My Baby’s First Few days in Hoikuen
October 1-
Finally after preparing my daughter’s thing we went to hoikuen this day, Erika belong to “Ringu Gumi” or Apple class which consists of 1 year old kids. The class has 20 children with four teachers in a room. A young lady Sabito san is Erika’s sensei. My husband and I took her to daycare [...]
Erika’s General Check up
(My camera is broken and can only take blurry photos)
We had an appointment yesterday for Erika’s 1 year and half general check up at the health center. The place is near our house, and I was glad to see many children at Erika’s age playing toys in the small playground located at the hallway inside [...]
Preparation for Erika to enter to Hoikuen
Last week we received a telephone call from the City Hall that starting next month Erika can enter in a Hoikuen or a Daycare nursery . These Hoikuen or Day care nurseries looks after children who cannot be cared for at [...]
Exploring Toba City
Last weekend we went to Toba city and stayed there for one night me, Erika, my husband together with my oldest step daughter who arranges the trip for us. Before we went to hotel, first we went to Nemu no Sato a very wide park located in Ise Shima because its very spacious we [...]
OBon and Hanabi Taikai ‘09
Her Grandfather teach her how to ring the bell of Butsudan.
Well last Friday in commemoration of Obon festival we went again to Anjo City to visit the grave of my mother in law who passed away almost four years ago also to offer a pray in the Butsudan. The main reason going there is to [...]
Anjo City Tanabata Matsuri 2009
Last month we celebrate Tanabata Matsuri at home and this time Erika loves the colorful Tanabata festival held in Anjo City where her father’s relatives live. According to my husband The festival starts 50 years before wherein on that time huge streamers were only made of papers and was being prepared many weeks before the [...]
Erika Playing on the River
So how was Erika this past few days?
During summer here in Japan its been a tradition to have a Hanabi taikai or firework festival held on big or even on small cities throughout Japan. And since it is hanabi season, we are having
The First Time Baby Plays in her mini pool
Yesterday it was a little cloudy but hot afternoon so I brought Erika to her pool in the yard to play with the water, but she was so excited to play inside so I put her inside it and since then you could hear her screaming because of too much happiness.
2009 Tanabata Matsuri at Home
Last year Erika celebrated with us tanabata festival and tonight was her second. We made her again a small bamboo tree with different style of papercraft. This time I made the papercraft decoration better than last year’s decoration. And since it is a star festival I hanged many stars on her tree. I also made [...]
Some Milestones Erika can Do Now
Erika enjoyed playing on the Children playground last Wednesday when we went to the electric shop to buy a Computer Desk lamp inside the department store. You could hear her screaming of too much excitement playing inside the room full of balloons. I forgot to brought my digital camera so I took some shots of [...]
Starting All Over Again
I was away for about two weeks from my country so after came back home I hurriedly access the internet and I was disgusted to know this blog was down because the very first page I see was I need to install the wordpress platform that I’m using. I contacted the hosting provider of [...]
The Hardest Truth to Accept
My Mother and my Father with me on my wedding day.
I don’t know how to begin with this. It was three years ago when me and my elder sister went back to my country because my mother died of stroke. I always remember her last words until now when we last speak over the [...]
Baby’s Summer Preparation
Erika putting stones inside her pool
Actually there is nothing extra ordinary, we bought a baby pool for my daughter in preparation for the coming summer and to be place in the yard. At present … daytime is not that hot but we tried to put air and water on it to see Erika’s reaction and [...]
Another week is over
Yesterday we went to a nearby family restaurant for lunch. Inside we requested for a baby chair so that Erika can sit with us at the table at first she likes her place but after a while she wanted to go down and play. At this time it is still not safe for her to [...]
Strawberry Picking and walking
We went to strawberry picking yesterday and Erika although did not like to eat strawberry sure did enjoy freely walking on wide fields of grass with clover’s flower. She was so eager to walk since there are many kids playing around her whenever I gave her a hug she always escapes from my arms and [...]
Walking and Playing Erika
Last week was Golden week here in Japan and during this seasons it is expected to many people to go somewhere specially for couples and families to “make good memories of the Golden week” since there is no work for three days or five days when it falls on weekends.
unluckily we are not one of [...]
Playpen, Gatherings and Funny Face
After returning Erika’s crib to its real owner we did not buy for another one anymore instead I made her a playpen inside her room. The space is much wider than the crib and is also safe for her to stay. The wall around was made up of wood while inside the playpen are a [...]
Cherry Blossoms or Sakura in Full Bloom
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.
We’re Back Home From Vacation
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).
Changes, Updates and Vacation
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
Erika putting stones inside her pool
Actually there is nothing extra ordinary, we bought a baby pool for my daughter in preparation for the coming summer and to be place in the yard. At present … daytime is not that hot but we tried to put air and water on it to see Erika’s reaction and [...]
Yesterday we went to a nearby family restaurant for lunch. Inside we requested for a baby chair so that Erika can sit with us at the table at first she likes her place but after a while she wanted to go down and play. At this time it is still not safe for her to [...]
We went to strawberry picking yesterday and Erika although did not like to eat strawberry sure did enjoy freely walking on wide fields of grass with clover’s flower. She was so eager to walk since there are many kids playing around her whenever I gave her a hug she always escapes from my arms and [...]
Last week was Golden week here in Japan and during this seasons it is expected to many people to go somewhere specially for couples and families to “make good memories of the Golden week” since there is no work for three days or five days when it falls on weekends.
unluckily we are not one of [...]
After returning Erika’s crib to its real owner we did not buy for another one anymore instead I made her a playpen inside her room. The space is much wider than the crib and is also safe for her to stay. The wall around was made up of wood while inside the playpen are a [...]
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.
