“It’s not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours.”

Joyce Maynard

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  • Celebrating Sprout’s 1st Birthday with Shakey’s San Jose City

    Last month, we celebrated Sprout’s first birthday. I still can’t believe it: she’s now officially a toddler! Because this is a busy period for our full-time office jobs, Francis and I did not have the time to prepare for her… Continue reading

    Celebrating Sprout’s 1st Birthday with Shakey’s San Jose City
  • Bella Mackie: How to Kill Your Family (2021)

    I used to think I was not like other girls because I prefer crime over romance. A study by Vicary and Fraley (2010), however, revealed that more women consume true crime books than men. I have not read the full… Continue reading

  • Our Breastfeeding Journey

    “Breastfeeding is best for babies up to two years.” You, too, have heard or seen this before – as a reminder after milk ads on TV or printed on the can of formula alongside a photo of a happy nursing… Continue reading

    Our Breastfeeding Journey
  • Grateful

    I got accepted for my first part-time job! The pay is small, but the job is something I already enjoy doing and can manage while taking care of Sprout. I start on Wednesday. Francis and I have decided to finally… Continue reading

    Grateful
  • Yoko Ogawa: The Memory Police (2019)

    It wasn’t even darkness. There was nothing, nothing at all, no air or noise or gravity – not even me to experience them. Just overwhelming nothingness. I finally got to write about The Memory Police. I had finished reading a… Continue reading

  • 9 Ways a Kid CAN Change Your Life

    Suddenly, it’s August and it’s our little Sprout’s birth month! I remember around this time last year. We knew she was coming anytime and I was just so exhausted and so excited to finally be not pregnant. No one told… Continue reading

    9 Ways a Kid CAN Change Your Life
  • 5 Mistakes that Ruined My Milk Supply

    Today, I’m sharing some of the wrong things I made as a first-time breastfeeding mom that probably affected my milk supply. I exclusively breastfed for nine months. I’ve always struggled with my milk supply and just recently accepted that we… Continue reading

    5 Mistakes that Ruined My Milk Supply