well, we have officially made it through the first month of kaylah’s life. while we chose to go western-style for prenatal and delivery care… the postpartum period was all chinese-style. That means the first month after delivery is 坐月子 “zuo yuezi”. Literally translated, it means sitting the first month, others have translated it as the...
Monthly Archives: August 2009
giving birth in China
it’s been just about a month now since giving birth to our second baby, and i am slowly emerging from the fog of having a newborn. some people can’t believe we delivered a baby in china – though i imagine it’s not *that* uncommon of an occurrence here. =) but for those of you who...
just a couple for now…
hard to believe my baby is almost 2 weeks old already. time is going by fast. we’ll be leaving shanghai in a few days and head back to our home in ningbo. things just keep changing… so in the midst of everything, still trying to capture a few moments.
a week ago…
we welcomed this lovely baby girl into our family. welcome to the world kaylah. and 7 years ago, today, marks the beginning of this family, when me and luke got married. happy anniversary dear. =) the number 7 marks a sense of completeness or perfection – appropriate now that our family is further completed. more...