Big Kamsahamnida to Jeff's Co-Workers

We got a surprise baby shower gift from Jeff's co-workers on Monday. And it's something we can definitely use...gift cards to Babies r Us/Toys r Us.

So if any of his co-workers are reading this...

Thank you so much for the gift or Kamsahamnida (thank you in Korean)!!!!!!!

~Jen

Do my kids sleep ever??

Okay I admit that I knew there would come a time when each one of the kids would stop napping and then I would stop getting laundry done during the kids' naptime for awhile. HOWEVER, I didn't think that Bella age nearly 10 months would be surviving on one 20 minute nap during the day like she did today. She was dancing, playing and laughing most of the day. I tried several times to get her to go down for a nap with no luck so I got nothing done. I have two loads of laundry to fold and can't fold them with a 10 month old crawling all over it. So it'll have to wait. I did manage, although I'm really not sure how right now, to get dinner on in the crockpot so it's Spanish Rice for the kiddos tonight--well at least most of us will be eating that.


Ryan, as soon as his clock says that it's after 4 pm, will come with blankie in hand down the stairs very quietly and will not utter a sound until I say "well good afternoon Ryan...how was your nap??". It's then that he'll talk to me.


Katie is fighting me because she doesn't want to take her naps at all but she really needs to take one. When she doesn't nap for me, she is miserable, clingy and crying. When she does nap, she wakes up a good, happy girl.


Of course, I prefer the miserable, clingy, and crying child. Wait, wait, wait, I need to change my mind on that answer...I need the good happy girl answer instead. Can I change my mind on this? Did I mention that I'm sleep deprived?? Can I take that test over again, please????

Okay now I remember when the kids sleep, only at bedtime. Gotta go to get some stuff done...

Wonderings...

Tonight I've been sitting here wondering many things:

(1) Who is reading my kids' blog on here? I know a few of you who are who are lurking and that's fine...I'm just wondering how many.

(2) How are my kids' foster families doing and what they are doing? We love you and miss you deeply.

(3) When can we head back to Korea?

OMG did I just type that in????

That means I got to fly again and after that horrific flight from Incheon to Atlanta you probably thought that I wouldn't do so...but alas no we want to head back to spend more time in warmer weather to see the sights, to visit again with the foster moms, to see more of Korea than what we have seen in a small 1 week trip. We need more time there...we need more time there. God help Jeff before and during the flight however.

(4) When can I head to bed before 1 am??? Looks like not tonight. And I'll be woken up in the girls' room (yes we're still sleeping in there) at 7 am. Until we have a moment to clean off our bed from our trip, we are sleeping in the girls' room on the floor.

(5) When will our kids stop getting colds and passing it on to us?? I'm tired of dealing with runny, stuffy noses.

(6) And Did I mention when can we head back to Korea?????

~Jen

Nicknames

I tend to use nicknames here in our home.

Our Ryan doesn't really have one but he is constantly told that he's a very handsome boy (잘생긴 소년).

Our Katie is 땅콩 (peanut) or 호박 (pumpkin) and now also 작은 엄마 (Little Mommy).

And last but not least, Bella is 공주 (princess).

But with the two girls, they are both our princesses. And my handsome boy is our little prince.

~Jen

Our family...

Here are some more pictures of our family...

Bella and Ryan sacking out with Mommy.

Bella stylin' a drool bib...I bet you wish you had one.

Katie "reading" a story to Bella.

Mommy napping with Bella...both getting some much needed rest.

Ryan stylin' Mommy's baby carrier...he had to have a doll in it to look just like Mommy did at the airport.

Not to be outdone but here's the Little Mommy with "Big Mommy's" baby carrier.

Big brother playing with his little sister showing her "how to play with the toy".

We hope that you've enjoyed looking at these pictures.

~Jen AKA the "Big Mommy"

One jar per meal...

Well Bella's eating is doing much better the past two days. She has been eating one 2.5 ounce jar of baby food per meal mixed directly with 2-3 tablespoons of infant cereal and drinking roughly 4-7 ounces of formula. Now you probably aren't as excited as we are but she is sleeping more through the night than before when she was just on formula.

She is also holding up her own bottle!!! Now you may not be as excited as we are but she wasn't doing this in Korea or when we first came home. I had tried to get her to hold her own bottle but our little princess would flatly drop her hands down absolutely refusing to hold her bottle. Now after some persistence on my part she is holding her bottle all by herself. Now the big question is, when should I switch her over to a sippy cup???

~Jen

Helping Mommy Feed Bella

Today I got to help Mommy feed Bella her Banana Cereal (cereal mixed with banana without any formula for those of you who don't know). She loved it. I liked feeding her as well. She ate pretty well today for Mommy and I and then again for Mommy later...2 tablespoons worth of cereal mixed directly with 2.5 oz of banana.

Unfortunately Bella is miserable on her medicine. She cries and wants to be held and then cries some more. Mommy says that things will be getting better...I hope so since I need my sleep too.

~Katie