Bacon is 10 Months!

Height: 28 inches

Weight: 18lbs., 5oz.

Head Circumference: 18.5 inches

Bacon hasn't grown very much.  He dropped down to like 5-10th percentile for weight.  I was really surprised.  He feels heavy to me.  He eats so much!  Maybe because he's always on the move?  Or maybe he just poops it all out?  Boy used to poop 4 times a day sometimes!  Maybe I should start feeding him McDonald's instead.  

Speaking of food, it seems like Bacon is getting pickier.  He's still a pretty good eater but he wants to eat what we're eating now too.  Today, my mom was feeding him some pureed rice and vegetables but he kept pushing it away and looking at Eggy's plate instead.  Never mind that his food and her food were basically the same; just that his was pureed.  So my mom gave him a little piece of bok choy which he gobbled up.  So she fed him his puree, pretending that she got it from the plate of vegetables.  Then, he would eat it.  But the fatty really loves food.    

No new teeth but I think he's teething again.  

I just started a new job so things have been really hectic.  And I was doing fill in work last week too so I didn't get home most nights until after 7pm so I feel like I hardly got to see my little pork chop.  It wasn't until the day after that I realized it was Bacon's monthday.  Excuses, excuses....

Poor Bacon had yet another cold but this time, he was coughing too.  It's so sad to hear your little one coughing during the night and not be able to do anything.  He's doing better now thankfully.

Bacon is finally understanding us!  We have communication!  He definitely understands "no" because when he reaches for something he shouldn't, he whine-cries when we say, "no!"  And when I say something in a stern voice, he'll cry then too.
But his favorite word is mamma which means food in Korean.  Sometimes he says it but I don't think he's really using the word.
He can do mahn-sae.

And dori dori.

 He can clap.

He likes to copy us, especially Eggy.  He'll blow raspberries.  He makes kissing noises when you say ppo ppo.  He gives "hugs" by laying his head down.  He bows when we say thank you.  He makes a funny face when we say silly face.  Sometimes, during dinner, he'll try to do everything at once.

I love watching Eggy and Bacon interact.  My heart just melts and it makes me sooo happy that we had two kids.

But of course, they're also "fighting" too.  Already.  Sigh.

In this video, Eggy was having a tea party and I suggested that she share with her brother and give him a cup which she grudgingly did.  But he'd say, "mamamamama" and put the cup in his mouth and she'd yell at him, "NO MAMAMAMA!"  I think Bacon thought it was a game.  

But don't worry.  Bacon doesn't really let himself be bullied.  When he was younger and Eggy would take away his toy, he'd just kind of go do something else.  But now?  He'll yell back at her and chase after her.   It's kind of funny.  

And Eggy appah is convinced that Bacon is going to grow up to be a mean bully.  

He's a fast crawler and really good at pulling himself up to standing.  And he's starting to cruise around while holding onto the couch.  There were a couple times that we thought he was going to try to stand on his own.

But when we'd try to get him to stand or walk while holding out hands, he'll just drop down to crawl instead.  Fine by me.  I remember always having to walk hunched over while holding on to Eggy's hands when she was learning to walk.

I've started planning for Bacon's dohl.  It's less than two months away.  And I'm dreading planning it.  I just feel like I don't have the energy.  I know he won't care about his birthday but I would still feel guilty if I didn't make it a little bit of a big deal, especially since Eggy had a big party.  I wish I could just hire someone to do all the work for me.  Any volunteers?  

Bacon is 9 Months!

This month's theme would have to be Mama's Boy.  We are in the full on separation anxiety/stranger danger stage.  Even if I'm sitting rightnexttohim, he will crawl into my lap and whine until I hold him.  Then, he'll whine some more until I stand up and carry His Majesty around.  Ugh, it is so annoying.   When he was younger, he used to smile at everybody.  But now he just kind of looks at them all serious.  On Christmas, we went to my in-laws and there were a lot of people there and it was loud and Bacon freaked out.  He'd cry every time someone would try to hold him.  Once, he didn't even see that his SokSok was behind him (instead of his daddy) but somehow he knew that there was a "stranger" there and he started to cry.

Not a Santa fan

I'm totally that mean mom that takes pictures of their kids crying and finds it funny or cute.  Of course, not when they're genuinely hurt or upset; I'm not that mean.  Not when it comes to my kids anyway.

Trying to climb up my leg

But sometimes, I love it.  When someone else reaches out to take him from me, he'll turn away from them and put his head on my shoulder.  Even his own father.

He's got two more new teeth at the top so he's got a total of six teeth now.

We stopped giving him his medicine for his reflux a few weeks ago and he's doing pretty well.  He only spit up a couple times but I think that was because he overate.

He can pull himself to his feet while holding on to the couch although he's still wobbly.  I used to put a sofa cushion on the floor as a barricade but now he can climb over it.

He's been a lot more vocal lately.  And really loud.  I've been trying to teach him how to sign for "more" but I'm not sure if he gets it.  I'm usually trying to get him to do it when I'm feeding him but I think he gets too impatient and just yells at me to hurry up and feed him.  Sometimes, I think he even gets mad at Eggy.  Like if she takes something away from him, he yells.  Hahaha

I feel like he's a little bit faster in his physical milestones but I think Eggy was way ahead mentally.  Like I feel like Eggy understood us and would "perform" on command, like doing jamjam.  But Bacon just looks at us like he doesn't get it.  Or maybe he just doesn't care and does whatever he wants when he wants.  That should be fun as he gets older.  Sigh.

Bacon is 7 Months!

Height: 26 3/4"
Weight: 16 pounds, 11.2 ounces

Head Circumference: 18"

Haha, so I guess he hasn't gained much weight this last month.  I think he was like 30-something percentile for height, 20-something percentile for weight, and 90% for head circumference!  The only thing growing is his head!  I even had to exchange a hat for one in size 18-24 months.  

He's still in size 3 diapers.  

Developmentally, this has been a huge month for Bacon.  He's like a totally different baby.  And it all seemed to happen at once.  You'd think with all the craziness from Korea and all, he'd take it easy but not this kid.  He's been busy.
His two bottom teeth finally cut through.

When we were in Korea, he kept biting me while nursing which hurt like a bitch.  I'd take him off and tell him no in what I thought was a stern voice and the booger would just smile at me.  Thankfully, he's stopped biting.  Hopefully, he won't do it again when his other teeth come in.
He can sit independently.  He'll still fall over once in awhile but he sits pretty well for the most part.  I even put him in the shopping cart and he seemed to enjoy it but he kept leaning over.

Even though he JUST learned to sit, Bacon is also getting ready to crawl.  At first, he would just pivot around on his stomach like a helicopter but now he gets up on his hands and knees.  He usually ends up sliding backwards which frustrates him.  Sometimes he'll get on his hands and knees, lunge forward, and repeat.  So he's getting there.  He just hasn't figured out how to actually move his arms and/or legs.
Eggy didn't start crawling until she was 8 months so I'm surprised that Bacon is already trying because he's been behind Eggy in everything else.  We better get to babyproofing the house.

I took him to his pediatrician on Monday for his 6 month well baby visit (a month late because we had to reschedule twice).  He got 3 shots and he did sooo well.  He cried a little bit but it was more like a crying out and no tears!
He is such a good baby.  Usually, haha.  Lately, he's been a little more fussier, always wanting to be held.  I'm guessing he's going through some separation anxiety.  On top of that, I think he's also got a little bit of stranger anxiety.  When we were at the doctor's office, he kept looking at the doctor and nurse.  He didn't cry but I could tell he was unsure of them.  Before he used to smile at everyone, but now he just stares.

We've been back from Korea for two weeks now and I think we're finally getting back to normal.  It's been the hardest on the kids.  Eggy's been having a little bit of a rough week at school.  She's been saying she doesn't want to go and cries on and off during the day.  She says it's because she misses us.  I guess she was just used to spending so much time with us when we were in Korea.  She was doing really well before we left so I'm hoping she'll adjust soon.  As for Bacon, he did really well with all the traveling considering but he was all mixed up when we got back home.  He was still on Korea time so he'd wake up a few times during the night wanting to play.  So not fun.  He also had an ear infection.  It sucks because I also got sick and the lack of sleep was not helping me get better faster.  I was exhausted.  But on Monday, we started re-sleep training him and he's starting to sleep normal again.  It's still a work in progress but he's doing well.  Actually, really well because he hasn't been waking up for any night feedings like he did before we left for Korea (I'm guessing the solids help).  Keeping my fingers crossed.

The Longest Day

It was Eggy's first day of pre-school today!   We stopped by the school yesterday so Eggy could meet her teachers and see her classroom.  I think that helped.  Eggy was super excited.  She could not wait to go.  Which is good because a few weeks ago, she said she didn't want to go because she said that she would miss me too much.  Luckily, she changed her mind when I told her there would be all kinds of fun things to do at school.
I was excited too but I was more nervous.  I just felt so unprepared.  How did the summer go by so fast?
I remember when I was in school, that first week felt like the longest week.  It was kind of like that again today.  I just kept looking at the time, wondering what she was doing.

When we dropped her off this morning, she didn't cry.  Yay!  But I saw her looking through the window while we were walking out and she seemed a little confused.  But then she just went about her business, checking out the classroom.  That made me a little sad but I didn't cry.  Yay for me too!

And when I picked her up in the afternoon, I couldn't tell if she had been crying or maybe she had just woken up.  But she did say something about how she cried before her nap because she missed Bacon.  I tried to get more information about her day, like what she learned, what did she play with, new friends but I didn't get much.  The teacher is supposed to call tonight with a report though.  

I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.  I hear the second day is harder because now the kid knows they're actually going to be left there the whole day.  Fingers crossed!  

Update: Just before bed tonight, Eggy said she didn't want to go to school tomorrow.  And she started tearing up.  Uh-oh....

Bacon is 4 Months!

My hair has started falling out.  Damn hormones.  I remember a bunch of it fell out when Eggy was about 4 months old too.  Then, I started growing all this baby hair in the front.  I had to get bangs to help hide it.  Which reminds me, I need a hair cut.  

Bacon is such a moody baby.  Whining and crying one minute, happy and smiling the next.

He has this funny face that he makes when he gets mad or pouts.

Instead of sticking out his bottom lip, he makes this fish face and a growling/whining noise.  Maybe he is jealous of his noona's and appah's big full lips.  Bacon has such a little mouth.  

Bacon gets bored easily.  If he's laying down, he wants you to hold him.  Sometimes, if he's propped up on the Boppy pillow, he'll try to sit up, like he's doing crunches.  If you're holding him, he wants you to stand up and walk around, showing him the sights.  Fortunately, we still have Eggy's old exersaucer.  He seems to enjoy it which gives us a little break, at least for 5 minutes anyway.

Haha, I put a blanket underneath him because his feet get soooo sweaty.  

Maybe that's why he hates the carseat.  Like HATES it.  Sometimes, he'll be okay if I sit back there with him and give him a bottle but it's not comfortable sitting between two carseats.  And I obviously can't do it when I have to drive so i's been real fun on the days I have work and have to take them to halmuni's.  He won't even fall asleep like most babies do in the car.  He'll just cry and scream the whole time.  One time, he cried the whole way home from ma-ma's, all 40-something minutes.  It was brutal.  And when we get him out finally, he's so sweaty from getting all worked up so I'm sure that adds to his discomfort.  But then he'll stop crying as soon as we take him out.  

We stopped giving him his reflux medication for a few days because he hasn't really been spitting up so much.  He was doing pretty good the first few days.  A little bit of spit up but the normal amount that babies probably spit up.  But then he started throwing up a lot more and it was like curdled looking.  So we put him back on.  I'll have to see what the doctor says.

Probably the biggest milestone this month has been that Bacon's learned to use his hands.  Kinda.  He's not exactly grabbing things but he'll try and reach for them.

And if we put something in his hands, he'll bring it to his mouth.  

Bacon's 4 month check up with the pediatrician isn't until Friday so I don't know his stats yet but the scale at my mom's house says he's at least 15 pounds.  I think most of the weight has gone to his thighs.  He even has cellulite on his butt!  But his face or arms aren't that chubby.  

Happy 100!

It was Bacon's baek-il today!

 Remember the dream I had when I was pregnant?  Well, this is kind of what he looked like in my dream, except he was even fatter in my dreams.

And here was Eggy's baek il way back when.

Last Wednesday, Bacon rolled from his tummy to his back for the first time.  Well, kind of.

More like his big head got tired of fighting gravity.  So maybe it was an accidental roll because he hasn't done it since.

Bacon is 3 Months!

Not really anything new to report.

Obligatory naked bath shot with strategically placed bubbles

I don't think he's anywhere close to rolling over.  That's probably because I don't make him do tummy time as much as he should.  Mostly because I don't want him throwing up from being on his tummy.  When I do put him on his tummy, he'll just lay there sucking on his hands.

Eggy appah is concerned that he's going to be a thumb sucker.

Sometimes, he tries to vault over the Boppy pillow.  He's already trying to crawl!

 

Other times, he does pretty good. 

He did okay when we put him in the Bumbo seat a few days ago so I guess he's got good head control.

He's not spitting up as much but he's drooling more. 

He's a lot more smiley than Eggy was.  If you just smile and talk to him, he smiles back.  He still likes Eggy the best.  Sometimes, he'll just look at her and break out in a big smile.  Or if she's nearby, he'll turn his head to watch her. 

But when he's cranky, watch out!  He definitely lets you know when he's not happy.

His sleep is still hit or miss.  On a good night, he'll give us a good four or five hour stretch (from 10pm to 2 or 3am) and then he'll wake up every couple hours.  Then he's up for the day between 7 and 9am.  On a bad night, he'll wake up every couple hours or so the whole night.  And his naps aren't that consistent yet either.  Sometimes, he'll nap for a good 2-3 hours.  Of course he does this when I want to go out somewhere and I'm waiting for him to wake up.  Usually, he just takes little catnaps of 30-45 minutes.

Once we started taking pictures of Bacon, Eggy wanted in on the action.  

My BIG baby

I told her to put her arm around him and she just rested her hand on his head instead. 

 

Hope everyone had a happy and safe Independence Day!  Ours was pretty low key.  MaMa's house in the morning and dinner at halmuni's.  We got Eggy some sparklers but she was over it in like 10 seconds even though she kept asking when we were going to light them.  I think they made her a little nervous so she told us to hold them instead.  

The Bad and the Good

Is it wrong to call your 2 month old newborn an asshole?  I know, terrible, right?  But when it's 4am and he's been waking up every hour, your sleep deprived brain is not thinking rationally.  This past week has been horrible in terms of sleep.  I cannot wait until he's older so I can start sleep training.  Ha, I was so reluctant to let Eggy cry it out but now it doesn't even faze me.  I just hope it works on Bacon.  Fingers crossed.

Despite my grouchiness from the lack of sleep, I just about died last night from the cuteness overload.  Bacon laughed!  So adorable!  Eggy appah was trying to put Bacon to sleep but I guess he didn't want to sleep yet.  The two of them were looking in the mirror and Eggy appah would close his eyes tight, pop them open, and say, "Boo!"  And Bacon thought it was hilarious.  Now I'm going to spend all day trying to get him to laugh again.

Happy 2 Months, Bacon!

I know I'm a few days late but I wanted to wait until his 2 month check up with the pediatrician today.  

Weight: 12 lbs., 4.5 oz

Height: 23 inches

Head Circumference: 16 inches

So despite Bacon's problems with reflux, the little porker is living up to his name and gaining weight and growing well.

He's being fussy though.  Not sure if that's because of his shots or the little amount of sleep he got last night.   

I know each baby is different but it's hard not to compare Bacon and Eggy.  The only thing is, I don't really remember what Eggy was like when she was a newborn.  My memory is awful now.  I feel like Bacon is a lot fussier and cries more than Eggy did.  But that's probably because I let him cry.  With Eggy, I was so afraid of her crying that I'd scoop her up any time she made a noise.  I remember one time she was grunting in her sleep and I picked her up right away and she was still asleep.  I was so annoyed, especially because it was the middle of the night.  Anyway, sometimes I have no choice but to leave Bacon to cry for a bit because I have to help Eggy or something like that.  

And I don't know if it's because of my experience or a better milk supply but I think Bacon is better at nursing than Eggy was.  From the first time he was placed on my chest, he latched on right away.  I don't even think I needed to have his frenulum cut but oh well, too late now.  Since he's a better nurser, it really doesn't take long to feed him which is nice, especially during the night.  Also because of his reflux, I have to cut him off anyway even though the experts say you should just let the baby nurse for as long as he wants.   If I let him nurse for even five minutes, he'll spit up a ton so usually I stop after just 3 or 4 minutes.  But he's growing and having enough dirty diapers so I'm fine with that even if it means I have to feed him more frequently.  And we have to hold him up for awhile after eats so he doesn't spit everything up.  That's not so fun during the night when I just want to go back to sleep.  I've fallen asleep a few times holding him.  Yikes.  

The other thing that Bacon is doing better than Eggy did is sleeping.  Maybe.  I don't really remember details but I do remember feeling really frustrated with the lack of sleep.  Maybe I just know better now and know what to expect.  His naps are hit or miss.  Sometimes he'll just take cat naps of 30 minutes and other days like yesterday, he'll take a 2-3 hour nap.  He's not really on a schedule yet.  I just put him to sleep when he seems tired which is usually within an hour of waking.  He gets really fussy after 5pm.  It's hard to get him to go to sleep at night though because he almost always cries but it's getting better.  Once he's down, he wakes up every 3 hours or so, eats, and goes right back to sleep.  (Although last night was bad with hourly wakings.)  Eggy used to wake up and she wouldn't always go back to sleep.  But that was probably partly my fault too because I'd always rush to pick her up whenever she made a noise instead of giving her a chance to settle down.  Who knows?  Anyway, his sleep is okay for now, not great, but could be better.  Hopefully he'll start stretching those 3 hours out soon.  

He found his hands and sucks on them, preferably his right hand.  Ew, his hands are stinky too.  And I'm always fishing out lint from his fists.  

He "talks" back to us.  He's a lot more vocal than Eggy was.  

He's smiling a lot more now.  Mornings are his happiest times.  And he smiles the most for his noona.

 

Most people have been saying that Bacon looks like me.  I don't see it.  Maybe certain parts.  He has a slight dimple on his right side just like me.  The first time I saw Bacon I remember thinking, "He looks like my dad.  Oh no.  Poor kid."  Hahaha.

3 years, 2 months

I meant to write this post back in April around Eggy's birthday but I've been a little busy, haha.  I've totally forgotten how tiring it can be taking care of a newborn.  Actually, to be honest, the newborn stage sucks.  Especially since I think Bacon has colic.  Yuck.  I know I'm supposed to enjoy it because "they grow up so fast" and "he'll only be this little for so long" but I would rather just fast forward to at least six months.  I just remember very specifically thinking when Eggy was maybe 6 or 8 months old how much fun she was.  Don't get me wrong; I'm not saying I didn't love her or enjoy being with her.  It just got more fun as she got older.  Eggy's newborn stage is all so hazy to me (That's got to be some biological voodoo because why else would people subject themselves to this craziness and have more than one kid.) so I thought I should try to record some of the stuff she's doing at this age.  Because don't you know?  They grow up way too fast.

• She knows how to spell her first name.  She can also write the first letters of her first and last name.  And the letter O but that's because it's a circle.  
• She knows her address.
• She can count to 20, sort of.  She gets confused after 12:  ten, eleven, twelve, eleventeen, fourteen, sixteen....
• Her favorite color is orange.
• She's starting to learn her phonics.  I don't know if she totally gets it but if I ask her what letter does popcorn start with for example and I say, "puh, puh, puh, popcorn" she'll say P.  
• She can ride her tricycle.  She used to get frustrated because she couldn't pedal that well or she'd be scared of falling but she's doing really well now.  She even asked her dad for a bike.   

• At her check up in April, she weighed 29 pounds, 6.4 ounces and measured 38 inches tall.  I think she's grown since then.  She's still pretty skinny though because she can still fit in a lot of her summer clothes from last year.  They're just a little bit shorter. 

• She still wears a pull-up at night even though she has no problems during the day.  
• She can open doors now.  In the morning, she comes running into our room even though we tell her she has to stay in her bed/room until her alarm clock turns green.
• She knows that she's three years old but she also knows that when we go to Disneyland, she's two still (if they ask).  ;)  So now when people ask her her age, she looks at me to see what number she's supposed to say.  
• She understands almost everything my mom says to her in Korean even though she doesn't really speak it herself.  She'll even watch cartoons in Korean, like Pororo or Robocar Poli.  And she knows a few songs in Korean but I think she's just repeating my mom phonetically, not really understanding the words.  I think she'd be better off if she knew how to speak Mandarin but Eggy appah only knows Cantonese.  I should send her to a Chinese school but then she'd hardly ever get to speak/hear the language outside of school.  
• When she poops, she pinches her nose.  Whenever she smells anything bad, she pinches her nose and yells, "Stinky!"  If she farts, she yells, "Stinky!" and runs away.  Sometimes, she'll grab a book and try to fan it away. 

Stinky fertilizer

• Since she'd be seeing Bacon's bits during diaper changes, we told her about how boys have a penis and girls have a vagina (did you totally just think of Kindergarten Cop right now?).  She calls it a "magina."  One time we were at Ikea and she told her dad that he has a penis.  Really loudly.  
• She refuses to cut her hair.  I don't know why.  She came along when I went to get my hair cut a few months ago and she let my stylist cut some bangs.  Then, he couldn't help himself and cut a few layers in the front and curled it too.  haha

• She's still a really good eater.  Really really good.  I mean she likes sweets and other junk food too but like if you gave her a plate of french fries and bell peppers, she'd eat both equally.  Let's hope it stays that way.
• She's always singing some random song and I don't know if it's from some show she watched or if she totally made it up.  Also, she knows how to rhyme words.  She gets a big kick out of all those "See you later, alligator.  In a while, crocodile." sayings.  And she loves to sing The Name Game song.  
• You know how kids are always asking why, why why?  Eggy asks, "How come?"  I didn't realize it until my sister pointed it out but that's what I say.  So it's always "How come?"  So annoying.  I don't mind her asking something if she really wants to know but sometimes she doesn't even listen to the answer.  She just keeps repeating "How come?" Or sometimes the question doesn't even make sense.  
• She also talks a lot.  A LOT.  All the time.  Sometimes, she even talks in her sleep.  And just like singing, I don't know where she learns some of the things she says.  And when she says certain words wrong, I don't always correct her because I think it's cute and funny.  Like when she says she's a little bit "infused" instead of confused.  And of course, when she says magina.  

Anyway, those are just some random things about Eggy right now.  Love my girl.