esskayelle

wisdom teeth :: without them, you're kinda silly

f had all four of his wisdom teeth pulled = knocked out for the process = loopy behavior.

i had to take d to preschool, and pick up something while he was in surgery.  so our neighbor was gracious enough to drop f off to the oral surgeon.  f texted to let me know that i could pick him up.

the following are his texts i received, one right after the other.

"i can be pick up now"

"pick me up please"

"i eat cold oatmeal
all day long.
it better
Be goods"

upon getting him, f was trying to act put together, but he was acting a bit goofier than normal.  he tried to do all of these drunk driver tests, like walking along a line, which he was determined to do...it took him a while, with both arms stretched out wide.  he pointed his finger outwards and then touched his nose, followed by his response, "BAM!  See, I'm fine!". 

he was acting pretty goofy until the drugs wore off and pain set in.  :(  it was pretty funny while it lasted. 

those youtube videos of "post anaesthesia" dental visits are hilarious.  anyone else have a funny post dental visit story to share?

seeing appah, even when he's gone :: facetime

appah was out of town on business.  all the way in boston...man, how i wish we could have joined him.  boston must be so beautiful at this time of year.

the kids didn't realize appah was gone, until it got dark, and there was no other face to play with than mom's.  we took full advantage of the facetime feature on our iphone 4's.  and boy, did the kids get a kick out of it!

at one point, appah was really making all three of us laugh.  he was making funny faces and pretending he was slipping on and off the screen.  funny.  {if you don't know by now, i am easily amused}

what appah saw on his screen.

what we saw on our screen

another cool feature is the ability to flip the view, there are two lenses on the phone, so flipping the view allows the user to use the lens on the back of the phone.  by doing this, appah was able to show us what his hotel room was like, and still see our reactions on the screen.  hard to explain...but this helped the kids a lot, just knowing where appah was and where he was staying {and the goodies he accumulated}.

at some points of our conversation, i felt like we were in an iphone commercial.  seriously, it was so cute, it was almost gross.

speaking of iphone commercials, fred's cousin was the star in a korean one.  we love our caros, she is such a beautiful person inside and out.  we couldn't believe our eyes when we saw her in the commercial.  she's so good, i started to believe she was a mother and wife, and i completely missed her wedding and birth story.  :)

needless to say, i highly recommend getting the iphone4.  if you have any older version of the iphone, you can easily sell it on ebay.  we sold my 3GS and appah's 3 at a profit!!!  we also sold my OLD first generation phone!  so sell it on ebay and use the money to get the 4! :) 

chunkin' up

i love fat babies.

so it makes me happy that evan is following that route.

we went in for his one month check-up today, and he's gained 4 lbs and grown 3" in the last four weeks. 

yay! 

no time for lots of pic updates, so here's one that i think you'll enjoy.

dillan is really into chapstick lately.  she will literally apply and re-apply for as long as we will allow it (she'd go hours if she could). 

:: my little princess ::

three

three weeks with my little guy.

he's growing fast.  i get really sad thinking about how much he's going to change.  he already looks so different. 

at the same time, it's exciting...and should be celebrated.

me?  i'm doing great.

sleep: miss it {so why am i up blogging at 4 in the morning?}
food: not quite up to cooking full-fledged meals yet
recovered: 85% there

:: some pix ::

touchdown!

that's nice mommy

at least once a day, dillan asks me to hold evan.  i love it when she says, "oh evan!  you're so cute!" and then a "i love you so much!".

her little PB chair is the perfect place for dillan/evan time...when she's had enough she says, "okay mommy, it's your turn now."

:: three of my greatest loves ::

a new adventure in the life of four

before evan was born, i wondered what it would be like to have a family of four. 

it's so strange. 

i can't believe that we were a unit of three a little over a week ago.  now, we can't imagine life without evan.

evan's arrival has been a hard transition for dillan.  before my hospital stay, i had never been away from her for a long period of time.  it was an experience for the both of us.   i think my being away has traumatized her, because even now she will randomly exclaim, "mommy!  you came home from the hospital!" and then hug me, eyes closed, with the biggest smile on her face.

grandma was here to man the fort for a while.  i seriously don't know what i would have done without her here.  having a hot meal prepared without any worry or concern is priceless.  plus, she's so good with dillan, i couldn't have been more blessed. 

on top of that, i have a rock-star husband.  he's been keeping dillan very busy, helping me before i even ask, seriously?  how could i ask for more?

nonetheless, dillan wasn't the same.  she simply missed mom's presence in the everyday.  everything i did: run errands, park play, meal time, morning routine...either grandma or appah did.  it just wasn't the right fit for her.

thankfully, she hasn't taken anything out on evan.  she loves the kid and is a fit of worry everytime he cries.

well, this week everything has changed because mommy is back. 

i've healed amazingly fast.  i'm not 100%, but i'm well enough to go about the day-to-day. 

today, i took the kids to run some errands.  it was surprisingly very easy, but evan is still small and sleepy...so this may still be too good to be true.

we get sad that dillan is growing so fast.  yesterday, she ran to the bathroom and said, "mommy, i need privacy" and closed the door.  i went to check on her and was pleasantly surprised to see she had put the potty seat on the toilet, moved the stool in front it, dropped her pants, and sat down, intently reading a book.  "mommy!  i need privacy!" again, i left.  to return to a long line of toilet paper, jagged on the edge, and a pantieless daughter ready to leave the bathroom.  *sigh* she did it all by herself. 

we're also a mix of emotions as we see evan growing too.  we can see him gaining weight.  clothes are fitting a bit better.  *sigh*  in one week, he's gained 9 ounces...and he's already starting a regular 2-3 hour feeding routine.  this is all too good to be true.  can it be possible that i have two really good babies?  maybe i shouldn't count my chickens, eh? 

if you've gotten this far...you deserve pictures to enjoy.  :)

i love this shot of dillan, while hadahbuhjee prays for evan:

our first family pic:

evan at one week:

fred and i like to call this his "puh-leeeeze, sucka!" face.

dreaming about happy things...and thought provoking things...

easter :: 2008

i know i say this every year, but i love easter.

this year was more fun because dillan really enjoyed it. she was excited the entire day, saying, "happy easter {person addressed}" to anyone and everyone. she woke up to an easter basket filled with goodies. we had a delicious breakfast at walker bros. received two more baskets at church and experienced her first easter egg hunt.

we've read a ton of books having to do with easter and she's seen some shows...so to experience it for herself was a thrill.

it's hard to explain to her what easter is really about. so when you ask her, "dillan, what is easter about?" she'll respond, "Jesus"

here are some pix from church ::

:: dancing to sunday praise ::

:: with natalie, her only sunday school classmate ::

:: natalie fell off : but was laughing as a result : she has such a fun personality ::

:: natalie came back for more pix ::

:: hug ::

:: our easter family picture : this is a result of telling dillan to look up : baby bump is definitely there ::

and a VERY special congratulations to jae, sam, and kayla on the addition of little sophia. sam is such a trooper! second time without an epidural! you go girl!!! she's absolutely beautiful.

we're expecting...

an addition to our family. 

making a debut, july 2008

leelers is walking, i can't believe it

check it out!  :)

leelers the walker

happy birthday to me

my husband did it again.  i don't ask for it, he's just that kind of guy.  this is his reasoning:
"birthdays are the only days that we can celebrate the one person, that is why i want to make it special."

why am i so blessed? 

he knows i LOVE allguaers sunday brunch, but it's way too $$ to celebrate with friends there...so he made his own allgauer's sunday brunch at home.  on the menu: walker bros pancakes and hash browns, shrimp cocktail, capresse salad, scrambled eggs, caesar salad, bacon, sausage, croissants, and mimosas to wash it down. 

it was an intimate gathering of friends and family.  a great relaxing sunday afternoon.

oh yes, and my honey also surprised me with this:

thanks honey and to those who came, it was a spectacular way to celebrate. 

springtime fun :: part two

--playing at the mall with daddy--

--samchoon hopes that i go here for college--

- - at the zoo - -

--where's the dolphin?--

"there it is!!!!"

-- coming soon -- part three --