Author Archives: Mason Shoma

My doggy is nice and cuddly, but I barely ever cuddle with him. To be honest, I am a bit too rough when I play with him. Poor doggy.

The weather was so nice that we went for another picnic today. And that meant Mommy and Daddy went crazy with the picture taking again. There were a bunch of nice ones, but one stood out. It was a pièce de résistance. It was magnifique. It was just… Don’t I look like I’m doing theContinue reading “Another picnic”

Today I tried oyaki. There weren’t any new ingredients, it was just stuff I have had before in a different form. Think of it as a baby pancake. It is suppose to help me work on biting, chewing and feeding myself. Mommy and Daddy were worried that I was going to wolf down the thingContinue reading “Oyaki”

Sometimes I’m so tired that even though I wake up for my midnight bottle, I go straight back to sleep as soon as I finish it. Well, it’s not like I’m awake for very long. Recently I finish my 200ml (6.76oz) bottle of formula in less than 4 minutes. I usually get burped after, butContinue reading “Post-bottle slumber”

Whew! Pulling up to standing is quite a workout. It is not as easy as it looks. Must rehydrate.

I tried green peppers today. They are one of the most common foods that kids in Japan don’t like. I thought they were alright, if not pretty good. Then I had a really good taste. Nah, this is not my favorite. In fact, I might not like them. I might have to agree with allContinue reading “Green peppers”

When I wake up and am set free on the floor, I make my presence known. I immediately play with my toys and effectively scatter them across the floor. Then I explore, or more accurately re-explore everything around me on the floor. There are still limits to where I can go, as there are barriersContinue reading “Floorbound”

With all the solid foods that I’m eating now, two meals a day, I don’t get nursed as much as before. But when I do, I take it very seriously. Very seriously.

Ojisan had to go back to Tokyo today, so we went to see him off at the airport. I have never been to an airport before. It was not that exciting at first when it just looked like a lot of people pulling heavy looking things. Then I saw the airplanes! They are so coolContinue reading “Seeing Ojisan off”

With so many milestones in my development accomplished, I have to look forward to the next one, which is standing. I have pretty strong legs and can hold my self upright if Mommy or Daddy do the balancing for me. They have to be careful, because sometimes it looks like I am doing well holdingContinue reading “Working on standing up”

It’s a bit embarrassing, but I don’t have much hair on the back of my head. It is quite common with babies during their first year. It usually comes from them rubbing their head when they sleep. I’ve been sleeping on my tummy every night for about a month so I hope my hair decidesContinue reading “Hair piece”

I had just finished my dinner and was brushing my teeth when I heard Daddy listening to some kids’ songs on his computer. I thought they were really catchy and I just had to dance along to them. Recently I’ve been doing this head shake thing. I usually do it when I’m just happy inContinue reading “Happy head shake”

With all the toys that I got for Christmas, I still like to play with random things around the house. I’m a big fan of the circulating fan. I always found it interesting. Nowadays I like to push it around like a toy car. It doesn’t do much else, but I visit it almost everyContinue reading “Fan push-pull”

Just shaking my head. Not to say “no”. It is just something I like to do.