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More house pictures and Baby-kun update

Things are moving along at the house! It is exciting to see the unfolding of many months of planning and talking!

Check out this interesting way to build a wall support...
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This is our attic--2 meters in the middle--mainly used for storage.
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The frame is braced to the foundation like this...
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This is looking at the outside of our dining room window--kinda like a bay window, but not glass on the sides. Beyond that is a door out the kitchen. This small door is very common in Japan.
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This is front of the house--upper story. Two little windows from the attic and then two big windows in "kid's" rooms.
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This is looking from the front door--the first window is the dining room window, the second is the living room sliding glass door, and the third is Akihiro's office "bay window". This room is all open so that we can set up a long table and have many guests.
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Now a picture for the ladies...here's Baby-kun's "nursery". The theme is practicality and space-saving!
nursery.JPG The rocking chair is from the Ehnle's house and my "Japanese mom" (neighbor) made new cushions for it. The bassinet held eight Klaus babies! This little space is where my "souvenier shop" used to be. It is supposed to hold a wardrobe and is in our bedroom, but it has gotten many different uses. This next use, though, is the most exciting! I went to the doctor yesterday and Baby-kun continues to grow and is healthy. They estimate his current weight at 6 and a half pounds and we are 36 plus weeks. I keep telling him to stay put until his daddy gets done traveling--next Tuesday will be the end of overnight travel. Thankfully, though, my Japanese mom is on call 24/7 to take me to the clinic if I should need it while Akihiro is gone. I was asking all kinds of questions to the doctor (argghh--these foreigners and their questions, he must be thinking!) and I expressed my concern that Akihiro be with me throughout the whole labor and delivery process. At first he said yes, as long as there wasn't another woman delivering at that time--same room! Yikes! Then, the doctor's dear wife who is also an OB doctor gets a twinkle in her eye and says, "Well, if he wears his white coat, nobody will know the difference!" So, a white doctor's coat has been found and is in my bag that is packed for the hospital! I'll be a much calmer patient with him by my side! Thank the dear Lord that my hubby is a doctor! In other Baby-kun news, Akihiro's mom said she plans on basically moving in with us for a month after Baby-kun arrives. I didn't expect this much help, but am very thankful for it. It is customary here in Japan for the expecting mother to go home to her hometown to deliver and then to live with her parents for at least one month. Akihiro's mom is easy to be around and will be a blessing--I think and hope and pray, anyway!!

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