my sister and i grew up without any relatives in ny so it was always just the two of us.  when she got married back in 2009, i suddenly had in-laws and our family grew exponentially.

on august 28, 2010 at 4:35am, i got my very first nephew.  noah hyungwoo kim.  all 7lbs 9oz. and 21″ of goodness.  i never thought i could love someone the way i love him.  it’s a strange feeling for someone who doesn’t handle emotions very well, haha.

my sister has her own frightening side of the story when it comes to her labor, but this is mine… the weekend noah was born, i had a church leadership retreat.  when news came that my sister was having contractions, i was automatically hit with a lot of emotions – excitement, fear, nervousness.  soon, i started getting texts from my bro-in-law with updates.  the last text i got from him was about how there were some complications bc the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck and my sister had to get a c-section instead.  i started crying out of fear and all i could think was “i don’t care it’s 2am, i’m picking up and driving down RIGHT NOW!”  i came to my senses and realized little noah and my sister needed my prayers more than my presence.  so instead, i found a quiet place at the retreat site and just prayed.  in the midst of my prayers, worse case scenarios started popping into my head which made me freak out even more and pray even more for protection over them.   i finally got a text message around 5am that my nephew was born… my sister had to get a c-section, but all parties were healthy.  that saturday, after i gave my little speech at the retreat, i jetted off for va and got to meet my nephew for the first time.  i stayed there until tuesday the following week but bc i missed him so much, that sunday, i left church and jumped on a bus to go down and visit again :)

he’s now a month old and he is getting taller and chubbier!

my bil is away on business this week so i’ve been down here attempting to help out.  seeing the day in and out of having a baby, i have to give my sister props.  the simple things in life like going to the supermarket becomes quite difficult but she’s managing.  yay to her!

i heart noah… and i hope one day, before he’s even able to speak, he’ll recognize me and know how much he means to me.

Advertisement