The Move

First off, I'd like to thank everyone who has purchased and sent baby items recently, we really appreciate it!

I guess it's about time I updated everybody on how our move to the new town and apartment went! Please keep in mind that we still currently have no Internet and this is being done from my phone, so I'm not sure how organized everything will turn out.

PACKING

First of all, the moving company didn't drop off the boxes until just a week before the move! With Tomo working and me being pregnant and working, plus errands to run, things to cancel, and even a trip to Tokyo to get the keys, we really didn't have a lot of time to pack everything up. The moving van was scheduled to come in the afternoon but decided to come mid-morning instead! Needless to say, we were packing while they were packing and it was a busy busy morning. We finally managed to get everything packed up and labeled and were on our way to our new home!

MOVING IN

The apartment is very nice...a lot nicer than our previous ones. We picked a larger 3 bedroom because of the little man coming soon. It's pretty spacious, the kitchen has SO much counter space and cabinets which I love, the floors are wood and tile, it has huge doors/windows for the balcony, and it feels more like a permanent place to live than the others. (Even though we won't be here that long). The building entrance is very nice and really makes me feel like we're living in a high end place.

Unpacking only took a few days. One of Tomo's previous workers came and helped us get started and I took a day off work to spend the day emptying boxes. One more day was spent organizing everything and making the place feel lived in and somewhat homey.

I'm sorry for the lack of baby update in this post, but don't worry, that update will be coming soon!

Now for the apartment pictures. I tried to take some before and after pictures but the moving people were too fast in bringing everything in and I couldn't really get good shots of the empty place.

Since I can't caption the pictures from the phone, here's a brief description in the order they're posted (I hope):
1. View when you first walk in the door
2. Our bedroom
3. Tomo's "work room"
4. Toilet with all the fixings
5. Bath/laundry room
6. Bath/shower
7. Soon to be baby's area
8. Kitchen 1
9. Kitchen 2
10. Living room
11. View from the balcony