Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Menagerie of Boxes



This is the new place. There are so many boxes. Does anyone really know how much "stuff" they own until they move??? You'd think that we'd know considering we've moved 3 times in the last 3 years, but every place is so different and finding places for all the "stuff" becomes an overwhelming challenge. I can't tell you how many times I've moved the silverware drawer in the kitchen just in the last day...Shawn tries to help by pulling everything out boxes and than asking me, where do you want this?? At the same time that I'm trying to consider how many towels can I shove under the bathroom sink.....and Caleb is in the background shouting, "mom, mom, I've pooped, I've pooped!!!! Organization has become something of the past. There is no time for organizing, just find a place for it and hope that tomorrow when you're looking for it you can remember where you shoved it.

I have been asked so many times, how is Japan, what is Japan like. I gotta tell you, I have no idea!!! I've been beyond the gates of this base twice to a shopping center where everything is written in Japanese. The only words I know in Japanese are "yes" and "thank you" neither of which helps me order food or find the bathroom. I'm very excited to explore Japan; I just don't know when that will happen. I'm guessing that by the time we buy a car, the baby will be here. With Shawn gone from April till June, I don't see much exploring happening. Caleb has been talking with baby Reilly. He likes to lean against my belly and say hi. He says, "Whywee" and calls him brother....very cute!!! He also likes to pull his shirt up and point to his belly saying, "baby". He might be a little confused.

We had our ultrasound on Monday. Reilly is currently 2lbs. 4ozs. and healthy. We have to wait to see our midwife on the 28th for the official word that he is perfect, but the tech told us that he looks healthy and that his heart is four chambered and that again, he's a boy. He was moving a lot during the ultrasound and kept forming his hand into a fist and punching my belly....already I'm being abused.


2 comments:

Ryann said...

I love the belly! So adorable! And yes, I agree that you don't know how much stuff you have until you move! As for the organizing, I say just stash it somewhere and then go back later to organize-say between April and June. By the way, is that a work up for deployment? When is the ship slated to go out?

Wendi said...

yeah!! YOu have a house-Very exciting. I have been meaning to tell you that When we go to Ryann's, Spencer still asks to go play at Cayba's house!! I want to play with his mommy, too. I miss her! Cute baby bumb by the way!!