owen, his bear, and a snack

posted by mommy

i have a funny story to tell. it's about owen. or rather, it involves owen. and his bear.

i usually tell owen to stay downstairs while i put everett in his pack 'n play for naptime. most of the time he ends up coming upstairs anyway...and making too much noise...and having a frustrated mommy tell him to go back downstairs. but the other day while i was putting everett down, i never heard owen stomping up the stairs. i walked out of the room and it was eerily quiet, both up and downstairs. when i walked into the kitchen, this is what i found: owen had put his bear in his chair, grabbed two clementines from the fridge (leaving both the fruit drawer and fridge door open), placed one clementine in front of the bear and proceeded to peel the other for himself. when he noticed me standing there, he smiled and said, "mommy, bear likes oranges."

unfortunately i didn't get a photo of it at the time (being side-tracked with this laugh-out-loud moment, as well as trying to decide whether i should take the opportunity to teach about leaving fridge doors open!). so we decided to prompt a semi-staged recreation last night, asking owen if he thought maybe his bear might want an orange. the result was the same...except we made him close the fridge this time.

the bear has his very own clementine

owen showing the bear how to hold it

friends enjoying a snack at the table

wearing my favorite bear

posted by owen

i've recently enjoyed playing with my bear. i love to talk to him, put diapers on him, help him go potty, wash his hands and even eat meals with him. i often see both mommy and daddy wearing everett so i thought to myself, why not wear my bear. so mommy helped me out.

is my belly suppose to stick out like this?

all things everett

posted by mommy and daddy

so what's everett up to these days? well he's awake more and has longer spells of contentment without being held. he enjoys his baths and loves watching every fan in the house. he has started to sit up in his bebe pod and is oh so close to being able to turn from his back to his tummy. we finally feel like he's becoming a good car traveler like his brother, although he does have his fussy moments in the car, which owen does not appreciate. he's smiling up a storm and laughing even when his brother catapults himself off every chair and bed in the house and comes within inches of a sibling collision. finally, he's developed a preference for sucking his fingers, eats like a champ (can't you tell!) and is showered with love each day by his mommy, daddy and brother.

enjoys his bouncy seat

what a content baby...most of the time

getting stronger

nothing beats some tummy time

he's so curious

interacting with his toys

enjoys time in his swing...as long as we tuck him in,
snug as a bug in a rug

a fan of the fans

the baby and the fan

posted by everett

there is something about those ceiling fans that crack me up. all mommy and daddy have to do is turn on the fan and watch me do my thing.

bedtime with mommy

posted by owen

i love my bedtime stories

decorating the tree

posted by mommy and daddy

tonight we started to decorate our christmas tree. it was a wonderful evening with owen helping with the tree and everett practicing his finger sucking technique. these are the moments that make life so precious. decorating the tree, christmas music playing, and the joyful feeling of being together as a family.

helping owen put ornaments on the tree

explaining the significance of each ornament

this was owen's 2011 ornament to remember our trip to florida

owen knew exactly where he wanted to put it

everett spent the evening working on his finger sucking

we think he finally got it

owen loved helping with the tree

a piece of each tree since 2010...when our family grew.
eventually they will all be ornaments

no accidents!

posted by owen

today is the first day that i wore the same pull-up diaper from when i woke up to when i went to sleep (not including naptime). i'm getting better at telling mommy and daddy when i have to go potty so they can help me take off my diaper and use the big-boy potty. the fact that lightning mcqueen's number never faded (it only fades when i go potty in my diaper) means i was accident free.

i hear gampa can hang here for an hour with something to read

you've got mail!

posted by owen

lately i've been more interested in my toy laptop. i often see mommy and daddy on the computer so i decided to take more of an interest in mine as well. however, i'm ready for an upgrade with more bells and whistles.

everett's 100-day birthday

posted by everett

like my daddy and brother, i honored my korean heritage by celebrating 100-days of health. the celebration usually consists of a white cake, money, gifts, etc....none of which i can use right now. i hear that the cake was delicious.

if only i were able to eat this cake

my older brother was more than happy to help out

diaper fun!

posted by mommy and daddy

as we got ready to take everett's three month picture, owen decided to put on a cloth diaper and join the fun. so nice to see the brothers actually in the same picture and neither one is crying. let's hope this trend continues.

wow! they actually look happy to be next to each other

hmm, who weighs more here?

cloth diaper bros

happy three month birthday everett!

posted by everett

much like last month (they were three days late), this month they were late again in taking and posting my birthday pic. this time they were six days late. what does a boy have to do to get some attention around here? oh well, at least they got the pic.

visit from umma and uppa

posted by owen and everett

umma and uppa came to colorado to celebrate thanksgiving with us. we did lots of cool things with them such as visiting santa's workshop at the north pole, going shopping and eating lots of yummy korean food cooked by umma. we all had a blast with them and can't wait to see them again.

umma teaching me how to use chopsticks

my first bite of yaki-mandu (korean egg roll)

acting silly with uppa

playing with cars and trucks...my favorite

my sandbox

enjoying the sights and sounds of the north pole

santa's workshop has lots of cool rides

enjoying the tram with mommy

riding the choo choo train with umma

hanging with umma

everett and umma

umma and her grandsons

we love you umma and uppa!

my first bebe pod experience

posted by everett

mommy and daddy got the bebe pod out tonight and although i'm still to little to sit in it by myself, they decided to try me out in it with some extra support.

having fun

posted by everett

now that i'm getting a little older, i'm starting to become more playful. i'm thinking i might like this playmat thing after all!

my favorite spot in the house

posted by everett

although i seem to be a more fussy baby than my brother, mommy and daddy have finally found the formula for success. combining the soft ottoman and a blanket given to us by umma seems to have done the trick. don't worry, i'm well watched between my brother, mommy and daddy. it has become my favorite spot and a nice place to take an occasional nap. i guess i just like being up off the floor and in the middle of all the action.

another mommy creation

posted by owen

mommy made another cool hat to match my monster shirts. perfect for the cold weather we're about to get. between mrs. beth's shirts and mommy's hats, i'm going to be one stylish toddler. and there may be other kids out there who start to look like me 'cause mommy has started selling her hats through mrs. beth's etsy shop - patches and puppies!!

all smiles

my cool monster hat and another monster shirt

yes, those are leggings on my arms - not so bulky but still warm!

it's finally time!

posted by mommy and daddy

owen was having so much success in his little portable potty that we decided to make the leap to the big potty. so far so good. he even loves washing his hands afterwards as he says his abc's while rubbing his hands with soap. 

along with potty training comes big boy underwear!