Happy Mother's Day!

to all the mom's out there - especially my mom, mother-in-law and sisters... happy mother's day! xoxooxox

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Oh Baby!

so, my first day of maternity leave really WAS my first day of maternity leave! on monday, april 20th, at 4:30am, my water broke as i was updating my shipped orders. we rushed to the hospital and at 6:06pm, after a not-too-bad labour, the little mini-muffin was born! at 19" and 6 lbs, 7.5 oz, she was (and still is!) a little angel! we did have a little bit of a scare with a high risk of jaundice (most babies, and almost all asian babies have some degree of jaundice) and had to return to the hospital every day for a blood test, but she's okay now that she's feeding well. who knew that your whole life could be turned upside down and inside out by such a little person!

i am so thankful that she's healthy! thanks to everyone, especially my etsy street team gals, for the support and love!!!!!!!

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Wedding Anniversary... and My Last Day of Work!!!!!!

today is my last day of work! as of monday, i start my maternity leave! i can't believe that the time flew by so quickly - and yet so slowly!!! i have to admit that i have some feelings of ambivalence: this is the first time in a long time that i'll be off of work for an extended period, as well as the first time i'll be home with a BABY, no less! it makes things really REAL now - the mini-muffin is well on her way and we're going to be parents!!!! the most important job in the world! incidentally, we celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary this week, and i think i was secretly hoping that the baby would make her appearance on that day! we went for spicy korean food - but no go. she's not ready yet. it's okay though - i'd prefer that she bake a little while longer anyways!! and at least she'll know that her parents didn't have a shotgun wedding! (not that there is anything wrong with that!)

i've planned it so that i (hopefully) have a little bit of time to myself to do the whole "nesting" thing, as well as catch up on some reading and TV watching. (nothing like taking time off to watch all 6 seasons of Sex and the City - thank you, Laurie!) but i'm usually not one to sit still for very long, so i'm hoping to also think of some amazing ideas for my etsy shop! i have some magnificent beaded sterling silver wire on the way, which has inspired ideas for more stacking rings! the husband and i were joking about the fact that everyone calls us "bohemian" because we're kind of artsy (before you get all thinking we're hippie-esque, we do NOT own one piece of tye-dye), and that his drum machine lives right next to my jewelry microtorch!

i've also been giving a lot of thought to making sure that i try to maintain a good balance between motherhood, career-hood (even though, believe me, if i could stay home full time, i would!), and crafty-hood. i'm hoping to find a happy medium for all the parts of me!

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37 weeks, 5 days... sigh!

i don't know why i insisted on working up to this point. i'm fat, i'm slow, i'm tired, i'm just ready to nap all the time. i'm cranky, and bitchy, and just about everyone is irritating me to no end.

but i tell you, it's incredible how i just love this baby already and can't wait for her to arrive.

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