Monthly Archives: December 2009
Noah`s first Christmas…
Noah`s first Christmas- he was six days old. Shun had to work so on the 25th it was just Noah & I- I took a photo of him with his stocking though even though the only christmassy things we did … Continue reading
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One week old…
Noah is one week old today. In some ways it seems like he has been here for a lot longer and in others it feels like just yesterday that he arrived but I can safely say we survived the first … Continue reading
Birth story of Noah…
At 4:30am on Saturday 19th December 2009 I woke up to pee – waking up to pee in the middle of the night had become a ritual that occured at least 3-4 times a night since I had entered my … Continue reading
Noah James…
Noah James (aka Goma-chan!) arrived on Saturday 19th December 2009 at 10:52am Japan time an hour and ten minutes after we arrived at the birthing clinic. The kanji for Noah is 希明. Weight: 3278grams Length: 50cm All is well and … Continue reading
Things I love Thursday…
I had really really hoped that I would have had my baby by now and wouldn`t be posting my things I love Thursday this week since I would have been at the hospital- unfortunately Goma-chan is still playing games and … Continue reading
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Officially late…
I was officially 40 weeks yesterday and still no sign of Goma-chan but it did mean that I was at home yesterday when Benay & Naoki visited before going to pick up her mum from the airport. So Nay joined … Continue reading
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Things I love Thursday…
I am really hoping this is the last Thursday I will be writing this without Goma-chan in the outside world- fingers crossed!!! Cheese bread- I made it in our bread maker overnight. I have never tried to make any other … Continue reading
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Recent shots & Goma-chan update…
On Saturday night we met up with a friend who was in town from Germany- my last little night time outing for awhile since Goma-chan should be showing up sometime soon. He is Japanese but was transferred to Germany three … Continue reading
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Dear Goma-chan…
Dear Goma-chan, Sometime in the next two weeks I will be holding you in my arms after 10 months of having you grow inside me- it is officially one week until your due date. You have no idea how excited … Continue reading
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101 things in 1001 days update for November…
Sadly I have very little to cross off my list this month- I really seem to have hit a standstill with this lately but I am not giving up and I do hope to complete everything before December 2010 (the … Continue reading
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I am just a twenty something Aussie girl living in Chiba, Japan with my Japanese husband trying to make sense of the crazy Japanese world we live in! We welcomed our first son in December 2009 (Noah) and a second son in January 2011, 2 months premature (Shion). I am working hard at raising them to be confident, bilingual, happy kids!
