Born in the USA! Part II

click here to view "Born in the USA! Part I" from DT December 2002 issue

Baby #1:
My full name is: Joelle Jung Eun Suh.
My birthday is: September 9, 2003.
It took my mom 16 hours of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: a Korean song that says if all you do is eat and sleep everyday, you only get fat.
Word/words that best describe me is/are: curious, cute, big.
My favorite food is: milk (it's my only food).
My favorite toy is: a toy face with vibrating ears and blinking eyes.
The highlight of my day is: my bath time.
If I could talk, I would say: FEED ME!!!
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: ?
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: a lifetime supply of milk.

Baby #2:
My full name is: Christian Daesung Kim.
My birthday is: September 22, 2003.
It took my mom "a lot less hours of labor and pain than Josiah" for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: I'm too young to know how to sing.
Word/words that best describe me is/are: super laid back, good sleeper, good eater, knows how to blend in the background!
My favorite food is: mommy.
My favorite toy is: pacifier.
The highlight of my day is: when Josiah is sleeping and I don't have to hear him yell, play drums, guitar, or take mommy and daddy away.
If I could talk, I would say: why does Josiah get all the attention?
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: super cool dude.
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: my mommy and daddy all to myself!

Baby #3:
My full name is: Faith Meiyun Applegate.
My birthday is: February 28, 2003.
It took my mom 30 hours of labor (not all active labor) for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: "Faith" by George Michael.
Word/words that best describe me is/are: curious and playful.
My favorite food is: Korean rice cake (I don't know the Korean name for it).
My favorite toy is: other people's fingers because I'm teething.
The highlight of my day is: being fed.
If I could talk, I would say: the question of faith...arises after a man has tried his level best to practice the Christian virtues, and found that he fails, and seen that even if he could he would only be giving back to God what was already God's own. It is the change from being confident about our own efforts to the state in which we despair of doing anything for ourselves and leave it to God.
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: CIA operative like Sydney Bristow.
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: a Dewalt laser guided radial arm saw.

Baby #4:
My full name is: Makayla Jing-Yi Siu.
My birthday is: August 15, 2003.
It too my mom 21 hours of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: don't have enough "life experience" to have a theme song but I sure do like that "domo arigato Mr.Roboto" tune.
Word/words that best describe me is/are: "chill."
My favorite food is: what's "food?"
My favorite toy is: what's "toy?" You mean my hand???
The highlight of my day is: getting my butt cleaned with warm water after I poop.
If I could talk, I would say: "don't leave me under the mobile too long."
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: pianist, to overcompensate for my parents' lack of musical abilities and also because I have long fingers (maybe a hand model if that doesn't work out).
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: thinner cheeks and thighs.

Baby #5:
My full name is: Charis Ella Wu.
My birthday is: February 22, 2003.
It took my mom 12 hours of labor (at home) and 4 hours (at the hospital) for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!"
Word/words that best describe me is/are: energetic, bubbly, cranky (when I'm tired, teething, or sick), loveable, huggable, kissable, "on the go", and naughty (just ask my mommy and daddy).
My favorite foods are: unfortunately, anything sweet like juice, fruit, sweet potato, etc.
My favorite toy is: I don't play with regular baby toys, instead I like common household items like the remote control, telephone, daddy's laptop is my favorite (but my parents keep me away from it), the little container that you fill with water to fill an iron, utensils, tupperware, etc. The highlight of my day is: when my mommy picks me up from my crib in the morning.
If I could talk, I would say: "but why CAN'T I play with that?"
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: perhaps a soccer player like Mia Hamm (I have well endowed thighs), or a food critic (I'll sample almost anything, even if it isn't food), or a rock 'n roll drummer (I love slapping my hands on different surfaces, especially daddy's beloved laptop computer).
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: making aspirators illegal to use on kids (Charis hates having her nose suctioned out), making teething a "pleasant", happy experience, cruising anywhere I want and leaving my parents in the dust, banning baby food (especially veggies and meats), and staying "forever young".

Baby #6:
My full name is: Kyra Taylor Lee.
My birthday is: April 15, 2003 (tax day!).
It too my mom 0 hours of labor for me to be born. I was a scheduled C-section!
The theme song of my life is: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.
Word/words that best describe me is/are: smiley, sweet, determined and sometimes demanding (my parents call me drama queen-diva).
My favorite foods are: pears, carrots, and of course, rice.
My favorite toy is: anything I can bang on--the piano, my older brother's head...
The highlight of my day is: when my brother Ryan plays with me.
If I could talk, I would say: I love my parents - they're the best!
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: kind and loving daughter/sister/friend
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: 500 pacifiers and socks that stay on my feet.

Baby #7:
My full name is: Julianne Sunah Oh.
My birthday is: April 2, 2003.
It took my mom 9 hours of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: If You're Happy And You Know It.
Word/words that best describe me is/are: happy.
My favorite food is: mommy's milk.
My favorite toy is: colorful plastic links.
The highlight of my day is: when Joshua is sleeping.
If I could talk, I would say: Joshua (older brother), leave me alone!
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: singer.
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: an extra set of thumbs and toes to suck on.

Baby #8:
My full name is: Alyssa Galadriel Lee.
My birthday is: November 4, 2003.
It took my mom 7 hours of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: God is so Good.
Word/words that best describe is: a good sleeper (at least that's what mom is hoping/praying for).
My favorite food is: breastmilk.
My favorite toy is: breastmilk.
The highlight of my day is: eating/sleeping.
If I could talk, I would say: feed me.
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: unsure right now...wherever God leads me.
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: a good night's sleep for mom and me.

Baby #9:
My full name is: Joy Eunhae Hyun.
My birthday is: Nov. 5, 2003.
It took my mom 6 hours :) of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: "I have a Maker."
Word/words that best describe is/are: Johk-uh-mahn-gee ("little one")
My favorite food is: pizza, like my dad....(just kidding)... breast milk (only thing I've eaten so far.)
My favorite toy is: the cool mobile that uncle Dan bought me.
The highlight of my day is: getting my butt dunked in water after I poop.
If I could talk, I would say: "Hey, where did my belly button go?"
When I grow up, I will most likely become a: doctor or lawyer (just kidding). I don't know yet... too busy pooping and sleeping...!!
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: A little more variety in my diet.

Baby #10:
My full name is: Naomi Yoon Hee Cho.
My birthday is: November 3, 2003.
It took my mom 11 hours of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: "House Party"
Words that describe me are: "sleep, eat, and poop."
My favorite food (besides milk) is: kim-chee jiage. But mommy won't let me have any. Bummer.
My favorite toy is: daddy's DVD collection. They make great frisbees.
The highlight of my day is: waking up in the middle of the night and scaring mommy and daddy with my whole repertoire of shrieks and screams... all I want is a good hug!
If I could talk, I would say, "Look at me! Look at me! Gimme, gimme, gimme! Change my diaper NOW!"
When I grow up, I will most likely become: a doctor, concert pianist, Olympic gold medalist, and Nobel Prize winner all by the age of 21... my dad is trippin!
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: 10 million dollars for Emmanuel Church. Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarty!!!

Baby #11:
My full name is: Steven Won-Yong Choi.
My birthday is: 09/30/03
It took my mom 29 hours of labor for me to be born.
The theme song of my life is: EAT, POOP, & SLEEP
Word/words that best describe me is/are: High Energy
My favorite food is: Breast Milk
My favorite toy is: The psychedelic monkey & the crazy chicken swinging on my mobile.
The highlight of my day is: When Daddy holds me in the Super Man Position.
If I could talk, I would say: Tummy Time??? No....!
When I grow up, I will most likely become: Just like my dad!
If I could make a Christmas wish-list, it would include: A Litespeed Titanium Tricycle!!! Sweet!!!