Nelson

Well I am now in Nelson! Finally settled in at my Mum's place and will be here for the next 2 months or so. We have the mod cons of broadband internet which means I have been able to talk to DH properly for the first time since I left Japan 6 weeks or so ago.  

My mum lives very close to the hospital. This will be a good thing if I am like my mother and pop this baby out in about 2 hours from woah to go like she did. I have a midwife sorted out. I love love love it how she comes to my house for our appointments! I was seriously dreading the 3 hour waits at my clinic back in Japan when I got really really pregnant as they are frustrating enough. And especially now that we are getting to the once a week stage of the game. Heaven! And I love it how in NZ my opinion matters. Do I want my child to have a vitamin K injection? Would I like to take the placenta home with me? Personally I want what is best for Maru chan, whatever that may be but it is nice that they ask you and try to follow your wishes if they can. 

I have also been to a prenatal aquarobics class which was pretty hard out actually but I enjoyed it and enjoyed being with lots of other pregnant women who were chatty and friendly. We bonded over the physical exertion as much as the fact that we all have huge tummies. I liked not being the sole foreigner, being able to compare tummy sizes and see I am not huge but kind of average! That is a nice feeling after being in Japan and seeing tiny tummy people all the time and sitting in silence for 3 hours waiting for 5 minutes with the dr.

I started working again last night at my online job in Japan. I was a bit worried about getting back into it after having 2 months off, but it was fine and it turns out I haven't forgotten how to teach English! There is a 3 hour time difference which means I am a bit tired but have nothing else to do all day so taking a nap is no biggie.

It turns out we have quite a few relatives, friends and acquaintances here in Nelson and we have had a very social week catching up with people, lunching etc. We are not from Nelson, my mother only moved here last winter, so it is kind of strange to have this social circle already waiting for me. I'm so used to having a pitiful one or having to go and make my own from scratch, again.