Lila Chae Rin Kim

She's here, she's actually here! I was induced on Wednesday, 11/26/08, at 12:00PM, and pushed her out at 3:48PM. Yes...only took about 4 hours! Thank you LORD!

Lila was 8 pounds, 20 in long and born with lots of hair! Hubs and my mom were in the delivery room. I was hesitant about having my mom in there because she's a Labor and Delivery Nurse, so I assumed she would take over and become the "nurse" rather than be my "mom". But all went well, and Won and I were actually glad she was in the room with us. BTW, I got the epidural! After my doc manually broke my water, my contractions became twice as strong. I'm weak sauce!!

Motherhood is awesome in every way. It's definitely draining and extremely hard the first few days, but it's true when mommies say it gets easier as time progresses. She sleeps well at night and wakes up for her feedings without crying too much. The only thing is she falls asleep in my arms when I feed her! We get a wet towel and brush it on her ear/neck, do a fake change of a diaper, undress her, etc...it gets to be tiring because night feedings will take me almost 45 minutes! Day time is pretty low key. When she's awake, I'll put her in the bouncer or I've started doing tummy time.

We are moving in 2 days! Good-bye Valley, Hello OC!

Fair Weekend Update

The weekend went by so quickly. We packed up at least 10 boxes and took them to BP both Saturday and Sunday. I didn't realize we lived so far after doing the Valley - OC drive back to back. I live far!

We met our neighbors, and one guy is a cop. I was so excited to hear that! I've always had nightmares when I was younger about someone breaking into my house, so to know that there is cop next door makes me feel safer for some reason. It's a recurring nightmare of mine...hate it! Do you have a recurring nightmare? Won has one and will break into sweats when he wakes up from it. It's of him missing an important final to graduate college!??? Wish I had a dream book to make sense of what all of this means.

Anyhow, lil sprinkles had our first holiday fair yesterday. You can read it about here.



Here is a pic of our booth. Initially, big sis was going to work alone, but I ended up going after she called me at the butt crack of morning telling me how the turnout was insane! People started lining up at 5:30am to get in.

Buttons were a hit, SC paperweights were a hit...big sis dolls...eh! Too high of a price point? We're not sure, but we're hoping the next fair on 12/6 at Cerritos Tall Mouse will be better for us.

Hooter hider aka nursing cover aka bosom buddy, etc...

I decided to make some stuff for me and Lila, and my first project was a nursing cover. I got a yard of Alexander Henry jungle fabric, and made this:





***Free tutorial can be found here***

BTW, did anyone see Brad Pitt on Oprah yesterday? I was disappointed in him...he seemed cocky and wasn't very friendly to that tattoo lady even though she came across as a MEGA STALKER!

Welcome Home...it's official!

2008 is probably the busiest and one of the craziest years for us. In addition to welcoming our first baby which can be any day now, we are proud to say we are owners of this lovely home below:




I call it the Carmenita home because it's the colors of my junior high...yellow and green. :P

I'm sad to be moving out of the valley because of the great friends we've made and to be leaving our church, The Garden. That's definitely the number one thing we will miss about this area.

On the flip side, I'll be only 10 minutes away from my mom and sis! Plus, my girlfriends are nearby, so I'll be able to see them more often! Yay!

The Waiting Game

Just got back from the doc, and I'm 2 centimeters dilated! Dr. Wong said she felt Lila's head, and my cervix is thinning nicely. What does this all mean? Well, I guess it means I can have Lila any day now, which is FREAKING ME OUT!

This is what I found on a birthing site - birthing with guinever:

"You can be 36, 37, or 38 weeks pregnant, 2 centimeters dilated and not have your baby for several weeks. Or you can be 2 centimeters dilated and be in very early labor or pre-labor having a couple contractions an hour and maybe have a baby within the next couple days. Or you can be 2 centimeters dilated and be having very long, hard contractions that are close together. In this last scenario, you will have your baby very soon."

I have one thing planned this week in the OC, and I'm wondering if I can do it alone because it's during the week and during work hours. No hubs to drive me around!

I'm trying to rest up as much as possible because I feel like the last couple days I've been out and about and being more active than normal. I need just one more week...just one more week!!!

Random thoughts

I'm 37 weeks, full term! I actually had a semi-productive day today. I met with my pediatrician, and he was adorable. Late 50's/early 60's...a tender, caring grandpa. He was so sweet, and he gave me a "nuggie" because I told him I didn't know I needed a pediatrician before I could take my baby home from the hospital. First of all, I haven't had a nuggie in a long time and secondly, he did it in a way that wasn't awkward because that's something you don't do to a stranger.

I stopped watching Jon and Kate probably 6 months ago, but I started up again because I wanted to watch them take their vows again in Hawaii. I'm happy cause there is a J&K marathon going on right now!

SKB reminded me that I'll have to send my announcements during xmas time. I think she offered to help me because this girl has the BEST penmanship in the WORLD! SKB - did you offer to help or is it all in my head? hehe :P Sars bought me a gift cert to a photographer in my local area, Jill Peterson, and I love her style! I'm wondering if it will be too crazy to bring the photog to my house to take shots? I'm considering it even with all the hectic things going on in my life because I just love those black and white naked newborn shots where the baby is laying on the dad's hand. Do you know what I mean? I'm sure I can take them at her studio but at 2-3 weeks, I'm scared to take her out and about except for doctor visits.

I did buy her outfit for the photo though. Lila will be wearing this tiara velvet headband and nothing else!

Monday update

I don't know what to do with myself. My first day of not working has been hard. One of the first things I did when I woke up was check my work email. I still have access to my work email from home, and I can't believe I actually signed on. Work withdrawal, I guess?

I've been busy making dolls. Busy making food for myself since I can't eat at my good ol work cafeteria. I just finished taking a 15 minute walk around my complex and met an old grandma who said I don't look like I can deliver in 3 weeks. She thinks I'm too small! That was nice to hear considering I feel like a whale. I'm going to take another walk in a few hours because I feel like I gained 5 pounds alone from dinner last night at Lawry's.

My family went to Lawry's to celebrate my mom's 60th. This is what we bought her:



Hopefully my mom will put it to good use!

Lawry's was delish. I think my favorite part of Lawry's besides the actual prime rib is the salad. Won would still prefer caesar's salad over the spinning salad!...Gasp!

Anyhow, I'm off to watch Oprah and think of what to make for dinner. :-)