Bella's 2nd Birthday...Where Oh Where Did the Baby Go???

Soon I will have a 2 year old in my home. She knows how to operate a mouse, click on things on a computer, and play some computer games. She knows how to host a mean tea party. She loves eating Kimchi and is finally learning that veggies are a wonderful thing to eat. She loves to be a Mommy to her dolls and stuffed animals. She loves her Hello Kitty (otherwise called affectionately Kitty). She still loves to hug. She still loves to be held. She is still very much a Momma girl but loves her Daddy as well. She loves her big brother and sister. She loves to talk on the phone.

She sings the ABC song, can count to 10 on occasion, , loves to smile and lights up the room when she does, has an infectious laugh and so much more. She loves her Omma and I know that her Omma loves her. She loves her puppy (and her puppy loves her too!!) and when she calls her puppy to come Maggie will go to her (but not to the other two kids).

We talk about puppy dogs, butterflies, Dick and Jane, letters, Elmo, Hello Kitty, her dolls, music, flowers, her wanting to help, Korea and more. We talk about her mentor, Jen, and how she came from Korea too. We still wave hi to the First Lady that Bella is on a first name basis with when she says Hi Michelle all while waving at the TV at the First Lady.

My little girl who came home 2 days before Thanksgiving was so afraid of us and then afraid that I would leave her sight so much so that she had a deathgrip on me for about 48 hours. Slowly that grip loosened to the point where she felt comfortable to have me out of her eyesight but within hearing. She took no time to warm up to her siblings and her siblings took no time to warm up to her. She slowly started solids and has had little problems except for a few allergies/intolerances that she seems to have to dairy and to berries. She disliked most veggies at the beginning but now loves beans, corn, broccoli, and a few more. My little girl who tells me every day love you and then smiles. My little girl who tells me hug me please and then says thank um afterwards.

Where did my little baby go???

She grew up into a wonderful 2 year old

~Jen

PS You'll see the traditional photos we take after the party this weekend with our family and friends.

Our Bella is Growing Up!!

Bella yesterday morning went on the big kids potty!!! Our little girl, who is 13 months old, is already going on the potty. We did the happy potty dance here in our home yesterday morning. Okay we're silly but hey it made Bella really happy to see us dancing around and clapping and cheering for her.

Am I happy that we might be on our way to getting rid of the diapers and diaper changing here?? I miss having my little boy and my little girls but I'm so glad NOT about the prospect about not having to change another diaper again too!!

~Jen

I'm a Big Girl Now....

Last weekend, Mommy and Daddy got a mattress delivered that they had ordered for me. On Monday night , I had Mommy and Daddy set up the twin bed for me. I told Daddy "Me sleep big bed" so much that they had to set it up. It was Mommy's old bed when she was growing up. It is the last thing in the set that she had saved for when she had a little girl. I got down out of the bed several times since "I awake" early in the evening after Mommy and Daddy put me to bed.

Around 10:30, Daddy came into my room to find me sleeping on the floor in front of my door. Daddy scooped me up and placed me into my bed. He gave me hugs and kisses and tucked me right back in bed.

I'm slowly getting used to this bed thing. However, last night I told Mommy that my baby sister was sleeping in Ryan's room and not in mine. Ryan agreed and added that she was going to sleep in his bed.

Now I'm working on drinking from a big girl cup this week as well. I refused to drink out of a sippy cup this morning and have started on the big girl cup thing all day today. I still will drink out of a sippy cup but ONLY when we are traveling around.

Now all I need to do is figure out this potty training thing and I'm all set.

~Katie

Growing Up

Well I asked Mommy to wear underwear during naptime about a month ago and Mommy agreed to let me. Normally when I have asked this in the past I had her put on a diaper just in case. Sometimes, I had accidents in the underwear/diaper combo. But now there is no “just in case diaper” on me. Mommy gave me strict instructions that if I needed to use the potty to tell her and she’ll help me.

Katie is too little to wear underwear yet but she has been learning to use the potty chair for a few months now. She’s been doing really well using the potty…YEAH KATIE!!!