Where did last week go? Here is what it looked like in snippet form:
Monday (3/28): I go to my check up by myself. The doctor tells me he will be leaving the day we had scheduled the C-section, but he could still do it, just not follow up (it is the Thai water splashing, new year holiday), we would need to decide to do it one day earlier, or keep the 12th, but he was not wanting to wait until his return as it is too close to the due date. I could make no decision without David, so I left it at that. He also said the baby seemed 'small' which really worried me, then he measured me and said it seemed fine, but we could do a 'scan' if I wanted, or wait until next week and do one. Without David I opted to wait.
Tuesday (3/29): we took Bella back to the doctor, her ear infection still not cleared up, more medicine needed... (our pediatrician also tells us she will be gone April 13-16, when normally she would be checking on our new baby every day). She also said the only concern with the baby being small would be if he is still growing, if their is enough fluid, and if the placenta is still doing its job, if not then we would need to have the baby earlier. We decided to try to go up and see my ob/gyn and get a scan, but he was gone for the day.
Wednesday 3/30: We catch my doc before he is about to leave and decide we want an ultrasound and to continue to talk about the delivery date. The scan relieved us so much. We know we are not in control, but if the baby was not getting proper nutrition or measuring weeks behind we wanted to know. He was measuring right on, is not huge, but was 7 lbs at that time with almost two weeks to go. And, because family is coming to help, arriving on the 10th, we decided to keep the 12th delivery date, my doc said he would drive back if something is needed. Then Sophia saw the egg cartons in his office and asked about those, that is when we found out that he raises free range chickens and sells their eggs, he has a little farm two hours away in an area where people have vacation homes. He was so open and inviting and said we could come anytime. He showed us a little youtube video about his farm....crazy things you learn about your doctor when your three-year old asks an innocent question!
I am not sure what happened on Thursday. I do know we have not done much formal 'preschool' this week. I am letting her play, play, play when friends are around, it is fun to watch and great for the girls. We did swim once or twice when we were not busy at doc appts.
By Thursday though we did have to start dealing with the mosquito infestation in our apartment. The lady who cleans told us to spray under the beds when we go out and it should help. But we only had a little bit of spray. The first day we did this, it killed about fifty mosquitoes (left all over the girls' room) and ignited the other fifty to invade the rest of the apartment. From there we decided we needed to: buy good spray, search for mosquito nets that did not need to be hung from the ceiling (the girls, from day one, would get about five new bites a night), and try to find out how they were getting in. We have sprayed a few more times, and they are getting better, and I did find the right kind of mosquito nets too, finally. By Saturday, this did take an hour or two off of David's work schedule, but it was necessary. He is leading the mosquito war in our house! The nets seem to be working great, and the girls have gotten used to them (like sleeping in tents).
Friday 4/1: (the mosquito war in progress), we played outside a lot with friends. Sophia had a friend over to play which was great, and they started speaking Sophia's own made up language, a mix between chinese, thai, and dutch of all things. It was hilarious to hear and watch these interactions. Friday night we met up with friends who live in our same city in China. We love this family and they will be here until the baby comes too, we hope to see them more. But because it was Friday night, we wanted to avoid traffic at all cost, we took a boat taxi right off our little river. It was fun, but Sophia's first comment was: "it is not as fun as Poppy's boat." I had to agree. And we did have to walk a ways after to get to the mall, but the girls did great, and David carried Bella in the ergo. We ate dinner with our friends, talked, walked around Toys R Us, and Sophia had a blast hanging out with C's 12 year old and 8 year old (approx ages). We introduced them to Cold Stone Creamery (did I say Bangkok has everything), and then took the long walk to the trains to get home. We took the sky train to the end of our street and then a taxi down the street (now, that may seem lazy, but it is a really LONG street, the girls had already walked a mile, it was hot, and it was night time in Bangkok and in our area that means things become very rated 'R.'). The adventure was fun, but tiring, and so worth it to see our friends.
Saturday 4/2: David took part of his work day to work on mosquito stuff and then worked in the office. He met us for lunch at the mall. I took the girls and a friend to the mall to look for mosquito nets, promising them 'play place' time and a good lunch afterward. No mosquito nets, but they had fun at the play place and at lunch.
Sunday 4/3: We went to a local gathering and met up with friends who were coming to see us. We had a great day with R and K, talking and talking, reconnecting. We went out for a good dinner right down the street and then had breakfast and more good talks Monday morning.
And there you have it, it is now the fourth, Poppy, CC, Laura, and Ryan arrive in 6 days, and Baby boy Coker arrives in 8 days! Stay tuned. We do have a name....yet to be announced.
