After a diet of milk, rice cereal, barley cereal, and oatmeal, k tried carrots for the first time on Tuesday. Looks like it is an acquired taste.
Wings & Things
I don’t want to jinx things, but I think k is a very well-behaved baby. As you probably know, D and I enjoy eating out. I thought this would be pretty difficult to continue once k came along, but actually it has worked fine. Today we plopped her in a restaurant high chair for the first time and she didn’t complain at all.
If you’re curious, we were at Wing Stop. We had a coupon (of course!) and tried the Original Hot, Cajun, Lemon Pepper and Hawaiian. D liked Cajun the best and I enjoyed the Lemon Pepper. D wanted to go there because he felt the “chicken wing” category on his “List” was somewhat weak. Well, this restaurant made his list!
1/2 Year Birthday
Not only is today the longest day of the year, it is also k’s six month birthday. So, it is time for a little reflection. k has been such a blessing to D and I this past half year. Sure, it’s been rough at times (especially in the beginning). However, watching her personality develop and physical progress makes it all worth it. For example, it is so cute to watch her when D comes home from work. She kicks her legs, flaps her arms and starts hyper-ventilating with a huge grin.
I made pineapple-banana cupcakes with pineapple buttercream frosting to celebrate. Of course, k couldn’t have any, but she seems pleased nonetheless.
This afternoon, k was “helping” me fold the laundry, including D’s boxers–haha. Recently she has been sticking out her tongue when she’s happy, as shown here.
More Adventures With k
On Saturday morning we headed out nice and early to play miniature golf (or “putt-putt” as D likes to say) in a fundraising tournament for WPC missions. Actually, D played, along with my parents. I pushed k around the course in her stroller, which was not an easy task.
Saturday afternoon we went to a beach party at Bolsa Chica–k’s 2nd beach!
D had his first Father’s Day yesterday and I just realized that we didn’t take a picture of him and k 🙁
I Loved Her First
But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she’d find you someday
But it’s still hard to give her away
I loved her first
–Heartland, chorus from “I Loved Her First”
D was singing this the other day and it made us both kind of sad. I know, she’s not even six months and we’re already thinking about her leaving us! I guess it’s just a good reminder to cherish every day.
Here’s k with her drooly chin having fun on the blanket made by her Great-Grandma!
At Last…She’s Sleeping Through the Night
This past week k, and consequently I, have been getting a lot more sleep at night. I think we can officially say that she “sleeps through the night” now! Although she still wakes up 1-2 times, she is able to go back to sleep by herself. We’re talking eleven hours! It seems like a miracle. I know the books say babies should be able to do that by three months, but I think k just wasn’t ready.
We didn’t do anything too exciting last weekend, but here are a couple of pictures from the past week.
k likes rolling around in our bed.
k sportin’ her new hat from Grandpa and Grandma Lim.
Top Destinations
I am excited about the new way to display my lists. Google Docs and Spreadsheets is cool. Here is a sneak preview of my revised Top Destinations list. You can see the list before it hits my cube at Mazda!
Rolling Over
This morning we found k on her stomach. We always put her to sleep on her back, so we knew she had rolled over during the night. It wasn’t a fluke, as she continued to perform this new trick throughout the day. (She’s been rolling over from her stomach to her back for a while, but back to stomach seems like a bigger accomplishment).
Memorial Day Weekend
Things haven’t gone exactly as planned so far, but we have still managed to enjoy the holiday weekend.
On Saturday, we went to Irvine Spectrum. First problem: we forgot the stroller, because D has been switching cars and *someone* didn’t put it in the trunk. Second problem: my shoes were giving me blisters so I couldn’t walk too much. Third problem: we were planning to drop off k at her Uncle’s place and watch Shrek, but the tickets for the 4 p.m. showing cost $11!! I know we haven’t been to the movies for a while, but I thought that was ridiculous. So, we just did a little shopping, scrapped the movie idea, dropped off k, and went to look at some model homes. (We’re planning to see an a.m. showing of Shrek tomorrow for $5 at AMC). Then we ate dinner with my sister and brother-in-law at Mustard Cafe (the guys had “Pastrami OC” sandwiches, which they seemed to enjoy very much).
A stranger offered to take a family picture of us at the Spectrum when she saw I was going to take a picture of just D and k. I thought that was nice and it made me think that I should offer to do that for others more.
Today we were planning to go to Huntington Beach, but ended up at Seal Beach. k seemed to be getting a lot of attention wherever we went.
Here is k with her feet in the sand for the first time.
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Restaurant List
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Restaurant List