We call this her 'little house on the prairie' look.
June 25, 2012
June 23, 2012
It's been about a month since Annabel's debut into the world and my life feels like a nonstop cycle of feeding, diapering, and sleeping (or rather, not sleeping). But each day does get a little better and I'm looking forward to that golden 2 month mark where I hear things turn a corner.
My labor started around 1:30am when I started feeling contractions. I began timing them but they were still erratic - somewhere between 5 to 8 minutes apart. I couldn't sleep and kept getting up to walk around. Danny woke up around 3am once he figured out what was going on.
Around 3:30am, my water broke. I heard it's not like the movies and comes out more like a trickle. Mine started off that way ...and then I gushed. Yeah, it's as gross as it sounds.
We got to the hospital around 4am (at this point around 2cm dilated). The nurse asked if I wanted the epidural, there would be a short window because the anesthesiologist had to fit me in between 2 c-sections. I asked for it at 7am and he didn't come til 8:30am. By that point I was 7cm (and barely able to breathe).
I must say, after the epidural, things were great. Danny says my contractions were off the charts, but I didn't feel a thing.
The doctor came in around 12:30pm, checked me and said I was ready to push. 4 contractions later Annabel came into the world at 12:58pm.
Since then life has been a whirlwind. The days are slow ... to the point I can't even keep track what day of the week it is. But at the same time, I can't believe she's already 1 month old.
Tune in for more pictures. Hopefully our updates will be more frequent.
My labor started around 1:30am when I started feeling contractions. I began timing them but they were still erratic - somewhere between 5 to 8 minutes apart. I couldn't sleep and kept getting up to walk around. Danny woke up around 3am once he figured out what was going on.
Around 3:30am, my water broke. I heard it's not like the movies and comes out more like a trickle. Mine started off that way ...and then I gushed. Yeah, it's as gross as it sounds.
We got to the hospital around 4am (at this point around 2cm dilated). The nurse asked if I wanted the epidural, there would be a short window because the anesthesiologist had to fit me in between 2 c-sections. I asked for it at 7am and he didn't come til 8:30am. By that point I was 7cm (and barely able to breathe).
I must say, after the epidural, things were great. Danny says my contractions were off the charts, but I didn't feel a thing.
The doctor came in around 12:30pm, checked me and said I was ready to push. 4 contractions later Annabel came into the world at 12:58pm.
Since then life has been a whirlwind. The days are slow ... to the point I can't even keep track what day of the week it is. But at the same time, I can't believe she's already 1 month old.
Tune in for more pictures. Hopefully our updates will be more frequent.
June 21, 2012
May 6, 2011
After posting our pictures from Korea, we've gotten a few comments that we're starting to look alike.
When we landed in Jeju, our tour guide was waiting for us holding up a placard with our names. A little background, but Korean people don't change their names when they get married. I did.
Our tour guide assumed we were brother/sister because we have the same last name. And now I'm thinking possibly because we look alike?
It wasn't until he asked us for our passport information that he realized Danny was older than me. He thought Danny was my younger brother. Talk about adding insult to injury.
I picked up a good stash of face masks while I was out in Korea. You better believe that'll become a regular part of my skin care routine from now on.
When we landed in Jeju, our tour guide was waiting for us holding up a placard with our names. A little background, but Korean people don't change their names when they get married. I did.
Our tour guide assumed we were brother/sister because we have the same last name. And now I'm thinking possibly because we look alike?
It wasn't until he asked us for our passport information that he realized Danny was older than me. He thought Danny was my younger brother. Talk about adding insult to injury.
I picked up a good stash of face masks while I was out in Korea. You better believe that'll become a regular part of my skin care routine from now on.
May 4, 2011
quick thoughts on korea
What a tiring trip. I think I was more tired during "vacation" than I was while working.
We traveled by plane, train, automobile, and subway. We were gonna ride a boat, but weather got the best of us.
We went on a tour group to Jeju Island. The different tour spots tried to sell us things like cloned ginseng and horse bones. We did buy some chocolate.
Seriously, there are no napkins in Korea. How do people stand it?
People are so amazed that I can eat Korean food. Little do they realize that Koreatown in Los Angeles has pretty much everything they have to offer.
Even in Korea, I look Chinese.
We traveled by plane, train, automobile, and subway. We were gonna ride a boat, but weather got the best of us.
We went on a tour group to Jeju Island. The different tour spots tried to sell us things like cloned ginseng and horse bones. We did buy some chocolate.
Seriously, there are no napkins in Korea. How do people stand it?
People are so amazed that I can eat Korean food. Little do they realize that Koreatown in Los Angeles has pretty much everything they have to offer.
Even in Korea, I look Chinese.
March 25, 2011
We're going to Korea!!
As of today, it's still tentative. But we're hoping as of tomorrow it'll be confirmed.
As we approach our trip, I think Danny is becoming increasingly nervous. I have to admit, I haven't been doing much to calm his nerves. I tell him about the crowds. Crowds of people. Everywhere. I remind him of the sheer size of my family. I remind him that they speak Busan, and as far as Danny is concerned, it's a foreign language.
Danny's comment to me today: "Last time I was in Korea, the USSR still existed. There was no internet. Some of these cousins weren't even born."
Look forward to some pictures!
As we approach our trip, I think Danny is becoming increasingly nervous. I have to admit, I haven't been doing much to calm his nerves. I tell him about the crowds. Crowds of people. Everywhere. I remind him of the sheer size of my family. I remind him that they speak Busan, and as far as Danny is concerned, it's a foreign language.
Danny's comment to me today: "Last time I was in Korea, the USSR still existed. There was no internet. Some of these cousins weren't even born."
Look forward to some pictures!
March 3, 2011
pride and prejudice, part iv
Alas, we have come to the end of it all...
There was a point that I was just going to give up on the book, but I kept with it. I thought it did get exciting after Wickham kidnapped Lydia. That was totally out of the blue for me, and kept my interest enough to finish the book.
I just don't get why Mrs. Bennet would still want Lydia to marry Wickham. This doesn't make sense to me at all. He basically kidnaps her and holds her for ransom. Yet Mrs. Bennet thinks the best idea is to marry the two. I guess it goes to show how Mrs. Bennet views marriage as the ultimate goal in life, but still. That bothered me a lot. If I were Mr. Bennet, I would have punched Wickham squarely in the face. (While I was reading this, I told Chris that this is why our daughters will not date until they are 30.) I really got annoyed with Mrs. Bennet after this whole ordeal.
So, Jane and Bingley end up together. And Elizabeth and Darcy do, of course.
In the end, I think I liked Elizabeth after Lady Catherine tried to get her to swear not to marry her nephew Darcy. Elizabeth just seemed like a smart and strong woman who knew what she wanted, or at the very least, wasn't going to submit to some old lady who had designs of her own.
Now, Chris and I can watch the BBC version. Maybe it will show me why all women love Oscar-winner Colin Firth.
There was a point that I was just going to give up on the book, but I kept with it. I thought it did get exciting after Wickham kidnapped Lydia. That was totally out of the blue for me, and kept my interest enough to finish the book.
I just don't get why Mrs. Bennet would still want Lydia to marry Wickham. This doesn't make sense to me at all. He basically kidnaps her and holds her for ransom. Yet Mrs. Bennet thinks the best idea is to marry the two. I guess it goes to show how Mrs. Bennet views marriage as the ultimate goal in life, but still. That bothered me a lot. If I were Mr. Bennet, I would have punched Wickham squarely in the face. (While I was reading this, I told Chris that this is why our daughters will not date until they are 30.) I really got annoyed with Mrs. Bennet after this whole ordeal.
So, Jane and Bingley end up together. And Elizabeth and Darcy do, of course.
In the end, I think I liked Elizabeth after Lady Catherine tried to get her to swear not to marry her nephew Darcy. Elizabeth just seemed like a smart and strong woman who knew what she wanted, or at the very least, wasn't going to submit to some old lady who had designs of her own.
Now, Chris and I can watch the BBC version. Maybe it will show me why all women love Oscar-winner Colin Firth.
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