Best Chair Glider. Photo by Michiko Yoon
Motherhood | Product Reviews

This is the Glider Worth Buying

After having my brother ask me three times where we got our glider, I thought it would be helpful to share the information for new parents shopping for nursery furniture. In the beginning, I debated with my husband about whether it was worth the cost to buy a glider. I didn’t know if it was […]

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Emily's Korean hanbok. Photo by Michiko Yoon.
Foodie | Motherhood

Emily’s First Birthday (돌)

Emily is officially one-year-old this summer! Her grandmother bought her a beautiful silk hanbok (한복) to wear for her birthday. This is a traditional Korean dress that a baby wears when she becomes one-year-old. Koreans celebrate one year as a milestone because hundreds of years ago not many babies survived to that age. The first […]

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Motherhood | Pregnancy

We Missed You Before You Were Born

We moved into this house, your father and I, and I had this sense that it was empty. Where was the noise? The chatter? The running around? I think I instinctively knew that we were missing you. We were two adults, living in a townhouse that was too big for two people. When you live […]

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Motherhood

Time falling away

I wonder how fast this time will slip away, with you growing so fast before me. Right now I can cradle you in my arms and hold your little body with two hands.  It won’t be long before you’ll be an teenager, and then a young adult. Who will you be? I’m trying to make […]

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Motherhood | Pregnancy

Finding the Right Stroller

If you’re going to have a baby, there is a ton of options out there for strollers.  There are high end strollers you can get from Nordstrom that cost thousands of dollars, basic models from Target that won’t hurt the bank, and travel system combos that are in the mid-tier. What type of stroller you […]

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