Some days I meet up with friends I haven`t seen in awhile {even if it is just to walk around Cost Co together} , Most days it is just me and the boys. Maybe we will see mother-in-law, father-in-law or grandma-in-law but that may be it.
Some days I can`t wait for my kids to reach milestone, for Noah to speak sentences and for Shion to start walking but most days I want them to stop growing up and stop doing new things because time is going so fast!
Some days I am all prepared for Tot School- this week is one of those weeks with everything sorted, printed etc except apparently Noah is not in the mood. Luckily everything for this week was low key and didn`t take much time. Most days or weeks I have nothing prepared and make it up as I go along if we do it at all and most days Noah loves the activities and purposeful play we do together. Unfortunately now that Shion is on the move it makes some of what I want to do a bit hard!
Some days I set goals like apply for Shion`s Australian passport {He still only has an Emergency passport} before the end of the month. Most days I do nothing towards getting the goal done though- ie, still haven`t taken photos, still haven`t received the form from the embassy {I did ring and request it though!} and I am still waiting for the translation of the koseki but the person doing it is travelling right now and can`t do it until early October anyway. Oh well- lucky we have no plans to travel anytime soon- Should really get his Japanese passport sorted out too though {I do have the form for that!}
Ssme days I think about blogging a lot- think I could blog about this or that or something my kids did. Most days Lately though I seem to have lost my blogging mojo yet again.
Some days we decide what the outside of the new house will be like and the decisions came quickly with no problems. Most days I do nothing towards getting the house plans all decided but next week we have to decide on the inside colours/flooring/curtains and finalize the kitchen and bathroom plans. I am so glad that we are leaving the kids at home next week as this most recent meeting was a bit of a nightmare as it went on for 4 hours!!
Some days I think abut scanning in the house plans so everyone can have a look. Most days I can`t be bothered- plus our scanner is only A4 and the plans are bigger than that- Eventually!
Some days Shion is into food and wants to try everything and anything- Today he took a bite or a suck I suppose out of a nashi I was eating-whoops!. Other days not so much…and it is hard to get him to take bites of anything {except yogurt- he laps that up!}
Some days Shion sleeps shockingly- yesterday in total he napped for 90 minutes over 3 different naps. Most days luckily, at least at night, he might only wake up 2-3 times and sometimes he will take 2 longer naps of 1 hour or more. It is the other nights, the 6 or more times a night, that kill me…
Some Tuesdays my updates are more about Noah and some Tuesdays they are more about Shion. Most Tuesdays, either way, they are mainly about my kids!
Some days when shun gets up with the boys he will have washed up any plates in the sink {usually his dinner plates and my cup, his cup plus breakfast stuff} and started the washing and got the garbage ready to go out. Most days I can only hope he will have at least changed the kids nappies dressed the kids in their own clothes {ie, not different PJs or each others clothes}. At least he wakes up with them every second day though!
Some days I get to have nights out with some friends- Friday was fabulous! Lots of good food, company and lots of drinks!! We ate Vietnamese for dinner close to Shinjuku station {9 of us} and then went to Araku in Golden Gai for more drinks and more friends {about 10 others} met us there. Earlier in the night I was really worried about Shun & the kids but I spoke with him about 9pm and both were sleeping and okay so I relaxed even further chatting and drinking mojitos and mimosa`s with friends. Most days I don`t drink, or eat out but it doesn`t matter because it makes the times that I do so much more special! Plus with 2 kids under 2, one that is still breastfeeding almost all the time and waking up overnight as well, coming in at 1:30am a bit pissy then having to get up the next day is not an ideal lifestyle choice! Nice once in awhile though 
Some days I think about scrapbooking or other crafty projects I should get stuck back into-haven`t really done anything crafty since before we moved. Most days I don`t even think about them let alone pull them out. So behind on the scrapbooking! Plus I have some projects I want to make for the boys {fabric numbers/ throw bean bags and some felt projects!}
Some days I think about finding some more work- most days I am too lazy!
Some days we go to the local “mall”- I have a Starbucks, do the food shopping {which is nice cos I drive and don`t have to carry it all home!} check out the Babies R Us and a couple of other stores and stock up on new wintery PJs for Noah and some clothes for the boys {poor Shion will have mainly hand me downs this Autumn/Winter though!} and some closed in shoes for Noah. Most days I don`t spend any money. I swear!
What is happening with you this Tuesday?
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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!
Your days sound a lot like my days… especially the bit about wanting the kids to reach the next milestone but then also wanting them not to grow up too fast…
Yes, I think my some days apply to a lot of other mama`s! Noey will be your last baby yeah? Fairly certain Shion is my last too so I think that makes it a bit different too! I look at teeny tiny babies and think “I can`t believe he was once that small” and in reality he was so much tinier than that even because he was prem {which you can understand too I am sure!}
Your post sounds a lot like mine today! I often wish Aiden would hurry up and walk, and talk, but then I see other tiny little babies and wish he would stay small (cute and portable) forever. Aiden took a huge bite from a piece of melon I ate last week but other than that, he doesn`t seem interested in food at all. There`s no rush, right?
Have a good week
Oh man I used to think going out with just Noah was hard and then I had Shion and it was a whole different ball game. Timing and everything- I have to be on the ball and get things ready the day before if I plan on going out for any longer than an hour! Noah needs snacks to stay in the pram happy, Shion needs the pram to be moving constantly OR something to chew on.
Even going for a walk around the neighbourhood involves putting a leash backpack on Noah{ You know what Japan is like- we just walk on the road and while they are quiet roads there are lots of bikes and I can`t have him just darting off. And I put Shion in the sling on my hip so he is sitting up and can see out…- boys needs hats, sunscreen, bug repellent, Noah needs shoes and I need my phone and keys and usually a drink for Noah as we will be far from the house and he will say “drink”…..
Like mission impossible!
Oh gone are the days where I had one portable child! Oh and going out to eat or have coffee with one child- so easy in comparison although I thought it was hard at the time! Enjoy it while he is small and an only child!!
It sounds like the house is coming along, albeit slowly and rather stressfully! I can’t imagine what it’s like to have to make all those decisions. Good luck with it all!
Do you get a proper sleep on the days Shun gets up with the boys? I find that when S gets up with Little S I rarely manage to get back to sleep, only if it’s been a really bad night.
I can`t believe all the decisions either- fun but I keep worrying “What if I make the wrong choice”- especially when it comes to curtains, flooring, wall paper etc next week. I am not a wallpaper fan but I lost out on the paint battle- fair enough I suppose as it is cheaper and so much easier to do wall paper here and now the wall paper is so easy to clean but still. There are like 1000 types to choose from- and I have to do it for EVERY ROOM. Downstairs except bathroom will be all the same- maybe feature wall when you come in the enterence and again behind the tv space…..
Boys bedrooms will be the same I think?! Still so much to think about!
Well at our old apartment- no I didn`t get much of a rested sleep even when Shun got up with the boys as Noah is NEVER quiet! But now that we live in a town house I stay upstairs in bed, with the door closed and pillows over my head- so yes, I often get another good hour of sleep!
Glad to hear you get that extra bit of sleep! Hope it’ll continue in the new place too
I can’t wait to see the house once it is completed. I am so excited for you guys. Deciding everything must be pretty stressful but exciting all the same. I doubt you could really make the ‘wrong’ decision though. I mean if it is the wallpaper, curtains or something like that you decide you don’t like you could always change them later
I’m glad you enjoyed your night out with your friends. I haven’t done that since um… well for a very long time! And considering I am pregnant and hoping to breastfeed it won’t be for a long time yet, lol. I am still very eager to have a PROPER drinking session with you one day
Shun and Naoki can be babysitters for the night!
I would never put you in the lazy category you silly woman – you have loads on your plate and I think Noah is blessed having a mum who goes to so much trouble to enhance his learning and playing. My kids get thrown toys and told to sort it out themselves.
A note on the curtains and floors – these are the two things out house I most want to change now after five years. I like what I chose but I wasn’t thinking that both the curtains and floors would get destroyed. Am gutted too because the curtains were super expensive. Hopefully I can get the floorboards re-super waxed or something and new curtains – when Ryu starts school. For the meantime though they can continue to get trashed. At least my kids, so far, don’t see the novelty of writing all over the walls.
Hope you have a lovely playmate today and good luck for Shion’s Polio.
xxx
I used to live in Okinawa, Japan. I miss it so much! I love hearing about your going about the marketplaces… brings back memories for me.
Do you run this meme each Tuesday?
Yes I try to run it most Tuesdays- I am just a little late sometimes. Thanks for commenting! I plan to post the “Some days” for today within the hour, thanks!