i’m pretty new to this blogging world. i’ve been dabbling for the past year or so. this is my good friend and mentor, Barbara Jones. she started and has been running a very interesting social media company for the past several years. we’ve worked together on several projects. she knows my passion for nerdy tech […]
Big A loves fruit…well actually, he loves to eat everything…
December 6 by
i tried making my own baby food once. once. what a hassle. and i’m not knocking anyone who makes their own…but i just don’t have the patience or time! i’d rather be snuggling my babies. BUT, i do buy organic. and if something has extra DHA, i buy that, too….who knows if it really matters…but […]
A drizzly fall day here in So Cal gets exciting when Restoration Hardware comes knockin’!
October 4 by
so i walk to the mailbox today in this drizzly, so cal, very fall kind of day…. i reach in, and think….oh man, another phone book. what a waste of paper and money! i bring it inside, set it on the table. THUNK! hmmmm…
Goodbye BOB!
October 4 by
it’s time to say goodbye to my beloved single Bob Revolution stroller. great memories with you my friend… so easy to pump these tires…and the shock absorbers have worked wonders to keep the kids asleep! you’ve sat alone for too long. time for someone else to enjoy you while I push the double Bob….
ella’s kitchen :: big A starts on ‘solids’
August 7 by
big A is ~5 months old. he’s starting to eye big people food. he watches intently as we chow. he reaches. the kid certainly shouldn’t be hungry, but he definitely looks interested. in the short time since my first born was trying pureed foods, a whole new slew of cool foods has emerged. it’s sort […]
fu man chu bangs aren’t cool
August 6 by
i hear my women friends complain about their hair all the time. it’s too curly. i want a brazilian blow out. it’s too thin. i need extensions. is it blonde enough? yes, it is. i suppose i’ve been blessed to have thick, straight, hair. i have my Chinese mom to thank for the thick locks […]
Lessons learned from a gassy baby
June 8 by
you wouldn’t know it, but i can solve the world’s energy crisis! When you’re in the midst of the first several weeks of sleepless nights with a new infant, it’s inconceivable that you don’t remember the details just months later. Despite already having a child and documenting every feeding, diaper change, nap, etc on […]
Baby list … stuff you wish someone had told you…
May 20 by
A few thoughts…before you buy ANY of this stuff, immediately register for it on Babies R Us. You’ll probably get everything on this list and MORE, so don’t spend any money on any of it until you have your shower. why didn’t someone tell me?!? DIAPER AREA: This is the area where you change diapers. […]
loving x2
April 5 by
> i was somewhat apprehensive about having my second child. i’ve spent so much time nurturing my first, that i was starting to have anxiety that he and i would no longer have that special bond. i couldn’t imagine having enough love to go around for another child. and here i am, amazed at what […]
St. Patrick’s Day :: lucky lucky lucky!
March 26 by
My last post was about quatrefoils…the shamrock shape. I knew I wasn’t feeling great, and hadn’t gone in the garage all day to work on any projects, so I was blogging about lil G instead. At 3:30, I got concerned b/c I hadn’t felt the baby move too much. I figured there just isn’t enough […]
quatrefoil = four leafed clover
March 17 by
> lil G has been playing his new Montessori Geometry iPad game a lot. i don’t really pay attention b/c he masters all those games and teaches me a few things…. and indeed he did… we were leaving the library when he said ‘Oh Mommy, a quatrefoil!’ not totally sure what he was saying, i […]
lil G to be a big brother…any day now….please!
March 8 by
> lil G is 2.5. he’ll be a big brother any day now. he’s so sweet. look at these cheeks! they’re the only chubby part of his body! “look who’s in the bus! mommy, baby, and lil G” “i’m working very hard mommy!”
iPad educational apps
March 3 by
> educational iPad games for kiddos! By popular demand, I’ll continue to share a list of lil G’s favorite educational iPad games. Here we go: Montessori Geography :: US Maps, shapes, map placement of each state US States by EnsenaSoft :: US state shapes, no verbal call outs, matching game, capitols 1 to 10 Montessori […]
you can’t pee when you can’t see
February 23 by
Just one question…how is one to give a urine sample when one can’t see the cup?
My husband as Mary Poppins
February 20 by
So Cal storm steals umbrella I present to you exhibit A. This is what’s left after gale force winds left just the handle of an umbrella in my husband’s hands. He was leaving the office without his bag (aka. murse, aka man purse) because, well, why would anyone want to carry a murse? Imagine a […]
