Happy Birthday, Husband!
It’s Jes’ birthday today! He’s always a bit down on his birthday but he was surprised last night by a little package from Amazon. It was sent from Brother and it was an ice cube tray that makes huge ice cubes for drinking with Scotch.
He was so excited that he washed it right away, filled it with water, and placed it carefully into the freezer. For the rest of the night, he went back to the freezer to watch the water freeze and prematurely pulled one of the half-frozen cubes out.
Thanks for the entertaining gift, Brother! He couldn’t stop saying, “that’s awesome”.
And later today…
We had drinks at Public House with Victor. It was low-key and just what Jes wanted.
Then we had birthday cupcakes at home.
On July 4th, we went to the Bangs’ for a BBQ. When we arrived, it was swimming with kids. On the grassy area, there was a blanket laid out with 3 babies seated with their respective parent and there were at least 3 toddlers (including our host, Rowan) wandering around the patio area. Then there was Jack, the leader of the bunch playing bocce with his dad. I was so overwhelmed and still felt a little out of place even-though we had an infant there too.
Kumquat hung out on our laps and watched the kids around her.
It was also fun to watch Jack and Reese playing and Jes was even involved in some of the rowdiness.
After we left, we realized that we actually had enough time to pack up the baby and head out to Aquatic Park for some fireworks. We caught the shuttle bus at the Caltrain station and then walked about a mile to the viewing area.
Made it with about 10 minutes to spare and got a pretty decent view. Kumquat hung out in the front carrier and slept through the whole journey over and the fireworks show. 
On our way home, we stopped for pizza. Despite all the activity and noise, our little chubbawub slept through it all. She’s definitely my child.
On Sunday, it was Father’s Day. We spent the morning at church and Jes’ dad got to show off his prized granddaughter. Kumquat was pretty good during service but had a minor poopy blowout in the middle of it and I forgot the changing pad that has her diapers in it! So, I had to go downstairs to the nursery and put on Size 3 diapers on her little butt in the meantime (she wears Size 1). Oh well, it was better than a stinky baby!
In the afternoon, we hung out at the Magical House with Brother and Joy until it was time for dinner. This was Brother’s attempt at soothing the baby. He’s gonna need some practice.
My mom gave Kumquat a bath while we went to lunch and even trimmed her nails!
Later that afternoon we found them napping together.
Before dinner, we went back to Buena Park to video chat with Jason and Jia. They got to wish Dad a Happy Father’s Day and saw Kumquat very briefly.
Dinner was at a Japanese restaurant and Kumquat got to sit next to me in the booth.
On Monday morning, I stopped at McDonald’s to introduce Kumquat to the McCafe crew.
They were in the usual corner and finally got to meet the little baby that my parents have been raving about for the past two months.
Afterward, I met up with Patty and Patti for some coffee and breakfast at Panera Bread.
The rest of the afternoon was spent hanging out at The Magical House. I brought home Chik-fil-a for everyone and Kumquat got to smell my dad’s tasty chicken sammich.
Later that evening, we took Kumquat to Downtown Disney for the first time. All four grandparents came along and we had a nice evening stroll with the baby.
By the time we got home, we were all so pooped. The baby fell asleep and Jes and I finally got some time to veg out in front of our laptops. My mom took this photo and I didn’t even notice.
That morning, I took my mom to Tiptoes for a pedicure and it was pretty busy at the 10:00 hour.
The pedicure was nice and the experience was even better with my trashy celebrity mag and a couple sips of the complimentary mimosa that they gave me. Aaaah… We also had enough time afterward to swing by Sports Basement to buy my mom a North Face rain jacket.
Just the other night, I was watching Modern Family and was having a good time just chillin’ and laughing. Then I had a weird moment. I looked down to find my baby girl in my arms sleeping like a little angel and my first thought was, “Whoa, I have a baby.” For a fleeting moment, I had forgotten that I went through the whole childbirth process and that I’ve had a little human relying on me for the past 3 weeks.
Despite the lack of sleep and complete change in my daily routine, this has been a fun adventure so far. I’ve met some pretty cute babies in my life but I have to say that I’ve got the cutest one yet. It’s hard not to stare at her when she’s sleeping and I can’t help gush over her when she’s being super animated. Her farts make me laugh and I really don’t mind using my own pinkie nail to pick out a booger that’s been bugging her. It’s true when people say, “It’ll be different when it’s your own baby.” The crying and poopy diapers are all just part of the adventure and they don’t last forever. The smiles, sneaky looks, and squeaks make it all worth it.
Sometimes I still can’t believe I’m a Mommy and I’ll never forget the simultaneous feeling of shock, joy, and fear the moment the nurses plopped Kumquat on my chest. At that point, life would never be the same again.
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms and moms-to-be out there!!
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