Haircut #3

James was born with a lot of hair, and it has not stopped growing since! A lot of people told us to prepare for when it would fall out, but this never happened. This is actually his 3rd haircut since he was born less than 5 months ago! The first one was to get rid of the mullet. The second one was a trim of the sides. Finally, we decided to give him a proper cut all over because it was way too long. I love the expressions on his face from this experience. See the rest here on flickr. In this one, he looks very concerned, but he was great the whole time.

Family Fun

James' great aunt was visiting from Korea during the holidays. Here they are together on New Year's Day.

The End

It's been a while since my last post. I never got around to posting any pictures from my summer trip to Berlin, so I figured today is a great day to do it. Today is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. 1989 does not feel like 20 years ago! This is a picture of the East Side Gallery. It's a 1.3 km section of the old wall that has been painted by artists from around the world. Right now, it is undergoing restoration, so there are sections that are obstructed by fences and scaffolding. You can see some other photos of the East Side Gallery and some others from my trip to Berlin here at flickr.

Regal Wings

Jen and I were walking back from having lunch in Eastern Market when I spotted this monarch butterfly. This site helped me figure out that this one is a male because of the spots on the hind wings and the thinner webbing. This makes me wish I had a nice macro lens, but the trusty nifty fifty will have to do for now!

Introducing James

Baby James Min-Hyuk was born at 0047 on September 12. He was almost 2 weeks past his due date, and it showed! He weighed in at 8 pounds 14 ounces and was 22 1/4 inches long (tall?). The doctors and nurses at Sibley were wonderful, and we couldn't have done it without you. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a hospital. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes, visits, gifts, and food! I hope you all get a chance to meet him in person soon.

I'm sure Jen is ecstatic now that I have someone else at home to take pictures of. :)

Start Em Young

This is one of my favorite things in James' room. Some of my fondest memories of my childhood was watching Skins games with my dad. I can't wait to do that with my son!

He was due on September 1, but he is taking his sweet time. I hope we get to meet him this holiday weekend!

By the way, you can get your own here. You know you want one.

Full Body Armor

It was beautiful outside this weekend, so we decided to go somewhere that we could enjoy the weather. Jen thought it would be a good idea to check out the Maryland Renaissance Festival. I had never been before, and I didn't know what to expect. It was actually pretty fun, and the food and beer was tasty. You will definitely see a lot of interesting characters (both people working there and your fellow visitors!). Afterward, we drove over to downtown Annapolis for some ice cream and a stroll along the water.

Check out a few other pics from the festival here at flickr.