Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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Easter 2012, Preschool + 7 months
Hi hi~ didn’t mean to not update for so long! We all got really sick after Korea so I was totally out of commission for a long time. Hope you had a wonderful Easter! Evan was sick so I almost didn’t take Easter photos. At the last minute I said let’s just try for a few minutes and I’m so glad we did. Thank you Aunt Moy for Joy's beautiful romper!
Evan grabbing the bunny ears and Joy holding Evan’s hand and pants~ these photos just melt my heart.
First Day of Preschool
Okay, so I was making these signs for the future too and it was just mind boggling to me as I saw the words 12th grade and 2026! We decided to send Evan to a Korean preschool so he can learn Korean. His Chinese & English are great but his Korean isn’t. I was worried it would be harder for him to adjust because he’s not as comfortable speaking Korean…but so far so good.
We’ve spent nearly every day together for over 3 years. It was hard letting go. Knowing that a big chunk of his day would be in the hands of others. I know this is the best for him though and that the time is right.
7 Months of Joy
I can’t believe Joy is already 7 months! She doesn’t sleep through the night and won’t take a bottle or eat solids but she sure has won us over. I’m really head over heels in love with this little one. She’ll ferociously bat away pacifiers/bottles and cry at the top of her lungs but I still can’t help smiling at her. Last night she cried for over an hour on & off until I finally just held her. She let out the biggest drama queen sigh and then a final wail before snuggling deep into my arms and falling asleep. I had to laugh. She’s feisty and sweet. And I love every bit of her.
Joy loves her family. She lights up when she sees Daddy. She watches Evan’s every move and smiles her biggest smiles for him. She loves caressing Bella’s fur and giving her bear hugs. She loves snuggling with me and can stay in my arms for hours if I let her.
Some Days
Some days are just bad. I usually try to just forget about them. I realize though that in remembering the bad days it’ll help me better appreciate the good days. Most nights we eat dinner alone. A lot of mornings we are up from 5 or 6am. Sometimes I have to make a choice. Leave Joy crying upstairs so I can finish feeding Evan. Leave Evan alone crying so I can put Joy to bed. Most of the time when Bella cries she has to be the last one I tend to. Sometimes I wish I could crawl into bed and block out everyone’s crying. But I don’t. I take a deep breath and move on. Sometimes I wonder how other people just easily breeze through motherhood. Their kids seem so well behaved, their homes are nicely decorated, they make awesome meals, go to cool places and then have time to blog/facebook/pinterest/etc. Maybe I just need to be more efficient with my time?? Maybe I'm doing something wrong?? I don’t know! Thanks for listening though!
Instagram!
My guilty pleasure is still Instagram~ you can find me under skippee. Hope to see you there!
* Mommy & Evan date to Disneyland.
* Joy was 2 pounds heavier than Evan was at 6 months.
* I love living near the ocean.
* We sure do love our stripes. Thanks to Evan's Gu gu and Aunt Sooki for adding to the stripey goodness!
* Triplets?
* She’ll always be by his side.
* Joy is madly in love with Bella.
* A collection of hairpins I made.
* Dinner was all set but we just couldn’t interrupt a moment like this!
* Evan spending time with Harabuji.
* Daddy & Evan are seriously BFFs.
* Does anyone shop at G by Guess? I won a $30 gift card that you can use in the store or online. I’d like to give it to someone who can use it! [Congrats ake_mom!]
Next up~ photos from our Korea trip! Hope you’ve been doing great!
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Your posts always make me smile. Love your family and your precious kids. :)
G by Guess is awesome!
@JL789 - everything you said!
and your kids are so adorable! Joy's smile is infectious!
Ok, I'm just going to have to make my comment really short or as short as possible, because I could seriously go on and on and ON AND ON about how cute the baby bear and the baby BUNNIES are (AHHHH!!!!), how instagram has now turned into my guilty pleasure too (thanks to you of course) andddd did i mention how stinkin ADORABLE JOY IS???? OMG look at her cheeks!!!! Seriously, has that much time passed when I held her tiny soft little body in my arms where she took the longest nap ever? I can still remember the smell, that sweet smell she hadd~~ she's growing up SO fast..
I love love love all the photos you take of the kiddos, and just life in general. Even from an iphone, you make photos look so incredibly professional, candid, and just really meaningful. So talented. OH! Thank you so much for all of the sweet comments on my new site keke! awe its such a treat to know when you stop by, my love. I miss you all sooo much. Big big pppoh ppohs to the two cutest kiddos EVEr for me! *muuuuah!!* xoxoxoxoxoxo
Happy Easter! Glad to hear everyone is feeling better. Can't wait to hear more about E's adjustment to preschool & your trip to Korea! As for venting about the everyday struggles we SAHM's go thru day to day....I find it refreshing that you share the 'ugly' truth (for lack of better words)! It's hard and not always the pretty picture some people like to paint. That or those mommy's were truly blessed with babies that never need attending to! (~.^) I myself struggle every single day and my kids are 7 and 4...so u are are not alone my friend! As always, LOVE all the pics of E, J, and B ! :)
You've come out of hiding! Yay!! ;) Awww Jenny, how much I love your kiddos! I think Evan (esp. his cheeks) will always hold a special place in my heart <3 As for the G by Guess, I would like to enter your raffle! I buy a lot of my workout tank tops there!
Bella cries too?! That made me lol! It's like u have 3 babies instead of 2. Wut a good momma u r :). And jus so u kno.. U make being a mom to 2 look so easy! Ur always so crafty and making the cutest things and collages! I woulda have never guessed :). Oh and all of u always look SO perfect too. Ur doing a great job, momma. Keep it up :)
I literally just had a moment like you mentioned. I was nursing Clara in her room and I hear Luca crying in the tv room. I knew nothing was wrong and he was just being dramatic. Clara was just about to fall asleep and in comes Luca, crying and saying, "I need you." Of course Clara woke up and now I have 2 cranky children. These are the days when I wish I worked but like you said, I just need to take a deep breath and realize how lucky I am. Deep breath.
i love that first picture, jenny! it is such a perfect easter picture. it looks like joy went through a growth spurt since the last time i saw her. she got bigger and prettier (and her skin seems more cleared up!)! i totally hear you about juggling multiple kids and having those bad days. being a sahm is tough, but i hope you see that it's all worth it! like right now, my house is a MESS and at 2:40p.m., i finally got around to feeding my kids lunch. haha. hopefully, you'll find a little more down time when E is at preschool. yes, please sign me up for that G gift card! :)
omg, jenny! i can't get over how stinking UBER A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E joy is!!!! ahhhhhhhhhh, i want to bite those cheeks and wow, 19lbs?! LOVE IT! and when the HECK did evan grow up to be such a big boy. your kiddos are too cute for words. and those "some days'' - we all have them! yes, some have it harder but you of all people manage your time SOOOO efficiently! i dunno how in the world you do all that AND MORE when joy isn't even sleeping through the night on top of juggling a toddler! i have a hard time even w/ b sleeping through the night! i mean, you take care of 2 kids and hubby, craft, blog, photograph...i mean, seriously, you are putting a lot of us to shame! i'm always, always, late and lagging on everything in life these days. sigh. always love seeing your updates mama. really hope to see you in the summer!
So, I just wanted to comment on the part where you mention other moms and their ability to do it all. Well girl~ that's you in my book! :) You are doing one heck of a job over there. I think it's natural for us moms to be our own biggest critic. To other people, we may appear to have it together, but we each know our everyday mess-ups and meltdowns. Haha. We all share in them, so don't fret! I say, if you ever need to hide under a cover and cry it out, just do it. Especially having to juggle an infant, a toddler and a furry friend... who'd dare blame you! :p In any case, you're one exceptional mama and I totally look up to you. Keep it up!! :)
-Jeanie
the kids are soooo cute!!! joy sounds just like chloe... fiesty but so, so sweet!! :) i seriously can't really get mad at chloe either! i love that she tries to stand her own with her oppa! hahaha
i totally hope you know you're not alone with your "down" days... but you are an amazing mom and you do everything with such grace and love... it's just a tough period when the kids are young (or so i tell myself every day...)
glad you're back and hope to see some highlights from your trip! and stay healthy, all of you!
awww how exciting and scary he's going off to preschool!! and wow, 3 languages? he's only 3 and smarter than me! :P
the pictures you take are always so wonderful, not only are they great in a photography sense but they capture such precious moments!! :)
glad to see everything is going well and I look forward to pics from your trip to korea!! :D
loving joy's pink bunny outfit!
i diiiiieeee!!!! oh my goodness your real life pink bunny is just adorable! i can't get over how darling your three babies are. the holiday pic is just p.e.r.f.e.c.t!!! i spy lullaby font!
love that font and love how you used it! yes, we are type geeks! ;) can't believe my lil evan is already a big boy and started preschool! unreal how fast time flies. feels like i JUST did his memory poster! joy is growing up beautifully and i love how she's towering over le sucre bunny now!! she's even giving her big wet kisses! i could just gobble her up!
you aren't doing anything wrong! if were able to manage everything without a problem, i'd be suspicious of something! jenny, believe it, you are an amazing mom and friend! just keep doing what you are doing and don't look back. i can hardly wait for your korea trip post!!! see ya on IG~!
I'm so glad I found you on instagram! :D Now we can both snap away hehe :) I can totally understand what you are saying about the bad days and it can be stressful, but think about all the positive moments and just look back though all the happy times you guys have been together. I can't wait to see the pictures from Korean i'm sure you guys an amazing time there~! =) love the pictures as always and stay positive<3<3<3 G by Guess has pretty nice clothes, but pricey =(
haha Joy seems like such a cute little girl, evne when she's shouting! :) I love the photo of her mouth wide open. Joy, if you keep your mouth open like that, a bug might fly in ;)
" Last night she cried for over an hour on & off until I finally just held her. She let out the biggest drama queen sigh and then a final wail before snuggling deep into my arms and falling asleep. I had to laugh."
That's pretty funny! All she wanted was to snuggle! Poor girl. Evan looks so handsome. He's growing up so fast! Joy seems to watch every move he makes and wants to be in on EVERRYTHING... If not, I am sure she's thinking she's being left out.
Awe, it's hard to distribute your time evenly with two children, husband and a dog. I can't imagine how hard that is... It's hard enough for me being single but man, add all that in, sounds tough! But you do update enough online... Just difficult to always find a few minutes to write in the buys day of chasing Evan, soothing Joy and petting Bella, but you CAN do it! :)
hi honey! love love love the photos. as the koreans would say evan is such a 핸섬가이 lol. miss you already!
How lucky you are to have an abundance of cute cheeks to kiss every day! :) So sweet to see little Joy growing and her relationship with Evan blossoming too; it makes me want to have another little one RIGHT NOW!!
I wonder about those seemingly perfect moms too because I feel like I have my hands full and I'm a stay at home mom with just ONE baby and my home is not clean/well decorated, meals are repeated, blogging is on the back burner, and we don't live in the coolest place. Gotta be honest and say you model that type of life from what I see on your blog, but it's real for you to share about your "some days." We all have them :)
Love seeing your instagram feed (glad you found me too!) and can't wait to see Korea pictures~
@JL789 - Thank you sweetie! I never heard of G by Guess before~! KIIS FM probably thought it was ridiculous that an old lady with two kiddos won the gift card~ lol! Btw, what happened to your posts?
@sooae - Awww~ thanks so much buddy! You are so kind with your words. Thank you for loving my little ones! I love your baby bear and little cookie too! =)
@ypyon - Thanks so much my sweet buddy! I feel so blessed to have met mommies like you where we can honestly share in our trials and triumphs of motherhood. There's nothing more comforting than to hear the words that someone understands what you're going through...especially when you admire that person so much already. I always look up to you in how beautifully you're raising D & T. =)
@Girl_Interrupted118 - I think Evan has a soft spot for you too. He mentions Tracy Eemo randomly and I'm like...huh??? Lol~ you actually buy stuff from G by Guess! I walked into the store and it was filled with young trendy girls. I think you might blend in though since you look so young & hot! =P
@yunbug - Lol~ yes Andy, Evan & Joy are triplets! That's why I always love seeing how much you & G look alike. I wish I had my own mini-me too. Yeah, Bella totally cries. She barks and cries to be let out like 10 times a day!!! I have no idea what G by Guess is...maybe a new trendy version of Guess? They opened one at Westfield Culver City. I happened to be there and won the gift card. I think the gift card is specifically for that new brand. I stuck out like a sore thumb with two kiddos...everyone else was all young & hip! Thanks buddy for the words of encouragement! I was having such a rough week~ but your comments made me smile. =)