Emma's New Outfit and Shoes

Emma is turning out to be like her Grandma Paik. She LOVES shoes. Every time I take her to the store, if she sees shoes, she wants it. She already has more shoes than I do and she just started wearing them less than a month ago. She recently received 3 new pairs from my cousin, Min A unnie, in Korea. One is a traditional Korean rubber shoe. The one Emma got is yellow. The second one is a sandal that lights up with different colors whenever she walks. The third one is a little slipper that makes an annoying squeaking noise whenever she walks. I now know how my best friend, Angela, felt when I bought that shoe for her 1st daughter. Poor her though...she had to live with that shoe through 3 girls.

I recently had to buy Emma another shoe for the big wedding she is going to make her first debut as a flower girl. It is her Uncle Adam & Aunt Lindsay's wedding. They are getting married this Saturday. Emma is going to be one of three flower girls.

"What do you think of my pretty handkerchief dress? Here, I'm also sporting the squeaking slippers and I am holding the light up sandals."

"Do you think these yellow shoes match this dress? Probably not but oh well...it's cute."

"We're going out to dinner for Grandma Paik's birthday now. Do you see the big headband I'm wearing? I takes up most of my head."

Already Practicing to be a Great Big Sister

A week ago, Song brought home Emma's first baby doll. Actually, one of his clients, Dr. Song, bought it for Emma. This doll make the sucking noise when the bottle or pacifier is placed in its mouth. It cries when you take the bottle or pacifier out. The doll's belly goes up and down when you place the blanket on it and it make a sleeping/snoring sound. Song thought the doll was a little scary. We didn't know if Emma was going to like it or not. She actually loves it. She carries it around, kisses it and hugs it. She's even mastered placing the bottle in the babies mouth after 2 days. She is going to be a great sister. Mommy's little helper.

"Is this how you feed the baby, Mommy? This is my first time."

"Look at the baby's eye. She opens and closes them just like me."

"Aw...I'm giving the baby a hug. Shhhh...I think she wants to take a nap."

"Look...here's her mouth. "

"I've mastered the bottle feeding. See...I don't even have to look and I know the bottle is in the mouth."

Hot Days!!!

The weather here in VA has been extremely hot and humid the past few days. Emma loves the water but I think she's afraid of swimming in the big pools at our gym and the community pool. She doesn't splash the water or show any emotions when we are in the pool. She just looks around at other people and holds onto me really tight. So, I took her to Toys R Us and bought her this kiddie pool. I only put a little bit of water in it but she loved it. She had so much fun. I think she would of had more fun if there were other kids playing with her. She was crawling around in the pool, standing up, and splashing water at me. When it was time to go inside, she wanted to get back in. Needless to say, the pool is cute but big and a pain to put away. After 30 minutes of fighting with the pool to deflate it enough to put it back into the small box it came in, I took it back to Toys R Us and got a different one that had less sections to blow up and deflate.

"Yeah, a pool fit for me!!"

"What Mommy...you're not getting in with me?"

"No, it's not time to go inside yet. 10 more minutes??"

"Isn't this bathing suit cute? I got it for my birthday."

"Okay...10 minutes are up. Time to go."

Emma Walking

We weren't sure when Emma would start walking. She used to take a few steps at a time a few months ago and then the closer we got to her 1st birthday, she just stopped. She refused to walk. Then the day after her birthday, I took her to the doctor's for her 1 year check-up. She got 2 shots and then we got home, she just all of a sudden, started to walk around. Song's mom was still here visiting us from CA, so she got to witness it. She said that Song started walking the day of his 1st birthday. I guess...like father like daughter.

Emma with about a week's worth of walking experience.

Emma is now more comfortable walking that she loves to drag around her bear.