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Gross.

IMG_6173This afternoon started out our normal way.  I got off work at 4:30, picked up KK from school, and drove home.  Unfortunately, it all went downhill from there.  We were a minute away from home when KK had a waterfall of puke come out of her mouth and onto her chest and lap in the carseat.  She started to cry and I wanted to cry too.  Once we parked the car, I did what I could to get most of the puke off her and then we rushed upstairs for a bath.  After the bath, we had to go back down to the parking garage to clean up the mess.  It was so gross.  There was puke in all the buckles, all over the straps, and I couldn’t figure out how to unlatch the carseat from the backseat!  Being in the garage, I didn’t have much light and I also had a 3-year-old that I had to keep from getting run over by the cars that were entering the garage every 2 minutes.  She was also constantly asking me, “what’s wrong?” and “what are you doing?”  Super stressful.

So, I decided to clean it all up using the paper towels and wipes that I had in the trunk just for this purpose.  The worst of it all was the smell and my lower back was getting sore from all the crouching I had to do with my gigantic belly weighing me down.  I did my best to get all the puke out of the seat and all the cracks but the seat would have to stay in the car until the weekend when Jes returns.  The last time we had to wash the carseat, it took longer than overnight for the fabric to dry completely.  So, we’re just going to have to suck it up for the rest of the week and hope that the car doesn’t become permanently stinky.

IMG_6174Once that was all done, we went back upstairs to regroup.  As I was resting on the sofa, KK comes out of the bedroom and says “Jack jumped out of the fish tank.”  I asked her again and she said “he’s on the table”.  I went over to check and sure enough, he was on the dresser and dead.  Look how far he got from the cube tank he was living in!!  This fish has been trying to commit suicide all week!  I had just rescued him on Sunday afternoon when I found him stuck between the tank glass and the heater.  So, I picked him up with a wad of toilet paper (eew) and Jack joined Jill in the toilet this evening.

I’m glad nothing else happened this evening.  Time to go to bed.  I’m sensory overloaded for the day.

Just like Mama

IMG_6084I was digging through some old photos for a baby shower this morning and found this picture that looked so much like KK.

IMG_6069When I asked KK, “who is this?” even she said, “that’s me.”  Haha.

Cousins

IMG_6021We visiting Jia and Jason this afternoon and it looks like they are settling into their new life as parents quite well.  The twins are sleeping, eating, and pooping as they should be and Jia is adjusting to motherhood gracefully.

IMG_6026It was also very cute to see KK’s response to the twins.  She had looked forward to meeting them all week but started out with some hesitation.  After the initial warm-up, she was so attentive and would run into the room any time one of them started to cry.  She watched Auntie Jia feed them and was so interested.

IMG_5180It reminded me a lot of when KK was first born and Koa used to run to her every time she cried.

IMG_6019Toni has become the better eater and settles down rather quickly afterward.IMG_6020Thomas has become the more temperamental one and needs a little more coaxing to eat.IMG_6040Here they are in the pack-n-play together for the first time.  They were both a little irritable and weren’t able to soothe each other just yet.  That’s Thomas on the left and Toni on the right.

This is gonna be a fun year for all of us!  I can’t wait for Peanut to arrive so that we can have the whole gang together.  After watching her interactions this evening with the twins, I am confident that KK will be a great big sister.  It’s gonna be a lot of work but so fun at the same time!

Baby Maya

IMG_5916This afternoon, we went to Jimmy and Eleen’s house in Alameda.  We finally got to meet Maya, who was born in April, and has such an impressive head of hair!

IMG_5914She’s about 7 weeks old now and has such a sweet smile.  I couldn’t help notice how grown up KK looks next to this little baby.

IMG_5921It was also fun to watch Zoe and KK interacting so much more together this evening.  They’re only 4 months apart.

IMG_5908Congratulations, Agustins!!  It was so nice catching up with you guys and meeting your little one today.  Maya and Peanut will be about 4 months apart too!!

Mother’s Day 2015

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This year, Mother’s Day started with a face full of GG and a smiling KK.IMG_5312I had a sweet morning of just lying around in the tent with my baby girl.

IMG_9884After the kids had their breakfast, the boys sent the moms out for a nice brunch.  We went into town and had a couple hours of peace and quiet.  If only I was able to have some Mommy juice of my own.  Instead, I just had orange juice.  Wuh Wah…

When we got back, we found the boys taking the kids for a hike that the moms probably wouldn’t have approved of but they all got back alive and uninjured.

IMG_5326We got home by the afternoon and I had just enough time to get the laundry started while Jes made me one of my favorite meals – spaghetti!!!  I had a very simple but very nice Mother’s Day this year.  I’m so lucky to have such a healthy, happy little girl to call me Mama.

Butano State Park

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We went on our sort-of annual camping trip this weekend at Butano State Park.  It was conveniently located only an hour from our house and in a redwood forest near Half Moon Bay.  It was cold so I was all covered up and there were no mosquitoes to bother me.  That was a nice change.

DSC_6347The campground was nice and they had running water in the bathrooms closeby.  Thank goodness!  We actually had flushing toilets and running water in the sinks.  I came prepared with a step stool and toilet seat for KK to use so she could go to the bathroom without my help.

IMG_5234We also borrowed MaryAnn’s tent, which was really easy to set-up and we were able to fit Jason and Jia’s full-sized air mattress and all three of us slept comfortably inside.

DSC_6401On Saturday morning, we took the kids to a nearby goat far.  They had some cute billy goats in the front.

IMG_5315There was plenty of space for the kids to run around and KK played with Rowan quite a bit.

DSC_6362They chased each other around and looked for banana slugs together.

DSC_6364I had seen a banana slug at the aquarium but never in nature.  They look a little gross at first but are actually pretty cool.

IMG_5284A lot of our time was spent around the fire burning stuff – including marshmallows.  IMG_9874This picture of KK and her flaming marshmallow makes me chuckle.

IMG_5313All the kids had a great time and camping with KK was much easier this time around compared to her first trip when she was 3 months old.

IMG_9888Here is this year’s group photo on our last day.  It was nice having just the 6 of us again (plus the kids of course).  As chaotic as it seems sometimes, it’s still fun to go camping with these animals.  Hopefully we’ll be able to pull it off again next year with Peanut in tow.

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Here we are on our last trip without kids or anyone with a bun in the oven.  We drove all the way to Yellowstone in a minivan in 2006 with barely enough room for our feet.  I’d say this was still my favorite trip so far.  I can’t wait to take KK and Peanut there to see the bison and stinky springs.

JoshuaTree2003I also found a photo of our first camping trip.  It was the four of us at Joshua Tree NP and it was SOOOOO HOT.  It’s hard to believe this was 12 years ago!  Good times…