It's been a busy few weeks, and I've been having a hard time updating this blog now that I've gone back to work.
2 weeks ago, we went on a family trip to Atlantic City. It was our first hotel experience with Emily and I was surprisingly happy with how it went -- at first. Atlantic City is about a 2.5 hour drive from our house. As soon we got home from work Thurs night, it was a race to get everything ready. We had to pack up all of Emily's stuff, pack up our own stuff, feed her a bit, clean up, etc. All so we could hit the road as quickly as possible. We didn't end up leaving the house until close to 9pm, and I was glad that Emily was doing okay with her pushed back sleep. The car ride down to AC was pretty awesome. Emily just fell asleep in the carseat with literally no problem. Within 20 min of driving, she was out. Sy and I quietly munched on mcdonalds in the front while Emily slept and we thought to ourselves, this is awesome. When we arrived at our hotel, Sy went ahead to check in so that Emily wouldn't be exposed to too much light while we checked in, so I stayed with her in the car so she could sleep a little more. She woke up somewhat when Sy closed the car door, but she was able to fall back asleep. When it was time to get to the hotel room, Emily woke up and was curious as usual. We quickly set up her pack n play in the hotel room and immediately dimmed the lights and I did our night time routine of prayer, song, and a little rocking. At this point, it was around midnight, so she was pretty tired. After I put her down, Sy and I hid in the bathroom to wait for her to fall asleep. And she fell asleep pretty quickly! Maybe like 20 min! We crept quietly back to the room and crawled into bed to sleep. It was a huge success!
The next day was pretty great for the most part. We had breakfast in a restaurant and Emily ate pretty well in her high chair and gave me a chance to eat myself as she munched on a roll. After breakfast, we took her back to the hotel room and got her ready for a nap. It was again - very smooth sailing! I did my usual routine, Emily fell asleep within 20 min, and I quietly laid in the bed doing phone stuff while I waited for her to wake up. After she woke up after about an hour and 20 min of sleep, we got her ready to go hang out at the pool.
Emily LOVED the pool! She was a little apprehensive at first and clung to my neck. But soon after she realized she was safe, she had a blast! She was all smiles and loved splashing with her arms. On top of that, she was a natural! When I held her somewhat horizontally, she would kick her little feet in a paddling motion and would smile so happily. It was a really great time in the pool! I did notice though that Emily seemed to be getting progressively a little sicker and sicker with a runny nose that seemed to become more frequent. I had had some suspicion that maybe she was getting sick the night prior. I hoped it wasn't going to be a big deal.
After the pool time, we brought Emily back to the hotel to wash her and nap her again. Washing her was tough in the shower since she was so slippery. And then this is when the trouble began. I did my usual nap routine and put her down and that's when the hard crying began. Emily wailed at the top of her lungs and was standing up in her crib begging us to take her out. At one point, the hotel staff knocked on our door repeatedly to the point that I answered it. Turns out someone reported us and thought we had left a baby in there unsupervised. It was so embarrassing. We realized that Emily was just not gonna sleep, so we would just have to keep her awake for the rest of the night. We figured eh, no problem. She'll sleep later tonight.
We went to dinner, Emily was again fine during dinner. And finally, around 8pm, we brought her back to the room to get ready for bed. Everything seemed fine. We drank milk, we changed her diaper, we changed her clothes, etc. By the time it was bedtime, it was closer to 9pm. I did the usual night time routine and we snuck off to the bathroom again to wait for her to fall asleep.
Emily cried HARD. She was screaming at the top of her lungs. She was standing and begging for us to come and get her. Sy and I were sitting in the bathroom unsure of what to do. I was mentally freaking out listening to her cry - worrying that she was scared out of her mind - being in a foreign room and her parents are just gone. After about 20 min, I went out to go get her. She was nearly inconsolable. I rocked her for a semi-long time and then put her back down in the crib while she was drowsy. In the past, she would just drift off into sleep. Instead, it became full on wailing again as she freaked out that we abandoned her again. After a short time, I went back to go and get her, and this time, I rocked her until she fell asleep in my arms. Then I waited for her to get into a deep sleep before I put her down in the crib. My arms were KILLING me. Emily is heavy now - at least 18 lbs. It had been at least 20 min of holding her. I was feeling numb and tingly. When I put her down, I ever so gently lowered her into the crib and it was a success. Emily was asleep. By this point, it was nearly 11pm. After we felt that Emily had officially fallen asleep, we crawled into bed exhausted. Unfortunately, about 40 min later, Emily woke up crying hard again and Sy and I couldn't believe our eyes. This has never happened to our little girl! She's usually such a good sleeper! I got up to rock her and my arms were so weak already. I tried to rock her in a sitting position. But Emily just wouldn't fall asleep. She laid in my arms fidgeting and fidgeting for close to 30 min. I was so exhausted - physically in my arms and legs, but also sleepy. Finally, Sy came and tagged me out. He then rocked Emily for another 30 min and then she finally fell asleep. He carefully lowered her into the crib and slept. We thought we were in the clear. But the rest of the night - Emily literally woke up crying every hour. Sy and I got the worst sleep of our lives being woken up by her all night long. But who cares about that - our poor girl must have been so tired and exhausted if she woke up crying all night long.
Finally, morning came. I was more than excited to pack up and go home. And so began Emily being REALLY sick. Her nose was like a faucet. Her nose couldn't stop running. She grew miserable from us constantly rubbing her nose and face. We went to breakfast and luckily, she was good so long as she had bread to munch on. (On a side note, the chef of the restaurant fell in love with Emily and wanted to give her a treat. So he got fresh made donuts for the whole table bc of Emily. That girl is earning her keep by getting us free stuff!) Finally, it was time to go home. We were so scared of the 2.5 hour car ride. Emily was already so sick. She could potentially hate the car and we would be stuck for so long. But instead - Emily performed a miracle! She fell asleep pretty quickly in the car- maybe within 10 min? And then slept for 2 HOURS!!!! It was the best possible scenario! 1. She was exhausted from the worst night of sleep she's ever had. So she really needed the rest. And 2. She didn't have to hate the long car ride! We were so thankful for her miracle sleep!
That was like the craziest 48 hours we've ever been through. We had some big highs and lows, but at least we survived. Since then, Emily is still recovering. Her sleep has been poor for over a week now. She still wakes up several times throughout the night - just crying out in her sleep and then falling back asleep. We don't know what's up with her. Is it teething? Is it still this cold? But either way, Sy and I haven't had good sleep with her for almost 2 weeks now. We're both so tired all the time.
In terms of fun developments, Emily has become a talking machine! She is learning words at such a fast pace, that it's incredible to watch! While she can't pronounce most things, she's getting close to the consonants, syllables and intonation. It's pretty amazing! She pretty much mimics everything we say now, so we have to start being careful around her! The most fun thing has been the ability for us to somewhat communicate with her. She can say bba for bbang (bread); ch for cheese; meh for mool (water). So now when she whines and points, we can just ask her what she wants, and she'll tell us! It's pretty amazing! She can kind of say ddalgee (strawberry), apple, ah chagowuh (oh it's cold); ah ddooguhwuh (oh it's hot); neh (yes). Her clearest words are mama for food/bottle; kkakka for snacks; umma for mom and appa for dad. Yesterday, she learned how to say hamee (grandma) and now she's constantly asking for her grandma. On another side note, Emily now looks for people. When I was at work and Sy was home with her, she would make him walk through the house and look for me and say umma over and over. Emily always asks for appa when I'm watching her. And now I hear she calls out for hamee. It's pretty crazy to see how cognizant she's become. She's so aware of everything and truly understands us. I can't believe what a person she is becoming. But on the flipside, it also kills me that she is now aware of when we leave her and she misses us. I hate that, and it breaks my heart to have to leave her to go to work. I truly worry about when we find a nanny and she feels like we abandoned her with a stranger. Sigh, that's a whole different issue that I just can't get into now.
Emily learned how to do "no no no" by wagging her finger. She's also starting to dance a little - she waves her arm when music plays. Lastly, every once in a while, she'll stand up and stand by herself for like 2 seconds before she grabs ahold of something. While I don't think she's going to start walking soon, it's definitely coming.
Emily's eating has gone back to normal and she seems to be eating fine again. She definitely has learned what she likes and doesn't like. She will spit out what she doesn't want, and point at what she wants. But at least it's not 100% rejection anymore! Furthermore, Emily has finally learned to drink from a sippy cup! After weeks of rejecting all sippy cups and only wanting to drink from open cups (which are SUPER messy), she finally figured it out and drinks plenty of water now. I'm so proud of her!
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
From baby to toddler - 12 months week 1
When I had been preparing for Emily's first birthday, I didn't really give much thought to the fact that she was turning 1 and becoming a toddler. I assumed the transition would be easy, just like all her other transitions were, and it would be just a matter of just giving her whole milk instead of formula and giving her more solids. But boy was I wrong. Emily turned 1 on a Monday, and she suddenly became a toddler monster.
On Tues after her birthday, we took her to the doctor for her 1 year check up. Our pediatrician advised us to stop giving her formula and switch to just whole milk. So when we came home, instead of giving her usual formula, we gave her cold whole milk. She took 1 sip, and then immediately rejected it. She started crying (with tears!) every time I tried to put it to her mouth. It was so shocking! I guess I had just assumed that Emily would transition fine. She always switched formula brands easily with no problems. She switched from breastmilk to formula easily as well. I had thought this would be no different. But I was so wrong. Even her food eating suddenly flipped. She used to eat solids so well! Never had any issues with the food we gave her. She pretty much loved everything we gave her as long as it wasn't too hard to chew. But all of a sudden, she was spitting everything out. She would either let it dribble out of her mouth or she would pull it out of her mouth. Furthermore, she would be crying hysterically (oh so many tears!) because she was just hating everything I gave her. She basically would only eat the foods she liked - banana and cheese. It was just the strangest thing. Even foods she ate just fine a day ago was now horrific to her. This became super worrisome to me. Here she was - refusing to drink milk, refusing to eat her food. I was freaking out that she was going to become a malnourished little girl who would soon die from withering away from lack of food and liquid. On top of this, I was afraid that I was creating a negative association with food with all the crying. What was I supposed to do? Sy and I argued each meal because we just didn't know what the right thing to do was. Do we force her to eat bc she needs the calories and sustenance? Do we just give her food she likes? Does that mean she'll become spoiled or a picky eater? We read that when kids don't like foods, you have them try it 10x. Did that mean 10x in a row? or 10x sporadically? What the heck were we supposed to do? Sy has always been more of a tough love kind of guy, and I have been more like if it doesn't kill you, why not? So we butted heads like crazy for 2 days as we fretted over Emily's sudden change of temperament.
After a few days of hysterical crying, I decided we just needed to feed her stuff she would like. I made Emily her first grilled cheese sandwich, and it was a huge success! She was all smiles and giggles during lunch, and happily feeding herself pieces and begging for more. We had to freeze the soup I had originally made her and just make a new pot of spaghetti for her. I had to sneak in some pureed squash into pieces of toast so she couldn't taste it.
As for her milk, I started over and gave her straight up formula again. After a day of giving her formula, I felt like I had regained her trust, and then began the weaning process. I gave her 4oz of formula and 1 oz of milk for 1 day. She drank it fine. The next day, I gave her 3 oz of formula and 1 oz of milk. She again did fine. Next day, she went 50/50, then 75/25, and then finally 100% all milk. She was totally fine with the milk transition and now she is fully on whole milk alone. It's pretty crazy to me that we no longer need to make formula bottles for her anymore. It seems like a huge step towards toddlerhood.
Eventually, I DID see Emily sprout a new tooth! So it turned out she was crabby bc of her tooth! She started growing her 5th tooth - a sharp little tooth next to her bottom teeth. Now it made sense why she had been so crazy for days.
The sad thing is that over the weekend, Sy got sick, and soon Emily got sick too. She began being fussy and crabby all over again and her poor sleep began again. Sigh. Dealing with a sick baby is SO hard. I was sad because she got sick RIGHT when I needed to go back to work. I have enough guilt about my in-laws watching Emily so many times a week. And now they had to deal with a sick Emily - who is so difficult to be with. She's extra clingy, extra whiny, not a great sleeper, not a good eater, and just not happy. Luckily, it wasn't a terrible cold - not like the last one. But a cold is still a cold.
I'll post again soon to talk about Emily's fun developments. In the meantime, I just wanted to record this crazy week of Emily turning 1. SMH.
On Tues after her birthday, we took her to the doctor for her 1 year check up. Our pediatrician advised us to stop giving her formula and switch to just whole milk. So when we came home, instead of giving her usual formula, we gave her cold whole milk. She took 1 sip, and then immediately rejected it. She started crying (with tears!) every time I tried to put it to her mouth. It was so shocking! I guess I had just assumed that Emily would transition fine. She always switched formula brands easily with no problems. She switched from breastmilk to formula easily as well. I had thought this would be no different. But I was so wrong. Even her food eating suddenly flipped. She used to eat solids so well! Never had any issues with the food we gave her. She pretty much loved everything we gave her as long as it wasn't too hard to chew. But all of a sudden, she was spitting everything out. She would either let it dribble out of her mouth or she would pull it out of her mouth. Furthermore, she would be crying hysterically (oh so many tears!) because she was just hating everything I gave her. She basically would only eat the foods she liked - banana and cheese. It was just the strangest thing. Even foods she ate just fine a day ago was now horrific to her. This became super worrisome to me. Here she was - refusing to drink milk, refusing to eat her food. I was freaking out that she was going to become a malnourished little girl who would soon die from withering away from lack of food and liquid. On top of this, I was afraid that I was creating a negative association with food with all the crying. What was I supposed to do? Sy and I argued each meal because we just didn't know what the right thing to do was. Do we force her to eat bc she needs the calories and sustenance? Do we just give her food she likes? Does that mean she'll become spoiled or a picky eater? We read that when kids don't like foods, you have them try it 10x. Did that mean 10x in a row? or 10x sporadically? What the heck were we supposed to do? Sy has always been more of a tough love kind of guy, and I have been more like if it doesn't kill you, why not? So we butted heads like crazy for 2 days as we fretted over Emily's sudden change of temperament.
After a few days of hysterical crying, I decided we just needed to feed her stuff she would like. I made Emily her first grilled cheese sandwich, and it was a huge success! She was all smiles and giggles during lunch, and happily feeding herself pieces and begging for more. We had to freeze the soup I had originally made her and just make a new pot of spaghetti for her. I had to sneak in some pureed squash into pieces of toast so she couldn't taste it.
As for her milk, I started over and gave her straight up formula again. After a day of giving her formula, I felt like I had regained her trust, and then began the weaning process. I gave her 4oz of formula and 1 oz of milk for 1 day. She drank it fine. The next day, I gave her 3 oz of formula and 1 oz of milk. She again did fine. Next day, she went 50/50, then 75/25, and then finally 100% all milk. She was totally fine with the milk transition and now she is fully on whole milk alone. It's pretty crazy to me that we no longer need to make formula bottles for her anymore. It seems like a huge step towards toddlerhood.
Eventually, I DID see Emily sprout a new tooth! So it turned out she was crabby bc of her tooth! She started growing her 5th tooth - a sharp little tooth next to her bottom teeth. Now it made sense why she had been so crazy for days.
The sad thing is that over the weekend, Sy got sick, and soon Emily got sick too. She began being fussy and crabby all over again and her poor sleep began again. Sigh. Dealing with a sick baby is SO hard. I was sad because she got sick RIGHT when I needed to go back to work. I have enough guilt about my in-laws watching Emily so many times a week. And now they had to deal with a sick Emily - who is so difficult to be with. She's extra clingy, extra whiny, not a great sleeper, not a good eater, and just not happy. Luckily, it wasn't a terrible cold - not like the last one. But a cold is still a cold.
I'll post again soon to talk about Emily's fun developments. In the meantime, I just wanted to record this crazy week of Emily turning 1. SMH.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Happy 1st Birthday! Week 48 + 49 Observations
It's been a busy few weeks, and I just haven't had time to sit down to blog. Emily's dohl party was this past Saturday, so it had been a crazy few weeks as we were doing last minute preparations for her party.
Emily is talking a little now! A few weeks ago, we noticed that Emily's normal babbling seemed to be more logical now. We noticed it when I was making her bottle, which I call mama. And when I said, I'm making mama, she would say mama back. And sometimes when I was just standing in the bottle-making area, she would just say mama herself proactively. And that's when we realized that she was learning words! So in addition to learning words, she's also learned how to mimic our words a little better. I'm so proud of her! Here's what she can say: umma, abba, mama, nana, dada, kkakka, and duck. It's pretty fun to test her. I love when she does it all in a row.
Emily has learned how to gesture now. She does this little hand twirl that means pretty much 2 things. It can mean "bring this to me" or "take me there." It's pretty funny because we've essentially become her servants now. We're constantly obeying her every request. But it's nice to see that she's learning new things.
Emily is finally starting to like books now. Her favorite book is "Mama's Pajamas" that has different textured cloths on each page. She likes to touch each page. It's really sweet to see how she has memorized where the textured piece is on each page. But sadly, her attention span is still really small - so we only can get through maybe 2-3 pages before she moves on.
Emily has also started to like lying down on our couch. It's the cutest thing to see. While we're doing bottle time, she'll take a break, crawl around on the sofa, and then just lie down and smile or giggle so hard. She'll lie down and then roll over to lie down in another spot. It's so, so cute to see her roll around and just be so happy. We got a new sofa, and I think she must really like this sofa a lot. Haha!
Emily has begun to hate oatmeal/pureed foods. Feeding Emily has become a HUGE pain. She spits out food, she pulls it out of her mouth, she sometimes legit spits by going pfffff. It's been SUCH an annoying time. I dread feeding her now. So on top of her lack of milk, it's so hard to get the oatmeal down. It's become clear that she has foods that she likes, and for those, she eats it fine. She loves all fruit, gogoma, and cheese. Anything that's too tough to eat, she will spit out. We gave her bad combination of quinoa and chicken breast. It was a disaster. The chicken was too dry and she spit it out. Quinoa was too chewy and she spit it out. What a frustrating time!
Last week, Emily seemed to be going through something. She was waking up a little more at night, and she was very, very irritable. We wonder if she is teething or going through a growth spurt. She has suddenly outgrown her clothes, so we know she's getting taller. But maybe it's also teeth? She still only has 4 teeth, so there's definitely more to come.
2 weeks ago, it was my birthday. It was my first birthday as a mother, and man, it made me realize how much life changes when you're a mom. In years past, I loved my birthday so much. The more outings I had with friends, the better. I wanted to eat good food, have lots of desserts, get lots of presents. This year, I barely went out for my birthday. I went to 1 dinner with friends, and 1 night out with Sy. I even barely got any gifts. But the crazy thing was - there was nothing I really wanted. When Sy would ask me what I wanted for my birthday, I couldn't think of anything. I just didn't care. My birthday is basically any old day now when you have a baby. And because Emily's birthday is so close to mine, I basically was just too busy working on her party to think of anything else. All I wanted was a picture of me and Emily blowing out a candle. And that's what I got! And that was all I needed. Sy and I did get to go out though, which was nice. We went to Peter Luger's steakhouse - my first time. It was delicious and really nice to get out without Emily.
Emily's Dohl Party was this past Saturday, and man, it has been a crazy time preparing for it. I basically was doing something for her dohl every day for the past month. Whether it was going to a different store each day to buy something else, or ordering something online for her party. I pinterest-researched for weeks, designed all the tables, and worked so hard to stay on low budget. I wanted everything to look beautiful without spending a fortune. It was a lot of hard work, but everything turned out great! Emily's dohl table ended up looking beautiful, and all the guests enjoyed the food and venue. The best part though was Emily's doljabi event. She did SUCH a great job! I think because she had been held in people's arms for several hours, it was such a joy for her to finally be put down on the ground to crawl. And then to see a whole bunch of toys in front of her, she was not shy at all to go towards the doljabi items. Emily eagerly crawled to the toys, selected the pen - and victoriously thrust it in the air! Everyone cheered and laughed at how great she was! And then for her second item, she happily selected the money and thrust it in the air with triumph again! Everyone cheered again and she was so fine! She didn't cry from all the attention, she didn't freeze up. She was just her usual self, and it was so wonderful to see her so adorable. I was so proud of my little girl. She's just the best.
Overall, planning and executing Emily's party was quite a lot of work. I wonder how I'll ever do this again if we have a 2nd child. It was manageable to do because I was unemployed and able to go out nearly everyday to buy something. How on earth would I do this with a 2nd child and a job? Who knows? I guess I'll have to cross that bridge when I get there.
In the meantime, I can't believe I have a 1 year old. We did it! We made it to Emily's first birthday! It went by so fast. I can still very vividly remember my contractions, and going to the hospital. I can still vividly remember Emily as a few weeks old and rocking her around the house. How did an entire year go by? The saying is right - the days are long, but the years are short. I can't believe Emily is no longer a baby - but a toddler! She's been such a joy to our lives. I can't imagine life without her. And yes, there are hard days, but we still miss her every night after we put her to bed. She's the best thing that's ever happened to us and I thank God every day for her.
Emily is talking a little now! A few weeks ago, we noticed that Emily's normal babbling seemed to be more logical now. We noticed it when I was making her bottle, which I call mama. And when I said, I'm making mama, she would say mama back. And sometimes when I was just standing in the bottle-making area, she would just say mama herself proactively. And that's when we realized that she was learning words! So in addition to learning words, she's also learned how to mimic our words a little better. I'm so proud of her! Here's what she can say: umma, abba, mama, nana, dada, kkakka, and duck. It's pretty fun to test her. I love when she does it all in a row.
Emily has learned how to gesture now. She does this little hand twirl that means pretty much 2 things. It can mean "bring this to me" or "take me there." It's pretty funny because we've essentially become her servants now. We're constantly obeying her every request. But it's nice to see that she's learning new things.
Emily is finally starting to like books now. Her favorite book is "Mama's Pajamas" that has different textured cloths on each page. She likes to touch each page. It's really sweet to see how she has memorized where the textured piece is on each page. But sadly, her attention span is still really small - so we only can get through maybe 2-3 pages before she moves on.
Emily has also started to like lying down on our couch. It's the cutest thing to see. While we're doing bottle time, she'll take a break, crawl around on the sofa, and then just lie down and smile or giggle so hard. She'll lie down and then roll over to lie down in another spot. It's so, so cute to see her roll around and just be so happy. We got a new sofa, and I think she must really like this sofa a lot. Haha!
Emily has begun to hate oatmeal/pureed foods. Feeding Emily has become a HUGE pain. She spits out food, she pulls it out of her mouth, she sometimes legit spits by going pfffff. It's been SUCH an annoying time. I dread feeding her now. So on top of her lack of milk, it's so hard to get the oatmeal down. It's become clear that she has foods that she likes, and for those, she eats it fine. She loves all fruit, gogoma, and cheese. Anything that's too tough to eat, she will spit out. We gave her bad combination of quinoa and chicken breast. It was a disaster. The chicken was too dry and she spit it out. Quinoa was too chewy and she spit it out. What a frustrating time!
Last week, Emily seemed to be going through something. She was waking up a little more at night, and she was very, very irritable. We wonder if she is teething or going through a growth spurt. She has suddenly outgrown her clothes, so we know she's getting taller. But maybe it's also teeth? She still only has 4 teeth, so there's definitely more to come.
2 weeks ago, it was my birthday. It was my first birthday as a mother, and man, it made me realize how much life changes when you're a mom. In years past, I loved my birthday so much. The more outings I had with friends, the better. I wanted to eat good food, have lots of desserts, get lots of presents. This year, I barely went out for my birthday. I went to 1 dinner with friends, and 1 night out with Sy. I even barely got any gifts. But the crazy thing was - there was nothing I really wanted. When Sy would ask me what I wanted for my birthday, I couldn't think of anything. I just didn't care. My birthday is basically any old day now when you have a baby. And because Emily's birthday is so close to mine, I basically was just too busy working on her party to think of anything else. All I wanted was a picture of me and Emily blowing out a candle. And that's what I got! And that was all I needed. Sy and I did get to go out though, which was nice. We went to Peter Luger's steakhouse - my first time. It was delicious and really nice to get out without Emily.
Emily's Dohl Party was this past Saturday, and man, it has been a crazy time preparing for it. I basically was doing something for her dohl every day for the past month. Whether it was going to a different store each day to buy something else, or ordering something online for her party. I pinterest-researched for weeks, designed all the tables, and worked so hard to stay on low budget. I wanted everything to look beautiful without spending a fortune. It was a lot of hard work, but everything turned out great! Emily's dohl table ended up looking beautiful, and all the guests enjoyed the food and venue. The best part though was Emily's doljabi event. She did SUCH a great job! I think because she had been held in people's arms for several hours, it was such a joy for her to finally be put down on the ground to crawl. And then to see a whole bunch of toys in front of her, she was not shy at all to go towards the doljabi items. Emily eagerly crawled to the toys, selected the pen - and victoriously thrust it in the air! Everyone cheered and laughed at how great she was! And then for her second item, she happily selected the money and thrust it in the air with triumph again! Everyone cheered again and she was so fine! She didn't cry from all the attention, she didn't freeze up. She was just her usual self, and it was so wonderful to see her so adorable. I was so proud of my little girl. She's just the best.
Overall, planning and executing Emily's party was quite a lot of work. I wonder how I'll ever do this again if we have a 2nd child. It was manageable to do because I was unemployed and able to go out nearly everyday to buy something. How on earth would I do this with a 2nd child and a job? Who knows? I guess I'll have to cross that bridge when I get there.
In the meantime, I can't believe I have a 1 year old. We did it! We made it to Emily's first birthday! It went by so fast. I can still very vividly remember my contractions, and going to the hospital. I can still vividly remember Emily as a few weeks old and rocking her around the house. How did an entire year go by? The saying is right - the days are long, but the years are short. I can't believe Emily is no longer a baby - but a toddler! She's been such a joy to our lives. I can't imagine life without her. And yes, there are hard days, but we still miss her every night after we put her to bed. She's the best thing that's ever happened to us and I thank God every day for her.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Milk Strike - Week 47 Observations
It's been another tough week of Emily's milk intake. She's still not drinking much milk, and it genuinely concerns me. I don't want her to be a small baby, but genetically, I know she's likely to be small since I'm small myself. But it stinks that she won't even drink her milk to help the situation! I am dreading our 1 year doctors appointment because I'm scared the pediatrician will tell us that Emily is very underweight or under-height. But on the other hand, I also can't wait for the doctor to tell us it's okay to start Emily on regular adult food and stop drinking so much milk. The constant figuring out how to get more milk in her is exhausting!
This isn't a new development, but it's something I've noticed for a little while. Emily doesn't have a desire to walk anymore. We had a lot of fun using that big amazon box in the beginning. But for a while now, she hasn't had any desire to walk. She cruises just fine. She even goes from one big piece of furniture to the next all via cruising. But as soon as we try to hold her arms up to help her walk, nada. If we put her in front of the amazon box, she'll sit down. It's so strange how this happened. I had been so sure she would be an early walker. But I guess she's going to be a delayed walker after all. I guess it makes sense - she's been delayed with everything else. Why not this?
Also, another thing I forgot to record was the fact that Emily's 4th tooth finally came in! I think it happened during her cold. So it was a double whammy of being sick and also teething. Emily's teeth have been so delayed (in my opinion). She now finally has her top 2 teeth growing in, and is now finally starting to be able to bite down on things. It really caused us to have to delay the kinds of food we gave her since she was unable to chew for so long. I'm excited to finally be able to make her some more normal foods!
Some random developments: Whenever I go get Emily after she wakes up, she always grabs her duck stuffed animal and holds it up to me. It's as if to say, "look umma! it's duck!" It's so cute how she immediately grabs it to show me. She also grabs her lovey to show me that as well. It's really sweet.
We genuinely think Emily knows the word appa. It's her favorite word to say all day long. But I think she still knows that it means her dad because she says it when she hears him come home and open the door. I hope she does know this word bc it's really cute to hear her call him. But in general, we just think she understands us more now. When Sy says, Emily, I'm going to watch baby shark on my phone, she drops what she's doing and goes to him so she can watch it together. When we mention the word kkakka, she definitely starts looking for her snacks.
Even certain routines, I feel like she's starting to remember more. At night, before I put her to bed, she now knows to always wave goodbye to Sy as we walk down the hallway to her bedroom. For a small window of time, I felt like she started to lie down once I gave her her favorite pen for diaper change. It's like she knew that the pen meant diaper change time.
Although, there are some routines/tasks she is not enjoying anymore. 1. She doesn't like it when I brush her teeth anymore. She purses her lips and won't open her mouth. How on earth did she figure that out!? 2. She won't drink water anymore. Back around the 6 months period, she happily drank from her sippy cup. Then she one day just stopped. I recently bought her a new sippy cup, the kind with a small hole for her to drink water out of. She happily drank from that for a few weeks. And now she's stopped again. I'm so worried that she's dehydrated bc she keeps getting cracked lips that bleed. I feel like with her decreased milk intake, plus no water intake, she's gotta be dehydrated! Oy, this girl. It's always something with her!
Let's hope for some improved eating soon!
This isn't a new development, but it's something I've noticed for a little while. Emily doesn't have a desire to walk anymore. We had a lot of fun using that big amazon box in the beginning. But for a while now, she hasn't had any desire to walk. She cruises just fine. She even goes from one big piece of furniture to the next all via cruising. But as soon as we try to hold her arms up to help her walk, nada. If we put her in front of the amazon box, she'll sit down. It's so strange how this happened. I had been so sure she would be an early walker. But I guess she's going to be a delayed walker after all. I guess it makes sense - she's been delayed with everything else. Why not this?
Also, another thing I forgot to record was the fact that Emily's 4th tooth finally came in! I think it happened during her cold. So it was a double whammy of being sick and also teething. Emily's teeth have been so delayed (in my opinion). She now finally has her top 2 teeth growing in, and is now finally starting to be able to bite down on things. It really caused us to have to delay the kinds of food we gave her since she was unable to chew for so long. I'm excited to finally be able to make her some more normal foods!
Some random developments: Whenever I go get Emily after she wakes up, she always grabs her duck stuffed animal and holds it up to me. It's as if to say, "look umma! it's duck!" It's so cute how she immediately grabs it to show me. She also grabs her lovey to show me that as well. It's really sweet.
We genuinely think Emily knows the word appa. It's her favorite word to say all day long. But I think she still knows that it means her dad because she says it when she hears him come home and open the door. I hope she does know this word bc it's really cute to hear her call him. But in general, we just think she understands us more now. When Sy says, Emily, I'm going to watch baby shark on my phone, she drops what she's doing and goes to him so she can watch it together. When we mention the word kkakka, she definitely starts looking for her snacks.
Even certain routines, I feel like she's starting to remember more. At night, before I put her to bed, she now knows to always wave goodbye to Sy as we walk down the hallway to her bedroom. For a small window of time, I felt like she started to lie down once I gave her her favorite pen for diaper change. It's like she knew that the pen meant diaper change time.
Although, there are some routines/tasks she is not enjoying anymore. 1. She doesn't like it when I brush her teeth anymore. She purses her lips and won't open her mouth. How on earth did she figure that out!? 2. She won't drink water anymore. Back around the 6 months period, she happily drank from her sippy cup. Then she one day just stopped. I recently bought her a new sippy cup, the kind with a small hole for her to drink water out of. She happily drank from that for a few weeks. And now she's stopped again. I'm so worried that she's dehydrated bc she keeps getting cracked lips that bleed. I feel like with her decreased milk intake, plus no water intake, she's gotta be dehydrated! Oy, this girl. It's always something with her!
Let's hope for some improved eating soon!
Monday, January 14, 2019
Sick and tired - literaly - Week 45+46 Observations
It's been another crazy 2 weeks for the family! Emily and I got pretty sick and it's been a long journey back to health. Shortly after New Year's day, Emily had a small runny nose issue. She didn't have any other symptoms, so I thought she was mostly okay. But then her sleep became terrible! Emily had her first runny nose on a Wed. Then on Thurs, she refused to sleep all morning. I had an interview that day, so I was at her grandparents' house. Emily eventually slept at like noon - but only for 40 min. That was the beginning of her poor sleep stretch. For days, Emily had trouble sleeping during naps. At night, Emily would wake up nearly every hour either coughing or just crying. It was the most tiring time for me and Sy as we got poor sleep as a result of her poor sleep.
Then on Sunday, I started feeling pretty sick myself. I had inevitably caught her cold. I ended up sleeping several naps that day while Sy took care of Emily so I could sleep. Emily's mucus was pretty green by this point, and so was mine. On Monday, I lost my voice and it was such a struggle to take care of Emily. While I was physically mostly okay, just fatigued, it was so hard to not talk to her. She needs me to talk to her and play with her, but my voice just hurt so much. On top of that, Sy's sister had suggested that maybe we rock Emily to sleep since she's sick. And I began to rock her to sleep for naps. While it was sweet to be able to rock her to sleep like the old days, and see her drift off into dreamland and breathe so peacefully, it was also really tiring. Emily is like 18 pounds now, so rocking her steadily for 15-20 min at time was hard on my arms. My arms would go numb and ache. I was fatigued myself from being sick, so it was doubly hard. Finally, on Wed, Sy took a sick day and took care of us both of us so we could get better. Emily was still not sleeping well at night, and still needing to be rocked for naps. It was a very long week.
Emily and I are feeling better. We may not be 100% better still, but at least we're no longer with green mucus. Emily is sleeping through the night without crying or waking up to coughs, so that's good. We've been able to get some more rest. I'm trying to retrain her to nap without the rocking. That's a tough one to overcome. It becomes a mental struggle of trying to figure out what's more important - getting more sleep throughout the day by helping her to fall asleep or to train her to sleep on her own.
Oh and on top of all of this, Emily went back to eating SOOO poorly again. We've had to supplement all of her leftover milk with oatmeal and it's been so stressful to make sure she's getting enough milk in her day. She just hates milk now. While she didn't do the screaming she did the last cold, the lack of appetite for milk was tough to deal with. We're still dealing with the aftermath of it. I hope she starts drinking all her milk soon.
In terms of development, Emily has learned how to ask us to do things repetitively. There are 2 crinkle books she has, and she has figured out how to ask us to read it to her over and over again. While the repetition is annoying - it's really sweet to see her want to do something again and to ask us to do it. I also got her a baby shark book that has buttons to play songs. She has learned how to ask us to help her push the buttons. I somewhat regret buying this book bc it's so annoying to listen to the songs. But I also love seeing the joy in her face.
Emily has sadly now realized we put pins her hair and she hates it. She is constantly trying to pull out any hair pin. She even pulls out phantom hair pins and is constantly grabbing her head to make sure nothing is there. This is concerning me a lot bc a) she needs to have the hair out of her face! and b) what are we gonna do when it's her birthday party and I want to put a nice pin in her hair?? I really hope she grows out of this!
Despite being sick, I've been furiously working and prepping for Emily's dohl party. It's been an exhausting time of making dohl towers. The first tower only took 3 days. The 2nd tower took much longer bc I was sick and also bc I was painting the beans and that was a huge time suck. Planning the rest of her party has been a non-stop task. I've been researching everything and it's tedious work. While I'm glad that I am unemployed so that I can party plan, I also wish that this wasn't so much work period! Well, just a month left to plan out all the details!
Okay, time to go and rest up before my little monster wakes up!
Then on Sunday, I started feeling pretty sick myself. I had inevitably caught her cold. I ended up sleeping several naps that day while Sy took care of Emily so I could sleep. Emily's mucus was pretty green by this point, and so was mine. On Monday, I lost my voice and it was such a struggle to take care of Emily. While I was physically mostly okay, just fatigued, it was so hard to not talk to her. She needs me to talk to her and play with her, but my voice just hurt so much. On top of that, Sy's sister had suggested that maybe we rock Emily to sleep since she's sick. And I began to rock her to sleep for naps. While it was sweet to be able to rock her to sleep like the old days, and see her drift off into dreamland and breathe so peacefully, it was also really tiring. Emily is like 18 pounds now, so rocking her steadily for 15-20 min at time was hard on my arms. My arms would go numb and ache. I was fatigued myself from being sick, so it was doubly hard. Finally, on Wed, Sy took a sick day and took care of us both of us so we could get better. Emily was still not sleeping well at night, and still needing to be rocked for naps. It was a very long week.
Emily and I are feeling better. We may not be 100% better still, but at least we're no longer with green mucus. Emily is sleeping through the night without crying or waking up to coughs, so that's good. We've been able to get some more rest. I'm trying to retrain her to nap without the rocking. That's a tough one to overcome. It becomes a mental struggle of trying to figure out what's more important - getting more sleep throughout the day by helping her to fall asleep or to train her to sleep on her own.
Oh and on top of all of this, Emily went back to eating SOOO poorly again. We've had to supplement all of her leftover milk with oatmeal and it's been so stressful to make sure she's getting enough milk in her day. She just hates milk now. While she didn't do the screaming she did the last cold, the lack of appetite for milk was tough to deal with. We're still dealing with the aftermath of it. I hope she starts drinking all her milk soon.
In terms of development, Emily has learned how to ask us to do things repetitively. There are 2 crinkle books she has, and she has figured out how to ask us to read it to her over and over again. While the repetition is annoying - it's really sweet to see her want to do something again and to ask us to do it. I also got her a baby shark book that has buttons to play songs. She has learned how to ask us to help her push the buttons. I somewhat regret buying this book bc it's so annoying to listen to the songs. But I also love seeing the joy in her face.
Emily has sadly now realized we put pins her hair and she hates it. She is constantly trying to pull out any hair pin. She even pulls out phantom hair pins and is constantly grabbing her head to make sure nothing is there. This is concerning me a lot bc a) she needs to have the hair out of her face! and b) what are we gonna do when it's her birthday party and I want to put a nice pin in her hair?? I really hope she grows out of this!
Despite being sick, I've been furiously working and prepping for Emily's dohl party. It's been an exhausting time of making dohl towers. The first tower only took 3 days. The 2nd tower took much longer bc I was sick and also bc I was painting the beans and that was a huge time suck. Planning the rest of her party has been a non-stop task. I've been researching everything and it's tedious work. While I'm glad that I am unemployed so that I can party plan, I also wish that this wasn't so much work period! Well, just a month left to plan out all the details!
Okay, time to go and rest up before my little monster wakes up!
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Week 43 + 44 Observations
The past 2 weeks have been busy because it was Christmas and New Years. It's crazy how the holidays have come and gone. They were busy and full of developments for Emily!
1. Emily does this strange but funny thing with her arm these days. She outstretches it like she's reaching for the stars or something. We couldn't understand what it meant for days, and we still don't! Sometimes she holds objects and thrusts her arm in the air with the object in hand. So we wonder, if she presenting the object? Sometimes we wonder if it's her way of pointing? And the funniest part is that sometimes she makes a really "ugly" face when she does this arm thing. She scrunches her face and mouth and we laugh so hard when she does that. We're like, "what's with your face??" It's been super funny. We don't know what it means, but it's cute as heck!
2. Emily has recently figured out how to click her tongue. She does it all the time now. It's so fascinating because how did she learn to do that? We never do that in front of her. So it's not like she's mimicking us. Babies are fascinating!
3. We've discovered that Emily is scared of dogs. For christmas, we were at Sy's cousin's house, and there were 2 small dogs roaming the house. Emily was curious about them and would watch them carefully. But if they got close to her, she would start swatting at them to get away from her and would start whining/crying to beg us to protect her. It was pretty cute to see. I've never seen her afraid of anything. So it was really interesting to see.
4. Emily has become a cruising and climbing machine. For Christmas, Emily got her first little monogrammed arm chair. She has been absolutely loving climbing this chair and climbing onto the shelf next to it. But even without this chair, she spends her day just climbing and cruising one thing after another. She cruises along our dining bench, the sofa, the ottoman, the rocking chair, her walker, any bookshelf, etc. It's been a bit exhausting watching her now bc we move around so much now. But I'm glad she's an active girl and is getting better and better at walking.
5. Emily has become such a giggly girl. She just giggles by herself at nothing. It's so infectious! When she laughs, we can't help but laugh. And vice versa too! If she hears us laughing, she joins in and giggles and laughs along with us! It's been such a sweet and fun 2 weeks of laughing together as a family.
6. We think Emily has figured out how to wave hi and bye now. She's not super skilled at it yet, but I think it's stemmed from her ability to mimic us. So now when we wave hi and bye, she does it back. She doesn't do it every time, but getting better and better!
7. We also think Emily can understand the word "no" now. It's been really funny to see her react when we say No Emily! She immediately stops what she's doing and looks over at us. I would say most of the time, she stops doing what she was doing and moves on to something else. But it's hard when it's something she really wants to do - i.e. eat snacks. But either way, it's SOO crazy to me that she can understand us now. I mean, I know she was always able to understand us this whole time. But the fact that she can react and respond in a more cognizant way is so mind blowing. Watching her turn into a little person is so incredibly fascinating to me.
Overall, it was nice to experience our first Christmas with Emily. Poor girl was put through a lot of tough days and nights bc of the holidays. She basically had her sleep interrupted for like 5 days straight. She got so little sleep for so many days. But she was a great trooper as usual and was in pretty good spirits with family and friends. It was sweet to wake up Christmas morning and have Emily join me and Sy in our usual Christmas morning tradition. She may have third wheeled us, but she was so welcome. It was adorable to watch her open her gifts, rip wrapping paper, smile at us when she tried out her new toys. It made me realize that Christmas truly is a holiday for children - not adults. I've never felt happier than watching Emily play with new toys than any gift I've ever received for myself.
For New Year's day, Emily participated in her very first saebae. And she did great! She was able to somehow do the bow despite not knowing what the heck she was doing. She just kind of did it on her own! Normally, I kind of hate the saebae tradition. I find it really degrading to bow to someone. But I gotta say, when it's small children like babies or even a 5 year old, it's pretty cute. It's more funny than it is traditional.
This holiday season will probably be the most memorable bc it was our first with Emily. She developed so much in the blink of an eye in the past 2 weeks. I wish I could bottle all of this up and remember it forever. Hopefully, this blog entry will keep it alive for me.
1. Emily does this strange but funny thing with her arm these days. She outstretches it like she's reaching for the stars or something. We couldn't understand what it meant for days, and we still don't! Sometimes she holds objects and thrusts her arm in the air with the object in hand. So we wonder, if she presenting the object? Sometimes we wonder if it's her way of pointing? And the funniest part is that sometimes she makes a really "ugly" face when she does this arm thing. She scrunches her face and mouth and we laugh so hard when she does that. We're like, "what's with your face??" It's been super funny. We don't know what it means, but it's cute as heck!
2. Emily has recently figured out how to click her tongue. She does it all the time now. It's so fascinating because how did she learn to do that? We never do that in front of her. So it's not like she's mimicking us. Babies are fascinating!
3. We've discovered that Emily is scared of dogs. For christmas, we were at Sy's cousin's house, and there were 2 small dogs roaming the house. Emily was curious about them and would watch them carefully. But if they got close to her, she would start swatting at them to get away from her and would start whining/crying to beg us to protect her. It was pretty cute to see. I've never seen her afraid of anything. So it was really interesting to see.
4. Emily has become a cruising and climbing machine. For Christmas, Emily got her first little monogrammed arm chair. She has been absolutely loving climbing this chair and climbing onto the shelf next to it. But even without this chair, she spends her day just climbing and cruising one thing after another. She cruises along our dining bench, the sofa, the ottoman, the rocking chair, her walker, any bookshelf, etc. It's been a bit exhausting watching her now bc we move around so much now. But I'm glad she's an active girl and is getting better and better at walking.
5. Emily has become such a giggly girl. She just giggles by herself at nothing. It's so infectious! When she laughs, we can't help but laugh. And vice versa too! If she hears us laughing, she joins in and giggles and laughs along with us! It's been such a sweet and fun 2 weeks of laughing together as a family.
6. We think Emily has figured out how to wave hi and bye now. She's not super skilled at it yet, but I think it's stemmed from her ability to mimic us. So now when we wave hi and bye, she does it back. She doesn't do it every time, but getting better and better!
7. We also think Emily can understand the word "no" now. It's been really funny to see her react when we say No Emily! She immediately stops what she's doing and looks over at us. I would say most of the time, she stops doing what she was doing and moves on to something else. But it's hard when it's something she really wants to do - i.e. eat snacks. But either way, it's SOO crazy to me that she can understand us now. I mean, I know she was always able to understand us this whole time. But the fact that she can react and respond in a more cognizant way is so mind blowing. Watching her turn into a little person is so incredibly fascinating to me.
Overall, it was nice to experience our first Christmas with Emily. Poor girl was put through a lot of tough days and nights bc of the holidays. She basically had her sleep interrupted for like 5 days straight. She got so little sleep for so many days. But she was a great trooper as usual and was in pretty good spirits with family and friends. It was sweet to wake up Christmas morning and have Emily join me and Sy in our usual Christmas morning tradition. She may have third wheeled us, but she was so welcome. It was adorable to watch her open her gifts, rip wrapping paper, smile at us when she tried out her new toys. It made me realize that Christmas truly is a holiday for children - not adults. I've never felt happier than watching Emily play with new toys than any gift I've ever received for myself.
For New Year's day, Emily participated in her very first saebae. And she did great! She was able to somehow do the bow despite not knowing what the heck she was doing. She just kind of did it on her own! Normally, I kind of hate the saebae tradition. I find it really degrading to bow to someone. But I gotta say, when it's small children like babies or even a 5 year old, it's pretty cute. It's more funny than it is traditional.
This holiday season will probably be the most memorable bc it was our first with Emily. She developed so much in the blink of an eye in the past 2 weeks. I wish I could bottle all of this up and remember it forever. Hopefully, this blog entry will keep it alive for me.
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Replenishing the sleep bank - Week 42 Observations
Last week was another busy week for us - but again in a sad way. On Tuesday, Sy's uncle passed away. It was very sudden and came out of the blue. It became another whirlwind week for us as we made funeral arrangements and what not.
On Wed evening, we brought Emily with us to the funeral service. We decided not to leave her at home again since she's shown to be able to stay up a little longer. She did great and didn't get cranky at all until we finally got home around 9:30pm. She was a real trooper for staying up so late. On Thurs morning, we went to the burial and again put Emily through no sleep. She was again a pretty good trooper and lasted until we got her home around 2:30pm. Poor girl was so sleep deprived.
On top of that, we took Emily out on Sat into the city for a baby shower. Poor girl was awake for 4 hours, and then only slept 20 min in the car. And bc she was so exhausted, she couldn't fall asleep again for a nap. She ended up only sleeping 1 hour 50 min in total that day. She was so exhausted that on Sunday, she napped for 4.5 hours. We felt bad bc it was literally 5 days straight of not getting enough sleep. But she survived, and I'm glad she's relatively okay.
Emily's eating has been very tough this week. We're not sure if it's bc she's finally teething again or if it was the constant exhaustion. But regardless, she just kept crying and being very difficult when we fed her solids. She would swat at the spoon getting food everywhere. She would cry and try to get out of her seat. She was so miserable. So on top of her drinking less milk in general, she was also not eating as much. I was pretty concerned for a while.
When I say that Emily is finally teething again - I forgot to mention that Emily's teeth have been somewhat delayed. She sprouted 2 teeth a while ago - maybe month 7? And since then, no new teeth have come out. But she's been doing this thing where she's been biting her top lip a lot. So I'm hoping that maybe it's finally happening.
In terms of Emily's developments, she's definitely getting better and better at everything. She crawls on her hands and knees more frequently now. She pulls herself up onto everything. She can cruise with confidence now. Overall, I'm pretty proud of her! I don't know if she'll be able to walk by the time she's 1, but here's hoping!
We also finally booked Emily's dohl venue! I can't believe we're actually starting to plan this thing. It's pretty crazy that in 2 months, Emily will be 1 year old. Time really flies.
On Wed evening, we brought Emily with us to the funeral service. We decided not to leave her at home again since she's shown to be able to stay up a little longer. She did great and didn't get cranky at all until we finally got home around 9:30pm. She was a real trooper for staying up so late. On Thurs morning, we went to the burial and again put Emily through no sleep. She was again a pretty good trooper and lasted until we got her home around 2:30pm. Poor girl was so sleep deprived.
On top of that, we took Emily out on Sat into the city for a baby shower. Poor girl was awake for 4 hours, and then only slept 20 min in the car. And bc she was so exhausted, she couldn't fall asleep again for a nap. She ended up only sleeping 1 hour 50 min in total that day. She was so exhausted that on Sunday, she napped for 4.5 hours. We felt bad bc it was literally 5 days straight of not getting enough sleep. But she survived, and I'm glad she's relatively okay.
Emily's eating has been very tough this week. We're not sure if it's bc she's finally teething again or if it was the constant exhaustion. But regardless, she just kept crying and being very difficult when we fed her solids. She would swat at the spoon getting food everywhere. She would cry and try to get out of her seat. She was so miserable. So on top of her drinking less milk in general, she was also not eating as much. I was pretty concerned for a while.
When I say that Emily is finally teething again - I forgot to mention that Emily's teeth have been somewhat delayed. She sprouted 2 teeth a while ago - maybe month 7? And since then, no new teeth have come out. But she's been doing this thing where she's been biting her top lip a lot. So I'm hoping that maybe it's finally happening.
In terms of Emily's developments, she's definitely getting better and better at everything. She crawls on her hands and knees more frequently now. She pulls herself up onto everything. She can cruise with confidence now. Overall, I'm pretty proud of her! I don't know if she'll be able to walk by the time she's 1, but here's hoping!
We also finally booked Emily's dohl venue! I can't believe we're actually starting to plan this thing. It's pretty crazy that in 2 months, Emily will be 1 year old. Time really flies.
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