Noah dragged himself across the floor last night about half a metre. Yeah, I was shocked too. He has been spinning himself around while on his tummy and kicking his legs around like a mad man when he sees something he likes but was only moving in circles not really forward or back.
Until last night that is.
But then today, he didn`t do it again so it might have been a fluke. He did manage to get himself tangled under his jungle mat though in which he started on his back, flipped over and got one leg stuck on either side of the giraffe and therefore could not figure out how to flip himself back over to his tummy. Was pretty funny to watch.
He is now down to two naps a day pretty much everyday. And some of the naps are 2 or 2.5 hours long especially if we are at home. Today for example he took a 2.5 hour nap this morning (10:30 until 1pm) and then from about 4pm til just after 5pm- he then had a bath just after 7, fed and was asleep in his cot by 7:45pm.
I love weekends because we are all together. All three of us. It rarely happens during the week except for a short time in the mornings which is why I think I look forward to the weekends so much.
In other news, I have been slack, but I received the “Happy 101″ award not once, but twice a couple of weeks ago. Firstly from E. at Whining at the World and secondly from Michelle at Warsaw Mommy
I have to pass the award on to 10 bloggers that make my day and list 10 things that make me happy so here goes….I know that some of the bloggers I pass it onto might choose not to pass it on and that is fine but of course claim it and pass it on if you want to.
Firstly 10 things that make me happy…
1. Noah`s giggles
2. Skype chats with my mum (and sometimes dad if he is there)
3. Surprise gifts from my husband
4. Having friends all over the world in particular so many wonderful friends I have made in Japan.
5. Blogging
6. Coffee dates and coffee in general…
7. Reading a good book
8. Writing especially when I am happy with what I write
9. Watching Noah & Shun together.
10. Flowers
10 bloggers that make me happy and often make my day…
1. Heather
2. Cassie
3. Green Ink Girl
4. Nay
5. Gaijin Wife
6. TJKR
7. Sarah @ MommyinJapan
8. Tamsyn
9. Gala Darling
10. Suzy
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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!
Lulu, thanks for the honor! You make my day happy, too!
You make me happy too lady!!! and your little koala bub! I love watching Noah drool all over you on a daily basis!
He’ll be crawling before you know it!! Growing up so fast
Love your happy list – especially number 8, I’ve been feeling like that lately too. It’s wonderful to look back on what you’ve written and be pleased with it!
Thank you for including me in your list
I love coming on here and hearing about your adventures as a mama with your cute little koala! xx
I can’t believe Noah is nearly ready to crawl!! Wow… imagine all the fun (and mischief) he is going to have once he does
Surprise gifts from Shun?!? Lucky duck
I would be lucky to get gifts on my birthday if I didn’t keep reminding Naoki that he technically *should* buy me a present, LOL!!
Thanks for including me on your list too
Reading your blog makes my day as well – although talking to you in person is so much better!! Skype date sometime soon? I miss the regular chats we used to have…
I checked every single one of the 10 blogs you like! I can see why you like them. I just left a comment on “what I should be doing” and here I was getting sucked into your blog rolls and checked all the blogs!! I don’t have the time to leave your friends my comments, but I enjoyed them all. There are so many good bloggers out there. I like coffee dates, too!! -Kaho
thanks for including me in your list. I haven’t been blogging that much recently (stealing minutes at the computer right now while L sleeps and K plays) but have so many blog posts “written” in my head, haha. Will get back into soon I am sure…
Also love keeping up with you and your news through your posts
Hope we can meet up again soon for a cuppa/chat/playdate.