Emma's 2yr Old Update!

It’s been almost a  year since I did an update on Emma!

She turned 2 Jan. 30^th, so she is now 25 months. At 25 months she is talking, babbling non-stop. I think because she is a fast learner it is easy to sit down and teach her new things every day. She loves learning and is definitely like a sponge. Her vocabulary has grown so much I can’t really say how many words she knows now. She is talking in sentences most of the time and expresses herself pretty well.

Her weight now is 23lbs (10 percentile). I don’t remember her height but it is also in the 10 percentile. She is a small little girl J

Eating:

She is a very picky eater! I cant get her to eat anything green. She doesn’t eat any of her veggies. She loves rice, cereal, pasta, bread, mac and cheese, fruit, yogurt and cheese. I have been worrying she is not growing enough due to her eating habits, so the doctor wanted me to provide her with more dairy and vitamins. She doesn’t eat the vitamins (even the gummy ones) and she barely finishes a cup of milk a day. L Hopefully this is just one of those toddler phases…

Sleeping:

In terms of sleeping, she is still waking up at night. After she turned 1 she slept through the night with no problem, but I think after she started to refuse sleeping in her crib, and stared sleeping on the mattress only, she started to wake up more frequently. When that started we began to lay next to her until she fell asleep. This has now caused her to become dependent on us lying next to her while she sleeps. Once she wakes up and we are not there, she will start crying. This happens at least 2-3 times a night. Luckily once we are next to her she falls right back to sleep. Hopefully before the baby arrives we can break this habit. Gotta start now.

This is her new KURA reversible bed from IKEA. She is sleeping in the bottom for now and we are using the top for storage. She likes to go up there to play as well.

Personality:

Her personality is definitely starting to develop. She is honestly a very easy and simple kid. Of course she has her toddler tantrums from time to time, but nothing that makes me feel like I can’t handle her. She is very friendly. I swear sometimes I think she can be with a stranger and not care if I’m there or not. She loves to greet people hello and goodbye even when I don’t ask her to. She loves to dance and try to sing along every time music comes on. She is so caring and loving to me and my pregnant belly. I really think she will be a great sister. She is also so funny…always makes our family laugh with her facial expressions and her funny sentences. I wish I could have a video record of every single one! She loves to say the word “together” in Korean. Always wants to do things together. It’s the sweetest thing. She is also very cautious of herself. But if she does hurt herself, she barely cries. I took her to get her 2yr blood test +  Hep B. shot and she didn’t even cry…this was done on two separate days too. The doctors were pretty impressed. However she is scared of lions, and sharks. She is currently very in to Minnie /Mickey mouse and Minions (crazy about minions). All in all she has a pretty outgoing personality. I cant wait to see how she keeps developing!

Link to her two year montage below!
https://animoto.com/play/gRoR6PQkdqO5jgcbWl51Qg

-Jess

Pre-Marriage

A few weeks ago I received an email from someone I was seeing about 3 years ago. The subject was “Hi.” That was it. I’m a very curious person so I couldn’t resist to see what this guy had to say to me after all these years. Mind you we ended on a bad note so this made me even more curious. I replied back “Hi?” and his response was that his email was sending out “Hi” messages to random people in his email list. Of course I don’t believe this, but just played along. He then went on and asked me if anything was new and how I was doing.

Within 3 years I got married and got pregnant with my 2^nd child so yes, a lot has happened but of course I didn’t mention this to him since our relationship didn’t go that deep to begin with. I told him everything was great and I hope he is doing well too. Surprisingly in the next email, he told me how he was sorry for treating me the way he did and that he was not in a good place in his life during that time to start a serious relationship. I knew this feeling because I was the same way. I was in fact in the worst condition of my life when I was with him. I told him the truth and of course since I am in no means to start anything with him, ever, I went on to tell him that I appreciated his words and wished him the best. Luckily he is not in NY anymore so I don’t really have to worry about ever bumping in to him (I worry about these things a lot). He wished me well too and told me to give him a shout if I ever went to Cali. That was the end.

These email exchanges made me reflect on my past before marriage. So much has changed so fast it feels so unreal sometimes. Even through therapy and meds., I was depressed and miserable. Everything was out of control, I’m sure if it wasn’t for my husband, I would not be the person I am today. I am truly grateful. I think all experiences, good or bad molds you to become the person you are in the present. I am definitely stronger and much more confident. Sure, I miss my pre-married life, because I was having the time of my life, but in the end of the day nothing can be better than coming home to my baby girl and loving husband. 

-Jess

Start of 2015

Im now currently 31 weeks pregnant with baby girl#2! I feel like this pregnancy is zooming by. Except for my acid reflux, I’m pretty comfortable so far. Emma has been doing great. Her speech is developing faster than I thought it would. At 24 ½ months has started to talk in sentences, knows her ABC’s and counting 1-10 in Korean and English. She also pretty much knows most of her colors and shapes as well. J We just bought her the reversible Kura bed from IKEA since we need the crib mattress for the baby and since they will be sharing a room together, getting this bed seemed to make the most sense. Right now she is sleeping on the bottom bunk and we are using the top for storage. I just wish she would sleep through the night! I don’t know why but she has been waking up at least 2-3 times a night. When she sees neither of us not lying next to her, she will cry bloody murder.

It’s been very cold in NY, I had a bad cough for about 1 month. The doctor refused to give me meds so recovering naturally took longer than I thought it would. Thankfully it didn’t turn in to something more serious. My husband started the Spring semester end of Jan so he’s been very busy with juggling work during the day and school at night We’ve been clashing for the past few weeks about so many things…it has been stressing me out. I confronted him about it but usually our talks don’t go anywhere since we are both stubborn in our own ways. It’s tough. Anyways...I guess this too shall pass as it usually does. Maybe this pregnancy is making me feel more sensitive about it though my husband will probably beg to differ.

What else is new? My company had a huge layoff last month so it’s been pretty quiet in the office. Since I am pregnant they decided to help me out and keep me until I give birth and come back from maternity leave (need the insurance), Once I come back, I will know what they want to do with me. I know I need to work but of course the mother in me wants to really stay home and watch the kids. It’s always the dilemma. Work or be a SAHM.

I haven’t been meeting up with many people since my 2^nd pregnancy. Only my best friend I try to meet every month. I used to reach out to friends first and try to keep in touch, but I guess as I get older I feel lazier? I also don’t feel like spending money going out anymore. I want to also cherish the rest of the time it will only be the three of us. We are going to become a family of 4! Seems so fast. 


New Years Day- In her traditional Hanbok :)

Celebrating the 2yr Birthday! I made her the fur vest to match her leopard dress :)

First time making a birthday cake!

We went to Myrtle beach for a long weekend in the end of Jan. Emma had a blast playing in the kiddie pool.

Happy Valentines Day! We just went out for a quick dinner since both my husband and I was sick that day.

-Jess