I’m at the hospital about to have my baby in less than 24 hours. And I can’t believe I’m here. This pregnancy that I used to be so freaked out about beforehand is now coming to an end and I couldn’t be more nervous. I’m 36 years old and therefore in the high-risk category forContinueContinue reading “She’s here! My Delivery Story”
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10 Things I learned During my First Pregnancy
I’m now officially a few days away from my due date. And it’s crazy to me that by the end of the weekend, this child who has been growing inside me for ~40 weeks will be joining this external world. Though I haven’t yet actually delivered the child, I can’t help but reminisce on theContinueContinue reading “10 Things I learned During my First Pregnancy”
Pregnancy, My Third Trimester
I’m sitting in my home office writing this post during the week of April 30th, staring at a view of Hong Kong at 34 weeks pregnant. I can hardly believe that this is my life. I don’t mean this in a bad way, but if you had told me that I would be in thisContinueContinue reading “Pregnancy, My Third Trimester”
My Last Minute Trip to New York
I’m writing this post with 2.5 hours left of my flight back to Hong Kong from New York and I can’t believe that I almost didn’t go. Just after the New Year, K found out that he had to go to a conference in Orlando, Florida during the week of Feb. 26th, and would haveContinueContinue reading “My Last Minute Trip to New York”
The Value in an Amazing Hairdresser
Before high school, I never paid much attention to my hair. It was so long (down to my lower back) that my mom would just braid it every morning before she left for work. My favorite was and still is, the fishtail braid. By junior year of high school my hair had gotten shorter andContinueContinue reading “The Value in an Amazing Hairdresser”
The Day after New Years – Jan. 2nd
On Jan. 2nd, 2018, I woke up with a familiar shiver in my spine; remembering what it felt like to wake up every Jan 2nd in years prior. I’d get up, get ready for work, decide which coat to wear based on how much colder it would feel now that the holidays were over. MyContinueContinue reading “The Day after New Years – Jan. 2nd”