Baby Bean Check Up

Nothing impressive to report today...Noah and I headed to the CDC this morning so that I could drop him off and head to the hospital for my OB appointment.  I called a taxi right before heading into the door...I signed him in and dropped him off in the room.  He went in and started playing with some toys and I snuck out the door.  I'm headed out the door and can see the taxi waiting outside....and I get stopped to fill out paperwork.  I've been in this building two other times to fill out paperwork...including paperwork for Noah's epipen.  I'm a little annoyed and after rushing through signing and dating permission slips for the epipen(exactly why these weren't given to me the two other times when I signed paperwork for his epipen...I don't know)...I go outside to see that someone else has snagged my cab.  Another call for a taxi and I'm on my way.  I am able to knock out a few errands in the building..dropping of more of Noah's medical records, dropping off dental charts and putting our names on the waiting list for appointments, and lastly leaving a paper for a pediatrician to sign for the CDC about his epipen.  The CDC keeps nagging me about this piece of paper...I am only one person running errands all over the place and can get it done when I can.  I should have it back in 72 business hours, which means it will probably be done on Monday.  And I won't be able to go and pick it up because I'll be at AOB all day every day...and I'll have to listen to more nagging!  Yeah, well...they'll just have to get over it.  My appointment went fine and I have one scheduled in 4 weeks and an ultrasound scheduled for July 25th.  Because we were changing duty stations I missed the ideal window for the ultrasound and the Dr. told me that they will probably give me a difficult time about it...but it really doesn't matter....they may not be able to get pictures of everything(the gender though shouldn't be an issue)...but since I'm thin she thought it wouldn't be a big deal.  It is what it is...and we're having this baby.  Well..surprise...surprise the lady at the desk in radiology was less than pleased to find out that I am 23 weeks...missing the window by one week.  I told her that I just got here and we were between duty stations...this information was met with a scowl and tight lips.  She was also not pleased that I have AOB all next week and wouldn't be able to make an appointment that week.  She informed me that this is a time sensitive appointment..to which it was difficult to hold my tongue.  A few more scowls and the appointment was done...and then she says nicely that I should call if I need to reschedule.  Time out!  You just have me a hard time because I moved duty stations half-way around the world and missed the ideal window by a week and now you say that it's okay to reschedule?  Really?!  I smiled and called for a taxi!  I picked Noah up and was told that he did great and loved playing outside in the water.  I'm glad that he enjoyed it since he will be there everyday next week.

The afternoon proved to go much better and Dixie and I were able to go to PSD and get our passports stamped with a multiple re-entry stamp...no idea how this differs from a single entry stamp but we assume that this allows us to travel in and out of the country freely.  Dixie and I chatted and learned a bit about each other.  We are going to get together tomorrow morning...probably off base and check things out together.  We've really connected and I think we can become great friends.  So far...Operation Find A Friend is a real success!  Also on a positive note I called the AMC counter and my suitcase is in Yokota!  Yay!!!  I made the lady all but swear on her life that it would be on the shuttle to Yokosuka tomorrow.  I contacted the shuttle service and they are going to call me once the suitcase makes it to them.  I will then go over and pick it up in the afternoon.  So...say some prayers that I am able to get the suitcase tomorrow and it makes it onto the shuttle.  I am looking forward to having my belongings back again!