Mommy Moments: Preggy Days

I might as well share an album of my preggy days for this week's Mommy Moments.

In my whole life...
Knowing we were 6 weeks pregnant is the happiest moment...

Being pregnant to our first baby is the most wonderful part....

Giving birth to our lil princess is the sweetest pain I have ever felt....

Our lil Anzu gave meaning to our life....


This blog actually started when I was pregnant. I really wanted to make a journal of my pregnancy until giving birth, and now solely dedicated to our lil girl as we watch her grow up =). The first few entries were all about my pregnancy until I gave birth.. These are just some of my entries My 1st Trimester, Sweetest Pain II, Sweetest Pain


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Extras

Its been a wonderful and beautiful 4 months with our lil girl. Today, she has turned 4 months old

Anzu's First Vaccination

It's been a lil while again. Hope you're all in the midst of good health.

Yesterday, Anzu had her first ever vaccination. In Japan, babies between their 3rd & 4th month are required to have a BCG immunization. Then after four weeks, they will have another series of vaccinations. This is what I love in Japan. Children ages 0-6 years old have the priveledge of free check ups and vaccinations. Just this year, the government implemented a 100% help for those who are giving birth to a japanese citizen of course, in all areas of Japan(I'm talking about hospital bills). Last year, there were just certain areas that give 100% help. In my area, we only received like 70% from our total hospital bills =(.

Oh well, we went to our local health center. It was another great experience for us, as a first time parents. Babies were all over with their mums. I was lucky enough that my hubby was with us ... he should be because I could get nervous, just seeing my baby cry .

Anyhoo, just like the other babies, our lil girl cried but Im glad she calmed right after and fell asleep =) . I may be bad because I asked my honey to take a video clip. He was really hesitant at first but I just want to record our baby's first ever vaccination. I'm just a sentimental kind of mom that I want to capture all our baby's FIRSTs. Maybe because I never had my own video clips when I was a baby. I dont either have much baby pics .

Few days from now, our baby will turn 4 months

First Smile

This is my first entry for Mommy Moments. The theme for this week is "First Smile of Your Baby". Just like the other hot mommies online who happened to know about this sharing-thing, I'm excited to post my lil pretty and yummy girl Azumi's first smile photo .

When I was browsing her first month pictures, I can't believe how fast the time is, and how big she has become. From 3,080 grams to 7 kilos in less than 4 months .

I got teary eyed when I was looking at her photos of her first month. She was just so tiny then. She used to sleep on my thin pillow but now, she's not comfortable anymore coz she's big. I miss her lil tiny voice...

Oh well... Back to the theme, newborn babies tend to smile alot especially when they are sleeping. Anzu smiles alot even when she was a day old. My camera was always besides me, waiting for her to smile. This pic is one of my favorites.

She was 7 days old.

This is just one of the many pics of our lovey-lovey bonding time with her

and this is the ever first real smile I captured when she was 1 month & 7 days (11/15)

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Can I post more?

when she turned 3 months (01/08/09)

Mata ne... Oyasumi

Anzu's Lol

Weeee.. I captured my baby laughing outloud last night.. Her Daddy was changing her diaper coz she poopooed, so I said "baho!..." (smells bad..) then began to laugh. I was also chatting my sissy, Nikka that's why I said "nikka baho.."

I just love her laughing like that.. my heart also screams

1 / 27 / 2009

3 mos & A week part 2 (w/ Vid)

Oh its been a week since the last time I updated. There are just so many things I would like to share about our lil girl.. She's just so adorable and we are enjoying her more now that she could interact with us already. You know, she could response back with that gummy grinny smile

So much things to share but let me show you first some clips that I took when she was 3 months and 1 week.

Jan 10 to Jan 15 clips

Basically, our baby is growing .

She could raise her neck longer than before...

She can wave both her hands and feet...

She could make noises...

She tries to reach for something...

Its overwhelming when you see your child doing some new things...

It's been a wonderful 3 months and 3 weeks with our baby now.

Her smile is always been a good thing to start a wonderful day .

Oh geez, I can't wait to see her crawl.

Also please look at her pictures Here.

3 mos & A week

My loves... Honey & Baby ANzu. Sorry about my honey wearing mask. He's not feeling well, and afraid he might carry a virus to our lil girl. You know, it's winter here in Japan, so we have to be careful. A virus could be flying anywhere because it's cold. Well anyway, let's talk about Anzu being 3 months and a week.

Just when she was about going to 3 months, she could raise her feet like this..

She really enjoys waving her hands while pumping feet during active hours
Her kicks are getting stronger. Her hands are trying to reach for something, but she still can't. ALthough she can now hold her toy for secs. SHe loves it when I put her toy near her and tries to reach for it... and when she's holding something, she puts it right away to her mouth She also loves sucking her fingers.

Baby we love so much. You never failed to make us smile whenever we see or even just think about you.

Okuizome

happy 100th day Anzu

Azumi has just turned 100 days yesterday, January　16. In Japan, a baby celebrates a ceremony called Okuizume which literally means first meal of one's life. It is from the old belief that when a baby has been given a food during her 100th day, 110th day, or 120th day after birth, will not be having a shortage of food all throughout his/her life. A tradition that symbolizes the first formal meal of the baby. Of course, a baby cannot actually eat a meal yet, but let her pretend eating the first time, wishing her not to suffer from lack of food throughout her life.

Usually, the meal is prepared consists of a Miso soup, a whole fish, red bean rice, and a smooth white rock symbolizing healthy teeth. Parents or whoever, put the foods to the baby's mouth and moisten her lips with the soup.

Unfortunately, we did something different. Anzu's grannies were supposed to come over to our house and do the ritual, but her grandmom wasn't feeling because of colds, so we just did it the 3 of us. We can formally do it naman on her 110th or 120th.

Taken yesterday Jan 16