25-31/7/2017: Ha Long bay

Mom worked late most of weekdays so ate out so did not have much time with Boom. Boom went to sleep with Ms Tuong earlier than usual (around 9) and transfered to mom.

Boom was very happy to see mommy. Would hug and kiss and say "mommy come back", "Boom love mommy", "Boom so happy", "Boom kiss mommy"

Went to Halong bay with dad's company. Had lots of kids Boom's age. Most of them were well behaved. Boom did not play with friends. Behaved so so. Napped late on the first day because he did not sleep in the car so missed out on sight seeing, went to bed late at 11.

Had fun sight seeing the next day and napped in the car ride home.

Went swimming on Sunday afternoon.

On Monday mom and dad had an argument because daddy was strict with Boom. Both Boom and mom cried.

24/7/2017: late bedtime, night wakings, new week

Night waking again. Ate a few bites of yogurt. Fell back asleep on the sofa. Since weaning, it has been a habit for him to wake up once per night. Always had to drink milk or go to the sofa to get back to sleep.

Woke up late at 8. Mom went to work. Boom had fun at school.

Spent the evening home with daddy and grandparents. Rode his cruze. Mom went home late because had work and Bach Duong's birthday.

Mom returned at 9:30 just as Boom was about to sleep. So it delayed his bedtime to 10:50z he waited for mommy to take a shower. Was "so ti" mommy while mommy brushed teeth. Helped mommy with ritual such as Hada and Halio. Fussy a bit but then lied down singing and fell asleep "so ti" a bit. 

Sleeping time has been terrible recently!

23/7/2017: back to Hanoi

Boom slept for 13 hours! With 1 night waking to drink milk and scratch his insect bites.

Played well with Minh and also with the beads and containers mommy gave. Ate a bit because he was hungry. Did not nap until we got into the car at 3:30. Slept the whole ride back to Hanoi. Grandparents Thai Ly came with us. 

Boom played well

With grandpa Thai. Went swimming with parents. Tried the new surfboard but it wasn't very good.

Family ordered Indian. Boom ate noodles and shrimp.

Went to sleep late at 10:45 again! 

22/7/2017: to Hoa Binh

Mom got up early for driving lesson before packing for Hoa Binh. Boom ate well

With Ms T. Daddy took Boom downstairs to drive his supercar and play in the playground.

Boom behaved in the car ride to Hoa Binh. Had to watch Youtube. Drank milk. Fell asleep for the last 30'. 

Stayed in his car seat the whole day whenever he drove.

Did not eat much for lunch in Hoa Binh. Took a shower. Watched Youtube all noon but did not sleep. Mom and dad did not get to nap. At least he stayed in bed.

Ate better in the afternoon. Went to Ms Tam's to visit. Saw some kids Boom's age there. They are so bold and strong, walking and running around. Boom is truly a city kid compared to them. Went to see the water at the dam. 

Pooped on the way home. Fussy while preparing dinner. Did not have dinner. Fell asleep at 7:30

21/7/2017: no time with Boom

Boom woke up in the middle of the night again. Drank milk and slept with Ms Tuong. Slept well until 8:30. 

Mom went to work all day and had dinner "gio bo Nghia" at TQT in the evening. Boom went to sleep at 9:20 just before mom came home. 

So mom did not see Boom all day except early morning.

Boom had a good day at school and enjoyed evening with Ms Tuong. 

20/6/2017: mommy back at McK, early bedtime

Mom and dad had an argument in the middle of the night. Mom really tired. Boom woke up in the middle of the night and peed leaking out of his diaper, wetting mommy. Mom had to take a shower and daddy got B back to sleep. Boom hugged mommy to sleep.

Both mom and B woke up at 7:30. Boom  was happy at school.

Mom had a long day back at McK. Got home almost 8. Had dinner and played with Boom and showered. Ms T rockwd B to sleep and got him to sleep at 9. Today mom got so little time wih Boom.

19/7/2017: still late bedtime, daddy took over

 Woke up at 7:30. Went to

School happily. Had a good day at school.

Pooped twice as usual: morning and evening.

Went to

Megamll in the evening and threw a tantrum because he wanted the sunglasses.

Likes eating grape.

Daddy took over bedtime. Boom found lots of excuses to avoid sleeping. Crying and asking for stuff. Finally was too sleepy but daddy had to say "no sleeping, play only..."

Fell asleep at 10. Sleeping has been terrible since Saigon trip.

Before weaning, his bedtime was 8-9. During weaning it was 9-10. After parents took over it became later to 9:30-10:30!!!

15-18/6/2017: visit Mina, late bedtime, good at school, asking Why, 2y sleep regression

Joined mom during cooking class on Sat morning and went to the supermarket for free samples and a car trolley ride.

Visited Mina on Sun morning but did not enjoy.

Had a long nap both days. Went swimming both days. Was quite cold so had to use the indoor pool on Sun. 

Went to school and behaved well on Mon and Tue. Ate well and napped well from mom's camera viewing. 

Still went to bed late. Had to let him cry a few times. Or Ms T had to rock him to sleep. Or if he would fall asleep by himself, it would take a long time.

He would refuse the jungle story or would turn on the light right afterwards. Would make excuses to go out of the room, find Ms Tuong, ask to eat, ask to poop... just to avoid going to bed. 

Usually goes to bed at 10 although he gets in bed at 8:30-9. Mom's so

Frustrated with his late bedtime. It has been on going for 1 month after weaning and resuming to sleep with mommy. Sometimes he would wake up at night, asking to go out, drink milk, go back to sleep. On lucky days, he would wake ip ask for mommy and mommy could hug him back to sleep. Other days he would wake up really early. Sometimes he would cry. Or he would lie in bed lazily rolling around and would not let anyone open the window blinds. Today he slept until 9AM, mom had to wake him up.

Started asking "Why" to everything!

14/7/2017: night waking, stricter, 4 poops, field trip

Woke up in the middle of the night asking for Ms Tuong and to drink milk. Fell asleep after drinking milk. Slept with Ms Tuong.

Mom stayed home to continue with Canada application and went to the gym.

Boom's school had a field trip to Bach Thao. Boom had fun. Behaved at school.

Happy at home but a bit fussy. Parents had to ignore him. Neighbor girls came to play with Boom. Boom was happy but cried when they left.

Cooperative doing his night routines. Pooped 3 times in the evening!!! Nowadays he would poop in the morning and evening. 

Cried a bit when parents turn off the light but tried to distract him by talking and telling stories. Joined in and was happy again. Fell aslee early at 9:30

Parwnts decided to be strict and sometimes let him cry. Cannot spoil him too much. 

10-13/7/2017: life as usual, bad sleeping habits

Back to school. Mom managed to install school camera. Boom behaved really well at school.

Fusys during bedtime at home. Always found excuses to delay bedtime. Would ask for Ms Tuong. The jungle story doesn't work anymore. Finally today mom and dad had to let him cry it out for 15' before falling asleep. Always went to sleep

Late at 10.

Does not sleep well since returning. Sometimes woke up in the middle of the night, sometimes early morning at 5 or 6. Only today he slept

Till 7:30

Terrible two and two year sleep regression?

9/7/2017: night waking and back to HN

Woke up at 2 asking for Ms Tuong, then to come down, then for mommy. Mommy had to hug Boom while he drank milk. Went back to mom's room and continued sleeping soundly.

Mom's golf lesson got canceled. However woke up at 7 crying "không bóc". Maybe he had a dream.

Went to Hanoi quan for breakfast. Spent 30' packing the rest of the stuff but there was an electricity cut off so was sweating. Boom played with grandma.

Grandparents took mom, Boom and Ms Tuong to the airport. Stopped at tailor to may ao dai but Boom did not enjoy.

Luckily Boom did not cry when saying goodbye to grandparents.

Behaved in the airport. Napped the whole

Flight. 

Behaved and happy to see daddy. However had to let him watch Youtube during the car ride home.

Went swimming in the afternoon but did not enjoy it. Has a very sly smile.

Ate OK. Went to bed earlier at 9:30. Automatically turn off the lights to hear the jungle story but still made up excuses to delay bedtime. Can say "Yes" since we started the jungle bedtime routine. 

8/7/2017: Crescent mall twice

Slept well but woke up because mom woke up early. Was sleepy and fussy. Mom went for golf lesson early. After that the whole family had breakfast at Pho Ong Gia.

Went to supermarket Giant with grandparents. Boom enjoyed riding in the car shopping cart but became fussy when he wanted to buy some toy cars.

Fussy at home. Ate a bit. Napped late at 1 with Ms Tuong upstairs. Woke up at 3. Mom got to nap alone.

Went to Crescent again in the afternoon. Rode a car cart in the supermarket and had some snacks. 

Had guests for dinner. Boom behaved at first but then kept dragging mommy upstairs. 

Went to sleep late past 10 with Ms Tuong on the third floor because mommy had to pack and clean the house. 

7/7/2017: early waking again

Woke up early crying again. Mom had golf lesson then went to visit 2 friends. Boom stayed home, went to Vinmart and napped with Ms Tuong.

Ms Tuong went to visit relatives so mom took care of Boom in the afternoon. Boom took a bath with grandma. Ate spagetti but did not eat much. 

Went to sleep with mommy but did not fall asleep. Ms Tuong had to get Boom to sleep when she got home. Went to sleep late at 10 again. 

6/7/2017: night waking, Coop mart, Crescent mall

Woke up at 3:30 crying really badly, pointing out to the door as if he saw something scary. Said "mommy no hug Boom", "mommy lie down". Finally let mommy hug around the house. Has to transfer to Ms Tuong. Thought that he would fall asleep again but stayed awake. Went to sleep for 30' at 7.

Went to Coop mart with the housekeepers. Mommy picked them ip after golf lesson. 

Had early lunch and took a long nap. Likes playing with Barbie. 

Went to Crescent mall with grandmaz Mom went out to meet friends NhiHa, Lan Huong, Lena, Vy, PM... and visited Vinhome Central Park. Came home at 10 just as Boom fell asleep. Overall had a good day besides the night waking. Did not eat much. Pooped twice.

5/7/2017: stayed home

GStayed home all day except for visiting Mrs Van's house. Napped early for almost 3 hours. Went to bed earlier than usual at 9:20.

Did not eat much. Still pooped twice. Got lots of mosquito bites. 

- has this new smile "chúm chím" and cười nheo mắt shyly

- loves to hug and cuddle on the bed

- so happy and keep saying "mommy come back" like in the book

- Loves playing with grandparents

- can follow instructions very well like fetching things

- imitates a dog

- sniff and kiss mommy's breasts

- loves to kiss but he is starting to get smelly mouth and yellow teeth from not brushing teeth 

4/7/2017: apple kids club

Woke up early at 7. Big poop 3 times/ day.

Went to Apple kids club. Had fun but threw a tantrum and wanted to bring the cars home. Cried the whole way home, fell asleep in the car. 

Had lunch after nap. Had fun taking a bath with grandma Hang but threw another tantrum and cried for almost an hour. Threw toys and cars away.

Did not eat much dinner. Drank a bit milk. Went to bed a bit earlier at 9:45 but still too late.

3/7/2017: back to Saigon

Woke up early at 7. Went to the beach with mom and grandma. But it was raining and the waves were high and strong. Boom did not enjoy it. Enjoyed swimming in the pool instead. 

Were matching clothes with mommy but was not in a good mood to take pictures. 

Ate brunch. Played in the kids club a bit. Went home to pack and rush to the airport. Daddy grumpy. Napped on the way to the airport and during landing. Played during the whole flight. 

Have fun at grandparents house but fussy during bedtime. Asked for this and that. Went to bed late at 10:20

2/7/2017: beach and swimming pool

Slept well. Woke up at 8:30. Rolled out of bed and said "mommy dậy thôi". 

Swam in the pool with Bin Ben in the morning. Took a nap with Ms Tuong. 

Went to the beach and swam in the sea but the waves were quite strong. Went swimming in the big swimming pool but it was quite deep.

Others went to town for seafood but mom and dad and Boom stayed. Played in the Kids Club and went for a walk by the sea. 

Went to sleep late again at 10:45

Barely ate anything.

1/7/2017: fun day at the safari and beach, late birthday celebration

Woke up late at almost 8:30. Family was in a rush to go to the safari. Boom ate very well at the buffet restaurant.

The zoo was very hot and crowded. Had to take turns carrying Boom. However Boom really enjoyed the safari ride. Saw many animals for the first time. Daddy has been telling Boom the jungle story every night and it was a coincidence that today he gets to go for real.

Fell asleep during lunch. Napped with Ms Tuong while parents went to play golf. Went swimming in the beach with grandma Hang. Enjoyed it really much. It was the first time Boom swam in the sea although he has been to

The beach many times.

After dinner everyonr gathered to eat cake for Boom's birthday. Boom was very happy and loved blowing candles.

Played with grandparents and did not want to

Leave them. Ate a bit and drank milk. Read books and listened to the jungle story with daddy. 

Went to bed really late at 11PM!

30/6/2017: to Phu Quoc

Woke up too early at 6. Parents in a rush packing for Phu Quoc again. 

Boom behaved but had to watch Youtube on the car ride to airport. Napped while waiting for flight and played during the flight. Refused to sit in his seat and wear seat belt.

Napped again during bus side to Vinpearl.

Had fun taking a bath with daddy. Ate we during buffet. Played in the kids club. Did not want to leave.

Played with grandparents. Ms Tuong brought some food back for Boom to eat before bedtime.

Went to bed late again at 10:45