thank God for Ahma!

My Mom has been such a blessing.  She comes down a few nights a week and helps with lil G.  I’m not sure how I’d survive this transition without her.  She loves on lil G so much and is so attentive…maybe too attentive.  🙂   Thank God for Ahma!

lessons learned from the first month with my newborn

  the past month has been a wonderful, exhilarating, and exhausting experience.  i’ve learned a ton and on certain days feel like “hey, i’ve got this down.”  and then, i get smacked up side the head and realize i don’t know anything.  here are some of the first few lessons i’ve learned…   Day 1:  […]

doppelgangers

  does anyone think lil G looks like his daddy?

why’s he fussing?

just when you think you know it all….you have a kid! Having lil G  has been the most humbling experience of my life.  No instruction manual (although I refer to the books that I have every minute I can), and no one that can really do anything when you’re only nursing for the first few […]

li’l G is here!

lil G’s arrival has been wonderful!  we’ve gotten little sleep, but are learning the ropes and have great help from ahma (taiwanese for grandma).  we’ve somehow managed to get through my hormonal meltdowns, hunger pains, and sleep deprivation.    we are vigilant about the “chart” that i created in excel to document every feeding, diaper […]

the fastest delivery in the west

G’s annual Hades tournament had just ended.  7 other anderson friends just vacated our house after 3 days of golf and debauchery. we rent john adams to relax. we fall asleep around 11 contractions start at 2:15 i’m not sure how a contraction is supposed to feel.  i consult baby books. i use the “running laps” […]

when mom joins LinkedIn

  my mom is on LinkedIn.  enough said.

ever have one of those days?

    ever have one of those days?  today is one.

dad’s palm pilot

  Dad sent this funny low-tech version of a palm pilot.

joy riders

  So we traded in a car recently.  It originally was a car that my parents drove….a convertible.  They bought it at a charity auction and got a great deal.  However, my parents are both terrified of the sun and never put the top down on the car.    Somehow, we ended up with the […]

family portrait Christmas cards

I’ve noticed a strange phenomenon now that we’re a bit older and everyone has kids.  The Christmas card has turned into a family photo op.  Most are simple, very sweet, accompanied by a hand-written message.  But holy OC!  Some of these cards are getting out of hand!  Hand-made, bows tied, fold-out books!  The economy is […]

know when to fold ’em…know when to run

as i’ve been bragging about…i ran in a 5 mile race a few weekends ago.  the nike run hit remix, to be exact.  let’s recap…the only reason zoomer was able to convince me to “run” in my first race ever is b/c mc hammer was playing.  i figured i’d wear hammer pants and tool around […]

master cleanse fail

G and i have been hearing about this “fast” for over a year now.  i’ve never been one to diet and this fasting business sounds ridiculous if you ask me.  but of course, my husband wanted to try it b/c one of his friends supposedly has lost 30 pounds on this madness.   so on a […]