Yum yum!

So far, so good, as we have not yet encountered a food that Sadie is allergic to or doesn't like!  She started off with green peas, then every 3 or 4 days we have been adding a new food.  From peas, to carrots, to sweet potato, to pears, and coming soon: butternut squash, and yams!  At least someone thinks mommy can cook! LOL

 

PRUNES!

4/27/11 - Update: poi is a no-go....very strange, as most babies LOVE poi!
5/13/11 - Diet now includes: peas, carrots, sweet potato, yams, squash, pears, bananas, apples, prunes.  
              Holding off on any meats until 9 months, due to her history of allergies/mild eczema.
7/9/11 - At 9 months old, we got the green light to add poultry/meat into her diet!  So far so good, as she
             really enjoys her stage 2 turkey & veggie dinners.  Now eating avocados, papaya, mango,
             apricots, pumpkin, peaches.  With all these new tastes, she is really wising up and now starting
             to refuse some of the older tastes (especially the peas!).  Sadie also loves tofu, and even natto
             (which is repulsive to me, but supposedly healthy, so I'm thrilled that she likes it)

Beach Bums

Had a great day today at the beach with the Yamashita clan, although it was evident that the Yamashita kids aren't really "water people"....including this former Yamashita :)  Sadie, however, definitely takes her daddy's genes as far as the beach-loving goes.  She had fun with Paisley in the sand as Paisley and Uncle Corey built a "car" for Sadie, which was kind of like a Bumbo seat made out of sand.  After she got all sticky and sandy, daddy took her into the water to cool off and wash off.  She enjoyed it thoroughly and seemed to be trying to float on her own.  Daddy even gave her a dunk under water, which I wouldn't say she "enjoyed," but she didn't seem too mad after either.  

Modeling her swimsuit.  (Thanks Aunty Lei!)

Paisley: "I'm decorating Sadie's face with sand"

Sadie's "Car"

Daddy dunking Sadie!

Resurfacing....

Whoa!

Didn't like the dunk much, but didn't seem to complain much either

Gliding around - loved it! 

She liked the sand, it was interesting 

Catching some air

Paisley - Definitely NOT a "water baby"

Chase - Tolerating, but not liking the water much, but maybe just way overdue for a nap

Uh oh...

Here it is....the beginning stages of crawling!  Every day now, Sadie is getting better and better at moving around.  She uses a combination of butt-lifts, reaching, and rolling to get to where she wants to go.  The changes are very noticeable as each day goes by.  Looks like it is going to be days, rather than months before we need to have this place fully child proofed! 

6 month check-up

Today Grammie helped me take Sadie to her check-up at Kaiser.  The doctor was very pleased with her growth and everything checked out okay health wise.  She is now 26.5 inches (about 73%) and weighs exactly 16.0 lbs (50%).   Dr. Tim Sing was also very happy to see Sadie sit up relatively well on her own for a few seconds, also using her arms to "tripod."  She also observed Sadie "gumming" a lot; playing with her lips, mouth, and fingers....but no teeth quite yet.

Also during the visit, Sadie again managed to tear up all the tissue paper on the exam bed and even started to eat it when we weren't paying attention!  We all had a good laugh out of it....the doctor said "don't worry, it's good fiber....and you'll see it come out the other end."  :)   She was extremely well-behaved, and did not cry or whine ONE BIT....until.......hahah.......the SHOTS!  FOUR of them!  I was actually not in the room for those, because I went to get her fluoride prescription from the pharmacy, but Grammie said she cried pretty briefly after each shot....BUT, being the (half) Korean that she is, she got more and more pissed after each successive one! LOL

Another bit of good news is that Sadie now has the green light for starting some veggies and fruits, so tonight I pureed some green peas which  hopefully she can try tomorrow.  Over the last few days, it seems like she is VERY interested in what WE are eating (she watches carefully as we take each bite of our food), so I'm sure she will be thrilled to have something to eat for herself.

Now, at 6 months old Sadie:
- Can be in one place one moment, and in another place a few moments later!  (She rolls over to get where she wants to be)
- Loves to spend time watching her favorite characters: Paisley, Chase, and Emjay
- Is starting to mimick, and can sometimes do the "squishy nose" face
- Cuddles her favorite blanket when going to bed
- Enjoys her nursery rhymes routine w/ Grammie
- Chews on the foot of her favorite teething toy: Sophie the giraffe
- Is not (yet) scared of new faces
- Likes to go for walks and see new scenery, especially palm trees!
- Protests when you take something away from her (i.e. the TV remote)
- Spishes and splashes away during bath time....getting us just as wet as she gets
- Makes the loudest.....stinkiest.....smelliest farts!
- Last but not least, she LOVES the Frank Delima "The cab" commercial....Ring, ring, 4-2-2-2-2-2-twooooooo.  She will stop mid-cry and turn her head to the television if she hears this song!

Let's go to the park!

It was such a gorgeous day, so we decided to get our vitamin D and have some fun at the Aina Haina playground.  While Sadie seemed to have a good time with daddy on the swings, slide, and monkey bars, it was Paisley who really was having the time of her life.  Chase was supposed to stay home in quarantine (poor guy got hand food and mouth disease from his big sis), but he ended up coming in his red wagon with Uncle Corey anyways.  Paisley and Chase raced each other up and down the play yard while Sadie stayed on the side, soaking it all in.  

Look....matching EARS!  :)

       

Jumpin, jumpin...

Half way to 1 year already!  Wow, time really flies.  For her special 1/2 birthday, Sadie got a new Jumperoo.....such amazing gadgets they come up with these days!!  She spent a few minutes in it today, and seemed to enjoy it thoroughly.  Hopefully, this new contraption will come in handy during the next few months, especially when we need to get things done and don't want to have to worry about her getting into any "trouble."  We certainly are savoring these last few months of immobility, because soon she will be crawling/walking/running and we'll be chasing after her!

Happy face

Shy face

Korean face

Mommy's new toy

Since Sadie is now quite active; making new facial expressions and new movements everyday, I decided it would be worthwhile to make an investment in a better camera.  Bought a Canon from Costco today, and so far it's been totally worth it!  Now, I can catch "action" shots without any blur, which is a necessity since Sadie is "on the go."  These are the first few pictures I've taken so far.....of Sadie playing with one of her best friends, Emjay!  I can't wait to really make use of it on my other favorite subjects: cousins Paisley and Chase.  When trying to get a good picture of a 3 year old, a 1 year old, and a "1/2" year old....you really do need a good camera to capture that one perfect shot!

Kiss-kiss from Emjay....she loves it!

Trying to take "sushi" away

Caught them both looking!