Today is the very last day of B2's trip to Korea! For the last week, B2 has been taking depositions in Seoul and we odd-numbered bowls have been fending for ourselves in a papa-less wilderness. For me this has meant subsisting solely on the weird-but-maybe-balanced diet of roasted Brassicas (of which B2 is not fond), ramen, and gigantic ...
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halloweens and first birthdays!
summertime bits and bats
Hi friends! Are you having wonderful summers? Here are just a few odds and ends from ours -- it's mostly been a sunny mix of visits from friends, recipe testing and manuscript scribbling, baby cuddles, and the occasional baked treat. I have also rediscovered the glory of regular old ice cream sandwiches, that kind with all the hubbub about not ...
baby bowl: 100 days
100 days! Last week was Luke's 100th day in this big wide world of ours. He was baptized at the church down the street, and after the baptism we had a teeny 100th day party, or a baek-il. His halmuni made Luke a miniature tteok-themed lei and a baby-crown out of silver posterboard, which has nothing to do with Korean ...
almond white chocolate flax oatmeal, for mamas
Happy 2017! This is the year that my brother graduates from college (!) and when he first started as a freshman I kept telling everyone that 2017 didn't seem like a real year that would actually happen. But somehow, it's here. (Despite 2016's best efforts.) Our waning weeks of the year were spent eating (of course), avidly watching B2 make a dent ...
baby bowl b-side: his birth story
So I was a little hesitant to share this post. I had so many emotions over the fact that Luke was born by C-section, but didn't want to write anything negative about it, because we don't want to forget for a second how fortunate we are to have had our little man, however he arrived. Still, in the weeks leading up to Luke’s arrival, I found other ...
baby bowl: the first days.
Luke Samuel McTernan, also known as B3, was born 6 pounds and 3 ounces. Because he was breech until he arrived, we didn't get a good look at his face on any ultrasounds, but as it turns out, he has bright, dark eyes that look both perplexed and amazed most of the time, a little upturned nose, a bow mouth. His long, black hair, which we did ...