Moving In

Monday morning our borrowed furniture was picked up and all of our household goods were delivered.  I had put Noah on the waiting list that day for daycare and they called and said that they had an opening.  This worked out great...he spent the day with his friends and playing...and mom and dad had the whole house set up by the time the daycare reservation ran out.  I walked across the street to pick up Noah and brought him home to our house full of "our" things...and the way home he talked and talked about what he did during the day!  At home...he ran around screaming and checking everything out...especially his outdoor toys.  Our bedroom and the baby room were still a mess until Thursday...but even Monday evening Zack had 90% of our pictures and wall hangings hung already.  We had a few items that had minor damage and we will get money back from the Navy for those damages.  We got so much accomplished, which was a good thing because we both woke up sick on Tuesday morning with sore throats.  I was able to buy the van and start the paperwork that day.  Noah and I walked down the street to the office and showed our proof of insurance and they man we bought the van from had to show all of his paperwork.  The title was then transferred over to us along with the Japanese inspections.  We then payed someone to drive to Yokohoma(this is the main city in our prefecture...sorta like the capital of a U.S. state).  I gave them the correct amount of Yen to pay for all the fees, registration, road tax and all sorts of other things.  They then got the plates for the van and drove to the Yokosuka city hall to turn in the temporary plates that used to be on the van.  And then drove it back to our home.  Just about everyone who has a vehicle here has done it the same way...it's much easier to pay someone 25-50 USD to do all the running around!  And then on Wednesday I had to go back to the Navy office to show them proof of all of that and then got the base and road tax stickers for the van window.  And Zack and I were both feeling miserable...by Wednesday night he was much better and I was sicker than ever.  This is pretty much the case with us always...Zack's body is able to fight it off almost immediately and I feel miserable days and days after he's back to normal.  Noah and I ended up go the ER Thursday morning and I was given antibiotics for a sinus infection and the Dr. said that it was starting to go down into my bronchial tubes as well.  A double dose of antibiotics on the first day and that afternoon I was up and going again...but a bit cloudy and sluggish!  I even got groceries to fill our empty refrigerator and cabinets...this means that I drove to the hospital and back in the morning and then to the commissary and back in the afternoon. 



Noah loves his new home and runs around all day...especially the yard.  He enjoys his bedroom with all his toys and having his own bathroom with his green stool, where he can stand and wash his hands with his special kid soap.  At daycare they teach the kids how to wash their hands...so Noah is all about it now!  He is starting to really listen now and follow directions...such as go upstairs and get your bink and blanket for quiet time.  He climbs the steps and as long as he didn't get distracted along the way returns with the items.  He still gets those hardheaded times...not sure if this the terrible two's starting early or if his genes are to blame...probably a bit of both!  I talk to him about using his ears to listen and he points to his ears.  So when he has those moments and I tell him he's not listening...he stops and pulls out his ear...like he needs his ear to be bigger in order for him to hear me!  I answer..yes, you are not using your ears to listen to mommy.  This almost always makes him stop to reconsider what he's supposed to be doing.  He's also getting back into doing his household tasks...he puts the wet laundry into the dryer, takes the dry clothes out into a basket...then pushes the basket into the living room for me...and this pregnant mommy only has to bed over to pick up the basket once so the clothes can be folded!  He enjoys it and I appreciate it!  He's into vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, dusting, washing dishes...the whole lot!  Today we met our neighbors one and two doors down and the kids from three doors down.  They were outside swimming and invited Noah over to play.  And the mystery why none are outside is that....they are all girls...and screamed when a small rolly polly type bug went across the concrete...(we got our yard sprayed on Tuesday for bugs)!  Haha!  But you know Noah and just ate up the attention from 5 girls..helping him in and out of the pools, putting water on his belly, holding his hand...!  Many of them are also GW families so that works out well for us ladies(one family isn't and I guess he's the go to guy when you need a man's help!)this was the perfect place for us...great families!!  Many neighborhood invites will be in our future!  God has taken care of us once again...how Great and Wonderful He is!