Pregnancy, Week 30

Some thoughts at Week 30...

~There's something about pregnancy that makes you want to 'get all your ducks in a row.' If you've been meaning to cross off your TO DO list, accomplish some of your New Year's Resolutions, see your dentist or pick up 2-year old wedding pictures....then I suggest you get pregnant. It did wonders for me;).

~I thought I'd be more vain about being pregnant as well as bothered by people feeling the belly. However, neither has happened. I never liked my waistline in the first place, so I've been welcoming the growing belly.

~The swelling and sausage feet has begun. Thankfully, my sister gave me several packs of compression stockings. My mother suggested I wear them OUT, during the DAY. Haha--have you seen these things?! Turns out, my vanity is still in place.

~Joey & I've each brought a name to the table. But like my cousin-in-law G.O. says, "I get more vetoes!!" Hmm, do you know this Joey?;)

~For being 10 weeks away from "mommy & daddy", the maternal thing/instinct/reality hasn't sunk in yet. I still make choices that are more for me than for the baby. Joey & I just attended 4 hours of Infant Care & Breastfeeding classes, but I still don't feel "ready." How do you know when you're ready to be a parent? And a GOOD parent at that. Hmm....lots of praying still to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Fun Sunday

J & I decided to check out the Rose Bowl Flea Market recently:
Stopping for grilled corn & fresh limeade

A booth we both found t-shirts at

Let's take a t-shirt photo & show off our finds!

Thanks for the fun Sunday Mita!!

Project Baby Crib

Joey & I've been the lucky recipients of many baby hand-me-downs from relatives, church members, and friends. Here's a crib that was handed down to us, minus a little paint here & there.

I wanted to work on this project myself, but counldn't find a conclusive answer on breathing paint fumes when pregnant. So...here you go Joey!!:)

Chaperones or One of the Kids?

Joey & I recently went down to La Jolla. We tagged along [as chaperones?!] for our church's college activity day.

Monica took us to The Original Pancake House. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. In taste, price and portions. Portland friends, the 'original' OPH is in Portland, OR, so you should look it up!

My camera is still messed up. I'm embarrassed to post these pics but they're all I've got:(.

Voila! The German pancake:

Stopped by the MOCA:

As usual, this modern museum had odd, interesting, & is-this-really-art?! displays.

But it had these great cut-out windows on the terrace...
...that looked out onto this view:

Christine at work. I've commissioned some nursery art from her:

Some stops & viewpoints along the way:

The growing bump:

We also went to this raved-about place, Extraordinary Desserts. Yes, they were indeed extraordinary looking....but just ordinary tasting.

Pretty, though:

It was nice to be 'one of the kids' on the outing and not to have to plan anything! But I did feel more like a 'chaperone' the next day, when I was exhausted & called in sick to sleep it off. haha. The 1st trimester exhaustion is back...but I'm still in denial of being pregnant!

Brunch Date

Many moons ago, my hubby suprised me w/brunch at Julienne, a restaurant with a Napa-ish feel.
The restaurant's grocery section included ginormous flower bouquets, olive oils, breads, jams and freshly made salads to-go. I wanted to buy everything....but of course my Korean sensibilities prohibited me from buying 100% marked up products.
I had my book & coffee on hand. My ONE cup allotted during this pregnancy. Do you know how delicious coffee tastes after 6 months without? Try it, you'll see.

Egg white spinach omelette w/fresh berries.

Potato pancakes w/poached eggs.

Overall, it was a cute & romantic restaurant w/yummy entrees. However, the portions are a little small. Next time, I'll take the diner down the street....a pregnant girl's gotta eat!

Refrigerator Art

My nephew, C, age 5, handed me this drawing at church last week.

From l-r, yellow sun, Uncle Joey, Me, & baby in the belly:

Pre-Baby Weekend

It was a busy, fun-filled weekend. The first weekend of which I thought to myself "we won't be able to do this anymore when baby comes."

To start, on Saturday evening was our first official Shepardess meeting. Shepardess = basically a group of pastor's wives. I'm on the planning committee, and was in charge of food, set-up, & decorations.
It was a fairly good turnout, though not as big as the last time. Dr. Soonja Lee, our sponsor and chairperson, spoke on "how to deal with difficult members." It was excellent and helped me to learn about situations before actually having to deal with them.

I catered from Happy Family (all-vegetarian Chinese food), which was a hit with all, thankfully.

Then we met up around 10:30pm that night to try Gogi truck & see what all the fuss was about. Can you guess how long the wait was?

I had the galbi & tofu tacos, and Joey had the tofu. They were both good. I give it 4 out of 5 stars. The taste and flavoring were both to my liking. However, they are a little small, and the wait?--1 hour long! It's worth trying if you haven't had it, but I don't see myself going very often, what with the wait and the truck driving all over LA.

See how small they are? Thanks to Kange for setting up this foodie find!

The next day, Joey & I went to see Rent. I had told him not to get me anything for my birthday, (I didn't want him to spend any more money, what with me going to NY and everything,) but he didn't listen. I felt a little guilty initially, as he always does more than I expect for special events.

However, I am glad that we got to go (enjoy our dates pre-baby, right?). This was my 3rd time seeing it, and Joey's first. The 2 main characters, Mark & Roger, were from the original Broadway cast, and they were terrific singers. Joey liked it more than I thought he would.

Can you see the bump now??

After the show we got to see babies & friends @ Island's. Isn't this one darling & photogenic?

Joey couldn't help but comment that we need to have a boy b/c they are so much more fun to play with than girls.
This little neice of his prefers guys though...and I think Uncle Joey likes that just as well as any boy;).
It's easy to see how this little girl has her daddy wrapped around her little finger.

I wanted to see C&C immediately after we left them. Can't wait to see you guys again this weekend!!