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…

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