Author name: Mason Shoma

What can I say? I wanted Mommy’s bag in the kitchen. I wasn’t got to take anything. Well, not permanently. I was going to put it back.

I’m checking the locks…for security. Yes, that’s it. Not because I want to figure out how to go out on my own. No, I know better than that.

So those red dots are just a typical ailment that babies get. No cause for alarm, but just to be safe I’ll be staying home today. After all, I did go home early twice this week because of a fever. Maybe I just need to take it easy and get some rest.

Surprised to see me home at this time? Well, I actually already went to school and came back. I developed these red spots on my face that my nursery school wanted to have checked out. We wouldn’t want me to spread any kind of illness among my classmates. So, Daddy brought me back home and

Often I am so eager to go to school that I point to the door and tell Daddy that I’m ready to go. Other times I just accept that there is a certain time when we leave for school and we won’t leave until then. At those times I just busy myself until it is

Going to the park with my school involves two very fun activities: walking and bus spotting. I even have a group of friends to join me. The park is also very close to the station so that means that buses are in no short supply.

I’m all dressed and ready for school, but I’m just waiting on Daddy to get my stuff together. Getting ready in the morning sure is hard work.

Sometimes after I eat my breakfast I’m still hungry. So if I ask nicely, Daddy will give me some Cheerios, (without the milk). Of course, some spills happen in life, but I clean up after myself.

I was trying to be a good boy and eat my dinner properly and cleanly, but Daddy had to go and make me laugh like crazy. Well, I kind of started it. I was pointing at some photographs of me on the table and I wanted to see them. Daddy showed them to me, but

I must admit, I give really good hugs. Especially the bigger I get, the more my arms can wrap around the receiver of my hug. Love, love and “gyu”!

What a nice day for a walk in the park with my classmates and teachers!

In Japan when you answer something correct you hear a “pin-pon” bell to signify that you got it right. When you get it wrong there is a buzzer that sounds like “bu-bu”. I learned from my kids’ shows how to say “bu-bu” and kind of make the X sign with my hands.

Like I mentioned before, I’ve been waking up around 7 lately. I don’t even cry when I wake up, I just roll around and wait for Daddy to notice that I’m up. Then we begin our morning routine on a tighter schedule. Even when I wake up at 7, we try to be out the

I usually eat dinner before Mommy and Daddy. But sometimes they start getting their dinner ready as I eat. When I saw a bowlful of tomatoes on the table I just had to have some. So I asked nicely and got a few servings. I’m afraid I did not leave much for Mommy or Daddy,

Before I used to like our school walks because I got to go outside. But now that I’m toddling around a lot I feel that our walks are lacking of walking. Sometimes the rides in the stroller or buggy to our destination where we can walk around and explore is too long. Are we there

I’ve been sleeping quite well lately. I don’t wake up in the middle of the night that much anymore. And I wake up later than I used to. Before I’d be up before or around 6, but nowadays it is closer to 7 or even past. I must be having a growth spurt if I

Ooh that looks nice. Maybe a splash more blue and a streak of red. A little more detail here, just a dab there. Must concentrate to get it just right.