Author name: Mason Shoma

Bath hiragana chart

I am always eager to find new opportunities to learn. So when we got a hiragana (Japanese alphabet) chart for the bath, I was very excited. I can learn new words, practice ones I already know, and it also makes it easier for Mommy and Daddy to give me a bath because I stay in

Fireworks

I saw fireworks for the first time today. In Japan, you can play with fireworks any time during the summer, but they aren’t really big fireworks, just sparklers. I had never seen them before so we decided to do some fireworks. They were very intriguing. I couldn’t take my eyes off of them. I wasn’t

Asobi Park: Beach

We went to a cool little play area in a nearby shopping center and we were surprised to see that they had a beach indoors. It was pretty clever. I had “sand” and “water” that wasn’t real. They even had fish swimming around, crabs crawling here and there, and even a huge whale that visited

Trying to put shoes on instead of changing diaper

When I’m not in the mood to do something, I’m very good at busying myself with other things and also actively ignoring people. You’d be amazed how good I am at avoiding things.

Sports Day

My nursery school had Sports Day today! It had been a long time since the school had one because of the pandemic, so everyone was very excited about it. I lucked out that my first year at the school and I could have a Sports Day! For the older kids this is their first and

Parkour

We walked by this tiny pillars and Daddy made the mistake of having me jump from one to another. I kept making him do it again and again. It really tired out my 44-year-old father. He was happy to do it though. He’ll completely wear himself out playing with me if it brings a smile

Excited for bed

I am so excited for bed! Like super excited! Hyper even! Why? I’m not really sure. I was just in a really good mood and really happy! I had a great day at school and I had fun with Mommy and Daddy after school. The result of this great day is being excited about bed!

Leaping book

One of the books that I’m really into right now is about different animals leaping into the air. The pictures are really cool and it is very exciting when Daddy reads it with such enthusiasm. I feel like the animals are practically leaping off the page at me!

Daddy’s home

Look! Daddy’s home! Yay! I have so much to tell him and we have so much playing to do!

Getting ready

I was going through my diaper box this morning. It has all my essentials, like diapers, wipes, lotions, handkerchiefs, and my morning routine set: brush/comb, sunscreen, and baby powder. I was trying to get my morning routine set because I knew that it was time to start heading off to school. Actually, we were running

Lotion

I’m just lotioning up after my bath. I have to take care of my baby soft skin to make sure it stays baby soft. I want everything to be super soft but apparently Mommy and Daddy don’t want the inside of my mouth to be soft because they stopped me from trying to eat the

Stepping up

Just stepping up in the world. I can get a whole new view of my surroundings and I can reach more things that are above me. I like it up here, but this does not bode well for Mommy and Daddy.

So tired

I was so tired this morning that I just fell asleep while hanging out with Mommy. She wasn’t even trying to put me to sleep. We were just relaxing and I relaxed a little bit too much.

Mozuku

I tried mozuku today. It is a kind of seaweed. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t my favorite either. It was a bit on the stringy side. I wouldn’t mind having it again, but I also wouldn’t ask for it.

Mat playtime

The typhoon came and went during the night. I didn’t even notice it at all. But it seems to have been big enough to cause some inconveniences since a lot of transportation was shut down. Daddy had to walk to work today because the subway wasn’t running. Mommy took me to school today and I

High fives and flowers at the park

On our walk at school today we went to the park. It was very cloudy and overcast because of the approaching typhoon. But the nice thing is that it wasn’t that hot today. While at the park we had fun with our teachers, exchanging high fives and checking out the flowers around the park. Even

Walking between Daddy and my chair

I’m really getting better at walking. Ever since Hawaii I’ve been a lot more confident on my feet and try to walk whenever I have the opportunity. I am able to walk longer, steadier, and with fewer spills nowadays. Before you know it I’m going to be running all over the place!

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