Computer Literacy

Zoe loves her early birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa.

Here is a summary of the things she apparently looks up on the internet:
-- A recipe for Chinese beef, with chocolate and raisins
-- Where to find Costco, so she can buy nectarines for Baby Tad (her toy frog)
-- A picture of Uncle Paul
-- Photos of starfish, Uncle Paul, "and stuff"
-- A photo of Lancie, hiking. We're not exactly sure who "Lancie" is; Zoe alternately claims she's a bear or a mouse.
-- Pictures of marmots
-- A picture of a big sculpture from China
-- Pictures from New York City: the museum (dinosaurs) and the Statue of Liberty

Getting ready for the baby

Of course there is no way one will ever be totally ready for a new baby, but we are, at least in the preparation department, getting close. This week, the beautiful dresser Haraboji and Halmoni bought for bun 2 arrived. Once that was in - the crib arrived more than a month ago - I got busy with decorating the walls and making it all nursery like. I also got around to ordering other necessities like a shower tub (the old one of Zoe's got moldy) and a new diaper changing pad. Today, we picked up a bag of newborn baby diapers and placed it next to the burp clothes (retrieved from Zoe's room), receiving blankets, and bibs. We have an appointment with the police station to help us install the baby car seat next Wednesday. Once the infant car seat is in, we would basically be ready to receive the baby.


Here, the "we" I mean refers to Dennis and I. Though we talked to Zoe about it, read books about babies and new siblings to Zoe, we won't know how ready Zoe is for Bun 2 till he arrives home. I'm not even sure how well (or I should say badly) Zoe will take to my not being home for a few days. Just a couple of days ago, Dennis and I went out to a movie in the evening. We thought we would let Uncle Ben put her to bed, just so she gets used to the idea of being put to bed by someone other than us. She couldn't sleep till we came home. She waited. Ben said she looked like she was in tears. Later, she told us that "she missed us."

Despite the worry that Zoe will have a hard time, we are excited about Bun 2. We still don't have any names (English nor Korean/Chinese). Dennis and I can't seem to find one we both love in unison. Zoe has been trying to help with many of her own suggestions. Names like "Fit Kim!" "Peanut Butter Kim!" She laughs and laughs at her own joke too!

Storyteller

This is a long video, but if you can get through it, you'll hear Zoe's version of "The Big Bad Wolf and The Three Little Pigs." In her version, the Pigs are camping.