Author Archives: Mason Shoma

The new solid food for me today was tomatoes. It was a little bit more sour or bitter than what I have been eating so far, but I still ate it without problem. What can I say? I like food! Keep it coming! And I a still looking forward to new stuff as well!

Nope. I’m not breakdancing. I’m just caught in an awkward predicament when trying to roll over.

When I have a full tummy late at night, it is easy for me to drift off to sleep. Often that happens as I reach the end of my bottle. A little tap or shake and I wake up enough to keep drinking, but for the most part I am asleep.

Today’s menu included a tiny bit of egg yolk. As usual, I ate it all up without any hesitation.

Recently I’ve been very curious of my environment and try to get my hands on everything I can. Of course, that is a good thing. But sometimes my exploring hands can be painful. I often reach up when I’m being nursed and accidentally pinch Mommy in the throat. She then yelps out in pain. AContinue reading “Exploring hands”

Daddy only has an hour for his lunch break, and of course the main object of his lunch break is to eat lunch. But that doesn’t mean we can’t squeeze in some Mason-Daddy time.

I’ve loving my feeding time! Food, food, gimme food! I have slightly different facial reactions to the foods I eat, implying preference, but I still eat everything I’m given without much complaint. I’m loving all my veggies. I hear that some kids don’t like to eat their greens, but I like them a lot! TheyContinue reading “Green food”

Compared to the previous post’s professional photos, my candid shots don’t have the same quality. But they are still pretty cute! Check out my funky hair!

I’m still trying to crawl. I know that I have to get up on my hands. And I know I have to move my body somehow. I still haven’t figured out how to get my knees under me.

A couple weeks ago, Mommy and I went to a free baby photo shoot event nearby. We finally got the pictures from the shoot, and I’ve got to say, they look really good! I especially like the ones with Mommy and me together! I don’t look too shabby on my own either. It being Japan,Continue reading “Free photo shoot”

I had my first play date today. I have to admit that I was pretty nervous, but at least it was at my place. My new friend was even more nervous because it was a new place for her. Still, we got along fabulously. We have met before at local baby events and surprisingly liveContinue reading “Play date”

Well, not really pulling anybody’s leg, just the leg of the table. I am curious about all my surroundings so I like to explore whatever is within my reach. In this case, that is the table leg.

Happy Halloween! I hope every has a great Halloween! And if you are able to go trick-or-treating, please be safe. I wasn’t able to go trick-or-treating because it is not very common in Japan neighborhoods, and this year the shopping centers that usually have trick-or-treating events for kids, cancelled them because of the pandemic. ButContinue reading “Happy Halloween!”

I’m really moving now! I still haven’t figured out how to crawl yet, but I can shimmy around…but backwards.

The kinds of solid foods I’m eating is slowly increasing. Today I ate shirasu, which is boiled immature whitebait fish. They are really tiny fish that you eat whole. Mommy soaked them in water to get some of the salt out of them and the ground them up to make them easy to eat. TheyContinue reading “Eating shirasu”

I was sitting on Daddy’s lap while he was sitting on a chair and then I start twisting and squirming and somehow ended up on my tummy. I don’t think it was my intent, but it was surprisingly comfortable. So I just stayed there for a while. I looked so comfortable that Daddy thought heContinue reading “Tummy Time on Daddy’s lap”

My hair is getting really long. What’s impressive is that even though it is long, it still stands up really well. It’s not even on purpose. Daddy just dries my hair and tries to get all of it dry, and it ends up standing up. It’s explosive! It even lasts until the next morning. NowContinue reading “Explosive hair”

I do such a good job of holding my bottle all by myself, but I should learn that it will be a lot easier if I open my hands instead of holding the bottle with my closed fists.

I’ve recently made it a habit to check and see who is holding me or carrying me. It’s not that I forget or anything. I just like to feel reassured when I see that it’s Mommy or Daddy. I don’t know who else it would be. But it still makes me feel safe.