From Cradle to Crib

Our baby Seoul is moving up in the world... and out of our bedroom. Sad day Sunday night. We don't like her being so far away from us. It was inevitable - 3 months old and we have to give the cradle back to grandma for the next baby to use it. I think we're handling it just fine, although I imagine it's more difficult for us than her :)

Big baby, little bed.......














..... Little baby, big bed....













There is no change to her sleep pattern with the big transition. She's been going for 8-10 hours a night without waking. Still about once a week she will wake up between 1-3 AM but generally I can put her back to sleep without feeding her. Those are the days she was overly tired from activities and not enough naps. Funny how babies are like that.

In the mornings she is super smiley and sometimes giggles/laughs. That is after she's made it out of the swaddle. Here are some morning pictures.


She loves it when I unwrap her so she can kick her arms and legs around.

What a peaceful little girl. Then she wakes and stretches her long body out.

Good morning! Stretchy Stretchy!

Tulip Festival

Saturday Seoul and I went with some friends to the Tulip Festival in Woodburn. It was a lot of fun! The fields are so beautiful! I've decided they are my 3rd favorite flower... my favorite is whatever Kelley gets me :) which is usually red roses or stargazer lilies in different colors. He has gotten me tulips once before but I'm not sure he remembers those.

I enjoyed the different varieties. They had tags next to them so people would know the variety. I have to get the Aladdin one day because that is my favorite movie :)

The Baby Bjorn was fabulous so I could walk around and not get the stroller wheels all muddy. It was a little windy so I had to shield Seoul with the blanky, but then it warmed up and was great weather.

Seoul slept during the first part of the festival and then woke up to eat.



This is a cool train / tractor. How Seoul slept through the whistle blows I'm not sure. I jumped every time it happened!

It is at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm. They have different size and color wooden shoes in different places. See below :) They have smaller ones that kids could sit in but Seoul is too little... and she was too sleepy to try.

She woke up to eat and then we walked around a little more before we left. She kept looking down... I think at her pants because of the pattern.

I couldn't resist this picture - this looks like so much fun! If only I were younger... haha. You know Seoul will be doing this kind of thing when she's older! There were lots of activities for kids - haystacks, big blow up bouncy things, pony rides, cow train rides.. lots of fun stuff.

Good times! Maybe next year we'll get some pictures of Seoul walking amongst the flowers :)

Here is the website if you're interested. It ends May 3rd. http://www.woodenshoe.com/

NCAA Tourney - THE RESULTS

For those of you who were wondering, I won again this year! 78-67. My scheme of picking randomly seems to work for me :) Neither of us picked the winning team... now that would be amazing! By the end our teams weren't in it so we didn't watch the games but it was fun. Maybe Seoul can pick teams next year with us - ha!

My favorite new outfit

My auntie (Klorissa), uncle (AJ), and cousin (Cason) got me this cute outfit for my mommy's birthday. It is my favorite! Sometimes I like to wear it all day even though it is a sleeper.



Chillin' in my new sleeper before sleepy time


My dad is SILLY!!!


Here are the cute ruffles that are on my bum!
(No babies were harmed during this photo)

Seoul's new friend; Jasper

For Easter I wanted to get Seoul a present since I knew that she would be missing out on the whole Easter basket and hunt. So I saw this adorable giraffe at Kohl's and knew that I had to get it for her. I am glad that I did because she loves it. We, well I, have named him Jasper and Seoul didn't seem to complain. Here are some cute pictures of her with her new buddy. (Note from Joo Lin: Kelley is the cool daddy that got Seoul the giraffe)


Daddy dressed me for Easter!! He likes to put accessories on me!



What part should I put in my mouth first?

Long Girl... Little Head...

Seoul had her 2-month doctor visit Monday - it has gone by so fast! Another clean bill of health from the doctor - he knows just what to say to make mommy happy :) She is holding her head up very well and is still extremely alert after every feeding before naptime. Her cooing/talking shows she is on the right track and that her brain works (whew!).

She had her shots... the first one she lay there content. The second one happened and she let out a piercing scream and it didn't stop for the third one. Once I picked her up she cried for about 30 seconds more and then was fine.

Stats:
Weight - 11 pounds, 7 ounces (75th percentile)
Length - 23 1/2 inches (90th percentile)
Head - 15 inches/38 cm (30th percentile)

We love her little head! After we found out Kelley told someone and we chuckled. Seoul gave a sad face and a little cry. Once Kelley apologized for making fun of her she was all smiles again.

Little head?

Happy Seoul!


Seoul has discovered her feet/toes in the last couple weeks. She often pushes her body forward so she can get as close to them as possible. Then she just moves them and watches intently.


I just love this face shot for some reason.

This was before the doctor appointment, waiting for daddy to come. See how happy... she didn't know what was coming :)


Lately when Seoul is in the car seat she pulls her head and shoulders forward... trying to get out maybe...? Sometimes her feet come up and she looks all scrunchy.


Intently looking at herself in the mirror.


Grandpa came to visit. She was super smiley and chatty with him.


Big girl Seoul - we are starting to pull out the clothes that are too small for her. This is the last time in these jammies :(


First nap in the crib. She loves the mobile and the bright colors. How cozy.

Forever Young...?

As of yesterday, I am officially the age women claim to be forever after what? the age of 45-ish? Is 30 so scary they chose year 29? Does that mean it will be the best year of my life because year 29 is AMAZING for EVERYONE? We shall see... I will let you know next year :) I have high hopes with this new phase of life anyway.






I woke up to this on the wall downstairs - Seoul gave Kelley the idea :) The pictures spell out Happy Birthday - great idea!

Again, from day 1 to today she has changed SO much. I can now say that from a different perspective than being an observer.



















We went to story time this morning. Seoul fell asleep on the way from the car to the room but woke up to be alert for the very end. Sleepy girl! Then I had lunch with some friends and their kids - Brittany & Randy and Jenn & Tucker. I think Applebee's is one of my favorite restaurants.



This afternoon Seoul and I just relaxed together. We sang songs and read books. I wrote in my journal while watching Aladdin... one of my all time favorite movies. Yes, I like to sing along too!

Throughout the day I got phone calls from family... lovely. I appreciate the thought.






Kelley left work early and surprised me. I got roses, cards from both he and Seoul, Sweethearts candies, the movie Alvin & the Chipmunks (I think it's hilarious), an ABC book for Seoul, and professional pictures for Seoul/the family. I'm really excited!! We had dinner at the RoadHouse (tri tip..yum!) and Kelley made me a cake.



It was a lovely day - just what I like. This past year has been eventful and wonderful and I look forward to another year of love and laughter! Thanks to a great husband and daughter for making it the perfect birthday!

I will end with a picture of Seoul, of course :)

Family Updates

Seoul is such a big girl now. I was looking at all our pictures and the change from birth to almost 2 months is incredible. She has so much personality and I believe she already has an attitude! Now she knows what she wants - don't mess with meal time or nap time or she can really put her lungs to use these days... tears included. We are working on falling asleep for naps in the cradle instead of being held/carried constantly. She sleeps well at night - the last couple weeks have been 6-8 hours consecutively each night. Last night I got 6 hours of sleep without waking every hour (after 4) to make sure she's ok. We have discovered that we both like the Baby Bjorn so I can get some things done and she can have the motion and see what is going on around her.

After bath time in her hippo towel. She loves to gaze at daddy when he holds her.

Daddy and Mommy love our little Seoul!


Chilling while mommy takes yet another photo.

We went to visit Daddy at work and had to represent Beaver pride!


Grandma Dubbee came to visit.


Seoul in her church clothes... we have discovered headbands fit her now.


Mommy and Seoul chilling after church. Seoul has a full tummy - who doesn't want a nap after that?

Update on daddy and mommy:

Daddy - Kelley is still enjoying what he does at work. He had night call last week so that kept him busy. He is in crunch time to get everything ready for the fantasy baseball draft coming up in a few weeks. With work, commuting, Seoul, and fantasy baseball his days are full and long. I will hope that his life is fulfilling these days... (he can definitely change this statement if he chooses).

Mommy - I am back to normal these days. Physically I am in a better place than I thought I would be at this point. I look forward to working out again to get my muscles toned again Fortunately with Seoul's good sleep at night I'm not too tired these days. I keep very busy playing with Seoul and trying to keep the house clean. Hopefully in the next couple weeks I can start working part-time from home if there is work to do. I am blessed with all I have.