D. Family Coffee Break

Dear Buggy, I love you.  (I can't ever say it enough.)  I've been thinking a lot lately...about how much I love you.  It's still pretty unbelievable to know you love me back!  I feel it, but now that you're becoming more vocal, it melts my heart when you say, "Lub you, uh MOM-MY ."  Seriously, I want to cry when it happens.   You've officially learned that a lot can happen when you're asleep.  Mom and Dad watch TV, we talk, we clean.  Your parents are pretty exciting people so I could understand why you'd want to be awake with us.  You've become really great at postponing bedtime.  (I think I've said that before, but now you're really good at it.)  You call for Mommy and Daddy to sit in your room.  I love that you miss us both, but I hate that you make us sit there so you can open and close your eyes a thousand times to make sure we're still sitting there.  Although, the other day, we had a special Mommy-baby...

We had a very, VERY busy weekend.  I know I say that all the time (and it's the truth!), but this time, I mean it.  Check out the fun! Friday after school someone made a bit of a mess. Then we went to dinner with the Asian fam.  We miss them.  It's hard to get out after 8pm since Bug goes to bed around that time.  On Friday, however, she was a trooper.  She took a 30 minute nap before our 7:30pm dinner, let Mommy and Daddy eat a meal without screaming, then she saved enough energy (and room in her tummy for frozen yogurt).  By the time we got to the car, it was 10pm.  We're awful parents.  Judge us.  Or don't and just be happy we made it through the night without a tantrum in public.   Mommy's first ever Pinkberry!  Mmmm... Auntie Nara and Uncle Phil.  Love this moment. On Saturday morning we headed to San Diego for the day to see Buggy's great grandparents.  Buggy is a se...

Bug is learning new things at an alarming rate these days.  Sometimes as her parents we feel like we haven't taught her anything.  She's so busy learning things at day care that it's hard to get ahead of the teachers when it comes to ABC's, etc.  We try, though.  I've been on this New Years resolution kick lately.  This year, I made a ton of resolutions and to my surprise, I'm keeping them all.  Another one of my big goals this year was to not rely on the teachers at Bug's school to teach her everything.  As her parent, I should actively make every moment is a teaching moment.  So since January I've been trying my hardest to point new things out to Buggy that she doesn't already know, singing songs, repeating words, showing letters, teaching her to hold her crayons so she can write the right way, and even teaching her how to wash her hands, armpits, neck, etc.  Apparently my efforts have not gone unnoticed. This morning, Daddy called me ...