“I would like to thank my parents!”

Starring……Chloe Ryu
Special appearance by……Cookie Monster

So big!
Chloe responds to me with both of her arms way up. I LOVE this!!! It only took me a few minutes to teach her how to do this. It was amazing how quickly she learned it. Something so simple as this can make me go sO CrAzY about her. I love that we are communicating with gestures now. 🙂

I had to give her my camera so I could sneak a picture of her with another one. Like me, she goes ga ga over shiny sparkling objects, and has to have it. ; )
My favorite time of the day is her bathtime. These days, she’s learned to relax and enjoy her bathtime. As for me, there’s nothing more magical than the smell of your own child’s skin at the end of the day…

In the spirit of daddy’s birthday, we visited a lovely town called Madison. Chloe was strapped in the baby bijon for the whole day, which she loves more than the stroller. Who can blame her? I would like it too. 🙂
Home sweet home. 🙂

Happy birthdaaddy!

It’s Andrew’s first birthday as a father. Chloe was asleep by the time I prepared dinner for him so we had a cozy night in for ourselves.
Eventhough he’s a dad now, he’s still a big kid in front of a cake.
To continue celebrating, we went to a french bistro with Chloe the next day. Chloe was very good at the restaurant, just looking around and entertaining herself. She even ordered for herself.
“Excuse me, sir!”
“Can I get more french cheerios?”

These last few days haven’t been easy. Chloe’s been extra drooooooly during the day and she’s been waking up a few times during the night. I suspect it’s because she’s teething + a cold that I passed onto her. 🙁 After the first two bottom teeth came out, she had a nice long break from teething…until now. Then all of sudden, I see a few on the bottom and a couple on top. Ouch… the first couple times she woke up crying, I held her for awhile thinking how nice it was that I was able to hold and comfort my little girl. It was a very special moment we shared in the dark as I whispered my wishes and prayers for her. But after she woke up a few more times, it meant business. I ran downstairs to our living room and got the baby bijon and she finally fell asleep on my chest at around 4 a.m. This was how my parents, Andrew, and I slept all the time with her, taking turns for the first 3 months with Chloe fast asleep on our chest. Man, that feels like just yesterday… time really flies when you’re having fun. Difficult times often are remembered as a precious times in your memory, as it lingers the longest. I wish I can hold these moments forever… minus her pain.

It’s not easy taking pictures of Chloe anymore. As soon as she hears or sees my camera, she drops everything she’s doing and goes right for it. This was taken right before she snatched it out of my hand. She’s so fast!

“I just put a cheerio in my mouth!”
Chloe stands!!! Today she stood still for about 5 seconds before she landed on her butt.