Up All Night
Last night (more like this morning), Kumquat got up every hour screaming. I don’t know why but all I know is that I was up all night starting at 1:30 am. I didn’t get to take a nap until about 5:30 am but then she woke up at her usual 6:00 am and I had to entertain her until 7:00 am to feed her. Then I put her in the stroller in order to clean up but then fell asleep on the couch!
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!!!
This is one of the times that I really appreciate living in SF. The American’s Cup is coming to SF next year and this weekend was such an awesome teaser to the actual race. All week, they’ve held the American’s Cup World Series at Marina Green and we went this weekend to watch the action.
It was a bit gloomy and cold on Saturday but Sunday was sunny and much warmer.
After having breakfast in Chinatown and picking up some baos, we took Jason and Jia along this time. Unfortunately, we got there just a minute too late because as we were crossing the street the finish gun went off and it was all over. Shucks.
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.
This weekend we met up at Sly Park Recreational Area for our annual camping trip. Jes had already set-up the campsite on Friday with the boys and then everyone else arrived later that day. I left the house around 8:30 am on Saturday with the dog and baby in the car along with a trunk filled with camping gear. It’s just outside of South Tahoe and it took me only about 2.5 hours to get to the campsite. It was a balmy 90 degrees by noon but the mosquitoes were under control with the help of two citronella lamps. Kumquat and the dog did great on the drive up and Kumquat was in a really good mood the whole afternoon.
We spent the early afternoon hanging out in the shade and Kumquat seemed to enjoy her new surroundings. We then walked over to the “beach” area to check out the “lake”. The reason for all the quotations marks is that it was actually a dried up wetland covered in goose poop and a muddy reservoir. Jack and Tessa seemed to enjoy the water but we chose to hang out under the canopy to enjoy the breeze and mosquito-free area.
Kumquat even managed to take a nap while we were out there.
I didn’t sleep very well since I was overtired from my first week of work with a baby who wasn’t sleeping through the night. We managed to get all three of us in the tent rather comfortably considering it was a tiny two-man tent barely big enough for the two of us and a duffel. Kumquat slept in our portable bassinet for most of the night but at 2 am she woke up crying and her hands were freezing. I moved her into my sleeping bag and she slept so peacefully for the rest of the night.
After breakfast, we hung out and it was fun watching the kids play. We left the campsite around 11:30 am and stopped at In N Out on our way home. Despite Kumquat’s great mood throughout the past 24 hours, she was super grouchy once we got home and needed a lot of attention to help calm her down for the night.
Here is this year’s group photo, which shows that the number of children is catching up with the number of adults. Camping is never going to be the same as it used to with our carefree days and late nights. We probably won’t be burning as much stuff and the boys probably won’t be taking the same ridiculous number of shotgun beers. It’s a little sad but pretty cool to see our families growing too.
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