Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 04, 2009
If you are wondering....
Hana is now 2 months old. Here is a little baby porn....Grrrrr....
She weighs 12 lb. 11 oz. Can you imagine your weight doubles in 2 months? And everyone applause for it?
You get applause when you burp and poop. Good life, baby.
Now she can grab a toy!
My friend Ayako the sports writer who recently interviewed Usain Bolt in Jamaica took this photo. I love it.
I know, she is cute. C'mon, she is my daughter!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Crying baby is One Month Old
Thank you everyone for your kind comments. Well, indeed, Hana the baby is the cutest in the world! Heheheh.That doesn't mean I've been all happy. My mom who had helped me a lot by cooking great Japanese meals, teaching me how to organize the rooms and taking care of Hana for a month, went back to Japan today. She has magic hands to let Hana sleep. I already miss her a lot. After taking her to the airport, I came back home. It took forever to let Hana sleep. When I started sobbing, Hana finally fell asleep. Then my husband came home...making big noise. Yeah, it woke her up. Sigh.
And I can't have martini. It sucks.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Hana the newborn baby
As you may already know, Hana the fetus is now a newborn baby. She was born on January the 23rd at 10:50am at Sibley Memorial Hospital. It was 10 days before the due date (due was February the 2nd), but she waited until her mom had finished covering the inauguration and doing an important interview, and her dad had completed infant car seat installation class. She is such a good girl!OMG, the labor was sooooooo painful. I can't believe women go without epidural in Japan. I just screamed "GIVE ME EPIDURAL NOW!"
Hana sleeps, sucks my boobs, drinks some formula, pees, cries and sleeps. That's all she does everyday. Good life, baby.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
They are cheaper than child day care monthly fee
From Manolo Blahnik spring collection. Aren't they beautiful?Baby Hana, mommy needs a new pair of shoes for spring....can I return your crib? ....I didn't think so.
Friday, January 02, 2009
Happy New Year!
Ouch, I haven't updated my blog for almost a month...and it's already a new year!
I have been taking a vacation since Christmas Day. I had so many vacation days left for last year and could carry over only 5 days to this year. So I just decided to stop working for a while. I didn't have any plan for the vacation and actually I did absolutely nothing special. It's been so good.
What did I do? Hmmm.... I went to Buybuy Baby with my husband to pick up a crib and put it together. We also bought a car seat for baby Hana. I had a brunch with my co-worker from NYC bureau and her boyfriend. She gave me a Christmas present....a Prada dress! Now I have a clear goal to lose baby weight after the birth. Thanks, Maho!
I finished reading Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel José García Márquez...in Japanese translation. I have been reading a memoir of a Japanese journalist who passed away a few years ago.
I saw two movies. "Frost/Nixon" and "Milk." Both were good. Maybe I liked Frost/Nixon better. I also saw "Trade" on Netflix instant viewing.
I bought a new vacuum cleaner and vacuumed....once. I should vacuum again tomorrow.
I and my husband went to have a lunch with his brother at his mother's house. His brother, Ph.D candidate, was staying there only a day on the way from Buenos Aires where he had been doing research for his dissertation to Mexico City to meet up with his girlfriend. He and his girlfriend broke up a year ago, but it seems that they are trying to be together again.
I did some shopping at a Japanese grocery store for New Year. I bought a Kagami Mochi and some other stuff.
Kagami mochi (鏡餅?), literally mirror rice cake, is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of two[1][2][3][4] round mochi (rice cakes), the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange) with an attached leaf on top. In addition, it may have a sheet of konbu and a skewer of dried persimmons under the mochi. (from Wikipedia)
I also dropped by a thrift shop and bought a dress ($2!) and a leather jacket ($10). I love thrift shop. I made some Kinton, a traditional Japanese sweet for New Year made from either sweet potatoes or chest nuts.
I, Steven, our friend Eric from Baltimore and Peter went to Nellie's for Happy Hour. Ray, our friend, joined us. There was a college basket ball game was going on, and some sports fans were shouting so loud. It was a little annoying. Plus, while Happy Hour vodka drinks were $2, my tonic water was $3. It's unfair. Next time, maybe I should order vodka tonic without vodka. On the way home, we dropped by Austin Grill to eat. Fun times.
On New Year's Eve, I went to Steven's Champagne tasting party (I spelled Champagne correctly without looking at a dictionary for the first time! Woo Hoo!). Although I couldn't taste any of the bubbles, I had a very good time. Next morning, my next door neighbor Peter invited us and other neighbors to a New Year brunch. Great neighbors, fun times. At night, my mother-in-law came over and we had a dinner together.
Today, I and my husband had a dinner at Mama Lucia, a Italian restaurant near Silver Spring station. Great pizza and pasta. Plus, because the waiter messed up a little bit with our order and the pizza came a little late, he gave us a free tiramisu. Yum.
Tomorrow, I'm planning to bring my car to the emission inspection in the morning and have lunch with Steven. I need to go to buy a birthday present for my husband at some point....
Ahhhhhh....I have to go back to work on Monday! I want to be a housewife of a millionaire. Seriously.
I have been taking a vacation since Christmas Day. I had so many vacation days left for last year and could carry over only 5 days to this year. So I just decided to stop working for a while. I didn't have any plan for the vacation and actually I did absolutely nothing special. It's been so good.
What did I do? Hmmm.... I went to Buybuy Baby with my husband to pick up a crib and put it together. We also bought a car seat for baby Hana. I had a brunch with my co-worker from NYC bureau and her boyfriend. She gave me a Christmas present....a Prada dress! Now I have a clear goal to lose baby weight after the birth. Thanks, Maho!
I finished reading Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Gabriel José García Márquez...in Japanese translation. I have been reading a memoir of a Japanese journalist who passed away a few years ago.
I saw two movies. "Frost/Nixon" and "Milk." Both were good. Maybe I liked Frost/Nixon better. I also saw "Trade" on Netflix instant viewing.
I bought a new vacuum cleaner and vacuumed....once. I should vacuum again tomorrow.
I and my husband went to have a lunch with his brother at his mother's house. His brother, Ph.D candidate, was staying there only a day on the way from Buenos Aires where he had been doing research for his dissertation to Mexico City to meet up with his girlfriend. He and his girlfriend broke up a year ago, but it seems that they are trying to be together again.
I did some shopping at a Japanese grocery store for New Year. I bought a Kagami Mochi and some other stuff.
Kagami mochi (鏡餅?), literally mirror rice cake, is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration. It usually consists of two[1][2][3][4] round mochi (rice cakes), the smaller placed atop the larger, and a daidai (a Japanese bitter orange) with an attached leaf on top. In addition, it may have a sheet of konbu and a skewer of dried persimmons under the mochi. (from Wikipedia)
I also dropped by a thrift shop and bought a dress ($2!) and a leather jacket ($10). I love thrift shop. I made some Kinton, a traditional Japanese sweet for New Year made from either sweet potatoes or chest nuts.
I, Steven, our friend Eric from Baltimore and Peter went to Nellie's for Happy Hour. Ray, our friend, joined us. There was a college basket ball game was going on, and some sports fans were shouting so loud. It was a little annoying. Plus, while Happy Hour vodka drinks were $2, my tonic water was $3. It's unfair. Next time, maybe I should order vodka tonic without vodka. On the way home, we dropped by Austin Grill to eat. Fun times.
On New Year's Eve, I went to Steven's Champagne tasting party (I spelled Champagne correctly without looking at a dictionary for the first time! Woo Hoo!). Although I couldn't taste any of the bubbles, I had a very good time. Next morning, my next door neighbor Peter invited us and other neighbors to a New Year brunch. Great neighbors, fun times. At night, my mother-in-law came over and we had a dinner together.
Today, I and my husband had a dinner at Mama Lucia, a Italian restaurant near Silver Spring station. Great pizza and pasta. Plus, because the waiter messed up a little bit with our order and the pizza came a little late, he gave us a free tiramisu. Yum.
Tomorrow, I'm planning to bring my car to the emission inspection in the morning and have lunch with Steven. I need to go to buy a birthday present for my husband at some point....
Ahhhhhh....I have to go back to work on Monday! I want to be a housewife of a millionaire. Seriously.
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