Alex makes lots of sounds and he started to make cooing sounds, which I love to hear.  Grandma visited us for 2 days. As always, Alex and her have such a good time together… 🙂  Recently, I feel better for nursing  and Matt always tries to give him a little exercise. Our Talee enjoys Alex’s things, little does she know about what’s coming down the load.  We think he must have had a growth spurt nowadays since he is always hungry. Getting bigger and bigger..  GO~~~~~ Alex!!!!!!!

Yesterday we visited our pediatrician. Alex is 11.113 lbs and 23″.  Recently, he is making lots of grunting sounds. Doctor said it’s normal behavior at his age and my mom said it is a growing sounds. He made that noise whenever he stretches. His 30 minutes or 1 hour stretches of exercise  looks really serious: red face and grunting sounds and that makes me keep waking up… 🙁  We start to use pacifier since the doctor recommended. Alex spit out several times, but he will be okay with that soon.

Wow, it’s already 4 weeks. Alex is getting stronger!! He is moving more, smiling more, and eating more. Tummy time used to be hard for him, but recently it looks like he enjoys tummy time. He may figure out how he can be comfortable in that time. Smart!! 🙂

Two days ago, Alex took his first bath. It seems to me he enjoyed it. Today, Matt and I will try to give him his second bath. He is looking around more and more and I love his eyes!! He has two dimples and when he smiles, his eyes are smiling too. Hmmm, he is so~~ cute. I think he will be popular among girls later 🙂

Long long time ago, maybe when I was in a high school, I happened to read this, and I wished to have such a son. Alex may say later “Whatever!! ~~~~”

Written by General Douglas MacArthur –

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee….Lead him, I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail.

Build me a son whose heart will be clean, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.

And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.

Then I, his father, will dare to whisper, “I have not lived in vain.”

내게 이런 자녀를 주옵소서

약할 때에 자기를 돌아볼 줄 아는 여유와
두려울 때에 자신을 잃지 않는 대담성을 가지고
정직한 패배에 부끄러워하지 않고 태연하며
승리에 겸손하고 온유한 자녀를 내게 주옵소서

생각할 때에 고집하지 않게 하시고
주를 알고 자신을 아는 것이 지식의 기초임을
아는 자녀를 내게 허락하옵소서

원하옵나니 그를 평탄하고 안이한 길로 인도하지 마옵시고
고난과 도전에 직면하여 분투 항거할 줄 알도록 인도하여 주옵소서
그리하여 폭풍우 속에선 용감히 싸울 줄 알고
패자를 관용할 줄 알도록 가르쳐 주옵소서

그 마음이 깨끗한 그 목표가 높은 자녀를 남을 정복하려고 하기 전에
먼저 자신을 다스릴 줄 아는 자녀를
장래를 바라봄과 동시에 지난 날을 잊지 않는 자녀를 내게 주옵소서

이런 것들을 허락하신 다음
이에 대하여 내 아들에게 유머를 알게 하시고
생을 엄숙하게 살아감과 동시에 생을 즐길 줄 알게 하옵소서

자기 자신에 지나치게 집착하지 말게 하시고 겸허한 마음을 갖게 하시사
참된 위대성은 소박함에 있음을 알게 하시고
참된 지혜는 열린 마음에 있으며
참된 힘은 온유함에 있음을 명심하게 하옵소서

그리하여
나 아버지는 어느날 내 인생을 헛되이 살지 않았노라고
고백할 수 있도록 도와주옵소서

After mom left to Kalamzoo, I can hardly find time to do other stuff. Feeding is not easy yet, sleeping time is irregular, Alex is growing fast… I wish I can stop time.

This is our first family picture and Matt and Alex are having a telepathic conversation.. I guess that Alex is saying thanks for the burping, changing diapers, and feeding.. Maybe he is saying sorry for poop.. Who knows.. It looks like they are having serious conversation. Matt is the best at burping him!  Alex enjoyed his first outdoor dinner on a nice sunny day with his grandparents. Today grandma and grandpa went to back to Kalamazoo. I think Alex will miss grandma a lot. Without grandma, we might have had a very  tough time the first couple of weeks. I will never forget her kindness!!

Alex is 9 days old today. He was a 10 pounds baby!! My milk couldn’t catch up to his appetite so I am giving him little bit of formula by finger feeding. Then, of course he needs to do burp. I love his burping face, looks like a monkey man 🙂  And then he is having a good relaxing time before his workout called tummy time. Our pediatrician suggested us to give him 1 or 2 minutes of tummy time to build up his neck strength. Of course, he doesn’t like it, but I love to watch him to try to hold his neck up. Today, grandpa visited us and gave the first hug to Alex. Grandpa said he will teach math, games, and some ball game and tell stories… I can’t wait to see that time…..   🙂