29 weeks...

Only 11 more weeks to go and let me tell you.... I am ready to not be wearing ugly maternity clothes any longer...The rest that comes with not being pregnant, I can wait the 11 weeks for, but it is just not glamorous being pregnant.  At my last appointment, I had, of course, gained too much and am expected not to gain any at my next appointment next week, ha ha, not with those All-You-Can-Eat restaurants we have been celebrating at. I have got to invest in a scale, so the shock factor at the doctor's office is not so strong.  The doctor asked me if I cook and usually, we cook a lot! So... now I am keeping a food diary, so if she says anything, I can show her, except that this week has been really bad. Anyhow, no major aches or pains, still not getting up at all during the night, and overall, I feel pretty good. I am moving a little slower than usual, but when you have to walk forever on the subway in heels, it is expected!

The week in words....

Matt and Kylan came to stay with us for four nights! It was sooo fun to finally have some houseguests! Matt plays for a team in Oita and was on David's team the first two years that we were here.  We hung out, ate a lot, played with Baby Gracie, had house parties, went to dinner with Seikoguchi-san, watched movies, went to their basketball games, went to Costco, and caught up! I also had my first fall (well...my first fall on the bike; I fell earlier, when I was just walking-landed on my side again), while Kylan, Megan, and I were biking to the park. Everything was fine. I landed on my side, scraped up my palm and knee. I was scary though. I may need to start wearing a helmet and I think this little guy/girl may come out with elbow and knee pads on!

For anyone interested in the basketball side of life here, David's team split with Matt's team and we even have pictures of them guarding each other.  David had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 1 assist during the first game. During the second game, he had 21 points and 6 rebounds, but Osaka lost, BOOOO!!!

I started my Japanese Class, so I have one more thing to do each week and there is another girl who is from Berkeley in the class, so we have a lot in common. She is here teaching English, like I wish I could be doing right now.....She is really nice and is a new friend.

And, lastly, Mr. Nile turned the big 27 this year. He said he felt the same as he did when he was 26 and all of the old guys told him that 28 was the big year for basketball players to start feeling old. I think David has aged prematurely because he has been feeling old, long before his 28th birthday! We went to the same place that we went for David's birthday, which was delicious. Of course, the guys went out for a little afterwards. 

The week in pics....

The sunset from our balcony. It is sooo pretty!

Kylan and Baby Gracie in her cheerleading outfit!

The girls at the game. Those bleachers are definitely NO longer comfortable at all. I had to stand the entire last quarter.....

Dinner with Seikoguchi-san, a friend, sponsor, and team dentist.  Please be reminded that this was AFTER an All-You-Can-Eat dinner, and it has to be a horrible angle!!!

Us at dinner

Matt and Baby Gracie on the way to Costco

Out to dinner for Nile's 27th birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Nile!!! Of course, boys sat with boys and girls sat with girls.  David and Nile started out with us, but once we starting talking about some lady things David migrated to the manly table and Nile followed. 5 huge men squeezed into a booth that size is pretty funny!

Heading to.....

Yes, my weekly highlight is going to Costco-a little piece of home. Supersized everything....We don't feel so large there. Nothing else is going on.....

誕生日おめでとう David!

Kanpai to being 28!!!!

Dinner

David's Birthday Treats!!!

David celebrated his 28th birthday on the 12th. I think he had a pretty good day.  He had donuts for breakfast and I even made him lunch, though he stopped and bought sushi because he didn't know. We went out to dinner to an All-You-Can-Eat (tabehodai) Yakiniki (grilled meat & veggies) restaurant with his teammates. Of course, they opted to get the All-You-Can-Drink (nomihodai) option added on.  After dinner, David and Lynne got a hankering for a foot massage, so the rest of us went to a bar (yes, I have no shame), while they were pampered. Then we were off to home by taxi, of course. We couldn't mess up that good foot massage walking to and from the subway station.  

Snow....

Update: I take back everything that I have said regarding Osaka and Yuba/Sac having the same type of weather. It is remarkably colder here. I just looked up the temperature in the YC and it is 51 degrees at 12:30am.  I just rode my bike to the store (Yes-it stopped snowing-I had to go) and it was only 36 degrees outside at 5:00pm.  I think my nose froze.

I just looked out the window and realized that it is snowing.  I can't believe this.....It doesn't really snow in Osaka; it did when we were here last time (like 3 times), but everyone said it is really unusual. I already told David that if the snow keeps up, I am NOT riding my bike to the grocery store. I don't know how to drive/ride in snowy conditions :).

Current conditions as of 1:00 PM JST
Light Snow Shower
Feels Like:
37 °F
Barometer:
29.85 in and falling
Humidity:
41 %
Visibility:
6.21 mi
Dewpoint:
16 °F
Wind:
W 9 mph
Sunrise:
7:06 AM
Sunset:
5:07 PM

Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth left....

As of January 11th, I have 3 full months left...the seventh, eighth, and ninth month. I know it seems easy to understand, but really, once you start trying to figure out how far along you are, it gets confusing, so...I am doing it this way from now on. It is based on Baby P's due date of 04.11.10. Next week, I will be entering my third trimester, WOW!!!. I am still feeling good, just getting tired very easily and needing a lot more sleep than usual. Bedtime is early and wake-up time is late. Also, with all of the walking and riding bikes, I think my body is still getting used to being so active, which is sad... it means I was very, very inactive at home. Milestone: Just felt hiccups for the first time yesterday and then I felt them again today. Here are three pictures that were all taken within 2 hours of each other. It is all about the angle and the outfit; I can't believe how big my belly looks in one and how small in the other.....And, check out those pants...they are horrible!!!!!