Pomegranates are in this time of the year! Nic loves having pomegranates! He patiently watched as I gently take out the seeds. The seeds filled out the big bowl. Nic loves to enjoy the pomegranate one seed at a time. He said its sweet and tangy! Yummm!

Height - 20 3/4 inch
Weight - 9lb 8oz
Head - 37.3cm

Lexi went in for her 6 week well check today. She is in her 25th percentile for her weight and only 10th percentile for her height. Dr Quan predicts Lexi to be 5'1" when she grows up. Sigh.... She got her height from daddy's side for sure!

Lexi took her 3 shots today as well. She only cried for a brief second and stopped crying when I picked her up. Great job, Lexi!

Don't you love technology? I am blogging from my phone sitting in the back of the ferry building, facing the GG bridge. It's a beautiful crisp cold fall day in November. Nic is in school and Daddy has an appointment in SF to meet with a potential customer. So I am taking Lexi with me to stroll and enjoy the scenery along the water! I am describing to her the buildings, the shops, the pigeons.... And everything in sight. Oh.. How I love to have some 1:1 time with Lexi!

Nic spent so much time reading the Toy R Us Sunday ads. This week is the Great Big Toys R Us book. He keeps looking for things that we don't already own and says he NEEDS to buy them. The first thing that he pointed out was the Cars musical instruments! He can even read to me that these are "20 OFF ALL". Then we asked me what this mean! LOL  Although he doesn't know the meaning, I am so impressed that he can read!!!!

...... Postpartum!

Throughout my pregnancy with Lexi, I have been restricting my Starbucks run to once a week. After Lexi was born, I was even more careful with my diet because of 坐月. So anything with caffeine is a no-no! Now the first month is over and I am able to enjoy more food, my lovely hubby made this yummy latte for me. So needed and so satisfying!

Today marks one month from Lexi's birth.  What an accomplishment for Lexi and Mommy!

Lexi now sleeps for 3 to 4 hours at a time.  She likes to sleep during the day and wake up during the night.  She can take 3 oz of formula at each feeding.  She would also nurse as well.  Her little sparkly eyes like to follow me around.  I think she can recognize mommy's face!  Mommy likes to dress her in Dwell Studio baby clothes.  The patterns are so cute yet not too baby-ish and the material is so soft and comfy. 

Daddy has been such great help as well.  He works out of the house. He is super busy with his workload during the day, but he would still help with the 3am feeding.  What a relief for me!  He is also an awesome chef!  With the limited food choices during the first month after delivery, he would still be creative and make some great tasting meals for me!  I love him so much!

Happy Birthday to Grandma! - Nicholas and Alexis

Today is grandma W's birthday!  Nicholas was so exited to get to write grandma a birthday card.  He wrote grandma's name on the top and his name on the bottom.  He also drew two beautiful flowers on the left as well. 

We celebrated at Koi Garden last night! We ordered way too much food and everyone enjoyed them very much. Here is a picture of the birthday grandma, grandpa, and her lovely W grandchildren!

Lexi has been having baby acne since week 3.  It's all over her tiny little face.  I am kinda expecting this cuz Nic had it when he was a baby too.  However, starting on Monday, I see a yellow crust forming on her eye brows and on the ear loop.  I am not very sure what that yellow crust is so I took Lexi to the pediatrician.  I was lucky to get an appointment within the same day. 

Dr Ash told me that Lexi has two different very common baby skin conditions. One is baby acne, which needs no treatment and will eventually go away.  It will last approximately 3 months.  It won't leave any scar on her face.  When Lexi was still in my belly, she is exposed to all of my hormones.  Once she is out, the hormones stopped and she develops this acne.

The other condition is called seborrhoeic dermatitis.  If it's on the scalp, it's commonly called cradle cap.  But it started on her eyebrows.  Dr Ash explains that all I need to do is to massage some baby oil on the area before bed time.  Then, wash with a damp wash cloth the next morning.  It will help keep the area moist.  This condition will last approximately 4 months.

Gosh, 3 to 4 months!!!  Lexi won't be getting another photo shoot in a few months.  I hope her skin gets better so she will have lots and lots of cute pictures for my blog!

BTW, Lexi weighs 8lb 10oz at 4 weeks of age.  That's ONE pound and one oz since she was born!  Dr Ash wants her to gain an ounce per day though.  But she is only gaining about 3 quarter oz per day.  Eat more Lexi.  Don't be a lazy bump and just sleep all day.  You need to wake up every 3 to 3.5 hours to eat!  Mommy will be waking you if you don't wake up!

At Nic's preschool, October is Leonardo Da Vinci month.  This is Nic's version of Mona Lisa posted on the wall of the classroom.  This is so so cute!  I love the facial expression on her face. The smile is kind of subtle like the real portrait, right?

You are finally here. After 39 weeks in my belly, I can finally meet you for the first time. Although the delivery was not as smooth as I wanted to be, and you have to spend two days in the nursery hooked up in IV and oxygen, you are the healthy sweet baby girl that I have always imagined.

On the morning of September 26, I felt a fever. I called my OB/GYN immediately and she told me to go to the hospital to get checked and she would meet me there. When I got to the hospital and changed to the gown, the nurse noticed that I am already bleeding. I started feeling the contractions being very frequent and stronger by the minute. The nurse started getting me settled on the bed, starting an IV. More and more medical staff showed up in the room. They said my water was probably broken 2 days ago and that I was having an infection. I was so freaked out when I found out that I didn't have time for an epidural. Luckily, baby really wanted to come out and quick. I think I only pushed 5 times and baby was out. Phew! I am now a mother of two!

I only get to take one quick glimse of Alexis and the Pediatrician had to work on her. We quickly learned that baby's heart rate was elevated and flat due to the infection. Baby also had trouble breathing on her own. She looked pale. The good thing is her cry was loud and strong. She was immdiately taken to the nursery. They took an x-ray of her chest and found some shadow in her little lungs. She may have breathed in some meconium when she was still in my belly. She was hooked up with an IV and oxygen was given to her. Mama was missing her so much but I was too weak to get up to see her. I was still having a fever and my blood pressure too low to stand up and walk.

Luckily, Lexi was doing so well that she was discharged after two nights. I have to stay an extra day to make sure that I have no more fever. We get to go home on Thursday September 29. Ricky spend the 4 days with me and my in-laws made sure that I had nutrious meals at the hospital. My parents and my brother visited me as well. My friend Matthew and Sindy also paid us a visit. I am so blessed to have such loving family and friends.

I am mom to two beautiful kids, Nicholas (3 years and 9 months) and Alexis (3 weeks), a wife, a sister, a daughter. I work full time in a major retailer in the West.

I met Ricky, the love of my life, in high school. We started dating when I met him again at college. We had our dream wedding in 2003. We've bonded over our shared love for food. We love to explore and try different food and drinks. We also love to entertain and gather our friends together at our house for food and wine.

While Ricky is a professional wedding photographer in the bay area, I love to create and entertain at home. I love to brighten up parties by simply dressing up cupcakes or by creating eloborate dessert tables for any occasions (baby shower, birthday parties, or holidays like Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, etc.). During my spare time, I also like to create crafts on my own or with my kids.

I will be sharing my daily life in this blog, as well as easy recipes, real parties, wedding tips, craft inspirations.

It's official.. I started my blog!

I have been going back and forth on writing a blog for a long time. Do I have enough time to write? Will I have enough idea or inspirations? Will followers like my ideas? Then, one day, I just go why NOT? I am inspired by all things pretty and happy to share them all! Even though I am a busy mom, wife, daughter, sourcing manager at a major West Coast retail store, I am bombarded by lots of idea each day. This blog will actually help me organize my finds as well.

On this blog, you will find what's going on in my everyday life, crafty projects that I may have come across, food and recipes that I'd like to try some day, and inspirations for Weddings and Parties. I will be featuring real weddings, kids parties, my favorite vendors, and all things pretty! So let the blog party begin! Invite your friends over to this new blog and Enjoy!