So, when you live in 900 sq. ft. you try to find things to do around the city to get out of the house. Tokyo provides tons of indoor play areas with lots of fun toys to play with for free! Miyako loves them, especially the ones with large kitchen sets. One reason we have not bought a kitchen set for the house is we simply do not have the room...another reason is I want to keep the novelty of the kitchen set for the indoor play areas. She could spend hours fixing me lunch at the kitchen sets. The downside of the indoor play areas is germs, germs and more germs. Yes, they clean the rooms and the toys, but it is winter and when you have lots of children in there with runny noses you are bound to get sick. We have been sick more in Tokyo in one winter than we ever were in the US and it is obvious why - a lot more people in Tokyo than in Lexington, Kentucky; public transportation verses the confines of your own vehicle, and we never went to indoor play areas in Lexington. Come to think of it, I do not think they had them. Our play dates were usually with one or two other kids at someone's home.
So, last week we had a stomach bug, or Miyako did, and we stayed in most of the week. Until Friday when she was so much better and the weather was GORGEOUS! We went to a great park last Friday and a mall on Friday night, where we played at an indoor play area with lots of slides and fun balls. Indoor play area Friday night...runny nose Monday...eye infection Wednesday from rubbing hands in nose and then eye. Gross, yes I know. Kan told me last night, "No more indoor play areas!" I told him he needs to be the one to tell Miyako that as she asks to go to one every day and knows what toys are at each one.
Now for the doctor issue - last night I knew I needed to take Miyako to the doctor today. My friend here, who is an eye doctor back home, suggested she get some eye drops for the infection in her eye. I love my English speaking doctor, but he is quite far and the station does not have elevator access, which is not very good for someone in my late stage of pregnancy. However, Kan had back to back meetings all day long and had no way of going with me. Nena to the rescue - today was class day and Nena was coming to our home anyways to babysit. Kan made our appointment with the local pediatrician in the morning, and Nena went with me to translate. She was really helpful and I was so grateful. Turns out Miyako has a bad sore throat and cold so she got an antibiotic (which she loves since I serve it in jello) and eye drops to help with her infection. Giving eye drops to a two year old is not very fun. Heck, I do not like putting eye drops in my own eye, so I can see why she does not like it. But hopefully in a few days her big brown eyes will be back to normal.
Today was girls day and we did not get to celebrate due to the commotion of going to the doctor, her eyes being yucky, and Kan coming home late. But tomorrow we will make up for the lack of celebration! Pictures of that to come.
We have been studying in Isaiah lately in BSF how God is in control of all circumstances and how He is faithful to His children. He controls every single circumstance and event that takes place in our lives, and He will ALWAYS take care of us. He showed me his faithfulness and provision today. He took great care of us, as He always does.
Enjoy the fun pics I have taken lately of Miyako. I washed my sheets on a rainy day and had to hang them inside. They instantly became a fun tent to play in. In the other pictures, Miyako is sporting her apron and chef's hat while I fix breakfast. Mama has a matching apron that Grandma sent us.
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You must share your antibiotics in jello recipe/trick! That's a great way to get your meds tasting better for poor Miyako! We also are battling colds - seems the parents got in at the tail end of this last round. Gymboree's Parents Night Out was our culprit this time.
And Miyako is A-DOR-A-BLE in her chef hat and apron!!
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