new year, new mind

  

happy new year 2014! and hello, i'm back to my blog. where have i been up to for the past five months? this is what i remember mostly. from august to october glenn and i spent time visiting my family and friends who live in korea. it took a month for glenn to adjust the time difference (fourteen hours!) after we came back, and then there were holidays.
speaking of blogging, i failed last year. totally failed. even though i told myself over and over again to keep the blog alive i just couldn't. i thought this full-time mommy job ain't gonna let me have time just for me to sit down and write up a new post on the blog. i was worn out everyday after chasing my toddler boy around, playing with him, doing chores and running errands. i couldn't do anything productive when my body reached total exhaustion.
but there was a little change in my life which i really appreciate. glenn started preschool. he only attends the morning class three days a week but let me tell you, that little change has made a huge difference. i can spend a quality of time that is only allowed for myself. the "me" time gives me so much energy to do things in positive way, and i feel great! being seperated from his mama for three hours is still not a pleasant experience for glenn but he's been accepting more people around him in the class, and he's been telling me he likes going to school and playing with his new friends. :)
2014 is going to be another year of concentrating on what i do as a mom, a wife and a daughter but also a new year of growing myself up as a blogger who can truly speak about her own feelings and thoughts. there will be new features on the blog that keep on going- weekly and monthly, as well. let's get the new blog year started!

happy mother's day!

happy mother's day weekend to all of you wonderful and inspiring moms!

p.s. i remember the pretty mama card above was from beauidealism.

diaper rash help

 

 

i can tell last month was the toughest time for Glenn in his 13 months of life. he suffered from bad diaper rash for a month. a month. seriously. my heart was so broken when i saw it getting worse and worse. to treat diaper rash i tried pretty much everything i was told to do, you know, change diaper frequently, keep the diaper area clean and dry, rinse the diaper area well at each diaper change, use a barrier ointment, and so on. however, at such an age of that every single diaper change is an exhausting battle, trying to hold him down long enough to do all the treatments was really really hard. applying the ointment on his diaper area was no kidding!!! meanwhile, i found out the products that worked great to treat G's diaper rash and i thought it would be good to share them with you someday (today is the day!). first, triple paste medicated ointment worked great especially for G's severe diaper rash. it creates a thick barrier to keep the diaper area dry longer. second, bambo diaper worked like magic. it is eco-friendly diaper without chemicals, soft and breathable. third, kirkland baby wipes worked amazing. i love their clean smell and texture that doesn't irritate baby's skin.

 

Glenn's diaper rash is cured now and this mama doesn't want to see diaper rash on his cute butt any more! ;) i hope this post can be a little help for you and your baby suffering from diaper rash.

 

* this is not a sponsored post.

playdate

yay! i'm so glad that i'm sharing this cute photo with you! i met a sweet girl and her adorable baby son at the gym Glenn has been going to, and she asked me if we could come over her house for a playdate. {thanks so much to you, Juny! i was being so shy to ask for a playdate first. ::blushing::} and finally, last month, back to 2012 {this sounds like it was a long long time ago, doesn't it?}, Glenn had his first playdate. even though Glenn was about to cry at first, i can tell you he had a lot of fun later on that day. for this mama, it was also a relaxing time to talk and laugh. i actually felt like i met one of my darling friends and chatted with her for the first time in a long time! :)

time for me

this morning i woke up in a good mood. so i played with la photocabine, which is a fun online vintage photobooth, while having a cup of coffee. i must admit that i was so irresponsible to be a woman wearing no makeup but you're not gonna laugh at me, right? i mean, sometimes this mama needs to have a little time to do silly but funny things alone!

nearly 10 months

it's already november, which means baby Glenn is nearly 10 months old. whoa! i can't believe it! babies grow up so fast! there are only two months left before his first birthday coming so i've been planning to have a small party for him. he's been the cutest and sweetest angel to mama and papa, and i am so grateful he is such a healthy and active baby. here are a few things about Glenn i would like to share with you...

- he picks up food with fingers and FINALLY puts it in his mouth! i am so proud of him! ;)
- his upper middle two teeth have come out so that i can see them clearly.
- he's been practicing pulling himself up to a stand and even trying to figure out how he can bend his legs to sit down afterwards.
- he loves to snuggle with mama and papa.
- his favorite sounds to make are "ga-ga," da-da," "bba-bba," and "ma-ma."

life gets adventurous

are you an indoor person or an outdoor person? my husband and i used to be more of indoor persons. on weekends we spent the day at home wearing pjs all day(!), watching tv shows, and heavily relying on foods delivered to our doorstep. we were perfectly ok with that 'cause we were college students tired of school assignments, tests and quizzes. even after the baby was born, we didn't think it was necessary to change our life patterns. one day {i remember it was springtime, you know, the sun shining and flowers blooming}, we realized that Glenn rarely had been outside for three weeks. what? three weeks?! omg. our little baby was stuck in the apartment, didn't get fresh air, and most importantly didn't have any chances to enjoy the beautiful weather at all. poor baby. we were ashamed of being such terrible parents. since then we have been trying all our best to change ourselves to be more active and adventuruous. i mean, changing life patterns is not that easy but what can't we do for our baby? right?

last weekend, we went to the brooklyn flea market {in fort green}. we walked a lot, ate great foods {oh my gosh, so delicious!}, enjoyed looking at people hunting for gems together. can you guess how much Glenn liked the adventure? i will show you one of my baby boy's pictures taken on that day. :)

{i love you, Glenn!}

trouble with the darn puffs!

my baby enjoys mealtime with solid foods (i've been making my own baby foods, most of them are inspired by this book). for a couple months i have been helping him eat more independently so that he can eventually develop a sense of achievement. what i introduced to him was a spout cup and happy baby organic puffs.  after much trial and error, now he can use the cup mostly by himself and pick up the puffs with fingers. but that is it. he picks up the puffs with fingers but never puts them in his mouth! i repeatedly show him how to eat with fingers but he looks at me like 'ok, mommy, that's enough. i am waiting. just feed me.' "baby, you will pick up the puffs and put them in your mouth at this time. let's try! mommy will help you." when i say this to him, he waits a few more seconds but soon starts crying. so what can i do? i feed him afterall. doesn't it sound like we are having a litttle tiny problem? do you have any tricks for helping baby eat by himself?

i am a mother

 

hello, there. since my baby boy was born i have realized everything is quite a bit, let me be honest, very different from what i had imagined about motherhood before. i had no idea how hard it could be. my baby will be 9 months old within a few days but things never become easier! i've been feeling like each day is full of new tasks that challenge me. i know life with this wonderful baby is such a blessing. but parenting is a stressful, tough business. it really is. i needed a vent to communicate with any mom who has been surviving this tough motherhood. i will share my stories with you, and you are more than welcome to stay awhile and read the posts on this blog. it is very nice to meet you all, and my hat is off to all the super moms around the world!