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Cousins

By beakatude
on Jun 06, 2015
in babies, dog, family, kumquat, life

We 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.

It 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.

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

Toni has become the better eater and settles down rather quickly afterward.Thomas has become the more temperamental one and needs a little more coaxing to eat.Here 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!

The twins are here!!

By beakatude
on Jun 02, 2015
in babies, family, holidays, life

Today was an exciting day for the Laos. Jia delivered the twins today around noon and they came out big and healthy.

Baby A was the boy and he weighed 6 lbs 5 oz. His name is Thomas James. He’s already quite an eater.

Baby B was the girl and she weighed 6 lbs 2 oz. Her name is Toni Jessie. She’s the less-enthusiastic eater and fusses more. It’s so appropriate that she was given her uncle’s name as her middle.

The babies are 38 weeks gestation and are developed enough to not need a NICU stay. Jia is doing well and delivered them without needing a C-section but had some bleeding afterward. However, with some plasma and rest, she was looking really good when we visited this evening. Jia and the babies should be able to go home in a couple days. Yippee!!

Congratulations, You Two!! Welcome to Parenthood!! It’s gonna a be a crazy ride and we’ll be there with you all along the way!

Baby Maya

By beakatude
on May 31, 2015
in babies, friends, kumquat, outings

This 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!

She’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.

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

Congratulations, 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!!

Memorial Day Weekend – Part 2

By beakatude
on May 26, 2015
in babies, family, friends, holidays, outta here, yum

On Sunday morning, I took the parents out for breakfast. We almost lost KK’s sweatshirt there but someone ended up finding it and we were able to get it back by the afternoon.

We later went to church but it was cut short when Jes’ mom came in to retrieve us so that we could meet up with his dad between meetings.

In the afternoon, Jes and I went to Dayantha’s house to visit them and to meet Oliver. He’s almost 7 months old and so adorable.

I realized we hadn’t seen them since last year’s Hawaii trip for Yoon’s wedding. Krissy was in the very early part of her pregnancy then and hadn’t told anyone yet.It was nice being able to catch up with them finally.

For dinner, we met up with Pish and his family for our usual Thai feast at the usual place. Marie and her family were in San Diego this weekend so it was a smaller group this time around.

Unfortunately KK slept right though dinner and missed out on the good food.

Before heading back to the Magical House, we went to Creamistry for some ice cream made with liquid nitrogen. Alice loves playing in the steam.We all shared a little scoop of Cinnamon Crunch ice cream. It was yummy in its own right but made me miss Secret Breakfast.

On Monday morning, it was time to pack up and drive back to SF. The drive was long and challenging because of all the congestion on the interstate. There were times where the traffic would go from 70 mph to 0 in just a couple seconds. Scary. It’s nice to be home after such a long drive but I already miss my family.

Memorial Day Weekend – Part 1

By beakatude
on May 26, 2015
in family, holidays, outta here, yum

I was supposed to work on Monday but one of my co-workers was kind enough to work for me. So, we jumped at the opportunity to drive down to Cerritos for a long weekend. We hadn’t been home since Christmas!! On Friday after dinner, we drove down and arrived at the Magical House by 2:30am. A long drive would not be complete without a stop at Del Taco when we got there. After 6.5 hours, a red burrito never tasted so good.

On Saturday morning, we were up pretty early and Brother came over with the family. They took KK to Disneyland for the morning and I got to hang out in my pjs for a few hours. Since Jes was still sleeping and my mom was taking a nap, I decided to treat myself to a pedicure before lunch. The lady I had this time was really good and I got a nice foot/leg massage. Aaaah.

The family sent me photos throughout the morning and it looked like KK was having a great time. They got her in for free with and I saved $93!! Sweet.

For lunch, we went to Anaheim Packing House. I had never been and it was pretty cool. It’s like a hipster food court that serves alcohol and has entertainment. Here’s a cocktail that Jes got. Smelled so good…

I ordered a porchetta sandwich from one place and pho from another place. Meanwhile, Jes got Indian food.

For dessert, there was ice cream for everyone. It was perfect because the weather was pretty warm and muggy outside. Look at these two kids with their ice cream cones! So funny.

For dinner, we drove up to Pasadena to celebrate Hannah’s graduation from Biola. We went to a cool little ice cream shop called Cookies and Cream after dinner. We ordered lychee passionfruit with a lemon cookie for KK and Thai tea for me.