Week of 7/12/15

Crazy!  That describes normal life, doesn't it?

Well, during the week of 7/12/15, we experienced the following:

1. First Urgent Care visit in the US - Yes, a busted head; Hyun had to get stitches because he jumped off a step and then rolled right into a chair.
2. First home visit from our social worker since Hyun came home
3. First "well-child exam" - Went well; only a few minor concerns.
4. First time to bowl (at least with our family it is his first... maybe he went bowling in Korea??)
5. Announced that we are closing Celebrate Recovery at Highland Park - a ministry that we have been a part of for >11years... wow.

Hyun has been going to bed a little easier this week which has allowed us a little more "one on one" time with Reese in the evening.  This is valuable time for us to pour into him (or mostly just snuggle on the couch and watch TV together with no interruptions).

I thought you might be interested to know Hyun's current list of English words (these are words that he actually uses properly - not just words that he is repeating.  He repeats EVERYTHING Reese says.)  There are many words that he understands but doesn't say yet.  You may note that "Daddy" is not on the list; it's because he calls him "Appa", and we haven't really corrected or tried to change that.

• Mommy
• Reesie (he actually calls him "Reese-ah", which is a "Korean-ized" version of his name :)
• "Up" in order to be held (he actually says "up-ah") 
• Get (as in Mommy get me food)
• Chicken
• Pizza
• Cereal
• Hungry
• Cookie
• Tea
• Cheese
• Pickle (he's not talking about a real pickle; he's talking about the Veggie Tales show "Dave and the Giant Pickle")
• Cooper/Carter (Reese's friends)
• "E-Bs" (instead of ABC's)
• Amen
• Peek-a-boo
• Hi
• Bye Bye
• Stop
• Go
• 1,2,3 (but I'm pretty sure he doesn't know he's counting... he just knows that something fun usually happens after saying it)
• He can say milk, but ultimately fights with us because he still claims it is definitely "ewyoo" and not "milk".

Here are a few pictures to enjoy.  

Yes, we are "that" family.  Even our 8 year old gets to ride in the cart... it's just too fun not to do it now that there is a 2 year old to ride along with him.

 

 

I think it's so ironic that we take a kid from Korea, where guns are outlawed and even pixilated on TV, and all he does is find ways to make guns and shoot them at people.  When we were at church a few weeks ago, he used some blocks to make a gun, then pretend shot it at the elderly lady who was brave enough to sit next to us!

This boy is really into puzzles right now!

So, apparently the American flag is one of his favorite toys.  He takes it with us almost anywhere we go.

First trip bowling.  Eventually he decided that pushing the ball off with his hand wasn't good enough, so he started kicking it off.  It was a technique that I'm pretty sure had never been done before.

 

Hope you have a great week!

In a Nutshell

This is our week in a nutshell:

Spent Independence Day with Connie, Charlie and the rest of their family in Claremore.

 

These two boys have a lot of fun together.

 

Day at the zoo with the Duclos family!

 

 

Ron's work threw us a shower... Thanks everyone!

 

YAY!!! This boy finally enjoyed a normal bath!

Korean black noodles... yummy!   The owner of the restaurant was so happy with how much Hyun liked the noodles and kimchi that she boxed up some extra to send home with us so he can enjoy more later.

 

This boy LOVES to ride this bike.

 

 

 

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Reese had a dental appointment on Monday and found out that he needed a tooth pulled.  This kept us at the dentist for over 2 hours.  I gave Hyun my phone and he did a "time-span" video of the whole event.  So, here is our time at the dentist in a "flash" - thanks to Hyun :).

 

We were also blessed to have play dates with a couple of friends throughout the week.

Overall, Hyun continues to do well.  He's actually reverted on his sleeping.  It is now taking quite a long time to get him to bed, and his nap time is very difficult and sometimes sparse.  Reese recovered well from his pulled tooth. 

Ron's Aunt Bobbie passed away this week, so we grieve along with our family and are disappointed that we can't be with them today as they celebrate her life. 

We are so blessed with amazing family, friends, and a God that is so much bigger than we can imagine.  So thankful for the chaos that exists in our house - the dirty diapers, the on-going messes, the never ending laundry, and all that comes along with having 2 boys in our house. 

Simple Life

Right now, we are living the simple life - just trying to figure out our new normal.  I'm mostly remembering how many messes the mom of a 2 year old is required to clean up :).

The general rule for Hyun right now is "Whatever big brother does, I shall also do!". Reese doesn't mind this at all, but this morning - the inevitable happened - one of Reese's Lego creations got destroyed by Hyun.  We had wondered "when" and "which one" this would happen to, and now we know.  Reese was obviously not happy, but pretty quickly forgave him - so we went to enjoy some time at the park.  We are trying to teach Hyun boundaries in respecting some of Reese's things... hmm... not sure Hyun understands yet. :)