this birthday wish is now just for jackson. i can't wait to meet you in a couple weeks and wish you happy birthday in person!
happy birthday cousin jackson!
Friday, November 12, 2010
more birthday fun
so as you can see, october and november are really big months in our family - we start with gampa's birthday followed by daddy's, lula's, and anabel's. gampa and grammie's anniversary is the same day as annie's birthday. then november brings grammie's and my cousin jackson's birthdays.
this birthday wish is now just for jackson. i can't wait to meet you in a couple weeks and wish you happy birthday in person!
this birthday wish is now just for jackson. i can't wait to meet you in a couple weeks and wish you happy birthday in person!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
happy veterans day!
a few special people in my life who have served our country.
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| my grandpa - us army |
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| my papa don - us navy |
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| my great uncle larry - us navy |
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| my great uncle rocky - us navy |
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
fun in the sun
last friday was my very first playgroup. mommy met up with some other mommies - jess, beth, and shannon. you've seen all their babies before - ryker, eliana, and levi. all the mommies brought their lunches to wash park and we just hung out on our blankets in the grass. then we took a walk around the lake where i promptly fell asleep.
it was so much fun hanging out with other babies. no offense, mom and dad, but it's nice to see other people my size for a change. however, i am not sure i ever want to have levi and eliana together again. i couldn't tell if he was making eyes at her or just using her for her toy owl. i might need to have a word with him.
it was so much fun hanging out with other babies. no offense, mom and dad, but it's nice to see other people my size for a change. however, i am not sure i ever want to have levi and eliana together again. i couldn't tell if he was making eyes at her or just using her for her toy owl. i might need to have a word with him.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
happy halloween!
we stayed home this evening since daddy wasn't feeling well. so we loaded up on goodies and passed them out to the decked out trick-or-treaters. daddy was concerned about the raisins and fruit leathers we were handing out, but everyone seemed to appreciate the variety...especially the moms. mommy thought it would be nice to give out something healthy to balance out all the candy being handed out this evening. way to go mommy!
Friday, October 29, 2010
recipe for a dynamite baby...
...asian engineering + caucasian design. the hat i'm sporting was a gift from my family in korea.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
A Word from Mommy...
Moments. Sometimes that's all we get. And sometimes they're all we need.
Tonight, like the past few nights, the little man has had a bit of trouble staying asleep for longer than a half hour or so. In fact, it's been like that during the days, too. A "sleep strike" I think Sarah called it (that's Abel's mommy). And tonight followed suit. So after the first awakening, I went in and "rocked" him back to sleep...actually, it's simply lightly pushing the bassinet insert in our playard back and forth which simulates a rocking motion while allowing him to remain laying down. I am trying to resist always picking him up right away. Luckily, he fell back asleep.
Then, as I expected, the next awakening came within 10 minutes. Although he loves sucking on his thumb, fingers, or whole fist, he still has a hard time keeping control of his arm when he is crying. So I tried helping him. But it was to no avail. So I grabbed his paci and he took it right away.
Then we had a moment...one of those moments mommies live for and cherish always. As my totally exhausted son laid swaddled in his bed, he sweetly sucked on his pacifier and held my hand. Truly...he held my hand, not the other way around. Instead of rocking him, I thought I would just lightly rub his face and hand (we keep one arm out of the swaddle) to help him fall back asleep. But instead, he needed to feel my touch and began to "play" with my fingers, sometimes grasping one, then just lightly touching other parts of my hand.
It was amazing and wonderful and sweet. It was our moment. And it was all he needed.
Tonight, like the past few nights, the little man has had a bit of trouble staying asleep for longer than a half hour or so. In fact, it's been like that during the days, too. A "sleep strike" I think Sarah called it (that's Abel's mommy). And tonight followed suit. So after the first awakening, I went in and "rocked" him back to sleep...actually, it's simply lightly pushing the bassinet insert in our playard back and forth which simulates a rocking motion while allowing him to remain laying down. I am trying to resist always picking him up right away. Luckily, he fell back asleep.
Then, as I expected, the next awakening came within 10 minutes. Although he loves sucking on his thumb, fingers, or whole fist, he still has a hard time keeping control of his arm when he is crying. So I tried helping him. But it was to no avail. So I grabbed his paci and he took it right away.
Then we had a moment...one of those moments mommies live for and cherish always. As my totally exhausted son laid swaddled in his bed, he sweetly sucked on his pacifier and held my hand. Truly...he held my hand, not the other way around. Instead of rocking him, I thought I would just lightly rub his face and hand (we keep one arm out of the swaddle) to help him fall back asleep. But instead, he needed to feel my touch and began to "play" with my fingers, sometimes grasping one, then just lightly touching other parts of my hand.
It was amazing and wonderful and sweet. It was our moment. And it was all he needed.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
a boy and his rumpz
today was daddy's tuesday off work, so he and i had lots of extra daddy/son time together. this morning, he took some pictures of me with my freshly washed rumparooz diapers. i love having fun with daddy.
Monday, October 25, 2010
happy 100-day birthday
yeah, yeah...i know. it seems like i'm always having a birthday. but i'm not making this one up just for more cake.
in honor of my korean grandma and heritage, today i celebrated 100 days of health. historically, many babies in korea did not live past 100 days so it has become custom to celebrate once a baby has reached this milestone. my daddy had a traditional ceremony full of all the korean clothes, gifts, food, and money. mommy and daddy scaled it down a bit for me. even without the material things, we still enjoyed celebrating my first 100 days of health.
in honor of my korean grandma and heritage, today i celebrated 100 days of health. historically, many babies in korea did not live past 100 days so it has become custom to celebrate once a baby has reached this milestone. my daddy had a traditional ceremony full of all the korean clothes, gifts, food, and money. mommy and daddy scaled it down a bit for me. even without the material things, we still enjoyed celebrating my first 100 days of health.
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| my daddy's 100-day celebration with my grandpa and grandma |
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| my 100-day celebration with daddy and mommy |
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