I had a lot of surprises in 2015, but getting pregnant with Eli was my biggest. For my prior pregnancies, I needed fertility assistance to get pregnant, so we didn’t think we would be in danger of a surprise baby. But…. SURPRISE!!!
Eli’s birth story
Lifehack: Credit Card Rewards
Before you laugh, just know that I pull in $600+ in cash back rewards every year! 🤓 My friends and family know, I’m not a big shopper. So most of this is from purchases I normally make.
COVID-19 / Social Distancing / 2020 Pandemic
How is everyone dealing with social distancing? Doing well? Treating it like an opportunity to tryout new hobbies and learn new skills? Yeah, not us either.
Continue reading “COVID-19 / Social Distancing / 2020 Pandemic”Parent hack: toys in the car
I discovered this trick later in life but it’s too good not to share!
Happy ❤️ Day
Every year since Eli could eat solid foods, I’ve been making chocolate covered fruit with my kids for Valentine’s day. The tradition started when Mike was working in the city and I thought it would be nice for him to come home to some desserts.
Continue reading “Happy ❤️ Day”Real talk: birthdays and special needs
Quinn turned 6 last week!! This year seemed a lot harder for me than the previous years.
Quinn’s birth story
4 days old 
6 years ago around this time, we had scheduled her C-section to be on January 31st, since it happened to fall on Chinese New Year in 2014. She was going to be a horse 🐎 in the Chinese zodiac. In true Quinn fashion, she came when she was ready–one day earlier. We joked that she really didn’t want to be a horse. Instead, she wanted the snake 🐍 year. And she’s been calling the shots ever since.
Continue reading “Quinn’s birth story”Prepping meds
After 4+ years of managing Quinn’s medications, we’ve got a system that has worked well for our family. In the early years, Quinn’s seizure medication would change every other week so we were constantly titrating (building up or weaning down) medication. We must have went through five different medications the first year. It was a rollercoaster journey because we would slowly build up the medication only to discover a bad side effect and have to slowly bring down the medication. Seizure medication needs to be slowly weaned from the system or it could result with more seizures. On top of that, most of time the medication did very little, if nothing, to control her seizures.
Our system is not perfect and it is constantly evolving as we discover new products or tricks. Hopefully, this will inspire you to develop a system that works for your family.
Continue reading “Prepping meds”When everything changed…
For the first year of Quinn’s life, everything felt more than perfect. We looked like we were rocking life and living the dream. I got a promotion at work. Mike’s start up company was doing well. Ty was rocking Montessori school. Quinn was such a sweet and chill baby. We looked as if life couldn’t get any better.
Continue reading “When everything changed…”Hello World!
Ok I guess I’m really doing this! 😬So here goes!
Tiger mom (n)
- A strict mother, especially an East Asian one, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children. (source: dictionary.com)
- A mother who is overly strict with her child in order to foster an academically competitive spirit. This form of upbringing is intended to direct a child towards financially successful careers at the potential risk of feeling emotionally unfulfilled and/or socially inept. (source: Urbandictionary.com)
Tigerish mom (n)
- A much watered down version of the definition above. Um… it’s close enough!?!?!