Stages

Time flies, and the baby is growing fast. We've moved house, settled in, had two meetings with the midwife and spent a lot of time hanging out and having fun together. It's been a really special time for us.  

あっという間にお腹の赤ちゃんが大きくなりました！最近、私たちは引越ししたし、助産婦さんと会ったり、二人きりでよくしゃべったり、ゆっくりしました。特別な時間を過ごしました。

Everything has been going really well, there haven't been any dramas, besides the usual ins and outs with family and the such like. Baby T seems to be very healthy, and the pregnancy isn't half as hard as I thought it might be. Worry about money from time to time, but I guess that's all part of becoming responsible for other human beings、 and their welfare.

 特に問題はなく、まー普通にある家族ドラマのよう。ベビーTはとっても元気そうで、妊娠の生活は思ったよりきつくない。時々お金を心配してしまうが、人間、人生に責任を持つと心配がでるものだ。

Over this time, Chiharu's belly has been getting bigger and bigger. This doesn't sound like a big deal, until it happens to you or to someone beside you. It's the strangest damn thing! Her stomach gets shunted out of the way, her bladder gets squeezed, everything starts to expand, and suddenly you can feel the little chap bouncing around in there whenever Chiharu slows down a bit for a rest. Truly bizarre! 

前のブログからチハルちゃんのお腹がどんどん大きくなちゃった。
’赤ちゃんが育つにつれて、内臓が押し上げられたり、膀胱が押さえられたりしてトイレが近くなる。寝る前になるとお腹にポコポコと刺激を感じる！赤ちゃんが動いている証拠だよねっ！！’
こういう話しは驚かないかもしれないけど、実際自分が見たり、触ったりすると、ほんまにすっごく変で不思議だっ！

Chiharu has been very excited about how big she's getting, and thought she is really big - until she went to pre-natal yoga class and saw women who are 8-months pregnant! She's a bit shocked, she can't believe she'll be that big in just 12 weeks' time. Parts of me doubt if she really will - will keep you posted. 

チハルちゃんは最近身体が大きくなっていって、『自分って大きいなー』と思ったんだけど、妊婦さんのヨガクラスに参加すると、妊娠９ヶ月の女性を見て『自分はまだまだ小さいんだ』と知った。『１２週間経ったらあんなにでかくなるか』と、少し信じられないチハルです。ちょっとショック受けたみたい。私も少し信じられない気分です。
またブログに近日報告します。

Planning on going on a Babymoon from next week - a trip to celebrate not quite having a baby yet, and being able to travel about  (almost) unencumbered, enjoy a last trip as just the two of us.

来週からベビームーンに行きます。ベビームーンと言うのは赤ちゃんを産んで二人きりの旅行に行くってことだけど、私たちはその代わりに子供がまだ出てないうちに旅をします。