1Y9M 40W1D 運転 Driving a car

予定日１日過ぎたけど産まれません。さて、今日は、タンブルトッツ、教会のプレイグループ、そして日本人ママの集まりと忙しい一日だった。「便利よ～」って、お腹の上にコップを冗談で置いてみたら本当に便利だったので写真を一枚。

産休に入って1ヶ月。運転にも慣れてきた…と思ったらやりました。教会の駐車場から出ようとして、他の車の側面を激しく擦ってしまった。歩道に乗り上げないと通れないようなところに駐車していた車も車だけれども、あ、行けないなあって思ってバックしようと思ってブレーキかけたつもりがアクセル踏んでいた。

やっぱり妊娠後期はボーっとしていて危険。それにしても、ブレーキの代わりにアクセル踏むなんて、私は絶対にやらないと思っていたのに。誰でも何かの拍子にやってしまうものなのねと一つ大人になったかなあ。英人のいいところは、「こういう事故は起こるもの」と相手の人が言ってくれたこと。これが日本だったら、間違いなく怒鳴られて、保険会社に任せるだけでは解決できず、菓子折りでも持って謝罪に行かなきゃならないだろうなあ。

The baby is still in my tummy. Arata and I went to Tumble Tots, play group at church and Japanese mums and children's gathering. It was quite busy today. My bump is getting bigger. I jokingly put a glass of water saying, 'My bump is very convenient.' It was really good and I asked Yuko to take a photo.

It's been a month since I started to drive often and I thought I've got used to it. Then, I did it... I scratched a side of another car when I tried to get out of the car park at church. The car was parked in the very narrow corner and other cars had to drive on the footpath to get round. But anyway, it's my liability as long as it was not moving. (I've double-checked about this with our insurance company.) Well, the driver of the other car said, 'It happens.' It was only the relief. If it had happened in Japan, I would have definitely been told off and would have to buy some present and visit the other party to make an apology, even though it just happened like this... Anyway, I must have been lack of concentration at the very last stage of pregnancy...