안녕하세요! That is pronounced An nyoung ha seh yo, and it means "hello" in Korean.
I never know how to start these things, I always feel a little pompous assuming anyone but myself will read it. I decided I should start blogging again, with the baby coming and living in South Korea. Plus, it's a new year, I'll never find a better time to start! So here's what is new with us. We are expecting our first little peanut on June 9, 2014! But you all already knew that. So far baby is healthy, and mama is ballooning up like a whale! The pups don't know what's going on, obviously, but I know they'll be adorable when Baby Carter makes his/her appearance. I go up to a U.S. army base in Seoul to have all my appointments, and that is where I will deliver. It makes me wish for the days when I had about five hospitals within a twenty minute drive. But at least there is an option to go to an American hospital, even if it two hours away. I have friends who have delivered in Korean hospitals and they loved the experience. The language barrier and cultural difference scares me though, I'm not as brave as those mamas! I have a doula, a woman name Tina that I go to church with. I am so grateful to have someone here I can to talk to about all the changes and upcoming labor, and she will be in the delivery room with us. Even though I will deliver in an American hospital there are a lot of Koreans employed there and I worry there might still be a language barrier. It's kind of nerve racking having my first baby in a foreign country Plus, military doctors are pushing and a bit cold. I am just another face to them, it will be nice to have someone (besides Nate) in the delivery room that cares and sympathizes with me.
Living in Korea has proven to be a much harder trial than I anticipated. I had so much fun visiting Nate here in 2012 that I thought living here would be a breeze. I was wrong! At least we are finally together though! I had morning sickness pretty bad. No throwing up but I was constantly nauseous and exhausted until about 15 weeks. And I got pregnant within a month of moving here, so we haven't gotten out and seen much since I've been here. I think that is part of why it has been harder to live here than I anticipated. I miss out on the perks of living in a foreign country. I am starting to feel better though, so hopefully we will get out and see more.
Well, the pups are whining and this mama needs to eat, so I'm out! Thanks for stopping by!
