Water Fountain

Jayden's newest trick is to spit out her water like a water fountain. Not sure where she learned this from, either swim class or Kylie. It is very funny in the beginning but then the kitchen floor gets soaking wet and she starts to slip and slide. Our little genius!

Proof she is a Homo sapien

No longer forced to crawl on hands and knees, Jayden is working on mastering the art of bipedal motion. Everyday she does more walking than crawling. But when necessary to get from point A to point B in a hurry, she can still turn on the afterburners while on all fours. Notice her ability to walk and eat at the same time. Quite advanced.

First Birthday Party aka Dol

This past weekend we celebrated Jayden's 1st birthday (Dol in Korean) in Maryland with lots of friends and family. She was so great wearing her traditional Korean garb. Michelle even joined in and wore her aunt's traditional dress. Part of the tradition is placing several symbolic items in front of the baby and let her grab at one. Jayden chose the pencil, which symbolizes scholarly work.

So close, yet so far

As she is fast approaching 1 year, Jayden is almost starting to walk. We practice with just a few steps at a time. With this session she was consistently taking a few steps towards Matt. Of course when the video camera came out, Jayden was not interested in performing. We think she'll be walking any day now.

Yummy, yummy, some of it gets in her tummy

Here are a few videos of Jayden eating. The spaghetti one is from a week or so ago and the cantaloupe ones are from mid January.

Cruising and Moving

Jayden officially can't sit still. She is always crawling somewhere around the house, which has garnered her another nickname - Adventure Girl. If she's not crawling then she is getting really good at standing up while holding coffee tables, bookshelves, etc. This video shows Jayden "walking her dinosaur".

National Football Championship Weekend

With the help of Jayden's unstoppable cuteness, Matt was able to win 4 tickets plus airfare and hotel to the BCS National Championship game. Good thing Grandpa Larry and Halmoni came to help take care of things, while Michelle was hard at work. Matt had a great time with Geoff, Scott and Joe. We were happy when he finally came home.