Baby update

Yesterday we had another doctor's appointment at Samsung Hospital in Seoul. This was our second one. The hooked Jess up to a monitor with little suction cup thingies attached to her chest and belly- they were to monitor her heartrate and the baby's for a test called a Non-Stress Test (NST). Every time Jess felt the baby move, she was to push a button so they could see how the baby's heart rate changed when she was moving and measure how much stress she is under.

Apparently, the test measures contractions too. About halfway through, the nurse asked Jess, "Did you feel that big contraction?" Jess hadn't felt a thing. Afterward, the doctor looked over the test results with us and showed us that Jess had had 2 really big contractions, and a few slightly less significant ones. He said that it makes him worried about preterm labor (full term is 37 weeks, Jess is 33 as of tomorrow-Sunday). There are different kinds of contractions- false labor, and true labor. Doc said that Jess was borderline between the two. He checked her cervix for dilation, and asked her to come in next week instead of every 2 weeks. This of course makes Jess all super nervous, so make sure you pray for peace for her. We don't mind having the baby early, but we'd like to hold out until April 24th, at least. Jess's last day of teaching is the 23rd, and she will be full term earlier that week. Pray that Micaiah can hold on!

On a funnier/weird note, the doctor told us that he would like to use us in an educational television broadcast on the Korean TV network, EBS (Educational Broadcast System). We're not sure why he picked us, but they want to film our doctor's appointments, the labor, and the delivery. Not sure exactly what they're going to use it all for, but we told them we will give them our answer next Friday. What should we do? We're going to ask for a discount on our hospital bill, and what exactly they will film/show on the show. We'll keep you updated!