Apr
13th

Cherry Blossoms or Sakura in Full Bloom

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It was still cold when we leave Japan last month and it is unexpected this month of April how warm it is during the day … before  I always feels cold until   May :). Now we’re wondering how hot it will be this coming summer. Continue reading »

Apr
6th

We’re Back Home From Vacation

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Erika with her cousins

Its been  a month since my last post, finally we are back last Saturday from a long vacation from the Philippines. It was hard for me to leave my father in his situation who has a Prostate cancer (and not a mild stroke as first predicted). Continue reading »

Mar
5th

Changes, Updates and Vacation

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Hi I’m Erika’s mom, as you can see the banner of this blog had changed into Erika’s World and B’coz I’m a Baby now is a sub-title. Starting from this post I decided to write from my own points of view Continue reading »

Dec
16th

Becoming more Mobile

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Thank you for visiting my blog. I am becoming more mobile now and mom almost cannot take her eyes from  me for the reason I may get hurt from falling. Everyday I am struggling to crawl and stand by myself in my playpen even I fall many times

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When I’m on a good mood I can play alone

for long period of time while having some baby talks

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Nov
1st

I was Blessed

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It was the same room we entered for my echo x-ray and the physician we met was the same person who did  my previous x-ray. This time mom hug me while the lady physician doing her job to me and Dad watching us and sometimes play with me when I start to cry. Continue reading »

Jul
27th

Some Bad and Good News

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Sometimes expecting too much hurts a lot. During my visit to the other doctor for my BCG vaccine, they did not hear any murmur in my heartbeat so mom and dad assumes that the hole in my heart totally close. Last week we went to my real doctor and had my echo x-ray and the result was still I have this heart defects, this result made my parents frustrated but the good news is that its getting smaller, a big chance the hole to close and low risk of operation. First from 3mm then 2mm and now 1.5 mm, it closes a half. Next schedule for my echo x-ray will be on October. Were still praying for my illness to heal.
Jul
4th

Vaccine

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It was yesterday when three of us went to the hospital (the place where I was born) for my BCG vaccine, since mom cannot read kanji dad escorted us because there was a form that need to be filled and all written in kanji . It was about our family health background; mom have a history of tuberculosis and was healed three years before … for that reason dad was hesitate to give me the vaccine.

We meet the doctor (not the same doctor of my heart problem) and they talked about moms’ history of tuberculosis they say that since mom was healed before I was born they think that its okay to give me the vaccine, another thing dad asked was about my heart problem …. the doctor says that my heart problem doesn’t matter, then after the conversation the doctor with his stethoscope checked my heartbeat after a long silent he said that he didn’t hear any murmur (thanks God). So the conversation ends with a smile on my parents face.

We hope that the hole in my heart had closed because this month of 17th I still need to have an echo x-ray. Anyway we left the hospital because the BCG vaccination there were scheduled every Friday and we didn’t got an appointment because it was full so we landed into small hospital near our place. This time it was a long conversation about me and moms’ health history. In the end instead of the vaccine the doctor gave me a tuberculin skin test. We stayed there about half an hour to observe me for any reaction. They need to observe me for 48 hours and if no reaction occurs we will go back there tomorrow for a true BCG vaccine.
May
6th

Some Good News

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Before I reach 2 months old they scheduled me again for another echo. This time I did not fell asleep since the process takes too long that is why I cried and cried until I fall asleep. That was the loudiest cry I did. But its worth it when the doctor talked to my dad he told us the thruth that I had 2 holes in my heart but another one was smaller than the 3 mm my parents got scared again but the doctor said that the smaller one has closed. And the 3 mm hole became smaller that it becomes 2 mm. The doctor scheduled me for another echo on July 17. Next time we visit the hospital we hope that the hole in my heart to be totally close and heal. It was a good news. My parents and I were so happy until we reach home. (some pictures of two months)sleeping with the poohs