Twenty-Nine Weeks Old

Another fantastic week:


Last Sunday, we went to meet the newest addition to the Choi family - baby Jonathan.  While the old folks (our parents) were visiting, I began to play with a helium-filled balloon.  It was the first time daddy really heard me laugh.  As we were leaving, those sweet Chois gave me the balloon to bring home (even though it says "It's a Boy").  See the video below for some of the fun daddy & I had with it.


Mommy and I went to MOPS on Thursday - and i stayed in the nursery the entire time.  Mommy was SUPER excited!


Eating schedule:  Morning- breastfeed and then I get cereal (rice & oatmeal) mixed with a bit of mashed bananas and a few tablespoons of prunes (mommy says her grand-daddy Kenney would be proud - he ate prunes every day too).  Noon - breastfeed and then usually an orange veggie (butternut squash, carrots, or sweet potatoes) and some fruit (applesauce, pears, peaches, or mangoes).  Afternoon - just breastfeed.  Dinner - breastfeed followed by cereal (rice & oatmeal) with some green beans or an orange veggie (b/c I still do NOT like peas) and a few bites of fruit.


Mommy and I are still working on my sleeping schedule.  I eat at about the same time most days but my sleeping has been more sporadic.  I used to sleep until around 7am most days, but this week it's been more like 6:00 or 6:30.  I have started waking up and flipping over and then not able to go back to sleep b/c I cant flip back over.  So, most mornings this week, mommy has come and gotten me between 5:30 and 6:00 and we've gotten in the big bed in hopes that I'd go back to sleep (sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't).  Then for my morning naps, sometimes I sleep for 2 hours and other days only 45 minutes - same thing with my afternoon nap.  And, then depending on how those two naps go - some afternoons I need a late-afternoon nap.  (And for those of you who know my mommy well, you  know that this lack of consistency really throws her off & she doesn't know what to do -- so if you have any advice, please help her out! :)


It has been a pretty fun week.  I'm smiling and laughing more.  And, mommy & daddy say I am growing up so fast.  I'm learning all sorts of things (I can unzip mommy's jacket. I can pull a towel from my face or mommy's face when playing peek-a-boo.  I can feed myself a little banana Yum-Yum. I can now move the monkeys on my exersaucer.)

After I wake up from a nap, I get some toys to play with in my crib

Tags are as much fun as the toys

Mommy & daddy just love this funny expression

Daddy is flying me like an airplane

My toes sure taste good -
and mommy & daddy say they can't remember EVER
being this flexible

Twenty-Eight Weeks Old

This week I continued to perfect my sitting abilities.  I still topple over from time to time, but my balance is getting much better each day.  
I visited the pediatrician on Monday.  I weighed in at 18lbs, 2 oz and 26.25 inches long.  I also got a few more of my vaccinations - which I, of course, did not care much for.  But, I only cried for a few minutes, and then all was better.  
On Thursday, mommy and I had a play date with the Sakaguchis (mommy Tamiko, big brother David, and Kimmy - who is a couple of months older than me).  
On Saturday, daddy, mommy, and I went to a nearby outlet mall.  Although we didn't buy much, it was super fun to be outside walking around as a family.  
Not much else to tell but daddy and mommy had fun with the camera this week, so please enjoy:

Thankful for this teething ring -
although my pearly whites still have not broken through

I wont get to enjoy this swing much longer -
I will soon outgrow it

My friend, Kimmy, and I playing together

Neither of us are very happy with our mommys

Sporting my pink hat made by Mrs. Bragdon
(the mom of mommy's friend, Jenny)

I like playing with the pots and pan -
and eating them too :)

 

Playing with my pots and pans:

I've been talking a lot this week:

Mommy, help me! I've fallen, and I can't get up :)

I love turning the pages as my parents read to me: 
(although mommy doesn't actually read in the video because she doesn't like the sound of her voice on it :)

Twenty-Seven Weeks Old

This week I have acquired a new skill - I can now sit up without any help.  Sometimes I still topple over so mommy or daddy have to pad the area around me so that I don't get hurt.  I am enjoying looking at the world around me from a new perspective (instead of laying down all the time).  And another fun thing mommy and I often do is sit on the floor of the family room and play with some pots and lids that mommy has brought out for me (who needs to pay good money for expensive toys?? :) - you'll see pictures below of my playing. 


On Monday, my NaiNai came over to play with me while my daddy and mommy went out on a date.  They were so thankful to have this time together and got back in time to feed me and read me a book before bedtime. 


There were a couple of days this week that I wouldn't nap well at all and this made those days really long for mommy but other days were splendid and we had a great time.  


On Saturday, mommy and I went with daddy to work.  It was so much fun to see where my daddy goes when he leaves me during the day, and I enjoyed meeting the people that he works with.  Of course, he loved showing me off, and everyone thought I was super cute.  


New on the menu this week was peaches.  Mommy says that I have to like those since I am half Georgia-peach.  


Tomorrow (Monday) I go back to see my doc and get some more of those shots - so mommy and daddy would appreciate your prayers. 

Check out my new skill of sitting up

This picture makes my mommy laugh

I enjoy playing with my Piglet
(Thanks Choi family - I can hardly wait to meet
the newest Choi - Jonathan who was born this week)

Sometimes mommy has to catch me when I fall over

This weeks favorite toy

This was early in the week when I was just learning to sit up:

Twenty-Six Weeks Old

I have two favorite toys this week: my exer-saucer (now known as my bouncer as you'll see in the video below) and my toes.  When I'm in my exer-saucer these days, I am so much more interactive.  I've figured out how to play with most of the toys on it and I can now jump up and down in it.  Mommy and daddy just sit, watch, and laugh at how much fun I'm having.  Secondly - even though it's a bit warmer out these days (it's been in the 40s most days this week), mommy still keeps my feet covered for most of the day.  But, when it's diaper changing time, I get to enjoy my freedom (daddy lets me have this free time a lot more than mommy).  I have now discovered my feet and have even figured out how to put my toes in my mouth a few times. God gave me some great toys to play with - my toes! 


On Monday (2/6/2012), I'll be 6-months old.  A half a year!  And, I have just about outgrown all my 6-month clothes and am mostly wearing 9-month stuff.  It also means that I am now on a 4-hour eating schedule - so most days I eat around 7:15am, 11:30am, 3:50pm, and 7:40pm.  Mommy supplements her milk with solids at all the meals except the 4pm one.  This week mommy introduced me to pears - they are really tasty.  While at NaiNai's house on  Monday, she introduced me to tofu (mommy laughs because she probably never ate this stuff until she went to China in her 30's, and here I am eating it at 6 months).  I really like it and am thankful that NaiNai sent mommy home with some more for me.


Another big thing for our family this week is that we cancelled our cable subscription.  This isn't a big deal to daddy b/c he has never watched much tv but I think my mommy is going through withdrawals.  Sure, she got used to not watching it much while living overseas, but she had gotten addicted to it again in the last few years.  So, although she misses it, she knows it is a good thing and has freed up a lot of her time to do other things.   


Mommy asks that you please pray for my separation anxiety.  I am not enjoying them dropping me off at the nursery at church.  The last three weeks I've screamed until the nursery workers got mommy to come be with me.  Pray that I'll go through this transition quickly and my parents will best know how to help me through it.


Well, that's my week in a nutshell.  I hope you have had a good week.   Until next week, here's some photos and video:

Enjoying the stuffed animals in a corner of my room.
(Mommy knows I look like a boy in these blue clothes
but they were just too cute - and on sale :)

Enjoying play time in my crib after my morning nap

My new favorite toy - my TOES

Enjoying Hershey's Chocolate Sauce
(well, that's what daddy says my prunes look like)

New moves in my exer-saucer:

Talking during a diaper change: