june catch up

Sorry for the radio silence. Busy few weeks.

Baby H was showered with so much love on the East Coast a couple weeks ago.  Wally was trying on some of his sister’s gifts so he could go incognito on the ferry. Already filling up suitcases…  30 weeks! Friday night gelato dinner, at Nate’s workplace. How lucky is he? 10 hours of childbirth class…not fun for anybody… Wally had to try the stroller he helped put together. 31 weeks! Listening to his sister… I got a new toy…Wally is not enthused about it. My coworkers surprised me on Friday with another baby shower… The state of the nursery on Friday. I haven’t had time to organize any of the stuff we’ve been getting. Always be suspicious when Wally is not in the room you are in. I was organizing the nursery on Friday and didn’t see him, and came downstairs to find this… So baby girl has some clothes… Getting better… I’ll share more detailed pics when I make more progress.  Saturday night dinner…chili lime shrimp cilantro rice bowl with black bean nectarine salsa. Sunday afternoon baking to thank my coworkers. S’mores cupcakes. 

And lastly some very very amateur pictures with my new camera. I have a lot to learn before baby girl gets here! Luckily I have an on hand model. I’ll be back with week 32′s picture. Couldn’t take it yet as I wore yoga pants all weekend…just keepin’ it real

 

memorial day

Another busy week down. The time is flying by…only 10 more weeks until things get really crazy!

Nate teaching Wally how to use the iPad.Wally teaching the frog how to use the iPad.Homemade nutter butters for Nate’s birthday. There might be bacon in the filling too…Wally helping us test out the baby gear.He really liked it in there, especially when he was eye level with the fridge.Opening up presents…Birthday dinner at Forbes Mill…Kona coffee creme brulee…29 weeks! Crafting…Making baby girl’s room a little more colorful.Hot dogs on the grill so we could feel patriotic. Asian grilled pork and noodle salad.               

 

two week catch up

A busy but productive two weeks.

Four generations at my favorite Sonoma winery.Almost as good as sparkling wine… A visit to Big Basin State Park… 27 weeks! Wally trying to convince his grandma to stay forever and be his nanny. Mid week treat…strawberry rhubarb scones… We got to work on organizing the baby’s room this weekend. The before…  The boys building the crib.  Poor lighting as this was the end of the day, but here is our progress. I’ll get better pictures once we do some more. And get better detailed pics.  Nate was very excited about childcare class. Or maybe his venti latte.28 weeks!Be back next week!

 

the start of may

Not much to report this week. A very warm start to May but temps are back to normal this week.

I started the week with this not so yummy drink and luckily passed the glucose test so I’m glad that’s over with.

I convinced bribed Nate to do this Ikea project for me this weekend in exchanged for a roast beef. Here’s what we started with.

 

After some staining and painting…And the almost finished product. I need another knob as I seem to have trouble counting at the store. This is not it’s permanent place either, just the start of all the stuff we’ve been collecting. I’ll do a better nursery tour when we do more.This poor guy was up all night coughing with pollen allergies. He slept all day because he was so tired. But some roast beef scraps and he seems to be back to his old self.I don’t know what’s growing faster, my garden or my belly. 26 weeks. Last week of the second trimester!  Happy May!

weekend update…

Things are warming up around here. Temps in the mid 80s…right into summer.

This is what happens when the sprinklers surprise Wally as he is trying to do his morning business…he has to hide in the closet.Meyer lemons from a coworker…make delicious rosemary lemonade. Welcome home Nate…Peanut butter bacon banana pancakes. Yup.Making homemade granola since I cannot seem to get enough cereal. All done… and super tasty… Homemade chicken tikka masala and naan. 25 weeks and a skeptical pup… 

Have a good week all!

one year later…

We are still here! Can you believe it was a year ago we packed all our stuff up and headed west. This year definitely went fast, it feels like we just got here, but then again a lot has changed too. Here is some of the stuff we’ve learned:

-Below 60 degrees is cold. Yes, we’ve become soft.

-If you are sitting in traffic and are bored, play count the priuses. You will get to double digits in under 3 minutes.

-You can drive 30 minutes in any direction and possibly experience a 20-30 degree temperature difference.

-Housing is expensive! (even coming from Boston and NY)

-It is perfectly acceptable to arrive into work after 10AM. It is NOT acceptable to stop answering your emails afer 8PM.

-There is no shortage of good food anywhere in the Bay Area.

-The ocean is not for swimming.

-In N Out is not fast food, it’s made to order and our favorite $9 dinner.

-Hands down we’d trade In N Out for Dunkin Donuts any day.

-We sleep with the windows open from March-November.

-We used the air conditioner maybe 5 times during the summer, and the heat maybe a total of 25 days in the winter.

-With the exception of a rainy week in December, you usually have to think long and hard when the last time it rained was.

Anyway, here’s what happened this week.

A coworker gave me some old baby stuff, and look who helped himself.Quinoa salad! Very tasty and colorful. This is what Wally does all day. A creation of my own…chicken parmesan burger on naan. Spring in bloom  A very scruffy puppy. Much better after his grooming appointment. Yay for watermelon season! He’s just so handsome… 24 weeks…definitely feeling 6 months pregnant these days!

two weeks of spring

A little bit of catchup this week with two weeks of photos…

Not even born yet and Baby Girl is already getting spoiled…22 weeks! With a slight Wally photobomb…Farmers market colors…In case you ever wondered what Nate eats in China for 10 days…Wally now sleeps in his bed…as long as its in our bed…Today was Wally’s birthday, he started celebrating on Friday when he got his very own package…He likes his frogs..This is what happens when you are late for bedtime…Saturday there was a trip to Barkeley (Berkeley)..Happy boy… Kites in Berkeley…               Sunday there was some homemade frosty paws for the birthday boy… super easy, just plain yogurt, 2T of peanut butter, 2 mashed bananas, and sweet potato puree. Wally LOVED them and it made enough frozen treats for months.23 weeks! Wally is more interested in the pictures now…A new favorite weekend lunch…matoes, fresh mozzarella on toast with sicilian salt, pepper, olive oil and a tiny bit of truffle oil… The start of my little balcony garden…Nice faces from the boys…And finally the birthday boy and his frosty treat.