April & May, almost time to get on the plane!

It has been a while since we posted, so sorry to our avid fans. As usual, spring has been incredibly busy. Since our last post all of the following have occurred:  the Dorm Spiritual Retreat, Moriah’s dedication, Moriah’s first girls weekend with mommy (to Seoul), IFest, Mother’s Day, Pink Marathon in Daejon (actually a 10km), IB classes and exams concluded (which means I am finished teaching!), a luncheon with a few dorm students’ moms, Prom, and  many trips to parks and the school playgrounds.

This week we will celebrate the seniors through several events (awards programs, a senior lunch, Baccalaureate, and Graduation).Then we will have to say good bye to all our dear friends who will not be returning to TCIS at the Faculty Farewell Dinner this coming Saturday. It is going to be an emotional weekend.

Then it is on to America on June 6th! I cannot believe we are already heading to the States. It has been a such a whirl-wind since returning from Spring Break.  I had been telling myself not to think about being near the end when we returned from Vietnam, as means of making sure that I didn’t mentally make the last 6 weeks feel like a long time. I should have known that this was unnecessary because with all that goes on in the last 6 weeks of school, there is NO WAY it could go slow, not to mention the fact that we have 2 little ones to keep up with.

Speaking of those little ones. Jacob has advanced so much in his communication and language skills. It amazes me how much he understands and how much he is able to verbalize. Lately, he likes to base his decisions on what is “fun” and what is “not fun”.  He is slowly learning to be caring big brother, and as long as he and Moriah aren’t on the floor at the same time, there are no collisions or injuries. This morning he even tried to share his donut with her. Unfortunately,  I had to stop him when he thought he was doing something good.  I think he was a little confused.  He has also found an appreciation for super heroes.  One of the parents of our dorm students gave him a Spiderman outfit for Children’s Day. He loves to wear it out and about.

Moriah is advancing with her eating and sleeping skills. She turned 6 months last week and started on solids. She was more than ready. I am pretty sure it had gotten to the point of her being quite jealous of us at dinner when we were eating and she wasn’t. She would fuss and fuss at dinner time. But now, when she can have a bit of cereal while we eat our meal, she is the happiest little girl ever. She has also started squealing and giggling a lot more. It is pretty fun to watch her observe herself in the mirror, she just cracks up laughing! And the last few nights she has started keeping some regular sleeping patterns that don’t include waking up during the night!!! It is amazing to get more than 5 hours of sleep in one night. However, Moriah’s most marking feature is her “grabbing-ness”. She constantly has to have something in her mouth and hands. When we set her down we have to make sure she is able to grab safe things because she will just reach around until she finds something, and then in the mouth it goes. Ironically, I thought this would motivate her to roll over to get things, but it hasn’t.

Below are some pics of our last 6 weeks:

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April:

May:

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