Mission Accomplished!

This weekend we traveled to some bases up North to see what of our "big" baby items we could find. We needed to do this early so if we needed to order them through the PX we had time to do so. We lucked out and found all three items that we needed that could not be shipped from the states. In addition to the stroller, infant carrier, and pack and play, we were able to find a few other smaller items! We got lucky to find matching patterns as we bought the stroller and infant carrier at one PX and the pack and play at a totally separate location. When we got home today we got everything put together to make sure all the parts were there and not broken. It is now just waiting til Caden arrives in January:)

The Stroller

The Infant Carrier, which snaps onto the stroller or into the car base.

The pack and play that came with a bassinet and diaper changing station. It also has music that can play and vibration mechanism to help soothe the baby to sleep.

What A Day!!

Today was quite an exciting day at the Hospital. Kelli is now 25 weeks and 2 days. She had her glucose test first. We should have the results in 2-3 days. Don't worry it gets better from there. Then we went for her Level II ultrasound. We also opted to have the 4D Ultrasound at the same time! The video shows Caden smiling and blinking his eye. Below are a ton of pictures from the ultrasound. I put them in a slideshow because there are sooooo many! He has all his fingers and toes and vital organs. He appears to be very healthy and quite energetic. The technician was laughing at how much he was moving around. While we were having the ultrasound the international clinic liason came in and said a local tv crew was there and wanted to interview and do a piece on international patients in the hospital. So after the real ultrasound, we staged one(where Kelli was a little more covered) for the camera. Then they followed us around the hospital as we went to the doctor to have the results reviewed. While we were waiting for the doctor they interviewed us. Too bad we don't know when or what channel it will be on!

P.S. The technician and the liason both think Caden looks like me!

24 1/2 Weeks

Since my belly seems to be growing a good bit these days, I thought I would update you with another picture! I have my next doctor's appointment on Friday for the Glucose Screening Test and a level 2 ultrasound. Hopefully we will get some better pictures of the little guy that we can post :) I know the ones from the regular ultrasound are sometimes a little hard to identify. Next weekend we are heading out to do some baby shopping. That should be fun!

Our "Beamer"

Well here are the pics of our recently purchased car in Korea. The best way to describe it is in a list:
Automatic Transmission - Yes
Power Brakes - Yes
Power Steering - No
Heat - Yes
A/C -Technically Yes(I think there's a leak.)
Power Windows - Yes
Power Doors - No
Tape deck -Yes Radio- No ( Antenna is broken)

Yes the bumper is sprayed painted(along with the hub caps). The interior is dark blue.(How this goes with silver and black outside not sure?) It has over 242,000 KMs on it. So far it has been a pretty reliable car though. The BMW sticker on the trunk was there when we bought it. (along with a BMW Steering Knob on the Inside.)

So there you go. Just as promised. Soon we will be adding a car seat to it! That's the only addition I have planned for customizing this beater.

23 Weeks

For all of you that don't get to see me on a daily basis, here are some pictures for you. I will have to admit I am not very fond of these preggo pictures, but I guess I will have to get used to them. I am very critical of pics of myself and these just aren't really doing anything for me.....but hopefully you will enjoy them. Since it is now obvious that I look pregnant (opposed to just looking like a gain 15 pounds) I will try and post pictures somewhat frequently. Enjoy!

Time To Celebrate!!!

I am very excited to share the good news that I'm FINALLY finished with my Master's Degree in Educational Administration and Leadership. Not only am I finished, but I finished with flying colors....a 4.0 GPA! I don't think that's too shabby, do you?

21 Week Check Up and More

WELCOME BACK! It's been a while since our last post. Much has happened! First, We got a car! Yes, I owe everyone a picture of our 1990 Hyundai Excel BMW. Kelli was also back to the States for a few weeks for family reasons. It was a tearful trip, but was good for Kelli and her family. Her Grandma is in a better place now after being diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. But, back to the goods news! Everything is going well with the pregnancy. The pictures are getting harder to see. I think cause the baby is getting too big for the machine. On the right you can make out an eye socket and what I think is part of a foot on the left. This doctor's appointment was the day after Kelli returned to Korea. She was still a little swollen in the ankles from traveling and had put on a little weight at home too. In fact, it is definitely easy to tell she is pregnant now! I owe a picture of that too, I know. Dates have been set and tickets bought for all grandparents to come visit in February after the baby is born at the end of January(hopefully!) Her next appointment includes a level 2 ultrasound so hopefully we will get some better pictures from that.