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Manhattan Beach

September 1, 2013 No Comments

On Sunday, we drove over to Manhattan Beach for some lunch and time at the beach. We’ve been trying to get Janie used to the ocean but she’s still so scared of the water. She’s fine on the sand and in fact, loves playing in sand.

However, once you get her close to the water, she starts to cling onto you like a scared monkey.

Daddy helped her get her feet wet and she was actually ok…to a certain point.

Once she was done, she was done. She walked away and sat down in protest.

Then as soon as you get her distracted by the sand, it’s all good again. Silly baby.

Here’s what she did when we left her side. She walked back up toward Auntie Joy and the umbrella. The grown-ups just stood by and watched her.

It’s funny how she had her hand up like she was throwing in the towel. Poor Kumquat. Why do you hate the water so bad?

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Janie’s 1st Fun Run

August 31, 2013 No Comments

Janie participated in the runDisney kid races this morning.

Doesn’t she look so cute with her bib and Nikes on?!

She was in the 1-3 year old division going 100 meters. When she arrived with Daddy, she was ready to go and dancing to the music!

We also met up with her aunties and the 4 little girls also doing the 200 and 400 meter dashes.

Unfortunately, it was already 80 degrees, humid, and they made her wait an extra half and hour before starting. Here’s the start of the meltdown. She was so sweaty and kept rubbing her eyes.

They corralled all the children in this little area and then made us walk at least 400 meters just to get to the race start. By then, you could see all the little toddlers on the brink of melting down. The parents were all probably thinking the same thing I was, which was “this was the worst idea ever”. I even overheard a mom yelling in a very frustrated tone “Stop fussing! This is supposed to be FUN!” Sounded like the adults were melting down too at this point. We had to break down and give Janie the G-raffe, which was hiding in Daddy’s pocket and was supposed to be her “carrot” during the race. Oh well. It kept her from completely losing it before it was her turn to run.

They let the kids go row by row and we weaseled our way up to almost the front so we wouldn’t have to wait so long. Janie was ready to go again but wouldn’t let go of G-raffe. So, we spent most of the 100 meters trying to convince her it was a good idea to go straight ahead and not to sit down on the course.

The announcer called out her name and she even waved to Yai on the sideline.

Waving to Grandma a video by beakatude on Flickr.

Here’s a video of her hearing her name and waving to Yai at the sideline.

What a funny girl.

Finish Line a video by beakatude on Flickr.

It’s hard to get a 16-month-old to walk in a straight line with so many fun things to see all around you.

Here she is after going through the finish. Daddy picked her up and gave her a ride the rest of the way back.

She was NOT in the mood for her medal and was just over the whole thing by the end.

Look at my tired sweaty baby. Good job, Baby Girl.

Congratulations on your first organized fun run!

Here she is at home with her finisher’s t-shirt and medal just an hour later.

After a quick nap, cooling off, and a little snack, she was back in action. Ta da!!

She was so active again that it was nearly impossible to get a photo taken of her.

Here’s the back of the t-shirt. So cute!

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G!

August 21, 2013 No Comments

G! a video by beakatude on Flickr.

How can I NOT give it to her when she’s using her words?! And this is what her hair looks like after we take the pigtails out. Not pretty.

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Tuesday Afternoon

August 6, 2013 No Comments

We took a long walk along the water.

Janie had her afternoon milk with a toy.

There was a small mishap with a shoebox.

Koa got some kisses.

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Waaaaaaah!!!

July 27, 2013 1 Comment

This is what often happens when I have to take something away from her.

The Terrible Twos have definitely arrived early for us.

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First Blood Draw

July 22, 2013 2 Comments

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Turns out Janie is still anemic. At her 12-month visit, her doc recommended adding more red meat and eggs to her diet. We even gave her chicken liver these past 3 months and it didn’t make any changes to her Hb level of 9.6. So, Dr. Kaplan ordered a full blood panel to rule out thalassemia, which is a blood disorder. So, we went to a lab at CPMC to get it done since we were in the neighborhood. Here she is waiting for her turn. Poor baby was happy as a clam and totally clueless of what was about to occur.

Once it was her turn, the phlebolomist Mila sat us down and instructed Mommy how to hold her. Here’s a sequence of photos that Daddy took.

“Hm. What’s going on?”

“Uh, I don’t think I like this.”

“Wah!!!!”

By the way, Mila was just looking for a vein at this point.

Here comes the alcohol swab.

She was not going to hold still and put up a good fight. In the end, Mommy held her body and left arm and Daddy had to step in to hold her right arm down with both hands. She screamed the whole time and Mila took 4 vials of blood!!! Poor baby.

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15-month Check-up

July 22, 2013 No Comments

Janie had her 15-month check-up this morning.

She loved the toys in the waiting room.

doctor

Here are the stats:
Weight: 23 pounds, 12 ounces (66th percentile) – Down from 67th percentile last month.

Height: 31.5 inches (81st percentile) – She’s getting tall! She was in the 47th percentile last month.

doctor

While we waited in the exam room for the doctor, Janie made herself at home. She’s always up to no good – even at the doctor’s office. Doc said she’s looking good but that she has a minor ear infection, which was the cause for her screaming the other night (almost made me take her to the hospital) and the runny nose/cough.