My First Mother’s Day
I had a very special Mother’s Day this year. It was my first Mother’s Day as a mom and my mom was also around to celebrate with me. The morning started out with the usual feeding and diaper routine and luckily Kumquat was on her best behavior that morning. By 9:30, my mom and I were out the door and Jes was on his own for a couple hours. 
That morning, I took my mom to Tiptoes for a pedicure and it was pretty busy at the 10:00 hour.
The pedicure was nice and the experience was even better with my trashy celebrity mag and a couple sips of the complimentary mimosa that they gave me. Aaaah… We also had enough time afterward to swing by Sports Basement to buy my mom a North Face rain jacket.
After feeding Kumquat again at home, I left the house again and met up with Michelle and Vyl at Bluestem Brasserie for a bite to eat and some girl time. It was nice to catch up with friends and I was able to stay out for at least 2 hours before Kumquat woke up again. Nice!
For dinner, Jes and I took my mom to Hillstone (again!) for a yummy steak dinner. They each had a grilled rib eye and I had prime rib cooked to a tasty Medium Rare. We also got to order the smoked salmon, which we hadn’t had since before I was pregnant. We brought Kumquat along to dinner and she slept through the whole meal and didn’t wake until we got home.
I gotta say that I had a wonderful 1st Mother’s Day.
Here are two photos that my dad sent me last week.
September 1975
May 2012
It’s a photo of my mom holding me when I was born and then one of my mom holding Kumquat 36 years later. Thank goodness my baby is so much cuter than I was as a baby. Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy. You’re the best!
Just the other night, I was watching Modern Family and was having a good time just chillin’ and laughing. Then I had a weird moment. I looked down to find my baby girl in my arms sleeping like a little angel and my first thought was, “Whoa, I have a baby.” For a fleeting moment, I had forgotten that I went through the whole childbirth process and that I’ve had a little human relying on me for the past 3 weeks.
Despite the lack of sleep and complete change in my daily routine, this has been a fun adventure so far. I’ve met some pretty cute babies in my life but I have to say that I’ve got the cutest one yet. It’s hard not to stare at her when she’s sleeping and I can’t help gush over her when she’s being super animated. Her farts make me laugh and I really don’t mind using my own pinkie nail to pick out a booger that’s been bugging her. It’s true when people say, “It’ll be different when it’s your own baby.” The crying and poopy diapers are all just part of the adventure and they don’t last forever. The smiles, sneaky looks, and squeaks make it all worth it.
Sometimes I still can’t believe I’m a Mommy and I’ll never forget the simultaneous feeling of shock, joy, and fear the moment the nurses plopped Kumquat on my chest. At that point, life would never be the same again.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms and moms-to-be out there!!
This year, our team from the hospital played in the annual 
It was nice to be out and Kumquat did rather well on her extended outing today. She slept in the stroller for a bit, got passed around to the girls, and even napped in my infant carrier without a lot of fuss. She even sat through Bay Bridge traffic on the way home like a trooper.
This past week in SF was unusually warm and sunny. On Friday, my mom and I took a walk with Kumquat in the stroller to Gott’s, which is where we met up with Jes for lunch. On the walk over and back, I enjoyed just being in the sun without my hoodie on for once. It almost felt like being in LA again. We also walked at a pretty brisk pace, which felt pretty good too. When can I start running again?!
First stop was Target. The car seat fit right into the main compartment of the shopping cart and we kept her covered for most of the shopping trip. She slept from the moment we put her in the car seat and napped throughout. It was also nice to be there at 10 am on a Wednesday so that the number of grubby preschoolers in the store was kept to a minimum.
She only woke up only briefly as I moved her back into the car and headed to our next stop: 99 Ranch Market. Ew, right? Yeah, I get a little grossed out by just their shopping carts but we managed to mount the car seat onto the cart, cover her with a thin blanket, and shop for groceries without having to lay a finger on her. In fact, I didn’t have to touch her until I got her back into the house and washed my hands first. Germ exposure minimized! Yes, she was a bucket baby for 2 hours and I’m sounding like a germaphobe mom in this post but it’s what I’ll have to do for now until she’s gotten at least a couple vaccinations. I’m all for the 5-second rule when she’s a little older and stronger but we don’t need a sick 2-week-old baby at this point in time.
Kumquat may be too young to fetch Daddy’s beer from the fridge but she’s already helping with getting it home from the grocery store.
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