Has it really been 2 weeks since I last posted? Well, all I can say is having a newborn is sort of like having a black hole for time- it just sucks it all away!
But apart from diaper changes and endless feedings, we've actually managed to venture out and start doing fun stuff with Eva these past couple of weeks. We've been to a few restaurants, went to the de Young Museum before my parents left (*sniff sniff*), and this past weekend, braved the crowd and hot weather and sampled "delicious and sustainable street food" at the Eat Real Festival at Oakland's Jack London Square.
I was a little unsure about how the day would go, having to juggle a stroller among masses of people in the sweltering heat, but the day turned out much better than I expected. Not only did we survive breastfeeding in public (photo below if you're curious how it's done), and changing a thoroughly foul poopy diaper behind food vendors (probably violating a few health codes in doing so, oops), we actually got to eat and drink! And look, hubby's all smiles and not just for the camera either! Not bad, eh?
One of the highlights of the day (apart from the public diaper change) was the beer tasting. Before you yell at me, don't you know that hop is great for increasing breastmilk supply? :D Anyway, the deal here is you pay $25 for four 8-oz samples ($5 is for this commemorative "mug" below you are forced to buy, kinda a rip off if you ask me). But the beer was well worth it, so many yummy local brews to choose from... Look, even Eva appreciated it (J/k! Ha ha :D)
Ooh, look, and there's the yummy paella... that we sadly didn't get to taste coz the line was almost a mile long *drool*
So we resorted to corn-on-a-cob (drizzling in butter). And after that, there's a baby to feed, thanks to this Bebe au Lait (aka "hooter hider") I got, which takes some getting used to (it's like wearing a cape in the front but with a little person hiding under it), it's not the most pleasant thing when it's 80+ degrees out (for me and her), but oh, it does what it's supposed to do.
And then there's the even more unsightly... public burping:
{ Click here for more pix of the day on our Flickr album }
We didn't bring Bryson with us coz we thought doggies aren't welcome, but turned out they are. We were bummed :( And in case you're wondering how Bryson's doing with his sister, we're happy to say that he's somewhat adjusted to the new schedule, and even though he doesn't really interact with Eva yet, he seems to have accepted her as a member of the pack. Here are some of their recent pix together:
(Trying to give him a treat when he gives Eva a "kiss" gently)
On a separate note, these "special" m&m's came in the mail the other day, a total surprise from hubby:
Yeah! That's Eva on an m&m's! Totally nuts!! And the other ones say "Hi! I'm Eva", and "Nice to meet you". How cute is that? But I don't think I'll be able to eat that... could you eat a piece of chocolate with your daughter's face on it? But then what do you do with chocolate you can't eat?? Hmm.
