Two More Months!
Our flights are booked. The hotel room is reserved. We’re heading to Hawaii in July!!! Yippeeeee!!! Kumquat just turned 4 weeks old today and will be 1 month old on Sunday so I pulled out the outfit her Auntie Teresa bought her.
Turns out that when a baby outfit says 0-3 months, they’re really saying 0-1 month because it fits already! Oh no… At least the sunglasses will still fit.
So, in two months, we’ll be heading west to Oahu to visit our dear friend Yoon and to have 5 days and 4 nights at the Moana Surfrider, our home away from home. Can’t wait! Hopefully Kumquat will cooperate on the flight over (crossing my fingers) and we’ll just have to deal with the time difference when we get there.
Walking Koa with Kumquat in tow feels like I have Secret Service with me. Dog is always on high alert and checks back on us every few seconds. Pretty funny.
When we’re at home, Koa checks on Kumquat in her bed when she cries. He also becomes extra protective when an unfamiliar person comes over and holds her. He’ll come by and sniff the baby and the person, sit at the person’s feet, and give a deadly stare. He’s even been bold enough to jump onto the couch to sit right next to the person holding Kumquat.
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!!
This year, our team from the hospital played in the annual 
It was nice to be out and Kumquat did rather well on her extended outing today. She slept in the stroller for a bit, got passed around to the girls, and even napped in my infant carrier without a lot of fuss. She even sat through Bay Bridge traffic on the way home like a trooper.
This past week in SF was unusually warm and sunny. On Friday, my mom and I took a walk with Kumquat in the stroller to Gott’s, which is where we met up with Jes for lunch. On the walk over and back, I enjoyed just being in the sun without my hoodie on for once. It almost felt like being in LA again. We also walked at a pretty brisk pace, which felt pretty good too. When can I start running again?!
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