Monthly Archives: October 2010
Multilingual living…
Do you guys know the website Multilingual Living? It has a wealth of information on raising children in a bilingual or multilingual environment and one thing I love about it is that people from all over the globe contribute, sharing … Continue reading
Filed under Bilingualism
Ten months…
Dear Noah, Last week you turned 10 months old. Every month I say this but I can`t believe you are 10 months already!!! You are almost a “toddler” and less than 2 months now from your 1st birthday. You have … Continue reading
Filed under Monthly letter, Noah
Edamame-chan is definitely Edamame-kun…
A check up at the baby doctor today confirmed what I already suspected- Edamame-chan is a boy! “Kun” is a name often added to the end of a boys name here in Japan (or a shortened version of their name) … Continue reading
Filed under Australia, edamame-chan, Noah
Road to bilingualism…
This is something I worry about with Noah constantly. I am concerned that because we plan to live in Japan long term, if not forever, that his English will suffer once he enters daycare or kindergarten. I constantly worry that … Continue reading
Filed under Bilingualism, Noah
Work and 101 update…
I have been offered another 7 hours a month work in the last week- some months I had up to 7-8 hours a month but it had dwindled again lately (I had more over the summer-filling in for others etc) … Continue reading
Filed under 101 things in 1001 days, Work at home
Nap time…
Nap time is really the only time I can get on the computer now since as soon as Noah sees my laptop he is all over me to bang on it and play with it. I keep telling him it … Continue reading
Filed under Allergies and Eczema, Apartment, Noah
Rina`s Okuizome…
Over the weekend we celebrated Rina`s Okuizome celebration (100 days old)- we did one for Noah when he was 100 days old too. For those who don`t remember, Rina is Noah`s 1st cousin. I hadn`t gotten many photos of her … Continue reading
Breaking news…
Breaking news….. Noah can now stand by himself for 3-4 seconds. I can not believe it. He had done it once or twice before but now if he is standing up on me and I take his arms off he … Continue reading
Filed under Noah
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!
