good. We shall see.
  
  
  
• Is Josie a good big sister?
  
  
  Josie's been a great big sister ever since she realized that there was a baby in Mama's belly. I remember her constantly telling us how she'll take care of mui mui and share this, that, and the other with her. All this was before mui mui was even born. It's quite amazing how natural she is with all of this. It melts my heart to see just how much she loves her baby sister. It's the cutest yet scariest thing in the world to see Josie hold baby Jordin. She understands the whole supporting and propping her head up concept, but she's so ADHD that the second something else catches her attention, mui mui is quickly left in a blob-like state only to fend for herself. But on the other hand, guess who's the first to come running to her rescue the moment mui mui starts crying and fussing? Yup ... you got it.
  
  
  

Ok enough text. It's picture time! It's almost everything I've shot since the first day back home up until today. Enjoy :)