Comments on: 101 things update for July 2009…

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:37:24 +0000

Nope… don’t need them. Due to some glitches in my preggo system, my little man is the only one I will be having. We are looking to adopt, but probably a girl. So…. I am just very happy for someone to get use out of them! Many things, he only wore once or twice because he just grew too darn fast. Email me when you get a chance!

By: Lulu

Lulu — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:51:10 +0000

Hey Karen- thanks for the offer. Some cute little outfits would be lovely if you no longer need them?! Will get in touch

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:31:50 +0000

I’ve been terrible at keeping up with blogs these days (hands full with the wee one and all), but I swear I congratulated you. But just in case I didn’t… Congrats on all of your big news lately… the baby and the beautiful wedding!

So I am not sure if I missed it, but have you found out the sex? If you did, and you are having a boy, I would be more than happy to share some of my little one’s clothes that he has already outgrown! Most of it is American stuff… gifts from friends and family back home. He’s just entering 18 month (USA)/100 (Japan) clothing now so I have lots in those prior stages. Let me know if you are interested! But it is all boy, I can assure you, since we knew the sex ahead of time.

Hope you are feeling good! Enjoy every minute of pregnancy. It went by way too fast!

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:18:37 +0000

Baby shopping YAY! I can’t wait to see the baby’s room with the cot and accessories in it, how exciting! And I love that you are going to see sumo wrestling – Phill and I wanted to do that when we were in Japan in January but we *just* missed out – I think the night we got to Tokyo was the final round!

By: Nay

Nay — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:36:25 +0000

Oh I love baby shopping too I had so much fun this week!!! I just wish I had more disposable cash to spend… because there was so much I wanted to buy but just couldn’t afford them.

I agree with Jen, trying cloth nappies sound like a great idea. At least that way you can say you tried it and if it’s not for you, then you can easily switch to disposables. I plan on using cloth nappies as well

I am definitely up for a trip to Tokyo in September if you have room for me… I want to come and visit Khea’s baby as well!!

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:20:05 +0000

Yay for cloth diapers! As long as you don’t go with thick fitted ones you will be fine without a dryer. Also, you have less washing because they leak less than sposies.

By: Luisa

Luisa — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:40:03 +0000

hi there,
great work on being organised before baby comes! I was such a slacker, but caught up in the end..baby ergo (we had a similar thing) was one of the BEST things we ever invested in, we were actually lucky and got 2 as gifts..we used them to death..excellent for when you want to move around but baby isnt happy to be left in the cot or on the floor..
Hope everything else going well, curious, any cravings?

By: Eva

Eva — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:58:53 +0000

Hope you will not have any dizzy attacs to come, but IF, please call. It should’t take me too long to Tsudanuma or into that area. I’ll be running there as fast as I can get this belly to run

Until a few years ago you could still see the diaper services’ (take dirty ones-bring fresh ones)little cars all over Japan. wonder what happened to them? Maybe some are still available?

By: Melanie

Melanie — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:36:33 +0000

Yes, the Kichijoji Yuzawaya is the best one I have been in so far. Thats great that you are making your own bibs. I bought a 5 pack at Ikea for I think something like 400 or 500 yen. I need to pick up a couple of plastic ones. My sister just started solids with my niece and evidently bananas stain cloth bibs something bad.

Yes, the dryer thing had me worried about cloth diapering also. My solution was to make sure that I had 2 dozen diapers, so that I could at least wash them in the evening and hang them up inside to help dry them. I figured at a last resort I would take them to the laundromat to dry the diapers. Of course, since the old washer died and we had to buy a new one that worry luckily flew out the window. Now my biggest concern is the actual washing process (did you know that you need special detergent that doesn`t contain bleach, enzymes, scents to help prevent diaper rash etc? I didn`t know either)

I think the baby car is the only thing we still need to get but I`m reluctant to buy one off the bat since the kind that work for new borns and then slighter older ones are more expensive. I was thinking of using the sling(though the kind my sister sent me isn`t quite the kind that is common here so might need to get a baby ergo or other such brand) until the baby could at least sit up a bit better than not.

By: Khea

Khea — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:08:32 +0000

BAAAAAABY SHOPPPPPING!!! *throws arms in the air!*
Sounds like fun. Hope you get everything you need on time. I didn’t think I would, but surprisingly I had everything together by 35 weeks. I really hope you stop getting those “sick spells” soon too, there’s nothing worse! Feel better~

Sorry I didn’t get to chat earlier, totally was in the mood for it too… but when a man is hungry there is no “just a sec” lol =)