It was an emotional week. On Saturday we began our day by learning that my sister-in-law had delivered her first child! So exciting! Then I whisked the kids off to the farmer’s market where we picked up some fruit and flowers. That afternoon, we virtually attended a wedding. I got a little dressed up and […]
Archive for the ‘family’ Category
House things, St. Patrick’s Day, and time
March 19th, 2021 by pleia2
It’s hard to believe I have just one more week of maternity leave. I’m grateful for the 16 weeks paid leave for my employer, and I’m actually eager to get back to a working schedule, but there’s really never enough time. As my maternity leave winds down, I do recognize that I will be losing […]
A 5K, private Aardman film fest, amateur radio, and hamentashen
March 9th, 2021 by pleia2
Last week I set out with Aaron, dressed a bit like a penguin, and did a 5K walk around town as part of a fundraiser for the San Francisco Zoo. While it was just a walk, and I do walks almost every day, it was fun to dress up and share something on social media […]
Virtual Beer Festival, Mars, and Another Zoo!
February 27th, 2021 by pleia2
My maternity leave continues to be a fulfilling time with little Aaron and the whole family. After a bit of a sleep regression last week, as he approaches three months old he seems to finally be sleeping for longer stretches (4-6 hours overnight, rather than 2!) and we’re hoping this continues. As a long time […]
Kitchen, fandom, parks, and kiddos
February 16th, 2021 by pleia2
The new “kitchen pantry” has been assembled! I guess you can tell you’re getting old when things like creating more counter and storage space in your kitchen is something to get excited about. It really has changed how useful the kitchen is though, no more doing meal prep on unactive burners on the stove top, […]
Big boxes and small moods
January 25th, 2021 by pleia2
We’ve made progress on some house things these past few weeks. I was able to finally assemble the deck box for Adam’s toys that was delivered back in November, and MJ helped me bring it outside. This will make it considerably easier to play with him out back, since we’ll no longer need to haul […]
2021 so far
January 17th, 2021 by pleia2
We’re just a couple weeks into 2021, and what a doozy already! It kicked off as unusual as all of 2020 had been. No parties for New Years’ Eve, instead we did takeout from our favorite family restaurant here in town, that had curated a special New Years’ Eve menu. We picked up after Adam […]
Three weeks in and Hanukkah 2020
December 22nd, 2020 by pleia2
It’s now been almost three weeks since we had our little Aaron. Everything has been going well, Aaron gained weight at a healthy clip and is healthy. I’m recovering on schedule, though definitely slower than with Adam, in no small part because having a toddler and a newborn is more difficult than caring for just […]
I had a baby during a pandemic
December 8th, 2020 by pleia2
What’s it like to be pregnant during a pandemic, and give birth during what’s being called the biggest wave of said pandemic? Not great, that’s for sure. I want to begin with a shout-out to other people who have been pregnant during this pandemic. Pregnancy is often not easy, even during the best of times, […]
Aaron Reuven Joseph
December 5th, 2020 by pleia2
On Wednesday, December 2nd I gave birth to our second son, Aaron Reuven Joseph! After a very difficult pregnancy, I’m happy to share that the birth was quick and uncomplicated. Aaron was a healthy size for 37 weeks and my recovery is advancing at the expected rate. Working with pandemic restrictions during our hospital stay […]