As for Katie on her actual birthday last Wednesday, Yogi and I took the day off to just hangout with no plans. Katie got a bike trailer from her Uncle Derek, Auntie Jaynie, Le cousins and their respective families. Yogi assembled it and did a test ride at Grandpa’s house. Katie seems to enjoy the rides very much and loved being on the move while Daddy rode around the neighborhood. We’re planning a longer ride in a couple weekends; hopefully by then it’ll be cooler. American River trails anyone?
Katie woke up on the morning of her birthday and picked from a pile of clothes she received for her birthday, this outfit. She brought it all the way into my room as if to say, this is what I want to wear on my birthday Mommy. Should I be worried, she'll be picky about what she wants to wear or wear anything at all?!
Afterwards, we meet up with Grandpa and Uncle Johnson for dim sum at a new restaurant in town. The food was ok. Grandpa may think otherwise having a couple unexpected items in and around his food. We treated Katie to a few bites of pork buns (just the bun, nothing unexpected) and she ate every bite.
We also let Katie explore her girlie side and sent her on a shopping spree thanks to all the generous gift cards from family and friends. Plus, it was a nice place to stay cool without having to pay for it…directly anyway. Katie picked out an airplane toy she can push or ride. My sister later took a picture of her riding it with her arms behind her as if to push herself at the same time. Silly girl… After shopping, we did some bowling with Auntie Annie and her bf then back home for dinner with the rest of my family.
Of course, we picked up a cake from Freeport Bakery. This time, we actually let the birthday girl have at the cake. The first few dips were questionable but once she got the hang of the sweetness, there was no stopping her.
Birthday kiss anyone?
How old are you Katie?
Awesome pic with her Grandparents :o)
Once we were done with cake, we had Katie play a traditional future telling game. We lined up a few symbolic items to represent what she may become as a profession when she grows up. We had items such as a ball for an athlete, a keyboard for a computer programmer, calculator for accountant, etc. As you can see from the picture, she picked up a bottle of pills…hmmm…so maybe a doctor, pharmacists or drug dealer?!...haha…but then, her second choice was a book and she kissed a picture of babies inside it. So most likely a Pediatrician!! Let’s revisit this in twenty-five years and see how accurate this game is :o)
Throughout the day, I couldn’t help but reminisce about our day exactly a year ago. What the whole ordeal was like, what happened in the hours following, the challenges, all the questions, the doctors who gave different instructions, etc. It was a tough learning curve but we did it and we couldn’t be more proud of ourselves. And the reminiscing continues…a year ago today, I was home enjoying the company of my baby. Today I’m at work and would like to be home except maybe she doesn’t need my company. She is officially a toddler and on her way to becoming her own little person :oD
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