Baby is standing!!!

Hana is standing at the ottoman and letting go while leaning in with her belly. I think she will follow the same route as Yenna where there is not a lot of crawling...just walking. It's so fun to see her happy and flapping her arms. She tried pan-fried salmon for breakfast and she loved it!

It's so strange being home all the time with her. I think that she is used to sleeping in the car for nap time so I need to change that. Yenna is back from 4 days in C'ville with the grandparents. She had a blast and it's nice having active grandparents that are happy to spend gobs of time with her and love on her. She is going to have amazing memories of her great great grandparents. She went to Aunt Anne's pond and fished with BIG grandpa. What a neat memory. I hope she can remember that.

Busy last few weeks...

It's funny...I don't know if the fall schedule suits me better because we know exactly where we're going and when we're going there. Right now, we're running all around town and the possibilities are fun to contemplate but the reality is a lot of running around.

First thing I'd like to tackle is my belly fat. Where is all this belly fat from? It is HIDEOUS!!! I need to get rid of this belly fat. I have downloaded loseit! so hopefully this will be a good tool to help me achieve my goal by Hana's first birthday.

Lists:

1.) Make DOL towers
2.) Think up what to do if there should be any activities for the kids
3.) Stop spending money on non-necessities
4.) Stop spending money on non-necessities

wow. I feel like I don't know when I got here...I have an odyssey now and 2 little girls! I am thrilled but the pace is really really fast and it seems impossible to slow down. My days consist of taking Yenna to preschool then Panera or another errand and then back again.

 at Makoto with Ems.

 Delicious mussels in broth

Ever since we've been back from St. Maarten I have not really found my groove back again. I don't feel like cooking or doing any heavy lifting or organizing. I feel like I should get it together but it's not happening so instead I will continue to move at this frantic pace and hope for the best.

Phew!!! It's already March!

Well, Emme just woke up and I fed her but in doing that I cannot go back to sleep so I will update you on the progress she is making! She does this funny funny thing when you put her in her crib she slams her two legs down on the mattress...crash***crash***crash**** crash***. She also spins around the crib, usually in a counterclockwise pattern and gets her feet stuck in the slats.

She is very interactive and loves to do the baby scream and coo. I love snuggling with her, nursing her and lots and lots of kissing. She loves her baths and has not quite learned to splash yet but she loves being in the water. I can't wait until both of the girl are in the bath together!

Yenna is in a pouty, whiny stage and it's all very very annoying!!! I don't know how to correct the behavior but we are trying to love her and spend time with her so that she knows that she is still very very special. I think that she is very affected from the baby taking away her attention. Yenna knows how to count to 20 in Korean and 20 in English. I am still speaking to her in Korean but she prefers to speak and communicate in English.

Hopefully, when she begins Korean school, she will be able to pick up from where she left off. I can only hope for that.

Next...packing for the Carribean...hopefully, we won't pack too much!

Sick Sick Sick!! and sick of being sick!

So, everyone is in some stage of the common cold...or could it be allergies? The weather is a balmy 70 degrees...What happened to winter? Last week it was two trips to the pediatrician and then a "fun" visit to Urgent Care aka Patientfirst which just opened in the Chic-filet shopping center off Route 7. One chest x-ray and drawing blood from the left big toe and right index finger we found out that Emme only has a cold. I think that visit took years off my life not to mention it was the most stressful thing we have done in a while.

I think that everyone was sick for about 2 weeks and now we have all recovered! Emme is doing beautifully and growing. She is a sweet sweet baby that doesn't even cry when she wants to eat. She starts moving her legs around and then her arms and makes a tiny grunting sound. Tonight was the first night in her crib and she is doing great. I, of course am not sleeping much at all.

MOPS!

Finally joined MOPS (Mothers of Preschool Children) and trying to get on a schedule! So far this is what I have accomplished:
1.) started tennis lessons again
2.) started personal training again
3.) working on cleaning out my closet
4.) thinking about cleaning out the loft and the upper bedroom

I think that staying home on Tuesdays is a great benefit because we are about to relax and do a project and pick up around the house. Why is laundry always seem like it's never ending?

5.) Need to organize the garage.

Sweet lil' hands...11 weeks old!

Emily has John's hands exactly! They are skinny at the top and get  fatter towards the bottom with his long thumb. She has a sunny disposition and really is "talking" quite a bit through her cooing. She loves the swing and will sleep and play in the swing for hours. She smiles and is able to turn her head and lift her head very successfully. She loves to feed and her favorite time to be up in the middle of the night is around 3 a.m. Which explains why I am writing at this time.

I know she will pick her favorite color but for now I have picked out this sweet lavender which is also the color of her room, her minky blanket and some little outfits. I love this shade of lavender. The paint color I chose for her room is a Benjamin Moore french lavender.

It's the new year and I am trying to figure out a steady schedule for all of us. Right now it's:


Monday:
9-12 Yenna at school
-Run errands-dry cleaning, Grand Mart
-Lunch out at Wegmans, home or Chic-filet

Tuesday
-Stay at home day
-laundry, organize
-do a craft project
-playdate at home

Wednesday
Yenna at school from 9-1 p.m.
-go run errands in Tysons
-Wegmans, Trader Joes
-make dinner
-Bible study at church 7 p.m.

Thursday
-playdate outside the house
-organize for weekend

Friday
-Yenna school 9-12
-MOPS every other Friday 9-11:30 a.m.

My goals for this year is to be able to stick to a budget, to be able to save, get into a schedule and workout twice a week.