My dear friend H from Australia was back in Iwaki for a week and so I had a great time catching up with her.
The reason she was here was because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organised for some people who were in Japan on the JET programme to go back and visit the areas where they lived that were in the disaster affected areas. So H was one of 12 people in the whole world chosen to come back to Japan to bring cheer to her friends, co-workers, students and other acquaintances in Iwaki where she lived for 5 years. Well, her visit certainly cheered me up! It was so great to see an old friend and just catch up and hang out etc. Nothing special but it certainly made a difference to me and I am sure to the many other people she visited whilst she was here. So thanks a lot MoFA.
Amelia seems to be getting her first tooth. She has been a bit grizzly, drooly etc and doing a lot of tongue poking and chewing her fist so I think that must be why. I hope this tooth comes up soon! She quite likes sitting up these days, rather than reclining and tries to sit up by herself though it doesn't work yet. She gets a real kick out of "Takai takai" (high high)which is when you lift her up in the air over and over and we have been doing an age appropriate version of "row row row your boat", which gets lots of smiles and chuckles too. She had her first big bath tonight with me. It was really fun and thankfully no "Code Brown" emergencies.
Tonight was also very eventful in that we had a big earthquake. A high fiver, which are scary ones. It was the first time I have felt a big one like that and been downstairs in my house. It didn't feel too bad down there, just like an elephant was walking up behind me whilst I was sitting on the sofa. That's all. No damage, no interruption to power or anything. Amelia slept through it. Good girl.
Since the Rugby World Cup is on in NZ at the moment, here is a picture of Amelia wearing her supporter's outfit with her fingers in her mouth which is her preferred place for them when she is awake.
And here is Sebastian trying to get Amelia to throw Mr Froggy for him.
Tonight was also very eventful in that we had a big earthquake. A high fiver, which are scary ones. It was the first time I have felt a big one like that and been downstairs in my house. It didn't feel too bad down there, just like an elephant was walking up behind me whilst I was sitting on the sofa. That's all. No damage, no interruption to power or anything. Amelia slept through it. Good girl.
Since the Rugby World Cup is on in NZ at the moment, here is a picture of Amelia wearing her supporter's outfit with her fingers in her mouth which is her preferred place for them when she is awake.
I don't have a three month old baby and exuberant dog, so I need another reason for my lapses in blogging. :)
ReplyDeleteNice to see a picture of your adorable Amelia, and good to hear that you're progressing along with your changed life.
It is weird how earthquakes are so easy to sleep through. I live in SoCal and my husband has slept through most of the quakes that have happened since we moved here.
ReplyDeleteI also want to recommend Baltic amber teething necklaces for Amelia if you don't already have one. I didn't know about them with my oldest daughter, but I bought one for my youngest and so far the teething situation has been really manageable without Tylenol or ibuprofen. I don't know where you would find them in Japan, but I ordered my from Hazelaid.com. I have also heard great things about the companies Inspired by Finn and Baltic Creations.
Hello Anita and Cosmo. Thanks for the teething recommendation, I will check it out. :)
ReplyDeleteH started teething around 3 months too and the first tooth popped up 2 days after he turned 5 months. I hope it pops out soon...Amelia looks like she's going to be a ginger ninja! (common term for a redhead in oz) :)
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