Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Our Little Angel

If I'm being perfectly honest, the last few weeks haven't been all that fun - all day nausea is NOT my idea of a good time - but this makes it all worth it...

It was incredible to hear the heartbeat and see the baby moving (rolls and flips to be exact!) and since the ship will be leaving soon, I feel so fortunate that Shane and I got to share this experience together. He sacrifices so much, but if we're lucky we'll find out the gender together, and if we're extra super lucky he'll make it home for the birth. Definitely putting in lots of prayers for this!!

Monday, March 1, 2010

Thinking about October...

Okay so I know I have snowboarding pictures and other things to post about, but I have MUCH more exciting news to share!!! It's not the most attractive picture of me, but this is what I'm going to look like in October...

We are both really excited and yes I've already started with the belly pictures! I'll probably start posting them next month since there's nothing to see so far...if you're not into that kinda thing, sorry! I've always thought the pregnancy bump is sooo cute, now we'll find out if I feel that way about myself! Shane and I are already reading as much as possible since I have limited baby experience and I'm not sure if Shane has ever even changed a diaper! (it's okay to laugh at us, we do!) Going thru this experience in a foreign country is already presenting it's challenges, but nothing we can't handle! We can't shop off base for a lot of things since we can't read Japanese directions, which means we'll be doing a lot of online shopping. Also, we don't have a lot of space here, so we have to think compact! Of course the worst part as always is that we are missing out on sharing this time with friends and family!! We miss you guys!!!! On the flip side, I think it will be VERY cool to say our kid was born in Japan!!! (Oh and since several of you have already asked - no Japanese citizenship, but I think it will say Japan on the baby's birth certificate!) I'll definitely post more about this when I learn more!

Soooo, it looks like the dynamic of the blog is going to change quite a bit! I still plan to post about our crazy adventures in Japan but now "us" is plus 1!!!