ANGRY

Feeling kind of bothered at the moment. No, not at Jake. I DVR'd the US Men's Soccer Match and found out that they decided to move it to another ESPN when it was supposed to air. Really disappointing. Tried to email a complaint, but their contact form is defective. Figures.

Good day otherwise. Ate dins with nana, although she didn't actually eat (ate earlier). Jake was in a pretty fussy mood all day. As soon as he woke he cried and followed by crying about everything that didn't go his way, which he felt was pretty much...yep, everything.
These pictures are courtesy of nana taken on Saturday. Nice pix.

Song of the Day: The Stranglers: Golden Brown

One One

The Jakers was a bit of a fuss ball today (not the mini soccer kind). Picked him up and brought him to the playground with nana. He had fun, we had fun. Then we went to get omma, who was still working. As I've said before, it's the worst place for Jake b/c it's all dangerous stuff and he wants to play with it all. It's me following him around saying "no" and "don't touch." It's tough. We went to the phone store afters, followed by dins. At both places he wanted to fuss and play. He threw his spoon and nana's hand cleaner after we told him not to. Here's the kicker, we thin he knows we're saying no, but he's ignoring us. It's tough sometimes, today was one of those days.

Song of the Day: Run DMC: It's Tricky

Omma's Birthday

Omma's bday today. Since yesterday was the dinner, today was kinda mellow. We picked up omma, headed home and I made grilled cheese to go with nana's chicken soup. Omma's still sick, so we hung low.

One thing that wasn't normal was Jakey's behaviour. He's definitely reaching some kind of stage. He knows exactly what we're saying to him, but he's testing us a lot lately. Today he took my wallet and I wanted it back. He likes to empty it out, which is a major hassle, plus it's not a toy. I told him to give it back and he hugged it tighter, telling me he wasn't going to return it. I want to be consistent with him so I wouldn't leave him alone until he gave it to me. It was fascinating, he looked at me with total knowledge of what I was saying, but defied me. Surprise, but I won. He only fussed a bit after that as he knew what the right thing to do was. As an aside, the formatting of the blog is bothering the hell out of me. Even though I hit 'return' after this sentence, it still won't create a space. AAAArrrrrggggh!

Song of the Day: They Might Be Giants: No!

Pre-Birth

Whew. Juts got back from omma's birthday outing at Bucca di Beppo's. The company (Leah, Odin, Leah's dad, Matt, Kate, Cyndy, Eric, Sunhee and Lina) was great, but overall it was rough. One of those dinners that just was weird from the beginning. The waiter wasn't around, he didn't organize the birthday song, and Jake was not having the sitting down stuff. Can't blame him, sometimes he'll just be bored sitting there. I took him out several times. Once I just spoke to him like he was older, like he should understand why he has to sit nicely. It was interesting, I gave my talk, he listened and answered "yes" to every one of my questions. I asked if he was ready to sit and eat. He said yes, and he did. He ate, very well, and then wanted to get up again. Overall it was more the restaurant's fault than his.

Song of the Day: Peter Tosh: Get Up, Stand Up

The Long and Winding Weekend

Not only did I not post on Friday, I didn't even take a picture! My apologies Jakey. It was a long day and I didn't get home until late. Jake went with omma and nana to eat dinner while I went to the baseball game. Apparently it didn't go well. He was fussy the whole time. They left early actually. Jake wasn't feeling well and we thought he was getting sick. He woke up Saturday OK, although he does have a cold.

Saturday was long and fun. Ohana Music in the AM. Jake was pretty active this week and behaved well. I love watching him interact with the other kids. There are too many though, they shouldn't have such a large group. Afters we met nana, went to Target and had lunch in Kapolei, where we went to a store for organizing stuff. In the afternoon we went to the AMST picnic for a short time. Omma wanted to meet Sunhee, so I went to the baseball game. Afters I went over to their place. It was 9:00 and Jake was still awake. He was obviously tired, but kept playing. He eventually went into Lina's room and laid in her bed (she was sleeping in the living room). Jake asked me to lay next to him and I sang while he fell asleep. It is and will be one of the greatest memories I have with him. Incredible.

Today was Leah's baby shower. Jake got to play with a lot of friends so he was happy. He was also pretty fussy too though. He threw a couple of tantrums, mostly for not getting what he wanted. Worries me when that happens. Don't like to see him so emotional. Seems like it was just a today thing though. I hope that's the case.

Song of the Weekend: The Verve: Lucky Man

BaBaBaBaBa

Dinner was another round of "babas," only this time it was at the dalkalbi jip. He seems to be wanting to vocalize (at the very least) before hitting the sack these days. Funny, we keep getting comments about how well-behaved he is, but when he was done eating tonight, he was an antsy little stress ball. He wouldn't sit still, was yelling "baba"as loud as he could, and wanted to mix every dish with every other one. It may be that he feels comfy around me and mom or it could be a stage, either way, it was a bit difficult.

Song of the Day: Built to Spill: Twin Falls

East of Ewa

First time since I started this thing that I didn't blog for two consecutive days. Couldn't help it, the house is still all messed. Did take the pix though and will post them here.

Saturday he felt better for sure. Started his Music Together back up (switched to Saturday), then we did some shopping and such. He was definitely more fussy, perhaps it was the post-sickness mood. We got a new washer and dryer at Sears in the late morning. Admittedly it was perhaps one of the most trying times I've had with him. He wanted to wander and pull stuff off shelves and such. I lost my patience because I realized he has very few limitations. He does what he wants and when he doesn't get it he screams. I decided then that we have to start being more stern with him in terms of not getting everything he wants. I don't know, maybe he's too young, but he's in the beginning stages of being spoiled, and I don't think that's a good way to be. He slept several hours during the day, which at the time was great, but Saturday night was perhaps his worst night ever in terms of sleep. The first time he woke was about 12, then he never really slept for more than 20 minutes after that. It was bad. He had no fever, so we thought maybe it was just that he wasn't tired, perhaps hungry (he didn't eat a big dinner), or just not feeling well.

Sunday was Easter, and his fever was completely gone. Had brunch at Duke's in the AM. He was still fussy though and made Lina cry several times by taking stuff away from her while they were playing at Odin's house. We went there for egg coloring and dinner. It was fun, but his fussiness is worrying us a little.

Song of the Day: Sea Wolf: Middle Distance Runner

Fuss Ball

I've never really written about Jake's bedtime routine (or have I?). Since he moved into his crib a couple months back, we have been staying in the room until he falls asleep. The routine usually entails mom and I bringing him in where we read a book or plays a little. We tried for weeks to get him to brush his teeth, but he resists vehemently. When we say it's time to go in the crib he gets more books and wants to play more. We eventually get him in and then we lay on the floor next to him until he falls asleep. Sometimes this takes 10 mins, sometimes 40 mins, like tonight. We know we have to get to the point where he will just sleep or go to sleep on his own when we lay him down, but for now it's a bit of an ordeal. Such is life with the Jakers.

Big event of the day: came home to our new kitchen. Other than that Jake was fussy the whole day, big time, just like he was last month. We think he may have a cold that's bugging him.

Song of the Day: Kitchens of Distinction: Drive That Fast

What's the Fussquency Jaketh?

Slow day. Picked up Jake and he slept right away in the car. A late nap always means a late and fussy evening. It was indeed such. Dinner and play, but antsy and fussy about a lot. Wanted to take all his toys out at bedtime, when I told him no, he squealed. It was like this the whole evening. Oh well, such the life of a tot.

Song of the Day: Beastie Boys: Intergalactic

Return of the Fuss

Tired as heck tonight. Jake woke at 4AM this morning and didn't go back to sleep. We're all pretty tired, not sure if that is why Jake was fussy today. It's ironic that last night I wrote how I never lose my temper with him. I almost did today. We were at Big City Diner with nana and he was squirmy and fussy from the time we sat down. I picked him up and he refused to sit back down. I decided to vacate and take him for a walk. I didn't eat (got it to go) although I was hungry. I was angry, but I reminded myself that he doesn't really know better at this point and that he is way more reasonable 90% of the time than vice versa.

Sleep.

Song of the Day: Teenage Fanclub: Metal Baby

2.2

Today was my birthday. Nana and I took Jake for a walk to the bookstore, then we had dinner at Sam Choy's. Loved the day, but it was a bit odd. Jake was somewhat fussy both places and Sam Choy will most likely not get my money again. Any day with Jake is a good day though.

Song of the Day: Close Lobsters: Got Apprehension