I definitely feel like the watched pot that won't boil, but am thankful to be feeling good, even though past my due date. Most calls that Akihiro gets are prefaced with, "Ma-da" (not yet) and the most frequent caller is Grandma Ito--understandable! Went to the doc today and he said if I don't go into labor by next Wednesday, they will induce me--that would be at 41 weeks 3 days. No more contractions since Saturday--so that was a false alarm, I guess! We have a major typhoon coming through here tomorrow--haven't had one this strong for 20 years, apparently, so we are making sure everything is secured well against wind and rain. Also kinda hoping that Baby-kun doesn't make his appearance during that time as getting out to the clinic might be a bit of a challenge. Dr. Akihiro could deliver him, though, I am confident, if we would get stuck home--which is highly unlikely, though!
The workers have been working furiously to try to get the house closed in before this typhoon. They tied back the screen, so we could get a better look at what things look like from the outside. There is a tarp over the balcony as they are working on the waterproof floor of the balcony. Hopefully that tarp won't go flying away during the typhoon and the waterproofing can dry adequately and they can get the second story sliding glass doors in place soon! Here is a look at the house from the north side. The door you see is the front door (on the left of the picture).
Here is the house from the south side--these windows look out from the kitchen, dining, living room.
Here's the waterproofing effort on the balcony floor
Other workers are starting to put thick foam (a total of 13 cm) up on inside of the roof.
