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I was feeling a bit nostalgic and was browsing through some of my old posts when I stumbled across an old post that made me burst out in laughter. Why, you ask? It’s because of this image: Anyone want to venture a guess as to what this is? They’re our drawings of a giraffe. Yes. A giraffe. What can I say.  We rule. Anyway, it’s from back when Jason and I use to play the DS game “Brain Age” (that was in 2006…so not too long ago).  We use to play it A LOT.  We’ve moved on since then. Since I only had that oneRead More →

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Trying to decide if I should move my blog from xanga to wordpress. It’s hard since I’ve been with Xanga for 6 years now and it’s a relatively easy to use blogging platform.  On the other hand, I have my own hosted site with wordpress that’s just sitting there waiting for me to update. It was originally meant to be a hamster blog but given how little time I have these days, I’m thinking of combining the two.  Hmm, xanga or wordpress…  For now I’ll just use posterous to post to both sites until I make up my mind.Read More →

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Sometimes it’s hard to believe that Ellie’s already 7 weeks old. I have to agree with many moms that this period of the baby’s life really goes by in a flash, even though it can sometimes feel like it’s really slow when she cries or acts fussy. Two weekends ago, the three of us made a trip out to Shinjuku for a picnic under the cherry blossoms with the Tokyo Mother’s group. It was the first time the three of us went that far for a long period of time and it was nice. Ellie was calm the entire trip and I think she enjoyedRead More →

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It’s been a long week….and a very long stay at the hospital….one that also made me cry and doubt myself as a mother…. But we are home now and a new set of worries are driving me crazy….main one being whether or not my breastmilk is enough for Ellie…. So tired and so scared of being home alone with her without Jason around. When she cries….I just don’t know what to do….so glad my mom and grandmother are coming soon…. Almost time for another feeding….feeling so exhausted right now but happy….very, very happy… One of my favorite moments when we were at the hospital… MoreRead More →

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Contractions are disappearing…Is that possible? Tried sleeping a little but having a hard time… I’m guessing I have to be close to 3cm now since the catheter is starting to fall out… Feeling hungry but the hospital doesn’t want me to eat till after the delivery… Baby still moving a lot… They’re going to start me on the drip in a few hours. Let’s hope that’ll help and won’t be too painful. Today’s going to be a very long day. Posted via email from myorii’s posterousRead More →