4 Year Old Check-up

Last weekend, the girls celebrated Emi's birthday in the Presidio.  The park was quite chilly and windy.  All the girls were bundled up. 

After the party was off to Japantown.  K and Adam had fun being silly.  K hopped and danced on one foot.

At K's 4 year check-up, she measured at 39 inches (30th percentile).   She weighed in at 29 pounds (8th percentile).  The pediatrician said K needs to consume more calories.  He suggested putting some butter on her bread, eating avocados, eating peanut butter, putting syrup on her pancakes and cooking more with olive oil.  He provided recommendations on things to eat for dinner.  Too bad K is so picky and won't eat certain foods.  Mommy told the doctor, K loves pizza.  He said that's okay.  It's cheese, tomato sauce and bread which is carbs for her.

At this appointment, she got her blood pressure taken.

She had a hearing test and had to raise her hand every time she heard a beep.

K also had a vision test.  Hopefully she inherited Mommy's good eye sight and not Daddy's.

She got to wear these funny glasses and had to stay far back to see the shapes. She passed both her vision and hearing test.

Lolita texted Mommy this picture and said, Happy Cinco De Mayo.  It doesn't look like Bella was a fan of the sombrero.

These days Bella doesn't want to be fed.  She insist on doing it herself.  She is also into screaming these days if she doesn't get want she wants  When she sees food, she will walk over to the kid table and motion for someone to help her climb onto her chair.  She's always ready to chow down!

Grandma gave K a piggy bank for her birthday.  When K does chores or does something worth rewarding, she is given a quarter or a dollar.

Here's another one of Mommy's favorite picture of the girls!

Happy 4th Birthday, K!

K had a birthday party at La Petite Play house with her friends.  The playhouse had big slides to race down.  Initially K was afraid to go down by herself and would want to sit on someone's lap, but her friends convinced her it was fun and not scary.  Halfway into the party, K got over her fear and was zooming down the slides by herself.



Bella went down as well.  She sat on Daddy's lap and sat next to her buddy, Natalie.

 

K had a Frozen themed party.  The bakers did a great job on the cake once again.

Mommy and Daddy can't believe how fast 4 years went by!

The birthday girl, right before it was time to sing happy birthday.

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped K celebrate and for all the generous gifts!

The next day, Ashely's family and Tao Pao took K to dinner.  Of course there was birthday cake again.

The evening before K's birthday.  K lined cupcake tins, so she could bring a special snack to share with her friends at school.

On K's actual birthday, Mommy gave her a special treat.  Daddy picked up K from school and brought her to Mommy's office to have lunch.  K liked seeing all the pictures of her and the family on the wall.

Mommy's coworkers, Geneva and Layne were very thoughtful to make a sign for K.  Auntie Layne had some necklaces in her cube and let K pick one necklace to take home.  K felt so special.

Mommy went to K's school during afternoon snack to help pass out cupcakes.

That evening Gung Gung and Po Po came over and brought over a cake to celebrate again. K sure has many celebrations and knows how to party!

While K turned 4, Bella turned 15 months which meant it was time for a check-up.  Bella is traumatized of going to the doctor's office since she was getting sick so often.  Even getting on the scale makes her cry.  At 15 months, she remained 19 pounds.  She has been throwing up lately and didn't gain weight.  She is at the 15% percentile.  Dr. Mason said he was not concerned and she should gain back her weight by her next appointment.

Bella loves books.  She will shove a book in Mommy and Daddy's hands which means read it to her.  She especially loves flip books.

Moments like these melts Mommy's heart!  Mommy often catches the two sisters hugging each other.

Weekend With Friends

The weekend started off with a barbeque at Uncle Ken and Auntie Becca's house.  The older girls sat at the table for dinner.

Daddy cut Bella's chicken, but when she saw Daddy eating the drumstick, she grabbed for it. Her uncles said she was pretty savage.

 When it came to  dessert, all the kids were excited to eat ice-cream in a waffle bowl.

Daddy had only intended for Bella to have a little of his ice-cream cone.  Again she would not let it go.  Her messy face says it all.  She has a sweet tooth for ice-cream.

The younger kiddos posed for a picture.  It was successful- all the little ones stayed still for the photo.

On Sunday, K celebrated her classmate's birthday.  Zuri dressed up as Elsa.  Her mommy glued on snowflakes to her dress.

The party had an entertainer that brought  bubbles wands the kids could use.  K was intrigued by the big bubbles she could make.

Bella's top teeth are coming in now.  The pediatrician did say Bella's teeth will probably come in all at once since she was a late bloomer.

Another thing that is growing are Bella's eyelashes.  Mommy is pretty amazed and jealous how long Bella's eyelashes are.

Here's another example of how much Bella loves to eat.  She has to make sure she gets every last drop of her porridge.

K's spring picture did not include socks with her shoes!  Mommy made sure she did not wear socks to school in the morning.  Teacher W braided K's hair and she looks like a big girl!

At 14 Months...

Bella and K are both light sleepers which is not pleasant if they wake each up.  Daddy took Bella on a walk on the pier during one of K's naps.

Mommy can't believe how fast Bella is growing.  Mommy sometimes wishes Bella could stay this size and be a baby.

Bella went to the park afterwards.  She does not like swings, but loves slides.  After sliding off, she couldn't wait to get right back on.

Bella's separation anxiety grows stronger each day.  She chases Mommy when she notices Mommy has left the room and is gone.  She will run up to Mommy and hold Mommy's legs and make sure she does not leave again.

Or she will keep crying until Mommy picks her up.

Daddy lowered Bella's crib to the very bottom.  It's a good thing she can be put down awake now and can put herself asleep.

Over the weekend, the girls went to the Academy.  Daddy decided to take a family selfie.

The Academy now has a nice outdoor grassy area for children to play.  Bella soaked up some sun but squinted at the same time from the bright sunshine.

K rode on this seal statue.  K's favorite exhibit at Academy is still the rainforest. She likes seeing the butterflies.

Bella had a really bad cough with some wheezing.  She has been super cranky and tossing and turning all night from the coughing.  She went in to the doctor to listen to her lungs just to make sure she didn't have bronchitis again.  She passed and her lungs are fine.  K kept Bella occupied at the doctor office by singing her songs and giving her lots of hugs.

Easter Egg Hunts

Mommy and K had a date last weekend.  Mommy has been trying to do something special just with K every so often. The two went to the Reading Bug since K loves to read stories and had dessert afterwards.

 K liked to play in the house at the bookstore.

K and Bella may not like the Easter Bunny, but they love going Easter egg hunting. Gung Gung and Po Po have a nice landscaped backyard, so the girls looked for eggs there. K was so excited and found the eggs quickly.

 K left the eggs on the grass for Bella to find. Bella caught on to the concept and picked up the eggs.

Here's a video of Bella in action. She really liked shaking the eggs.



The next day, K asked if she and Bella could do another Easter egg hunt in her own backyard.  The best part is eating the surprises in the egg. They were filled with cheerios, goldfish and fruit snacks.

K made sure to share with her little sister.

The girls celebrated Uncle Richard's 30th birthday later that evening. Bella was wowed by the cake. She couldn't wait to eat it.

 Happy Birthday, Uncle Richard!

Bella's 2 bottom tooth are coming in slowly. You can see a little speck of white if you look really closely.

Sisterly Bonding

Now that Bella is older, K interacts and plays more with her.  K taught Bella how to play ring around the rosey despite not knowing the words that well.  Bella loved it and kept saying, more.  If you listen carefully, K tells Bella she loves her.  It makes Mommy so happy to see the girls getting along so well and bonding with each other.


These days, K wants to pick up Bella.  She likes to surprise Bella and come behind and pick her up.  K will even start walking while holding her sister.

 K is pretty strong and can lift Bella up pretty high.

Uncle Peter and Daddy arranged for everyone to get together last weekend to meet up at the mall.
K and Courtney tried on sunglasses with their mommies.

The girls had a play date with Khloe and checked out her new home.  Khloe is 4 months younger than Bella and weighs the same as Bella.

Mason came later and brought his trains and shared with K. And yes K is wearing a crown. She is obsessed with anything princess.  Po Po bought K the crown last time they were out together.