we were so glad joe’s family could all be in town to meet rebecca. she got to spend time with her cousins from california and grandpa L from hong kong. jennifer, priscilla and jadon constructed an amazing diaper cake for rebecca: a cake made of diapers and other baby goodies, topped with a hello kitty. read more
it’s hard to believe, but rebecca is already one month old! she is healthy and changing almost every day as we watch her gain more awareness and personality. this last week she has blessed me with relatively decent sleep at night and good feeds, all in preparation for the one month “moon yuet” dinner celebration read more
much time has been spent staring into that squishy little face, and we are getting to know her expressions… or at least we think we do. smile! gimme milk. gimme milk NOW. ooo… poo face?
over the last few weeks, we’ve had a few visitors trickling through. i’m still in recovery mode, but it’s been nice to see people during those lucid moments! luckily gina was in town when rebecca was delivered, so she was around to welcome her home, fresh from the hospital almost four weeks ago. the chens read more
it’s been over two weeks now, and rebecca is growing so quickly! a lot of sleeping, cuddling, eating and pooing going on. chinese postpartum food. sleeping with grandma knitting close by. proud auntie. hello daddy. hello mommy.
get ready for some major cuteness… YAWN… i know how you feel baby. finally, my hand looks big… gratuitous stuffed animal pic.
we had a baby! rebecca was born last week, a whopping 6lb and a half ounce. unfortunately eventhough she was small, labour progressed too slowly and so she was born by c-section. overjoyed grandparents: shortly after birth, rebecca had her first big poop of meconium, and daddy experienced his first diaper. i think the expressions read more
time is ticking along quite swiftly, counting down to baby’s due date. we are setting up the nursery, thanks to a crib from grandmommy L, as well as a number of useful items we’ve inherited from generous friends. the bookshelf is filling up with baby items, gifts from friends and family, as well as toys read more
we had a potluck at jane and rich’s home with a number of my old friends. everybody cooked yummy food! daphne even brought me a special strawberry shortcake cupcake from NYC because i couldn’t eat the sushi she ordered. very sweet (daphne and the cupcake)!
i had a baby shower already with my friends before leaving chicago, and this weekend i was lucky enough to enjoy a second one! helen organized it with the help of louisa and angie (games-masters). we had beautiful and delicious food: games: wacky photos: cake (caketoppers which i saved from my chicago baby shower!): thank read more