Yeji's First Pumpkin Patch

Last Saturday on the 17th we decided to go to the pumpkin patch with our good friend Sharon, her hubby Jack, and of course Yeji's bff Isabel. We knew it was a crazy idea to take two newborns on a mini road trip, but it was either we sit at home and attend to our crying baby or go out and attend to our crying baby and hey it was a no-brainer.

We were initially going to take two separate cars, but in this economy we had to save gas and that meant cramming two mommies in the cargo seats in the back of our SUV. Living in the lap of luxury, yes.

Once we got there, it was a bit colder than we anticipated so we huddled our babies up with extra layers of clothing and marched up to Burt's Farm. It was packed to the max and boy were there enough pumpkins. There were lupus pumpkins, hill billy pumpkins, hood pumpkin, you name it they had it all.

After our little photo sessions we picked out our pumpkins and waited in the long line to get some homemade pumpkin pies and pumpkin bread and we hurried out before the insanity came over us.

Wish the weather would have been better, but either way we had a great time and hope to go there again next year. It'd be great to see our little pumpkins grow each year and pick out little pumpkins for themselves =)


After story:
Ok so we bought two whole pumpkin pies to give to our parents and one pumpkin roll which we took to church to share for our big breakfast event we had. I tried a little piece of it, but Charles didn't get to try it so after everyone was done there were two pieces left so I wrapped it in a napkin and stuck it in a cup and put it in my diaper bag. When we got home I totally forgot about it and laid my purse on the floor and went up to rest a little. When I came back down I saw little traces of napkins on the floor and I'm thinking oh Butter must have been playing with napkins and then a light bulb went off so I hurried to my diaper bag and bam it was gone!!! my precious pumpkin roll!!! I was furious, I mean furious! I am not gonna share what happened to Butter, but lets just say she won't do that again.

Yeji's Dedication/100th Day Celebration

This past Sunday September 27th was Yeji's Dedication and her 100th day celebration. She was not a happy camper that morning due to our early morning arise, but my question is she has no problem waking me up in the middle of the night, but her world came crashing down when we decided to wake her up, go figure.

My dilemma the day before was her outfit and I had found this white knit hat with black flower that my mom bought from Korea and Yeji just rocked the look, however no outfit to go with. So I had to drag myself in the pouring rain to the mall but no luck at finding a white/black dress and I remembered seeing something from Carter's so here I went to Carter's and picked up the white dress with black polkadots with black leggings - it was a perfect match.

Charles and I had to drive separately to church that morning so that I can get ready and he can go pick up her cake, which was verrry yummy by the way. Go Publix! I initially wanted a number cut-out cake of the number 100 but it came out a bit pricey so I opted for a sheet cake that was half chocolate and half vanilla with pretty flower designs and the number 100.

After getting our cranky Yeji ready and barely having time to get ready myself I sped down to church thinking I was gonna be late but everyone was relaxed and enjoying themselves to muffins and coffee and I thought to myself "I could've taken my time to look a little decent this morning" boohoo~

The dedication ceremony was wonderful and was so thankful to have a church so loving and caring. We were joined by both of our parents Pastor Tim graciously prayed for Yeji and read out a scripture given by Charles' mom that read "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men" Luke 2:52. And I prayed that Yeji will also grow in wisdom and stature, following God and his words and be gentle and kind to others.

After the dedication ceremony, my brother, Katie, April, Sharon and Jack and their beautiful daughter Isabel joined us for Yeji's 100th day event. We all had a wonderful lunch, rice cake and all, and enjoyed our time together.












Now a brief history/culture lesson on the significance of the 100th Day celebration. Back in the days, a long long time ago, babies often didn't make it early on due to lack of medical care and what not so they believed that once the baby reached 100 days old they have a good chance of surviving. So they celebrated the 100th day with a white rice cake called "Bek-Sur-Gi" Bek meaning 100 and also the color white, a perfect cake for the occasion.

Ok so anyway, we got home soon after lunch and all passed out, the end.

Sorry for the unorganized and rather erratic entry but this mama is tired and needs to finish this before our princess wakes up =)

Start of Yeji's Blog

So I was recommended by a good friend to start a blogger to keep track of Yeji's daily tasks that mainly consists of eating, pooping, sleeping and occasional barfing. It may not be of interest to you, but I figured this world needs more pooping stories so here it goes...

Nothing interesting happened today, but let me backtrack and highlight some of the glorious moments we've experienced with our baby Yeji since she was born.

1. After a long night of labor I finally gave in and got epidural the next morning, only to find out I need to get a c-section Hooooray!

2. When the doctor finally got her out, she was face up (it's supposed to be face down) and umbilical cord wrapped around her shoulder and legs. No wonder she wasn't coming out, she was stuck poor thing.

3. When she was born there was a long bruise on her forehead that almost looked like a cut, but thankfully it wasn't otherwise it wouldn't have been a "thank you" to the doctor. She still has a red dot from it, but barely noticeable so it's A ok!

4. When my parents first saw her, Yeji gave them a small grin that looked like a smile and it was love at first sight

5. Yeji's first fart sounded like a big fat man after having too much mexican beans

6. During one of her diaper changes she projectiled her poop about 4 feet across the room, no joke. I was forever traumatized by the incident

Those are some of the highlights, the rest is just a blur but I hope to keep a better record of it by posting on this blogspot so come back soon~