*First Visit With Grandma and Grandpa Lee*

On Saturday we took a trip up to norcal to visit my in-laws. It was their first time seeing baby Brendon, and boy did they love him! Jhonnie has a big family, so we had to visit all of Jhonnie's aunts and uncles.....whom all loved Brendon too! I think Brendon was a bit confused with all the loudness and all the faces....but after awhile he got used to it, and even started making preferences when it came to who he wanted to be held by. It was long drive...7 hours both ways.....we had to make several stops for Brendon's sake. We got in late last night, and mommy and daddy are pretty exhausted! Brendon has been a bit fussy too..... anyhow, here are some pics we took with the family:

Brendon met his new cousing Landon (who is 1 month younger then Brendon) Funny thing...Brendon is 25% caucasion and Landon is 25% korean. The had a blast!


*Brendon and cousing Landon*



*Brendon showing Landon some love*


*Brendon with Auntie Hyun*


*Brendon with big brother Daniel*


*Brendon with Grandma & Grandpa Lee*

Mommy's Prince Charming

I just recently found this picture of Brendon in my camera. I forgot that I had taken some pics when we were up in fresno doing the final clean up for the close of escrow on our house. Here are some pics of Brendon and Jordan, Jordan is my friend Jeanie's 1 yr old son. I realized how big Brendon actually is when I saw these pics. He's the same size as Jordan!

*MoMMy's Prince Charming*


*Brendon & Jordan playing with Jordan's Daddy Alan*



Jordan & Brendon ~ remember Jordan is 1 1/2.......Brendon's just as big as him!


*Brendon & Jordan again*

*9 Months Old*

These were the only 2 decent pictures....I swear it's the hardest thing taking these pics of him....and as a biast mother I just have to say that the camera just doesnt do him justice......He's SOOOOOO much more handsom in persson!








I REALLY cannot believe that our lil Brendon has actually turned 9 months old today! I mean I know it's just another month and all....but still. I feel like 9 months old is like the turning point of babyhood or something. Anyhow, let's see what our Brendon has accomplished:

*he can wave "bye-bye" on command
*he knows 1 2 & 3 (he LOVES 3 for some odd reason)
*he eats any and all food.....he's a big time food lover (I can't wait to have food coma together)
*he lifts his arms up when he wants to be held
*he loves hearing the word "kka kka" (cause he knows he's getting a snack)
*he laughs uncontrollably at Simba our dog (and Simba is sooo good and patient with him)
*he loves spending man time with daddy
*he's babbling more and more and trying to mimmick what he hears
*he loves when mommy sings to him....not just lullabys, but hit songs
*he roams the house like an army man.....just trying to catch up is a work out!
*he loves banging on his high chair....and loves to drop his bowl and watch mommy pick it up
*he smiles ALL the time, and he lures people with his eyes and charm
*he's the happiest baby ever!
*he gives kisses to Mia
*he gives me hugs when i pretend to cry
.........he's just perfect............



*Brendon and Jordan in Fresno*


*Jordan & Brendon again*


*So True*


*Brendon getting his eat on and loving it...as always*

*Please Forgive Me*

Oh My Gaw......I'm such a bad mommy! I was so excited seeing my friends pictures of their baby's 1st halloween, I realized that I didn't get a costume for Brendon. After work, daddy and I went to Target and Walmart to see if we could get a costume...but no luck!

It's just been such a crazy month with our house being in Escrow, car problems, running the shop, and trying to run a household......I just didn't have time to get my Brendon a costume for his 1st holloween. I hope Brendon forgives me, but more so I hope I can forgive myself!

To make up for it, we took Brendon to his favorite food place......none other that the ghetto fabulous hometown Buffett! Brendon loves the food there. He LOVES their green beans, and their vegetable soup. Little does he know I water it down with tons of water! But still he pigged out. Daddy and I don't do american food much but since Brendon loves it we were happy!

Keeping Track

Sorry, it's been awhile. The Lee family has been pretty busy the past few weeks. We had Grandma from Vegas visit, then we had to go to Fresno to clean and pack up the rest of our stuff since our house is in Escrow (still hasn't closed, GRRRR), then Larry came to visit......and then Brendon had his first plane ride to Vegas. I have a few pictures that I will post when I get a chance......and i'll have more details with that post!

*Bye~Bye For Now Grams*

So we dropped gramma off at the station yesterday.....it's always sad when we say goodbye. I loved, I mean absolutely LOVED having here here for the week! Not only did I need and appreciate her help, but it melt my heart seeing how much she loves my son!

Brendon spend the entire week at home with gramma, eating all day, playing, singinig, laughing and napping with grams! He was loving every moment of it! Brendon even slept with gramma at night.....which gave mommy and daddy alot of neede quality time (I won't get into that though :)

My mom said she just can't get over how perfect Brendon is, and how good looking (just another relative who happens to be biast). My mom is actually speeding things up, and has decided to move out here by the end of this year.....
that like less than 3 months!

I guess gramma wasn't that sad when it was time to go because Brendon and I are going out to Vegas in 2 weeks to see her again! It'a going to be our first plane trip.....I'm hoping it won't be that bad.....Im more worried about the challenge I'll have with the stroller and car seat.

We all miss grandma!!!!

Here's a clip of grandma and Brendon playing together! Too cute!


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Brendon 8 Months Old

I can't believe Brendon is 8 months old....Didn't he just turn 7 months old yesterday? At this rate he'll be 18 next month! Let's see....what new things has Brendon learned and discovered......

1. He says *umma* (mommy in korean)

2. He says *dada* (i still think it's baby rambling, but *dada* is convinced he's saying it knowingly)

3. He raises his arms when we reach for him

4. He says *mamma* (food in korean baby talk) when he's hungry or sees someone eating

5. He's eating grown up food, his favorite is *soon doo boo jigae* (soft tofu caserole unspiced)

6. He has discovered what makes him a boy as i was changing his diaper not too long ago

7. Drinking out of his sippy cup like a pro

8. Growing out of his infant car seat

9. He's sitting up all on his own now

10. Starting to grab things to pull himself up (that one's gonna keep me on my toes!)

I guess to most people this doesnt sound like a whole lot, but as a proud mama, it's amazing! I feel like I'm forgetting some.....but im sure i'll end up posting them at a later time. He will always make me proud, and he will forever be the love of my life!

Happy 8th month Brendon.....we love you!!!!!

oh yeah....and he weighs a wopping 20 pounds! He's almost gonna be 1 years old....I can't believe how fast he's grown and how fast he continues to grow! He still melts my heart

* I Miss him*

Ok....today is the first time ever that Brendon and I have been apart....since he was born! I mean the first time ever that we've been apart for a whole day! I miss him and I can't stop thining about him! I'm calling my mom every hour just to check on them and to hear his voice!

*~Continued*~

Ok that was wierd.....Blogger wouldn't let me post these last 2 pictures (grrrrr) Anyhow.......

This is our morning routine.....Brendon is the first to be ready in the mornings. As I run around the house like a mad woman...Brendon just kicks back and watches his PBS programs or sometimes I'll pop in *bbo bbo bbo* (that korean program for kids). I love how cumffy and cozy he looks!



And my most favorite is how we end our day! With a nice warm bath :) Brendon *hearts* his baths! And look how cute he is! I still can't believe he's mine!!!!

End/Beginning of another month

September just swept on by without a trace! I can't believe yet another month has gone by. Where does the time go? Anyhow....the same story with me. I just barely finished uploading pictures of Brendon for the month of September. As I was going through the pictures....I realized how handsome my Brendon is...... I'm his mommy so I can boast all I want :)


In the month of September...alot of changes took place. Brendon and I are no longer staying home all day like we've been doing all these months. Instead we are going to work with daddy at the shop. Brendon behaves so well....my heart aches that I have to take him out there in that environment....but I don't have a choice. The though of him being at some daycare freaks me out...... I make sure he has all his favorite toys in the play pen with him...and his exersaucer keeps him entertained.....and is also useful when it's time to eat or watch baby einstien.

Brendon also made a new friend! This new friend is helping Brendon practice his sitting up. He was really into the leap frog toy....but now that it's been a few weeks....i think he's kinda sick of it :)

Brendon finally fit into some outfits he got back on his 100th day bash....and he fits into all of them so handsomly!!!

~~~~to be continued onto next post~~~~~

*Yay For Grandma*

I'm sooooo glad my mom's comming to visit again. This time she's staying for a whole week! That means I don't have to bring my poor lil man to work with me for the whole week! I just hope my mom can handle watching a baby for the whole day....eh, but Brendon's such a good baby the both of them should be fine!

So...Brendon is eating solids now....well actually he's been eating the gerber baby foods for a couple of months....but im talking solids.....*bab and gook ~ rice and soup* and steak and fruit. He LOVES to eat....I've never seen a baby who can eat anything and everything this early.....and digest it!

Brendon has finally started taking the bottle. 7 months of buying all the bottles that are on the market...and he finally is taking the bottle. He's doing well with his sippy cup too....I'm just trying to wean him off the breast. I'm having a hard time deciding on this, since I have a good supply.....we'll see how it goes.

I've been meaning to take Brendon for some professional pictures, but just cannot seem to find the time. His face is changing yet again so I want to hurry and capture this moment. I'm hoping to get it done while Grandma's over.

Ok, well that's all for now...just wanted to post a lil sum sum :)

Brendon's 1st word

yeah right.....daddy likes to think so. Brendon has been saying *da da* and my husband swears that it's Brendon's 1st word......little does he know that ALL (most) baby's say da da. I guess I'll just play along and let Daddy have this moment.....cause we all know that Brendon's first word was *umm* (the beginning of umma).

Brendon's starting to drool again...I think he's getting some more teeth, and his sitting up is getting sturdier. I am however having this issue with his hair. We did the Korean traditional thing and shaved his head after his 100 days (baek il).....but it grew back all uneven....i don't want to shave it again, guess I'll just have to play that one by ear. I don't know if I'm not feeding him enough because he's still waking up in the middle of the night. So we're back to having him sleep with us. I know some people are against the co-sleeping, but Brendon loves is and it seems to work for us.....so for now it'll have to do :)

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

OMG Fingers Crossed Please

Just a real quick post! We just got an offer for our house in Fresno! We're not getting the amount that we listed it for, but still getting way more than we were expecting! It's not a done deal yet, and we're not quite in escrow....so please please say a prayer for us or keep your fingers crossed or whatever you do to help make things work out!

Oh yeah, I'm sick too now! I feel awful, but better than yesterday!

*Brendon's 1st Cold*

I feel like I've failed my son as a mother! Brendon has his 1st cold, and I can't do anything to make him feel better! Due to some changes at our shop, I've been working at the shop, and of course Brendon has been accompaning me. No worries, we got a play pin, and his excersaucer keeps him entertained as he watches his baby einstine. I know it doesn't compare to being at home, but for now we really don't have a choice.

The past few days have been pretty windy and I thought I had dressed him well according to the weather.....but I guess I was wrong....because my poor lil man has a runny nose and a mild cough. Thank God no fever, and he seems to be making the best out of it....but still, I can't believe I couldn't protect him from this damn cold! We had a real rough night last night.....so I let him sleep with mommy and daddy in our bed.

He still has an appetite (that's mah boy) and he still has his smile, so that kinda relieves me.....I just can't wait for him to get better! I did discover that he likes to taste his *mocos* with his tongue....but im pretty sure all baby's do =)

any mommys out there that have any advice anput helping my baby feel better while he has this cold?

Brendon 7 Months Old Today

*Brendon was wiped out from a long day, so I took this pic as slept*


I've been so busy that I just barely took Brendon's 7 month old picture.....And it's also the first picture for the month of September. He sure is getting bigger, and longer. He's starting to lose some weight or shall I say he's starting to thin out? Level out? Whatever the correct phrase is, I'm not sure if I should be worried....I hope I'm feeding him enough.

I'm kinda going through some issues that I'd rather not blog about, but through it all the only thing that keeps me strong and gives me encouragement is my Brendon. I look at him and see how much he loves me and can't even fathom my life without him. He is my rock right now and my strength.

So on a more happy and positive note: Let's see what has Brendon accomplished....He's still trying to say Umma (mommy in Korean), and he's now doing *do ree do ree* (shaking his head). He starting to whine a bit when he's being held by someone else and sees me walking by or something. I'm slowly starting to give him table food, just really tiny pieces of this and that. He loves to drink water, but he doesn't take the bottle so it's through a straw, although I'm trying to get him to drink out of his sippy cup.

I know I say this everymonth, but I still can't believe it's been 7 months already. I'm so not liking how fast time is going! He's really tall....At his 6 months well check he was already 29 inches. Who knows how many inches he's grown since then. I can't wait what he has in store for us in his 7 month!!!

*Such A Happy Baby*

I am soooo blessed to have such a happy baby! Look at this clip. Daddy bought Brendon a trainset, and while putting it together, Brendon just started cracking up! Not sure if he's cracking up at the trainset or at his daddy! It's the cutest ever!


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August is over already?

Wow....I just realized that August is over and gone. When did that happen? After I saw that we were now in the month of September, I realized that I hadn't posted that many pictures of Brendon for August. I couldn't let that happen, so here are some pics of Lil B for the month of August!



*Brendon grubbing on his toes~beginning of Aug*



*Brendon trying to sit up by himself~taken about 2 weeks ago*




*Brendon all partied out~taken last weekend by Lisa Eemo*

*What's Goin On*

What a busy week, and we didn't even do anything special. Stayed at home most of the time, but even that takes up alot of energy! Let's see, what's been goin on. Brendon's trying to sit up by himself....although he doesn't look too comfortable when he does it....so I've decided not to push him, I'm sure he'll do it all on his own when he's ready. Woo Woo.....he said Umma (mommy in korean) the other day.....at least that's what I would like to believe, and I have a witness......his daddy was in the room when Brendon said it....but then again would that be conflict of interest? At any rate, my lil Brendon said it!!! I'm trying to capture on video, but ya'll know how that works.

Brendon and I met some new friends! I joined this website called meetup.com and found a new mom who happens to be korean too. She's awsome! Brendon and I went to her house to meet her and baby Wujin! Who just also happens to be the cutest ever! I forgot to take my camera, and Yoosung Unnie and I were so busy chit chatting and getting to know each other we forgot about her camera. We're planning on seeing more of each other pretty often so pics are to come!

I'm just soooo happy to meet a fellow new mommy! It was such a breath of fresh air, to talk about things that our babies do, and just thoughts on motherhood! What makes it even better is that Yoo Sung Unnie is the nicest ever! It was like we had known each other for awhile!

I have some random pictures of Brendon that I took this past week....I will post them tomorrow....I'm a bit worn out tonight. I just want to cuddle with my Brendon and go to bed! G'nite!

*Pictures From These Past Few Days*

For some reason blogger wasn't allowing me to post pictures along with my previous post, so I'm doing a new post for the pictures. They aren't much but just a lil something to share:



~couple of pictures I took with my camera phone at the park.....i know they're pretty bad pics, but just to give you and idea~





~Grandma took this snap shot of Brendon.....I think it's pretty good picture~




~Another snap shot of Brendon being a busy body~




~Here's Grandma and Brendon.....lil blurry, but you can still see enough to see Brendon's *something up my sleeve* look




~and here are mommy and baby....you'll have to excuse my fat self, im still a work in progress~

*These Past Few Days*

What a couple of days we had at the Lee household!

Let see.......on Saturday, Grandma (from Vegas) went on on mission trip with a group from her church and was at LAX on a 5 hour layover.....so we pretty much spent saturday at the airport with Grandma. The group she was with was in love with Brendon, I mean in love!!!!! Brendon was enjoying every moment of it! That little stud!

Sunday, we went to Sizzlers for brunch.....and let me tell you it was yummy for my tummy! The sizzler in Torrance is really nice, and sunday brunch comes with a full on omlette and waffle bar. Then we headed out to the shop....Daddy has been working on sundays too, so we decided to keep him company. Brendon has his excersaucer at the shop so I can kinda take a breather when he's playing in it. After work, Daddy's friends came by and we went to eat pho (vietnemese noodles), and headed off to Manhattan Beach to play some tennis. It was really nice cause they were throwing a free concert for some aspiring singer and the park was filled with people and their kids or bottle of wine. Luckily I brought a blanket, so Brendon and I joined in on the fun, and layed on our blanket under a nice tree enjoying the free music! I love the southbay!

Monday we picked grandma up from the airport early morning. We then headed out to K-town for some lunch and shopping. We went to Chung's super center....i love that store being the OCD homemaker that i am! Doesnt sound like much, but with the baby and all, it was pretty chaotic. I was pretty tired so we came home. I cooked dinner for the hubby, and he headed out to the park to play tennis while mom and I went t meet a friend of hers. And yet again, another person fell head over heals for Brendon. Now I see what people mean when they tell me how good of a baby he is! I just wish he was that good when he and I are alone!

Tuesday, we headed out to the OC to visit another friend of my moms.....visit was short, but there too were dying to see the baby, oh yeah and my mom =) Once we got back home we went to souplantation for some lunch....I <3 souplantation. Then off to Babies R Us......I <3 Babies R Us even more! Brendon got spoiled again......Grandma ended uu buying Brendon a joggin stoller......teehee, I guess the stoller's more for me though! I NEED to get rid of this baby wieght that I have yet to loose!!!! At any rate it was fun! After dinner that night we took the stoller out for a test drive to the park.....yet again! Yes, my hubby is addicted to his new found joy of tennis.....works out for me, cause i can take that time to go walking. It's a really nice park!

And then Wednesday came and we had to say goodbye to Grams. It was and is always sooooo nice to have her here because I get some help with the baby.....but I am good to be back in my routine with the Lee household!