Tristin and Isabella

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Eight is Enough

It's been a while, I know. And for many of you who may not know this, mommy wasn't the last author of the previous entry. As much as I would like to claim authorship of the last one (thought it was well-written, humorous and sweet), C gets the credit. Thanks to mom's hectic workload, daddy C swooped in and quickly, heroically cobbled together a winning entry. Clap, clap!

Since the last entry, T has grown quite a bit. He's now an avid crawler, loves to lean on things to try and stand and babbles away random consonants and vowels stringed together (no 'mama', 'papa' yet though). Bed-time has gotten tough as when T refuses to sleep (which seems to be almost every night), he will stand and smile incessantly (with his eyes closed) and squeal/yell until someone comes to pick him up. Either that or he will shed real human tears and give you the saddest face pleading for crib release. C and I are convinced that T thinks smiling means closing his eyes and widening his mouth. It's the cutest thing for sure, in particular when his eyes disappear and his dimples and two bottom teeth appear against his plump round michelin cheeks. Kinda reminds us of a happy baby hippo.

It's hard to imagine how our little pumpkin can get any cuter but he keeps doing the world injustice by acting/looking cuter and cuter. So cute, it's becoming difficult to go to work and much more exciting and rewarding to return.

Just so I don't forget when I look back - T is about 21 pounds now and drinks about 25 ounces a day. Loves his solids, in particular the food/fruit we eat. Loves to jump on mommy and daddy's bed.

Big nine month birthday coming up and because mommy and daddy missed the 7th and 8th, you'll be sure to know that a party will be happening at #336 to celebrate T's 9 months of life!! Stay tuned for pics to come. Until then, hippo hugs and kisses from T. xoxo.

I am 8 months old!

T trying to stand

Out at the park with daddy
Yo, wassup. T in his cool sunglasses hanging on da swings..
Creating choas in his crib
Laughing away

With grandpa

Pooh is soo funny!

HILARIOUS! HA HA HA!!

Me and my snot

Drool and snot

What's down there?

Standing on the couch

Mommy, do you want to stand with me?

Yo, mommy...you're a babe.

Daddy and me

Trying to pick Tia Monica's nose..

You want to see my eyes?

Tia Monica and the kids

Looking away

Tia Monica, T and E

Little Eva

Wow, did you see that mommy?

E and I are friends

E, you mind if I climb on your butt?

Playing together

Be right back with the strap...

..there you go. You put the strap on your leg...

And then massage the foot with the strap..

And then after that, you massage your cheeks..

That felt better T, thanks!

E and Teddy

E looking posh

T giving his winning smile...

T trying to get out of his crib

Pweetty pease, take me out of this crib. I don't want to seep! (see how his eyes disappear?)

Family picture with grandma and grandpa

Sunday, June 8, 2008

I'm back!

Well, Mommy's been very very busy these last several weeks with her work, so she hasn't had a chance to update my blog...so I thought I would help her out this week and give everyone a quick update of all the things that have been going on here at chez choi.

I'll be officially turning 8 months next week - yay! (my how the time flies when you're having fun)....although it seems like it's been a while since mommy and daddy had a little party for me, complete with elmo balloons and cake.

Since the last time we saw each other, it seems there has been an endless stream of new experiences and some 'firsts' that I am quite proud of if I do say so myself. Here are some highlights:

My first haircut. Mommy and daddy thought I was starting to look pretty shaggy. I guess it was the curls that were starting to hang over my eyes and ears and my cool mullet in the back that made them think so. So they took me to C's salon where I got my very first cut! It was kind of cool in the beginning, but then I got bored and started crying at the end to let everyone know that, hey, enough is enough.

Started crawling this week. Mommy was getting worried that I would never be capable of moving myself around. (Can I help it if I like flopping around on my tummy with my arms stretched out wide like I'm superman? Mobility is totally overrated.). Anyway, to calm her fears, I decided to start taking my first crawling steps. I especially like crawling toward the mirror where I can admire my own technique. Now that I've started getting the hang of this, I can see serious potential for exploring every nook and cranny of the house. Watch out world...here I come.

My favorite toy. I still enjoy the occasional session on the jumperoo, although it is starting to get so, like, '1 month ago'. Now, I'm obsessed with my new "Walkabout" toy. This is the one where I can sit in the little seat that has wheels, and walk in circles around the center table that has all kinds of fun toys attached to it. Man, sometimes I can walk around in that thing forever. I think mommy and daddy like it too, since they've placed it upstairs next to their desks where they go on doing their boring work while I'm whizzing around like a race car driver.

Met a whole bunch of fun, new people. Let's see, there was Mommy's friend Auntie M and her cool daughter miss J who came to visit us after their bike ride. And then there was Mommy's older brother J, auntie Y, and my awesome little cousin Y2 who visited from Korea and stayed with us. How fun. We'll write more about this in a separate posting.

Phew, now I'm pooped (uh oh, maybe literally). There's a warm bottle of milk downstairs that has my name on it so I'm outta here. Enjoy the pics, and I'll be back again soon.