Hot + Humid = Sauna!!!!!

So ever since day 1 . . . when we stepped off the plane into Japan, we have commented on the humidity. Jason and I joked that Japan was like a sauna . . . well it really is!!!

We had to walk for three hours around Hirakata to get food and other supplies we needed to survive while in Japan. Let me tell you, even with the clouds blocking the sun most of the time and a nice breeze once in a while that felt soooo good . . . it didn`t help too much of how tired and ridiculously sweaty we were once we got back to our temporary home. That`s just our first walk!! Even while chilling in our building, the only cool room is our `bedroom`. The whole place is hot and you can feel the moisture in the air and rolling down your brow and neck . . . ya well I guess that`s the sweat.

Anyway, I was thinking about weighing myself and seeing the difference of how much weight i`ll lose from when I arrived to Japan until when I head back to home sweet home in the U.S.A. I was kinda wanting to lose the rest of the baby fat and some extra fat around my waist. Guess I found the perfect solution, live in Japan and take a walk every few days.

Angel with a helping hand

Soooo . . . . we finally made it . . . . to JAPAN!!! :)

Flew to Seattle first, stayed overnight and the next day we went on a 12 hour flight to Osaka, Japan.

Now the thing I was most worried about flying, was my baby boy. He is generally an angel, hardly fusses unless he has a VERY good reason. Flying to Seattle, he cried during take off and wasn`t very happy, so I gave him a bottle to help calm him down. He eventually fell asleep and slept through the landing part.

The next day, thinking about that super long flight with Alyx made me anxious. But I shouldn`t have worried. The angel that he is, fell asleep half an hour before we took off and slept for a couple of hours. He woke up and we fed him, changed him, and played with him again. After an hour and a half or so, he fell asleep for about another two hours, woke up and we did the routine again. Close to 9 o`clock Utah time, he fell asleep, because that was his bedtime. He then fell asleep for the rest of the flight and yes . . . through the landing a second time.

Honestly, I didn`t expect my angel son to be so fantastic on that flight. With some help from above, he was the angel we knew he already always was.

Of course, once we got to the airport we hung around for an hour to catch our bus. While waiting, once in a while people would come up and talk to Alyx. They completely loved him!! Who couldn`t? After the hour and a half bus ride, we got a ride and met some people from the church we were going to the next day.

By the time we got to our place where we were going to live for the next two months, it was 5 o`clock in the morning, Utah time. We filled our paper work and hit our `beds` and fell asleep. Let me just add one more thing. It is VERY VERY HOT here and VERY HUMID!! haha.

Tummy Time

So I just had a wonderful moment of pure mommy happiness and joy. lol.


I had put my son Alyx on his stomach to give him tummy time. He was talking, and smiling at me and I was just playing with him when he almost rolled over!! The closest he's ever come to rolling over and I got excited and texted Jason telling him so. Not even a minute after that, Alyx just rolled over to his back. I couldn't believe it!! But yet I could, I knew Alyx was a smart and strong little guy. After calming down just a little (that was really hard to do) I called Jason and told him. Then called my mom and Jason's mom and told them the good news. 


Anyway, besides bouncing around like the proud parent I am. I had to blog about it. Haha, so ya. This was a more exciting day than I thought it would be. :)

Busy Busy Busy ME!!

So ever since December . . . or was is January? I have known there was a good chance of me going to Japan, now it's not just a possibility anymore, it's reality. So what am I doing a week and a half away from going to a foreign country? haha. Not packing. I'll be doing that pretty soon though. I have been doing alot of cleaning though. Every room, scrubbing and doing whatever it needs, getting it ready for whoever will take over the place.


My husband has landed a wonderful opportunity to do an internship over there. Teaching little kids English. It'll be cute to see that happen. It's been one of his biggest dreams to go over there and now we will, with our cute baby boy. But I have no idea what is in store for me!! The opposite side of the world, where I don't know the language that well, and far apart from my family and friends. I know a few common phrases and how to say that I don't speak Japanese, but I'm hoping to get by and have some good adventures. I'll try to give some updates while I'm over there, but we'll see how it goes.


Another adventure will be to fly on an airplane. I have flown. It's just been ten or so years and I just had to worry about coloring or talking to my sister for fun. Now, I will be on the longest flight in my life with a four month old baby to take care of. Hopefully he will still keep on being the angel baby that he is while on a plane.


I know it will be memorable and that it will be a good experience. I mean who gets to live in a country like Japan for two months?!?! That doesn't happen to everyone.