Easy Peasy Japenesey

We left for Tokyo the day after Taylor finished up finals. After a celebratory breakfast with some law school friends, we were on our way to visit Mama San and Papa San.

There was some flu excitement waiting for us at the airport! We spent an hour on the runway while guys dressed in nuclear suits checked our temperatures with a thermal camera. If anyone had a temperature then they were immediately sent off the plane and quarantined.  I guess I was giving off some thermal heat because they did a second check on me while everyone stared. I wanted to tell the guy that of course I was warm, I was growing a human inside me and trapped on a hot airplane. But luckily I passed, and after one poor guy had to do the walk of shame to be quarantined, we were allowed off. We barely made it though, people sitting anywhere within 3 rows of the guys were quarantined as well. So we were safe by only one row!

I just have to say that going to Japan at 6 months pregnant is not good for the old ego. The people there are so teeny tiny. The 6'3'' white guy and his round, pregnant wife stuck out just a little. But we had such a great time and really enjoyed our last trip as just the two of us. We loved every minute.   My parents are still in their temporary housing and had a fabulous view of downtown from the 23rd floor.

 It was wonderful to be with my mom on Mother's Day, and we went to see a famous sculpture made by a man in honor of his dear mother:

Nothing says I love you like a big, hairy spider!

Here's the rest of the trip in pictures:

We checked out the goods at the famous fish market,

went for a family run around the Imperial palace,

(and had to take multiple potty breaks on the way),

saw some Sumo wrestling,

tried it out on our own,

did some Tai Chi in the park,

chaperoned Taylor's first Disneyland experience,

ate the yummiest popsicles ever, (anything Mickey-shaped tastes better)

and enjoyed the local cuisine. Well Tay enjoyed a little more than me. I wasn't quite so adventurous this time around, and got to know the locations of many a bagel shop in the greater Tokyo area.  Baby B just wasn't feeling fish eggs and octopus.

As always, I was sad to say goodbye and became the crazy hormonal lady, crying at the bus stop. 

Baby B really liked Tokyo and my belly about doubled in size (as you can see here).

I really, really love these two rockstars:

 . . . and feel so lucky that we were able to see them in their new city.  Tia are you picking up on the secret McIntire pinky wave? 

We've slowly recovered from jet lag, and re-entered the real world back in the sunny midwest. Nebraska welcomed us home with summer! It was a great trip and even better because I got the husband to myself for a whole week.  And we are now 2L's. Hooray!

More pics here!