Watch us grow!
It’s been a long time since Janie had slept in her pack-n-play so we folded it up and put it away today. (It used to sit where the two hampers are now.) Now if we can rearrange things a bit, we could potentially have room for a big girl bed. We shall see…until then, Janie is perfectly happy with the fold-out couch.
This morning everyone was up early so we walked down the street to a cafe nearby to have breakfast.
It was still raining when we got home so we stayed in for the rest of the day. We played some music and Janie had a little dance party.
She then pretended to nap with Daddy and then actually fell asleep while she was reading her books.
Daddy was up early over in London and Janie was having trouble falling asleep. It was good timing for a FaceTime call to say “goodnight”.
There were no fights today about naptime – as long as she could sleep in my bed.
She also insisted on tucking herself in.
See you in two hours, kid!
This evening, we went to CVS to get a passport photo of Janie. We are going to Mexico for Christmas so we had to get it done stat! While she waited for the photo to print, she pretended to sleep in Daddy’s arms.
Here is the photo. It would have been nice if her hair looked a little neater and if she smiled but I’m actually just happy that she was looking straight at the camera and not crying. This will do just fine.
Janie has been playing on the rocking chair lately. Sometimes I find her just chillin’ in the chair.
Here she is pretending to sleep.
http://youtu.be/wLLpcKFPbD4
Sometimes I find her using it as a playground apparatus.
This morning, Ankong, Ama, Auntie Jia, and Uncle Jason came over. We took them to Chinatown and Janie was super excited to ride the bus again.
At Washington Bakery, she studied the menu with Ankong.
She also got a quick lesson on salt and pepper. Too bad she was too sleepy to really pay attention.
We managed to keep her awake long enough to eat and she had some porridge, Chinese broccoli, and Singapore noodles.
She also helped sing and blow out the birthday candle with Uncle Jason.
On the ride home, the bus emptied half-way through our ride and Janie got to stretch out for a bit. It was way past her nap time and she insisted on being carried home from the bus stop. Maybe it’s time to invest in an umbrella stroller.
This afternoon, everyone took a nap before dinner. We actually had to wake Janie up to leave for Uncle Jason’s birthday dinner.
Luckily she wasn’t too grouchy about it.
This evening, Janie made a bed of books and pretended to take a nap on it.
She later read “Llama Llama Misses Mama” and was so happy when Llama Mama came back!
She also sat down for some more books at her table and chairs.
Today, we celebrated Alice’s birthday with a big party. Janie helped set-up the table with Uncle Johnny and Daddy.
She had a buffet of tasty Thai food including noodles, rice, chicken, fruit, and Mommy’s favorite tapioca balls.
She made another bag at the craft table and insisted on having 3 eyes and a bunch of puff balls on it.
This girl loves gluing stuff!
Janie was also very good about telling Mommy when she had to use the toilet. We still had pull-ups on her but she managed to stay dry!
Here she is with 2nd cousins Cole and Brandon and Cousin Alice, the birthday girl!
Of course there was cake and it was paradise cake again from King’s Hawaiian! She had the same cake for her first birthday!
Alice woke up in time to blow out the candle. Unfortunately, she didn’t want any part of the cake.
Toward the end of the party, Janie was tired since she stayed up through her nap. Here she is pretending to sleep on the bench next to Daddy. Funny girl. I wish she actually did sleep on that bench. What a fun party!
http://youtu.be/1vmp_WFXFaE