- I seem to spend so much time on the internet or in front of the computer that time flies by and before I know it nap time for Noah is over and he wants to play or it is my bedtime and often I still haven`t gotten around to blogging myself. So easy to spend hours searching the net, skyping, twittering, facebooking and reading blogs- I might need to start limiting my time on here. And actually turning the computer off (it is pretty much on 100% of the time). Have discovered so many great new blogs lately though and have also spent a lot of time studying up on signing to do with Noah and also reading baby development and activities.
- In case anyone missed my facebook or twitter update. Papaya + lemon juice = YUM! Cassie introduced me to this gem last summer. I have saved the other half (minus the lemon juice) to give to Noah for breakfast tomorrow. Just have to mash it up a bit. I have been doing some baby led weaning techniques with Noah but I am still concerned about the choking. I might give him a piece of papaya to munch on instead of mashing it though to see how he goes. He is fine with bits of banana but they are kind of slimy and hard for him to hold.
- A password protected post should come before the end of the week. Anyone that reads often and thinks they deserve the password or have misplaced it please contact me via the contact me page above. I very rarely do password protected posts but occasionally they are needed.
- A package arrived from Australia today- it was from my mum but my mum had gotten my dad to send it. It contained some more organic rice cereal, 2 squeeze packs of baby food (these will be awesome when we go camping next month) that have just veggies and fruit and no additives, baby panadol and a book of nursery rhymes. Oh and a card from my dad (since he sent the package)- the card was actually my mum`s birthday card which he bought before going to the post office but then used it to write a message to me as an afterthought. He also bought the book while waiting in line at the post office. Very cute book actually- I love the pictures in it and has some nursery rhymes that I know but had forgotten so far to introduce to Noah so spent the day reciting some of them to him.
- I have some videos of Noah from recently that I will try to get up this week as well.
- I am wondering if I will regret staying up to watch Japan world cup game tonight. Shun is not home from work yet (It is 9:30pm) but I think the game starts at 11. Maybe I can manage to stay up for the first half?? There was no way I was waking up to watch the Aussie game last night- probably a good thing since they got slammed and I would of wanted to cry. Noah had a bad night (for him) last night so I guess I will wait and see if he wakes up between now and when the game starts…if not, then I might watch a bit.
- Rainy season has well and truly begun with rain now scheduled til Thursday I think. Noah heard the song “Rain rain go away” a lot today. Oh and also “It`s raining men”, “It`s raining, it`s pouring” and “Incy Wincy Spider” – you know, rain themed music! We did head out though to go to the supermarket to get supplies for the next three days.
- 2nd Chiba Peanuts Multicultural Playgroup meeting this Wednesday! Am excited. Reminds me I need to ring the venue tomorrow. Okay, post it written (my computer gets covered in post-its…yeah, the original kind and not the notes you can type.) – Noah is getting much more interested in other children so this should be fun!!!
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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!
I am debating about staying up to watch the soccer too. Hubby will be home late and has been sleeping downstairs so as not to disturb Kayla but if she goes down okay and I am feeling genki I might come down and watch it with him.
I hope Noah enjoys the papaya. Liam loved it when he was a bub and still does. It’s great getting them used to unusual foods when they are so young. Has he tried avocado? It’s such an easy baby food as well. I can’t remember when you are supposed to introduce tofu but it’s great mixed with that too. I have been hearing quite a bit about the baby led weaning lately. I will have to do some research into it too. The choking thing is a bit scary though and I could be anal about how much mess it creates.
My computer screen is so covered with post-it notes too! I love it! (although it can get a liiitle out of hand sometimes…)
Where are you planning to go camping? Any suggestions? I’m really excited as my dad brought all my camping gear when he came in March, so U and I are hoping to get away some weekends. We found an amazing site we want to try on one of the lakes near Mt Fuji, with the famous view from the back of the 1000yen bill. Haven’t stayed there yet, but it looked beautiful.
We@ve just finished avacado. Misora loved it, I gave it to her in both little chunks and the spoon (for when she was just starting to basically turned green at that points as it was everywhere). We are going to do peas tomorrow, not sure how I will serve them seems such a pain to try to cut them up. Might just be a chunky puree.
And I also spend way to much time in front of the computer, thats going to change as Misora is trying to stand on her own now and I need to keep my eyes on her when she is awake.
I try to limit myself on the computer too! It is easy to spend a lot of time and hardly notice! I assign days and certain times of day where I allow myself. I’m a pretty regimented (crazy) person so I can do that.
I thought the rain was here to stay but not according to the lovely blue sky outside! Must get out to enjoy it… Hopefully you’ll get some good weather tomorrow too
Another computer-aholic over here as well. I seriously don’t know how I survived without a computer for so long. I can’t imagine my life without it now!! It still amazes me how some people still live their lives without a computer…
My family’s visit just had to coincide with the start of the rain season… I’m not sure how the 8 of us are going to go being stuck in my little apartment everyday. I think we will all go crazy!!
My grandparents grow Papaya so mum always has it at home – it’s a pity that i hate it!! Will have to see if I can get some for you & Noah when we are all back home in November!!
baby’s and solids is such an adventure isn’t it? And then you get to try and wash it out of their hair…..
papaya and lemon sounds yummy. I’m mad on banana and orange/ grapefruit juice at the mo. We don’t have a juicer so it’s all thick nd smoothie like from the blender. yummmmmm