On Saturday K got to reconnect with S for a couple hours of play. They play together so well now we feel really lucky that they live nearby. And after another stellar ballet class where we decided to be a kitty ballerina wearing our kitty mask throughout class and our nap we went to Los Gatos for ice cream and then on to our friend's pumpkin carving party. They buy about 150 pumpkins and open up their garage for everyone to carve... Last year we took K and she did carve with Daddy, but was much more of an observer... This year however K drew the face, and did most of the carving and cleaning out of pumpkin.... She loved it and we let her stay out till past 10 so she could enjoy the party.
On Sunday we hit the coffee shop together but Daddy and K spent most of the day together so Mommy could try a fun day with a girlfriend... a prenatal massage at Watercourse Way followed by lunch and shopping at Stanford. It was really nice, but unfortunately didn't help me feel better. I thought a day of spa and shopping could cure anything... Obviously not. K was sweet enough to pat my back again as I threw up for the millionth time this morning on our way out the door. And Gma S even came over to play with K on Saturday morning so I could take a nap at 7:30am. I am very lucky to have such a great family.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
A couple things
K is being really cute with the concept of the new baby. Today we had her join us for one of the doctor appointments and she was thrilled to go especially as the doctor gave her a lollipop and stickers on her way out the door. As it turns out she was way more excited about the concept of the doctor's appointment versus actually listening to the heartbeat of the baby. I was thrilled to hear that maybe just maybe in a few weeks I might feel semi normal again.
And thankfully I worked from home today as I got to save another bird from MoCa. Hopped of my laptop for lunch around 12:30 only to see feathers everywhere... Depressing that I know how to get to both the day and night rescue shelters for wildlife rescue. That would be the second bird this week... We express no joy over the birds so I am not sure why we continue to get all these presents. T mentioned today's gift was a thank you for letting MoCa have half our bed last night as poor T almost fell off due to our bed piggy.
Yesterday we had an ultrasound for the baby and got to see the little one moving around. Very exciting but very different the second time around as you are more prepared and aware of the whole process. One active little one in there right now.
And today we are wearing our rain boots again. Our rain boots are definitely one of the better Mommy purchases. Last week I met a girlfriend to go check out the maternity wear.... Yes, it is still just downright horrible.... I have no idea why the clothes are SO bad.... Anyway the only exciting purchase were some rainboots for K that haven't left her feet since they arrived. In fact when I gave them to her she slept with them.
And thankfully I worked from home today as I got to save another bird from MoCa. Hopped of my laptop for lunch around 12:30 only to see feathers everywhere... Depressing that I know how to get to both the day and night rescue shelters for wildlife rescue. That would be the second bird this week... We express no joy over the birds so I am not sure why we continue to get all these presents. T mentioned today's gift was a thank you for letting MoCa have half our bed last night as poor T almost fell off due to our bed piggy.
Yesterday we had an ultrasound for the baby and got to see the little one moving around. Very exciting but very different the second time around as you are more prepared and aware of the whole process. One active little one in there right now.
And today we are wearing our rain boots again. Our rain boots are definitely one of the better Mommy purchases. Last week I met a girlfriend to go check out the maternity wear.... Yes, it is still just downright horrible.... I have no idea why the clothes are SO bad.... Anyway the only exciting purchase were some rainboots for K that haven't left her feet since they arrived. In fact when I gave them to her she slept with them.
Monday, October 20, 2008
A nice weekend
In between the race and Mommy spending the night in SF we had a really good family weekend. On Fri night we met M&J for dinner with K. K loves going out with our friends so she had a great time chatting, playing with toys and as always trying to eat her food like a little monkey.
On Sat morning we met up with C and Fi where the girls spent most of their time scouting out the toy stores in downtown LA. Luckily the Mommies still found time for coffee. Ballet was a huge hit this week because the kids got to pretend to go an animal zoo where they jumped around like little froggies. And last night we went to Tay's house for dinner where the two girls ran around and played like well monkeys until bedtime tore them apart. I didn't get pics of everything, but here are a few of our beautiful girl!
Run like a girl!
A and I did our half marathon yesterday in SF.... It turned out to be a really cool experience. I was really worried as I hadn't done anywhere near the amount of training I hoped because of how ill I was feeling, but it turned out to be as fun as running and walking 13 miles can be. At the finish line we were greeted by guys in tuxs and Tiffany's necklaces as part of completing the race! I am a bit sore today and rather hobbly, but thrilled that I got to try it out. We left for to the city on Saturday went to Union Square to pick our race packets and shop before meeting friends for a really fun dinner at Slow Club in Potrero. It was a really nice restaraunt with great ambiance. We spent the night with our friends and left for muni at 5:45am, which was not so fun. After the race which took us all over the city we stumbled home for breakfast at a neighborhood place followed by awesome coffee from a roasting co next door. All very yummy!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Mommy weekend
T took a mancation this weekend.... 73 holes of golf over a day and a half and lots of fun with friends. K and Mommy hung at home cleaned closets, toy areas, got ready for winter and did some regular routines like the farmers market, hung with Gma S, and of course ballet with our fancy new ballet slippers. It turned out to be rather mellow, but nice. K even gave me the honor of letting me pick what she wore yesterday... She mentioned "I know mommy you never get to pick what I wear so you can choose today."
When we met up mid-afternoon yesterday for a lunch with friends I experienced one of those wow K is really growing up moments. All the folks with kids at the lunch had pre/early teenage kids and they had all been tasked with watching K and making sure she was happy. One of the kids was a big girl K adored and had recently had dinner with while we were in NYC so she was thrilled to be following the big kids around and just playing... And for the first time ever she got to go outside without us. After lunch the kids wanted to go to the park and even though we tried to get K to hang with the adults she wasn't too into the idea. So since the home was in a gated community K got to go off with the big kids to walk down the block to the park. She was thrilled to leave without a true adult. T and I were a bit hesitant, but it was amazing to go to a 3+ hour lunch and barely even see her because she was so caught up in hanging with kids, eating at the kids table etc. The kids left with three cell phones and the parents holding our phones close to us in case we got a call. Needless to say they returned and had a great time, although they mentioned the walk took a really long time. I can imagine they were a bit shocked by the speed of a 3 year old, but they were all such great kids that it worked out really well.
When we met up mid-afternoon yesterday for a lunch with friends I experienced one of those wow K is really growing up moments. All the folks with kids at the lunch had pre/early teenage kids and they had all been tasked with watching K and making sure she was happy. One of the kids was a big girl K adored and had recently had dinner with while we were in NYC so she was thrilled to be following the big kids around and just playing... And for the first time ever she got to go outside without us. After lunch the kids wanted to go to the park and even though we tried to get K to hang with the adults she wasn't too into the idea. So since the home was in a gated community K got to go off with the big kids to walk down the block to the park. She was thrilled to leave without a true adult. T and I were a bit hesitant, but it was amazing to go to a 3+ hour lunch and barely even see her because she was so caught up in hanging with kids, eating at the kids table etc. The kids left with three cell phones and the parents holding our phones close to us in case we got a call. Needless to say they returned and had a great time, although they mentioned the walk took a really long time. I can imagine they were a bit shocked by the speed of a 3 year old, but they were all such great kids that it worked out really well.
Thursday, October 09, 2008
The debate
I had class on Tuesday night so T and K were watching the debates.... Here is how it went....
K: Is that Barack Obama.
T: Yes
K: Is that Barack Obama.
T: No, that is John Mccain
K: Is that Barack Obama.
T: No that is Tom Brokaw
K: That is impossible, you are Tom, let's just call him Brokaw
T: Let's go get that bath
K: Is that Barack Obama.
T: Yes
K: Is that Barack Obama.
T: No, that is John Mccain
K: Is that Barack Obama.
T: No that is Tom Brokaw
K: That is impossible, you are Tom, let's just call him Brokaw
T: Let's go get that bath
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Doctor Mommy
As I mentioned K has been very forgiving and creative in ways she can still play with Mommy even in my morning laziness due to my fear that any movement will make the throbbing head, nausea etc. worse.
This morning we played one of her favorite games.... bring her animals and dollies to the doctor. Today Deery deer came. She explains the problem... he fell off a tree trunk and then Mommy the doctor looks at the injuries. Today's diagnosis: three of the deer's hooves were hurt from the fall. We decided on a salve and fresh bandages three times a day. She took him home to her room and quickly returned with the next patient. Crash!
Crash has been renamed her trouble horse. She received him last Christmas from S&R and he sleeps on her bed nightly sometimes right next to her blankie also a gift from S&R. Anyway so this guy keeps her up at night, prevents her and her dollies from sleeping and well just does all sorts of things.... As she mentioned to me this morning he is on time out every morning because he hits her babies. She was quite exasperated as she explained that she keeps telling him she has just TOO many children to take care of and he really can't hit her babies. It is just too much work. I wonder how we got so many children in the first place.... Anyway, back to the problem at hand. Crash had hurt his head in a fall. A quick cleaning, special medicine, I am sure you are getting the picture and Crash is now good as new, hopefully he will get off those time outs soon.
This morning we played one of her favorite games.... bring her animals and dollies to the doctor. Today Deery deer came. She explains the problem... he fell off a tree trunk and then Mommy the doctor looks at the injuries. Today's diagnosis: three of the deer's hooves were hurt from the fall. We decided on a salve and fresh bandages three times a day. She took him home to her room and quickly returned with the next patient. Crash!
Crash has been renamed her trouble horse. She received him last Christmas from S&R and he sleeps on her bed nightly sometimes right next to her blankie also a gift from S&R. Anyway so this guy keeps her up at night, prevents her and her dollies from sleeping and well just does all sorts of things.... As she mentioned to me this morning he is on time out every morning because he hits her babies. She was quite exasperated as she explained that she keeps telling him she has just TOO many children to take care of and he really can't hit her babies. It is just too much work. I wonder how we got so many children in the first place.... Anyway, back to the problem at hand. Crash had hurt his head in a fall. A quick cleaning, special medicine, I am sure you are getting the picture and Crash is now good as new, hopefully he will get off those time outs soon.
Monday, October 06, 2008
My helpers continue to rock
T continues to be awesome and cleaned the whole house over the weekend and made lasagna from scratch last night.... K continues to be so lovey with back patting and trying really hard to be patient as we find nice mellow activities to do. Today when she came into our room she looked at me and said "so baby is making you feel yucky again huh" Indeed!
Gma S covered for us on Sat night and T and I went out for our first date just the two of us in months. It was really fun to go down to Palo Alto for dinner and wander around afterwards. A very pre K evening as that used to be part of the weekend ritual. Had a great meal at Osteria and lots of fun just wandering together.
K started ballet on Sat... Very cute to see her twirling with wands and dancing with teddy bears.
Sunday we continued our playdate trades with M and her family and hosted M for the farmers market, bookstore and coffee shop ritual. K introduced M to all the farmers and the two of them danced to the music and sampled the entire market. Really sweet!
Gma S covered for us on Sat night and T and I went out for our first date just the two of us in months. It was really fun to go down to Palo Alto for dinner and wander around afterwards. A very pre K evening as that used to be part of the weekend ritual. Had a great meal at Osteria and lots of fun just wandering together.
K started ballet on Sat... Very cute to see her twirling with wands and dancing with teddy bears.
Sunday we continued our playdate trades with M and her family and hosted M for the farmers market, bookstore and coffee shop ritual. K introduced M to all the farmers and the two of them danced to the music and sampled the entire market. Really sweet!
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
The best helpers
T has been picking up lots and lots of slack at the house as I basically lay around resting up so that I have enough energy to make it to work and school.... which has been awesome, but I am sure really really tiring for him. K and Mommy have been served all sorts of yummy breakfast picnics in bed... which K is really enjoying although I think she could use a little more excitement from Mommy well with everything. T has even been going into work late everyday, which normally would kill him as he really wants to be in the office early, but never a complaint. Basically everyday he has done whatever possible to help get through the day which is SO appreciated!
K has also been awesome! At first the throwing up made her really really nervous. Today however she told me after I threw up for the first time that she had decided to pat my back whenever I was throwing up to help me. And so when I threw up for the second time of the morning she did run over and pat my back while suggesting we go back inside as she wasn't sure how we could drive to school.
Last week when I came home from school rather nauseous she was kind enough to lay out the rules of where exactly I could be sick. Not near her blankie, any of her toys, on her bed or on her toy trunk. If I am sick it must be in her bathroom, yes she was willing to share her bathroom, but I could not throw up in the floor... from a practical reason she pointed out she might step in it and well her feet would smell funny.
K has also been awesome! At first the throwing up made her really really nervous. Today however she told me after I threw up for the first time that she had decided to pat my back whenever I was throwing up to help me. And so when I threw up for the second time of the morning she did run over and pat my back while suggesting we go back inside as she wasn't sure how we could drive to school.
Last week when I came home from school rather nauseous she was kind enough to lay out the rules of where exactly I could be sick. Not near her blankie, any of her toys, on her bed or on her toy trunk. If I am sick it must be in her bathroom, yes she was willing to share her bathroom, but I could not throw up in the floor... from a practical reason she pointed out she might step in it and well her feet would smell funny.
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