Updates on Baby have been few and far between... apologies. Life has been rather stressful (mostly at work), and I've had little time to take pictures or post new developments. We are a few days past ninety-two weeks (already!), and Baby is growing fast. Lots of new words--she is counting to ten and knows all of her colors now. She recognizes about 1/3 of the alphabet, although she confuses some of the letters. She has quite the sense of humor and impeccable timing, so life around the house has been rather entertaining and full of laughs. We'll be in New York for Thanksgiving, so I hope to have more pictures and videos to upload upon our return.

We're a few days past eighty-six weeks. Baby went to her second wedding yesterday, this one for my closest (in age) cousin. We are also approaching our second Halloween! We spent some time outside this afternoon, and let our busy little bee play.

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And some other pics...

[Watching the koi]

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[Playing the "smart kid"]

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[Looking at pictures]

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[Don't mess with the Burger King]

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[Playing "I ran across the bridge, Daddy you run across the bridge now"]

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[Mesmerized by the ends of the string of Daddy's hoodie]

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Baby likes to eat watermelon, part 2...



New pictures are posted as well.

Okay, newer pictures are posted--a handful here and the rest here (as they will be from here on out). Both links are also on the right-hand menu. Happy viewing!

A few days beyond seventy-nine weeks...

We went to a 'barbecue' (rained out) at my cousin's house, but the food was good and the company was great. Baby was overwhelmed by the attention from my cousin's two boys (both autistic).

Baby's room is finally painted--something we probably should have completed before she was born, or at least in the weeks following--and it looks great! The brighter color makes her room look bigger, and it is definitely brighter in there. She doesn't seem to notice the difference; I'm not sure she even cares. :)

Pictures later.

Baby is eighteen months now! We had a rather uneventful visit with the in-laws, although the trip to the beach was fairly... memorable--screaming, crying, clinging, all-around embarrassing but still a bit endearing. :)

We have some new vocabulary:

• cheese (to the camera)
• tee (tree)
• go
• kko-kko (imitating the rooster sound in Korean)
• kkack (rock... sometimes it sounds like cock)
• bug
• [noun] + heh (do in Korean)
  

Baby is starting to interact with some of her favorite shows. When Kai-lan tickles the sun, Baby will do the hand motions to imitate her. Today, she started clapping her hands and saying "apple" when Ruby and Louise were doing a hand game. She also repeats sounds, like 'whee' and 'ooh.' She has been changing a lot recently, and it's hard to keep up with all the new things she is learning!

Lots of new pictures will be uploaded tomorrow. New pictures will be located here.

Forgot some words:

• opang to mean open
• on and off
• two

And it looks like we will be coming home on Saturday. (Whew.)