I decided to take the teaching job at the 'Y. I am not sure how they are working out the visa situation, since I am not really supposed to work on a dependent visa. I figure they know what they are doing. I had my first class last Saturday and it was so fun! I hadn't realized how much I enjoyed teaching, since I have been out of it for a while now. The girls are so smart, well-behaved, and eager to learn! I think the job will actually end up being fun... if I can make money, while having fun, then I am all for it. My last class will be on March 20th....Here's to hoping everything just continues to move along until then!
Update on International Baby Making: I don't know why I keep laughing about this story...well, actually I do....I forgot to mention in the last post that the lady was 37!!! At 37, she was still thinking that international sperm and eggs may not "match" up....I would expect it from maybe an 18 year old, but 37!!! Give me a break!!!! Her naivete is precious....yet, a little annoying.
the adventures of a new mama navigating her way through love, life, and mamahood across two countries and cultures
Monday, February 15, 2010
32 Weeks...

32 Weeks!!! Yes, I wear the same type of outfit everytime I step out....There is only so much you can do to cover that thing up....
Baby P is moving right along. His/her weight is at 4 lbs 5 oz, which I guess is just a little ahead of schedule and his/her head is about 2 weeks a"head" of schedule....YIKES!!! Basically, everything is normal and fine (including my weight gain, yeah for baby and for me!) My stomach has a life of its own now. It just wiggles, twitches, hardens, softens, flops to one side, then to other, and bulges on it own accord. It looks like it is on the verge of having an earthquake. I can feel body parts sticking out and sometimes when I push in, I can feel the baby move or push back. There really is a little life in there. David's brother, Mike, suggested playing the "flashlight game" to see if the baby would react to the light. It is amazing how often the baby actually moves where the light is, when we shine it on my stomach. We like to do this, once we've gone to bed, romantic, huh? I am still moving along fine...slow and tired, but fine...I can only hope that the labor is as easy as the pregnancy has been...None of the horror stories that I have heard about pregnancy have been true so far, but I still have 8 weeks to go.
In other news... David's team won two more games this weekend! They are finally playing as a team, so things are looking up on this side of the ocean.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Basketball World
David's team won both games this weekend, which is wonderful!!! I think it is the first Sunday game that they have won since November, really, I am serious! They are now in 3rd place and are hoping to catch-up into second. David had a double-double in the first game and had 21 points and 5 rebounds in the second. And, his team just got a new "big" guy, which will help them out a lot. He is 6'10" or 11" and his chest is two of me. He is huge..... For the peeps, who are actually interested in his basketball, this post is for you!
As a side note, I just got an email from the YMCA asking if I could teach one Saturday class, which I did before, until March 13th. I am seriously thinking about doing it. My reply was "What time? How much money? What age are the kids?" The 3 most important things.....
As a side note, I just got an email from the YMCA asking if I could teach one Saturday class, which I did before, until March 13th. I am seriously thinking about doing it. My reply was "What time? How much money? What age are the kids?" The 3 most important things.....
International Baby Making
Another funny story.....One of my classmates asked if I was pregnant and I told her I was. She got so excited and preceded to tell me that her husband and she were trying for a baby. She was telling me that they have been trying for a while and she is not sure if they can have children because she is not sure if her egg (from Hong Kong) and his sperm (from Japan) will be able to match up because they are international. They are not from the same country, so she did not know if that was causing a problem. I wanted to laugh, right there, right then, but instead I said, "I think it is fine. Lots of people in America are not the same and they have babies." She said, "Oh, okay." I said, "Just keep trying." She really thought that the sperm and egg had to be from the same country!!!!!!!??????????
Mooner
First off, we all had a good laugh this weekend at David's expense. When I say "WE" let me clarify, who that includes: me, Megan, Dana, and all of the fans. Yes, the fans were present, when David graced us with his "nakedness". Dana, Megan, and I rode with two fans to the away game on Sunday. They wanted to wait by the bus for the players to see them off. We never do this because 1. we don't really care and 2. its really, really cold outside. So...we were randomly waiting by the bus when we see people inside the building next to us moving around near the window. Everyone starts looking and wondering if it is a player or a reporter or whoever. All of a sudden we realize that it is David (the Japanese players are not as tall as him, and the other guys who played, who would be changing, are African American), so we confirm that it is him. No worries at this point...Then he starts changing in front of the so-called "frosted" window. We can't see anything at first then he takes his underwear off and turns around, so basically he mooned everyone. All of the fans are dying, I am dying, and Megan and Dana are dying for me and David. They started laughing and pointing and looking at me. Let's just say I am SOOOO happy he didn't turn the other way.....When he came out of the building to get on the bus, everyone started laughing and making noises at him. It was hilarious.
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