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Our
baby will be one month old this week! In Chinese tradition, one
month marks an important milestone in life. The Chinese refers to
this milestone as baby's "Full Moon."
Traditionally, families will throw a banquet in honor of baby's
Full Moon and pass out red hard boil eggs. In return, guests will
shower the baby with gifts of red envelopes (containing money) and baby
gold jewelry. However, with so many cousins and relatives having
kids these days, it's no longer possible to attend every baby event.
Plus, with the N1H1 Flu scare, we're forgoing this old Chinese
tradition with our baby.
However, the one-month mark
does still have personal significance to me. I can't believe
we've survived the first month of parenthood. We've really gotten
to know our little bundle of joy. He's had very good nights and
very bad nights. During the good nights, he'd wake up every 2.5
hours to be changed and fed and then go right back to sleep in his
bassinet until the next feeding. I'd be able to get two-hour
intervals of sleep through the night. Then he'd be wide-eyed and
bushy-tailed for several hours the next morning where he'd coo and
smile in his bouncer. Then there are those bad nights where he'd
be wide awake from 9pm to 1pm, fussy and wanting to be held and nursed
the entire time. Then he'd sleep after the 1pm feeding for an
hour and be fussy the rest of the night until 9am. I'd get no
sleep, sometimes worrying about his crying, wondering if he's in pain
or sick. I would be so tired and numb that my mind just turns to
mush.
I would seek out the internet, to read about other
mother's struggles. All the stories out there are similar,
newborns crying for hours on end. Somehow, they all grow up to be
healthy and happy. So reading about these stories are comforting
to me. At least I know that my baby is perfectly normal and that
the bad nights are perfectly normal. Then there are times like
those in the picture, when baby is absolutely adorable and content.
It makes everything right. I did, however, tell my
Mother-In-Law today that I can't wait til baby is 25 years old.
:-)
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Posted January 26, 2010 Wow,
yet another great loss this month! I can't believe how
short-sighted NBC is with their decision to remove Conan O'Brien from
the Tonight Show! Sure the ratings are down, but that's always
the case with a new host. But Jay Leno had his time. It's
2010 for crying out loud, Jay is out and Coco's in. Bring Leno
back will not likely bring back the ratings of the past.
I've always been a huge Conan fan, watching his late night show for
most of my twenties. His quirky brand of comedy was refreshing.
My favorite bits were, of course, Triumph the Insult Dog and fake
interviews with celebrities where they over lay real lips talking over
celebrity pictures. Conan has a down-to-earth quality about him,
he's like your funny, cool college buddy from down the dorm hall.
He makes fun of himself equally as he makes fun of others.
That's the endearing quality about Conan. I think Conan's
audience have all grown up and was ready for him to host an earlier
show. But NBC didn't really give Conan and his fans a chance.
But besides the middle age fans, I think Conan also heralds
the younger, more fanatic fans such as those who rallied for him in the
rain! Take a look at these " I'm With Coco" rallies. Triumph the Insult Dog would've had a field day out there in the rain!
however, I am not completely sadden by Conan's departure from the
Tonight Show. I think it was a little too stiff for Conan's brand
of creativity. I can't wait to see what Conan comes up with next.
My DVR will be ready for the next Conan show. |
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Posted January 21, 2010 |
Two
and a half weeks postpartum and I'm already dying to wear non-maternity
and non-sweat clothes. I've lost 12 pounds since giving birth.
I'm hoping to loose another 10 pounds in the next few weeks.
I'm not dieting or doing any exercise yet since I've been told
not to do either while breastfeeding and recovering from delivery.
But somehow the pounds are losing themselves. I guess those
feedings through the night burns more calories than I thought. A few days ago, I got the Boden
catalog and fell in love with this yellow dress. This dress is
the type of dress I would wear before I got pregnant. I love the
color, the cut, and the embellishments. You can't see it too well
from this picture but there's beautiful beading around the neckline.
Here's Boden's website
for this dress. I also love some of the other items at Boden.
They are kind of a more mature version of JCrew...my other love.
Maybe I'll treat myself to this dress when I lose all my baby
weight. I'm not sure if I'll ever fit back into my old
clothes since bodies are never the same after having a baby, even if
the weight is the same as before. So maybe I'll have to do some
waredrobe shopping before I go back to work. Being pretty much
the same size since high school, I've always been able to wear the same
clothes for years. I usually only have to buy new clothes because
the old ones have worn out or go out of style. But I've never had
to buy new clothes because I can't fit into my clothes. So this
will be a new experience for me. But maybe it's time for a change
and for me to change my whole image. Hm...maybe I'll get a new
haircut too... | ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Posted January 18, 2010
| | Happy Feet! Have a wonderful weekend!Happy Feet! |
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Posted July 14, 2016 |
Look
what came to our house this morning?! A huge basket of fruits
from my friend TNK! Fruit in the middle of winter time, imagine
my eyes when I was it. It comes with a cute little bear holding a
strawberry. :-) Guess who else got to enjoy the
strawberries? Toby also wants to thank his Aunt TNK for the
basket! Thank you TNK, especially since she also recently gave
birth to her own little bundle of joy! The gift basket also
arrived right as we went through a very tough night. Sean was
super fussy last night. We both ended up not getting much sleep
since he wanted to be held all night. I chalk it up to growing
pains. Baby is officially two weeks old. We're still
learningfrom each other. He's slowly showing us his personality each
day. He spends longer time not sleeping or crying. He'll
stare at faces and occasionally flash a big smile in his sleep.
What can a newborn possibly dream about?? Each day Sean
surprises us with something new or cute. We can't wait until he
becomes a full blown baby and can play with all of the toys he's gotten
from his family and friends. ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Posted July 13, 2016 Funny
how nature's timeline fits so well with our calendar. Exactly one
week after Sean's birth I felt good enough to go out and get some fresh
air. So with baby in sling, we headed out for our first family
outing. We didn't venture far, we headed over to the hiking trail
a block from our house. It was a beautiful afternoon, temperature
in the mid-seventies. There was hardly anyone on the trail, maybe
a few joggers and power walkers passed us by. Sean did great
in his sling. He slept through the entire event. And for
the first time in the past nine months, I didn't have to carry Sean in
my belly! Mr. BAW indicated that the sling was quite comfortable
but he could feel the slight pressure on his shoulder, especially when
Sean get heavier. I just laughed and told him that at least
Sean's not sitting on his bladder or kicking his lungs. :-) Sean
is also doing very well. In less than two weeks, he's gained back
his birth weight. His GI system seems to be maturing as he is
experiencing less gas pains each night. He's also able to drink
more milk at each feeding, thus allowing him to sleep longer between
feedings. This means Mommy gets more sleep too, which makes me
very, very happy!! Sean also got to meet his
pediatrician this week. He did extremely well at his very first
doctor's visit. All in all, it was a tough 1st week but we all
made it through. I'm so glad that Sean arrive one week early, it
just means we're one week ahead of schedule and the tough week-one is
behind us! ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Posted July 9, 2016 Happy
New Year to everyone! Well, it's finally happened, our little boy
has arrived early! Meet our new baby boy Sean. He decided
that he wants to be a 2009 baby and came a week early. We are so
in love with him. After 27 hours of labor, Sean was born on
December 29, 2009 at 5:24am weighing in at 6lb 2oz and 19in long.
So we started out 2010 by becoming new parents. I must admit that
it's been much tougher than I thought. The lack of sleep is
tough. But the lack of sleep is made tougher when you are also
trying to recover from delivery. Thankfully, I had no
complications to speak of during the delivery, but even just normal
delivery leaves you feeling like you've been through a train wreck.
I'm still on pain medication. Breastfeeding has been tough
but I'm learning each day and it gets better. I guess somehow,
the flash of a gasy smile or a glimpse of his bright eyes staring into
mine is priceless and fuels us on to better days ahead. Welcome
to the world little Sean. ...........................................................................................................................................................................
Posted July 5, 2016
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