Congraduation #9

Back to Rhode Island I have returned and I was able to attend Danno's 9th Graduation of his lifetime last Friday! I am pleased have been by his side for his past 4 graduations - Officer Candidate School, UH Law School, The Basic School, and now Naval Justice School. I'm so proud of Danno and all that he has accomplished.
Of course his schooling is not completely over, being that he has one more class to complete before we leave here from RI. "Death by powerpoint" (never-ending lectures) is what he and his classmates get to look forward to this final week, but at least there are no exams in sight! Danno can finally relax and catch up on sleep...and research baby stuff with me! haha. We're glad to be near each other again, and best of all he's been able to feel our girl kick n punch in my belly every day! I think she's excited to have daddy around and I know she's proud of him too!

Surprise Visit

My bro and his fam drove down here from up north in Rocklin and gave us a surprise visit last Friday. It was so great to spend time with them especially since it was the last time I would see them before we leave to Oki (they won't be able to make it to our shower). We hung out in downtown Redlands, grabbed delicious breakfast, they took me shopping in a cute baby boutique "Kissui," stopped by our local skateshop, and hung out with various friends throughout the day. Saturday we all went out to dinner to celebrate my Grandma's 91st birthday a few days early...yup, 91! wow. She's about to be Great Grandma not only to our girl on the way, but my bro and Meli are also expecting another one! There's lots to look forward to this year!...

EJ is nothing but cheers all the time. We were all so excited to see him walking now.

Thanks again for stopping by! Looking forward to the day all the lil cousins will finally get to meet each other!

THE Ultrasound

At 21 weeks now, I finally had my appointment for a thorough ultrasound. No one could make it to my appointment with me, but fortunately I was at least able to narrate everything to Danno over the phone! Most of the time koguma was not very cooperative, and the positioning made it a challenge to view the right parts! Eventually we got a good enough look at everything, and the nurse was able to determine koguma's gender...a girl! Well, we seem to always run into challenges at every turn and having a girl will definitely be one of them (for the both of us!) People who know me, know that reaching for pink is typically the last thing I would do...and of course, Danno wanted to make sure this item was on our baby registry. haha. But truly we are blessed and embrace the adventures in parenting that awaits us!

It was a joy to see our baby girl. I wish I could have taken more photos with me. There was one moment she even gave a "hi-five" at us, which the nurse said usually babies tend to keep their hands in a fist. She was moving and kicking soo much the whole time (and I continue to feel her move so often!) When Danno comes back in April, we plan to do a 4d ultrasound so he can get a good look of our growing girl too!

So here's some ultrasound pics, though they may be hard to decipher. I tried to help you guys out a bit on the first image...rather than the typical profile, she's positioned like lying on her belly on a flat surface. hehe. Glad to see all four limbs!

Id rather not detail this one out. They say "turtle" = boy..."lines" = girl . Nurse saw no turtles here.

Profile shot you can see lil nose, lips, jaw, left arm...Face shot is just closer and you can see where the brain is, lens of her eye...I think her right fist is up by her face.