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When
we found out that we're having a little girl, we were overjoyed.
So the hunt for a name and cute outfits begin. We both knew
that the name search was going to be tough but I never thought that
buying clothes was going to be just as hard! We're going to stick
to our minimalist ways and only buy what is necessary. However,
even buying a few key pieces proved to be difficult. I have never
been a girly-girl and dislike frilly and overly pink things. When
I walk into a children's clothing store, I am overwhelmed by the girls'
section. All that puff, pink, and flowers take the oxygen out of
me and I get dizzy. So weeks go by and still, no purchase of any
kind. Guess who came to the rescue? Mr. BAW!! We took
a trip to the local mall and as I stood amid tons of pink and flowers
trying to catch my breath when Mr. BAW presented this adorable blue
dress to me. It was not pink nor floral! I will never doubt
his ability to find cute clothes for both of our babies again!
Our little girl will be proud to learn that her Daddy bought her
her very first dress! I wonder if Mr. BAW will be one of those
fathers who goes wedding shopping with his daughter. We also
found two other pieces of clothing for Baby Girl, a cream onesie and a
pink (yes, pink) stripe side snap onesie. Now that she has a few
cute outfits, we'll have to keep working on her name!
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Posted Novembe 29, 2011
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We
have so much to be thankful for this year. Though we lost a loved
one, we are thankful for being able to spend a wonderful Thanksgiving
with Uncle Don's family.
We had absolutely beautiful weather. The skies were bright
and warm. Of course, there was no shortage of amazing food.
Mr. BAW comes frome a long line of bakers and cooks. So
between him, his cousin, and aunt, we had 7 different sides (sweet
bread, cream of spinach, mash potato, mash sweet potato, cranberry
sauce, corn pudding, and stuffing) and a 19lb turkey! We even had
appetizers before dinner including stuffed mushrooms, hummus with
peppers and carrots, three kinds of cheese with crackers, and a fruit
salad. Oh and let's not forget dessert. Mr. BAW's cousin
made two pies, a traditional pumpkin pie and (my favorite) a yummy
cranberry tart. Amazingly, we managed to eat all the leftovers
within three days after Thanksgiving. Tonight, I even asked Mr.
BAW to bake me two apple pies, one for my parents and one for us.
I love holiday food! And with a little portion control, I
was even able to stay within my glucose level through all this eating.
:-) Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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It was such a beautiful Thanksgiving day that Baby took a walk with his Aunt "Nina" (Christina) down to see some horses.
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This cranberry tart was seriously delicious!! |  |
Um...nothing says comfort like warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream. |  |
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Posted Novembe27, 2011
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Today
we lost a dear uncle and friend. For the last few years Toby and
I have been fortunate enough to have gotten to know him through Mr.
BAW. He was an intelligent and kind-hearted man. He shared
with me a passion for Golden Retrievers and loved Toby like his own
beloved dog. We will miss you very much, Uncle Don.
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Posted Novembe 20, 2011
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I
can't believe it's almost Thanksgiving!! What happened to
November?? Since we've been getting some cooler weather, it
rained last weekend, it's defnitely starting to feel like the holiday
season. Especially when Christmas decorations are starting to pop
up all over town. Last weekend, Mr. BAW's friend visited us from
Arizona. Baby took an instant liking to his "Uncle Mike!"
In fact, he idolizes Uncle Mike. He loved playing with Mike
and loves just randomly yelling "Uncle Mike!!" We took Mike all
over town, to the Farmer's Market and the Grove, to Umami Burger
in Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach, and we even took a quick trip down to
San Diego to meet up with Mr. BAW's cousin for dinner. We were
extremely lucky to avoid the rain in LA and in SD. The Grove was
going to have a Christmas tree lighting ceremony the next day so the
place was all decked out in Christmas gear. I am definitely
starting to get into the holiday mood. I especially love the
window display of a vintage store in Hermosa Beach (see picture below).
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Baby took an instant liking to his "Uncle Mike!"
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Farmer's Market in LA. | 
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The Grove all decked out for the tree lighting ceremony. |  |
The HUGE tree, awaiting the lighting ceremony. |  |
The gingerbread house. |  |
Baby was not too impressed with this giant ice cream cone. |  |
I LOVE this store window...puts me in an instant Christmas mood! |  |
Mike got to see this gorgeous sunset before leaving LA. |  |
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Posted November 14, 2011
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Mr.
BAW is a huge fan of Halloween. We usually throw some kind of
party in honor of the holiday. This year, however, we were
completely busy with travels and commitments. Plus, work and
pregnancy just took the rest of my energy away. So we decided to
forgo the party but I didn't want to take Halloween away from Baby.
I thought long and hard about what to dress Baby up as this year.
Last year he was Superman, per his Daddy's request. This
year, I decided on turning him into his best friend, Buzz Lightyear.
His Grandmother got him a Buzz Lightyear stuffed doll which he
absolutely adores. He can spot Buzz from a mile away, on DVD
covers, on TV, in pictures, etc. The costume would be easy to
make, all I have to do is find a set of white sweat shirt and get
colored felt to make the buttons and embellishments to sew on. I
even managed to make him the purple hat using felt. Since the
weather has been chilly, wearing a sweat suit would be perfect.
Plus, the costume would feel just like wearing regular clothes.
Baby is still young and I wanted him to be comfortable in his
outfit. We took him out trick or treating in our neighborhood and
at Palos Verdes. He was so tired by the end of the evening that
he did the last portion of the trick or treating in his stroller.
:-) That evening, I let him sleep in his costume.
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My hero!! |  |
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Posted November 8, 2011
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 It's
a GIRL!!! We're going to have a little girl! We're both
still in shock. I had been nervous about finding out the sex of
our baby for months now. I think it's because this will be our
last baby and everything seems so final! Since we already have a
boy, it would be nice to have a girl. But we would've been happy
to have another boy. But we're super happy to discover that we
will have a little girl afterall! We told Baby that he's going to
have a baby sister and he's been practicing saying "baby siser."
It's too cute. I think Toby is very happy too, especially
since Baby's been climbing all over him these days.
Now
that we know, it's time to seriously come up with names and clean up
all the infant boy clothes to pass along to our friends.
Otherwise, everything else we have is pretty gender-neutral so we can
reuse all the baby gears. That does not mean that I won't be
making a few new purchases like some cute infant outfits...:-)
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Our little girl at 19 weeks.
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Posted November 7, 2011
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