Storks Nest Review

Whew! Finally a post! I've seriously been trying to work on this for a couple days now! Nothing too recent here, just a review of our 18 days in Seoul!

In all its glory...here's a picture of the little house that became a home away from home.

During our stay we took advantage of visiting some local museums....this one is the Children's Museum inside the National Museum. Very cool and super fun for the kiddos!

Drew came up one weekend and we walked over to the Korean War Memorial. We've been there before, but it was fun to take Mindy and Emily.

Some days were spent just playing outside!

A couple of days before AJ's arrival.
Playing at the Toy Store.
And finally! Here's here! YAY!

Introducing....

Andrew Jerome (AJ)!

Hey Everyone! Just a quicky update on baby AJ! After being 5 days overdue, AJ was born yesterday morning after a super quick 4 hour labor!!! Whew! Everything went so fast there was no time for any pain medication of any kind. So. Wow. That was something I never expected or planned to do. But....now that I've done it, it's almost empowering! AND I feel great! We're all doing well. We're at home now, thanks to the fantastic doctors at the hospital on Yongsan Army Post in Seoul. They must have had pitty on us since we hadn't been home in over two weeks (with the exception of our quick escape!).

Anyway....AJ weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. (a whole pound bigger than Kami) and 20.5 inches. He is a GREAT baby! We all feel so blessed to have him as a part of our family! Thanks to everyone for all of your support and prayers on our behalf!

Home For The Day

Hmmmmm. No AJ yet! I had a doctors appointment today and it looks like I'll be yet another week (my guess). Drew was up in Seoul this weekend and for a couple of days this week for work meetings. So, we decided since it didn't look like anything was going to happen tonight, we'd come back down to Osan and sleep in our own bed! It is so nice to be home!!! I do have to head back up tomorrow, however, since this weekend it the Korean Thanksgiving holiday. The roads are really, really bad during this time and nearly impossible to actually get into Seoul.

We've been trying to keep somewhat busy while we've been in Seoul. We went to the Children's Museum next to the Army base one day and to the Korean War Memorial Museum another. We also went to story hour at the library, gone to a few movies (Osan Friends....did you know it free admission up there?!? What the heck????) and have done tons and tons of walking! :^)

Today the first thing we did upon coming back to Osan was B-line it straight to the fabric store! I think my sister must have been their favorite customer of the day because he kept giving her free fabric as we were leaving! LOL! Ahhhh. I think we'll be back there soon! :^) Other than that, I've just really been enjoying being at home! There's no place like it! I'll let you all know as soon as we're back here with baby in hand! :^) Miss you all!

To the Blog Watchers!

Okay. For all of you who keep checking up on my blog to see any baby news, this one's for you! :^)

So, no baby yet. But I did make my way up to Seoul where I'll be staying on the Army Post until AJ comes! Entourage in tow (Kami, my sister and two nieces), we rode the bus up from Osan yesterday. After grabbing some lunch and a quick trip to the PX (Post Exchange) we made our way by Taxi over to the hospital to check into the Storks Nest (free lodging for expectant mothers who have to travel to be in Seoul to have their babies). Taxi's here have been a rare sight around this base this summer with strikes and contract issues, etc. So, it's a welcome sight to see taxi's actually running on a regular basis now. Just in time! :^) Anyway, the accomadations are....humble....but, hey, it's FREE! And it's within walking distance to the hospital. So, no complaints here! :^) I am actually surprised though that we are the only ones in the little "house". There are three rooms with their own bathrooms and a shared kitchen. But, no sign of others coming from the other two rooms. Of course that can change at any time around here! But, I was hoping to see some prego friends from Osan up here, too! Not that I'd really like to stick around until they DO come up! Any time this little guy wants to show his face is just fine with me!

At lunch time yesterday, we also discovered that the foodcourt offers free wireless internet! So, what's where I'm at right now! So glad I brought my computer!

Anyway, we're all doing well! Just chilling out waiting to go home with a new bundle any day now! Pictures of my temporary 'digs' coming soon! :^) Anyway, enough rambling! I just wanted you all to know that I'm still here! I'll update more soon!