Open Thread Thursday

Where will the ajummas be getting their sense of style this year?  Seoul Fashion Week will show them!

Speaking of looking good . . . Hello!  Our own Kimchi Mama related Daniel is the new man of the minute, but he'll always be a Kimchi Bro.

It's Open Thread Thursday . . . What's on YOUR mind?

--The Kimchi Mamas

Comments

[sk]

I attended Seoul Fashion Week in the spring and had an amazing time! Lee Young Hee's hanbok collection was amazing.

[eingy]

The baby is overdue by just over a week now. My mom came in to town two nights ago. Yesterday was pretty good but today has already been a mess despite the fact that we were only in the same room for about 15 minutes.

I mentioned that my father had called at 6am to ask if the baby was born yet, and that I'd let it go to voicemail because I was too tired and also didn't want to wake up my husband. I brought up that it's been stressful to keep getting calls from friends and relatives asking if the baby is here yet, and that I've asked friends not to call, but I can't stop the relatives.

My mom then gave me a list of all the people I *need* to call ASAP because they sent me presents. Ordinarily, of course I would do this, but I told her that I'm so stressed that I just can't handle it right now. She responded that it's not to tell them that I had the baby, just to thank them for the presents, and to my horror, I started crying.

Even as I write this, I can see how stupid it sounds. I had no idea how stressful the pregnancy hormones and waiting for a baby would be. I am embarrassed at my reaction.

Catching myself as it was happening, I apologized to my mom and told her that I don't mean to cry and that I know what she is saying is right, but she cut in at right that moment with, "You shouldn't cry. It's bad for the baby."

I've been so worried about the baby's health and wondering if I've been eating right, if I'm fit enough, if something I did or do is hurting the baby, coping with fears that the baby will be blind or deaf or any myriad things that come to me in the middle of the night, that saying my upsetness was hurting the baby completely broke me.

I left the room and have been trying to pull myself together ever since. I'll be so glad when the baby gets here and we can just focus on getting to know him.

[Angie in Texas]

@ eingy: if you wanna cry, CRY. i mean WAIL. pound your chest. slobber on yourself. and heave like you can't breathe.

it's going to be ok. =) of course you're upset - there's a lot going on . . . so dance if you wanna dance, cry if you wanna cry.

i'm sending baby's-coming thoughts your way (but you don't have to thank me). =P

[Jomama]

Eingy, I think it must be worse for the baby for you NOT to cry, as that only increases the stress.

And OF COURSE it upset you to have to call all those people, because they are going to ask you if the baby has come yet, even tho you are ONLY calling to say Thank you. Write Thank you notes instead, or prep the phone list, or better, get your HUSBAND to call people to thank them since he is not as hormonal as you are.

I *promise* you will not be pregnant forever!!

[Nina]

Eingy, anybody who is nine months pregnant is totally entitled to cry anytime they damn well please. :) You shouldn't have to worry about calling to thank people for gifts right this second nor should you be worrying about crying/not crying. I would think it would be worse for the baby (if it does, in fact, have any impact whatsoever) for you to keep in all your emotions.

Here's to a safe and healthy delivery - and soon!

[eingy]

I can't thank you guys enough for your kind, encouraging, understanding words. I love my mom but we make each other crazy, even when there is nothing going on. I'm going to be so grateful for her help when the baby arrives! We just have to keep from making each other mad/sad until then.

[Maricris]

I know it's Friday but I'll add a thought. I was just looking at that image on ur header and I was wondering where I"ll ever wear that butterfly dress. You call them Butterfly dress right?

[Karen the Californian]

Eingy, I wish you a comfortable and stress-free rest of the pregnancy. And a quick end to it, an easy delivery, and a happy and healthy baby and mama at the end of it all.

And along the same lines of what Jomama said, make your husband write the thank-you notes. :-)

[mary]

@Maricris you mean the han bok? i've never heard it called a butterfly dress.. but maybe others have?

[Julie Kang]

Eingy Fighting!!! Definitely have your husband write the thank-you notes, and make him and your mom make the calls. You will have other things on your plate!

[johanna]

Hey,
I was reading your blog and some of your archives and I think they are very entertaining and somewhat informative. I am not a wife or a mother, but I am a 21 years old college student that is interning at this children clothes-manufacturing company by the name of Kahn Lucas. They make wonderful little girl clothing from newborn to size 16. There are many separate labels under Kahn Lucas that are sold at various different stores that you may or may not be familiar with. The labels under Kahn Lucas are: Youngland, Emily West, Jenny & Me, Sweet Heart Rose, and Dollie & Me. These amazing collections can be found at stores such as JcPenny’s, Kohl’s, Sears, Burlington Coat Factory, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, BJ’s, Belk, and Lord and Taylor. I know for a fact that girls all over the world love the clothing because as a part of my interning responsibilities, I am in charge of organizing all of the post cards that are sent in everyday by these same little girls whose parents bought them an outfit from one of our clothes divisions and they continuously write about how much they love the clothes.

Even if you’re not particularly interested in children clothing, they also make very cute dolls under their Dollie & Me collection. What’s so cool about the Dollie & Me collection is they make matching outfits so the girl’s outfit is the same as her doll. Check out the website for yourself at Kahnlucas.com. Not only is all the clothes that they sell on this website, but they have very cool games that I have also played quite a few myself during my spare time.

With the holiday season just around the corner, these amazing pieces of clothing (and dolls) are so exquisite they would make lovely gifts.