This past Thursday, Claire turned 9 months old and I became 22 weeks pregnant with BebeDeux. I feel that we're due for an update, yes? First up: my Claire Bear. I haven't been keeping track of Claire's age by weeks, but according to BabyCenter she is now 39 weeks and 2 days old. I gave birth at 39 weeks and 5 days...
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Lately I have been losing my patience with Comang. So much so, that the thought of giving him away has entered my mind on more than a few occasions. :-( Our beloved shih-tzu has a classic case of first child syndrome. He is insanely jealous of the attention that Claire receives and is adding undue stress to my life. Please don't get me wrong — he has never acted out against Claire and I am certain that he won't. Instead, he acts out toward me, his mommy and his favorite person in the world. Whenever I am sitting anywhere with Claire, he will try to squeeze himself between us. When I am doing something with Claire that requires most of my attention, such...
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The #1 craving I have had this pregnancy? Chips Ahoy! Chocolate Chip Cookies...
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It is no secret that my father loves his two daughters and openly tells people over and over again how having two girls has taught him to be more sensitive, more responsible, and a better man in general. And as it was with Claire, it was he who was the happiest to hear the news that we are expecting another girl. However, I know that this was not always the case. I know that having lived most of his life in Korea — formerly a strongly patriarchal society — he must have had bouts of disappointment at not having sired a boy. (Surveys now show that for the first time in Korean society, parents prefer to have girls over boys. This is a...
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Thank you to everyone who entered my BB Cream Giveaway! Without further ado, the winner is...
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