Category Archives: Noah
Yochien decisions to make…
Yochien refers to kindergarten in Japan. It is a 2 or 3 year program which most children start from age 3 {if they are not in daycare/hoikuen. If they are in hoikuen because both of their parents work then often … Continue reading
No & I love you…
As most of you know Noah turned 2 on 19 December. I think on his second birthday he had about 10 words that he used on a regular basis by himself {Mama, dada, nannan, baba, jiji, ball, go, colouring, there … Continue reading
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2 today…
Two years ago today you arrived. Now you are two! Yes that is you in both pictures. Hard to believe huh? Happy birthday koala munchkin.
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A wiggly wiggly party…
As I mentioned we celebrated the boys birthday party last weekend- early for both of them! I went with a Wiggles theme because Noah is obsessed! Shion likes anything his brother does so that was easy! I was so busy … Continue reading
An update on words…
Today we had a joint birthday party for Noah & Shion- Noah will turn 2 in a week and Shion will turn 1 in early January- we lucked out with awesome sunny weather- it was cool but not too cold … Continue reading
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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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!
