[E] Silicon Valley!

[Life of being a Mama] I forgot about my Blog for a long long time, and here I am again. I'm back. There's a lot on my mind that I'd like to write about.

My sweet daughter was born in winter 2015. She was two weeks early and had to have a short detour to Children's Hospital before coming home. She's now a happy and fun kid.

Didn't Get to Say Goodbye!

I ordered these treats from California to make myself feel closer to Taiwan during this Lunar New Year. I haven't been really celebrated this holiday for 14 years, and I always felt alright until this year. My grandma passed away around mid-night during new year's day, and I didn't get to say the last goodbye (we just couldn't get baby's passport ready in time). The thing that makes this even more sad is 13 years ago, I was working on midterms while my grandpa passed away, and I didn't get to say goodbye either. I try to brainwash myself this is the last blessing that they gave me - they didn't want me to rush 7000 miles back to see them take their last breath. 

English is Hard

One USA Unit wants me to write this down...

[Time] Around 9pm on 2/13/1026
[Place] Goole Chat (we use Google Chat even at home when we are in different rooms)
[Conversation]
Me: Why my foot's middle finger got infection?
One USA Unit: Your toes?
Me: Right...whatever...
One USA Unit: (Walking into the room where I am at and...laughing laughing laughing)

Apparently, I've been wearing wrong size of shoes for a long long time. I went to a shoe store which is owned by a retired podiatrist and the staff informed me that my right foot is half size bigger than the left. Hmm...no wonder my foot is always hurting.

[Baby] ER Visit and Coming Home Outfit

So...I had an ER visit in the middle of the night last weekend due to chill/shivering. My body finally can't function normally even with my gestational diabetes diet. Few days later, I've been prescribed Metformin (type II diabetes drug). We are hoping the drug would help me pass through the rest of the pregnancy without another crazy episode happening nor bad side effects. 3 more weeks!!! (I am glad that the glucose was well managed almost 9 weeks so that I didn't have to take the medications that early in the pregnancy. I know the drug should be generally safe for the baby, but still, I was trying my best to not be put on the medications). I guess once the baby is out, I will actually miss her being with me all the time.

By the way, we've decided her coming home outfit - a dachshund bodysuit with a flower headband! (I am hoping she can fit in this bodysuit since I am still not too sure about whether I should be newborn or 0-3 month clothing for a new born, and I can't really find a clear answer online nor from friends.

Dachshund bodysuit is actually for "boy," but we like it a lot so we still bought it. We decided to add the headband flower to make it more girly. We found a cute 10-pack-headbands on Amazon for about $11. Qandsweet Baby Girl's Headbands Chiffon Hair Flower (10 Pack) (10pcs 3.5x2.3" Flowers)


Anyway, I'm just going to bring a set of each to the hospital). Getting so close to meet Baby I! We can't wait!



P.S. Congrats on One USA Unit finished another quarter of his classes!

[E] Some Food

I haven't posted food photos recently - here is one with few photos. I made all of those besides the bottom right corner one - this one was the lazy Thanksgiving meal I ordered from local grocery store, and I only needed to pick it up, roast the turkey, and re-heat the side dishes. Basically this is kind of our "family tradition" :D Instead of spending tons of time cooking, we order yummy Thanksgiving meal from local store at the beginning of November. Last year, we bought smaller meals from two different stores to compare which one we like better.

[Baby] About Six Weeks Left

We got the crib set up in November. We are going to wash some of the baby clothes, and put the sheet in the crib later on. Earlier this month, some coworkers I used to work with threw me a baby shower. I didn't want a baby shower because I am just not the type of person who like to be the center of attention. However, these nice ladies were trying to convince me for a while and told me that it's going to be a low key shower. Anyway, it was very nice to see all of them, and I really appreciate their love, support, and friendship! I was very lucky to work with them at my very first full time job in United States. 

[E] Two More Months...

Two more months, 2016 will be coming! (I got this plant back in Dec. 2014 during work white elephant gift exchange, and the plant has been growing taller!)

Two more months, One USA Unit will be wrapped up two classes, and he will only have to take two more classes to finish the degree he's been working on.

Two more months, I will start taking maternity leave because a little human will be joining our pack. Our life will be busier with baby, 3 pets, school, and jobs.

I don't know whether it's because I'm getting older that I feel this year has been passing so fast. Anyway, I'm actually so looking forward to 2016!