Posts by Emery Wang
Porkers R Us
Concerned that they need to reach their birth weight, the pediatrician had us come in last week for a weigh in. Both Zoe and Apollo exceeded their birth weights by about 10 ounces, thus confirming the fact that these guys can eat. And if you think Zoe looks self-satisfied, that’s because she is. Apollo demonstrates the key to packing on the pounds, which is to sleep whenever...
Read MoreTiger monkey crane style, or “the secret life of Chinese babies”
Sometimes Zoe does kung fu Apollo, however, is not without skilz More skilz Drat, she’s using flying mantis move no. 34 Must plan counterattack… Darn, foiled by the family...
Read MoreThe world is a funny place…
when the remote is almost as big as you are. We’ve been home for a week, and the living room is ground zero for baby camp. I can tell you all the good shows to watch between the hours of midnight and 6 am: you have your choice between the overnight news on CBS or NBC, British comedies on PBS, or many products to make you skinny. Hooray, today we went for our first pediatric check up! The...
Read MoreLeaving the hospital
Wednesday we finally got to go home. After passing a car seat stress test and being weighed a final time, Zoe and Apollo got packed up and ready to...
Read MoreFinally a quiet night
Looks like we have an extra night at the hospital because Zoe and Apollo have lost weight, and the doctors want to monitor them another night as they increase the amount of milk they get. Nancy has been discharged, so we can stay in the room one more night with the babies. Hopefully they will release them tomorrow, and we can all go home. In the meantime, it’s 8pm, an hour before the next...
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