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i've moved to facebook....most of my daily activities can be summed up in 3 sentences or less. It's sad. my plan is to come back here to rant and rave...which happens once a month. ha ha ha.

So after last week's disappointment with the park district's preschool, Kate and I went to take a tour of Schaumburg's school district preschool. I know. I was a bit more impressed this time...bright room, clean tables, chairs, rugs, and equipment. I liked that the room was meant for a preschool and that it wasn't previously used as a dance studio. I also liked that I got to meet the actual teacher Kate will be with and that she didn't come to work in her pajamas! She seemed fairly kind and even asked Kate for a goodbye hug but of course, Kate refused. She plays hard to get. Kate introduced herself as Katherine (so cute) and found a big yellow bus with a slide to play in. Kate also made a craft for dad and played in the sandtable next to a couple of preschoolers who were very nice. A super big plus for me was that there were books everywhere! I love a classroom filled with books. I think we may go this route. Now we have to fill out the paperwork.

Sydney's on new formula yet again. I'm at my wit's end. At least she's sleeping better.

Kate and I went to Taste of Preschool today at the park district. It was okay. All the teachers there looked like they just woke up. They were wearing sweats! Um, is this their best effort? Kate enjoyed most of the hour we spent there. She did not enjoy group time when she had to dance/sing/say hello. I'm thinking maybe going through school district or trying one of those "preschool schools".

I have once again been injured by Ellie. Last time she landed on my right shoulder, dislocating it. This time, she tripped off a step stool and either the step stool or Ellie or both landed on my right 4th toe. The right side of my body is busted. I believe soon after I had Kate, I broke my right ankle.

I felt an earthquake for the first time early this morning, but was too drowsy to realize what it was until Jae told me the news before sending off Ellie to school. I feel like a zombie now a days. Sydney is such a light sleeper. She only sleeps well in the swing, but I've been warned not to place her there too long for fear of her developing a flat head. Koreans.

Sydney's starting to laugh but I can't seem to coax it out of her. So far, only dad and grandma have been successful at doing so. I told Jae, "I guess I'm not ugly enough."

overdue

It's been an interesting 2 months since Sydney arrived. So much to say about it, just not sure how to put it all down without this becoming a novel.

Mom's been staying with us for some time and I just love it. Sure, she gets on my nerves once in awhile, but it's nothing I wasn't expecting or know how to deal with.

The girls adore Sydney.

I'm slowly getting more sleep. Sydney slept through the night for the first time yesterday...10:30-5:15am. I'm wondering if this is because Jae slept on the couch last night. Sydney's quite the light sleeper and wakes up at any sound and movement.

Sydney's also on hypoallergenic formula. She has a severe sensitivity to cow's milk. Still trying to figure out the difference between "sensitivity" and "allergic reaction". Anyways, she's also a very gassy child and eats every 2 hours. She likes to snack all day long. I gotta get her to eat more in one sitting.

Sydney's smiles are becoming bigger and more purposeful AND contageous! She cried so much during her first month because of the formula...if she wasn't crying, then she was sleeping. Now she's awake and playing and talking.

Sydney's found both her hands this week and constantly tries to stuff her fists in her mouth. Cutie. She also knows me and can track me from a far distance.

Labor and delivery went well. Other than trying to come out sunny-side up, all went smoothly and am very thankful for a healthy baby.

I'm so sleepy.

Dec. 1

Induction date has been set for December 1st at 6:30 a.m. I can not wait. I used to be against inducing labor, rather wanted for it all to happen naturally, but with the way things are, induction is so much more convenient and no one is running around like a chicken with its head cut off, not to mention that I'm incredibily uncomfortable. I wonder how big she will be.

Not much to Jae's disappointment, Isabella is off the table. We are now looking at 2 possible names. We are not revealing it til she's born. Tee hee hee. Don't worry sis. It isn't Gertrude.

Thanksgiving has come and gone. I'm very thankful the baby didn't arrive during dinner and that I got to sample 5 different types of "pies"! Now that's how you eat dessert. Peach pie was thee best.

The day went by so fast and to me, everything felt mentally stressful...perhaps the hormones are magnifying what shouldn't be magnified. Warning to those who've heard their mother-in-laws say "don't think of me as a mother-in-law", think of them as a mother-in-law. These are complicated women.

Bathroom is still not finished. This is what I feared would happen. Jae is no longer afraid of me and I must do something about it.

Officially 2 weeks

There are 2 more weeks til D-Day or due date. Jae and I had a couple of scares this week. I was feeling contractions on a pretty consistent basis for a few hours on Monday and then again for about 7 or 8 hours Saturday night. The contractions weren't strong or close enough to warrant a trip to the hospital...we were just waiting at home. I got tired, fell asleep, and when I awoke, the contractions were gone. I guess this is what you call false labor. We were quite disappointed, but to see the silver lining, these false labors has forced us to pack the diaper bag, and buy a going home outfit, blanket, and baby book for the baby.

Saturday night, we told Ellie and Kate that they might wake up to see their new baby sister and Ellie began to quickly make a card for her. It read "Welcome baby Isabella." Jae wasn't too thrilled. I thought it was funny. Under the quote, she drew a picture of me and herself holding her baby sister with a little bubble coming out of her mouth that said, "Awww." She's so excited.

All Kate wants to do is feed the baby. It'll be interesting to see how Kate reacts when this little one arrives to say the least. She's all of a sudden lost the ability to walk, talk, eat, or sleep without the aid of Jae. Of course Jae has no memory of when Ellie was this way before Kate arrived. =)

I can not wait for this baby to arrive. I can't wait to hold her and feed her and hug her and smell her and take pictures of her with her sisters. I'm trying to do everything I can to get these contractions to become more productive.

Jae's been busy tiling the bathroom floor. "It's taking longer than I thought." Duh! But I didn't say that outloud...just gave him that look. The tile cutter we got is pretty neat. I always see people cutting tile on home improvement shows, it's nice to actually own one. The one we got isn't huge or elaborate, but does the job.

After tomorrow, Jae will be working from home as long as he doesn't have any meetings which would require him to go into the office. I am looking forward to it.

Got my h1n1 flu shot. It hurt!

Finally

There's only 7 more weeks to go...hopefully a week or so sooner. I just realized we didn't get a baby book for this one and am feeling a little guilty. Heck, Kate's baby book has only 4 pages filled in. With Ellie's, we collected newspapers, a lock of hair from her first haircut and a bunch of notes I wrote down. The last born always gets gipped. Sorry baby. We still haven't decided on a name for her yet. Sheesh.

I'm feeling a little bit more relaxed about the bathroom. Jae says all that's left to do is finish up the drywall, patch it, and then put one more layer of mortar on the shower floor and then we are ready to paint and tile. So excited.

Feels like everything is finding its place and coming together. We've finalized tiles, bought bathroom cabinet and mirror, solved Kate's dresser issue and where grandma's going to sleep while she's here to help out issue all by purchasing a genious-space-saving bunk bed, wallpaper in the foyer is almost removed, and carpet guys are coming in 3 weeks. Still have a handful to do, but the list is getting shorter which means I'm getting happier. =)

Breathe!

Potty training Kate

I've begun potty training kate yesterday. She did absolutely fantastic. She tried to make it to the potty every single time (not always successful) but she tried to go when she felt the urge to go. I think now it's just a matter of practice and time before accidents are gone. Later in the day, I had her back in pull-ups because I needed to get some things done around the house. But she's on the road to success.

i didn't realize just how impatient of a person i am. was it today or yesterday i gave ellie some words of advice, told her if she doesn't learn to adapt, she's going to have a difficult time in this world. now that i read it back to myself, it doesn't really sound like advice, does it? more like a warning or prophecy. anyways, i should take up that "advice" as well.

wait wait wait. i always tell the girls to wait. i want to teach them the virtue of patience. don't want to raise instant gratification kids. i don't know why waiting is so stressful upon me. i want the bugs gone now...i want my car back now...i want my bathroom ready now...i want the baby out now. i'm just tired of waiting.