24 hours in portland, maine

what was supposed to be a fun-filled, child-free weekend in portland, maine was... well, still fun and, yes, child-free, but not a full weekend as we would have liked. our friends were getting married in portland, maine so, of course, we had to make a weekend out of it. we anticipated a 3-hour drive per google…

i will survive…

[ friday, 5/5/17 ] i have been trying to publish this post for five days now. i have to go through what i already wrote to update. for instance, ezra is three weeks old as of this past tuesday! although the newborn stage has its challenges, like those motn (middle of the night) feedings, it's…

easter weekend

ah, penny's in bed for the night and i'm on the couch updating my blog while taking breaks to eat 갈비찜 (braised short ribs) that my mil made. today flew by ~~ these days seem to be going by so fast. i helped genie set up for olivia's first birthday party this saturday so my…

you are my sunshine

last saturday, dennis and i attended my cousin's wedding in beverly, massachusetts. we were both nervous - me more so than dennis - on how penny would be at bedtime since she is accustomed to having one of us put her down for the night. since the wedding began at 4, we started getting ready…

it ain’t over ’til it’s over

remember how i had declared, with much relief, that penny's sleep regression seemed to have ended? yes, well, forget that, because it's still in progress. after talking about the sleep regression with my friend, jisun (언니) at church yesterday, she confirmed that the regression can come and go - one night your baby will sleep wonderfully…