So, I am going to have a son! Allegedly. In Korea, it is apparently still technically illegal to disclose the gender of your child to the parents, because it was not so very long ago that daughters were aborted at a much higher rate than sons. So our doctor pointed out a certain, um, aspect of our ultrasound, and Seunghyun asked, "Sooooo, it's a
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I was worried about the son thing too because I could come up with a million girls names that I liked but very few boy ones. It worked out alright in the end though :)
How common is circumcision in Korea? It's a pretty hot topic here in the States. We opted not to circumcise DJ and I think it was the right decision.
Pee-pee Tee-pees. If you can get them, you want them. Trust me. I thought they were silly at first. After seeing how that boy can spray, I don't think they're silly anymore.
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Also! I've seen pee-pee tee-pees! But they seem unreasonably expensive. What are they made of? Can I make them myself, do you think?
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or you could go the English first name, Korean middle name like we did Alexander Taejin
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I am afraid it will take a lot of convincing for my mother-in-law to be remotely ok with any name not bestowed by a fortune teller, but there are very few pure Korean boys' names that make sense in English, so I feel like going to a fortune teller will be kind of a huge waste of time.
One thing I am wondering about: our baby is going to have dual citizenship, so I was wondering if the names on both passports need to be exactly the same? If they don't, we have a lot more freedom.
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You can read more on wikipedia. It's not really safe for work:
NSFW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreskin_restoration
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