Posterous!

For my push gift, the husband got me the top of the line ipad2, which means I finally have the camera feature on the iPad (awesome!). Because of this, I decided to give posterous another try... So here goes: Shinnanigans. A tribute to my cute son and family.

Sorry for the lack of interesting posts, parenthood has taken a toll on my blogs and picture updates.

We Met Jeremy Lin!

Thanks to a Facebook invite, we were able to meet Golden State Warrior's Jeremy Lin at a church in San Jose. It's been a while since those high school/college evangelical nights, but it felt like that's what it sort of was. Jeremy Lin came up and shared his testimony (primarily focusing on his rookie year in the NBA and the struggles he had). There was a Q&A with him and a meet&greet where the three of us (Shinn's + my brother) were able to get his autograph and take a picture with him.

We regretted not really bringing anything autographable (yes, I know, not a real word). If turning back time was possible, the #1 Fan Warriors finger would've been brought and perhaps a ticket stub as well. After clicking on all these clips with interviews of him, it was nice to actually sit in the front row (the closest we've ever sat in a church sanctuary by choice!) and hear him speak live. It turns out that Jeremy's a pretty cool and down-to-earth guy with a not so bad sense of humor.

So there you have it! Another life goal completed... and all this done before Peanut's born too!

2 Weeks To Go...

I know due dates are anything but accurate and that you can pop anytime from 37 - 42 weeks (They should seriously change it to birth month!). Week 37 has already come and gone, so much for a super early full term birth! I'm still hoping for an earlier arrival rather than a later one and have had pep talks with little Peanut while rubbing my belly to tell him to hurry up and leave the womb so he can see the real world! I'm trying to convince him to come out since the outside world is so much nicer than my nasty dark womb. I'm pretty sure he's just as uncomfortable as me since he's all scrunched up in that fetal position with nowhere to go.

It's week 38 now... we'll see if he finally wants to make his debut this week. And I know y'all are anxiously waiting to find out what his name is. So stay tuned...

My Babies

My baby sitting on top of my baby taken by my baby.

36 Weeks

According to my EDD, there's only ONE more month to go! But as rumor has it, firstborns are always late and only 5% of women deliver on their actual due date. So we'll see... we're hoping that Peanut arrives once I hit full term (next week) just to make life easier for both of us (for various reasons).

With the D.D. being so unbelievable close now, what's left to take care of now?

- Wash everything? Check!

- Install car seat? Check!

- Pack hospital bag? Uncheck...

It all comes down to the dreadful waiting game now. Since I'm on my self-proclaimed maternity leave, I'm thinking the nesting phase will be next. There's two closets I plan to organize while I have extra time in the afternoons. However, we'll see if I ever get around to it.

And here I am (picture on right), the first day of my 36 week pregnancy with my protruding belly at what could be our last wedding before Peanut makes his debut into this world!

Family Portraits

Come on Peanut... let's make this a party of four!

Preparing for D-Day

Summer's just around the corner and I am probably more anxious than any kid out there for summer to come. As each day passes by, it's a constant reminder that I am one step closer to becoming a mother, which is both scary and exciting!

Before things are completely wrapped up and I'm in summer "maternity leave" mode, I had to wrap up my piano teaching with what is probably my last recital for a while. (I usually host one recital a year circa May time.) Despite my laziness, it's actually really fun teaching when I actually get off my lazy butt and move my big lion seal self into the car to teach. I'm going to miss the kids I have to drop due to Peanut and the far drive. So until mid-August, I'm piano-free and am going to lounge around like an elephant seal at Pier 39!