Sophie and Alden make a pretty good team, don’t they?
They were playing background music at Jamie’s Homecoming Party. :D
Friday, May 7, 2010
Easter Egg Hunt
Okay.. It’s been kinda crazy around here with the move and my brother’s wedding reception. My computer didn’t have internet until today, and Joe’s laptop doesn’t have a working card reader… So I haven’t been able to post anything. Sorry.
The day before Easter (general conference), there was an Easter Egg Hunt event at the Pioneer Park in Provo. It was during Saturday morning conference, but I convinced Joe to let us go.. lol.
We barely made it on time, and there were so many kids and parents, we didn’t think we’ll be able to find a parking spot on time. We saw the perfect parking spot open, except it was a little too small for anyone to park (thus being left open until then). Joe successfully parked there with about 4 inches on both sides of the car (wow). We just made it to the first circle as they blew the whistle, only to find out that we were in the 9-10 age group circle! I helped Alden pick up one egg, and I hurried and picked up three more and put them in his basket before the whole park was cleaned out in 10 seconds!
We ran over to the toddler section but it was already well cleaned out by the overly zealous parents… Ha ha.
So that… is the story of our first Easter Egg Hunt. Fortunately, two of the eggs had Smarties in them, one of the few candies Alden can eat, so I divided them up in to all the eggs equally and gave them back to him. He loved the idea of having candy in those brightly colored balls. Ha ha.
We didn’t have time to take any pictures over at the park, so here are some pictures of him opening them up and sharing the candy with grandpa and daddy.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Cast pictures
Taken on the day he got the cast. Look at him stare at it! lol.
And he has a tennis ball and nintendo ds in each hand, of course...
He would get on the car and push himself around with just the right leg and crash into walls, etc. Now he can use both legs like normal (almost). He runs around, climbs on things, etc.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Broken Leg
Oh, I forgot to mention...
Alden has a big old cast on his leg. Poor thing.
We thought he had just an ankle sprain, which did swell up and get better in a couple of days.
But he would just refuse to put weight on his left foot, no matter what we tried.
We were afraid that he'd become afraid of putting weight on it and would forget how to walk eventually...
So a week after his accident, I called the pediatrician's office, and they told me to come in right away (actually in about an hour of when I called!). The doctor explained to us that sometime kids his age get something called "toddler's fracture," and it doesn't usually show up on the x-ray until 10-14 das after the injury. He recommended that we have another x-ray taken, so we drove to the hospital to get that done. Turns out, he has a hairline fracture on his upper shin, so we had to go back the next day to get a cast done on his leg. He's been in the cast for about 10 days now, and is completely back to normal. He's been running around in the cast almost normal, but he has to be in the cast for another couple weeks. I will post pictures soon, I promise.
Alden has a big old cast on his leg. Poor thing.
We thought he had just an ankle sprain, which did swell up and get better in a couple of days.
But he would just refuse to put weight on his left foot, no matter what we tried.
We were afraid that he'd become afraid of putting weight on it and would forget how to walk eventually...
So a week after his accident, I called the pediatrician's office, and they told me to come in right away (actually in about an hour of when I called!). The doctor explained to us that sometime kids his age get something called "toddler's fracture," and it doesn't usually show up on the x-ray until 10-14 das after the injury. He recommended that we have another x-ray taken, so we drove to the hospital to get that done. Turns out, he has a hairline fracture on his upper shin, so we had to go back the next day to get a cast done on his leg. He's been in the cast for about 10 days now, and is completely back to normal. He's been running around in the cast almost normal, but he has to be in the cast for another couple weeks. I will post pictures soon, I promise.
Chatter Box
I don't know what's up with Alden, but he's been going crazy today talking all day long!!
Most of it's incomprehensible, like, "Da da dadada, dadi da, bab di?"
But he did say some words that were kind of understandable and surprised me.
Words he said today are:
1. Ba ba (I think he meant Bye bye)
2. Go go
3. 여기 (here in Korean)
4. 저기 (there in Korean)
5. 불 (light in Korean)
Mostly, he's just been yelling and talking to himself all day long. I hope this is the beginning of his talking phase...
He can't even say mama yet... :'(
Most of it's incomprehensible, like, "Da da dadada, dadi da, bab di?"
But he did say some words that were kind of understandable and surprised me.
Words he said today are:
1. Ba ba (I think he meant Bye bye)
2. Go go
3. 여기 (here in Korean)
4. 저기 (there in Korean)
5. 불 (light in Korean)
Mostly, he's just been yelling and talking to himself all day long. I hope this is the beginning of his talking phase...
He can't even say mama yet... :'(
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Pictures as promised.
Enjoying licorice
Playground – second day, he ventured out to the sandbox
At university mall tree house… 
This was taken right before the accident…
Alden's growing so fast!
Everytime I'm on my own desktop, I forget to talk about the fun things Alden does. And everytime I'm on a different computer and can remember things I wanted to talk about, I don't have pictures to go with the stories.... But I've decided just the stories are better than no story and no picture. Ha ha.
To start off, Alden has been going to nursery lately. He's not 18 months yet, but having a very influencial grandmother in the ward can help quicken the admission process. ;) My mom took him to nursery for a few weeks, and even asked for a calling in nursery too. So Alden hasn't exactly been in nursery by himself, but he loves it a lot. He loves the toys, snack, and friends. But He's the smallest in nursery (by quite a lot) and the only one who can't speak.
Another thing he really enjoys doing is hide-and-seek. He will hide behind the curtains or the couch and wait for me to say, "Where's Alden?" in Korean, and come out and smile. He also likes to play hide-and-seek with his bellybutton, whenever he's not wearing a onesie. He'll pull his shirt up and show us his bellybutton, lower the shirt down, throw his arms up in the air and say, "Adi adi adi?" I think he's trying to say 어디, which means "where" in Korean. He'll also pretend to look around the room and look right and left. Then he'll lift up his shirt and say, "여기," meaning "here." It's really cute, except when he tries to do the same at church and expose himself to the ward members... lol. Sometimes he'll even try to pull his pants down, and once, he even mooned the whole nursery class.... :P
Alden also loves when anyone sneezes, and he'll laugh whenever anyone does. Lately, I mean, since yesterday, he started imitating a sneeze, and it's sooooo cute. It sounds like, "ehhhh choo." I'll see if I can get it on video and put it online. :D
Big news.... Yesterday, Joe and I took Alden to the University Mall. They have a tree house with a slide, and Alden recently discovered slides and how fun they are, so I wanted to go play with him for an hour. While Alden and I were going down the slide together, his new sneakers caught on the surface of the slide. He rolled his left ankle and his foot went under my leg as we went a foot farther on the slide. I thought I heard a snap or a pop and was terrified that he may have broken his leg. Alden, by then, was crying his lungs out and wouldn't stop. Joe and I took his shoe and sock off and examined his lefts. I didn't see any obvious breaks and bruises, etc., but we wanted to make sure that he didn't seriously injure his leg. We went to the emergency room, and it was surprisingly empty. Alden's cries filled the whole emergency room and they had to eventually shut the door so it wouldn't be as loud.... Getting the x-ray was a challenge, too. He didn't want to lie down, let alone stay still on the table for more than a second. They had to hold him down and I felt like crying... Fortunately, he didn't have any breaks, so we were able to come home after a big dose of ibuprofen and tylenol. He went to sleep okay, but woke up in the middle of the night crying. We gave him more tylenol and an hour of Pororo (nothing a little bit of Pororo can't fix), and he was able to fall back asleep. Now, he's okay if he doesn't use his foot, but he'll cry in pain if he touches it or accidentally moves or puts weight on it. Hopefully he'll recover soon and be able to run around soon. I don't know how much longer he can handle just sitting or lying all day long.... Today we've been watching Pororo all day. By all day, I mean, literally ALL DAY.... (sigh)...
Anyway, I'll put some pictures up later. Wish us luck with keeping him from running around. lol.
To start off, Alden has been going to nursery lately. He's not 18 months yet, but having a very influencial grandmother in the ward can help quicken the admission process. ;) My mom took him to nursery for a few weeks, and even asked for a calling in nursery too. So Alden hasn't exactly been in nursery by himself, but he loves it a lot. He loves the toys, snack, and friends. But He's the smallest in nursery (by quite a lot) and the only one who can't speak.
Another thing he really enjoys doing is hide-and-seek. He will hide behind the curtains or the couch and wait for me to say, "Where's Alden?" in Korean, and come out and smile. He also likes to play hide-and-seek with his bellybutton, whenever he's not wearing a onesie. He'll pull his shirt up and show us his bellybutton, lower the shirt down, throw his arms up in the air and say, "Adi adi adi?" I think he's trying to say 어디, which means "where" in Korean. He'll also pretend to look around the room and look right and left. Then he'll lift up his shirt and say, "여기," meaning "here." It's really cute, except when he tries to do the same at church and expose himself to the ward members... lol. Sometimes he'll even try to pull his pants down, and once, he even mooned the whole nursery class.... :P
Alden also loves when anyone sneezes, and he'll laugh whenever anyone does. Lately, I mean, since yesterday, he started imitating a sneeze, and it's sooooo cute. It sounds like, "ehhhh choo." I'll see if I can get it on video and put it online. :D
Big news.... Yesterday, Joe and I took Alden to the University Mall. They have a tree house with a slide, and Alden recently discovered slides and how fun they are, so I wanted to go play with him for an hour. While Alden and I were going down the slide together, his new sneakers caught on the surface of the slide. He rolled his left ankle and his foot went under my leg as we went a foot farther on the slide. I thought I heard a snap or a pop and was terrified that he may have broken his leg. Alden, by then, was crying his lungs out and wouldn't stop. Joe and I took his shoe and sock off and examined his lefts. I didn't see any obvious breaks and bruises, etc., but we wanted to make sure that he didn't seriously injure his leg. We went to the emergency room, and it was surprisingly empty. Alden's cries filled the whole emergency room and they had to eventually shut the door so it wouldn't be as loud.... Getting the x-ray was a challenge, too. He didn't want to lie down, let alone stay still on the table for more than a second. They had to hold him down and I felt like crying... Fortunately, he didn't have any breaks, so we were able to come home after a big dose of ibuprofen and tylenol. He went to sleep okay, but woke up in the middle of the night crying. We gave him more tylenol and an hour of Pororo (nothing a little bit of Pororo can't fix), and he was able to fall back asleep. Now, he's okay if he doesn't use his foot, but he'll cry in pain if he touches it or accidentally moves or puts weight on it. Hopefully he'll recover soon and be able to run around soon. I don't know how much longer he can handle just sitting or lying all day long.... Today we've been watching Pororo all day. By all day, I mean, literally ALL DAY.... (sigh)...
Anyway, I'll put some pictures up later. Wish us luck with keeping him from running around. lol.
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