Out and About
Last Friday, Kumquat turned 6 weeks old and on Tuesday I went to see my doctor for my postpartum visit. She cleared me for all physical activity and I’m officially done with the Disability portion of my leave. I counted the weeks and it’s weird to think that I’ve been off work for 11 weeks now. I don’t think I’ve been off work for this long since finishing grad school. I just turned in my Paid Family Leave form so I have another 6 weeks of pay coming my way and I’m supposed to go back to work on August 6th. Boo.
The days go by so quickly lately since chores and other errands need to get done while Kumquat naps. It seems like the list of things to do is never-ending and the thought of napping while she’s napping seems like a waste of precious productive time. It’s a good thing that my recovery went smoothly and I’m starting to feel like myself again.
This week I’ve been going out more to take care of some errands and to do a little shopping in preparation for the wedding in Santa Cruz this coming weekend. Kumquat loves to go out for walks and seems to have a happy grin on her face if she’s not sleeping. She looks around and seems to enjoy the sounds and movement.
Jason and Jia were also in town this past weekend so we were out and about with them too. Kumquat has been a trooper out in the big world. She rode in the carrier all afternoon on Sunday and we also took her on her first Muni ride.
Yesterday I took her in the stroller and walked to Union Square where we spent about 5 straight hours outside. It was also a fun challenge trying to negotiate the city with a stroller. Kumquat did great the whole time and despite her size and age, it was nice to have the company. The only hiccup was on our way home. It was as if she knew we were only 2 blocks from home and started screaming. She didn’t stop crying until 20 minutes after we got home and after I changed her, fed her, and rocked her to sleep. Poor baby had a long outing and was just pooped.
Here are some of the things we saw along the way.
UNIQLO is coming to SF. It’s one of my favorite stores in NYC and it’s going to be here in the fall!!
Saw this T-Rex in the store front of the Museum of Craft and Folk Art Store. That T-Rex was almost my height!
I picked up a “snoball” cupcake (chocolate cake with buttercream and coconut) and asked to take it “To-Go”. The girl packed it so nicely in a plastic cupcake holder and cellophane bag like it was a museum piece. Fancy.
This afternoon, my mom called and had a little FaceTime with Kumquat. It seems that Kumquat recognizes my mom’s voice because she smiled as soon as she heard her voice. Sheesh…I don’t even get that response yet!
Last night after feeding Kumquat, I handed her over to Jes and an hour later I found them on the couch like this. One was enjoying an after-dinner beer and the other was passed out from her 9:00 feeding. Cute.
My mom spent the past 7 weeks here in SF and it’s hard to believe that she’s gone back to Cerritos. She arrived a week before Kumquat’s due date and stayed until she was almost 6 weeks old. It was so nice to have her here with me before and after Kumquat was born. I don’t know how I would have handled the first several weeks without her help. I also enjoyed the company and, of course, all the tasty food she cooked for us. She even made me one last batch of peanut sauce for me this week so that I had some after she was gone.
Last night, we took her to dinner at Roy’s. Kumquat came along too and I did my first restaurant restroom diaper change.
Last June I purchased a Groupon for Teresa for her birthday. Now that I’m no longer preggo and it’s 2 weeks from her wedding, we thought it would be the perfect time to redeem! It was a Groupon for a 50-minute pedicure and 30-minute massage at I-Spa at the Intercontinental Hotel for $65 per person. It’s a pretty fancy spa and this Groupon turned out to be an awesome deal.
Before our first appointment, we met up at Luce for brunch at 11:00 am. I had the smoked salmon eggs benedict and it was delicious…especially because I wasn’t allowed to have smoked salmon for 9 months. We also got mimosas and that was equally tasty.
At 12:30 pm, we headed upstairs to the spa and they gave us robes, slippers, and complimentary champange. Yes! The pedicure at 1:00 was so nice and now my toes are ready for my role as bridesmaid in two weeks. We then had about an hour to just sit and relax. The massage was at 3:00 pm and the lady got all the kinks out of my neck and shoulders. Aaah…so nice.
That was such a fun day and it was the first time I had been away from Kumquat for so long – 6 hours!! My mom also went shopping at the mall so Jes was on Kumquat duty including a bottle feeding. Looked like it wasn’t so bad so it was a super win for me!
On Saturday night, Jes and I had a “date night”, which somehow felt a little more special than the Tuesday dinners that we used to have. We went to Atelier Crenn, which is one of those places that I’ve had on my list of restaurants to try. We’ve been to her first restaurant, Luce, and have had really good experiences there with her tastings. I also met 
She called this one “walk in the forest” and consisted of 4 different mushrooms and an interesting toasted marshmallow on the side.
I can’t remember what this one was called but doesn’t it look like a huge beet on dirt? Well, it was actually beet sorbet (orb in the middle) with the “root” made of chocolate over a bed of chocolate, oats, and other tasty stuff. It sounds (and looks) really weird but it was sooooo delicious and something I’ve never had before. Yum. And of course, I cleaned the plate. Heh heh.
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