My living doll

I love having a girl. It's so fun dressing you! I bought this crown shirt for you as one of your many gifts for your birthday and I wish they made it in my size! 

Hello Noelle~

Meet your cousin, Noelle! She was born today. Isn't she so precious? Auntie Jess had such a hard time carrying her so it's a miracle that she was born healthy and almost full term. Praise God! I can't wait to meet her in person.

We had a mini fashion show today with Kendall. I love playing dress-up with her. Your Vancouver grandma brought clothes that her friend bought for Kendall so we wanted to take a few photos of Kendall wearing them. It's a little big for her, but doesn't she look so cute??

Your grandma has gone snap crazy ever since she got here. She's been taking hundreds of photos
of you and Kendall. 

School picture day

This is what you wore to you junior Kindergarten picture day. Loving your tie ;-)

Last Korean school class

Today was your last Korean school class. The teachers requested that all the students wear white shirts and blue jeans as I think they planned on getting all the kids to do a performance for the parents. Instead of dropping you off we stayed for service and the performance. I had no clue as to what the teachers had prepared so I was pretty excited.

Here's your outfit of the day.

You love going to Korean school. This was you in the car going to Korean school. 

Kendall was eating her seat belt as usual. This girl can't keep anything out of her mouth these days!

Getting ready for the performance.

Your friend Asher was not having a good day. He didn't even want to go up to the front and sit
with you and the other classmates. He didn't end up going on stage. I felt bad because Asher's
aunt came to see him perform.

The good news is that you went up on stage. The bad news? You stood there squinting your eyes
(you tend to do that when you are uncomfortable and shy) the whole time. People in the audience
actually laughed at you because they thought you were so funny squinting like that.

Asher's little brother, Austin, was being silly.

You were getting pretty cozy with one of the teachers.

In a better mood after we went to your class. The teachers wanted the kids to play while the
parents watched. They also handed out report cards. They said that you were shy at first, but
in the end you opened up.

Later in the evening we went to your Toronto grandparents' new business as they were throwing a grand opening party for their friends and family. I also wanted to finish some bits and bobs that I didn't get to finish the last time I was there. Here's what everything looks like now:

The finished shelving

I love the teal punches of colour

A different angle

I added a couple of candle holders and a new frame with a print that I added

A different angle

Here's my paper medallion frames

And here's a close-up

Month-by-month- Month 8

How can you possibly be 8 months already??? My little baby girl is growing up way too fast.

It was quite difficult for me to take pictures of you because you kept wanting to eat your booties, lick the chair and eat your bow on your dress. I can't seem to keep you still these days. Other than that I think you look quite pretty in your little, hot pink number.

Look how pretty you are getting.
Your hair has grown a lot from last time. It's still very patchy in places, but I think you look better
now. We might get your sides feathered down today when we go to the hair salon. 

I took a quick video of you while doing your photoshoot, but as you can see you were not being a good subject matter :-/

I couldn't resist taking pictures of you just wearing your pink stockings. You look so cute!

Look at all those delicious rolls.

Another video of you trying to crawl. I swear you did it right before I shot this video, but whenever I try to capture it you end up just rolling around everywhere!

So here's what's new:

- Your top, front tooth started coming out. The one on the right-hand side. I've tried taking photos of it, but you won't let me. 

- You started to crawl today! You've been crawling backgrounds and rolling everywhere a while back, but just today you crawled forward. 

- A few days ago you went from your belly position to a sitting position.

- You are still sick :-(

- It snowed today and yesterday was the first day of Spring :-(

Buzz & Woody

Because we stayed home all day yesterday I wanted to go out and get some reprieve. Initially I was planning on putting you in daycare today as you looked a bit better than yesterday, but then I noticed your nose was still running quite a bit. Every time you sneezed a huge glob of booger came out. I decided to keep you with me so that I could watch you. Instead, we decided to visit your Toronto grandma/grandpa. I wanted to buy them lunch because they baby sat Kendall a few times- every Tuesday the last 3 weeks (Rosco had a follow-up vet appointment and I also had to meet a co-worker this past Tuesday). Plus, they hadn't seen you in a while. We ended up going to Congee Time for Chinese food. I thought we would just part ways after that, but your Toronto grandpa suggested we go to the mall. I was up for that! I'm always suggesting we go somewhere together, but your Toronto grandma doesn't want to do anything! 

While we were at the mall your grandparents bought you new gear at the Disney store. You got a backpack and rain boots. They also bought you a Lightning McQueen toy (not shown here). Thank you Aidan's grandparents!

You chose the Toy Story backpack between a Mickey Mouse, Spiderman and Lightning McQueen one.
I guess Toy Story is your favourite character du jour.

Your grandma asked me if you would like a Toy Story shirt or rain boots and I immediately said
rain boots. You already have so many t-shirts so I knew this would be a good buy.

Isn't it so cute?

Meant to be in front of the cameras

The more your personality develops I'm convinced that you are meant to go into a performing field. You love to sing/dance and pose in front of the cameras. 

Today, you ended up staying home because there was a snowstorm. Daddy decided that it was best not to take you to daycare. I was a little annoyed because daddy told me that after I had gotten you dressed for daycare. There was no way you were going to go back to bed. It didn't help that I hardly got any sleep because you and Kendall kept me up last night. Kendall woke up with poo in her diaper and then right after you woke up screaming for me. I tried to sleep after daddy left, but you were rolling around and talking in bed with me. I had to yell at you a few times to be quiet. It's been a little hard these days for mommy because Kendall's been waking up in the middle of night because she is pooing in her diaper. I think all the solid foods that she is eating is making her have bowel movements at night. And, she no longer sleeps until noon. 

So while Kendall was napping in the morning I was reading a book to you in bed. Then we were surfing on my phone and I was showing you this blog. I saw the post where I posted your new clothes that we bought you last week so I decided to try that on you at that moment. I was eager to see how the jogging pants would look on you. That's when a mini photo shoot happened. I ended up taking several photos of you trying different outfits. I just love doing that!

The H&M jogging pants are way too big on you, but I rolled it up so that you can still wear it in this shot.

Here's another one. I showed you how to do the West Coast symbol with your hands, but you could
only do the peace signs. Keke.

You look like such a hipster here.

I couldn't resist a muscle shirt so that you could show off your puny muscles. Love you!

I posted these photos on Facebook and so many people commented that I should get you to go into modeling. I'm not sure how you would deal with a room full of strangers as you are not very social. It is something to think about though… You are pretty darn cute.

These boots were made for walking- Part 2

Remember these boots that mommy bought you a few months ago from Walmart? Well, they were so poorly made that the stitching came all undone. I was so mad because they weren't that cheap either. Since it's been snowing quite a bit I wanted to get you a new pair. However, stores don't carry boots anymore as it's already the end of February. Then, I remembered last night that your Toronto grandparents had bought you Croc boots when I went to NYC with them in December 2011. I always thought they were too big for you, but when I actually put them on you this morning they fit perfectly. They are a size 9 and you were wearing a size 8 in the Lightning McQueen boots, but they still fit. Perfect!

I love how light weight they are and they don't have stitching on the toe area. That's where the
Lightning McQueen boots all fell apart. 

Kendall's 7-month checkup & a little haul

You had your 7-month check-up today. You got another 5 in 1 shot on your right thigh. I was worried how you were going to react, but other than the initial crying you were fine after 5 seconds. Here's where you're at:

Weight: 7.29kg or 16.07lbs

Height: 65.5cm

Head circumference: 42cm

According to the doctor your length is at the 15th percentile, weight is just below the 50th percentile and your head circumference is at the 50th percentile.

The photo above is a picture I took of you sitting on the doctor's scale. You were so cute smiling while naked that I couldn't resist taking a quick snapshot. I also love all the rolls.

Your brother Aidan also had a quick follow-up. Daddy took a day off from work today so that he could help me take both of you to see the doctor. Last time I was worried about his constipation- he was not having ANY bowel movements in the potty and was pooping in his pants :-S Luckily he is now going poo in the potty, just not daily. Because he is holding it for 2-3 days his poo has been HUMUNGOUS! It's so big that he would tell me it was painful and I would also see some blood in his stool. The doctor suggested I give him more fiber-rich foods. I might try baking bran muffins as Aidan loves muffins. I also asked the doctor about his peanut allergy and if he can redo his allergy test. I don't think his allergy is that severe so I'm curious to see if he outgrew his allergy to peanuts. She is going to refer me to an allergist. Also, his nose is prone to bleeding. Lately, he's been having a bloody nose almost every single night. I think it's because the air has been so dry in his room since we turn on the heater fan. He wakes up screaming my name because I think he is alarmed that his nose is bleeding. It doesn't bleed for a long time, but I'm still concerned why his nose is so sensitive. Maybe it's because I also had a lot of bloody noses when I was young? The doctor suggested I try an OTC medicine for his nose. We shall see if that works. In the meantime I have his humidifier blasting at full strength in his room.

After the doctor's appointment the whole family was exhausted. We were planning to go to the mall to buy Aidan some much-needed clothes, but we decided to go home and crash.

We all ended up napping for a few hours. When we awoke we decided to head to the mall as we didn't have time in the weekend to go- Aidan starts his Korean school tomorrow.

Here's what we got Aidan:

At H&M: I love the kids clothes at H&M. They are so cute!
I immediately was drawn to these monster tees and at $5.95 each I couldn't pass up on it.
As for the pants I absolutely ADORE THEM! They reminded me of the J Crew Saturday Pants that
I've been wanting for myself, but in a boys version. The mannequin at the store had the pants
paired with the gray monster tee and high-top kicks. It looked very cool.

At Children's Place: Not my favourite kids store, but I love their price points. I got these 2
shirts for $4.99 each! Aidan's been outgrowing all his long-sleeve shirts so I wanted to get a couple
more for his daycare. I didn't want to buy too many as spring is just around the corner.
I still have to get Aidan boots (his boots I got this past fall is already falling apart!) and maybe PJ's.

Month-by-month- Month 7

I decided to move the rocking chair that I normally photograph you in for your Month-by-month shoots to Aidan's room since his room is light-filled during the day. It's such a pleasure doing these shoots because I love dressing you in clothes that you normally wouldn't wear during the day. You have so many nice clothes in your dresser, but it's just not that practical wearing them on a day-by-day basis. 

It was hard capturing a good photograph of you because you kept wanting to eat your shoes! You are so active now. You can now sit up on your own, but you sometimes topple over so I still have to watch you like a hawk. You are now an expert roller. You still can't crawl though… You've also begun to blabber (quite loudly). You stick your tongue out and start talking jibberish. It's quite cute :-)

Here's a video of Kendall sitting in her rocking chair, not paying attention :-/