Kitten update

last week I named the kittens Louisa, Brigitta and Gretl. I have since learned from the vet that Gretl is a boy so his name is now Hansel. I am pretty sure Louisa is a boy as well, and if I'm correct his name will be Amos. The inspiration for the original names is The Sound of Music. Then I went from Gretl to Hansel because of the childrens story. And from Louisa to Amos because it was Louisa May Alcott's father's name. Now for the sad news. Little Hansel stopped eating about two days ago so I took him to the vet. They took his temp, listened to his chest and fed him with a stomach tube. All this for just $5. Anyway they said he was weak and hungry. They gave me the feeding tube with the instructions to feed him 5-6 ml every four hours. The first feeding on my own was unsuccessful but I managed the next three. At 7 on Sabbath morning when I got up to feed him his front right leg was really swollen. I was afraid I had fed him wrong and that that had caused the swelling, so I didn't feed him then. The vet didn't open til 10 so he was hungry for a long time. I had to go teach SS so Ryan stayed home to take him to the vet as soon as they opened. They fed him and x-rayed him; found that his shoulder was fractured and he had lost 20 grams in 2 days. They said he would need to be fed every two hours and we would have to take him everywhere we went to be sure and keep him fed. Ryan decided to admit him for a couple days. They will call tomorrow to give us an update.
The other two are doing great. Brigitta opened her eyes on Tuesday, she is so pretty.

sliding all by himself

I am so glad Ryan caught this with the camera.

Harry has been watching the bigger kids climb up the slide, and trying in vain to do it too. Well, he finally succeeded.

playground

Harrison had so much energy this afternoon, we had to get him out of the house. So, we decided on the playground a couple blocks away. It was the first time we have taken him there since he started walking. He had so much fun and even made a little friend. He really likes babies now, he is always trying to talk to them and touch them.

all grown up

Ryan took these three pictures of Harrison, when I saw them I thought he looked so different-older! He is changing so quickly I can't keep up.

The other picture is taken from the playground, it is just a large court where the kids like to ride their bikes and play games. In the early morning or late afternoon groups of elderly women gather by the stage to excercise together.

not enough sleep

Well, we have had the kittens for two nights now. Ahh, it's like having a newborn again. Feeding them every two hours, getting up during the night, heating bottles of milk. Thank goodness they grow fast. I don't think I could do this for a very long time. Here is a little bit of their cuteness, just after dinner last night.

Kittens

Here is the big news of today; we have taken in 3 very young kittens. It seems their mother gave birth to them in the athletic equipment locker at school and then the security guard got rid of her (not knowing she was a mommy) :(
So, here we are with 3 little girls, nursing them through their first weeks. Several of the students have already claimed them, but we need parental permission before sending them home, also want them to be a little older so they can handle going without food for at least 9 hours at a time.

The other night we had rice and black beans for dinner. After his first bite Harrison had a bean on the tip of his nose throughout the rest of dinner. He is always so cute!

Candid

Here is Harry in Daddy's shoes, he is in a hurry to grow up. I took the other two at school. He loves to play under the desks, sometimes I go in with him.

Harrison's new room

On Wednesday Harry and I went to IKEA to get a bigger bed for him, his legs would hang out the end of his crib when he was sleeping. He also picked out this rug and a stuffed panda, and I picked the curtains. He was so excited when we got home and started putting his new bed together. He kept crawling in little circles on his rug and then all over the bed and up and down, up and down.

It is so cute how he just comes out of his room after his naps or in the morning when he wakes up. After his nap he doesn't fuss or anything we just see him standing in the hallway. I think he enjoys this new bit of independence.

Handsome hubby and baby

We bought Harry his first magnetic train piece and a toy clock before we hit up Pizza Hut. He was so cute playing with his new toys at the restaurant but he quickly tired of them and busied himself trying to make a mess of everything. I wish that picture had his whole head.

Pizza Hut

This is the new Pizza Hut that just opened down the street a little way from us. It was quite fancy. We had an interesting pizza, also delicious, pumpkin and mozzarella. I think it was the first night they opened. The front was full of large flower arrangements and on the street corners there were Pizza Hut employees wearing masquerades and giving out flyers for the restaurant. I loved my dessert, some kind of apple yumminess.

Skateboarding baby

Today I took the skateboard out of the library and put it in the hallway. I was getting tired of Harry using it all the time and then getting fussy when the students would try to help him. Harrison soon discovered it there and found the railing by the window to be most useful when practicing his skateboarding. I also have a short video of him doing this but unfortunately it is sideways and I haven't figured out how to rotate it yet. As soon as I do I will try and post it on here. Maybe next time I will just make sure I don't hold the camera sideways, so I won't have to bother with all this technical stuff.

how about a walk

The first one is from last night. Harrison climbed into a shoe box where I keep his blocks. This morning he was in it and it broke and he fell out and bumped his head on the floor.

The rest are when we were leaving the park.

what a lovely day

From the top: a woman in a traditional hat, picking up litter in the park. Yuanshan MRT station. 2 where you can see Taipei 101 in the distance. There aren't many places in Taipei where you can't see it. Harrison was showing us a bicycle he wanted.

Back to the park

Today we went back to the park for a sushi snack and some frisbee. Harrison seemed very interested in the roller-blading area. It seemed they were having classes to teach young children how to rollerblade.