Author Archives: Nicole

P365 Day 63 – March 3rd 2008

A girl’s best friend? Yes, the dreaded cold has hit the Ishida house and none of us are immune. Of course Kei got it first so soaked up all the sympathy. By the time I got it he was still sick so I have been trying to make do withoput the sympathy and care that I should have expected. Instead I am asked constantly if I am even sick? I guess I just hide it better. Work is also crazy right now so I don’t have time to lay about on the couch and recover.

Ohhh…. and wiping a toddler’s snotty nose has been a regular ritual. Better than the alternative I guess. Thomas has picked up the rather gross habit of wiping his nose on his sleeve and my weak pregnancy stomach has chosen this week to kick itself into high gear which means I find myself retching whenever he does it. OK – that may have been too much information… apologies.

Woe is me…

P365 Day 62 – March 2nd 2008

Two photos today

Colourful Feet

I love brightly coloured shoes. The red ones are some clogs I bought about 5 years ago and have just rediscovered. They are so comfortable and perfect for pregnancy elephant feet. The green ones are Thomas’ new Crocs. So cute!

And A Colourful Garden

Spring is on its way. Lalalalalalalla! 🙂 (Apologies to everyone still digging out of blizzards, but there is a REASON I chose to live on the West Coast.)

Two things I learned about myself on a business trip to Seattle

1. Me + pregnant belly = open, approachable and willing to talk to cab drivers about just about anything.

I don’t like talking while I’m in a cab. In fact, I hate taking cabs anywhere. Sometimes I wish I lived in LA or NY where the cab drivers and unfriendly, take you to where you are and that’s it.

But no, I live in POrtland where people are friendly and cab drivers want to chat – in this case about their wives who may be pregnant (“She missed her menstruation… She has been sick…”). So my belly apparently makes me an expert on pregnancy and an open door for cab drivers to ask about whether having sex with his wife while pregnant is safe. Yes, he actually asked me that.

Thankfully I live only 20 minutes away from the airport. Who knows where the conversation may have gone after that.

2. I look like a 36 year old Asian Man

When you travel from Portland to Seattle they call it the shuttle – partly because the flight is only about 40 minutes when you are in the air, but mainly because the plane you travel on is about the size of a bus (and WAY more bumpy). The good thing about the shuttle is that you are allowed to take the express lane through security. Apparently though, express means more than just “fast”.

I walked up to the security guy with my boarding pass and drivers license in hand. He looked at my boarding pass, looked at me, looked at my boarding pass again, looked at me again, wished me a good trip and sent me on my way. When he handed the drivers license back, something wasn’t right. There was some weird sticker on it that I had never noticed before. When I looked more closely I realized that somehow Kei’s drivers license had made it’s way into my purse. I had given the security guy the drivers license of my 36 year old asian husband and apparently he was comfortable that we had enough of a resemblance that I would not be considered a security risk.

Best remove that half empty bottle of water from my hand luggage though… OK, maybe that’s fair. After passing for a MAN I may have been tempted to throw it at someone.

Work is making me crazy right now so I have been lagging in the P365 department. I have taken photos (some admittedly a little dodgy and taken VERY late at night when I remember) and will upload later today. 

Nicole

P365 Day 61 – March 1st 2008

It’s been a while since Thomas has had a chance to hang out with Ava and they had SO much fun. Thomas even gave Ava about three hugs when we left. I think it’s love. 🙂

P365 Day 60 – Feb 29th 2008

Two photos today. I couldn’t decide which was more pathetic.

Thomas refused to come inside when we got home from daycare. Not sure why he was in such a bad mood but he stood outside like this for about 10 minutes, occasionally looking back at us with that weepy puppy dog face and exclamations of “leave me alone!” – one of his favourite phrases right now. He eventually came inside, had some milk and it was like nothing had happened.

Diet? Let’s hope not.

Ugh – just returned from a nasty lab test where they make you drink a horrible glucose drink and draw your blood four times over three hours. I had to do this test when I was pregnant with Thomas as well and thankfully the results were good. I hope I have the same outcome this time as te alternative means a restrictive diet for the remainder of my pregnancy.

Anyone who knows me is aware of just how hard that would be for me to stick to a diet. I think giving up chocolate could very well push me to the edge of insnaity. Since I have had to give up wine and sushi, it is the only food crutch I have left.

The good news is that last night Kei and I realized that we only have 10 weeks to go. 10 weeks! Can you believe it? I can’t wait to meet this little guy who has been so active in my belly. Last night I think he actually had a big stretch in there. No matter how many babies I end up having (three would probably be the max) it will always be a surreal experience to have a living being inside me. INSIDE me! So weird.

Scrap News

I have been feeling so inspired to scrap lately. I’m sure my new Jen Wilson goodies have something to do with it and did I mention the fabulous challenges she is running on her site? Here’s the latest.

My “All About Me” page. Hey, at least I’m honest… Click on image for credits and to read journaling.

This one’s a scraplift. Thank goodness because it is so much quicker for me to lift than come up with a design on my own and the deadline is tonight.

You may notice that I have been using a lot of my photos of the day for my scrap pages. This little project has definitely provided me with a lot of scrapping inspiration which I love.

Until next time

Nicole

P365 Day 58 – Feb 27th 2008

We started driving to the science museum today when Thomas suggested the zoo. In fact his words were “it’s sunny at the zoo” – and he had a point. So instead we changed direction and headed toward the zoo.

This photo was taken by the fake blowhole. Thomas likes to add a little drama to the moment by throwing out his hands.

It was a nice relaxing morning and would have been a great day if Thomas had taken a nap when we got home. I guess he wasn’t as worn out by our zoo visit as I was but he sure was overtired at bedtime. We did have a fun day together.

P365 Day 57 – Feb 26th 2008

Thomas wouldn’t stop moving so I was lucky to get one good shot for day 57. I bought this hat for him at Old Navy the other day and it is so cute on him. It also resembles the hat worn by Cosmo – a character in Singing in the Rain – so we have had some cute renditions of “Make ’em laugh”. He also likes to thrown his pyjama pants over his shoulder and pretend it’s an umbrella while singing and dancing in the rain. We definitely have a performer on our hands.

Oh, and despite the fact that Thomas ended up with most of his father’s features – the eyelashes come from me. Hey, it’s something. 🙂

P365 Day 56 – Feb 25th 2008

Curious George was all about a piggy bank so Kei retrieved Thomas’ bank from his bedroom and they had fun “feeding” it. That piggy bank has been in his room for about two years and I don’t think Thomas has ever noticed it. It’s actually too heavy for Thomas to carry so if I am ever in need of some spare change I know where to go… kidding.