つわり

なんか変な始まり方だった。「いぇーい！みんなー妊娠したよー！」ってハッピーに始まるはずだったのに。クリスが妊娠が判明した日にもう親に言うって言うもんだから！！こっちにだって心の準備ってものがあるでしょう！！　


クリス： ｢オカアサン！　オカアサンwill beオバアチャン！！」

うちのママ：「？？？（クリスの日本語を理解しようとしている） ....
　　　　　　　　　　？？？？......wow! 　I got it!!!」

私は自分の家族と話さずじまいでクリスが報告しました。　


妊娠してたった２週間（カレンダー上６週目）でつわりが始まった。
学校が休みのだった１ヶ月とその後また１ヶ月間の計２ヶ月ずーっとつわり。

それより何より...むっ..むっ..胸がおかしい！！！
痛いし、でかいし、重い。

こんな事ブログに書くより、中野のうちの卓袱台で、ママと、おばあちゃんと、お２階の哲子おばちゃんと皆でお茶とお菓子を食べながらこんな話をしたい、のです。　彼女たちにはあまりいえない事は、いとこのマキちゃんとまみちゃんと話したいけど日本のように携帯でプルルってすぐ電話出来ないし。

特に何かむしょうに食べたくなるものはまだありません。消しゴムも食べたくありません(？) 家でただごろごろ転がってただけなので見せる写真もありません。すみません。

背中をさすってくれる人が天使のように見える２ヶ月目と３ヶ月目です。 どうぞ私に愛の手を！ 背中をさすってくれるだけで、、、いえっ、それが！いいのです。 さすってくれた人ありがとう！！

Chris told pretty much to everybody about my pregnancy on the date we found out. I was supposed to be very happy and feel special??? when I found out my pregnancy. We were planning to do this so I was waiting for the date I can detect it every month. It had been more than several months since I had started trying to be pregnant. So it was very exciting and such a relief that I finally got pregnant. WELL, we were supposed to see Chris' parents on the day we found out about my pregnancy. I saw 2 red lines on pregnancy test stick. (Do people keep the stick??? Chris does) I needed more time to convince myself that I am pregnant and wanted to start feeling happy and enjoy being pregnant before people start talking about it and live the life of only me and Chris knows about it. But I ended up telling my close family about this on that day I peed on the stick before me exactly understanding what is happening to me . He says "Sooooooooooorry, I was veeeeeeeeeeeery haaaaaappy!!"

Well...Chris ended up talking to family on the phone. Chris said that my mom was in a total silence for more than several seconds after he said "Mother, you will be OBAA-CHAN(Nana)!!!" in the mix of Japanese and English. Me instead ended up not talking to my family until now. It's kinda awful but I missed the moment because he was veeeeeeeery haaaaaaaaapy.

In the first 2 weeks already, I was in a deep, deep morning sickness mode. I cannot believe many women before me went through this or worse. "The Book" says "Hanging there!! Morning sickness is the sign of your baby is doing good and growing!!! So, hanging in there!!" I was like "Oh, whatever BABY!!

I FELT LIKE.....AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

Stop & Shop bagel worked very well and ginger ale so far the best. People who rub my back was like an "angel." Chris somehow changed...for a while...

I have to say I deserve MORE BACK RUB!! If I say so, I need more. He is busy at work so he tends to say "I am TIRED!!" I surprised my man changed a bit actually. I was happy and surprised actually. Men should not have any excuse to their pregnant wives!!! 100% NO I want my back rub now!!

On the other hand, I wish I can enjoy and share his happiness more with him and with my friends. I see he is happy sometimes. I know he is... but I am missing it. I have been sick. We care about each other, I mean everybody does. I couldn't fo much. Just feel awfully sick. Everybody says 2nd trimester will be much much better. I KNOW that, thank you for tell me, I know that. I totally believe..compare to this sickness thing. Gotta be better. I will update my blog more often from now on with better and happier news and comments.

受胎告知/Annunciation

eating for my baby!!

今年４月に母と東京国立博物館でレオナルド　ダ　ヴィンチの大作｢受胎告知｣をみた。　いとこのマキちゃんはそのとき妊娠２，３ヶ月だったか？？？　私はあの時彼女の妊娠しているおなかを触って自分のも触った。まきちゃんも友達のおなかを触ってからその後すぐ妊娠したそうだ。　友達のおなかは、ちょっとした天使のガブリエルのようだ。　私もそれから３ヶ月して妊娠した。

家族そして友達みんな、私は今妊娠４ヶ月目の妊婦になりました。７月３１日に判明。予定は来年４月６日だそうです。　

Me and my mom went to Tokyo National Museum and saw Leonardo DaVinci's "Annunciation" At that time, my cousin Masaki was 2 or 3 months pregnant!? I touched her belly with her baby in it, and then I touched mine too. Masaki had touched her pregnant friend's belly several months ago. Soon she became pregnant. Friend's pregnant belly is like the angel Gabriel. Soon I became pregnant too.

I am 12 weeks pregnant now. I found out July 31, 2007. Due date is next year on April 6.

Asakusa with mom and Taku

I visited ASAKUSA with my mom and brother, Taku. Taku lives around this area. Asakusa is popular area to visit because of the things you see behind me. That is Sensou shrine.

This is me and my brother, Taku in front of the shrine. People are supposed to wash their hands first, but we forgot. We are so excited to get the smoke on our body because the smoke is supposed to be good for you. I put it on my head because the smoke supposed to help me to be smarter, wiser, and brighter...hopefully.

We stopped for some snacks. Look how happy she is.

I do feel very very sorry for Chris, my husband. Guess where we ate, Chris!! I got SHABU-SHABU and they ate SUKIYAKI. Oh, yeeeeeeeeeees. It was GREAT. ha ha ;) SOOOOOOOO sorry, and I missed you, Chris!!

Happiest couple on this earth right now!!

They are getting married very very soon. Don't they look great together!? They worked at the same school (Boston Higashi School-residence) with me and my husband, Chris for a long time. They say they are moving to British Columbia/Vancouver, Canada. Very happy for them and make me think about 2 years ago when I got married. Happy.

They are very good people and I missed them so much because they are the people who worked hard/grew up together sharing many good time and hard time while we were together working at Boston Higashi School.

At each period of the time in your life, you might share your very precious time with the different people. I wonder why I don't keep in touch with many of my good friends in the past. Aki and Hemant left where I still work for and again they are about to move onto another stage of their lives. They are people I would like to keep in touch for many years coming. I feel very sorry for Chris and also Hemant because they are buddies always talking about stupid stuff.. guys stuff. Chris is not here this time. I believe meeting only me was not satisfactory to Hemant. Sorry!! But I hope they can catch up with each other soon.

Underwear!?

Hemant and my husband, Chris was always making fun of the mistakes Japanese people made on English. The last time when we came back, Chris found the word "flower" (花) was "frower" -it was on the socks and "fleece (羊毛) jacket" was "freece jacket" -it was on the price tag.

Fa ra ra ra, ra-ra, ra ra ra!!
(Do we really not "Fa La La" !?)

April 20 is always my brother's birthday!!

This is my cute little brother, Taku. April 20 is my brother's birthday. I love him so much and he is my baby. I was always worried about him like.."What if he is feeling sad!?" I knoooooooow any big sisters are like that. Well, he actually did take care of himself on his own very very good many many years. And I am very proud of him. I still don't want to think about what IF he is feeling sad and down. I want him to be happy.

I got him an usual cake me and my mom always gets for him..a cake from 'TOPS.' My grandma got another ones from a store in neighbor. You see she is trying so hard to show cakes she got and try to have him eat the one SHE got for him. Everybody ate too much cake on my brother's birthday. We still treat him as a small boy I guess. We still feed him exactly same things he loved when he was a small boy. Cakes and stakes, see..!?

With My Mother

This is my mom eating a piece of cake and me drinking the first coffee (hot) in Japan.

I have to say I love and missed going out with mother to do window shopping. If you are a girl, just spending time together with mom is very nice. Also who don't like spending time for window shopping with her? She might get you something!! ha ha Well, this time I had a little bit harder time to do that because the things in Japan are very very expensive. Things/trends in Japan are always crazy and changing very rapidly. I have been trying to catch up and find out what is going on in Japan now.

Sasimi

Instead..I very much enjoyed food from the food court, sushi/sashimi(raw fish), and Japanese crazy cool..fine stationery today.

Visiting Masaki and Nanami/ななみちゃーん！！

My first mission I wanted to do during this trip was to see these people. The left is my cousin, Masaki and her daughter, Nanami.

This is Nanami. She belongs to 'Panda Bear' classroom. My cousin, Masaki went to get her, but her class was during the nap time. There were many many students's slippers from Panda Bear class in the hallway. I found Nanami's slippers too.

In Japan, there are shopping cart like she is riding. Isn't it too much or what?

Well, she is so cute in it anyway.

This is their new home they bought. Masaki said that the house is small when we were talking on the phone. I was no idea how small the typical Japanese house looks like nowadays. The house looked great and was in the great shape. I thought that there is no way to get this kind of house in Tokyo area. It wasn't too far from the center of Tokyo either. They had a space to park their car too. It was nice to visit.

In Japan with Jessica!!

We took a photo under the sign says "Welcome to Japan."

It was kinda exciting to be here in Japan together with Jessica. We have been having a good relationship for a while. We could've made a plan to come to Japan together by now. But, she made a different plan to come to Japan by herself and is going to Hokkaido where she used to teach English. I made my own plan to come back here to she my family. It's just happened for us to be here at the same time. So, I was glad to be here with my very very good friend, Jessica.

Jessica was sewing...sewing...and sewing and made a nice quilt.

I started finding things Japanese as soon as getting off the plane. Guess what it says... "HATE" I hate CAKES. People don't HATE cakes but I hate cakes most than anything else. So I though that it's funny to find such a thing and I took a picture in front of it.

３月３日

March 3rd is always the day of Japanese Girls Festival called "hinamatsuri." My mom sent me a package. Then I found this.

Please don't wonder or ask too much about what the festival is about or what those stuff in the picture. Hinamatsuri is a festival for younger age girls of 3 and 7 years old. These stuff are miniture and kidish version of dalls we put out for the festival. The real ones are beautiful. You know or you saw somewhere in your life the traditional Japanese dalls wearing 'kimono' kinda things. If you are interested more about it, you certainly go on the internet and put a word "HINAMATSURI."

またまたこんなに月日が流れてしまいました。　３ヶ月。　家族の皆様、このブログをたまに見てくださっているお友達お元気ですか？ ちょっと時間が見つかり、はりきって４っつものポストを載せました。

ドラえもんのお菓子が送られてきて、なんとそのお菓子が入っていた箱で雛花壇ができてしまいました。　なんと嬉しい事でしょう。　アメリカで１２年間暮らしたどれだけの日本人が、いくらお菓子のセットとはいえ、お内裏様、お雛様、屏風にボンボリ（って言うんだっけか？）　で２００７年のひな祭りを祝い楽しんだのでしょうか？　ママ、アリガトウネ。

Socks, socks, socks!!!

I received this card from Masaki, Nanami, and Daisuke. Masaki is my cousin.

At the top of this card, it says "Thank you very much," in Japanese.

If I open this card wide open, these panda bears bow. So that these panda bears can express their appreciation.

These are the 3 types of socks they sent for me. It was the first time for me totry on this type of socks. Strange feeling. You never feel your 10 toes are separate things but you do feel each toe.

Thank you guys!

雅紀ちゃん、　ななみちゃん、　大輔くん!! ありがとうございます ななみちゃーん くつしただいじにはいてます ありがとうね