Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

ozzy is really starting to push himself up and hold his head up strongly, albeit briefly. i love to set him on the boppy and watch him push himself upright while i clap like eddie murphy's mom character from The Nutty Professor, and cheer Hercules! Hercules! Hercules! he seems to like it too and seems to try even harder to sit up.

he's really smiling a lot now and trying to babble to me. when he really gets going, he wears this very serious look on his face and will babble at me like he's got a lot on his mind and wants to tell me so in so many words.

here's his current favorite sleeping area. rob figured out how well ozzy responded to white noise and brought out mimi's air filter...with a pacy and that fan running, he sleeps really well. also being on his tummy and on a sturdy surface helps to keep him from startling without having to swaddle him. i tried to keep him in the pack and play bassinet, but it swings when he moves and it will trigger his startle reflex and upset him.

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Rainbow Magic Birthday (Mimi's 7th Birthday)

this year was a particularly difficult year to plan mimi's birthday. after rob's dad became terminally ill, i didnt think it was good time for a party for mimi and her friends, so we decided it was best to skip a party this year and just have a quiet family dinner out. then after dad passed and we slowly started to get back into our routines again, we all began to feel bad about not having a party for mimi, so we decided to have a party after all...although, a much belated party. mimi said she really wanted to have a party here at the house. she really really really wanted it here, so i told her she could, if she kept it small. since she was turning seven, i allowed her to invite seven friends. then i tasked her with thinking up a theme, and she finally settled on a favorite book series of hers called Rainbow Magic . how perfect...each of the book sets in the series showcases 7 fairies, whether they be the rainbow fairies, the gem fairies, the party fai...

Gardening My Albatross

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Ozzy's Chut Dol (korean first birthday)

this saturday we celebrated ozzy's first birthday. in korean, this day is called the Chut Dol, the 'first birthday', and it is an important milestone. in ancient times when infant mortality was high, if a child reached his first birthday, his continued survival was generally assured and thus a cause for great celebration. the tradition continues to this day. it's a fun and special way to celebrate the child's first birthday. the invitations: i found some 'korean dol' digital scrapbook images online that i used to make these invitations to ozzy's birthday party. i printed out several copies of the flower and cut each part as an individual layer and layered them for a dimensional flower. the symbols on either side are the 'longevity' symbol. and the little tag is korean words that say, "happy birthday" when the card is opened, there are two panels on either side. when these panels are fully opened, there's information behind...

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