Ports o' Call

D has been working nights lately and so J and I have been lucky enough to hang with him during the day. Yesterday, we went to lunch at the Congregation Ale House in Long Beach and today we went to lunch at Ports o' Call restaurant in San Pedro. It is a great restaurant right on the water and we sat on the patio and enjoyed our lunch as we watched tug boats travel past us. Lovely day out and about, enjoying being outside.

This last pic made me laugh, J fell asleep with his binky resting just in the corner of his mouth.

Deadliest Catch

Now announcing Baby J the newest recruit for Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" TV show, a reality series that follows several crab fishing boats in the Bering Sea.

Baby J has his fisherman gear all set, including his lucky whale onesie. He confidently told me that he's not scared of the 40-foot-seas and extensive work required on board the tumultuous fishing boats.  I just know he'll be a great "greenhorn."

"Wait! Mom did you say hard work?! 40-foot-seas?! Hmmm . . . well I don't know . . . "

"Actually, second thought, I don't I want to be a fisherman anymore.  Go ahead and cancel my flight to Alaska Mom.  I'm outta here! I have other places to be."

"Mom!!!!  I said I don't want to be a fisherman anymore!!  Get me out of this lame outfit nowwwww!"

I would like to state that Baby J changed his mind in less than 15 seconds. Silly babies . . . so fickle in committing to plans.

Surf City USA

Last week, our friend K came to visit and to meet Baby J for the first time. We had fun together and we decided to take Baby J to the beach for the first time. We didn't play in the sand, but we'll save that for the next visit. Here's a quick video I took of our trip:

Beach Day

Our trip to the beach inspired D to start giving Baby J some surf lessons. J has a little ways to go, but at least he's got a good grasp of the basics :) Here are two videos of his "lessons":

Surf Lesson #1

Surf Lesson #2

Happy J versus Mad J

Here are two little video I took of J right before bed the other night. Amazing how quickly his attitude changes within 30 second time period.

Happy J



Mad J

J's first Easter

D took this little video of J and his first Easter egg hunt. Since J was only 4 days old at the time, so D gave him a little help.

Welcome Baby J!

Its been almost two whole weeks with our sweet little Baby J. He arrived on Wednesday 4/4 and was 7 lbs 13 oz and 19 inches long.  He gave D and I a bit of scare and we had to have a crash c-section, but we were so relieved to hear his hearty cry. I want to write more about the experience, but am utterly exhausted. Apparently, getting regular intervals of sleep greater than 45 min to an hour at a time does not agree with a new born baby boy. Luckily, D has had the last two of vacation and we have been working together to try and get a "routine" going. We've had some visitors stop by and some help from family members too, but I it still feels surreal that I am responsible for this little human being. It is amazing to see changes in him in the short time that we've had him already and we can not wait for the adventures and years to come. Keep us in your thoughts and send all the "good sleep vibes" you can our way.

Here are some pics from Baby J's birth and the first couple days at home.

San Francisco Baby Shower

While we're playing the waiting game, thought I would recap my lovely girls weekend away in San Francisco. It was so wonderful to spend a weekend in one of my favorite cities among some of my closest friends and family members. I flew up on Friday, my cousin J flew in from Wyoming, and we spent the afternoon walking around and getting ice cream sundaes at Ghirardelli Square. Later that evening, some more of my friends met up with us in North Beach and we had wonderful dinner at Mona Lisa's in North Beach. I made the mistake of sprinting after a taxi cab and boy did my lower body pay the price as I was pretty wobbly for the rest of the weekend. Apparently, when you're 8 months pregnant, you shouldn't be sprinting after anything! Oh well.

On Saturday, we had a quick breakfast and got ready for my baby shower at the Axis Cafe in SOMA. It was a gorgeous today and I felt so blessed and lucky to have our lil' dude be celebrated by a close ground of family and friends. Enough of the sappy stuff!  Here are some pictures from the weekend:

 

 Pic of me in front of North Star Cafe in North Beach