tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-159102602011-04-21T21:43:56.488-04:00journey of life and faithMeikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.comBlogger5591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-23473023774875892842007-12-14T21:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T21:57:02.613-05:00

Check it out! The new location is: http://wandering-aramean.typepad.com. I don't think I'll probably post here again, and I'm surprised now that I feel a little sad about that! **Sniff, sniff** Five hundred sixty-one posts - who'd've thought? See you at the new place!

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"Hey!" you say. "What's going on here? Do you realize that today is December 13, and that it has been over a week and a half since the last post? Lazy! Crazy! Where have you been?" The answer, my friends, is that I've been working on a little secret project... a new blog! I've been frustrated with Blogger glitches for several months - with having to try several times to get the same post to go

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As you can see, NaBloPoMo nearly killed me! NoBloMo (no blog more), that's what I say! But I'm recovering, and here's what I have to share today... Today's first Thought is from Ben, who did a video post of my precocious child... click here for the link of Chloe's first steps - or second steps, anyway. :-) In other baby news, Chloe decided that she needed to go potty, started whining, and

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Giving thanks seems cheap to me sometimes. I think of times when I try to focus on gratitude to God, and my points of thanksgiving all seem so trite. I'm thankful for food - and yes, I am, but haven't lacked it enough to approach the depth of thankfulness held by anyone who has truly been without. I'm thankful for shelter - but I think that I take this for granted even more than I do food.

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This week I'm going with a Thanksgiving theme. I thought that I'd start with a bit of history: the proclamation of the Continental Congress establishing our first official, national celebration of Thanksgiving in 1782. By the United States in Congress assembled, PROCLAMATION. It being the indispensable duty of all Nations, not only to offer up their supplications to ALMIGHTY GOD, the giver

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Chloe very unexpectedly took her first steps today!!! We'd thought it would still be a few weeks at least before she reached this milestone, but a couple days ago we bought her a little push-behind walker-thing. At first she had a hard time with it - it's really lightweight and scoots across my parents' hardwood and tile floors really quickly. It was kind of funny to watch her almost running

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In no particular order, here are some things that Parents magazine warns us to be afraid of in their December issue: "Researchers found an alarmingly high rate of iron deficiency among overweight toddlers..." which can lead to difficulty learning and "behavioral delays." (p. 35)Overwrapping your baby at night, which can increase the risk of SIDS. (p. 35)Giving your small child too much cold

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Google Video has foiled my posting plans for the day, and now I must run! Will I make it yet today???

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Dinner tonight was split pea soup. Ingredients: dried peas, chicken broth, carrots, celery, onion, olive oil (for sauteeing the vegetables), and thyme. The carrots I used were a little bit past their prime - not spoiled, but bendy and starting to get a little shrively - which got me thinking about the provenance of a lot of dishes like this, in a time before refrigeration and winter imports from

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Babies do eventually stop getting new teeth, don't they? Yesterday, Chloe seemed to be getting over her most recent round of teething blues - her nose had pretty much stopped running, anyway, which is usually a pretty good sign that the worst is over, and when I finally managed to get my finger inside that stubborn little mouth today, I found - guess what? - Tooth Number Eight! Tadaaaaaa! Yes

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Which do you suppose would cost least: Running the faucet for a full minute to get warm water, nuking the cold water to warm it, or warming the cold water on a stove? And which would have the least environmental impact? Hmmmm...

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More on potties later! For now, a photo post. We visited Mike's family a few weeks ago. A bit of Halloween cheer. Boy, does that tail look DEEEEEEE-licious! Finally! A kitty I can catch! I like leaves. WAHOOOOO!!! (Note: The four-wheeler is not in motion. :-)

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Mornings are busy. Gotta multitask. No, thine eyes do not deceive - this is dear Chloe, sitting happily on her little potty. But wait! you say, She's much too young! Surely she'll be scarred by your parental pressure! She's not capable of controlling those muscles until she's at least two! *Ahem, ahem.* Allow me step onto my new-found soapbox. NUH-UH! NOT TRUE! EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD IS

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A couple days ago I made a quick run to Meijer after dropping Mike off at work - with The Little Teether in tow, of course. Since I usually have Chloe in a little "hip hammock", which is a sling-like baby carrier, I don't have total, unfettered use of my hands and arms - Chloe's usually trying to grab everything in reach. This makes bagging and carrying my own groceries in the do-it-yourself 12-

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This was supposed to be a one-week project way back before our sea shipment arrived in August...way back before I learned that simple projects like this aren't quite so simple when you have a baby who'd really like to eat the paintbrushes. We finally buckled down and finished it this weekend. Before.... During... And after!!! I absolutely love it.

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...But the time change has convinced the Wee One that naptime is over already, so today's post will be that trusty standby - baby pictures! A couple weeks ago we took a trip to Riley Trails, a nearby county park. Our intended purpose was to hike, but I did manage to get a little photo shoot in. Blogger won't load some of my photos... but I guess these few are cute enough. The first time I set C

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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the

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This morning we woke up at the crack of dawn - before, actually, as the Queen of the House was done sleeping rather before the crack of dawn - and headed out to the Farmer's Market. Since our local market ends with the month of November, this was one of our last trips of the season. It also happens to be C's nine-month birthday today. As you can see, she had a blast. As soon as you look away,

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Aren't gourds cool? Every evening, the light comes in the window and hits my little autumn display just so... and its pretty stunning. In other news, I've decided to participate in NaBloPoMo (otherwise known as National Blog Posting Month) this year. That means that I've just committed to posting EVERY SINGLE DAY in the month of November. Am I insane? Yes, especially since I'll be at my parents

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For Chloe's first Halloween, we went to Mike's workplace for a bit of trick-or-treating this afternoon. She was the Princess from the story, "The Princess and the Pea" - or in this case, the princess and the peas. To no-one's surprise, she was a great hit! :-) Enjoy the pictures, and the story, which I've included below. There was once a prince, and he wanted a princess, but then she must be

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Once upon a time, there were three billy goats who were to go up to the hillside to make themselves fat. The name of all three was "Gruff." On the way up was a bridge over a cascading stream which they had to cross, and under the bridge lived a great ugly troll with eyes as big as saucers and a nose as long as a poker. The youngest Billy Goat Gruff came to cross the bridge first. "Trip, trap,

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My next vehicle (click here for more). Many thanks to Ben for forwarding the site to me.

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The International Consortium for the Promotion of Dancing Swine has been working overtime ensuring that their clients are properly represented in all kinds of media, but most especially children's board books. On the left, the Piggy Rockettes of Okinawa, featured in the Hiyo-chan and Tama-chan book entitled, "Guron Kurokuro Dare Kara?" On the right, their American brethren in Sandra Boynton's "

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Here's a picture of our clever girl taken a couple-few weeks ago. Chloe was crawling around the kitchen floor sticking everything into her mouth that she could get her hands on, as usual, when she picked up my water bottle... chewed on the straw for a minute... then started drinking out of it like an old pro! This is a pretty fantastic development for us, as she usually refuses to drink water

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Help me out with this. It's apple season in Michigan. We picked some fantastic Michigan apples just a couple weeks ago ourselves. So why did this apple that I bought at Meijer make the trek all the way from New Zealand??? Nothing against New Zealand, mind you. I just don't see the sense in it.Going to the farmers' markets was one of the things I was looking forward to most upon returning to

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I LOVE it when Daddy does my hair!!! I'm chillin' with Grandma. Can you believe I'm so cool? Walkin' walkin' walkin'! It's my favorite pasttime!(Or is it "pastime?" Come on, do you really expect me to spell at only almost eight months?? P.S. from Chloe's Mama: Blogger and my computer have been getting along strangely lately, so I'm not usually able to respond to any comments right now -

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Chloe's always been a good sleeper. By that I mean that as a newborn, she was almost impossible to rouse, even to eat, and that she was sleeping through the night at a ridiculously early age. Perhaps we did something right to encourage that, but this just seems to be the disposition she was born with. Which is why the last month or so has left me completely at loose ends. As far as I could

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Last weekend we went to Crane's Apple Orchard for a little bit of apple-picking fun. The place was a madhouse! Make a note of it - this is a business that could use some competition! A nice family photo... "Mmmmm... apples!" Chloe loves apples, but her teeth - she has FOUR now - allow her to scrape off chunkier bits than she really likes to have in her mouth. Texture, yuck! Wonder where

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-21379116425096668182007-09-17T17:07:00.000-04:002007-09-17T17:11:43.575-04:00

Headline of an announcement for a ladies' lunchoen in the bulletin of the church we went to on Sunday: Meet our Pastor's Wives! That would be pastor-apostrophe-"s," singular, as in one pastor, and "wives," plural. Do you think they meant to write "s"-apostrophe? And on a scale of one to ten, how big a nerd am I to think that this is absolutely hilarious?? :)

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...I sheepishly return to greet my gentle readers! Assuming I still have some. I never intended to take a holiday from the blog, but here we are six weeks later! So for those of you who are still out there, thanks for checking in. :) I can't possibly blog at length about everything that's happened in the last six weeks, but here are some highlights. We went to Hawaii. It was awesome. The

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And suddenly, we're here! The flight went incredibly well - no delays despite the approaching typhoon, no turbulence to speak of, and a very happy baby that slept for about ninety percent of the flight. Perfect. And while we're a little jet-lagged, we've found that a seven hour time difference is an awful lot easier to handle than a thirteen-hour one! We fought jet lag after arriving this

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We'll be in the air in less than twenty-four hours! Assuming, of course, that Typhoon Usagi doesn't speed up and veer east like the last one did - that made the last one miss us; it would make this one hit us. Today I made a trip up to Babies 'R' Us for some baby food and other last-minute items while Mike and Chloe hung out in the hotel room. Here's Chloe, just up from her nap, zoned out on the

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Our move went fairly smoothly and here we are, comfortably ensconced at the M*riott. I was concerned about being stuck in a little hotel room with a baby, but there was no need for concern. Chloe is happy with a spot of floor and a chair leg to chew on. If I would've realized now nice it would feel to have no housework and room service we would've moved here weeks ago! :-) Unfortunately, it

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Once upon a time, long ago and in a land, well, not so far away, I requested list requests and promised to make said lists "soon." I'm not so sure that this qualifies as soon, but the time has come! I think that I'll fulfill Heidi's request for things about leaving Japan in multiple lists, and since this is our very last weekend in our house here before we move into a hotel for a week, I'm going

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NOTE: I unfortunately had so much trouble uploading two of the videos that I've given up for now. :( That means that some of the text may not entirely match the photos that I've put in to replace them. I'll try again later and hopefully be able to include them in a later post. The sumo tournament on Friday was awesome - definitely one of my top five Japan must-sees! The tournament runs for about

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For those watching the news in the U.S. this morning, no worries - the big earthquake in Japan was far to the northwest of us. Mike did feel the tremor in his office building, but I didn't feel anything here at home. Click here for a cool seismic map of Japan!

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Today we went to the sumo tournament in Nagoya! Awesome, awesome, awesome. I loved it; hands down one of the best things we've done in Japan. I'm kind of bummed that it's done. Anyway, tomorrow is our big sayonara-hurricane party (we timed it nicely to coincide with Typhoon Man-Li, see photo below) so I don't have time right now to do the big post on our experiences that I would like to. So

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70%How Addicted to Blogging Are You? Mingle2 - Online Dating

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Round-trip subway ticket: 520 yenEntry fee to museum: 1300 yen Giving my daughter the opportunity to poop on the floor of the Nagoya City Art Museum: priceless

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We went for a walk down by the river near our house this weekend. Does Chloe look like she's plotting something in this picture or what? Awwwww.... Yay! Mike is SO excited about getting his picture taken. We'll be moving out of our house in just 2 1/2 weeks - so sad! I'll miss our house. Too bad we can't bring it home with us. :) And this Friday we're going to the sumo tournament, so

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On Friday, Chloe and I went to Claudia's baby shower. Here's the guest of honor with a beautiful bit of calligraphy of her baby's name handmade by Caroline! I'm impressed. :) This is Chloe and her new little boyfriend, Luca. He was a riot. And finally, a pic of Chloe and our old Japanese teacher, Keiko-san. The last time they saw each other, Chloe was only a few days old!

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We played on the swings... ...and in the water on the trampoline... ...and left only footprints. It was fun!

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I learned on Ben's blog that I should post regularly to best serve my readers: once a day, or once a week, or even once a month is okay, but regularity is important! I seem to be developing a posting binge pattern. Does that count as regular? :) Before getting to the pics, I'd like to note that I'm trying out another new feature on my sidebar - the poll. Let me know what you think of this, too.

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This past weekend, Mike, Chloe, and I took a little field trip to Kahma. Kahma is our local home-improvement store. It's a little bit like Home Dep*t or L*we's, with a splash of Meij*r or W*al-Mart mixed in. Pretty cool. Fair warning - there are no Chloe pics in this post, as I was carrying both the camera and her. Too bad, too, since watching her watch the puppies is pretty cute. It's beetle

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I think I mentioned a little while ago that Chloe's been working on her sitting skills. She's making progress! I thought y'all might appreciat this little clip of her evolving prowess. :)On an unrelated note, I did something different with this video - I uploaded it through Blogger directly by going to http://draft.blogger.com (rather than www.blogger.com). It's a new feature they're

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-51052847712463612432007-06-29T02:55:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:49:57.846-05:00

Ben tagged Chloe in the meme that I did a couple posts ago, and she's decided that it's time to quit procrastinating and get on with it. So here it is, in her own words. :) 1. I'm just starting to learn to sit by myself. I can sit like a froggy for thirty seconds, but then I tip over. I'm getting better, though. 2. I loooooove to swim in the bathtub! I always take my baths in the big

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See how obliging I am? You ask, I respond. Remember that. Remember it always. Don't let me fool you - I can't drink out of this thing.Chewing, though... well, now that I have down pat! I like my books. I like them best when they're in my mouth. I'm a good dancer. Bye, everyone! I can't wait to meet you!I have not, by the way, forgotten about your list requests. They're on their way, so

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Must...please...the masses...must...please... :) Look, I have feet! Ummmm..heehee...I'm stuck again, Mama! I'm licking my blanket. So what. No photo necessary, thank you. Awwwwww... This photo courtesy of Meghan after a nice lunch at Downey... only a little bit interrupted by a fussy baby. :)

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I've just been tagged by Erica and Heidi to tell you eight random things about myself. It is also my first tagging, so I feel like I'm part of the Kool Kids' Klub now. :) I'm still not sure what my eight things are, but here goes. First, the rules: 1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts. 2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves. 3. People who are

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I just thought I'd do all my blogging for the month today, that's all. :) This is Chloe's favorite noise right now. Cute, huh. This is the end of Chloe's first feeding of cereal. I was using my finger rather than a spoon initially because I'd heard that babies were more likely to accept an unfamiliar substance on a familiar finger than on an unfamiliar spoon. She started humming with

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Following in Ben's footsteps with the Rocky and Bullwinkle style title... :) Chloe and I played a fun game this morning (well, mostly Chloe): The Grab-Whatever-Mama-Has-And-Put-It-In-Your-Mouth Game. It's cool, you should try it! Orange juice, oatmeal, kitchen timer... Ooooooo, kitchen timer! While it didn't reach her mouth, Girl Who Can't Throw managed to sweep the timer off the table like a

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-14573991732706489272007-06-05T08:14:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:00.155-05:00

Today Chloe had her first "complementary food", as they call solids now - a tiny bit of rice cereal! It's earlier than we'd planned to start, but she's been wanting to eat more and more frequently lately. At four months the little piggy should be able to go a lot more than two and a half hours between meals! She's seemed to wake herself up from naps to eat, too, which is new, and woke up this

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-4073623528881290772007-05-31T01:08:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:01.134-05:00

Very quickly, before the wee babe awakens, a recap of the last week or so! Here we have a big grin by Chloe... and do you see the little toothers poking out there on the bottom? I don't think she knows what to make of these hard things that suddenly showed up in her mouth (three months early and more), but she's been pretty cheery throughout. Last weekend, we went on a little

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Unchi being the Japanese word for poop. If you don't like poop-talk, this isn't the post to read. But first, an explanation of the photo (although really, isn't it already worth a thousand words?). This was taken just hours before Chloe's baptism. (I wanted to post it then, but somehow it just didn't thematically fit.) Do you see the cute little sparkling-white outfit behind her on the bed?

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Those of you who are of the Christian Reformed persuasion may have heard of last year's Synodical decision to allow baptized children to partake of communion. My own initial reaction to this wasn't altogether positive - what about that place in the Bible where it says that anyone who takes part in the Supper without "recognizing the body" eats and drinks judgement upon themself (yes, themself -

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Yikes! Would you like an all-too-clear view of how much even our "good" debt costs us? I was playing around with this mortgage payoff calculator online today. Seriously, check it out! I plugged in these numbers: $150,000 house 30-year mortgage 6.38% interest rate In thirty years, this $150,000 house will have cost a whopping $337,063. Paying just an extra $50 a month will save $29,548 over the

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And finally, some cute baby shots. I don't think that any commentary is necessary. :)

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Later in the week, we went on a tour of motorcycle shops around Nagoya. We saw this funny tire cover on the way there. It says: "It's an outdoor sport that has recently started to shine. Outdoor sport is the science to raise spirits. To choose sports for fashion or your personality. The basic idea is to enjoy yourself. That is important." Do you think they sell these in the States? :) Mike

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Day Two dawned really, really cold and rainy. It started raining around 5:00 a.m. and only got heavier as the day progressed, though the weather did break long enough for us to break camp late in the afternoon. When we left that afternoon, the car thermometer said that it was 10C - which is about 50 F. Chilly! But we enjoyed our day sitting under our floppy rain tarp, huddled around our

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Monday dawned bright and sunny - perfect camping weather! We headed out early enough to make it to McDonald's for breakfast - yum! - and drove out into the hills. We went through lots of interesting little old towns on the way, and past a HUGE dam - I should've take pictures of these! The lake is actually a really, really big dam pond. Anyway, this was the view from our campsite! Mike's

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My apologies - I haven't been updating very well lately! Last weekend, our little family went to the wildflower garden near Nagoya Port. It was threatening to rain and Chloe was a little grouchy, but the temperature was pleasant and we had a good time. The garden was divided into a number of theme rooms/areas, which was pretty neat. I got lots of ideas for how to spend lots of money when we get

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-10929913382089393792007-04-19T04:09:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:07.022-05:00

Ultra-long post warning! Feel free to read along out loud - your parts are in bold! :) Meito Christ International ChurchApril 15, 2007Fujigaoka, Nagoya, Japan Pastor C: God, who is rich in mercy and love, gives us a new birth into a living hope through the sacrament of baptism. The power of sin is put to death in this holy flood, and we are raised with Jesus Christ to new life. We are united

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-25840629463297634042007-04-10T01:33:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:07.393-05:00

As you may have noticed, photo shoots are a favorite activity of mine. Here's the latest.

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For a while now, Chloe has enjoyed being pulled to a sitting position and looking around while she holds onto our fingers (or while we hold her hands - she hasn't quite figured out that if she lets go she goes boom). Yesterday I had her sitting up while she was just in her diaper and she seemed to get a good look at her toes for the first time. Chloe was pretty put out when I laid her back

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-4942277462720755562007-04-08T00:24:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:07.677-05:00

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia!Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia! Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia! Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia! Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our

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The significance of the sakura is in its fleeting nature, glorious for ten days and then gone. In theory (so I've heard), the ohanami parties beneath the trees are to reflect on the fleeting nature of our own lives - in practice, they're a good opportunity to reflect on the fleeting nature of a bottle of sake. All in good fun. "All people are like grass, and their glory is like the flowers

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Chloe went for another cherry blossom stroll on Tuesday, while Mike was at work. The sky was a brilliant blue on this day and it was even more beautiful than the weekend had been. Here are some pictures I took on that day.And here's a link to an article that talks a little bit more about the significance of cherry blossoms in Japan.

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Cherry blossom (sakura) viewing is extremely popular in Japan, and it's so beautiful that we can see why! The very brief season - the trees are only in bloom for around ten days - began around last weekend in Nagoya, so Mike, Chloe and I took a little trip to the nearby Yamazaki River for a little ohanami walk. It was so beautiful! This is a famous place in Nagoya for cherry blossoms, as

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-79278747886437542192007-04-04T22:34:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:09.205-05:00

This posting is too funny! Check it out... :D

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Chloe loves to jabber at Mike - he really knows how to speak her language! When he saw this video he said, "Great, I can hear them now - 'Who's teaching whom, Mike??'"

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-23929896501958301402007-04-04T01:23:00.000-04:002007-04-04T01:33:04.902-04:00

I'm pretty proud of myself - I finally managed to post a video on the blog!!! I uploaded it onto Google Video then pasted an embed command in here. I was reading somewhere that that command might not work with all browsers, so let me know if you can't access it and I'll try to figure it out. Enjoy!

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The Good: We already received Chloe's passport and birth certificate in the mail, less than a week after submitting the application! Wow! Bureaucracy is great! :) The Bad: Our bank is just ridiculous (I won't name names, but it starts with a "Hunt" and ends with an "ington"). We were apparently supposed to get new debit/ATM cards way back in October. We never received them and didn't know

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-87010102256460992312007-03-25T08:36:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:10.050-05:00

Wow, what a week! As you can see above, we had another photo shoot this week, this one for Chloe's passport photo. Picture number one was the winner, but we got lots of fun expressions! I think that this outfit is courtesy of her great-grandma Zoet. Tuesday promised to be a great day! Mike had an early meeting and was going to pick up breakfast for us at McDonald's before

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-21282099607514324092007-03-15T00:02:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:10.722-05:00

And some more pictures... This picture stuff is serious business! Well, okay, not that serious! (Do you think she's taking after her Daddy here when he decides Mommy's taken too many pictures of him? Hmmmm...) Ha ha ha... I like that shiny metal thing Mommy keeps waving in front of me that makes those funny noises! What do you mean you're done taking pictures of me for today???

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-79273630725064405092007-03-14T23:52:00.000-04:002008-12-09T22:50:11.201-05:00

It's been a while since I posted new pics of the little babe, so I did a little moderately successful photo shoot yesterday. Here are some of the results! Hi camera! I'm sleepy... What's going on over there????

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In non-baby news, last night we went to a sayonara party for our neighbors, Steve and Mariko, who are moving back to Michigan next week. We're so sorry to see them go! They've been wonderful neighbors. Here's Mariko, basking in sukiyaki goodness... Here's a picture of Steve sitting next to Mike. Their little girl, Hanna, is behind him. And today, our little family went to Denny's today for an

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So it turns out that babies need to sleep! A couple weeks ago, our little zombie stopped sleeping all day long. In fact, she stopped sleeping during the day AT ALL. Oh, she might've taken a catnap or two on my lap, but nothing much more than a half an hour. Strangely enough, this is also when her little inner banshee made itself known. So I did some research. Is this normal behavior for a (then-)

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-87296955828426482172007-03-06T08:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:12.615-05:00

I pumped for the first time last night, and this evening Mike gave Chloe her very first bottle after he came home from work. At first she didn't seem quite sure what to think of it, but it didn't take her too long to suck it down! I was surprised that I felt a little twinge watching him give her the bottle - she doesn't need me anymore! - but it was nice to have the break and will be great to

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-27358691796456616892007-03-03T08:42:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:12.724-05:00

Do you see the family resemblance? :) As you can see, she's been a little fussy lately... maybe it's because we didn't get her a one-month birthday cake! But yes, today is indeed her one-month birthday! We had a doctor appointment this morning and she is perfectly healthy. She now weighs 4,170 grams (around 9.1 pounds, up from 7 lbs. 11 oz. at birth) and is 56.4 cm long (up from 51.5 cm at

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-5993785927458597002007-02-27T03:34:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:13.947-05:00

To go a bit out-of-order... This weekend, we dropped off Chloe's Grandpa and Grandma Wildboer at the airport. Here they are saying good-bye to the happily unconscious babe... And here's a little family picture of the three of us... And now for some Weird Japan! After seeing Mom and Dad to the gate, we decided to grab some Starbucks before heading home. The airport was having a little fair or

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-69657264530420615472007-02-27T03:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:14.212-05:00

This weekend, Mike and I went on a field trip to the local discount baby store to buy a stroller. Our expedition was a success, and I love our new stroller! I can easily fold and unfold it with one hand - great for getting in and out of trains and up and down stairs in stations without elevators or escalators. Chloe went on our first walk today, and she liked it! She only fussed when I put

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Today I decided to give Chloe some tests. Our What to Expect the First Year book has a list at the beginning of each chapter that lists what your baby should, probably, and may possibly even be able to do each month. Here are some things that Chloe can now do: Poop. She's made great strides in this area of late. Focus on a face. Respond to a bell by quieting. Cry. A lot. She's also made great

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-30895065493674176952007-02-22T01:55:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:14.840-05:00

Zero to sixty in 1.4 seconds! This passage came to mind today... My heart is not proud, LORD, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. ...Put your hope in the LORD both now and forevermore. -Psalm 131 This

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"Wowwwww... that's my Dad??" Chloe's either enthralled with the faces that Mike's making or with the lights behind his head. Happy baby! Too bad this isn't a motion picture - with Mike's help, this very placid baby is saying, "I love Coco Curry!" Whoops, maybe she doesn't love Coco Curry! Apparently Chloe had some thoughts of her own on this matter. :)

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I was trying to get a cute picture for a Valentine's card for Mike here - see the "I love daddy" bib? She tired of this game pretty quickly and surprisingly enough, Mike still hasn't received his Valentine's Day card... A few days ago, our little zombie discovered the joys of being awake. Yesterday she had two or three stretches of awake time that lasted several hours! Wow.

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-34603936378841140302007-02-19T23:30:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:16.654-05:00

I've been trying to post new photos for days, but wasn't able to log in to Blogger! I was finally able to after leaving a comment on my site. Hopefully I'll be able to post these new photos! Grandpa and Grandma Wildeboer are spending some time with the new grandbaby the evening they arrive. Chloe is wearing the cute little outfit that Abby sent. Adorable! :) Mike's office wanted to get

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A couple days ago, we gave Chloe her very first bath at home. Unlike in the States, they give babies immersion baths (as opposed to sponge baths) very early here, even before the umbilical stump falls off. We think it has something to do with the way they are for umbilical stumps here, but never having had a baby in the U.S., we don't really know quite how the practices differ. We had

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This would be why we were wondering if she was getting enough to eat... she doesn't like waking up to eat! Feeding time can mean as much as a half an hour spent undressing, changing her diaper, poking her with cold hands and even cool cloths, and tickling her tummy and feet before she's awake enough to even think about eating! Mike elicited her first "opinion" yesterday while tickling her

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Last night, after feeding Chloe, I handed her off to Mike and had a marvelous bath. :) Mike got the full show of milk-drunk smiles and even managed to capture a few on "film!" We were just noticing yesterday that at one week of age, she's already getting bigger! We'd been a little concerned that she wasn't getting enough to eat because she loves her sleep so much and wasn't pooping as much

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-66548660977191301422007-02-08T01:31:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:18.540-05:00

Our little family arrived home from the clinic shortly after noon today. It feels great to be home! We're all a little tired, but are doing really well. Thanks so much to everyone for all the congratulations, omedetous, and well wishes! We feel well-loved. :) I'll fill you in on the details of this past week in the next few days, hopefully including Chloe's birth story. For now, though,

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Wow! What a gift from God! Chloe Jean Weiss Born: February 3rd, 2007 @ 7:06pm Weight: 3480 grams (7 pounds 11 ounces) Length: 51.5 centimeters (20.3 inches) Mom and baby are doing great! I'm making a quick stop at the house to spread the excitement. Meika is an amazing woman. The first contration was at 3am. From the regular 5 minute contractions to birth made for 10hrs of labor (

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-16942001260562623722007-02-02T18:34:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:35:03.517-05:00

Owie

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-59716573355929207682007-02-01T08:41:00.000-05:002007-02-01T09:23:57.529-05:00

I had a marathon doctor's appointment this morning - things go longer after the due date passes. Here's the update, in brief... I'm not really any further progressed than I was last week. I don't know the specifics, but the computer says that I still have a 26% chance of going into labor this week. That sounded a *little* more promising last week. :)We discussed the pros and cons of how long to

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-28095696042973914562007-01-31T07:17:00.000-05:002007-01-31T07:22:10.481-05:00

Here's a little song I wrote, to be sung to the tune of "Rawhide": Waiting, waiting, waiting Keep those Weisses waiting Gusss-IEEEEE! Do you like it? :) Unless I have an extremely precipitous labor and delivery - let's see, that would have to be less than two hours and forty-one minutes start-to-finish at this point - we'll be having a February baby! I'm having weird cramps, back pains, and

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-3662258284066273882007-01-29T09:14:00.000-05:002007-01-29T09:20:07.650-05:00

For those of you who are keeping track, today is indeed our "due date"... and, as should surprise no-one who knows me, we are now overdue! There will be no January 29th baby here. While I can't say that I'm surprised, I'd obviously hoped that little Asparagus might be one of the 5% of babies actually born on their due dates. Before would have been okay, too. *Sigh.* Oh, well! One positive

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-40131958109733552752007-01-25T04:37:00.000-05:002007-01-25T04:40:28.292-05:00

Yes, this is the post about nothing. :) No baby yet, though I probably shouldn't be impatient yet since my due date is still around the corner (January 29). At my appointment today my doctor declared me 3 cm dilated and thought that I had a good chance (26% - ehhhh?) of going into labor in the next week. Now, I'm still not quite sure why 26% is considered a strong positive possibility, but

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-64724778399855365442007-01-20T06:38:00.000-05:002007-01-20T06:47:23.667-05:00

That's me. Sick. With a head full of mucus and coughing, coughing, coughing. Bleeeech. I always hate being sick, but the worry that Asparagus will decide to make her debut while I'm feeling this way isn't helping matters. I'm not sure how well the Lamaze breathing exercises would go for me right now: "hee...hee...hee... HACKHACKHACKCOUGHHACK... hee...hee... ACHOOOHACKHACK... hee...hee...hee" On

Meikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15910260.post-28427488756742707552007-01-16T04:34:00.000-05:002008-12-09T22:50:19.432-05:00

As the time grows nearer, the belly, too, continues to grow. Here's the latest... This is the belly as of January 6... And here's the belly as of January 13, just a few days ago. Doesn't it look fake?? We're not completely sure if she dropped before or after this - a guy at church thought I looked lower on Sunday, and Mike really was able to tell Monday evening. I don't think

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