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November 4th, 2008
10:56 pm - In the words of Inara - Obaba
So at 20.5 months I think Inara vaguely understands. This morning we took the girls with us when we went to vote. When we were leaving they gave Inara a sticker too. I asked her who she voted for and she said Obaba (her version of Obama).
Later in the day I asked her who are new president would be and she again said Obaba.
After going out in the street to celebrate the victory with a neighbor, Inara started pumping her fists, clapping and yelling Obaba over and over. I'm so glad that my children get to be part of this historic change.
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October 22nd, 2008
10:35 pm - Contant changes
Life with 2 little ones means that excitement is always present. Not always the kind of excitement I enjoy - spilled milk, screaming, crying, minor injuries.
But recently it has been mostly good excitement. Last week Thursday Kaia learned to roll over, at just shy of 15 weeks, so that is very cool. She has rolled from her back to stomach and stomach to back, though mostly the former.
Also, Inara has recently learned to go to sleep in her OWN room, ALONE! The last two nights and at naptime today I read to Inara and then left, telling her I'd be in to check on her in a bit and she fell asleep. It's such a wonderful blessing when we're talking about a baby who would not sleep if not attached to my nipple until around 1 year.
The biggest bummer right now is that Kaia hates car rides. Inara always fell asleep in the car and Kaia just screams.
At least I know it's just a phase.
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August 27th, 2008
08:59 pm - Time to myself
I kind of forgot what that was. But a few minutes ago Joe told me to go into our bedroom and shut the door, that he'd deal with the girls for a little bit. I needed the break. I'm exhausted and wearing a little thin in my interactions with Inara especially. She's cute and lovable but also needing everything now and her way or else she whines.
I've been dealing with both girls 24-7 (with Joe's help when he's not at work or doing exercise - by the way he's looking great) but never taking a break until last weekend when I escaped to a continuing education course on Pilates. It was great. I got 14 hours to myself with adult interaction.
Anyway, I can't stand Kaia crying any longer so I'm going to go back out and rescue her. At least I've gotten to take some deep breaths and type something with 2 hands.
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July 4th, 2008
08:35 am
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July 5th, 2007
12:46 pm - EC
Before Inara was born I thought people were crazy to think that EC (Elimination Communication) could actually work. Elimination communication is a form of nurturing in which a caregiver uses timing, signals, cues, and intuition to help an infant address his or her elimination needs, partially or completely avoiding the use of diapers.
I thought that it would be an impossibly hard task. However, I've been doing it with Inara for about the past 3 weeks and now I've only had one poopy diaper since Sunday. THAT'S ONE POOPY DIAPER IN 4 DAYS FOR A 4.5 MONTH OLD BABY. This may not sound so amazing until you understand that Inara poops once or twice a day.
She understands when I take her to the toilet and I pay attention to her cues that she has to use the toilet (we're just doing this for pooping right now). It's not hard or time consuming and it seems so much nicer than ever sitting in your poop. I love it and she seems to think it's fun too!
Current Mood: accomplished
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June 16th, 2007
09:12 am - Fruit bowling
Every morning if I go outside at the right time I'll see the fruit bowler. He's a short, older Asian man who wears a baseball cap. As he walks down the street he looks around, sizing up the perfect orange to snatch from someone's yard. Usually he picks up an orange that is already on the ground. He feels it, sometimes tosses it into the air a couple times and then swings his arm, fruit in hand before eventually releasing the orange on a measured trajectory. It's amazing to see how the fruit rolls, often skimming the edge of the sidewalk and then returning to the street. Occasionally it does land on a lawn and need to be retrieved. His pace never quickens. He simply follows the orange with his eyes first and eventually his weary body.
His skill leads me imagine that he was a professional bowler in his youth, the pains of age preventing him from hefting a bowling ball any longer. Now, on his morning promenade he relives the joys of his youth with a fruit weighing merely ounces.
Current Location: sitting in bed
Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: Inara squealing
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February 18th, 2007
12:37 pm - life with a newborn
I think we've been adjusting pretty well. She's a cute, sweet baby so far. She likes to nurse...about every 1-1.5 hours. She only seems to cry when she needs something - diaper change, food or cuddles.
I'm feeling much more back to my normal self today, though I'm still sore all over. I was using all sorts of muscles during contractions that I didn't even know I had. But I'm so glad I got to have the birth my way. I was only going to be given 6 more days before being induced at a hospital so it was wonderful that she finally decided to come on her own.
I got to have her at the birth center in San Francisco in water and my labor was only 8-9 total. While it was very intense I was able to cope and have the natural birth that I wanted.
Right now I'm typing this as she sleeps in my arms in bed. But I think I'm going to get up and get dressed since the midwife is on her way over to check on Inara.
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February 16th, 2007
12:31 pm
This is Joe, posting for Sahana.
Our baby girl Inara May Baker-Malone was born today at 6:20 am. She weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces, and is 19 inches tall. (I know you're supposed to say "Long" but that always bugs me for some reason.) Here's a picture. We got to the birth center at 2am last night and left to come home at around 10 this morning. After some initial...excitement, everything seems to be going well with both of them.
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February 7th, 2007
04:49 pm - Overdue
I understand that people never know what to say to a very pregnant woman, but "You're huge" which I got the other day and "You look like you're about to hatch" are just not the right things. I have to admit that I found the hatching comment strangely amusing...but I don't quite get it. Am I just a shell? Perhaps I'll feel that way when the baby comes and gets all the attention after being the center of attention for 9 months...but still, Weird.
I'll be happy to have my body back. Being able to pee less often than every hour and being able to move about easily will seem divine. I am getting less and less patient. I'm now past my due date and have tried most things I can imagine or have read in order to start labor. I know it sounds strange but every time I get a little contraction I think, "I hope the next one hurts more." I've never felt so masochistic in my life.
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September 14th, 2006
09:59 am
The night before last I woke up at 4am to a really new and strange feeling. I felt like my heart was beating really hard but lower in by abdomen and then I realized that it was actually the baby having hiccups. At least I'm getting used to the baby waking me up now :)
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September 5th, 2006
08:18 pm - Kicking
While I've felt the baby kicking and moving for weeks, last night Joe put his hand on my belly and the baby kicked him for the first time. Probably the first of many, but perhaps the most exciting. Joe thought it was pretty weird.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/smile.gif) chipper
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August 12th, 2006
04:05 pm - Pregnancy pictures
Here are some pictures of me throughout the pregnancy thus far. I've taken them almost every week since we found out...View pics
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March 30th, 2006
04:42 pm - Sick
I am finally feeling better and haven't had a fever all day today. It sucks to miss work last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for vacation and now to have missed Wednesday and Thursday for having been sick. At least I'm now starting to think I'm hungry and am only aching in the head. Oh well, that's life. Hopefully I can go to work tomorrow and then rest during the weekend and clean up the apartment. While I love snowboarding, I hate the extended winter we're having this year with the extended flu season.
Current Location: home
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/classic/blah.gif) lethargic
Current Music: tv
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March 19th, 2006
02:30 pm - Life
It's been forever since I last posted. I've been so busy snowboarding on the weekends and working during the week. This last week my brother came up from college in So. Cal. and we went snowboarding (his first time) with me, Joe and Josha. We were up there for 4 days and by the end my brother was addicted. He is currently looking on the internet to buy a board. On our 4th day up there it dumped snow, 2 inches an hour. Great day if you enjoy deep powder but it took like 7 hours to get home since they kept opening and closing the highway (avalanche blasting). My brother left today and we played an ultimate frisbee game in San Jose which was fun but tiring. I'm not good at it, but am slowly getting better.
Now back to work for Monday and Tuesday. We leave for Breckenridge Colorado to go snowboarding for another 4 days on Wednesday. We will me our 20 day total of last year's boarding during this trip. Definately addicted.
Now I wait for my new favorite TV show to come on...Grey's Anatomy.
Current Mood: calm
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December 22nd, 2005
04:41 pm - More running
Today I ran 13 miles (a half marathon) and feel good. Then first half of the run was physically demanding for me and for the last hour and a half it was pouring rain. But I feel great now. I completed the run in about 2 hours and 10 minutes. I think I'm feeling stronger with each long run which is good as they get longer and longer. Also, I've signed up for a 5 mile race on new years day and am thinking about doing the San Francisco half marathon as part of training during the first week in February. It's a flat paved course which will be good for me.
I'm not sure I will ever do another marathon though because training is exhausting.
Current Mood: busy
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December 15th, 2005
11:38 am - Running
Today was 12 miles and despite my fear of failure and worry over potentially being sick, (it seems I do have a cold) I was able to run it in slightly less than 2 hours. Not bad. I think I'm feeling like a stronger runner all the time. This week so far was 3 miles on Monday, 6 on Tuesday and 12 today. I know it's just gonna get harder before it's over but I'm feeling a little more confident. It's hard when there's no one to train with, as I have no one to complain to or keep up with or fall behind. But this is often the way I like to do things, on my own to prove something to myself. I can't believe today was almost half a marathon. That thought makes me feel better.
Current Mood: tired but more confident
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October 8th, 2005
01:56 pm - DARPA grand challenge
So Stanford won the DARPA grand challenge a few minutes ago. I think that's awesome, for a few reasons. 1) Joe helped contribute to the making of the vehicle (or making the vehicle autonomous); 2) this is a big step toward not having to drive on road trips but instead enjoy the drive that your car takes you on; 3) Joe and I made a bet which involved the loser giving the winner the most romantic day (I bet that someone would finish the race this year). So if you want, you can help Mr. not-so-romantic out with ideas :P
Current Mood: happy
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September 28th, 2005
08:28 pm
via ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mr_minconbop via martian687 When you see this, quote firefly in your journal if you are so inclined
"The hero of Canton, the man they call me"
-Jayne
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September 27th, 2005
12:40 am - Cirque du Soliel - Corteo
We would like to buy tickets to Cirque du Soleil soon. The dates we are thinking of are Wed. Nov. 23 or 30th at 8pm in SF or any other date that someone suggests. I'd just like to solidify the date so that we actually get tickets.
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August 27th, 2005
07:57 am
So here we are in Pasadena. This time yesterday I would have told you I would be at home all weekend relaxing. But then I finished my report for work (yay me for being so timely and productive) and we drove down last night to see my mom, dad and brother who are here to take my brother to start college at Occidental. It's always nice to be back in So. Cal. for short periods of time, kinda like Vegas (short periods of time are fine but then it gets to me...or something, I guess I lived here for 6 years so it couldn't have been that bad). Anyway, that's about all of the excitement for now. I'm still tired and will relax for a little bit before going to join my family and help my brother move in. I'm sad that Josha couldn't come down with us. PF Chang's doesn't give sick days and no one would take her shift for today. Sucky.
Current Mood: good
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