My Second Trimester
My first trimester was defined by anxiety and feeling exhausted all the time. My second trimester was all about change. So many changes in my body and my mentality. And I had my energy back,...
View ArticleBest Stroller?
Picking out a stroller was probably one of the earliest, most stressful things we had to do as expecting parents. There are a ridiculous number of options out there. And they’re not cheap. We did a ton...
View ArticlePregnant at the Beach
We had such a warm spell in the Bay Area over President’s Day weekend that it seemed crazy not to go to the beach. Here we are at Pacifica Beach, 7 months pregnant. Many thanks to our friend Stacius...
View ArticlePeek a Boo Baby Shower
I’ve got a bunch of pictures to share with you of our official baby shower. I just haven’t had a chance to go through them yet. Here’s a teaser until next week… Filed under: Personal, Satski Tagged:...
View ArticleOur Baby Shower
Russell’s mom, cousins, and aunt threw us a co-ed baby shower last weekend. Our family and friends from all over came out for the big event and spoiled us rotten. The party was in downtown Oakland in...
View ArticleBuilding Satski’s Library
I’ve been collecting kids books for years in preparation for reading out loud to my own special someone. Recently, we’ve started receiving and buying more books to add to the collection. Here’s one...
View ArticleMaternity Photo Shoot at Sutro Baths
Our friends Stacius and Jean took us out for a fun maternity photo shoot session at Sutro Baths in San Francisco. We were cracking up the whole time, outtakes to come later this week. But the day...
View ArticleMaternity Shoot Outtakes
Here are some outtakes from our maternity photo shoot that I shared with you on Tuesday. You can be loving for only so long. But first let me take a selfie. These guys wanted to photobomb us, and...
View ArticleBaby Shower at Chronicle Books
One of my managers threw me a baby shower at work last week. If you haven’t noticed by now, Chronicle Books knows how to party. I feel like an exceptionally spoiled pregnant lady. The party was so...
View ArticleBuilding Satksi’s Library
I mentioned in the last post about my work baby shower that my colleagues gifted me with their favorite childhood books to help us build Satski’s library. Here’s a look at the some of the haul: Peek-a...
View ArticleMaternity Leave Week 1
I’ve officially been on maternity leave for one week. I thought I’d get bored, but the week went by surprisingly fast! Basically I’ve been sleeping and eating a lot, running errands, going to yoga or...
View ArticleBaby Shower at Russell’s School
Our 4th, yes 4th, baby shower was hosted by Russell’s colleagues. They showered us with gifts, love, and advice at a restaurant near their school. The students signed this sweet and funny card for...
View ArticleMy Birth Story
This is an intimate post about my birth story that I want to document and share. Feel free to skip over the gory details and let me summarize by saying my labor started out easy, progressed to...
View ArticleMaternity Leave Week 2
Going back in time a little bit to show you how I spent my 2nd week of maternity leave, right before giving birth. I think I’ll always cherish this time as my last few days of freedom and a time when I...
View ArticleBaby Satski’s Newborn Photo Shoot
While we were in the hospital, a photographer came around to our room and offered to take some photos of Baby Satski. She somehow transformed the foot of the hospital bed to a professional backdrop and...
View ArticlePortraits of Baby Satski by Kirk Sato
My brother-in-law came up from San Diego a few weeks ago to meet his new nephew. He brought his fancy camera along and took these beautiful photos of Baby Satski at 4 and 5 days old that I’ll cherish...
View ArticleBaby Satski at One Month
Baby Satksi is officially one month old! And what a month it’s been. He’s slowly getting used to being in this world, and I’m slowly getting used to having my life completely turned upside down. Here...
View ArticleThe Story Behind the Blanket
I posted a monthly status of Baby Satski last week and in it he’s lying on a blanket. I love the Pendleton story behind the blanket so I wanted to share it here: “Ah-Day” means “special” in Kiowa, and...
View ArticleHarlem World by Jon Ouye
I knew before going into the hospital to deliver Baby Satski that I wanted our friend Jon Ouye to come take some pictures of our new family together on our first day. We asked him a few months before...
View ArticleBaby Satski’s Library
Here’s how we decided to build out Baby Satski’s library in his room. I got the inspiration from Pepper Design Blog and bought the acrylic shelves from Clear Solutions Displays. They’re actually...
View ArticleA$AP Sato- Walk It Off
If you follow Russell on Instagram, you may have seen a short clip of Baby Satski (rap alias A$AP Sato) dancing along to Lil Wayne’s Walk It Off. Here’s the longer version: Cracks me up. We’ll be...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Two Months
Baby Satski is two months old! He now weighs 17.4 pounds (above 95th percentile) and measures 24.5 inches long (only 1 foot away from being able to ride roller coasters!). He’s grown so much this past...
View ArticleFavorite Bedtime Board Book
A special part of Baby Satski’s bedtime routine is reading aloud to him. Reading the same book to him at bedtime is supposed to trigger to him that it’s time to sleep. Wherever You Are is our current...
View ArticleSea Ranch Travelogue: July 2015
For the 4th of July holiday weekend we finally got to introduce Baby Satski to Sea Ranch. Russell’s family has owned property in Sea Ranch since the 70s. Russell’s dad proposed to his mom there. I’ve...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Three Months
Our baby boy is 3 months old! He now weighs 19.2 pounds (my friend’s 1-year old weighs 18 pounds for context) and is 26 inches long. As a new parent and a control freak, I always want to know how and...
View ArticleBaby Satski’s 백일 (100th-Day) Celebration
In Korean culture we celebrate when a baby turns 100-days old. Back in the day, some babies didn’t survive this difficult period, so 100 days was marked as a rite of passage. Here’s a look at how we...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Four Months
Are you ready to hear about Baby Satski at four months? I said, are. you. readddyy?? My little handsome chunk of loving is 4 months (+7 days) old! I’ve been lazy and haven’t weighed or measured him...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Five Months
These months are flying by! It’s incredible how much he’s growing and experiencing every day. I’m trying my best to capture and appreciate every moment but it never feels like enough. He started...
View ArticleSleep Training Baby Satski
Baby Satski had a hard time sleeping from the night we brought him home from the hospital. He had witching spells from 11 PM until 2 AM, when nothing seemed to console him. He would only sleep on my...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Six Months
Baby Satski is 6 months old! He now weighs 20 lbs, 11 oz (93rd percentile) and is 29 inches tall (100th percentile). He’s slowing down, but he’s still a big boy! Since sleep training last month, this...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Seven Months
My baby is growing up too fast! Here he is at 7 months, wearing 12-18 month clothes. Lots of cardigans these days for the cooler weather. You won’t find him on his back much often these days. He’d...
View ArticleBaby Satski’s First Thanksgiving
Everything feels extra special this year, celebrating all of Baby Satski’s firsts. Here are some scenes from his first Thanksgiving at Ojii and Oba’s house. His face with my mother-in-law’s homemade...
View ArticleBaby Satski’s First Solids
We’ve been having a lot of fun feeding Baby Satski solid foods. We started when he was five months old with brown rice cereal, then slowly introduced him to one or two new foods every week. I’ve been...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Eight Months
Here was Baby Satski two weeks ago on his 8-month birthday. I’m a little behind from the holidays! We were on our way to see Santa that day, more pictures of Christmas and the end of the year to come....
View ArticleBaby Satski at Nine Months
At his 9-month check-up, Baby Satski measured in at 23 lbs, 10 oz and 30 inches tall (95th percentile in both weight and height). He’s a good eater, trying new foods with ease, until just recently....
View ArticleBaby Satski at Ten Months
Double digits, baby. Baby Satski is 10 months old and only 2 months from turning 1! He seems like such a toddler already. He’s very busy. Crawling, walking with the help of a walker, exploring,...
View ArticleTravelogue: Sea Ranch February 2016
Over Valentine’s Day weekend, we went to Sea Ranch with our friends who have a baby girl a few weeks younger than Baby Satski. Here we were last year, pregnant and anxiously waiting for our lives to...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Eleven Months
Only 1 month until he’s 1! Baby Satski is more active and lovable than ever. He took his first steps just before he officially turned 11 months old. He’s been playing a lot with his balance, letting go...
View ArticleHarley Farms
On Easter weekend the boys and I went to visit Harley Farms in Pescadero. It’s about an hour and a half away from our home, near Half Moon Bay. We drove down the coast and pulled into this charming...
View ArticleBaby Satski at Twelve Months
At twelve months Baby Satski weighs 25.4 pounds (94th percentile) and is 32 inches tall (87th percentile). He’s so tall that he barely fits on this blanket anymore. He’s one and officially a toddler....
View ArticleBaby Satski’s First Birthday Dol Party
For Baby Satski’s first birthday my parents threw us a traditional Korean-themed party. Russell and I got to the Lafayette Reservoir where we were having the party by 7 AM to set up. We were hanging...
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