Abigail's Little Fingers

Can you find the happy face :)
你有發現個笑臉嗎 :)

More Pictures

We were too busy with our two kids to find time to blog. In short, our house is full of laughters and tears (the latter is mostly from Abigail) and each day is a new day for discovery. Here are some pictures to share:

因忙著照顧兩個孩子, 連上部落格的時間也沒有. 簡而言之, 我們家是充滿歡笑與淚水(後者大部份是從嘉恩而來), 且每一天都有新的發現. 以下是幾張照片與你分享:

Abigail at day 21
嘉恩21天大

A mother of two
兩個孩子的媽

1-month-old and 2.5-year-old
一個月大與兩歲半大

"Noah" & "Abigail"

"Noah": This Hebrew name's original meaning is "comfort" (cf. Genesis 5:29). The story of Noah from the Bible is in Genesis Ch. 6-9.

"Noah": 此希伯來文名字的原意是"安慰"(參創世記5:29). 聖經創世記6至9章記載關於挪亞的故事.

"Abigail": Also a Hebrew name. The original meaning is "Father's joy." The story of Abigail can be found in 1 Samuel Ch. 25.

"Abigail": 也是個希伯來文名字. 意思是"父親的喜樂". 亞比該的故事記載於撒母耳記上第25章.

btw, Noah's Chinese name is "嘉信" (wonderful faith) and Abigail's is "嘉恩" (wonderful grace). They are inspired by Ephesians 2:8 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God."

此外, Noah的中文名字是"嘉信", 而Abigail是"嘉恩". 這兩個名字是由此經文所啟發: "你們得救是本乎恩，也因著信；這並不是出於自己，乃是神所賜的." (以弗所書2:8)

Abigail's 1st Week

Another Reward from Him!

Joy to the world, our baby has come!

Abigail Cheng
Born at 05:04AM, 5/17/2008
5lbs 14.9oz
18" long

普世歡騰, 女兒誕生!

鄭嘉恩
5/17/20008 05:04AM出生
2696公克重
45.7公分長

Last Days of Being A Family of Three

Only 90,000-pt difference...

只差九萬分而已...
Another lane just opened for us (but this ride is not for pregnant women)!

新的一道正為我們而開(但懷孕的媽媽不能坐)!
During the weekend Noah and I attended a friend's baby shower. The only thing I took pictures of was food. (I have to admit that's the only thing in my mind then....)

週末嘉信和我參加了朋友的準媽媽派對. 我只照了點心. (我得承認當時只有食物在我心....)

Getting ready to be a mother of two--don't you think our hairstyles look alike?

預備好自己做兩個孩子的媽--你覺不覺得我們的髮型還蠻像的?

A Slide & A Video to Share

[4/27/08]
Last weekend was so hot that we decided to go to Seal Beach at the last minute.

因上週末非常熱, 我們臨時決定到Seal Beach走走.


[4/15/08]
In order to teach Noah to be responsible, we let him share the housework. Helping daddy throw the trash was one of his favorites. I love watching the "seriousness" shown on his face while he's doing it.

為了教導嘉信負責任, 我們讓他分擔家務. 幫爸爸倒垃圾是他最喜歡做的家事之一. 我很喜歡看他做事時認真的表情.

Note: Remember I mentioned about our 10+ times faster cable service without any reason? Mystery solved: we didn't know our area's service provider had been changed until we received the bill from the new company. The best part is they voluntarily offer us promotional rate ($10 a month) for a whole year! Hooray!

備註: 還記得我曾提過我們的網路速度沒有理由的快了十多倍? 謎底揭曉: 直到新的帳單寄來才知我們地區已換另一家公司來提供網路服務. 不錯的是他們自動提供一年的促銷(一個月$10).

Besides Getting Ready for the 2nd Baby

[4/13/08]
We met our old friends Tim and Linda at Costco, with their FOUR kids (you heard me right), Katherine, Grace, Annabel, and Theodore. Tim and Linda are one of the best couples I've ever known. We got a lot of helpful parenting advices from them.

我們在"好事多"遇到老朋友陳挺, 菁瑜, 和他們*四*個孩子(你沒有看錯)--Katherine, Grace, Annabel, Theodore. 陳挺和菁瑜是我所認識的模範夫妻之一. 在教養子女上他們給我們許多寶貴的建議.

[4/19/08]
Welcome cousins Anne & Hannah back from Taiwan. Let's wear hoods together to celebrate the reunion!

歡迎表姊久恩久馨從台灣回來. 讓我們都戴帽子來慶祝吧!

[4/24/08]
With his buddy Brandon
和他的好兄弟Brandon

[4/25/08]
Father/Son Couple
父子車

[4/26/08]
This might be 2009's new hairstyle (cutting Noah's hairs is on my things-to-do-before-the-2nd-baby-comes list)

這可能是2009年最新髮型(在妹妹出生前要做的事之一: 剪嘉信的頭髮)

Isaiah Wang

Here's the picture of Nathan (left) and Isaiah. I picture how Noah and baby sister will look like together...

這是永霖(左)和永安的合照. 我想像著嘉信和妹妹在一起的樣子...

Here Come the Waves!

Last Friday we got a chance to go to the beach with the Wang family (with their newest addition, Isaiah, the 2nd son--I can't believe I forget to take a picture of him!). I thought Noah would be afraid of the waves according to our previous experiences, but it turned out he couldn't stop chasing the waves!

上星期五我們和Charles一家(包括他們最新的成員二兒子"永安"--唉呀, 我竟然忘了幫他照張相!)去海邊走走. 依上次的經驗我以為嘉信會怕海浪, 沒想到這次是他無法停止追浪!

The playground next to the Seal Beach Pier

Seal Beach碼頭旁的遊樂場

Let's get our feet wet!

我們要去踏浪囉!

Shhh... she's sleeping.

噓... 姊姊在睡覺.

Let's go hand in hand, Nathan!

永霖哥哥, 咱們手牽手向前走吧!

Noah: "Is it a bird?"
Mommy: "No, it's a kite."

嘉信: "那是小鳥嗎?"
媽咪: "不是, 是風箏啦."


Every time when the waves hit Noah's feet, he kept shaking his hands.

每當嘉信的腳碰到海浪, 他就不停地甩手.

Feeling A Little Down Today...

55 days left? Feeling a little overwhelmed today... Am I mature enough to be a mother of two? Yesterday I had a nightmare: I lost my temper and yelled at Noah. I didn't remeber the details but the frightened look on Noah's face... The dream was so intense that I still feel chilled when I think of it now... It's a good reminder and I pray that God give me love and patience from above and the wisdom from Him to raise my kids, so thru our love they can know God loves them very much.

Have I mentioned the original meaning of "Noah" is comfort? I feel like to put some Noah's pictures to cheer myself up!

只剩下55天了? 感覺有點不知所措... 我夠不夠成熟做兩個孩子的媽? 昨晚我作了個惡夢: 我失去控制對嘉信大吼大叫! 我不記得細節, 但記得他嚇到的表情... 這個夢是如此強烈, 使我此刻想起仍感到一陣涼... 這是個很好的提醒, 我禱告求神能給我從上頭來的愛心和耐心, 以及從祂而來的智慧來教養我的孩子, 使他們能藉由我們的愛體會到神非常地愛他們.

我有提過Noah這名字的原意是"安慰"? 我想放些嘉信的照片來安慰自己一下!

[3/18/08]
[3/19/08]
[3/22/08]
Danny is also a great comfort to me!

凱旭也是我很大的安慰!

[4/3/08]

Ring "Bear"

March 29, 2008 was a big day--the day KC and Amy becoming husband and wife and the day Noah being a ring bearer for the very first time (hopefully not the last time...). I called him "ring bear" instead because it was about nap time and he kept running around like a bear!

2008年3月29日是個大日子--是冠志和男惠成為夫妻也是嘉信第一次做戒童的日子( 希望不是最後一次...) 我稱他為"戒熊"是因為午睡時間到了他就像隻熊一直跑來跑去!

Noah with the groom, KC, right before the ceremony (it literally took me 10 minutes to put everything in order on him!)

婚禮開始之前嘉信和新郎冠志合影(要把這套禮服穿好幾乎花了我10分鐘的時間)


Here's a picture I got from Wendy. It's only partial but very precious because Noah only walked 10 steps and I carried him for the rest of the aisle...

這是從Wendy那兒抓來的照片. 雖然只是局部但很珍貴, 因為嘉信只走了十來步, 其餘是我抱著他走的...


This picture was taken at the banquet. KC and I are close friends because we've known each other for almost 10 years! Don't you think we look like brother and sister?

We were very proud of Noah--he kept sitting on the high chair for 3 hours (eating 10-/12-course meal, playing Thomas, ice, soda bottles, etc, etc.)!

(Note: Look at my 7-and-half-pregnant belly. Two months to go!)

這是在晚宴上照的. 冠志和我很熟因為彼此認識差不多有十年了! 你覺不覺的我們很像姊弟?

我們很以嘉信為傲--他坐在高腳椅上長達3小時(享用十來道菜, 玩小火車, 冰塊, 汽水瓶....)!

(註: 看看我七個半月大的肚子. 還剩兩個月囉!)

Happy Easter

How did our family celebrate Easter this year? We started with a garage sale (yes, you read it right) on Saturday. Why a garage sale? Not only to clean out some space for our second baby but also to share the good news with the people we met--we passed out little cards with "Jesus has risen!" written on them, together with chocolate eggs and tea bags. At the end only 3 packs were left for three of us! And we sold out almost everything.

今年的復活節我們家如何慶祝呢? 我們星期六在車庫前辦個拍賣, 不光是為第二個孩子清出一些空間, 也利用機會向遇到的人分享復活節的大好消息--我們發給人寫上"耶穌已復活"的小卡片加上巧克力蛋和茶包. 最後恰好只剩下三包給我們三人! 東西也差不多賣光了.

Thanks to my sister-in-law's help. We made a great team!

謝謝大姊的幫忙. 我們是最佳拍擋!

The view was nice--the tall pine trees, a cute little boy driving AE86, and a hardworking daddy washing the car.

視野很不錯--有高高的松樹, 有可愛的小男孩在開頭文字D, 還有勤勞的爸爸在洗車.

On Easter Sunday, our Sunday school teachers prepared a egg hunt for younger children. After opening the egg, Noah just kept the chocolate egg and threw the eggshell and stickers away. He almost ate the chocolate with the wrap.

星期天教會的主日學老師為小朋友安排復活節尋蛋活動. 在打開蛋之後, 嘉信把蛋殼和貼紙丟在地上, 只留下巧克力蛋. 他幾乎要把包裝紙一同吃下去了.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living,
Just because He lives!
"He has risen!" (Mark 16:6)

因祂活著，我能面對明天，
因祂活著，不再懼怕；
我深知道祂掌管明天，
生命充滿了希望，只因祂活著。
"祂已經復活了!"(馬可16:6)

Shaving

Remember I told you about how Noah pretended to shave by moving his head not the razor? Here's the video to show you how he uses the razor. (Yay! our Internet service is still fast!)

還記得之前我提及嘉信"搖頭"刮鬍子的事嗎? 這個影片讓你看他如何使用刮鬍刀. (太好了, 我們的網路速度仍比較快!)


Recorded on 2/25/08
攝於2/25/08

Driving Coupe with "Head"

Suddenly our low-speed cable service is 10+ times faster, and I'd better upload more videos before it slows down again. Hopefully it won't slow down until the delivery (my due date is 5/30/08).

This video shows you how Noah drives with his head. It's nice to wear a hooded sweatshirt when driving.

突然我們的慢速電腦網路快了十多倍, 我得在它變慢之前多上傳影片, 希望這速度能維持到我生產(預產期是5/30/08).

讓你看看嘉信如何用頭開車. 不過還是穿有帽帽的衣服開比較好.


Recorded on 2/4/08
攝於2/4/08

34 Already?

Today I turn 34! What's so special about today that Danny wears a suit with a bowtie?

今天我滿34歲! 有何特別之處? 是凱旭穿西裝打領結嗎?

Danny sang with the Easter Choir (that's why he looks so handsome). What a great way to celebrate!

凱旭加入復活節詩班獻詩(這是為何他穿得這麼帥). 多麼特別的慶祝!

The most thankful thing this year: I'm pregnant with a baby girl! This ultrasound was taken on 3/12/08. Isn't she beautiful? (Note: The bubbles near her mouth are the images of the umbilical cord. I thought she was blowing bubbles!)

今年我最感恩的一件事: 我懷了女兒! 這張超音波是3/12/08照的. 她真是漂亮! (註: 靠近她嘴巴附近的泡泡是臍帶的影像. 我還以為妹妹在吹泡泡呢!)

These Days

[2/8/08]
Waiting for the Disneyland parade with the Yang's family. (shhh, one of us was so touched to tears when watching the parade)

和楊凱一家人在迪士尼樂園等遊行時合影(噓... 我們其中一人看遊行感動地流淚)

Now I understand why the characters always wave at the kids--they try to steal their hearts away!

現在我了解為何卡通人物總是向著小朋友揮手--為了贏得他們的芳心!

[2/15/08]
Tuck 'n' Roll bumper car (fortunately Noah isn't old enough to know the difference between a pill bug and a Porsche)

"蟲蟲危機"碰碰車(幸好嘉信還小不懂得蟲蟲和保時捷的差別)

Noah could sit still to watch the 40-minute Aladdin musical show. Maybe a movie next time?

嘉信竟然能坐好好的看完40分鐘長的阿拉丁歌舞劇. 說不定下次看個電影?

[2/20/08]
Oh no, in Noah's mind, "fast food restaurant" = "slides" = "fun"

哎呀, 在嘉信的心中, 速食店 = 溜滑梯 = 樂趣

[2/24/08]
Our close friends from New Zealand: Pastor Gong and his wife I-Ping

和從紐西蘭來的好友龔牧師夫婦合照.

[2/25/08]
Did I tell you Noah is very careful when he plays? (poor daddy...)

我有沒有告訴過你嘉信玩的時候很小心?(可憐的爸爸...)

Noah pretends to shave--by moving his head instead of the razor. Cute!

嘉信學刮鬍子--不是動刮鬍刀而是搖頭. 好可愛!

[2/27/08]
Finally we took a submarine ride at Disneyland (one of my things-to-do before the baby is born)

我們終於坐過迪士尼樂園的潛水艇(這是我在生孩子前想要做的事之一)

Sorry I haven't figured out how to take a good picture under the sea. This is the only one that you can tell what it is.

抱歉我還沒研究出如何在海底拍出好的照片. 這是唯一看得出是什麼的照片.