Sick but still danced at the wedding. The baby, not me.
Headed to Italy for a wedding which was a treat because, well, obviously, but little A was feeling a bit sick the entire time which was hard for everyone. She’s never been actually sick with fever and all, but she had a very runny/stuffy nose with dry coughs here and there. Poor thing. We did hope the warmer weather in southern Italy would help, but it didn’t really.
친구 결혼식으로 이탈리아행. 안타깝게도 A는 코감기에 걸려서 훌쩍 훌쩍. 열이 나지 않아서 다행이었지만 콧물이 줄줄이라 걱정이 이만저만이 아니었다. 독일보다는 조금 따뜻한 이탈리아 남부의 날씨가 조금 도움이 되길 바랬지만 별로…
Italian wedding are different from Korean ones: longer, more food, more dancing, more music and probably more people. We missed the actual ceremony because our plane arrived at the same time, but we managed to make it to the reception.
이탈리아 웨딩은 오랜만! 아기를 데리고 간 첫 웨딩이었는데 역시나 힘들었… 일단 이탈리아 웨디은 사람들도 많고 음악소리도 계속 너무 커서 애가 잠을 제대로 못잔다는 함정. 그리고 사람들이 1분에 한번씩 와서 안아보고 만지고 해서 A는 너무 흥분을 하는 바람에 나중에는 파김치. 벨벳 드레스를 입고 타이즈도 신고 갔지만 나중에는 편한 잠옷으로 갈아입었는데 너무 편해서 나 자신이 대견할 정도.
Our table was Pear and Rum. Witty.
The coolest thing I’ve ever seen was this guy. A professional mozzarella maker! How cool, great, awesome and just so smart is that? Puglia is quite famous for its mozzarella industry, making mozzarella and especially buffala a staple everywhere. The mozzarella master kept on making the little cheese balls until the very end of the appetizer portion of the lunch/dinner and I have to say, he was one of the most popular people present. Can you blame us?
모짜렐라 만드는 아저씨. 이게 너무 감동적. Puglia 지방은 원래 모짜렐라로 유명한 곳인데 웨딩에 이렇게 직접 손수 만들어주시는 분을 초대하다니.
I love weddings. I loved mine and I also loved documenting my friends’. For more wedding fever, you can check our wedding here, another Italian wedding here and a German wedding here.
- Flipping, flipping, flipping.
- Not yet scared of strangers. Smiles when you smile.
- The peaceful times of sleeping in planes seems to be over. So interested in other passengers though.
- Very interested in people and will smile if they smile!
- Reaching out for things on the table and pulling them towards herself. Dangerous times.
- Some things to do when the baby has a runny nose: we don’t have a humidifier so I hung some wet towels here and there in her room. I also used a lot of cotton buds with nasal vials. I didn’t use the spraying types, mostly because I was a bit scared but also because doctors don’t recommend it since it can dry up the noses and even damage them. The little nasal vials may need more explanation. Not so scary to use so I would drip a couple of drops on a cotton bud and gently moisten her nostrils. If necessary, I would also go in with another dry cotton bud and softly pull out the “contents.” Some friends also said to squirt the liquid inside her nose directly, but I just squirted a little bit. I tried it myself because I was curious and it actually does clear your nose up. Another thing that was strangely effective was chopped up onions. Onions are known to suck up bacteria and flu germs, so I gave it s shot. I peeled the onion and separated the small pieces and positioned them near the baby’s head. Not spicy at all, so no worries there, but your room will smell like onions for a while. But no runny noses and peaceful sleep cycles! Hooray for onions.
- 뒤집기 선수.
- 아직은 낯가리기의 단계는 아닌듯. 사람들만 보면 좋아서 흥분!
- 더 아기때는 비행기에 타자마자 잠들었는데 이제는 이것저것 참견하느라고 정신없다.
- 테이블쪽에 앉으면 테이블 위에 있는 접시나 포크 등을 잡기 시작.
- 코감기에 걸리거나 코가 나와서 고생할때 썼던 방법: 가습기가 없는 관계로 수건을 적셔서 이곳저곳에 배치. 아기 코에 넣을 수 있도록 만든 식염수를 구해서 면봉에 조금씩 묻혀서 코안을 적셔주거나 일단 적셔두고 다른 마른 면봉으로 코딱지를 살살 빼내는 방법. 스프레이식으로 생기거나 빨아들이는 흡인기들은 일단 내가 너무 겁이 나고 부드럽고 약한 아기들의 코안이 헐 수도 있다고 해서 일단 비추. 그리고 놀라운 효과를 보았던 양파! 양파를 까서 그릇에 펴놓고 아기 머리주변에 놓아주었더니 콧물찍찍도 줄고 잠도 잘잤다는! 그냥 반으로 잘라서 놓으면 효과가 적고 4등분해서 하나하나 펴서 놔주어야 효과만점. 양파 만세!
All photos by rachelsanghee. Bits and pieces of my little one, every week, in 2016.