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Wow, is it really December already? Did I really miss September, October and November? That’s a whole 3 months! Well, yes, I guess I did disappear suddenly… But things have been crazy these past few months. In fact, I’ve started several posts in the past months but never got a chance to finish them because there is always someone who needs me to do something or needs me to hold them or feed them or play with them. Then before you know it, I’ve completely forgotten that I was working on a post. Such is life, right? But this time, I’m really hoping I canRead More →

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I had been wanting to post something about E’s last day of the school year and about Jason and my 7th wedding anniversary but then life happened and I got distracted by all the emotions and activities that happen. So a quick rundown of the past two weeks or so… E finished up her first year of preschool and started summer break. My paternal grandfather passed away after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s and many other physical decline. He passed away in Hong Kong but is buried in the US. He was 91 years old. Jason and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. We flewRead More →

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It’s already June, eh? Time sure flies by fast especially when there’s a baby around. Wondering how everyone is coming along? Well, we’re still hanging in there. – K – These days, K is sleeping through the night (made easier by the fact that we co-sleep with her). She’s a bit fussier than when she was first born but she’s still a lot easier to calm than E ever was. It’s hard to believe that next week she will be 4 months old next week. She’s also mastering the art of tummy time and has flipped over a few times, though I’m never sure if it’sRead More →

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I just wanted to say thanks for all your comments about your kid’s exposure on your blogs. It gave me some things to think about and after giving it some thought, I think I’m just going to leave my blog the way it is now. I’ll probably post less pictures of the kids when I share their stories but everything else would be as it always has been. Part of the reason I started blogging was to share my stories with people who want to read them. I know that there are risks involved now that I share so much about K and E butRead More →

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Wow, 10 years. Today marks the 10th year I’ve been blogging. That’s a decade of my life. And to think, I started the whole blogging thing back in 2003 as a joke and to goof around. Never would I have ever thought that I’d still be doing it 10 years later. I’m not blogging as much as I did but that’s also because blogging takes up a lot of time, something I don’t have as much of now that Child is here. (FYI, we call E, “daughter” and Kay, “child”) Still, I like to get in a post every now and then just so friendsRead More →

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Guess what? She’s here! Meet the newest member of our family, Kaylie. She was born Sunday, February 17th at 2:07pm. Her weight was 3318g and 49.5cm, a much bigger baby compared to E. We were discharged from the hospital yesterday after a 4 day stay so we’re still adjusting to the changes to everything. More about her birth later. For now it’s time to feed her…again.  Read More →

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For the next few weeks, just call me Ms. Crankypants. Ok, I’m not really *that* bad. Just occasionally, I’d get into a weird mood that would make me easily irritable. Plus, I feel heavy (because I’m pregnant) and I’m tired (because I’m pregnant) and I’m always hungry (probably also because I’m pregnant). This past week or two has been a serious test of my resolve to just “go with the flow” of things. In fact, maybe I should just change my word of the year to “chill” because I think I need to chill out over everything. I didn’t plan on venting on my blogRead More →

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Given how it’s New Year’s Eve today in Tokyo, I feel like I should put up one last post for the year. So lets take a look back at 2012 and all the events that happened. This year has been a fairly quiet year here on Hamster Central since real life situations made it difficult for me to keep up with the blogging world. Hopefully things will be better next year but with the arrival of next child in February, who knows what will happen right? I started the year off with the word “change” as the word that will help guide me through 2012.Read More →