Officially in my third trimester and oh boy, I may be ready for pregnancy to be done and over with. I wish I could say pregnancy has been glorious and that I’ve been enjoying every bit of this season (because it will be the last, I declare). But it’s been far from that.

Maybe it’s my age, maybe it’s the fact that I have two other kids running around or because it’s my body’s third time around but I’m exhausted all the time and achy all over.

I get up to pee every two hours throughout the night, flipping from one side to the other is a big ordeal and I can’t seem to ever get comfortable. I feel larger than life and the thought of getting bigger with each day/week scares me a bit.

It was Lunar New Year (설날 seollal) during week 28 and so thankfully, my parents came to the rescue this week! (Thank goodness for grandparents.) The week was filled with delicious food, some of which my mom packed and brought to us, some of which I cooked and some of which the husband cooked. (Y and I recently treated ourselves to a cookbook and it has sparked the inner chef in Y. I’m not complaining!)

We got the kids dressed in their hanbok (except I didn’t prepare one for O so we had to do a makeshift one using a dress and J’s old hanbok top). And they did 세배 (sebae) to us and to grandma&grandpa. It’s a Lunar New Year tradition here in Korea where people bow to their elders and wish them a happy new year saying, “새해 복 많이 받으세요” (saehae bok mani badeuseyo'), which translates to “May you be blessed with good fortune in the new year”. As a reward, children often are given envelopes with money - sebaet don (세뱃돈).

J did a great job setting the example (they must’ve had him practice at school) and O followed suit.

Wishing you all a Happy Lunar New Year!