End of the summer

So, it's been just over 2 months since I last posted. The reason for that? The end of the pregnancy was just too miserable. It was hard to enjoy my kids, the summer, the pregnancy, pretty much everything. I ended up getting on anti depressants because I was just so down.

We spent lots of time at the water park where Max finally got comfortable in the water. He got a little too comfortable. We found him in the deep end by himself at one point cuz he had ran off. Luckily, thanks to ISR, there was no drowning. He and Harper enjoyed going on the slides and jumping off the diving board. Harper, my little 4 year old (now 5), was able to go all over the water park on her own because she's that great of a swimmer. We still worry about Max though. He's more confident than we are.

At almost 37 weeks I woke up with tons of contractions so we were told to head up to 121 (Yongsan hospital in Seoul) for monitoring. They contractions were averaging 4 minutes apart and the dr. and nurses were confident I was going to deliver that weekend. After 2 nights staying at the Dragon Hill Lodge, the contractions stopped and we headed home. I was grateful for that because he would've been so small. It was also frustrating because I was so miserably sick and uncomfortable that I was ready for it to be over as well.

We reserved the Dragon Hill for September 6- the end of the pregnancy. So, that was the day of my 38 week appointment. Matt also had OPD (continuing education courses) up there that week so it worked out perfectly for us all to be there. We were hoping I'd deliver that week because it was the most convenient time. The dr. was convinced I wouldn't make it to my 39 week appointment anyway because of how ready my body seemed and the baby had already been dropped and engaged for weeks. I was still only 3 cm but a bit more effaced than when I went in at 37 weeks. So, that was frustrating.

I had started to homeschool Harper for kindergarten the last week of August so we took up all her school stuff and did it in the hotel as well. The kids love hotels and are actually a lot more well behaved when we stay there than at home...which is really weird to me. I also spent a lot of time working out at the gym trying to get labor started. Nothing seemed to work, but at the same time, once labor hits for me.....it hits and is over quickly.

So, that was the rest of the summer. I need to go feed Mason now but will post his birth story next.