December will be magic again...
4 December 2005, 08:46
Am actually looking forward to Christmas this year (whilst busy channelling arbitrary Kate Bush songs…). Last year was our first year back from Japan and Christmas was a bit strange – like reverse culture shock.
Although Christmas wasn’t spent with family in Tokyo, we had such a large network of expat and Japanese friends, there was never any question of being lonely at Christmas. And we’re talking about hard-drinking, hard-partying, merry characters enjoying daily bonenkais, hard liquor and karaoke.
This year, we’re in our own house (with v. smashing BBQ area to host myriad of friends), with a baby on the way and although we won’t be able to spend this Chrissie with family (not being able to haul Fat Gut on a plane or in a car, oh no sirreee) we do have a small band of Canadian expats who will be frequently our place over Chrissie.
Yes. Bring it on.
Update on Fat Gut
It’s fat. I get told I’m “carrying out front” all the time, which is bizarre. Have they not seen my voluminous love handles? The ever-increasing girth of fat butt? It’s fairly impressive though, this belly of mine. V. proud of it. Like to show it off. Oh, I am so shy…
Did give the pregnancy support belt a shot, really I did. But it made everything worse. An abject failure. My torso is quite short, so the top of the belt kept digging into my middle back, inflaming my original disc problem, that I’ve worked soooo hard to manage with pilates and posture etc. Was cranky about the whole sitch, so sent it back.
First ante-natal class at the birthing centre today. People keep telling me I’m “brave” to be doing the whole natural birth thang, but I’m beginning to wonder if that’s actually code for “certifiable”. One can never appreciate how painful labour is going to be before one actually does it, but I think I’m in denial. Part of me hopes the ante-natal class doesn’t shatter this illusion. Think I’d rather not know…
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