More Mommy Brain

So today we met up with Andrea and her two children (she has one more and he is in Korea, waiting for his family!!!) We had a great time chatting and walking through the outdoor sculptures at the IMA. As I am driving home I wonder where my camera is and my favorite pair of Kate Spade* sunglasses...hmmm I will never know.

I suppose we need to prioritize the camera. We finalize the adoption in less than two weeks' and would love to capture it in pictures.

I was never like this before-promise.

Symphony and the School Year

We had a hectic but fun week filled with multiple play dates, dinners, work, and a broken washing machine. I do not have a school age child, nor am I a teacher but with the school year upon us I feel just as busy. Junior League is starting up (and I accepted a leadership position, I know...I do it to myself), so is MOPS, and I feel the pressure to get in a few more summer activities. Oh yeah, and then there is my employment too.

As for those last summer activities, We took Jim's parents to the Symphony on the Prairie Saturday night. This was a surprise to celebrate him Mom's birthday. So we packed dinner and brew and hoped Parker will fall asleep in his stroller. He had too much fun running up and down the hills. Seriously, people must have seen the small Asian boy running up and down the hill for 2 hours...He did not want to sleep but was in a great mood, clapping for the show and blowing kisses. He saw the hot air balloon that goes up during the show and would yell...deee (translation= see) every time it went up!

Sunday we met some Mom friends and there husbands for brunch, which was great! We went to Mendards to get back on track with some home projects (finishing the basement, wainscotting the living room and dining room, and a few other things).

This week Parker and I are going to the Indianapolis Art Museum (we are meeting a Mom who is getting ready to bring her third child home from Korea!), hitting the fair twice, and hosting a Mom's night at our house. Then Saturday we have a wine and cheese night at the Symphony...it is the music of Michael Jackson. Should be a great week!

Waiting for Grandparents

Taking off...again

Why must I stay here?

Jim and I

The amphitheatre

See....

Wordless Wednesday: 6 Months Ago-Forever Family Day

Sunday in the Park

Parker woke up in full tornado mode, pulling things out of the dishwasher, destroying everything in his path...

So we decided to try a new park, where there is an old carousel. We go there and had a hour to play, so I headed out run a few miles while they played on the equipment. Jim said Parker kept pointing at the carousel and ran over to it.

After nap, Parker was in the silliest mood and he was ready to play again!

Korea Camp

We are so fortunate to have multiple Korean Church's in our area, and one that host a Korea camp each year for adoptee's and their families. We realize that Parker is too young to understand most of camp but it was great for Jim and I. Also, it normalizes this event for Parker, as well as future events with other Korean adoptees. At first I thought...I know how to say hello in Korean, I know most of this...then it hit me and moved me to tears...our children know none of this, it is their country, their culture but they have no memories of it. Thank you KPC church members for allowing my son to have this experience.

I cannot say enough about the Church community, not only did they plan a day of fun and education for the families, but they were so welcoming of us and our children. The theme was modern Korea, so learning about typical meals, how holidays are celebrated, making Gimbop, and a Korean lunch catered by the women of the church. Complete with walnut cakes..if you have been to Seoul, you know the amazing smell that comes from the street/subway vendors that sell these cakes. I enjoyed a bag in Seoul and cannot wait for more!

Parker was so excited to see the rice cakes that are eaten on holidays and asked for more. The church has babysitting, by church teens, for the younger children. Parker went with the girls and let them hold him, he was sweet.

Sadly, I have no pictures of the event because I forgot my camera. There will be next year!

Out at last

Poor Parker, he made another trip to the pediatrician on Saturday. He ran a fever all week and ended up with a sinus infection and a 10 day antibiotic prescription. By Saturday night we all needed to leave the house, so we kept our plans and went to an outdoor festival, to see the Why Store. If you went to Ball State or my high school, you know the Why Store! Before the concert we met our friends for some wood fire oven pizza and good brew.

I think I got Parker's illness, not good I have 4 days of work this week and Korea Camp. Not sure when I am going to sleep.

Waiting for our party

Statues all around the art's district

He helped himself to Brad's chair

He even used the cup holder!

It worked out, as the guys snuck out for cigars

Today we had to run to the outdoor shopping center, so we did a quick stop at the playground. He did not want to leave...

The slide was much more fun than picking out new pillows!

Daddy Called the Doctor...

Once again, Parker has a fever of over 103 degrees. Since Sunday he has run a low grade temperature and had a runny nose, but was still his fun self. I figured he was teething (our dentist said he is ahead of schedule and getting MANY more teeth) Yesterday, we had a last summer session of Kindermusik and he was all smiles.

Come 4:00AM, he started crying and was burning up. Jim paged the on call doctor, who said to bring him in the following day. I stayed to comfort him, he was making what I call "baby noises" and wanted to be held. We were walking around the second floor and he started signing "more" and pointing to downstairs. Imaging this, he wanted fruit at 4:00am...so I gave him some blueberries and pineapple. I assumed the water content would be good for him. He laughed when he found elmo at the bottom of the bowl and went back to bed.

We joke that he would pick fruit over candy. One evening, we ate some pineapple I cut up and laughed that if he knew we ate fruit after he went to bed he would never sleep.

Not fully awake after nap. His baby thighs are slowly thinning out and baby towels are no longer covering him after bath...awww

Keeping the beat at Kindermusik. He will start another lesson in September and baby soccer in October.