Kokochi

Tes and I are in Tokyo

The flight overall wasn't bad. Tesla was the BEST. Didn't cry, and took 3 long naps. She flirted with the people around us. Seriously, she's such a good baby. But even though she slept on the plane, she was incredibly tired when we arrived. And for those who know Tokyo, it's a whole other journey to get into town from Narita airport. So on the train into the city, Tesla's eyes were droopy with fatigue but she was too stimulated to sleep. Poor thing. And I'm very tired too since I couldn't sleep at all as I was constantly checking her to make sure she was OK throughout the flight. I won't complain though; when we were deplaning, I spotted a mom with a toddler and a newborn...all by herself! I'm in awe of that mommy's strength. I usually take ANA, but took United this time - the food sucked . I was surprised at how bad it was. No individual movie monitors. And worst of all - which almost made me balk at taking the flight - was that my reservation was screwed up so I almost didn't have a bassinet. It all turned out well - a very nice flight attendant got me a fold up one, and I was able to put Tesla in it on the floor by my feet. And because it was on the floor, it was darker for Tesla so I think she slept better that way. It was so cute when she would waken, staring up at me from the floor. Most times I'd let her stay down there for a bit, and she would talk to herself, play with the seat belt I let hang over. Today - Monday - I stayed at my parents' to recover from the trip, and give Tesla time to adjust. Tomorrow I go to work. Luckily, it's unusually warm so it's very pleasant so far. Unfortunately, I'm beginning to fight a cold. I'm also bummed that I won't have time to hang with friends because after work, instead of going out like I always used to, I want to come straight home to be with Tesla. However, it's sure nice to be here!

Psst!

In case you haven't seen Kokochiino, here is Tesla's first crawl. Teething and crawling?? Busy girl!

A tiny crawl!

But she moved forward for sure.

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Teeth - entirely new territory

Any time Tesla got fussy, drooled a lot, or pretty much anything, people would say, "oh, she's teething." I didn't really buy it though, somehow sensing that she was just being her baby self. Now I know for sure, because last night she began teething. I can't quite feel a tooth yet, but she woke up at 3am and would not go back to sleep, wailing in utter unhappiness. No matter what I did, she could not be consoled. By 6am, I got worried and brought her to Dav who was sleeping on the sofa for a decent night's rest. Dav suggested I look up teething on the internet and the description was spot on. The force of her struggle is so new that I'm convinced this is it. By 6am both she and I were exhausted. But I could understand the context; she couldn't. Her tired face, so desperately wanting to sleep was so hard to see. She collapsed in fatigue several times only to wake up shortly after. The first picture here is when she finally slept a little. At 7am, I went to the pharmacy and bought baby ibuprofen and some teething gel. The ibuprofen made a world of difference, and she was back to her happy self. Miracle!! Now I can work. Man, people aren't joking when they make a big deal about teething!

Not the entry I imagined for my kitties, but...

I've been meaning and meaning to give some Kokochi love to my kitties. They used to be central. I don't have pictures yet...but Dav pointed this out to me. Ok, Ok, my cats aren't Nora. But I never supplied them with a piano, did I? Cats rock, that's all I want say. And in my world, Kats and Waka rock.

Daddy and Tesla

I love watching Dav and Tesla together.

Tesla helps pick out stare at veges

I just started putting her in the cart seat, and she loves looking at everything! It's a whole new world to discover for her. I half shop, half look at her. Grocery shopping is fun now! Of course, I'm the crazy mom trying to moblog in the supermarket...

Heart Day

Tesla wearing her red <3 outfit from Uncle and Auntie Kennedy (good timing since she's about to outgrow it), and Tesla's very first Valentine'd card from her friend Sofia. I put my Valentine squeeze on Kokochiino.

QotD: My <3

Who or what do you really love?

Love

These 2 beings are pretty much the center of my life. And I love that.

Tesla the natural typer

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