February 9, 2010
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1 YEAR!
1 YEAR!
Dear Evan,
I can’t believe you’re already one now. Wow, what a whirlwind of a year. In every single day there has been a moment of unbounded laughter, thankfulness or just sheer happiness. You’ve been such a good baby for us. I wonder how we got so lucky. Although there have been struggles and fumbles along the way, I think we all did a pretty great job living in this fabulous year together.
* You love balloons!! If you have a balloon at home you’ll just walk around everywhere with it even as you’re playing with other toys.
* You & Bella went to see Santa Claus.
* Your bottom right tooth poked through. Now we’re at 8 teeth and counting…
* Mommy & Daddy went to Vegas and left you for the first time overnight. You were such a good boy and had a blast with Grandma & Grandpa while we were gone.
* This was your first Christmas season and we celebrated throughout December. We spent Christmas in Palm Springs with family. It was so fun! Family, good food, lazy days…what more could we ask for?
* Here’s our holiday card!
* We had a Christmas dinner at Yongsusan with Abbie and Eleni’s families. It was so nice to relax and take a break from dol planning. I hope this becomes an annual tradition.
* You love imitating people. You’ll copy people and smack your lips, bang on the table, etc. You also started playing peekaboo. It cracks all of us (including you!) up whenever you do it.
* We celebrated your first New Year’s Eve & Day. I can’t believe just one year ago you were still in my belly and now you’re this big guy. What a difference a year makes!
* You got your first haircut! It was only a mini trim because I couldn’t bear to part with your baby hair.
* Some of the highlights of this month~ Desmond’s birthday party, Asher’s birthday party, Eemo Halmoni’s wedding, photo shoots, filming our birthday party video, reunion dinner with the Liangs and Pengs and a ton of craft sessions. The biggest highlight of all was your birthday party!
You won’t remember me. Not as I am now. You won’t remember this love. The way I hold you close and brush my cheek against your silky soft hair. The time I spent painstakingly putting each piece of your birthday invitation together from cutting the stray edges off paper elephants to trying every font in Photoshop to find just the right one. The tears that fall from my eyes when I see you in pain. The hours I’ve spent just watching you sleep. The silent prayers that float through my mind wishing every happiness for you. You may not remember but you’ll know…when you look back at these letters, photos and videos. We love you so much!
Love,
Mommy
1 Year Check-up
Weight: 21 lbs 14 oz (35th percentile)
Height: 30.5 inches (70th percentile)
Head circumference: 47 cm (67th percentile)
Evan’s Actual Birthday
The actual day of Evan’s birthday was so nice…a very warm & fuzzy day. We had Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Sandy and Uncle Marvin here to celebrate with us. Grandma made Evan noodles and I made him miyuk gook (seaweed soup). It was the first time I made it but luckily it turned out okay! Andy brought flowers and an awesome gift for me! He said Evan’s birthday should be like Mother’s Day because of all that I went through to have him.
We opened all of Evan’s gifts and he was super happy! We were so touched by the generosity and warmth of our friends and family who got him such wonderful gifts and cards.
Next Time…
The next time I post it’ll be all about birthday party stuff. Yay! Until then, here’s a video of a sweet moment. I took it with my iPhone so the quality is poor but trust me…the contents may melt your heart, hehe.
Comments (52)
wow has it really been a year already? it seems like just yesterday you were planning your wedding! evan has grown so much! and he is so cute with bella. I can’t wait to have a dog one day too!
happy 1st birthday buddy!
awww.. so cute! I love the photo of you and him at the doctor’s. he looks so happy and content being in your arms. the video is way too cute… it’s so great how you guys include bella in everything you do. Happy 1st Birthday Evan!
Woah! Holy updates, Batman! … I tease… but I also approve of the blogging frenzy!
The “merry everything & happy always” saying on the card is so clever and sweet. Is that a Jenny original? Love it. Also, the photo with Evan standing in the midst of all his gifts is so precious. He looks teeny tiny compared to all his loot!
I’ll be sure to read your other updates more carefully when I get a chance. But a quick skim tells me that you’re keeping yourself busy with lots of fun events! Cheers to that.
i hope my baby turns out to be half as cute as evan! he’s such a cutie pie!!! and look at all his gifts!!!! is it weird that i’m jealous? lol how do u get your hair so perfectly curled? do u use a curling iron every morning? or rollers? i am so lazy with my hair!! i used to curl it all the time when it was long but now that i chopped it off i just always let it be~
Jenny!!! Omg you crack me up sooooo much, you funny girl!! Gosh, I haven’t seen you forever, I miss you! So I’ve just gone back to look over 100000000 pictures I have of you and me, AND YES, you are always on “your good side.” LOL!!!! I don’t know why I never noticed that before. Omg, tooo funny!! But Jenny, seriously, you can take a picture standing upside down and you would still come out looking gorgeous….. and cute, and sweet, and perfect. Jen, can you play with Abbie more often so that she can grow up to be just like YOU! I’m going to come visit you soon (after the rainy week passes). Kiss Evan for me.
such a cute video of evan huggie the doggie!!!
happy 1st birthday evan – what a special time! i LOVED the video…sooo adorable!
Evan is too cute! What a lucky boy, look at that giant pile of presents he has!
jenny! evan is getting so big! you and andy must be having such a blast with him growing up right before your eyes =)
Evan is too cute! I thought he was a lot bigger (size) than Troy, who is 24 lbs and 31″ tall but is only 10 months old! I better put him on a diet!
looove the video! it’s so sweet
i cant believe how big evan is! so cute!
Oh my! He’s so big now! Happy one year Evan! Getting cuter and cuter! What a lucky kid to have a mommy like you!
such a cliche…but the year has flown by so fast!!! Our boys have completely enriched our lives and I know that we will remember this first year with our boys for the rest of our lives! Happy first year, Evan! You are one of the cutest, smartest, and well-behaved boys I have ever seen! Jenny, I LOVE LOVE your pictures!! Never stop posting!! These posts always bring a smile to my face. Love you, cheengu!
ummm, can i take Evan home with me!? seriously he is sooo freaking cute!!!!! i love love the video! can’t wait to see him tomorrow!
hi jenny!!! omg! i love all these pics! he is literally sitting in a mountain of presents! whoa! he deserves every single one of them.
hellO your hubby is so sweet and thoughtful. that vid totally melted my heart!! at one point i thought he was going to pull bella’s fur, but he just wanted to give her a big bear hug! SO cute.
omg jenny, the picture of you and evan at your one year check up is just PRECIOUS. i would frame that if i were you and show it to his future girlfriends haha. the video…. i DIEEEEEE. soooooooo cute.
Happy birthday! Beautiful pics as always. Beautiful family.
He is such a cutie with a gorgeous sweet smile!
Happy birthday to him! So many presents!
Happy 1st Birthday Evans!!! You weren’t kidding…Evans scored BIG time on presents.
omg he is the cutest!! it’s amazing how quickly time passes and how much they grow up.
it’s so great to see so many updates from you! it’s been a whiles since ive been keeping up with my xanga. and my evan’s grown up so much. i love how BFF he and bella is. the way they do the same things in pictures, cracks me up and makes me smile tons! and the video, melted me for sure.
wow, i can’t believe evan is 1 already. happy belated birthday to him and congrats to you for surviving your first year as mommy! i looove the picture of him sitting in the middle of all the gifts! talk about being showerd with love! and i also love the pic of bella and E on santa’s lap. so cute that both of them were looking directly at the camera and bella is sitting so pretty. great pictures, as always.
happy one year evan! wow-e, you guys were definitely busy! how cute is that video clip of bella and evan?!..i bet evan thinks bella is one big fluffy pillow.
I can’t believe Evan is a year already! Love the update as usual. Isn’t it so sweet when the babies and furbabies play together? That pic of E surrounded by his gifts is great. How fun that the three families got to have a Christmas diner together! Dang, I really wish I lived closer to you gals. Now I’m SUPER far. =/
Soooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuute! I love your photos! Wow. I remember when I first started reading your blog, he wasn’t even six months yet.
Awwww….the video with Evan and Bella warmed my heart. Sometimes Annelise will tell me that she wants to go home and see Sachi, of course she’s terrified of Sachi for the first 5 minutes while she’s hopping around. And you must have been on a mad posting spree, you looked great in the photos you took at City Center, I would never have thought you had given birth last year. You have a lucky husband
You’ll have to post more pictures from the first birthday. Did you do the traditional dol stuff? What did he pick? Did you take pictures in his hanbok? I love seeing hanbok pictures, they always look soooo cute!
he seriously is the cutest baby boy i have ever seen and that video is toooooo cute for words!
Happy Birthday Evan! and, wow so many presents! All your pictures look amazing especially the little video clip! He’s such a cutie pie!!
awww…..happy happy birthday to Evan ! ^__^ this post was sooo heart-warming… i have been following your posts ever since Evan was in your stomach hehe…..wow… i can’t believe it has already been a year though… how time flies so quick….your hubby is soo sweet for saying that Evan’s birthday is like yours also because of all that you went through to have Evan =) hehe ….. you have the most perfect family!! i envy you hehe… i hope to have my own family like you someday….the picture of Evan surrounded by all his presents is just soo awesome…he is like a baby king in that picture hehe…and the video of Evan and Bella is just too precious…!!! ^__^ thank you so much for your posts… =)
@justbee - Thanks buddy! It seems like just yesterday YOU were planning your wedding too! I really hope you can get a dog one day soon. Dogs + babies are such a wonderful combo to see.
@audreysmommie - Thanks! Hope you & A have been doing well~! If you don’t update soon I may pester you about your resolutions, hehe!
@spiritedsherry - Thanks buddy! Your Batman comment made me chuckle. I wish I could take credit for the “merry everything & happy always” but I remember seeing it somewhere. HEY~~ Ms. Colbert! I’m so curious to hear an update about what happened the day after the show. Please update!
@nomorepink - Hi baby mama! Your baby is going to be gorgeous!! Oh and with D & Y together with your baby it’s seriously going to be cute overload. I can’t wait. Omg, are you kidding about the hair?? I always have my ratty tatty hair in a ponytail, hehe. I have a perm so if I use a curling iron the curls will hold better.
@Girl_Interrupted118 - My love bunny!! You always have the BEST comments that make me crack up and read over and over again. Thanks so much! You’re too nice. Ya know when both sides aren’t that great…it is imperative to have a good side. I know, I’m sad I haven’t seen you girls in so long. Can we please meet up soon?? What if my sweet Abbie forgets meeeeee?? I miss you two so much!
@BustMyGroove - Thanks!! You haven’t updated in ages. Hope you’ve been doing well~!!
@KhrystalSun - No way~ no diet for Troy! I think he’s soo cute and the bigger the better!
@cheendy - I totally know what you mean about the year flying by so fast. It seems like just yesterday we were posting about our pregnancies. I remember being so excited when I first saw the post about your pregnancy. We have to see you and your cutie patootie soon please! *mwa*
Aww.. you’re such a great mommy Jenny! Evan’s going to look back at all these memories and think how lucky he is to have you as his mom.
@always_ss - I know, babies + furbabies…cutest thing ever! I wish you lived closer. We will have to plan a big trip with the other mamas to go see you!
@jin_hui_kim - Hi buddy! That is the cutest thing ever that Annelise says she wants to go home to see Sachi! We did some of the traditional dol stuff~ Evan picked money! We both wore hanboks. I’ll definitely post photos of the party once I get them back from our photographer. I was surprised to see a comment from you~~ you’re so on top of things~~ if I were you I wouldn’t be getting anything done waiting for the baby, hehe. Don’t forget to update your Xanga with baby news please! I’ll be thinking of you!
@buddhawish - Thanks! I’m so happy we found each other on FB since someone I know doesn’t ever update their Xanga, hehe. Hope you and the kiddos are doing great!
@kimchi_camry - Hi sweetie! Thanks so much for your comment! You always leave the NICEST comments~ totally makes my day. I wish I could leave YOU a mini to say thank you, hehe. So cute how you said baby king~~ he IS my little baby king! Hope you’ve been doing well!
OMG, Evan and Bella can be bff.
Happy 1 year precious!
Whoa! Look at all those gifts! Did he get spoiled!!
Didn’t he cry during the haircut? Moreno always gets hysterical when he realizes he gets a haircut.
I LOVE your Christmas card!!
happy 1 year evan! i love how tiny he looks among his mountain of gifts, hehe. he is so blessed!
that video is just precious.
awhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
AWWWWWWW i love The Hug video, sis!! It’s sooo super adorable! I want
to see Evan right now, *hmph*! And OMG yes, he LOVES LOVES LOVES
balloons, you could entertain him hours with a balloon hehe. it was sooo great to see him and all his cuteness at his first bday party!! and i’m soo happy that he can walk now, i can’t wait to see that!!!!
Ooh my gosh, where is evan among all those gifts? LOL. Such a great picture
Also, I realized that I should bring some tissues before I start to read one of your letters to Evan. I always tear up when I read them! It’s great to see how healthy and big Evan has grown over the year… Happy Birthday and happy year to him!
I just scrolled down and saw that you had written more. The hotel looks awesome, but what I really liked was that cartoon! The cartoon of Evan and Bella in their thanksgiving costumes. Seriously, so ADORABLE!
@wedders111 - Awww…thank you so much for your comments! You’re always so so sweet and I love that you found the Thanksgiving cartoon and took the time to comment about it. Thanks for making me smile!
omg…the clip of evan and bella is so so cute!!!