Shelter

It rained today!! Thankfully I didn't have to go out in the rain for too long and was able to seek refuge in our house for most of the afternoon. 

Accurate dosing systems

I've only seen it on OTC tylenols (and generics) and I know Target offers it for their liquid prescriptions but it's amazing and ridiculously useful. There are seriously no bubbles ever when you use it. Here's an example I pulled from Google images. I wish all pharmacies would offer this for their liquids!

Naps with my daughter

Especially on the days when Chloe wakes up super early I have to remember that I'll only have this moment in time once and I need to be grateful that I get to experience this with her. It also helps when we get to take naps together later in the day.

My families

My small family of 3, my Wu family, my Purificacion family and all of my extended family. I am so blessed. 

Booger baby

Chloe always has boogers and is drooling. She is my little booger baby. I'm thankful I was able to spend a few awake hours with her today.

11/25: early bedtime nights

Today Chloe fell asleep on the way home from daycare so when I put her in the crib I had the whole evening to prepare dinner and bake. It's kinda nice sometimes. 

Coffee

Bc Chloe woke up at 430 and wouldn't go back to sleep

Baby wipes & antibacterial gel

Alex changed our water heater today so we didn't have water for most of the day. I used baby wipes and antibacterial gel to clean my hands and to keep Chloe clean.

Violy Barco Purificacion

Without her I literally wouldn't be here. Without her I wouldn't be half the mother that I try to be. Without her Chloe wouldn't laugh as much as she does. Without her we would be lost. 

Happy Birthday mommy! I love you so much and thank God everyday for your presence in our lives. I hope you know how much you are loved and how much we appreciate everything you do. 

Disney Annual Pass

We're at Disneyland and the wait times are single digits!

Mother Nature's gifts

Driving to work early this morning wasn't so horrible after I saw a beautiful rainbow. 

Sharing coworkers

YUMMM! My coworker just shared some of his cookies 'n creme candy bar with me.  I haven't had this in many years and it's totally helping me get through the afternoon.

11/17: Long sib lines

I was on campus today for a speaker series and I ran into 2 of my little sibs!  Granted, they are my supergreatgrand-sibs (greatx3 and x5) but it was nice seeing them!  I'm thankful that our sib line stays in touch decently well and that I was able to catch up with them.

Mini fortress

Alex has built a mini fortress in our living room to keep Chloe away from the 'dangerous' things. It's our way of babyproofing the house without adding gates at weird angles etc. It's actually quite useful. 

Extra sleep

It's Saturday!! Alex doesn't have work today so he watched Chloe play in the morning and let me sleep some more. I've been feeling under the weather so the extra sleep totally helped!!

Layers

It's getting colder so I've been wearing more layers and I've been putting on more layers for Chloe also. Hopefully she stays warm enough and doesn't wake up bc of the cold. 

Post-sleep time

Chloe is such an active baby that I can't get much done during the day while I'm watching her.  I have to get most of my 'big' projects done after she goes to sleep.

Alex

Alex was a post-birthday celebration super trooper today. He willingly and without complaint drove from Anaheim out to KP Sunset this morning. It took him 1.5 hours one way and he had to wake up early too! Thanks honey!

My momma

30 years ago my mom brought me into this world and has loved and supported me everyday since then. I am so thankful for her today and all the other days of my life.

Hot stones

Today I got a hot stone massage and it was sooooo blissful. My shoulders and back feel so much better!! 

High chairs

Chloe is super active and so it's nice when we can use a high chair in the restaurant so I don't have to hold or carry her the whole time. It's also helpful so i can use both hands to eat!

Chloe's easy labor

Well, her relatively easy labor. Stories like this (http://blog.longreads.com/2014/11/06/a-birth-story) scared me when I was pregnant but now having gone through it, I cannot be more thankful for my experience. 

Sweet potato

Maybe it's luck but I fed Chloe sweet potato at dinner last night and she slept 7 hours straight! Finally! We'll try again tonight and see how it goes. Cross your fingers everyone!

Late naps

Chloe took a third nap later in the day so she was able to see Alex and we were able to go out for dinner!

Reliable students

Sometimes I get students who I don't trust as much with our patients, other times I get students who I know will do a good job and I know are very reliable. The second type of student is always preferred.

Coworkers

Today I was able to have lunch with my coworker who I don't usually see. It was nice to catch up with her over a yummy meal.

Chris Rock

Chris Rock hosted SNL this past weekend and his opening monologue is just what I needed to hear after a rough night.  SO funny, check if out (on YouTube) if you weren't able to catch it.

"Ain't no bling on Jesus"

No traffic

My sister had the baby!!!! Bradley Ian Ma was born early this morning at 1am (previously 2am). Thankfully there was zero traffic on the freeway otherwise he would've been born in the car!! JK but not really. 

Daylight savings

So I can pretend to get an extra hour of sleep. I do however get an extra hour of playtime with Chloe :)