Jen (Page 46)

Thanks everyone for the warm birthday wishes! I feel so loved 🙂 So…… Jason and I knew we had to move out by the end of February next year since they were demolishing our building. Then when news came that we were having a baby in March, we decided that it would be better to move earlier so that we’d be prepared for the baby’s arrival. After spending the past month and a half looking at several places, we finally found an apartment that satisfies most of our requirements. Apartment hunting in Japan is rather annoying. Most of the places we were introduced to lookedRead More →

…and going to be a mommy in a few months….how scary! Sometimes I can’t believe I’m turning 28. I still feel like I’m only 23…probably because I’m surrounded by young people all the time and I’m still quite immature in many ways. Still, 28….it’s pretty close to 30… It’s interesting how just a few years ago (pre-Jason), I always had this idea of what my life would be at 28. I’d have a stable job (probably doing something professional like my dad), making maybe 60-80k a year, married with a second kid on the way, having the usual family with the dog and cat andRead More →

Since we’re in the process of getting a new apartment, Jason and I decided to go to an electronics store to take a look at the household electronics we’ll have to buy for our new apartment. We headed out to Yodobashi in Akihabara just to see what our options were. Man were we overwhelmed by the choices! The first thing we took a look at was the washing machines. There were so many different types of washing machines to choose from, many ranging in load capacity and brand names. There was also a large selection of washer-dryer-all-in-one machines but not so many stand alone dryers.Read More →

So….Jason and I MIGHT have found and secured a new place to live. I’ll wait and see first before I post anything about it but we both have good feelings about it……*fingers crossed* Lately, I’ve been feeling this weird bubbly feeling (kinda like a poking feeling from the inside) in my tummy. After doing some reading about where I am right now in my pregnancy (16 weeks), I’m beginning to suspect that those bubbly feelings might actually be the baby moving. I can’t really tell though because it comes and goes a bit but it’s located in the lower area of my stomach. It’d beRead More →

On Wednesday, I finally got myself to go to a get together held by the Tokyo Mother’s Group, one of several support groups for foreign (and Japanese) women who have had, is having or is raising a baby in Tokyo. It was pretty intimidating since out of the 13 moms there, I was the only one without a baby to push around in a stroller. I actually thought about skipping out on the entire event at the last minute but decided that for my baby’s sake, I should try to get to know other moms who can give me the support that I don’t haveRead More →

I’m never really sure how many weeks are in each of the trimesters but after today’s baby check-up, I can assume that I am well on my way into the 2nd trimester. It’s actually a big relief since I’m always worried that I might not be eating right or doing things that will hurt the baby. Now that we’ve made it 3 months into the pregnancy, I feel a lot more at ease….especially since the chance of miscarriage has theoretically dropped dramatically (at least according to the doctor and experts). Seeing the baby’s heartbeat also gave a a great sense of relief since I’m alwaysRead More →

Our next check-up is coming up soon. Last time when we were at the hospital, the nurses asked that we go to our local ward office and register my pregnancy so that I can get something called the “Mother and Child Health Handbook” (in Japanese it’s Boshi Kenko Techo) and bring it on my next visit. Anyway, Jason and I made the trip out to the Minato-ku ward office to get this done and man do they make me feel special for being pregnant! Here are the things I got from the ward office: So the first thing they had me do was fill outRead More →

So, after feeling sad for a few days over the loss of twin sister, Jason and I decided that since all the hamsters have the ability to transfer their spirits back and forth bodies, we’d go ahead and find a new one for twin sister and bring her back via the hamster revival ceremony. On Sunday, the long awaited package arrived….and the hamsters gathered together to perform the ceremony to bring her back home to us. Since it was a very long and tiresome process, we had grass laid out for the kids so they can take breaks and replenish their energy with the grass.Read More →