Tai's brother, Armando, and his friend Nick, came to visit for the weekend. We had a low-key but fun weekend: grilling, going to Princeton (habanero chocolate ice cream, yum!), renting movies and watching a local fireworks.
Monday, July 6, 2009
July 4th in H-town :)
Tai's brother, Armando, and his friend Nick, came to visit for the weekend. We had a low-key but fun weekend: grilling, going to Princeton (habanero chocolate ice cream, yum!), renting movies and watching a local fireworks.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Family Shower (Pics to come)
The blessings keep coming! I had a wonderful shower this past weekend in NYC thrown by my mom and mom-in-law. I was surrounded by family and friends, good food, a beautiful cake, and generous gifts. I was pleasantly surprised to see the souvenirs were these cute miniature wooden high chairs. So the rest of the shower was based off of those colors of blue and yellow.
So this day was supposedly my brother in law's graduation party. I was suspicious of this because he had graduated a month earlier so it seemed fishy to me that a celebration would be so far away. In any case, on our way to NYC, Tai says he has to take a friend of his also. I admit, I was a bit bothered because I knew we had to be in at a certain time. During the drive Tai then reminds me that it is also his brother's birthday. At that point, I start thinking "ah, today can' t be it." When we arrive in the Bronx, the friend then asked us to go inside and meet his friends. Now, I was really annoyed since we were already super late. Well when we pull in front of the building, Tai says "and it's your baby shower!" He sooo cute :) I was all excited and giddy and walked into a room full of smiles.
As soon as we got in, it felt like a whirlwind of events. I'm sure to the guests, everything was slow, but to me it was like a blink of an eye. I greeted people, ate some, watched games, open gifts, cut cake, and then it was time for cleanup. Everyone pitched in and I'm so grateful to have people like that in our lives.
The best part was seeing how happy people are for us, seeing old friends, and now feeling even more ready to welcome our baby home. Oh yeah, the cake was yum, yum, yum!
So this day was supposedly my brother in law's graduation party. I was suspicious of this because he had graduated a month earlier so it seemed fishy to me that a celebration would be so far away. In any case, on our way to NYC, Tai says he has to take a friend of his also. I admit, I was a bit bothered because I knew we had to be in at a certain time. During the drive Tai then reminds me that it is also his brother's birthday. At that point, I start thinking "ah, today can' t be it." When we arrive in the Bronx, the friend then asked us to go inside and meet his friends. Now, I was really annoyed since we were already super late. Well when we pull in front of the building, Tai says "and it's your baby shower!" He sooo cute :) I was all excited and giddy and walked into a room full of smiles.
As soon as we got in, it felt like a whirlwind of events. I'm sure to the guests, everything was slow, but to me it was like a blink of an eye. I greeted people, ate some, watched games, open gifts, cut cake, and then it was time for cleanup. Everyone pitched in and I'm so grateful to have people like that in our lives.
The best part was seeing how happy people are for us, seeing old friends, and now feeling even more ready to welcome our baby home. Oh yeah, the cake was yum, yum, yum!
More maternity Pics
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Here are more pics my friend, Chema, worked on. While working on them, he tried to make me happy by creating images that he knew I would like more. I'm so grateful to have such a talented friend. Feel free to comment on your favorite.
Here are more pics my friend, Chema, worked on. While working on them, he tried to make me happy by creating images that he knew I would like more. I'm so grateful to have such a talented friend. Feel free to comment on your favorite.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Work baby shower and Maternity Pics
So much has happened since last posting. Well, I'm definitely feeling a lot bigger, which is nice because it means baby boy is growing nicely. On the other hand, that also brought .. . yikes . . .stretch marks. I read somewhere online someone use the term "battle scars" and I think I'll use that instead to call the stretching of the skin to make room for baby.
So this past Sunday my colleagues threw me the nicest baby shower. It was very relaxed and intimate - not to mention, they had some yummy treats and thoughtful gifts. Someone made the cutest cake from scratch with baby blocks with the letter A, C, J (these were easy letter for her to draw on).
There was also homemade lemonade, cookies, monkey bread, and blue punch with ice cream. We chatted, laughed, women shared "mommy" stories and advice, and I opened gifts.
Our boy received the cutest knitted sweater, books in English and Spanish, the tiniest pampers, books on caring for newborns/infants, just to name a few. What a perfect way to end the school year . .. this baby and I are so lucky to be surrounded by such sweet women on this campus.
Well, I couldn't let this pregnancy go by without some special keepsakes of it. I asked my colleague, Chema, to take the pics because although he takes pictures as a hobby, he has a wonderfully creative eye and combines photography with digital art. I was soooo excited when he agreed to do my shoot. It was just a like a regular professional shoot with backgrounds and studio lighting. We had discussed what kind of pictures I like and I told him I like ones that see motherhood and pregnancy in a different way, but still captures the tenderness and awe of this event. I feel he did just that, and I LOVE my pics! When we saw the proofs, I was more worried about my imperfections while he cared about the lighting . . . .women .. . ha! Nonetheless, Tai and I are blessed to have a friend like him for his generosity and plain 'ol sincerity. Ahh, life is good :)
So this past Sunday my colleagues threw me the nicest baby shower. It was very relaxed and intimate - not to mention, they had some yummy treats and thoughtful gifts. Someone made the cutest cake from scratch with baby blocks with the letter A, C, J (these were easy letter for her to draw on).
There was also homemade lemonade, cookies, monkey bread, and blue punch with ice cream. We chatted, laughed, women shared "mommy" stories and advice, and I opened gifts.
Our boy received the cutest knitted sweater, books in English and Spanish, the tiniest pampers, books on caring for newborns/infants, just to name a few. What a perfect way to end the school year . .. this baby and I are so lucky to be surrounded by such sweet women on this campus.
Well, I couldn't let this pregnancy go by without some special keepsakes of it. I asked my colleague, Chema, to take the pics because although he takes pictures as a hobby, he has a wonderfully creative eye and combines photography with digital art. I was soooo excited when he agreed to do my shoot. It was just a like a regular professional shoot with backgrounds and studio lighting. We had discussed what kind of pictures I like and I told him I like ones that see motherhood and pregnancy in a different way, but still captures the tenderness and awe of this event. I feel he did just that, and I LOVE my pics! When we saw the proofs, I was more worried about my imperfections while he cared about the lighting . . . .women .. . ha! Nonetheless, Tai and I are blessed to have a friend like him for his generosity and plain 'ol sincerity. Ahh, life is good :)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Cody is going to have a brother!
Yes, that's right people . . . Flipper now is a boy and doesn't look like the gummy bear we saw at the 9 week ultrasound. Today at almost 30 weeks Tai and I went to the Bronx to see the baby in 3D and share that experience with our mothers. Tai made a mad dash from Pennsyvlania to make our appointment. By the time I went into the tiny room, he still wasn't there, and I was getting a little sad; but, he arrived just in time. So the technician moved to the genitals but I couldn't make anything out until she typed on the screen "It's a boy!" and I screamed with excitement. I thought I was looking at a head with a big nose - LOL! Tai had the biggest smile on his face - it was priceless. Our moms were really excited . .. especially to now be able to shop for gender specific stuff :) The tech also said that our baby is measuring a couple of weeks ahead. I'm happy with our decision to find out, since I kinda already knew it was a boy because our 20 week ultrasound technician slipped and showed the good even if it wad for 5 seconds.
We're so excited and can't wait to meet our lil' chunky monkey.
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