a weekly log of our everyday life
What’s in Minnesota?!?! Absolutely nothing. lol jk. Jake had a conference where he was presenting in Minneapolis. And Cindy wanted to be able to say she’s been to Minnesota. So that’s how we ended up in Minnesota for Mother’s Day weekend! After our New York trip, Cindy was expecting the worst from this trip but […]
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For the most part, not too much happened this past week. Our routine these days revolves around Baby R’s three wake windows. After Cindy leaves for work in the morning, Jake usually plays with Baby R until our childcare arrives (which is either our part-time nanny or our parents, depending on the day). Cindy usually […]
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Somewhere along the way, we went from counting up to Baby R’s first birthday to counting down. It’s cliche, but…WHERE DID THE TIME GO!? Our brand new, tiny, newborn baby has somehow become a big baby. She’s reached and surpassed the age of the babies Cindy used to look at and think, “Wow, one day […]
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(Picture is unrelated to the Olympics. We went to the Super Bowl Experience event at the LA Convention Center. We don’t know anything about the Super Bowl, so it was a bit random. We went mainly to hang out with our friends. We felt totally out of our element, but it was a new experience […]
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It was Jake’s birthday this past week!! His first birthday as a dad! For the past few years, Jake’s birthday has always been around UCLA Finals Week. In undergrad, this meant he was either studying for finals or taking a final on his birthday. Now, as a grad student, it means he’s either proctoring finals […]
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Baby R turned 6 months old this past week! It really is true what everyone says, time really does go by so fast… and it really does get easier. Though, we can’t really pinpoint the exact moment things “got easier”. It’s amazing how it feels like Baby R has always been a part of our […]
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Baby R celebrated her first Thanksgiving!! And it was exactly how you’d expect Thanksgiving with a baby would be– joyful, special, and a little bit stressful. We hosted Thanksgiving this year, with Jake’s family. It was our first time hosting in our new apartment which was exciting. Because the space is a bit bigger than […]
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This past week was busy and rough. It was Cindy’s first full week of work since returning from maternity leave. (she returned mid-week her first week back and last week was short because of the long weekend) And Jake had a lot of presentations and deadlines, so he was back home late and also up […]
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Thank you to all the veterans who are serving and have served our country! SoCal experienced a mini heatwave this past long weekend. We took advantage and went to the beach! We may not experience seasons in SoCal, but we do get to enjoy the beach almost year-round! We didn’t go for very long because […]
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This year has been proving to be the year of rough transitions. First, there was our transition from young married couple to first-time parents. And now, for Cindy, the transition from young working professional to “working mom”. How do other moms do it!?!? We knew this week would be rough, but we didn’t think it […]
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jake & cindy 