Sleeping

Junior likes to move around a lot in his crib and sleeps in all sorts of poses.

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in his "time out" pack 'n play

water within reach

Marty McFly

Bonus DT "I surrender"

Like father like son

Can't wait to work on the Volvo

Putting the bed together

Helping Daddy

Grandma Y visits and DT's first major trip

Grandma Y stayed with us for a couple of weeks earlier this month.  Junior was really enjoying having another roommate.  She spent most of her time helping with things around the house, cooking and playing with the boys.  One night she and Auntie L took care of Junior while Mommy, Daddy and DT went to a wedding.  Junior was perfectly fine spending the day without us.  He apparently was telling them what to do to get him ready for bed.

One day we took a field trip to Daddy's work.  We had lunch at the cafeteria and walked around a bit.  Junior was too distracted to really eat much for lunch, but he got his first taste of ice cream sandwich, and boy did he enjoy it.

After lunch

Ice cream sandwich monster

DT's first road trip was to wine country in late July for the wedding mentioned above.  It was about 3 hours each direction.  There were a few rough patches along the way, but overall he did pretty well.

Ready for one of your own, Uncle B?

DT with Daddy

DT sleeping in the moby

Junior's language developments

Junior can clearly express what he wants.

Junior:  "Bpo bpo [DT]!"  (meaning "kiss DT" in Korean)
Mommy:  "Okay here you go." (Let's Junior kiss him on the top of his head)
Junior:  "On the face, not the head!"


He can make conversation now.

Junior:  "Hi [DT]!!"  (as he runs over and crouches in front of his baby bro who is sitting in the swing)
DT: ......
Junior:  "Do you like it?"

Another example:

Junior:  "Hi [DT]!!"  (as he runs over and crouches in front of his baby bro who is sitting in the swing)
DT: ......
Junior:  "Do you want a ball?
DT: ......
Junior:  "Here you go." (putting the soft ball on DT's lap)

He can make complex decisions.

Junior:  "Watch tv"
Mommy:  "After dinner, ok?"
[one hour later]
Mommy:  "It's time for a bath soon"
Junior:  "Watch tv" (as he sits in his high chair devouring his second bowl of grapes)
Mommy:  "OK I did say you could watch after dinner, but we only have five minutes left"
Junior:   "Want more grapes"
Mommy:   "If you eat more grapes you won't have time to watch tv.  Do you want more grapes and not watch tv, or watch tv but have no more grapes?"
Junior:  ........ "eat more grapes.  No tv."

Junior and DT

We are still getting used to the new addition to the family.  Junior is no exception.  He seems to like having his little bro around, however, there are definitely times when he makes things challenging.  He's never shown any bad behavior toward DT, thankfully.  The problem is that there are times when he shows signs of regression, especially when he is tired or just after waking up from his nap.  When he sees DT in the moby, Junior sometimes gets envious and demands that he be carried too.  Of course it is nearly impossible for Mommy to carry both boys safely, so Junior resorts to throwing tantrums.  On the other hand, he seems to enjoy the big brother role by helping his little brother out whenever possible.  He'll fetch the pacifier for him and put blankets on him.  He finds toys that he thinks little bro might enjoy and places them carefully next to him.  He'll even alert Mommy that DT is crying if she happens to be asleep and unable to hear.  He doesn't mind if Mommy has to leave in the middle of the bedtime ritual to tend to DT.

It's hard not to compare Junior and DT.  Junior was a ravenous eater since the beginning.  He was always complaining that the milk wasn't coming out fast enough.  DT on the other hand often chokes if the milk comes out too fast and also stops eating after just one side.  In the first month DT slept much more and was barely ever awake.  Junior was able to stay up for hours even at less than a month old.  Junior was also born with his day/night mixed up, so he was a night owl for the first couple of weeks.  Junior was better at tummy time earlier than DT, but that is probably because we were more diligent about making him practice than we are with DT. 

Junior at 2 months

DT at 2 months

Both are pretty bald at 2 months old.  DT has a rounder face, bigger cheeks and a smaller mouth than Junior.

Junior

DT

Grandma and Junior

Grandma and DT

Junior loved his "baby crack" aka baby swing.  It was one of the only ways to get him to take a nap during his earlier months.  DT does not fall asleep well in the swing and most of the time cries to be taken out.

Junior enjoying his swing

DT not happy

Both have had their fair share of poop explosions.  We took a picture of Junior's first poop bomb, but we won't post it since you can see a peek of his wee wee.  Here's DT's first major poop bomb.   Daddy was the unfortunate target.