Ticked!

Our car was hit while leaving Little Panda, Mia's Mandarin music class. I honked five times at this man, a senior citizen who probably should not be driving, but he still hit me. We're all okay, it was pretty minor, thank God!

The man did not answer me when I asked him at least three times if he had insurance after I yelled, "Did you not hear me beeping at you?" He just went to his car and put his head down like he was crying. Not a normal reaction for a parking lot fender bender. Given his reluctance to talk to me or share insurance info over a minor accident, I assumed this was not his first incident of late. Since he's decided to not talk to me, I think he might not understand English perhaps? I call the PO-lice. Never called 911 before. So FYI, if you call 911 on your cell, it really goes to the closest dispatch.

Before they arrive, I try to keep Mia busy with a snack and then try to talk to him again and find that he speaks perfect English. He tells me he's 72 and doesn't want trouble. He's still reluctant to give up his insurance information. Then I spot the cop car and wave him over to us and tell him that I called the police. He looks at me and asks, "why are you making trouble for me?" At the time I felt sorry for him because he had been crying, but now, I'm just pissed because he's the one that hit me! For all I know he's hard of hearing that is why he didn't hear the honking!

So I tell him I called the cops because he wasn't answering my question about insurance so I wanted to make sure there was a record of the incident. That's when he says he only put his head down because he was dizzy! I told him he shouldn't be driving. In the end all the officer did was make sure we exchanged info. The officer said he could not make a report because the incident happened on private property. I didn't realize the Sunnyvale Parks and Rec complex is private property. Whatever!

Anyhow, the man asked that we take care of it among ourselves and at the time I thought I would do that for him because it really looks pretty minor and because it turns out he's Korean and I feel sorry for him. But the more I think about it, I think I need to keep him from getting behind the wheel of a car. Do you think I should report it to his insurance regardless of my agreement with him to take care of it ourselves? What a headache.

Toddler Trouble

Sorry for the lag in posting. Been a rough month with nausea and fatigue, but am happy to announce that we are expecting a baby in September! Such a blessing that it took almost no time at all this time around. We were prepared for another long wait. The little kumquat is barely 11 weeks old, but given my constant nausea and occasional vomiting, I'm pretty sure it's sticking around. Luckily no bleeding this time. Hurray!

Being pregnant the second time around is much harder because of the energy requirements necessary for keeping up with a little one. No more lounging around without interruption or carefree naps. Forget about wandering malls and baby stores to admire cute itty bitty baby clothing and accessories. So enjoy those first pregnancies ladies because changing a poopy diaper while nauseous is no fun.

Mia is much more demanding and assertive these days. Most days, I lie on the couch a lot when we are home from Mia's activities (which takes all I have to drag us to) and she has learned to say, Mama bu shu fu (Mama's not feeling well) and Mama xiu xi (Mama's resting). I hate to do it, but thanks to On Demand, she's watched a lot of Caillou and Sesame Street these days. Thankfully she never zones in front of the TV, just looks up when something is interesting. Anyone seen Ni Hao Kai Lan, tauted as the Chinese Dora the Explorer? What's up with the huge eyes on the Chinese girl? Mia does not care for the show.

Dressing Mia has been a challenge in the mornings as she wants to pick out her clothes and is particular about what she wears. Mostly it's a comfort issue when it comes to pants, she does not appear to like the way jeans and khaki type fabrics feel. She only likes cotton leggings or cotton jersey type material for her pants. For sweaters or a sweatshirt(which are still needed here in CA) she likes the ones with pockets. As for shirts, she prefers the ones purchased by people she likes, like the Elmo shirt from Sarah A Yi or the shirt with a heart on it from Pua Pua. Odd, maybe those are the only ones she has words for, but when I open the drawers, those are the ones she looks for. Some days, I wrestle an outfit on her that I want her to wear and all the while she yells, "NO THANK YOU". I'm utterly exhausted afterwards, so it's probably not worth it anymore, but don't want her to think she rules me.