Baby Album

Finally after 2 months we received the edited pictures of Crew's Baby Album. Kelly did an amazing job! The pictures are just precious of our little stud!!

Earthquakes and Cooking with Freya

It was so great to have Freya come, especially since Jer was gone to the states. Freya and I met at BYU Idaho we had a math class together, and she used to come stay with me when Jeremy would travel for work. It was just like old times. :) Although we didn't get to see many sights it was so fun to just be silly, cook some good food and hang out with Crew. We even experienced our first earthquake in Singapore together. The earthquake didn't happen in Singapore we were feeling the effects of the earthquake in Sumatra; but being up on the 18th floor was pretty scary. The entire building started swaying and I got really light headed and dizzy. At first we didn't know what was happening I started to panic and was about to grab Crew from his bed and make a run for it. (I don't think that would have been the best idea anyhow if it was a true disaster as the elevators wouldn't be very safe.) But it only lasted about 5 mins and then all was well. Thanks Freya for all your help and the good times we miss you already!!! (But we sure are happy to have daddy back home safe.)

Cute Freya on the balcony ready for our wonderful dinner we made.

In the kitchen cookin up a storm. Romantic dinner for two?? This is McKell's chicken marsala recipe. mmm it was good and we felt so accomplished after cooking it I had to get some snaps of it for the blog! (Jeremy teased that shows how often I cook a good meal. . . if I have to take pics of this one. Really I make lots of great meals I just don't think to take pictures. lol)

On Freya's last night here, my friend Helen had us over to teach us to make kimpab. (Don't think I spelled it correctly) but it is Korean sushi rolls. They are so yummy and easy to make. They are Jeremy's fav. (he informed me that since they are so easy to make he expects to have them once a week. ;) Really we are so lucky to have Helen next door. I am constantly asking her questions about parenting, borrowing eggs, or just needing a friend to talk to she is always there for me. She is a great friend and neighbor.

Here are her two children Hayoung and Jun. And as you can see she prepared a wonderful feast for us.

New Friends from America!!

Tiffany and Andrew came to Singapore just for a month while Andrew did an internship. I am devastated they are leaving tomorrow. Tiffany was so much fun to hang out with. I really am going to miss her, as will Crew. He absolutely adores her. I hope they get an offer to work here in Singapore so they can come back to live :) Kristina and Shaun have moved here from the south I think Georgia. (And as you can see Kristina is a southern belle :) Shaun will be practicing in an international dental office. (Which happens to be the same one we go to. How lucky for us!) We look forward to getting to know them better.

Good ol' Kate and Lehi (The Aussies! Although with Lehi and his camera you may think he's turning Japanese :)

The birthday boy, and his amazing cake that Tiffany made herself. Yum! Yay thanks to Tiffany I'm back to blonde and very happy about it! Yes she does hair and she is wonderful at it just another reason she should move here to Singapore.

The whole dinner party except for Crew who was in his stroller just behind me. (Oh and Andrew who was kind enough to take the snap.) It was Andrew's birthday on the 8th and he loves Brazilian BBQ. We went to this great little place right around the corner from us called Casa Do Churrasc. It's your typical Brazilian restaurant with all the meats on swords etc. In addition to the meat there was a buffet style salad bar with so many wonderful sides. I couldn't even try them all. But the ones I did were all amazing. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. I guess it's time to stop blogging and go eat lunch.

Four men and a baby! Not a very common sight hey?

Bye Bye Curls! Hair Cuts All Around

It has been a busy week with lots going on. Jeremy has rushed off to the U.S. last minute for meetings, Freya my BFF from Australia has come to stay while Jer's away, and Crew got his first hair cut! Jeremy has been wanting to shave Crew's head but I'm just too attached to his curls so I've kept putting it off. But I thought that I could compromise and since he was gone I'd surprise Jer by getting Crew's hair cut. Fortunately for me, Tiffany agreed to cut it and it looks heaps better. No more wispy side curls! The before shot. We originally planned to cut his hair outside on the balcony. But Crew started to throw a fit because it was so stinkin hot. So we moved inside to the bathroom. He really was a little angel almost the entire time. Near the end he had had enough so auntie Freya had to sing for him. As long as he could see her face he was content. My little man is such a good baby! He was so tired as it was time to start getting ready for bed, and he had hair all over him but he was still being so good.

The after shot. His little curls on top are gone and he now looks so grown up. (Silly to think a little hair cut could do that but he really seems to have lost a bit of his baby look with that hair cut.) He now has a great fohawk like daddy. Thanks Tiff you did an awesome job and he looks darling!

11 weeks old!

He has outgrown all his 0-3mos onzie and is now onto the 6mos. (Yes American 6mos, he'd probably be wearing 12mos in Asian sizes)

This is his talking face. He just has so much to say I really wish I knew what he was thinking. Regardless he is a cutie pie!

Tummy time which unlike Daisy, is not Crew's favorite. I can barely get the full 5 mins out of him without totally ticking him off. Dasiy sure has been a good sport about the new addition to the family. Although in her mind she is sharing her mat with him. As soon as I set the mat down, she grabs her nearest toy (in this picture it is actually her doggy bone) and is laying down in the middle of the mat before I can even put Crew down. She grudgingly nudges over to allow a little space for him. So to prevent her from feeling pushed aside, I usually bring out his other play mat for her to have all to herself. Which of course in her mind is no favor, it's expected.

But they sure make a cute pair.

Well my little baby is now a little tank! At 8 weeks he was weighing just over 13lbs. And he is just getting chubbier and chubbier. I must admit he does have quite the double chin. It has replaced his hair as his most predominant feature. The comments about his hair are long gone (along with most of his locks) and instead they quickly notice the chin. Despite the seeming setback, he's already a ladies man and always has a smile for the girlies. Especially ones with British accents. He goes crazy for them. :) In addition to accents, he loves to hear foreign languages. (Of course his favorite is Korean from auntie Helen.) It makes me wonder if babies understand all languages at birth or do they just like the way it sounds??. Playtime has become much more interesting as the conversation is no longer one sided. He loves to talk and smile in response, and we carry on extensive conversations. Most days I'll put him down for a nap only to hear him a few minutes later laughing and talking. I peek in and find him chatting away to his mobile. He's obsessed with both the mobile in his bed and the one on his swing. Naturally he likes the one on his swing because it has a mirror. (He really does take after dadddy.) But I haven't figured out why he likes the one in his crib. He really is a great baby. He goes down for bed between 5:30 and 6:00 and sleeps till 12 for his first feed. He's up once more for an early morning feed then usually sleeps till 7:30 or 8:00. Thought I should document that to remind me how good I have it with this little guy. We sure love our little Crew.