The alarm went off at 6:30, but we didn't get out of bed until 7 (when the
computer turned on). I offered to cook for Eriko and she requested an egg over
easy that had been slightly steamed. Not sure what this fancy contraption is
called. She was feeling tired and strange so she almost immediately went back
to bed; I went ahead and left for work, arriving at 7:30. Work was pretty busy
and time went fast. I ate lunch with Scott and Shai; we obtained burritos from
Blue Water Taco a few blocks away and went back to the Isilon lunch room. At
some point we began discussing politics; surprising enough Shai brought up the
topic of a military coup in the United States and we discussed that for a
little while. Perhaps I shouldn't be surprised that Shai would enjoy talking
about politics; he is from Israel and you simply cannot hide from politics in
that country. I left work about 2:15 as Eriko and I were headed for our first
visit at the Nadeshiko clinic. The clinic is in Kirkland, about 30 minutes
away, but (thanks to a Google map) we found it right away. At first the clinic
was relatively empty; Eriko was filling out forms when a dad, mom, and their
newborn (3 days) arrived to pick up a prescription. They brought along a friend
and a grandmother. It was neat to watch the tiny little baby but then they left
and Eriko was hungry and I was bored. Finally (about 4) we were able to see the
nurse/mid-wife (our appointment was scheduled for 3, but she was apologetic).
We had a nice Q&A session for about 30 minutes. At first she did a bunch of
explaining to Eriko in Japanese and then I started asking questions. From that
point on, Sachiko explained everything in English (I guess she realized that I
was interested. ;) Traffic was slow so our trip back too a little more time but
not much. Eriko made some noodles for dinner upon our return. I used the
computer (and watched a little) while she watched Tokyo godfathers (a Japanese
animation). Then we switched places and I did homework while she used the
computer. She told me that her mother wanted her to have the baby in Japan and
that got me pretty frustrated. I had to think fast to come up with some
practical reasons why that shouldn't happen - cost (insurance) as well as
immigration. Eriko took a shower and I made some tea, then I took a shower. I
did some homework and used the computer, and then we hit the sack.