Been busy eating the town & spending time with lovelies. Here is my research compilation of yum: 1. The Pork Shop (Haight) Delicious old school diner. Food comes out quick & real good. My breakfast of pancake, French toast, sausage, eggs & fresh fruit. So simple. Their French toast is like a dream. A little edible dream. Just light, fluffy & yummy. Sausage is rich, satisfying & feels like home. Breakfast is sacred. This…
Eggsy rang in his first birthday with his family & friends in Pacifica in an outdoor BBQ. We were worried about weather but it was beautiful and not too cold. I practiced my chalkboard art with signs for the little babe. Amazingly, I didn’t eat much at the party. Baby did though. He was bundled up like a little bear. It’s amazing how things come together when so many of your wonderful family & friends…
Thank you Mom for being my guide & protector. I realize now that to be a mother, you protect even when the child may have no memory of it. We are born & hopefully cared for, loved & protected. We yet have our wings. This is a study in patience: care until adulthood & beyond with hope that investment will yield a thoughtful, contentious, contributing person. I want you to know, Mom, you did a…
I live for the snack. I love to graze & still eat large meals. It’s basically my specialty. Life skill, if you will. Tonight, or this morning rather, it’s 4am & I’m debating if I should have a snack. Usually it’s an unequivocal yes, but I have a new dilemma. I started Invisalign a month ago. It’s really hindering my snacking. Perhaps for the proactive brusher or the one that doesn’t worry about cavities, it’s…
What a crazy year it’s been. It’s still crazy. Doctor’s visit today. Baby has the best pediatrician. We are lucky to have access to good healthcare. I wish this for all children. Turns out baby is fighting a viral infection like a champ. No secondary illnesses. Got his vaccines, flu shot & blood work done today too. He cried once after the second shot & didn’t even flinch for getting his blood drawn from his…
When I am am silent, I have thunder hidden inside. -Rumi I have a fear. A fear that I will become static, undeveloped & frozen. I will not be me. I don’t worry much about this fear though. A continued interest in self development keeps me fresh, alive. I ponder about our sleep choices for baby. Is our decision to co-sleep a healthy one? Does it serve baby’s development, attachment, & growth the best? Our…
Loving kindness matters. May you be happy. May you be safe from harm. May you be healthy. May you live with ease. — mediation I repeat these words often. When I brush my teeth, when I’m looking into the empty space. I wish good intentions to my neighbor, my child, the person I walked past as I picked up dinner. A sick child is a worrisome thing. Especially for new, inexperienced parents. Baby’s fever ebb…
A poor turn of events has led our little family in sickville. Baby is slightly feverish. This is not ideal timing for his first birthday & party. Gotta rest up! He is doing so laying across my torso. Thanksgiving was a hoot! We had such a good time, drinking a bit & eating so much. I proudly was the last one at the table finishing off the green beans myself. I proposed to my family…
Sometimes you go on really cool adventures & think, hey, I’ve got the best friends. That’s what happened today. We explored stow lake & took in the exhibits at the Academy of Sciences. We’re so grateful to spend time with Uncle Cordy. The baby’s uncle, not mine. Baby was up for most of the exploration. We even survived a fire alarm mid-lunch. The Terrance at the Academy is quite yummy (especially that vegan pumpkin soup). …
Another fine celebration with them fine Fungs. Delicious food & delightful friends. Mom sends me a picture of me and bae. It has a startling similarity to a picture I took of her & Eggsy not too long ago. The same gaze. The same embrace. Same love. I’d be lying if I said my mom wasn’t one of my best friends. She’s really the best. To share in this journey of motherhood with her is…