Today I had my 31 week doctor's appointment. After my last appointment and being told that I was gaining too much weight naturally I was worried. I tried to make sure I was eating healthy (which I think I do a pretty good job at....but no one is perfect!) and I did try to walk more. Walking more was interesting. It caused my swelling to become a lot worse. It was so bad that it wouldn't go down for several days. Anyhow, today I was quite happy when I stepped on the scales. Well as happy as one could be stepping on the scales in the middle of the waiting room and having a bunch of Koreans stare at the rather larger number. I only gained 1 kilogram, which is about 2 pounds. Then when the doctor did the ultrasound and found that the baby gained approximately a pound! He also found the measurement of his head to be on target with my January 28th due date. However, the measurement of his legs showed a due date of December 29th! Sounds like he could be one long baby! The doctor told me that my blood pressure was excellent and my weight gain overall was acceptable. Much better news than last time. I had a bunch of questions for the doctor that he answered. A few weeks ago in our childbirth class we found out what shots are normally given to babies and today we found out that our hospital will give the same exact ones to our little one:) We also found out that he will be able to room in with me. The only exception to this is that they will take him to the nursery for observation for up to 8 hours after he is born. Our doctor had his fun with the ultrasound picture so the poor baby looks like an alien! He is head down though, which is good thing! After my next appointment on December 20th, we will be going on a tour of the hospital to see where I'll actually be having him. 
The Wii makes a great warm up for dinner. Boxing and bowling really work up the appetite. In this picture are two of the guys from my office. The Korean is what we call a KATUSA, he is from the ROK (Republic of Korea) Army but attached to the U.S. Army. I invited him for a traditional American meal. He seemed to loved it. It was his first Thanksgiving.
My friend's wife, she is Filipino, this was her first Thanksgiving meal too. I showed them both the tradition of the wishbone and let them have the honors. 
He was quite happy to end up with the larger part of the bone. I wonder what he wished for?
For Veterans' Day my friend had a BBQ on his roof. It's another Korea thing. It was fun and the nicest day of the week to have it. We had ribs and chicken along with some korean side dishes. It was a nice day off work.
Here is what seems to be our bimonthly photo shot. This picture seemed to turn out a little better than the last one. 
This picture lets you see my growing belly, which some of you back in the states seem to love to see. 
After several years of attempting the long hair thing, Saturday I reverted back to my standard length. I decided enough was enough! After my doctor's appointment we went to Camp Walker and I braved another Korean Haircut. I liked this lady much better than the lady who cut it last time at Camp Carroll. After my haircut we headed to the Commissary (grocery store) to pick up a few things. As we were shopping down one asile there was a little girl who was in one of the kiddie grocery carts that look like a car that is attached to the front of a regular grocery cart. As I was walking down the aisle she loudly said, "Move out of the way, woman." I must admit I was startled and so was her father. He apologized on her behalf and then went to talk to her while we continued. While in the next aisle the little girl came over and apologized. Then about 10 minutes later we saw her father again. He apologized yet again said that she probably got it from him. He said that when he is driving in Korea he often makes a comment about the woman Korean drivers and how they need to move out of the way. Once again I told him that it was okay! He certainly was very embarrassed about what his daughter had done. 
Andy felt neglected with most of the pictures being of me and decided that we needed one together!
