I’m very proud of Chloe for being so good with Shane. The first time she saw him at the hospital, she said “baby!” with such excitements and gave him a kiss on his forehead. I knew she would be great sister. So far, she has not exhibited any sense of jealousy (I’m knocking on the wood as I’m writing this.) My parents have been so wonderful with Chloe that she hasn’t minded my time with Shane. Chloe does get curious and wants to see and touch him, which we let her very carefully. The last week that Andrew was home with us was really great for Chloe. They got to really bond and spend a lot of quality time with each other. In fact, I was getting a little bit jealous that they were having too much fun. Chloe used to be a total mommy’s girl… Well, I guess I should get over that and be thankful that she’s adjusting super well.

And as for Shane…my precious baby Shane… already I can’t imagine my life without him.
Shane HaYoung Ryu
His name means, ‘Gracious God, may this child’s life bring glory and honor to you’.

It’s been a very emotional pregnancy as I faced several complications during the past 9 months. I had to have more doctor’s visits and ultrasounds than the first pregnancy with Chloe. I couldn’t share it with anyone without bursting into tears. First, it started out with my ovarian cyst that potentially interfered with the growth of the baby. Then it was a discolored spot in Shane’s heart during an ultrasound, which lead to a few more tests and required monitoring of his heart.
Every time I came out of the doctor’s visits, I called Andrew crying. Nothing was certain until the delivery of the baby. The only thing we could do was to just wait and pray to God for his healing if there was something wrong. Nine months was a long time to wait… Upon the delivery of Shane, I honestly didn’t even care about the pain. (okay, I had an epideral early on this time and it was only 6 minutes of pushing, if you have to ask). I kept praying to the Lord, “please God, please God…” during labor. When Shane was born, looking so beautiful and healthy, I broke into tears thanking God. I was very emotional and couldn’t hold my tears for a while. He was absolutely perfect. We praise the Lord for a safe delivery and a healthy baby…

This is what I was doing 6 hours before I went into labor.

Stay tuned for our new baby’s pictures!

Chloe’s walking away from the car again. She always tries to make a run for it.
Daddy got her!
Oops, we lost her again!
Here she is again.
Finally, some lunch at the park.

Chloe went the opposite direction of where we are going. Again!
Come back!!
Chloe loves to carry a bag and wear sunglasses.






Wait for me, grandpa!


Wow, it was a full day!

We are so thankful that we were able to celebrate my mom’s big 60th birthday together. We couldn’t do anything big for her because of my pregnancy but hopefully if the baby #2 is easy going enough, we will be able to take a short trip as a family soon… Happy birthday, grandma! We love you so much!!!

After a couple of days of being sick, Chloe is back to her sweet self again. She is so happy to be around her grandparents. 🙂 We counted words she can say and there are more than 60 words! Today, she learned to say, “mommy’s daughter” and “Grandma’s baby”.

Chloe, Chloe, Chloe. I’ve never seen anything cuter than this. When she knows she’s about to get yelled at, she closes her eyes. I think she thinks we can’t see her if she closes her eyes. She also does this when there’s someone (mostly man) whom she thinks is scary looking. She closes her eyes and hides them with her hands. We had a guy come in this afternoon to fix something in the kitchen and when she saw him in the house, that’s exactly what she did. Hilarious! She was having snack with my mom and she ate two cookies and one yogurt with her eyes closed, refusing to see the man. 

My parents arrived last night! We are so happy to see them again and I was especially excited to see Chloe’s reaction. My mom couldn’t wait until the morning, and of course, Chloe slept in late so we decided to wake her up. When she saw my mom, she closed her eyes. She was being shy for a moment then she said, “Grandma!” What a sweet reunion that was…
The first day back for my parents wasn’t easy because Chloe came down with a virus in her gum which caused her to be cranky, and hungry as she couldn’t really eat. She cried all day, whining and complaining… except for the time when we took her to a park.

I started my maternity leave this week. I plan to spend as much time as possible with Chloe before the baby #2 arrives. I took her to a local park in the morning and we had a wonderful time together. She was very sweet and cooperative. We packed our breakfast and ate at the park. Then in the afternoon we went to our town library for the first time. I think we’ll go back when she’s more ready to sit still rather than run around taking out books everywhere.