Evacuation

Last Tuesday, in Japan News it said that the radiation would spread out and even go as far as Tateyama and other areas in Japan. In our area, as well as the rest of the middle and northern part of Japan we're lacking in gasoline for cars and other things, electricity, and water. Certain foods get sold out real fast such as: survival material (candles, gas for battery charged stoves, batteries, packaged and canned foods, etc.), milk, bread, juice, etc. etc. Search in every store around here and you won't find these things anymore.
That got Josh and I praying about what we should do as we didn't want my baby to have some strange mental or physical problems from this deadly radiation, and we thought that if things did get worse, it'd be very difficult to get out of Tateyama/Chiba area and move down south. Buses were all full or have been canceled, some trains don't work, and who knows if we'll have gasoline for our car the next day!

So, after thinking and praying about the situation, we decided to head down to Fukuoka to stay with Josh's Dad and their family.
I packed in about 20 minutes (because Josh told me to), but because of other people being indecisive we had to wait for another 4 hours or so before we actually headed out.

We drove all night and then got dropped off at Osaka to get some rest, meet up with Isamu (Josh's brother) who was going to drive us the rest of the way, and to visit their Oba-chan who lives on her own in Osaka.
The little old lady in her mid 80s was soo cute and sweet. She insisted that I sleep on her comfortable bed UNDER her blankets, but because I didn't really want to, and because I was dirty from traveling I told her that I'd be fine sleeping on top of her blankets. She then later came over and piled a bunch of her jackets and other little towels on me to keep me warm. Ha! I guess she was concerned for her great grand kid.
We left Osaka around 8:00pm and arrived in Fukuoka around 6:00am.
We are finally out of harms way as far as the radiation and recurring earthquakes goes.

We aren't sure how long we'll be down here, but I'm hoping that we'll be able to make our way back within a week as I have a check up to go to and also...I'm still hoping that our Hawaii trip will work out. The possibility is still there. :)
Please keep us and the baby in your prayers! We love you!

Alright, so I haven't been posting or blogging much. Believe me, I do have the time, however, I've been incredibly lazy these last weeks. Vicious cyle!! Restless, uncomfortable nights, then getting up to a late start feeling tired...then taking a long nap...still tired...and then on to a very slow evening with my husband.
Exercise puts me to sleep instantly! Ha! But, I know I gotta do it!
Midwife still isn't 100% sure whether it's a boy or a girl, but she says that it looks more like a girl than a boy. HA, I knew it! But, can't always be too sure about these things... I don't mind if I'm surprized at the birth to find out I'm a mother of a son.



My belly is definitely getting huge. Hard to breathe, hard to sleep, hard to touch my toes! Heh heh. The midwife says that from now is when I'll probably start getting cravings and a major appetite so I should watch out for eating too much. :) Gotcha! Will do my best! However, I do enjoy sweet, soft breads and ice-cream. I do my best not to buy or eat too much. :)
Maybe in April I'll start going through the clothes and other baby items that were passed on to me and prepare for my baby. During that time Josh will be away at the driving school so I'll have lots of time on my hands as well as "more space" to mess up! Ha ha!
One thing that has changed since I've gotten pregnant is that I don't care too much about messes and organization as much as I normally do. I'm much more laid back you could say. Some days I just don't want to make my bed and Josh comes home from work and makes it for lazy ol' me. Sweet man, -picking up the pieces that I've been dropping lately.
Three more months (and a little) to go!