I have a bunch of blogs in the works, Gavin’s Birth Story, recover, adjusting to life etc…but this one couldn’t wait! Tuesday, Nghi Le came over the house, all the way from Tampa. I went to high school with her and she is an amazing infant photographer…along with a pharmacist. I knew the moment I …
With the new year here, the idea of resolutions and bucket lists are as common as having a cup of coffee in the morning. So, Adam and I sat down this morning to come up with things we want to do this year. Of course we both want to be healthy, positive and in great …
This week has been full of surprises in the mail, which we have yet to post about…coming soon promise. But, tonight we received a beautifully wrapped box from New York. Specifically Adam’s Dad, Step Mom and Sister Kata. Inside was a huge surprise. Our very own Fetal Doppler*. We immediately opened the package and put …
Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day with a temperature right around 70 degrees. Adam and I packed a huge picnic lunch and took my nephews to Blue Springs State Park. When I was a kid, my summer camp used to take us to Blue Springs at least twice a summer to swim and tube in …
6 months ago, my life began in Busan, South Korea. I was adopted from the pet store by two weird looking foreigners who spoke an even weirder language! They took me home and spoiled me. I was even allowed to sleep in their bed instead of a cage. They named me Eunee, 운이, which means …
As I was going through our pictures this morning, I came across Jeju Miniature Park which we went to in January 2010. So, I put together a collage of the very cool places we have been to in real life. I would say the park had some awesome replicas! On the flip side, looking through …
Over the past few years we have really done a good job of living in the moment and not looking too far ahead into the future. I am not sure if Lil E on it’s way has anything to do with it, but lately I am thinking 2 or 3 steps ahead and spending a …
When we found out we were expecting, we really were determined to keep all the “baby stuff” to a minimum. We still feel that way. But, the more time I spend adding to our online registries, the more caught up I get. I haven’t added really anything but the essentials, because a lot of it …
Two weeks ago when we made the decision to head back to America a bit early, we really didn’t even begin to think about the goodbyes (or as a friend reminded me…until next time’s) A student of mine, Christopher (middle row, suit, far right) emailed me and said that we must go out for dinner. …
It wasn’t long ago that I started to imagine you in my life. I would sit and think about you and how important it was for me to be ready to welcome you into the world. I would always tell mommy I wanted everything to be perfect. I needed all the puzzle pieces together. I …
When I was 6 years old, I suited up for my first little league baseball game. I’ll never forget it. My jersey was green with white trim on the collar and sleeves. My number was 6 and there was absolutely nothing better to me than getting my pants as covered in dirt as humanly possible. …
Transport around the world varies a bit when you consider geography, socioeconomic climates and practicality. Traveling outside the states you begin to notice a few rather distinct differences on the roadways. Take Europe where the largest thing they’ve got is a Land Rover and as Britishly cool as they are, you don’t see all that …
I spend my day working with Adults here in Busan. My Encounter classes only have 1 – 4 students which enables me to really get to know my students. At the beginning of every class they introduce themselves to me and to their classmates. Being that our center has one of the youngest populations, most …
For as long as I can remember, my mom has made Strawberry Pie. I made it last night and it was a hit, I could have eaten the whole thing myself. But, I thought I would share the recipe for everyone…since it is Strawberry Season and all. So, Here is what you need: 1 cup …
Ah yes, life on the road. The initial draw for us was monitary as an RV rental would allow us to save a few precious benjies but over the past few weeks it’s become a real insight into the life of an rv traveller. I think Nicole would agree that far and away the best …
After the nice stopover in Bern, our next desitnation was northward to visit a new friend we met in Vietnam a few months back. Daniel, had invited us to come visit his family on their farm when we cruised through Switzerland and we did just that. After some help from a local restaurant owner to …
There must be a cool office somewhere in the world full of people that get to name roads. For the most part its probably a pretty boring job as most roads and highways don’t drum up much excitement or at least not enough to create a name worthy of such. I bet, however, that the …
Our first stop South of the Netherlands was the cute port town of Dieppe. We arrived after dark and pulled directly into a parking lot in the harbor. Adam found a powerpole with a plug, so he plugged us in and hid the cord below the guard rail. We made some Mexican for dinner, had …
We left off with a pretty epic time in DaLat as our finale in Vietnam which left us at the doorstep of our next land, Cambodia. We had a pretty swift trip that left from Saigon to the border where we added a new visa to the passport and entered en route to our first …
Today we went on a trek, or hike with May Linh who had to have been the sweetest Vietnamese person I have met. She helped clear up a lot of our questions and really by the end of the day I had a new girlfriend. Sapa was originally built in 1922 by the French and …
Gavin has been Earth side for 18 days, I honestly can’t imagine my days without him now. He is the most beautiful, well behaved and loved baby (of course I am bias). He sleeps pretty well, eats amazingly well, and has stolen our hearts better than anyone. His days are full of eating, sleeping, tummy … Continue reading »
Things definitely do not always go as planned and sometimes, they are not even close. End result, tonight is night #4 in Recovery after a C Section…Here’s what happened Monday morning after I wrote my update, my water broke. I had about 3 intense contractions, screamed, cried, was exhausted from everything else…and boom…water broke. So, … Continue reading »
More to come…his birth story sure was a long road. But at the moment I am staring down at him as I type and…well I will write all about it tomorrow. Gavin James Damiano 7lbs 9 ounces 20 inches long Birthday.. 4/23/13 3:47 pm Continue reading »
Its Monday morning and I am still in labor. Yesterday, after I typed, we went to the Birth Center to get checked because of my constant contractions and no baby. They made a phone call and I went over to the hospital next door. The nurse at the hospital actually works with the birthing center, … Continue reading »
Just a little update. Thursday night I began having contractions. They lasted all day Friday, but I kept busy to ignore them as best as I could. Friday night I was up having them very sporadically. Every 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 2 minutes… I went from the tub, to the floor, to the couch, to … Continue reading »
I am totally slacking in every way. Here’s why. We still don’t have internet in our apartment (tomorrow hopefully). Ive been lazy. Its so darn hot in Florida! But, I have been productive…been doing everything in my power to fully finish this “nesting” period so Gavin will arrive. This was my belly…full on contraction a … Continue reading »
I am large! and similar to a beach ball Today I am 37 weeks, or full term. I can’t believe it. Thank goodness the time is near. I keep singing to Gavin to move on down. Due to everyone’s observations, they say he is still very high and has to drop before he makes his … Continue reading »
