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My first baby is out. We are in a hospital in Yoido, Seoul. Here's her first photo. Her name is Yoojin Shin.

http://www.sungmocmc.com/siteboard/baby.asp?id=2422&Wb_N=baby&page=1&depth=0&step=0&tid=2425

She weighed 2.13 kilogram at first. 35 weeks and three days. She is not in a very dangerous state but not healthy enough to go home yet.

Elly, my wife's here beside me watching screen while I type this. The docs just told us we, mother and father only, can go home tomorrow. She had C-section at 4 PM on Sunday, April 18, 2004. About 30 minutes later, the baby came out of the surgery room and went straight into another room for some tests and care. She can breathe alone at least. She seems active and healthy, but we were not allowed to touch her, perhaps to prevent contamination. I recorded her moving on my mobile phone, pictures, audio, and video. I'll later upload them on web when I have the necessary cable to connect the phone with PC.

Elly screamed and cried a lot, couldn't move a bit for two days, had no sleep for three days, but now she's OK.

Since this hospital is nearly 100 kilometers from our home and I have no car now, I couldn't bring her wheelchair on Sunday. I have to buy another anyway.

Congratulations, Kennyshin! 35 weeks is okay, and I hope she improves in health quickly.
Good to know that your wife's health is better.

Congrats Kenny!

I better not tell my wife. She'll be jealous.

btw.. the pics aren't working for me.

Congrats!!! Now you get to make lots of baby kimchi for the little one!!

CONGRTULATIONS Kenny and Elly!
i'm so happy for you!

hope Elly gets well soon.
and the baby too.

what's the baby's name?

if you don't mind my asking, why did Elly need to have a C section operation?

Congratulations, Dad!

Very happy for you. Hope your wife is doing well.

Yoojin is beautiful, Kenny. I'm glad that everyone is doing okay and hope that all three of you are soon reunited at home. Please accept my congratulations and my prayers for everyone's good health.

cfitz

Congrats! I'm very happy for all three of you

Thank you, everyone.

@dodecahedron

Elly suggested the baby's name already sometime in last autumn. It's Yoojin Shin, Shin being my family name.

There are two reasons for the C-secion I am aware of.

1. cerebral palsy: this makes her legs extremely difficult to move.

2. baby position: the doc told us the baby is somewhat mispositioned which I don't really know about.

In many cases in South Korea, hospitals recommend C-secion for profits. Must be several times more profitable than the usual way.

WOO HOO!
man i envy you married guys!
Family is so awesome. congrats!

Monte,

You are a weird dude. When I was your age, I was thinking about drinking, school, and getting booty. Those mormons do crazy work on the young mind.

Heh.. I'm old and married and I still think about drinking and booty..

Mormons are very family oriented. Most have huge families. A guy I work with has like 8 kids.

Ian wrote:Heh.. I'm old and married and I still think about drinking and booty..

Mormons are very family oriented. Most have huge families. A guy I work with has like 8 kids.

weak! I have 5 sisters and 4 brothers

Kennyshin wrote:Thank you, everyone.

@dodecahedron

Elly suggested the baby's name already sometime in last autumn. It's Yoojin Shin, Shin being my family name.

There are two reasons for the C-secion I am aware of.

1. cerebral palsy: this makes her legs extremely difficult to move.

2. baby position: the doc told us the baby is somewhat mispositioned which I don't really know about.

In many cases in South Korea, hospitals recommend C-secion for profits. Must be several times more profitable than the usual way.

Kenny, I can very much understand the cerebral palsy issue. I dated a gal for over four years who had it (was in a wheelchair), and the stiffness associated with the spasticity would make normal delivery a problem in quite a few cases, and a risk for both the baby and the mother. I'm glad both Mom and baby are doing well.

congrats kenny.
My sister(born in Seoul)had her baby the 11th of April.
The c-sections here in the states mostly deal with the way the baby is positioned.

E

Congratulations Kennyshin!
I wish you and your family all the best, and may the baby be healthy!

Having a baby is a special moment in one's life!

I love seeing and playing with my one year old niece when we have family get togethers. She's a bundle of fun!
Oh the innocence and beauty of youth...

Congratulations to you and your wife on your lovely Yoojin! Many wishes for happiness and good health! And I hope that you will soon be at home together!

G
(corrected name. it was late last night)

i missed the name on the first reading!

Yoojin - sounds nice.
does it mean anything?

she looks very cute in that picture.
how are Yoojin and Ellly doing?

boy, i'm sure it's a tough time for you too, hang in there.

dodecahedron wrote:i missed the name on the first reading!

Yoojin - sounds nice.
does it mean anything?

she looks very cute in that picture.
how are Yoojin and Ellly doing?

boy, i'm sure it's a tough time for you too, hang in there.

Elly suggested it. She says, "I don't know."

The name Yoojin is used for either male or female in South Korea and it can be easily typed and pronounced in English, and there are many Chinese characters for the two words. Usually, Korean words have no meaning by themselves but they can have meanings when they are associated with Chinese characters. For example, Kyounghoon, my Korean name, has no meaning by itself, but the Chinese character Kyoung (or Gyoung) meanings to light and Hoon in Chinese means successful contributions to the dynasty. Of course, there are various Chinese characters that are prounced Gyoung or Hoon and only one of them has respective meaning. We haven't decided the meaning. For it, we have to look for Chinese dictionaries - a must for the learned in traditional Korea.

Yoojin is going through further tests and care. Elly was allowed to go home already in the yesterday afternoon but we decided to go home together with Yoojin when she is ready.

BTW, I bought another wheelchair for Elly. Paid 210,000 Won including shipping. 16kg. It's new so in almost perfect condition.

Is there any chance we will see a picture of the whole happy family when you make it back home?

cfitz

Congratulations Kenny.I hope the baby comes home soon.
The pic is really very cute.

::Pranav::

cfitz wrote:Is there any chance we will see a picture of the whole happy family when you make it back home?

cfitz

Of course. We are now back home, plus baby plus my mom. The only problem is that I haven't found necessary cables to copy and move files on my Sony camera. We moved on April 3 to another apartment, just across the street and I haven't reinstalled my systems properly. The pictures I took at hospital's also not available online yet. But I'll upload video and photos on web servers surely when I can.

We are waiting for the pics Kenny. Do upload them soon.


::Pranav::