Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
i really love sunset magazine. the reason? articles like this and, even more so, this. there's even an article about our little town, pacifica. (nona's kitchen is at the bottom of the hill we live on, and it is pretty good. barolo, also just at the bottom of our hill, is even better.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Getting ready
Well, there are somewhere between 5-9 weeks before we become parents (9 weeks until my due date). We're still a bit freaked out and overwhelmed, but now that we're done with our babymoon and I can't travel anymore, we can tackle the rest of our "to do" list.
We made good progress on the nursery yesterday. We decided on a very loose theme for the decor, hanging a bunch of vintage Hawaii travel posters in white frames (to match the white furniture). The crib bedding and curtains are very neutral, and I bought a cheap khaki throw to cover the futon. It looks pretty good so far. I just need to clean and put away the random stuff that's strewn around the room (feeding stuff that'll go in the kitchen, nursing pillows, baby clothes, etc).
Luckily all of the new parents we've spoken to assure us that it's all worth it, even if the baby seems to have no idea how much work was done ahead of time to prepare for his arrival. :)
We haven't made much progress on a name in the past few weeks. Do any of you dear readers have suggestions? Our ideal parameters are:
1. Nothing that can be misspelled or mispronounced too easily
2. Nothing that's a nickname (e.g. Jack) or can easily be shortened to a nickname (e.g. Michael)
3. Nothing too trendy or popular
Perhaps we should offer a prize to whoever comes up with a winning name...
We're off to an Oscar potluck this afternoon. It's super-duper rainy here, so this will hopefully lift our spirits a bit.
We made good progress on the nursery yesterday. We decided on a very loose theme for the decor, hanging a bunch of vintage Hawaii travel posters in white frames (to match the white furniture). The crib bedding and curtains are very neutral, and I bought a cheap khaki throw to cover the futon. It looks pretty good so far. I just need to clean and put away the random stuff that's strewn around the room (feeding stuff that'll go in the kitchen, nursing pillows, baby clothes, etc).
Luckily all of the new parents we've spoken to assure us that it's all worth it, even if the baby seems to have no idea how much work was done ahead of time to prepare for his arrival. :)
We haven't made much progress on a name in the past few weeks. Do any of you dear readers have suggestions? Our ideal parameters are:
1. Nothing that can be misspelled or mispronounced too easily
2. Nothing that's a nickname (e.g. Jack) or can easily be shortened to a nickname (e.g. Michael)
3. Nothing too trendy or popular
Perhaps we should offer a prize to whoever comes up with a winning name...
We're off to an Oscar potluck this afternoon. It's super-duper rainy here, so this will hopefully lift our spirits a bit.
Friday, February 20, 2009
apparently we're not the only ones that are having trouble deciding on baby names. our mayor and his wife are expecting, and they're soliciting ideas too.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
it's been awhile since i've actually *written* anything. sorry, amigos!
we're in maui now, on our "babymoon", which is fantastic. apparently it was rainy before we got here, but it's been lovely since we arrived. so far i'm not as much of a fan of maui as i am of kauai. it seems like the tourist areas are much more developed and separate from nature-y areas. however, the beach here at ka'anapali is lovely, and the resort (we're at the westin) is nice: great service (they brought us about a half-dozen extra pillows and some extra towels in about 5 minutes), half a dozen pools (we've been camped out at the adults-only pool most of the time) and decent restaurants.
today we definitely had our highlight of the trip so far: a whale-watching cruise with the pacific whale foundation. we saw lots and lots of hot whale action, including a full breach (spectacular) and quite a number of little baby calves (it's calving season). we also ran into a huge group of spinner dolphins, which had a ton of fun playing around our boat and showing off. soooooo cool!
last night we had an amazing meal at sansei sushi, which a couple of the locals and a few of our friends had all turned us onto. it was completely hoppin', and totally worth seeking out. we're glad we made a reservation. steve can't stop talking about how great it was (and our friends chris & courtney, who had listed it on their recommendations, told us it was one of the best sushi restaurants they've been to, and we agree!). i *almost* didn't mind being restricted about what to order!
speaking of our little dude, i'm about 28 weeks along, and his movements are definitely feeling like kicks now. the past couple of weeks have been an amazing transformation from flutters to little jabs, and the other day i was able to time it right for steve to feel a couple of kicks for the first time. :) amazing!
i think we're going to get cleaned up now and watch a movie. the past few nights we've had dinner around now and then passed out after that (we tend to get up early and go to bed early when in hawaii) but we were starving after the whale watching trip and already ate, so we can indulge in some pay-per-view (it doesn't sound exotic, i know, but since we *never* see movies, i'm super excited to cuddle and catch up on hollywood's finest).
aloha!
we're in maui now, on our "babymoon", which is fantastic. apparently it was rainy before we got here, but it's been lovely since we arrived. so far i'm not as much of a fan of maui as i am of kauai. it seems like the tourist areas are much more developed and separate from nature-y areas. however, the beach here at ka'anapali is lovely, and the resort (we're at the westin) is nice: great service (they brought us about a half-dozen extra pillows and some extra towels in about 5 minutes), half a dozen pools (we've been camped out at the adults-only pool most of the time) and decent restaurants.
today we definitely had our highlight of the trip so far: a whale-watching cruise with the pacific whale foundation. we saw lots and lots of hot whale action, including a full breach (spectacular) and quite a number of little baby calves (it's calving season). we also ran into a huge group of spinner dolphins, which had a ton of fun playing around our boat and showing off. soooooo cool!
last night we had an amazing meal at sansei sushi, which a couple of the locals and a few of our friends had all turned us onto. it was completely hoppin', and totally worth seeking out. we're glad we made a reservation. steve can't stop talking about how great it was (and our friends chris & courtney, who had listed it on their recommendations, told us it was one of the best sushi restaurants they've been to, and we agree!). i *almost* didn't mind being restricted about what to order!
speaking of our little dude, i'm about 28 weeks along, and his movements are definitely feeling like kicks now. the past couple of weeks have been an amazing transformation from flutters to little jabs, and the other day i was able to time it right for steve to feel a couple of kicks for the first time. :) amazing!
i think we're going to get cleaned up now and watch a movie. the past few nights we've had dinner around now and then passed out after that (we tend to get up early and go to bed early when in hawaii) but we were starving after the whale watching trip and already ate, so we can indulge in some pay-per-view (it doesn't sound exotic, i know, but since we *never* see movies, i'm super excited to cuddle and catch up on hollywood's finest).
aloha!
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