Overheard convo from our next door neighbors

Neighbor A (landlord? property manager?): Welcome back! There was a cat sleeping on the stairs so I fed it and let him inside your apartment while you were gone and he slept in your bed.
Neighbor B (college guy?): Oh.

Grey laughs

You're welcome

Grey is 3(.5) months!

This chunky monkey is 3.5 months old. (I'm so bad at this monthly update stuff.) I wish I could take nice pictures of him like Mikelle does!

• He's outgrowing 6 mo. clothes!! We're running out of clothes for him to wear and I haven't gone thrifting in a while to get him new onesies. So for now I've just been doing laundry every day. SO glad we have a washer and dryer.
• He's 20lb. and in the 99% for weight and 85% for height. He's a big 'un.
• He loves to talk and just babbles away by himself. He loves to laugh too! Some of the things that made him laugh recently... when you scare him (for some reason he loves it - definitely didn't get it from me), I was changing his diaper and I made a "mwahaha" laugh and he just cracked up!!
• he's able to hold his head up at a 45* angle in the prone position!!! he hated tummy time for a while and i just kinda let it go since i had to work and couldn't focus with his crying. i know - i'm an amazing mother. but i recently sucked it up and took the time out of my "busy" day to do tummy time with him and he's doing so much better now.
• he still doesn't like to be ignored. if he sees you walking away or doing something else (e.g., me working..) he'll talk to try to get your attention and then he'll start yelling and if that doesn't work, he'll cry. it's cute/annoying.
• he LOVES his mobile! who would've thought?? i'm so glad my aunt got it for him!!! it keeps him quiet in his crib for a few minutes.
• he loves to suck on his fists and consequently drools a LOT. gross.
• he loves to go on walks and look at everything
• he absolutely adores chase. it's the cutest thing! once chase is home, grey's eyes follow him wherever he goes.
• he doesn't have a good grip and can't hold on to things very well. we're working on this one..
• recently he's taken to kicking and squirming while i nurse him. it's getting annoying. like i'm trying to feed you, please stop kicking me.
• oh and grey got his first shots a couple weeks ago. It was the saddest thing :(. our health insurance was screwy for the first couple of months so we couldn't get them before. he ended up getting 3 shots (2 combos thank goodness). i read that nursing while getting the shots distracted the baby so i tried that. he still cried. :( then he fell asleep in the car and was fine for a few hours. that night he just started screaming and we noticed his legs were bright red and super hot. we called the doc to find that it was normal (wish they told us first..) and gave him some tylenol. after that he was back to his happy self again. it made me so sad to see him in such pain! i thought i'd be able to handle it but i was a big ball of nerves. thank you modern medicine!

The many faces of Grey (lots of pics..)

Chase was telling Grey a really good joke. Apparently it was really really really good.

Gosh, I love these faces! Just the happy ones. JK.

Bed time routine

Chase and I never had a bed time routine for Grey when we were staying at his parents house. We didn't really see the point. Now that we have our own space, it's easier for us to have one. And now that we started one, I love it. It's definitely more for us than it is for him! It's a time for all of us to unwind as a family and to be together. Plus, I love reading to Grey and hearing Chase play his guitar for us.

This is a Korean book from my childhood. A 3-year-old can read this. So basically my Korean reading comprehension is that of a 3-year-old. Even then I have trouble reading it.. -_- So yesterday I started watching Korean dramas again. HA! Also, Grey has more Korean books than English.. So I really need to brush up on my Korean ASAP..

Chase doesn't know any lullabies on the guitar so we've been singing Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Gotta start 'em young, eh?

Chase's New Hobby

We haven't had a coffee table for about two years. Our first (and last) one was from the As Is section of IKEA that we bought for $10. There was a scratch on top but we covered it with contact paper. It was cheap and fast. Then we got rid of it because it was just an eye-sore. Since then we haven't replaced it because money. Now that we're a dual income household, we've been in the market for one but Chase is a picky one so he decided he'd BUILD it. Weirdo. Well, he actually did it. Unlike me. I would've given up after trying to figure out what type of wood I needed. He built it with his bare hands like some sort of animal. He bought the wood and stain at Home Depot and the hairpin legs online. It came out to be around $120 for the materials. He borrowed tools from his dad and friend.

Cut, glued, sanded down, and ready to be stained.

The finished product!

Oh, and this is our partially finished living room! At least this wall. Like I said...we're missing pictures.

(I love my blankets!! The one on the couch is handmade from the Philippines. The one on the floor is from Mexico. We don't have any rugs...and since they're so expensive I thought we could just use a blanket and I actually really love it now. I just place Grey on it and if he spits up like he does 829734x a day, I can quickly throw it in the washer and not have to go to a laundromat to use those commercial washers.)

Grey's Nursery

Grey's nursery/our music-sewing-guest room is slowly coming together!! It's probably the most "together" room in the house so far. We're still missing pictures on the walls (which I love! but Chase hates. We're trying to figure out a happy medium..)

chair: originally IKEA but Chase's dad got it for us at Goodwill (we're going to get a new cover for it)

lamp: Chase's dad found it by our old L.A. apartment dumpsters

ukulele: Hawaii (Chase's)

basket: IKEA PLANTER!! $14!! Cheaper than most baskets out there.

crib: originally IKEA but we got it off Craigslist for $40 and got a new mattress ($35)

mobile: gift from my aunt in Korea

print: Etsy $20, frame: walmart $2

dresser: thrifted for $20 and painted

changing pad: Chase's parents

TOTAL = $117