Category Archives: Parenting
Table manners…
First photo is Shion taken in December eating spinach, cheese and mushroom spaghetti. Second photo is Noah eating mango in Australia the December before. They are about the same age in each photo. I want to talk table manners. Do … Continue reading
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
Sleep time…
Noah is a pretty awesome sleeper. He has slept through consistently since he was eight months old, naps like a pro and has never been much of a struggle to get him down. I had planned to post about his … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Parenting, Shion
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
A million ways…
I believe in positive parenting. Even though I believe in it that doesn`t meant I do it 100% of the time…I lose my cool, I yell and yes I have been known to smack Noah`s hands in frustration when he … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Noah, Parenting, Shion
Beds, potty training and birthdays…
What a combination huh? Shion is getting to big for the porta cot {It was a mini one!} and Noah bangs around in his cot most nights so it is time to move him to a bed. None of this … Continue reading
Playing catch up…
Well when a week passes by between blog posts all you can do really is play catch up? Yesterday and today I played catch up around the house trying to get things tidy, washing out, menus decided and shopping done. … Continue reading
Filed under Bilingualism, Friends, House plans, Parenting
One of those days…
Yesterday and today were both “one of those days”. Days like this one. I am so exhausted but I value my “me” time too much to sleep through it. I should go to bed now but I can`t. I figure … Continue reading
Filed under Motherhood, Parenting
I love how they just rock up…
I am busy trying to get things packed and ready for our move although it is very hard with the boys underfoot. A friend was supposed to come this morning but her little girl caught a cold but another friend … Continue reading
Attachments…
Noah has an attachment to a blanket called “Froggy”. It started after Shion was born and we were staying at the in-laws house so that I could go to the hospital everyday (and have them watch Noah). It was pretty … Continue reading
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!
