InstaFriday 9.7.12

InstaFriday time! Getting back into the rhythm of life after moving and traveling, which means posting instagram pictures more often. Fun!

I had a few pictures left over from our trip to Portland a few weeks ago for my brother's wedding. My grandma came along on the trip and it was so fun to just have an extended amount of time to spend with her outside of the holidays. I loved listening to her sing to Cora in the mornings. I wish I got more pictures of the two of them together. Next time!

Uncle Scott, Cora, and Great Grandma!

Scott and Coco's wedding was delightful. It was a beautiful warm Portland night, and the reception was in their backyard. Wonderful and mellow.

We went to Multnomah Falls on Sunday, Cora was thrilled on Grandpa's shoulders. (Check out her face, crazy lady!)

I'm not quite sure what we were thinking booking a 6am flight out Monday morning, but Cora was a champ. She slept in the Ergo right until her normal waking time, hung out on the plane, and then fell asleep in the ergo on the Bart ride home. Champion!

Old rainbows. New rainbows. I think it was time, no?

We finally cleaned out the remaining stuff from our apartment and said our official goodbye. Stu was showing Cora the spot where she slept on her first night home. She was excited.

New digs mean frequent trips to IKEA. IKEA, however, is my nemesis. Frienemies at best.

Don't let this picture fool you. Cora hasn't spent a single night in her new full-sized crib. Or sleeping at all, really. But when she does sleep for approximately 2 hours at a time, it's in our bed. For now. Stinker.

And so, Dream Baby Guide it is. Unfortunately it's 700 pages long. 700 pages and no sleep? Can someone give me the cliff notes, please? Anyone?!? No, but really. We're starting on Saturday after approximately one month of reading and preparation. Wish us luck! Sleep baby, sleep!

And I seriously need sleep because classes started up for me again this semester and I need to keep my eyes open for this. Inthralling, no? Believe it or not, I'm super excited for this semester. Lots of practical experience, working with students, learning from a brilliant professor. Love.

But not as much as I love this face. It's weird that I miss her for the few hours that I am in class? Who can resist?

Speaking of this little one, it seems like we've turned a corner in eating recently. She's all about anything that I'm eating, and she gets really excited for meal times. Better "late" than never! I'm thankful for a good eater, even if it got off to a slow start.

Stu took off his Labor Day for moving, so he had to work on Monday. Cora and I went to join him in the city for lunch. It was a perfectly beautiful day in the city. So glorious.

 And then, just like that, I have a 9 month old. I seriously don't know how that happened.

 So stinking cute. Love her!

Happy Friday!

Insta"Friday" Photo Dump

Life has been nothing short of crazy around here, so the iPhone pictures have been piling up. I'm so thankful that I get to have my camera in my pocket and for these grainy pictures.

And so. I present to you, the month of (mostly) August in cell phone pictures.

SF Half Marathon: 1. Expo 2. Finished (!!) and met up with Paul for breakfast 3. Staying warm and cheering daddy on at the Golden Gate Bridge. 4. Picking up the bib.

Arya and Saman's wedding: 1. Daddy and Cora at the Biltmore. 2. Fancy pants. 3. Crazy baby. 4. Beautiful!

1. Boxed wine at a gas station rest stop. Makes sense, right? 2. Stretch break along the I-5. 3. Demanding baby. 4. A bittersweet goodbye to the Hansons as they move to Boulder, CO 

Portland Trip! 1. My hip grandma in her ikat print eating Apizza Scholls. 2. Stu studying for the PE on vacation. 3. My engineer husband also does wedding hair. 4. I love watching my dad melt over his granddaughter. 

Scott and Coco's Wedding: 1. The happy couple. 2. Family Photo. 3. Sour face! 4. Peer pressure. 

Portland Trip: 1. Multnomah Falls. 2. Family! 3. Tall Baby with Grandma. 4. Scooting along. 

 1. Propellors...interesting. 2. Bye Bye Portland. 3. Early morning flight. 4. Oh, we must be home, there's the fog!

 1. Rocking out with her maracas. 2. Waving hi! 3. Sweet, clean baby. 4. 12-18 month outfit.

 1. Sitting like a lady. 2. "I'm gonna get you!" 3. Checking out her shadow. 4. Little drummer girl.

1. "Hi!" 2. Drum like daddy! 3. Bath time happy. 4. Sleep time hand hold.

 Saying goodbye: 1. Changing table view. 2. First nursery wall art. 3. Hello from the mini crib! 4. Empty apartment.

 1. "This is where you first slept!"  2. Daddy and Cora saying goodbye to her first home. 3. Favorite toys. 4. Up to no good! 

1. Bright eyes and wispy curls. 2. Checking out her new full-sized crib and new bedding! 3. Opening game at the new Memorial Stadium, too bad we lost. 4. Go Bears!

Whew! I can't believe it's September already! Now that we're moved I'm hoping to get back in the swing of blogging again.

InstaFriday 6.1.12

Happy Friday!

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InstaFriday is a way to share our week through phone pictures. Little moments make up This Family by the Bay's week, and weeks turn into months, and months turn into years. It's a lovely way to remember.

This weekend we headed to Mount Hermon in Santa Cruz to First Pres' All Church Conference (ACC). It was nice to get away for the weekend and to have some extended time with our friends. I was a bit lame and didn't take many pictures, but we had fun! Due to Cora's naps, I only made it to one big session, but Stu made it to most of them and was really challenged by the speaker. You'll have to ask him what it was about though, because the one session I made it to I was wondering how Cora was doing her first time in childcare. She did great, I just wasn't able to make that mental jump of being present for church. Oh well.

Napping on Friday was a disaster. She slept for one hour that day. We were both cranky.  Note: she's still in the swaddle. Breaking it is slow-going to say the least.

Cora was none too thrilled about being in the car again on the way to Santa Cruz, my heart broke a little. Those eyes are saying "Not again, mama! Not again!"

We went to Marianne's for ice cream (yum!) with John Yoo. It was lovely to catch up with him and get a Santa Cruz treat. I dreamt of their ice cream regularly while pregnant. And no, I never made Stu drive the 70 miles to get it, though he offered on many occasions. What a guy!

Self portrait

Waking up from a nap with JY

On Monday, Cora went on her very first BART ride. She was pretty exhausted, but she was a pretty big hit with the BART patrons. She's a pretty good friend-maker. 

Fast asleep

And aren't these two the cutest?

Blurry and dark. Oh well. 

And this one.

After a (very) sleepless night, I noticed on Thursday that Cora cut her second tooth! She rewarded us with a (semi) decent night sleep last night, but she's keeping her toofers under lock and key. See?

We went on a walk and saw some baby geese! I would be a much bigger fan of the geese if they didn't poop every where, but that's neither here nor there.

Thursday was also our 4th anniversary. We're going out on Saturday to celebrate, but we picked up some delicious take out and a bottle of wine to celebrate last night.

Cora "played" with Felix at Mother's Council today. And by played, I mean she stole his toys and ate them. It was cute to see them chat at each other though!

This week, we also started watching Downton Abbey and we love it so far! Possibly because one of the main characters names is Cora. Super fun.

And that's a wrap.

Have a lovely weekend!