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[11/17 (Mon) Due Date D-5]
Today is five days before my due date (11/22) — and unbelievably, it’s our moving day. Once we signed the contract and set the interior renovation schedule, this turned out to be the earliest day we could move before the baby arrives.
At my last prenatal checkup on Saturday, my doctor scolded me with, “What kind of pregnant woman moves five days before giving birth?”
But… this was truly our best option. 😅
I woke up at 7 a.m., ate breakfast, and started packing at 7:30.
I had already been sorting things to discard and packing fragile or valuable items throughout the previous week, but anything we needed until the morning (like blankets) had to wait to be packed until today.
Thankfully, I still wasn’t having contractions or any early labor signs like bloody show, so I could move around without too much trouble.
At 8:50 a.m., my uncle — who runs a moving company — arrived.
And that was the official start of our move.
As soon as he saw me, he said, “Your due date is right around the corner; don’t move at all, just sit!”
So I stayed on the couch and verbally directed what needed to be thrown out and what needed to be taken to the new place while watching them carry everything out.
I thought we didn’t have much stuff, but by the time everything was packed, it was already almost 1 p.m.
Having started at 9, packing alone had taken nearly four hours.
We took pictures of the emptied apartment for the landlord, settled the final utility fees, and then headed to our new home.
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| The entryway, completely emptied after moving everything out |
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| The living room after everything was cleared out |
After arriving at the new place, we had a slightly late lunch and began unpacking the truck around 2:30 p.m.
I couldn’t just sit anymore, since I needed to direct where everything should go.
My body felt heavy and tired, but it wasn’t to the point where I needed to lie down.
We finished around 6 p.m.
My uncle and the movers even vacuumed before they left.
We had a general layout for the furniture and major items, but we still needed to sort things again before the organizing team arrived the next morning.
Since we really want everything ready before the baby arrives, and it would be impossible for just the two of us, we booked a professional organizing service for the first time.
A full-home organizing service usually requires 7–8 people, each costing around 250,000 KRW, so I only booked partial organizing for the kitchen and verandas.
To make the partial service more efficient, my husband and I needed to make sure that everything that we intended to keep in those spaces (travel gear boxes, consumable household goods like toilet paper, and so on) was already there beforehand.
We had already done a first round of this kind of organizing during the move, but I checked everything again before bed.
(And yes, my husband did all the carrying. 😄)
By the time we wrapped up, it was already past 11 p.m.
The organizing team was scheduled to arrive at 9 a.m., so I tried to get to bed quickly — but my mind wouldn’t stop.
I kept visualizing how to set up the master bedroom, the two smaller rooms, and the living room.
I typed notes into my phone until my husband gently told me to stop thinking and rest.
I felt okay physically, but since it was getting late, I put my phone down and finally closed my eyes.
🍼 Parenting Journal | Pregnancy & Early Parenting
This post is part of my “Parenting Journal” series —
a collection of moments from late pregnancy, birth preparation, and the days leading up to meeting our baby.
This journal will continue into our newborn care and parenting journey,
becoming a keepsake we hope to share with our child one day.
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