new directions...

dear friends & family:

the pae blog is taking a new direction, inspired by a google commercial. the blog was originally created for grandma and grandpa kim to keep in touch with their grandchildren, but thanks to the amazing invention of skype, photo updates aren't necessary anymore. SO... this blog will now be dedicated and written for sophia and lucas to reminisce on major milestones and decisions made that impact their future lives.

May 11, 2011: the next transition...

T-1 day till mommy goes back to work which means sophia, you go to school and wake up an hour earlier. Lucas, you will start this new transition of going to school on Monday. I've been trying to prepare you for this new transition with semi-success.

- bottle feeding: you are now a master at this

- nap time with no swaddle: you can now go down pretty easily without a swaddle but you don't sleep for more than 40 minutes this way -- right now, you're actually crying your eyes out b/c you only slept for 30 minutes and i want you to be able to have one solid nap today

- sleeping at night: you are OK at this now -- you still wake up at least once during the night which is a huge improvement over what you were doing 2 weeks ago, but it still makes mommy exhausted.

what am i most scared of? i am not looking forward to you being sleep deprived during the day or getting colds and weird-named illnesses from daycare. but i am most scared that you will not got the attention you deserve and that you will feel like i've deserted you. after spending all day together and transitioning to 30 minutes in the morning and an hour at night, i'm afraid you'll miss your family. but i know this transition back to work will be harder for me than it is for you. here's to finding a new normal way of life, yet again...

this past weekend, you got your first haircut. you were the youngest customer the salon ever had. daddy was disappointed with the cut, saying it was too short, so he didn't leave a tip. he also discovered that you have daddy's hair and will have to mimic his hairstyle since he knows what looks best. i think you still look cute and at least now, your hair doesn't get stuck in the velcro of your bib anymore.