Yay! She’s back!
My good friend Ranee and her family have moved back to California from NYC! We met up on Labor Day to do some catching up and to watch Sophie and Kumquat play. I must say it was really entertaining to watch and exciting to see my little girl interact with another baby. I’m also amazed at how much Sophie’s changed since I first met her 5 months ago.
Ranee’s not going back to work just yet and it makes me wish I was still at home. Ah…that would be so fun. We’d have play dates and lunch dates every week!
Welcome back, Ranee!
I didn’t wake up again until 8, which is what time I was actually supposed to be at work!! She woke up just in time for me to leave so I put her on the bed next to a sleeping Jes and left. I didn’t get to work until 8:30 and luckily no one was looking for me. The rest of the day was rough but I survived.
When I got home, I found a bouquet of flowers on the table, which Jes said was from Kumquat. It was her way of saying “sorry for being a wanker last night”. Aw, cute.
Jason and Jia were in SF for a long weekend to find a place to live since they’re planning to move here in October. They stayed with us for 4 days and it was fun having them around. Kumquat got a kick out both of them and I’m sure Jes appreciated the extra help during the week.
They came along for the America’s Cup on Sunday and got to experience our “wonderful” public transportation system.
We had some tasty dinners (Washington Bakery, Zero Zero, Fringale, and Mokutanya) and also experienced a few diaper blowouts while we were out.
We dropped them off at the airport on Tuesday night and we can’t wait to have them nearby. It looks like they’ve decided on an apartment in Foster City that’s right next to a 99 Ranch Market and one freeway exit from Jason’s work. See you both this Fall!!!
Sorry for the lack of posts this week. I’ve been surviving work on half a tank of gas and running on fumes by the time I get home. As soon as I’m home, it’s baby duty for me and by the time Kumquat goes to bed, I’m practically asleep in front of my laptop.
Kumquat has been waking up at 3 or 4 am most nights and we had one morning when she cried for 2 straight hours until my alarm went off for the morning. That work day was NOT fun. I’m also in the middle of a transition at work where I’m training a new hire to take my place while I’m going to be working on a different service starting next week. I’m sure all that has contributed to this sapped feeling I had all week.
Luckily it’s Saturday morning now and I just spent an hour and a half playing with Kumquat and she actually let me sleep for 6 straight hours last night! Aaaaah…life is good again.
Jes has been doing great as Mr. Mom. He seems to have the routine down quite well and even makes dinner most nights! 
He also managed to get both of them on Muni and BART and then my hospital shuttle so that they could meet me and the girls for Happy Hour on Thursday night.
It was really fun being out with everyone and having the husband and baby along too. It was the best of both worlds.
Last night we also went out for a little evening outing. After feeding Kumquat at 7, we packed her up in the stroller and walked to Super Duper for a tasty hamburger. Afterward, we headed over to La Boulange at the mall and hung out with a bottle of wine while Kumquat slept. We were back home by 10:30 and I had a good Friday buzz. That was a nice way to end a rough week.
Last week, Yoon and Kurt were in town. On Thursday (8/16), we had a mini BBQ and enjoyed hanging out with them in our Club Room.
We ate some tasty rib eye sammiches, drank wine and martinis, and watched TV! I always forget there’s a TV with free cable down there!
On Saturday (8/18), we drove up to Napa and took them wine tasting. We started at Duckhorn and it was my first real day in wine country since being pregnant last year.
Jes even decided on his own to be our DD for the day and didn’t get a tasting for himself. Gosh, how nice.
He just hung out with the baby and luckily for us Kumquat was on her best behavior.
It was also Yoon’s first trip back to Napa in many many years.
For lunch, we went to Farmstead. My favorite dish of the meal was the grilled peach salad. We had a delicious meal and Kumquat slept through the whole thing!
The next stop was Bremmer, which is way up in Howell Mountain. It’s a smaller winery that doesn’t distribute to stores and we got a picnic table to ourselves. Kumquat got to have a bottle of milk while we all tasted whites and reds. It was a warm day and it was nice to be outside.
Week 1 of Jes’ Paternity Leave is coming to an end and it started out well. He really stepped it up and it’s made going back to work a little easier each day. I don’t know if he has a greater appreciation of our little pipsqueak or being a caregiver but it’s great to see him so involved. When I get home, he recounts all the blowouts she’s had, the walks that they take, and the little tantrums she’s had that day. It’s also cute to see Kumquat give him a big smile in a way that tells me that she’s had some good quality time with him.
Everest is opened for Neil Young tonight and they were invited to watch from the pit and backstage. Here’s a photo of Joel being a rockstar.
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