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Happy
Halloween! We are super lucky to have beautiful weather for Trick
or Treating, we hope the kids back East will have a chance to celebrate
Halloween in some way, no matter how small. This year the pirates
theme have invaded our house as well, they are very popular! Buzz
wanted to be Jake
so Ahgoo will be Izzy. I was happy with the pirates theme because
the costumes are super easy to make! I simply made a black vest
out of felt for Buzz. A few other accessories like a red bandana
and brown socks completes the look. It's comfortable for a
toddler to wear longer than two minutes! As for Ahgoo, a pink
shirt and pink bandana with pig tails will work as Izzy. :-)
Oh, Mr. BAW and I will be Captain Hook and Peter Pan! |
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Posted October 31, 2012
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Before I had kids, I aways thought that I would be a Tiger Mom and
my kids will eat everything we give them. Well I couldn't be more
wrong! My 2.5 year-old is a terrible eater.
He hates all meat but loves sweets. Lately, I've even had
to resort to, much to my inner Tiger Mom's dismay, making food art!
Due to the lack of time and talent, I've only gone as far as
using a cookie cutter to cut out sandwich shapes. But this Pinterest site
has insanely talented people making food art. My eyes about
popped out of my head looking at what people have done!! I also
saw this turkey dinner cupcakes on the web. This would make Buzz eat "turkey!" |
Thanksgiving dinner, more like dessert! |
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Posted October 21, 2012
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This exchange is of course made up by me. But I suspect that as the
years progress, something similar will likely happen. I am the youngest
in my family, and so is Mr. BAW. We both grew up with an older brother
and have often times been the target of "bridge-selling" schemes by our
perspective older sibling.
My brother's "bridge scheme" was this:
Growing up, instead of having birthday parties, my parents would take us
to Toys R Us on our birthdays and let us pick out a toy. During my
younger years, I recall my brother "instructing" me to ask my parents to
get lego sets on my birthdays. I remember really wanting some kind of
doll but for some reason I always end up with lego sets. Part of the
problem was that he always had the remote control to the TV so whenever a
doll commercial came on TV, he'd switch the channel to a GI Joe or
superhero cartoon. So I would never know what the fun girl toys were!
Mr. BAW remembers his brother somehow convincing him to always take a
smaller sip of any drinks they had to share. Haha, we were so
gullible! So that's just part of growing up being the youngest! Over
time, you learn how to spot scams! The oldest sibling will always try
to come up with schemes, maybe that's why more oldest siblings become
politicians! I really think that our birth order
really plays a role in shaping who we are. I can't wait to see
how our kids' personalities will develop due to their perspective birth
orders! |
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Posted October 20, 2012
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The heat wave made one last punch this week and has finally left,
hopefully for good! We're finally getting some cooler weather
just in time for Halloween! Last time it was this hot, we went
down to Los Rios and dined at The Ramos House Cafe.
I love the place for it's charm; plus, it's right next to a train
station so Buzz got a real kick out of watching the train arrivals. The
Ramos House Cafe only has outdoor seating so we will certainly go back
there to dine when the weather is more pleasant. |
I love the rustic table settings.  |
An adorable little corner for a more intimate dining experience.
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Watching a train going by.
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Posted October 19, 2012
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October started out like a lion. The month-long heat wave spilled
over from September into the first week of October. We live not even a
mile from the ocean and so we do not have air conditioning at our
house. Normally, this is fine since there is only a few days out of a
year that we wish we have A/C. But this year, it's been over a month
now of terrible heat! Then one day, a Thursday no less (worst traffic
day of the week in LA) BAM, the rain hits and the temperature drops by
20 degrees. Toby is scared to death of lightning and rain so he's
running around the house following anyone around. Buzz screams for Toby
to leave him alone and there's chaos in the house. I've also had
to chop off a huge amount of fur off of Toby because he's been chewing
on his butt due to the fear of being at home alone in the rain.
As for me, I'm a wreck. I've been surviving on about 3 hours of
sleep a night. Ahgoo has gotten into the habit of waking up at least
two times a night, sometimes three. So, for the past few nights I've
been toying with sleep training. I feel guilty about starting her on
sleep training because I didn't do it with Buzz until he was one year
old, Ahgoo is only 6 months old. But she seems less needy than Buzz was
at 6 months. So what's the difference between actual sleep training
and "toying with sleep training?" Instead of letting her cry it out in
her own room, I actually go into her room and nurse her. After I know
that she's full and happy, I put her back into her crib. If she cries,
which she always does, I would just pat her back and comfort here with
words rather than picking her up and rocking her back to sleep. After
two nights of this, she's already starting to learn how to put
herself back to sleep. Being in the room with her helps me because then
I know she's safe and it lets her know that I have not abandoned
her. I'm too much of a wimp to let her cry it out by herself. This
way, she's just crying out of anger because I won't pick her up but
she's not crying out of fear of abandonment. I'll stick to this routine
for a few weeks and see where it takes us. Eventually, she should be
able to sleep for at least 6-8 hours straight. By her first birthday,
she should be able to sleep for 11-12 hours straight, just like her big
brother! Before I sign off, I'd like to share one tip to all
mothers, particularly the working mothers. Keep a set of spare
clothes in your office (or in your car if you don't work!!) Ahgoo spit
up on me (I'm talking more like throwing up) on the walk into
daycare. She had already did it once that morning at the house so I
was able to change my clothes then. Thankfully, I had changed into a twin
set for work and was able to take the shell off and button up my cardigan to wear
as a shirt. Even if you don't work, stay-at-home moms are always
driving around and running errands, keep a set of clothes in the car for
youself! |
Burning the midnight oil!. | |
Ahgoo doing some "sleep training."
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Posted October 13, 2012
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