Monthly Archives: November 2011
Tot School- Body & Feelings…
Noah is 23 months old & Shion is almost 11 months old. Bit of a hodgepodge couple of weeks but we did some fun stuff! So busy this time of year and with the boys birthdays coming up as well … Continue reading
Filed under Life
Less than a month…
Christmas is now less than a month away. Where the hell has this year gone? I mean this time last year I was already in Australia, had an almost one year old and was pregnant with #2. It does not … Continue reading
Filed under House plans, Motherhood, Noah, Shion, Toddlers
Sleep training Shion…
Firstly- thank you to all who commented on the post below or messaged me privately. I am lucky to have such wonderful friends and readers. I am trying not to let Noah`s lack of words stress me out too much … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Shion
Words…
Yesterday at playgroup a friend asked me if Noah was stringing words together to form sentences or putting two words together. I was {unfortunately} a bit short with her and I replied with “He doesn`t say anything”. I felt bad … Continue reading
A week of completely unplanned tot school…
Noah is almost 23 months old now and we had no theme last week- just kind of did a lot of playing {wooden blocks have been a favourite the past week as well as duplo, cars, and play food. We … Continue reading
Filed under Tot School
Shion- 10 months…
Dear Shion, You are now 10 months old and yes I was a slack mama again and am already a week late with the update but honestly that is because you are such a busy little man and combine your … Continue reading
Filed under Shion, Shion monthly letters
What to do…
I was all ready to write Shion`s 10 month letter but I guess I will get to it over the weekend as I have some questions to ask. Noah has been doing rhythmic class now for 2 months and he … Continue reading
Filed under Bilingualism, Noah, Parenting
Tot School- Halloween…
Noah is 22.5 months old & Shion is 10 months old {today!} We continued on with some autumn themed activities, halloween themed activities and some general montessori type activities. We were sick the first week but surprisingly this meant we … Continue reading
Filed under Noah, Shion, Toddlers, Tot School
Hesitation…
I have hesitated to post about this but have thought it over for a couple days and have decided to go ahead and do it anyway. On Monday we have a therapist coming to the house to undertake preliminary testing … 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!
