The Public Library is Cool Again

How long has it been since you've been to the library? Did you know they have an enormous e-collection now? Did you know you could rent a musuem pass that would allow you to go to the New Children's Museum, The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and the Museum of Art for free? Yup. The library is cool again. I convinced my co worker to visit the library with me during lunch yesterday so I could get my library pin and start checking out books from the e-collection. While helping me with that, the library guy let me know that I had a $1.50 late fee from 2009. Ha! After we took care of that, we wandered through aisles and checked out the audiobooks collection. I read quite a bit and am super excited about my renewed relationship with the San Diego Public Libraries and how much money I will be saving on kindle books.

 

 

[Mmmm the smell of books. Serra Mesa Public Library.]

Let's Get Healthy

During my pregnancy, I was at the doctor all the time being monitored for my diabetes and everything else. What kept me motivated with keeping up with all the glucose checks, injections and pills was the little bean growing inside me. I wanted to give him the best start I could.

Fast forward one year, I finally went to the doctor for my annual check up and received some scary news. My A1C is off the charts and I have high cholesterol. What?? While I am not that surpised about my A1C score, I am very surprised about my cholesterol level. Dr. A made it very clear that I need to make some serious changes to get myself back on track. So this is me, making it public that I am going to get my act together so I can be a healthy and happy mama. I spend all this time making sure Parker is eating healthy meals while I have been indulging in girl scout cookies and waffle fries. Yikes! The bottom line is that I don't ever want Parks to have to take care of me because I made bad choices about my health. I want to be fit and healthy enough to see my grandbabies get married.

 

 

[Parker feeding daddy while daddy is feeding Parker. These two are my motivation.]

A few snapshots from this past weekend

This weekend was busy busy busy with social gatherings. Here are a few snapshots from our time out and about with friends and family.

 

 

[Uncle Hoa playing with Parker at Yogurtland. It was his first time there and he loved the spoons.]

 

[We stayed up late Friday prepping our business taxes and headed up to OC super early Saturday to file them. This green tea latte was totally necessary.]

 

[After attending Tania's first yoga class at Corepower in Tustin, we headed back to Karen's house to eat and help her assemble her wedding invitations.]

 

[Happy 25th birthday, Tania!]

 

I also want to say happy 5th birthday to Landon! We left OC to go to his party at Sky High (trampoline park) on Miramar. I was too pooped to take any photos.

 

[This is totally gross but a daily occurence now that Parker has become the sweatiest baby in the world. Why do babies' heads sweat so much??]

 

[Attempt 1 at Parker's Godzilla shoot was a total bust. He is too sweet to be a monster.]

 

 

[After dinner at Tender Greens, I came home and made this week's batch of baby food. Italian meatballs in tomato sauce.]

 

 



Book Review: Doggies by Sandra Boynton

If you have any desire at all to sound like a crazy person/dying dog/best mom ever then you need to buy this book. Parker received this book as a gift at his baby shower and it's been sitting at the back of the book shelf for a while now. Earlier this week, this book was chosen during reading time and all I can think is "WHY??" The book is crazy. You are basically barking like a schizophrenic dog the whole time but the boys love it. The LOVE it. They sit there engrossed in my maniacal barking and laugh. Oh, the things I do to amuse Parker and Kaden.

 

By the way, last night I caught my SIL trying to record me reading the book and I had to confiscate her phone. Not cool, Loan!

 

[Doggies by Sandra Boynton can be found on Amazon for $4.81]

Mini Me Look Inspired by a Blue Checked Shirt

Mini Me Look Inspired by a Blue Checked Shirt by marychu showing what to wear with distressed jeans

H M top / H&M distressed jeans / See Kai Run Lucas Saddle Shoe (Infant) / Gap Checkered Henley Shirt - spectrum blue

Another Day at Seaworld

I'm loving the summer-in-winter weather we are currently enjoying. While the east coast is experiencing the worst winter ever, it is 78 and sunny in San Diego. Here are a few snap shots from our morning at Seaworld. Follow me on instragram @sdmama33 for more photos of our adventures out and about in San Diego!

 

[You can't see us but Parker and I are riding in that elmo-zebra-fish. We are slowly getting him ready to ride all the rides at Disneyland!]

 

 

[I felt a little queasy after the elmo ride]

 

 

[Dad, is that my shadow??]

 

 

[Tee and leggings: Taylor Joelle Designs "Cohen" Collection, Shoes: Nike]

 

[We finally managed to locate the Wild Artic attraction only to find that the Polar Bears were not available! Oh well. We enjoyed watching the beluga whales and harbor seals. You know what we didn't enyoy? The walrus. The walrus was the scariest effing thing I've seen in a while. Don't say I didn't warn you.]

 

Reading Before Bed is Getting Wild

 

[It always starts out innocently enough]

 

 

[Then he tries to read upside down]

 

 

[Reading for too long makes him tired, so he takes breaks]

 

 

[and starts rolling]

 

[and rolling]

 

 

[He also uses the book as a foot rest]