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24 hours

By beakatude
on Nov 08, 2013
in *sniff*, babies, family, kumquat, outings, work

Jes and Kumquat drove down to SoCal today while I went to work. At lunch, they stopped by on their way out and I got one last hug. It’s my first night without my baby and it was really weird to come home to an empty house. There was no baby, no dog, and no husband. The house was so quiet and lifeless. Since I had not company and no responsibilities, I took full advantage of my Friday night. I went down the street to get a pedicure and then took the train to the mall. I stopped at Gap for the Friends and Family sale and then strolled the mall for a bit. It was so strange to be able to take the train and ride the escalator without a stroller. I had barely anything in my bag and carried nothing in my hands. I didn’t have to push a stroller and I took my time browsing the clothing racks. When I got home, I ate some leftovers, opened a bottle of wine, and turned on a week’s worth of tv. I’m flying down tomorrow morning and can’t wait to see my baby again.

I also get to meet my little niece for the first time!!! Happy Weekend to me!!!

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By beakatude
on Nov 03, 2013
in babies, friends, kumquat, life, outings, work

I’ve been so used to bringing Kumquat around with me everywhere I go that this weekend felt a little weird. On Saturday morning, I had a hair appointment so Jes took her along to Costco to get the car fixed. I had an hour to kill before my appointment and I didn’t seem to know what to do with myself.

So, I did some laundry and went out for a cup of coffee.

On Sunday morning, Kumquat was supposed to join me for brunch with Vyl and Michelle. It was going to be a mother-daughter brunch but since she had a cold, I had to leave her behind with Jes. I had some time to have a meal without having to feed another little human and she got some more time with her dad.

Later that afternoon, I had plans to go to Patty’s house for dinner. She invited a few of us over to her cute little apartment for a pseudo book club evening. Kumquat was supposed to come and hang out with Vivian but again, she had to stay home. Patty prepared a full dinner complete with a pork roast, veggies, and a poached pear dessert!

It was weird having my little shadow separated from me for half of my weekend but I’m glad that she was able to spend some quality time with Jes too.

I’m an Auntie!!!

By beakatude
on Oct 31, 2013
in aw..., babies, family, holidays

I got a text from Brother this morning that Joy was in labor since midnight. She was admitted around 5am and her water broke at about 7:30 and had the epidural around 9:30. Then it went quiet for a few more hours until I got a picture at 2:30. Baby Alice was born at 2:21 pm at 7 pounds, 4 ounces and 20.5 inches. She’s also a Halloween baby!

She’s perfect.

We met her over FaceTime this evening and she was sleeping with her mouth open just like her Daddy. This is awesome. She’s awesome. I can’t wait to meet her next Saturday. She’ll already be 9 days old by then!!! I totally wish I lived in Irvine right now.

Great job, Joy!! Congrats, Brother! I can’t believe you’re a Dad. Keep the photos comin’!!

Happy Hour and Highchairs

By beakatude
on Oct 17, 2013
in babies, go beak go, kumquat, outings, yum

I had the day off today because I have to work on Saturday. After Kumquat’s nap, we headed out to Golden Gate Park for a 4-mile run with Ranee and Sophie. After the run and a little playtime at the park, we went to Pa’ina for a little HH. Before heading out, Ranee called the restaurant to ask two things:

1. What time is Happy Hour?

2. Do you have highchairs?

Haha. That’s how two hardworking moms do it. The kalua pork and cheese fries, poke and COCKTAILS were awesome. I love random days off.

This girls were pretty cute too with their pretend phones.

Reese’s 3rd Birthday

By beakatude
on Oct 06, 2013
in babies, friends, holidays, outings

On Saturday afternoon, Reese celebrated her 3rd birthday with a giant Dora the Explorer bounce house in her front yard. She spent all day in there so this was the only photo I got of her before it had deflated.

We were delayed by our perpetually flat tire so we didn’t quite make it in time for the cake but this is what they had – Dora cupcakes!

Here is Reese taking a little break from the bouncing.

Jack was playing pin the mustache on the donkey.

Reese got a bunch of presents and all the kids were so excited to see what she received. Even Baby Isla was fired up. Big Brother Jack “helped” with a lot of the unwrapping.

After most of the guests had left, we stayed behind for a little post-party dinner. The Bangs showed up in time for that part and it was nice to have a smaller gathering of close friends to do a little more catching up.

Baby Isla was cool with Jes holding her today. He wasn’t sure what would happen because she cried every time Jimmy came up to her at Zoe’s birthday party. She and Kumquat also hung out for a while and it was like seeing the future female version of Bang and Jes. So cute.

Baby Shower

By beakatude
on Oct 02, 2013
in babies, family, kumquat, outta here

In less than a month, I’ll be an auntie!! Baby Alice is due soon and we all celebrated at their Baby Shower on Saturday in Cerritos. It was a gathering of all of Brother and Joy’s friends and family.

They had food from everywhere you can imagine. There was Thai food, Hawaiian, Costco pizza, and some tasty desserts. Brother and Joy made some coconut macarons but I didn’t get to taste any. Oh boo.