Since the launch of my website in April, I’ve had a good amount of sales already. Not too much but just enough for me to handle for now and I’m very thankful for that. It’s been very tough juggling my full time job, taking care of my 18 month old baby girl, doing house chores, and being pregnant. If it wasn’t for your feedbacks, encouragements, AND sales, I wouldn’t have spent as much time doing what I really enjoy. Making jewelry is for me, which is my way of unwinding at the end of a hectic day. Thanks for allowing me to keep my hobbies at work!

It literally feels like your heart is tearing into pieces when your child is sick. Chloe’s been having a high fever for about three days now. On Wednesday night it was as high as 103.6ºC. I’m doing everything I can to lower the fever by giving her sponge baths, giving her Motrin every 4 hours, applying wet towels on her forehead in between… is there anything else??
My little active girl is now so quiet and mallow… all she wants to do is to be held by me and rest her head on my shoulder. She’s also refusing to eat which makes it harder.
I feel so helpless and beyond exhausted… It broke my heart to pieces to leave her home and go to work today. She didn’t want me to go. It was her saddest cry of all.

We took a mini trip to Greenport, LI for the long weekend. It was a great bonding time together for the whole family!

Chloe taught daddy how to tap dance. Whenever she’s happy and excited she does this “happy stomp” So adorable. 🙂







We had a great view of the ocean from our deck. We hung out here for the most of the afternoon.
We visited a lavender farm where Chloe met a beautiful dog. She LOVES dogs even the big ones. She kept saying “mung mung” and wanted to touch.

It started to drizzle this morning as I dropped Chloe off at daycare. I took her inside and again, she started to hold me really tightly and cried. But it wasn’t her usual cry. She buried her head deep in my chest and cried quietly. I could see her tears coming down her cheeks, without a word. She stayed like that for a while then quietly let go of me as the teacher took her away. It was as if she was finally accepting the brief goodbyes. I couldn’t shake off the heavy emotions… and Andrew felt the same heartache when I told him what happened. Few hours later, he emailed me this poem saying that he couldn’t stop thinking about it…

I let people know how I feel,
With a laugh or cry that is real,
I do the latter when dropped off at daycare,
Because initial seperation is hard to bare,

Everyday when my mom said bye,
I started to cling and started to cry,
Now three weeks have gone and passed,
Today as my eyes have amassed,
I burrowed my head in my mom’s chest,
I no longer cling but softly nest,
Accepting morning seperation will be,
The silent tears for only me.

I’m always rushing to go home so I can spend time with Chloe and make her dinner on time. My mother-in-law told me that as soon as 5 o’clock hits, Chloe’s by the window looking for me to come home. It’s amazing how she can tell the time! How does she know? Since I heard that, I started feeling really bad when I run late. I can clearly imagine my little girl waiting for me standing by the window and calling me! Today, not only was I running late, I didn’t have anything prepared for Chloe’s dinner. She had just finished her chicken vegetable soup for lunch and there was only the vegetables left on the pot. I had to be creative and fast. The only thing I could think of was to add some tomato paste and voilà! She had tomato vegetable sauce over wheat pasta for dinner.

Getting her and myself ready in the morning has been very challenging. The first thing I do is make her a banana soy milk shake and give it to her in her sippy cup. She drinks it and just hangs around me on the kitchen floor while I make her breakfast and pack her lunch with some snacks for daycare. I also make her fresh fruit and veggi juice for a mid-morning snack. So, if I take too long, she starts to get bored and holds on to my legs, attempting to climb into my arms. I have to say feeding has gotten a lot easier though. She loves to feed herself and actually refuses when I do it. The downside is that it takes forever when she does it, but it gives me time to grab a bite. Then, washing her face and hands and getting her dressed is the next most challenging part. She loves being naked so when I undress her pjs, she runs away from me. The best solution so far has been turning on the TV. Something about those Wiggles guys can grab Chloe’s attention right away and she becomes easier to maneuver.

The whole family has been feeling under the weather on and off for the past two weeks, so I made one of Chloe’s favorite dish which is beef stew with carrots and potatoes. There’s nothing like a hearty meal on a rainy day. When I tell her that her dinner’s ready, she goes “Mmmmm” with a big smile. She’s a really appreciative eater!

Daddy loves to tickle Chloe in her belly. She loves it. She keeps going back for more. Ahh, her laugh is music to my ear…