Happy Halloween!

We're in Hong Kong right now, but I wanted to put up some Halloween pics before it's way too late. The whole family dressed as Laker Girls this year, and Matt might have been a bigger hit than Leah. When I saw the baby Laker Girl outfit, I knew I had to get it for Leah so we could match with my old uniform.  Matt said he was going to be a Laker player, but he went out secretly to find his Laker Girl outfit.  He wouldn't let me see him get dressed so he could surprise me. We went to Gymboree in her outfit, and then in the evening we hung out with Bob, Joy, and Ruby to go trick-or-treating.  We definitely enjoyed our first Halloween as a threesome!  

Oh Joy!

On October 18th, Rachelle and I went to Joy's Blog, Inc. book party at West Elm.  It's really fun seeing Joy in action {it's also fun knowing a celebrity. :)}  I've read her book and it's great!  It inspired me to take a beginners photography class, and hopefully I can take a Photoshop class too.  Rachelle and I had fun eating the Heirloom LA food, snapping pics in the photobooth, and then drinking wine at Vinoteca in Los Feliz afterwards.  Such a fun night!

East Coast Trip: New York

Very happy to be out of the car and in the hotel room

The final leg of our trip was in New York.  It was a nice drive from New Jersey to New York City, except for when we crossed the George Washington Bridge it cost $12!  I'm so glad we don't have to deal with bridge tolls in Southern California!  

Weaning

{This post is really back dated, but I wanted to write about the subject to remember the day.} 

Starting today, Leah is fully weaned from nursing. She took it like a champ. She didn't complain or ask to nurse once during the process. I started when she was 9 months because I wanted her to be fully weaned by the time we went to Asia in November. I didn't want to worry about nursing or pumping during the trip. I took one feeding away at a time VERY slowly, and yesterday was her last nursing session. It was a bittersweet moment for me. I really enjoyed my breastfeeding journey. I loved having her cuddle up to me, watching her, and having her hand pat my face. It was such a great bonding moment, and I will always cherish those times.

Book of Mormon

Saturday we had tickets to see The Book of Mormon.  I've been wanting to see it for awhile, so when I heard the show was coming to LA a few months ago, I booked tickets immediately.  My parents were suppose to babysit Leah, but they ended up going to Utah for a wedding, so an old coworker stepped in.  She loved getting the chance to hang out with Leah, and she even told us to stay out later so she could have more time with her.

The show was HILARIOUS.  I'm so glad we went.  It was written by the creators of South Park, and so you already know what type of humor you'll be getting.  They pretty much poke fun at everyone and everything. If you're easily offended, it may not be the show for you.  However, I highly recommend everyone to see this before it leaves LA!  

We saw the matinee show, and when it ended at 4:30pm, we were planning on going home to relieve my coworker, but she insisted that we grab dinner.  We walked across the street and ate at Delphine.  We got the cheese plate, short rib quesadilla, and grilled chicken ciabatta. When we came home, Leah was being so well behaved drinking her milk.  I'm so proud of her!  

Poor Baby

Leah has had a fever the past couple days.  We took her to the doctor today, and she didn't have an ear infection or any sores in her mouth.  We tried to do a urine test where they stick a bag on her to collect the sample and then bring the sample to the lab.  The nurse put the bag on her, and we went to a coffee shop to hang out for a bit to give her a chance to go.  She was so mellow that she actually sat still in her chair the whole time instead of wanting to climb/crawl all over the place. Unfortunately, when we went to check the bag, it actually leaked and we didn't collect anything!  The other option was to collect a sample using a catheter, but since she didn't look really sick, the doctor advised us to observe her for a couple more days.  If by Monday the fever is still there, we'll have to do blood work and a cath urine test.  My poor baby.  This is the first time an illness has really affected her, and that we felt she needed to see the doctor.  She's had a runny nose and cough a couple times, but those never really seemed to bother her.  She was still a super happy baby and slept well.  She's still sleeping 12 hours at night, but she's been super clingy and cranky.  Seeing your baby sick is the worst feeling.  I hope it passes soon!

East Coast Trip: New Jersey

After a couple days in Philly, we drove out to New Jersey for Matt's cousin's wedding.  I kind of like the fact that it's so easy to drive to different states when you're back East.  This was my first time meeting so many people from Matt's dad's side.  He tried to prep me on who everyone was, but it was pretty overwhelming!  I knew a few from our wedding and recognized some others from Facebook, but if Matt gave me a quiz, I'd totally fail.  Everyone was so nice though that I felt like I always knew them, and of course everyone couldn't wait to meet Leah.