Nene for the JJ

Went to the zoo to kill a little time before picking up mom. As per Jake's modus operandi these days, we only walked about 1/4 of the grounds due to his fascination with water fountains and now benches, which he loves to climb on whenever he sees one. We did see the elephants, monkeys, turtles, and the nene shelter/duck pond. He had fun, but he HATES riding in the stroller now and seems to hate walking in a strait line as well.


Dinner with Lina and Sunny at choon-chung. Delish, but Jake was, you guessed it, restless. Had odaeng-guk and rice for eats.


Song of the Day: Pixies: Monkey Gone to Heaven

Jake's Boutique

Valentine's Day. Started with Jake's first swim lesson. It was great. He was a hot with the instructor and pretty much knew what to do already in terms of what he learned. We've already done the stuff alone, but I guess it's a process. We went to Macy's prior to to the swim and he got some new clothes. He got a Puma track jacket that reminded me of the Beastie Boys, so we played some in the car. It was great, he danced.

Lunch with Lina and to the zoo for some play time. Mom and I went for dinner so he spent the evening with Nana. Looks as if he had Pizza Hut for dinner (the empty box is on the table).

He's a bit sick, so he's a little fussy.

Song of the Day: The Cure: Just Like Heaven

Zoot Suiters

Didn't blog last night b/c people stayed until 11. I was tired. Jake had a big day/evening. Aunties Val and Mo as well as Uncles Jon, Ed, and Sean came over for a BBQ. He enjoyed every second of it. He loved the attention and ate it up. He went to sleep immediately after being put in his crib. Great evening.Today was great too. Met Odin and Leah as well as Liam, Sean, and Charlotte at the zoo. Everyone had a fantastic time playing on the jungle gym and looking at the animals.
Afters we went to Best Buy to do yet another exchange. Jake then got a haircut (the picture I took didn't come out) and went home for a shower. All this activity has made his mood much better these past couple of days.

Song of the Day: Husker Du: 8 Miles High

Tripp to Zooropa 2

I hope I never take these days for granted. I think it’s easy to fall into the daily routine, let things just happen, never fully realize that the moment can easily slip away into memory. I think of these things when I’m with Jake, but the world around you intrudes. I never want the times alone with him playing, laughing, crying, and fussing to become memories, but they do, they always do.

Today mom and nana used their xmas present-spa treatments, so the Jakers and I went to the zoo. We went straight for the keiki zoo, where he was quiet, not quite sure what to make of the goats, pigs, and koi, which he was allowed to pet (but didn’t). He was most interested in the chickens and playing with the milk cans.

As we approached the cow petting area, I told him that milk came from cows. When he saw the cans, he grabbed his milk cup from his bag and ran over to them. He tried to find where the milk came out, moving his cup all over the can. These things amaze me. He’s seen cows in his books, but we’ve never told him there was a link b/t milk, cows, and cans. He put it all together himself.
His favorite place in the zoo is the playground. He played for a good 45 mins on the jungle gym and slides, having an absolute blast. He likes other kids, I think. He stares at them quietly, just looking, trying to figure them out. When he’s satiated, he moves on, plays, laughs.
Lunch was next. He was a little restless in the restaurant (New Elim), but he enjoyed his food (kimbap). We went to Wal-Mart to get some basics for nana’s new apartment, went home, went to nana’s new apartment, ate, and he slid into his new crib with much ease.

I’ll never take these things for granted. I really never will.

Song of the Day: They Might Be Giants: The House at the Top of the Tree