Nine Months

It's week thirty seven. The baby is full term and ready to exit the comfort of my wife's belly into the bigger, but maybe not so comfortable, world. The other day I went to the hospital with my wife to take lessons on how to bath the baby and change diapers. We also watched a video on breathing techniques which sounded a lot like a dirty phone call. I decided to be in the delivery room during the baby's birth. I thought I would have to take a lesson, but they said that they would instruct me the day of the delivery. In Japan, the mother's stay at the hospital is about a week. According to the hospital, the amount of stuff my wife's needs to bring amounts to more things then when I first came to Japan. Minus the diapers of course. It's tradition in Japan for the mother and newborn to return to her parent's house for the first month. I have mixed feelings about this, but she will need help and time to recover. Luckily her parents home is not far so I can visit often. Well that's it for now. We are bursting with excitement to finally meet the new member of my family. It's all seems like a dream.