Congrats to the Bangs!
I was so pleased to receive this text this morning. The Bangs greeted their newest family member this morning at CPMC.
Baby Girl was born 7 lbs, 3 oz and 20.5 inches! Vyl looks good and she’s resting nicely in their post-partum room while Rowan is at home with his Grandma.
We went there tonight to meet the little one who doesn’t have a name yet and look how gigantic Kumquat looks next to her!
Congratulations to the Bangs and Happy Birthday, Little One!!
***Update: Her name is Isla Lillian!!***
Kumquat suddenly started to cry during dinner and we thought she didn’t like sitting next to Uncle Jimmy but she was actually really tired. She passed out as soon as I put her down in her bed.
Now that the Sokol-Juns have moved out of the city, we rarely get to hang out anymore. Fortunately for me, they still commute into the city everyday for work and school.
So, on Friday I met up with Michelle and the kids for dinner at Burger Joint. It was fun to see the kids again and how much they’ve grown and changed.
Kumquat loved watching them as she ate her tofu and watermelon.
She was especially enamored with Reese. So cute.
Today I had the day off to take Kumquat to the doctor. Since the appointment wasn’t until 2pm, we had lots of time to play. In the morning, we went to visit Ranee and Sophie at their new home in Walnut Creek. They have so much space now! Ranee made us breakfast and the babies played on the floor together. Kumquat really liked Sophie’s blocks.
For lunch, I actually went to work. KM makes a sushi lunch for us every year and I wasn’t about to miss it. So, I brought Kumquat with me and Ranee brought Sophie too. We all gathered around the mat and watched the babies play. 
We always think it’s fun to watch normal babies move and play. The food was delicious (as usual) and I got to see Elaine too!
On Sunday, Jes was sick as a dog so it was a good thing I had some stuff planned that day. In the morning, I packed up Kumquat and her stuff and headed out to Lafayette for brunch with Ranee and Steph. Stephanie just announced to all of us (on NYE) that she’s expecting a baby in June! Woohoo! I couldn’t be happier for her and Nathan. Ranee has been just as excited so we planned this brunch to get caught up and hang out. 
It was freezing cold – I mean literally 32 degrees there that morning and little Sophie had to wear her beanie in the restaurant. So cute! There was also an extra spot at the table for Steph’s baby so we’ll have to plan another brunch a year from this day. He/she should be ready to sit in a highchair and grub with the rest of us!
Afterward, I met up with Michelle in Walnut Creek. I had some errands to run there so it was a good place to meet up. I hadn’t seen her since she and the family moved to Orinda. Here we are at Peet’s Coffee waiting for Michelle. I was so excited to see her that I forgot to take a photo. We had lunch in a little diner and I had a surprisingly tasty cup of posole there!
Once lunch was over, Kumquat had fallen asleep in the stroller. Instead of waking her, I decided to let her take her full 2-hour nap and I got to do some shopping! Broadway Plaza has lots of good shops and I got an awesome parking space on the street. It was perfect. I picked up a new jacket for myself and some ridiculously cheap clothes for Kumquat at Gap.
Check out that price! That cute purple shirt was $5.97 plus an additional 40% off!
This afternoon I had lunch with the old college roomies and it was so much fun to see them and the kids too.
We met up at The Counter for some tasty burgers and onion strings and Kumquat got to finally meet little Micah who was born just 3 weeks before her.
Afterward, Sandy and Linda joined me on the UCLA campus for some photos with the Bruin.
It was weird being back after so many years and I was so happy to have Kumquat there with me.
Sandy and Carl joined me farther up Bruin Walk to Royce Hall and it was like a walk up memory lane. I had forgotten how beautiful the campus is and was a little giddy thinking about all our lunches on the steps with the fatty squirrels and the naps we used to take by the fountain.
Those were fun times and I can’t believe it all started 20 years ago.
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