Baby Monster Egg Head

In Japan, all my students used to tell me "You have [a] small face" which was a compliment that my face is, well, small. The fact that my "face is small" and my features rather close together in one small corner of my skull more greatly offsets the fact that I have a rather large skull. Whenever I wore a winter hat in college, certain kind friends would accurately nickname me "monster egg head." Him also, I've noted, has a rather large head, but his face is much more proportionate, making his skull seem less monstrous.


Anyway the point is, Teeny Bean had his 2 month checkup the other day and is apparently not so teeny. At 25 inches, 12 pounds 12 ounces and a 40.1 centimeter head circumference he ranks in the 95th percentile for height, the 75th for weight and at a whopping 151st percentile for being genetically predispositioned to fit into the monster egg skull circumference category.

While I'm not a huge fan of baby percentiles (although I understand it makes pediatricians feel more secure that children are properly growing) it certainly is fun to know that he is growing very very well and that all those random people I've met at the grocery store/on the street who said "__ weeks?! oh, was he a preemie?" (more than a few commented on his smallness as a matter for concern, although only 3 actually used the word preemie, so it doesn't truly make for a valid complaint, really ^_^--but--what mother wouldn't get flustered about such things?) are very much proven to be mistaken.

(This post has some odd writing, it will not be corrected because the author requires the extra 4 minutes of rest, which has become 3 since she decided to type this silly little aside.)

More Recent Pics

We have so much fun.

But still so little sleep some nights ^_^

Our little guy doesn't like to sleep at night, although he'll nap somewhat during the day. I should say that going down for the evening is a huge fuss-fest for him of overtired wailing and squirming (we think he's like his mom and believes he doesn't need much sleep--he's just so excited about the world and people). We're so lucky, though, after that he's out for a while he does sleep well at night.

We're also lucky that unless he's hungry (or too sleepy) our little guy is all smiles and bubbly chattiness (literally, he makes a ton of bubbles when he talks now).

日本の友人へ、
お元気？私たちは元気ですけどあなたとすごく会いたいんです。日本語はどんどん下手になりましたのに色々な話しがあります、色々な聞きたい事もありますよ。いつも日本のお友だちの事を考えていますよ。いつかに会いましょう！ We miss you.　

Buddy and Grandparents (and an Auntie)

(6 Weeks Old) With Momma's Parents (and sister)






(8 Weeks Old) With Daddy's Parents

More Baby Pics

So, my mom made it look easy. Perhaps you say that I "don't remember the hard part" since I was, after all, a baby during the hard part. However, I watched her with my little sister when I was 10 and I remember my dad was around to help, but still, for sure--she made a lack of sleep look easy.

Anyway, it's not easy, but it's also a lot of fun (being a new mom that is). It's also my excuse for not posting recently.

So, with no rant, and few(er) words. Here are some more pics of what we've been up to.

A walk from a month ago.



The "Daddy Bike" you can ride the Daddy Bike wherever you like.







This is how you add a three season room to an apartment. I love when people make the things around them lovely.







Nice. We've obviously been in Japan too long and are over-sensitive to all the possible hilarities (I know it's not a word but it should be) of English when we consider this funny/interesting.







Lookin' suave together after the walk.







Hanging out with Spartacus the puppy.







His first love: the ergonomic handle on his car seat.









Baby Play Group. (Generally easy clean up)







Resting after a long morning.