Now I understand why some moms disappear for a while and then reappear again! Baby Pencil has been having some “interesting” weeks where I feel like I’ve learned nothing from previous weeks. Call it a regression or a growth spurt or whatever you like. But I felt like all his usual patterns and routines went out the window! What used to work didn’t work anymore, and it just seemed like a guessing game trying to figure out what to do next. I realize most of first time parenting is just that – trial and error! So that’s where I’ve been these days — in the dark hole of a guessing game. But I’m back now!

Last week we celebrated Baby Pencil’s 100th day celebration on the 4th of July. I figured it was an easy way to get together on a nice 3 day weekend with other families. I wanted it to be really intimate and casual, so I didn’t do anything more than an Evite and a trip to Trader Joes for some hot dogs and burgers. We held it at my parents’ house which is a 45 minute drive from where we live, but we had done it before so we knew he could hold on for that long!

Honestly, I didn’t really know or understand what the “100 day celebration” was and I even had to Wikipedia it to find out what exactly happens. Basically, it’s a Korean custom to celebrate the baby’s 100th living day with a big meal. You can go nuts with pictures and decorations but honestly, I’m still so tired and not feeling so hot these days so I didn’t want to go through the trouble. (I also feel like I look a little bit like kaka lately so definitely… no pictures.)

Poor Baby Pencil was just not a very happy camper during his celebration! This was the first time he had been around that many people and with the noisy older kids and AC blasting, he cried a lot. Usually he’s used to people conversing and having white background noise, but I think with the combination of a foreign environment and too many other kids around made him very overstimulated. He got to see people for a few minutes here and there but for the most part, he just wanted to sleep! Can’t blame ya, kid.

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Mr. Pencil and I cracked up when we saw the pictures our friends took. He just looked so miserable sometimes and really, just not his usual normal self. Usually he looks like this:

But on this day, he looked mostly like this:

I laughed so hard when I saw him in all these pictures, just sitting there grumpy and hungry. He did not want to pose for pictures! To embrace it all, I made that picture above my iPhone screen saver!

I made this my profile picture:

I know parenting isn’t really all that pretty. I think a lot of times I just have to sit back and laugh. Too bad I think Baby Pencil’s crying pictures are the most hilarious! He’s just so cute and funny when he gives the big pouty face. Now I know why my parents used to crack up at me when I would cry when I was little! (Not very fun on the other end. I must remember that!)

Baby Pencil when you cry, we all cry!