Category: Motherhood
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Fall 2022 family photos at Papago Park

On November 09th, we had done our family photos at Papago Park. Our photographer was LaceyBee, who I found on Instagram. Earlier in the day, it had been raining so we weren’t sure if we’d still be able to do pictures, but lucky for us it cleared up right as we arrived. The park is…
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Remy’s 1st Birthday Party in Chicago

We celebrated Remy’s first birthday back in Illinois, at Pinstripes in Oak Brook. We had over 100 of our family and friends there, most of them meeting Remy for the very first time. Remy got to meet his great grandma for the first time, along with all the baby cousins and friends. We held it…
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Our first Christmas with Remy

We spent our first Christmas at home at our apartment in San Jose. My parents came to spend it with us. We cooked lobster and ribs (we as in RJ). We officially became the ‘matching pajamas’ type of family, even Callisto. Remy wasn’t really feeling the whole open gifts yet, I think he’s just too…
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Our first family photoshoot in San Francisco, CA

We took our photos on October 18, 2021 when Remy was 3 months old. He did great considering it was a chilly day in San Francisco. We met up with Katie, our photographer near Crissy Field when the sun was setting. Remy was able to take a few good pictures before he started getting fussy,…
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I had a baby!

At around 2-3AM on July 12th, 2021 I woke up with what felt like cramping and a mild sensation to go use the bathroom. I thought it was Braxton Hicks or just gas. The pain went on consistently for about an hour, and I was falling in and out of sleep. I finally woke RJ…
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Maternity photoshoot for Remy

When I was 32 weeks pregnant, we drive down to Big Sur and took pictures at Soberanes Point. The drive was only about an hour away (great thing about living in California is you’re never too far away from something beautiful). I felt pretty good, and was able to walk down the steps on too…
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Anatomy Scan for Remy

In February, at around 21 weeks pregnant, I had my anatomy scan where we got to see more details on the baby. RJ wasn’t able to come inside because it was in the middle of COVID-19 so I Facetimed him the entire time while he waited for me at Starbucks. The whole appointment lasted about…
