Tuesday Playdate with Lucian!

Hi Everyone,

I had playdate with my friend Lucian and his sister Lennon. Lennon slept most of the time, but Lucian & I got to play together. Whenever I would leave the room, Lucian would shout out "OH Jackie - where are you!" I felt so flattered that he missed me so much. Also, Lucian really enjoyed kissing me. Although I can't blame him b/c I am pretty kissable.






Here we are playing on my bed/crib:





Here is Lucian's baby sister Lennon - isn't she just a cutie?


Just another cute picture of me:


In other news, we ended speech therapy today. I'm caught up now and Mommy didn't think that I was learning anything from the therapist anyways.

Also, I wanted to give a congratulatory shout out to my friend Joey for becoming a BIG Brother. His sister Marie officially came into the world last week. Congrats Joey and hope to meet your baby sis soon!

Love,
Jackie

1st Trip to the Dentist!

Hi Everyone,

I had a great first visit with my dentist (Dr. G). No cavities! But I do need to brush better and I need to really limit my juice and get rid of the bottle. Here are some pics:




It turns out that I am still waiting for my secondary molars to come in - oh no! Dr. G said that I did really well. She let me play with her tools and gave me some prizes afterwards.

Here is another random pic of me:


This week is going to be really busy for me and Mommy so I may have difficulty posting until later in the week. Hopefully, we'll post on Friday - which is a big day b/c Mommy is have her "big" ultrasound then. I'll be praying that the baby is doing well. I'm also really excited to see if I'm going to have a little brother or a little sister. Of course Mommy & Daddy may keep it a surprise. We'll see.

In other news - I'm sleeping better, but I'm still sleeping on the floor.

Hope everyone is well!

Love,
Jackie

Picture of my new "bed"

As a follow-up to my last post, I just wanted to show you where I've been sleeping these days:


Love,
Jackie

Wednesday Post

Hi Everyone,

I know that it's been a while since my last post. I'm sorry that this post will be skimpy in terms of pictures. A lot has happened over the past week, but unfortunately, I wasn't able to get too many pictures taken.

Well last Thursday was Valentines Day. So happy belated Valentines! Also, I wanted to write my annual love dedication to my favorite guy: my Daddy of course! Ok - so here is my top 10 reasons of why I love my Daddy:

1. Daddy still calls me his "genius baby"
2. Daddy takes me out on our special Daddy & Daughter walks. We've been trying to get Mommy to come with us, but she is not as athletic as we are.
3. Daddy still plays the chase game with me. I don't know if I'll ever get tired of that game!
4. Daddy still brings home the bacon so that I can buy my milk and cookies:)
5. Daddy will lift me up higher than Mommy. I guess there are benefits to having an extra tall Daddy:)
6. Daddy squishes my toes.
7. Daddy reads to me A LOT!
8. Daddy lets me kick him in the head whenever I sleep with him and Mommy.
9. Daddy prays with me each night
10. Daddy shares his breakfast with me each morning!

Sorry that this list is a little belated, but we've been so busy these days.

I've still been struggling with my sleep. Naps are getting much better and I'm "generally" putting myself down. However, night time is still tough. I had a good night last night, but it may have just been an exceptional night. Normally, it takes me 2 hours or more to fall asleep. Also, I don't like sleeping on the bed or aerobed. I prefer sleeping on the floor. Sometimes I'll even sleep on the hardwood floors. Last night, I fell asleep on my wooden food pieces. That was comfortable!

Last Friday was a particularly difficult night for Mommy & Daddy. I didn't fall asleep until 2am and I woke every every 2-3 hours afterwards. Since they were so exhausted the next day and since that next day was their 5th year wedding anniversary, they decided to drop me off with Grandma and Grandpa Yook in Richmond while they spent Saturday evening in Williamsburg (the romantic city where they got married). They ending have some really juicy filet mignons at a restaurant called the Whaling Company (located very close to the place that that they had their wedding reception - Kingsmill). Unfortunately, I was not invited. I always seem to get left out whenever they go out for "good food." On Sunday morning, they came back to Richmond to pick me up. I had a very successful night with Grandma and Grandpa Yook. However, to Mommy's dismay, she learned that Grandma Yook cut my bangs (which Mommy had been trying to grow out). For whatever reason, Korean families seem to be really into the "bowl" cut. Here are some before and after photos:

Before:


After:


We finally came home on Sunday afternoon.

On Monday, I had a playdate with my buddies in my Fall Church group. I also went out to Costco where Mommy got me some diapers and wipes. I also convinced Mommy to buy me another Thomas the Train book. I had a huge tantrum in the store when Mommy tried to put the book back. Mommy was not happy with me.

Mommy has been trying to do "time outs" with me lately. She used my old play yard as a "time out" area, but a few days after using the play yard, I figured out how to climb out of it. So now, Mommy is thinking about putting me in my room for time outs. Unfortunately for her, I've figured out how to open the doors. So Mommy is planning to get covers for the door knobs so that I cannot open the doors. Until she gets these knob covers, I plan to continue my reign as the queen bee of our castle.

Ok - well I better go take my nap now. Hope everyone is doing well!

Love,
Jackie

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to take a moment to show off my new play climber! I got it from Mom Mom and Pop Pop as an early birthday gift. It's pretty cool b/c I can go down the slide, climb up a latter, climb up a rock climbing wall, play in the ball pit and play around on the playform.

So now, since I have both a climber and a trampolines, I have been getting a lot of exercise inside the house (which is nice since the weather has been yucky).
Thanks for the climber Mom Mom & Pop Pop!

Here is a random picture of me from yesterday:


Today, Mommy started implementing "time out" with me b/c I started throwing my yogurt on the floor even though I wasn't supposed to. I also threw my spoon. As my time out spot, Mommy brought out my old playzone to confine me in. Notice, however, that all of the "fun" parts of the playzone have been removed:( So far, Mommy has only needed to put me in time out twice. As you can tell from this photo, I was a NOT a happy camper!


Love,
Jackie

Pics from NJ and Jacob's Birthday Party!

Hi Everyone,

I had a super busy weekend!

First, we went up to NJ to visit Mom Mom and Pop Pop. It was nice to see them again and I was so excited to see Pop Pop walk! Here are some pics:





We came back on Sunday and immediately headed over to Jacob's 2nd Birthday Party. Happy Birthday Jacob - the party was really cool! Here are some pics:




















Love,
Jackie

Back to Monkey Business with Lucian & My New Trampoline!

Hi All,

Here is a picture of my new trampoline! Thanks again Grandma & Grandpa Yook! I am having so much with it and burning a lot of calories:) It really works those "problem" areas:) Please excuse the strawberry stains around my mouth.


Today, I went to Monkey Business with my friend Lucian. They had a Mexican theme. I just realized thought that I failed to get a picture of just Lucian and me together. Oh well - next time!







Btw-this is the place where I'm having my party.

OK - gotta go. I'm going to NJ today to see Mom Mom and Pop Pop so I have a lot of packing to do!

Love,
Jackie

Sleep Drama!

Hi Everyone,

I haven't had too much of an opportunity to discuss my sleep "issues." So let me tell you what's going on.

A little over a week ago, I started climbing out of my crib. So Daddy & Mommy took the side rail off my crib to convert it into a "toddler bed." Since that time, I haven't been sleeping very well during the day or at night. I think that I had only 2 naps this whole week and most nights (with the exception of the night before last), I've been going to bed around midnight or later. More on this issue below . . .

This morning I went to Moppets where I learned that I had graduated to the next class up b/c I am a big girl. I had a great time with my new classmates!

Afterwards, Mommy took me for a walk around our neighborhood, but she had to cut our walk short because I didn't want to walk anymore and I didn't want to ride in the stroller. I insisted on being carried. Mommy is now rethinking getting a double stroller for when the "new kid" comes along because she's learning that I hate being in the stroller. I'm starting to say more 2 word combinations, such as "walk home" today (of course, I said it even though I wanted Mommy to carry me).






When we got home, we blew bubbles outside of our house. I even blew bubbles a couple times - for the first time ever! Soon, I will be a professional bubble blower:)

Later on, Mommy read me a few books and we watched Sesame Street together where the letter of the day was K.

Finally, Mommy tried to put me down for a nap and here is what happened:

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

As a result of my sleep issues, I started saying my first 3 word phrase - "open the door" - although in this video, I'm just saying "open door." Anyways, I continued like this for about an hour. Finally, I went down:


Oh and I wanted to post this picture for Grandma Yook. Here, I'm eating Grandma Yook's homemade Korean noodles with black bean sauce - yum yum! Thanks Grandma Yook!




I also just received my new trampoline, which was an early birthday gift from Grandma & Grandpa Yook. Thanks so much! Mommy & Daddy hasn't set it up yet, but I'm ready for it when they do!

Love,
Jackie