March Showers

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I saw some Sakura (cherry blossoms) flowers and lots of pink buds on the trees as I walked out of my OBGYN clinic yesterday. It made me realize it is almost time for Hanami (cherry blossoms viewing party)! It’s also time to welcome a new baby into our lives!! I’m on 36 weeks along now and both the baby and I are doing great. I had a NST (Non Stress Test) at the clinic for the first time, and the doc told me there are no problems with the baby’s heart, weight, and his mother’s condition. We can expect the baby anytime and all I need is to work out a bit everyday so my body gets to be ready for the delivery.

We are almost ready around the house as well; Cloth diapers, a baby monitor, and some other baby- care things are now here thanks to UltrtaMom who kindly sent us two big packages which had some things we ordered from American companies, and some stuff she threw in on her own.

Thanks a lot Mom!! In the last package there was a Moby Wrap (baby carrier) included which was a surprising gift from UltraChenoa, UltraBob’s cousin. The Moby Wrap feels really nice and I hear it is easy and comfy to wear. Thank you so much Chenoa!! We will meet you and Rowan when we visit (hopefully around Thanksgiving). We also got a crib and a baby bath from our friend and lots of baby cloths from my cousin. I just need to decide on one thing; a stroller.


We got to see another soon to be mommy last sunday at her baby shower. We had a good time there MJ, and thanks for the DVDs. Yoshi told us that it’d be cool if your baby and our baby made a rock band together wink By the way, I made a new ‘rock’ friend at the shower:

One year old, Makoto, who lives near MJ’s with his American mother and Japanese dad. He’s walking all over the place, but always seems to be right on the verge of crashing. He picked up some small rocks and gave them to me. Each time he focussed on the rocks he would weave and sway and I felt sure that he would tip over, but he managed to stay upright. He was so cute. Next time we meet let’s bring some new members into the club.

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8 comment s


  • on March 25th, 2008 06:46 PM John said:

    Very nice post, congratulations on the healthy baby!  I hope young Mustafa (Bob cracked and told me the name, hope you don’t mind) is born soon and born quickly!

  • on March 25th, 2008 09:56 PM Jessica said:

    Its good to hear that the baby and his mommy are healthy. I’m looking forward to hearing about his birth.

  • on March 26th, 2008 12:00 AM Heather said:

    I’m so excited, I can hardly wait!!!  Can’t wait to meet little Einstein.

  • on March 26th, 2008 12:01 AM LILINE said:

    NICE

  • on March 26th, 2008 12:01 AM LILINE said:

    NICE

  • on March 26th, 2008 03:03 AM UltraMom said:

    Very nice post, UltraGirl. I really enjoyed it. I’m glad you finally got the packages that I finally mailed! I am ready to be Grandma. So happy to hear everything is going well. Love all three of you, including little Halstead (UltraBob cracked and told me the real name instead of the decoy name he told Johnny. Hope you don’t mind.)

  • on March 26th, 2008 04:55 AM UltraGirl said:

    Stop cracking and telling everyone the names, UltraBob!  Now I’m so confused!!

  • on March 26th, 2008 01:50 PM chenoa said:

    Wow! Baby what’s-his-name could be here any day. I can’t wait to see his cute little face--and find out his name. I’m so excited you are coming to visit in November.

    I hope you like the moby. I use mine everyday. It probably seems huge at first, but it will shrink a fair amount if you wash and dry it.

    I’m glad you threw in the picture of you--you look great although I imagine you are getting pretty uncomfortable.