Hello from TX

Hi everyone!! Sorry for not update for a long time. We are doing fine. I had realy bad jet-lag for a couple of weeks and couldn't sleep until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning. I finaly adjust TX time.


When we got here, It was like over 90F. I thought I couldn't live here!! Here is not that big Naval Air Station. But All Armed Forces in here. When I went to Commissary, I found Sushi!! I thought it was not good. but it was really good!!! I heard there are lots of asian market around fort worth and Dallas area. I can't wait to tour to everywhere :)



















Since I got here, We stayed at Hotel for two days and moved in Transfer Family Quaters on base for a week. It was okay to stay but there is no stove to cook. just fridge and microwave. It is not good to eat fast food all the time and not good for instant baby food for Matthew. Last week, Rick got a week off for looking for the place to live. We saw realtor introduced from USAA, then checked some pre-owned house we have been checked since we were in Japan. Some were really nice and seems comfy place but some were awful. At the same time, we were looking for a new house. Once you saw the new house, you can't go back to pre-owned house cuz almost same price or cheaper. and house is bigger here! Finally we found the house we will live!! It is new house and is being build. good neighborhood and school district. Ofcause I checked Sex Offender. It is clear. not 0 actually, but not around our area much. It is scheduled for completion in mid July. We have to be patient for a while. We are living at extended hotel now.

Can't wait to move in our house!!!






















皆さんお元気ですか？ブログをアップするのが遅くなりました。私たちはみんな元気でやっています。私は数週間凄い時差ぼけで夜中まで眠れなかったりしたんですが、ようやくこっちの時間に慣れてきました。


こっちに着いたときには、なんと気温が３０度を超していて、こんなところでは絶対住めない！！と思いました。こちらは海軍のエアーステーションなんだけれどそれほど大きい基地ではないようです。基地内の食料品売り場に行ったところ、外には「寿司」の看板が！！それほど美味しくないと思って期待してなかったんだけど意外とこれがイケてました♪　私たちが住むフォートワースや隣のダラスにはアジアンマーケットや日本の食料品店なども多いようなので、これから時間をみつけて回ってみようと思います。


こちらに来てから、最初の２日間はホテルに滞在し、その後の１週間は基地内の家族用の寮に泊まっていました。住むところが決まるまでそこでもいいかと思っていたんだけど、キッチンがないのが難点。ずっとファーストフードばっかりでも良くないし、マシューにもちゃんとしたご飯を食べさせたかったのでキッチン付きのウィークリーホテルに移りました。それと同時に１週間の休みがもらえたので、蒸すところを探すことに。中古の物件から新築、アパートと銀行が紹介してくれた不動産業者の方と一緒にかなりの物件を廻った。で、最終的に新築物件に決定！！実は、日本と違って中古でも新築でもそれほど値段が変わらないんです。ただ完成は７月半ばなので、今しばらくホテル暮らし。もうちょっとの辛抱です。早くお家に移りたい！！

spring has come!!

Sring is the best season in Japan I believe. It is getting warm day by day and everything feels more alive in the spring. There are bunch of flowers we enjoy viewing.

Last weekend, My friend Aime asked us to tour to Shomyoji Temple near our house. Rick, Matthew and I had a chance to meet up with her on Saturday. There are many food venders. We can get some food and drink. People enjoyed having some lunch under the tree.

















A couple days ago, Matthew and I went on a cherry viewing picnic with momsy friends and babies. We met each other through infant massage class. I found that class near our house online. I joined infant massage class when Matthew was 6 weeks. I am so lucky to meet them. I was working until 6 months pregnant. I didn't have much friends around my house. Especially friends who mother-to-be. They made my stay-at-home-mom life happy!!! I hope we will keep in touch while we are in the states, and also we will find new good friends in the states for Matthew and myself.




With Matthew's first girlfriend, Lilia.

grow swiftly

Matthew will be 11 months at 18th this month. Time flys. Now he can stand up by himself for about 10 to 15 seconds without our help. Especially when he watchs his favorite Sesami street DVD. He claps his hands and moves his body as he dance while he is standing up. But he doesn't realize that he can do that!!! That is funny. He might walk before his 1st birthday.

マシューは18日で丸11ヶ月になります。本当に時間が経つのはあっという間。今彼は10秒ちょっとなら自分で立っちが出来るようになりました。特に大好きなセサミストリートのＤＶＤに夢中になっているときなんかに！立ちながら手をパチパチしたり、ダンスをしているように体を動かしたり。でも当の本人は自分が一人で立っていることに気づいてないようす。１歳の誕生日前には歩くかもしれないなぁ。

at last

Rick got an order to move to Fortworth Air Base in TX. We will move out from our house the end of April. I have mixed feelings about it. I am so exited to go to the states. but also I am going to miss my families, friends and my country. Since we got an order, I have been stressed out for everything. We don't have much time to ready to move out and my visa paperwork doesn't finished yet. We have about 1 month left. I don't think I could make it until May 8th..... Wish me luck!!!


Anyway, PCS to TX is kind of adventure for me with Matthew. We both will have lots of experience in TX. We will have new friends, new house, new life style. I know it is going to be tough for me sometimes. However I will try to enjoy new life with Rick and Matthew. Until we will PCS back to JAPAN!!!



Matthew is 10 months old now. He is very healthy. He doesn't catch cold since he was born. Sometimes, Brestfeeding makes me tired however it works for develop immunity to sickness. He is so getting active day by day. He crawls faster and faster and can pull himself up since in January ( He was 8 months ). He loves to walk around the house holding on to furniture and watch Sesami Street DVD!! Especially he loves Big Bird. When I turn on DVD when he is getting fussy, He shows me big smile. That helps me a lot!!



とうとう移動日が決定！！5月8日にアメリカはテキサスのフォートワースへ。とても複雑な心境。アメリカの生活はとても楽しみでもあるけれど、やっぱり不安はあるし、家族とも友達とも離れることはやっぱり寂しい。オーダーが出てからというもの、ストレスが溜まって仕方がない。やることは沢山あるのに遅々として進まず…ビザの最終面接もまだだし本当に大丈夫なのか？！？！？！


フォートワースでの生活はある意味私にとってもマシューにとってもちょっとした冒険。テキサスで沢山のいい経験が出来るとは思う。新しい生活、家、友達。やっぱり大変な事もあると思うけど、また日本に帰ってくるまで新しい生活を楽しみたいと思います！



さて、マシューは10ヶ月になりました。とっても元気で健康！生まれてこの方病気知らず。母乳は時々面倒になる事もあるんだけど、でも彼の免疫を向上させてくれているので助かります。日に日にアクティブになるマシュー。高速ハイハイに8ヶ月になった１月にはつかまり立ちを始めた。今は家具につかまりながらのつたい歩きが大好き。それからセサミストリートのDVDも！特にビッグバードがお気に入り☆ちょっとぐずったときもDVDをつけるとすぐ笑顔に。これかなり使えて大助かりです。