Category: Our Child
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Mayuki’s First Sickness
Mayuki has got ill for the first time. Fortunately, it doesn’t look serious; I think she’s caught a cold. She’s had a slight cough for a couple of days, and her nose was running a bit yesterday. Then, in the evening, when Yuriko picked her up she suddenly threw up all over the floor. (Mayuki,…
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Family Dinner
Yesterday we had our first family dinner. Now, it’s true that Mayuki has gone to restaurants with us, as this weekend, and that she has been sitting at the table with us for breakfast and dinner since her high chair arrived a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday, however, was special. Mayuki ate at the same…
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Seven Month Medical
Mayuki had her seven month medical today. This also included her second DPT jab, and apparently she cried a lot at that. She’s about 65cm long, and weighs a bit over 7kg, both of which are within the normal range. The fact that she still isn’t rolling over is a bit unusual, but nothing to…
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Family Outing
Yesterday we went on a little family outing. Indeed, you could say that we went shopping, although we didn’t actually buy very much. For the first stop, we did make purchases. We went to the outlet shop at a local bread factory. Yuriko buys most of our bread there these days, because the bread is…
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Self-Harming Baby
Babies are clearly born suicidal, or at least with a strong tendency to self-harm. A couple of days ago, Mayuki threw herself off our bed, and then complained vigorously about the result. Actually, I was in the middle of a lesson, so I heard “THUD. waaaaAAAAAA”. Obviously, I excused myself and went to investigate. Yuriko…
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Art Fair Tokyo
Until she quit work to have Mayuki, Yuriko worked at the executive committee of Art Fair Tokyo. This year’s fair, with which she had very little to do, was held last week, and yesterday was the last day. Obviously, we had to go to see it. One reason was that Yuriko wanted to; she is…
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Cherry Blossoms
This weekend the cherry blossoms in Tokyo have been in full bloom, so we’ve been to see them. If you don’t know how important the cherry blossoms are in Japanese culture, you could look at my Japan Diary for this time of year, or, indeed, just have a close look at the background for the…
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Sitting Up and Eating
Mayuki has reached the point of sitting up by herself. She still falls over after a while, and supports herself with her hands a lot, but she can sit up. She can even sit up from lying on her back, although she doesn’t do that very often. And then, while lying on her back, she…
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Birthdays
It’s been a while since my last update. Sorry about that. One reason is that I finished the first draft of my first novel on Thursday. More about that at a later date: watch this space! The main reason, however, is that after finishing the novel I was extremely tired, which is doubly unsurprising. Writing…
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Holding the Baby
Yuriko has gone out again today, to a special meeting associated with her kimono class: there is a chance to see Okinawan kimonos and eat Okinawan food. She couldn’t really take Mayuki, so I’ve been left looking after her. Since I have no lessons, it is possible, but I’m trying to do some work in…