Wow! I can't believe it has already been almost two months since our last post. Sorry to everyone who has been checking this blog. The past two months have been a blur. We got back to Oregon on October 27th and since then have been traveling, visiting friends and family, job hunting, beginning ministry, moving stuff into our new living space, moving old stuff out, and the list goes on. Anyway, Marc is doing a majority of that stuff while I try to keep up with being a new mom. I finally figured out this blog thing so here's hoping I can keep all of you updated.
Caeden is doing well. We have been so busy that I feel horrible that I haven't taken many pictures of him the past two months. He is growing up so fast! He will be three months on Thursday. He loves to stare at people and smile. He loves looking in the mirror, playing with the toy that Keiichi gave him, and standing up (with a little help of course.) He recently started laughing and is ticklish in the armpits. He is getting quite the personality, but is still a calm and serious baby most of the time. When he gets upset, he likes going outside for a walk, or listening to me sing. He seems to especially like Japanese songs. His favorite song seems to be "Hareruya! Watashi wa Christian..." He also likes the Jiburi Sampo song "Aruko, Aruko,watashi wa genki!" He is a happy little guy and even though he doesn't understand yet, he seems to enjoy stories about Japan.
The plane ride to Oregon couldn't have gone better. God blessed us with a baby who doesn't mind traveling. He never made a peep. He just ate and slept. He was welcomed at the airport by two grandmothers, two uncles and a very excited grandfather (Marc's dad) who was holding a sign.saying "Welcome home Shigatoshi." This is the name Marc's dad gave to little Caeden. : ) We traveled around Oregon for a couple weeks visiting old friends and family and then we went to Tennessee to visit White Station Church of Christ, our new supporting church for our ministry at Agape in downtown Portland. We had a nice time meeting everyone there but we all decided that we were tired of traveling at that point. Caeden, who is an especially good traveler finally protested by sleeping only 2 or 3 hours every night that we were in Tennessee. We got to be at home for two days and catch up on some sleep and get used to another time change before we headed down to Corvallis again for Thanksgiving.
We are finally in one place for a while now. I am glad we got to see so many people, but I have to admit it is nice to stay put for a bit. However, now that things are settling down, I am beginning to miss Japan and my friends there more. Since we lived there for almost a year and a half, our trip here felt more like a vacation and I find myself wondering when we are going back "home" to Japan. If you are reading this from Japan, sabashii desu nee! : (
Caeden is doing well. We have been so busy that I feel horrible that I haven't taken many pictures of him the past two months. He is growing up so fast! He will be three months on Thursday. He loves to stare at people and smile. He loves looking in the mirror, playing with the toy that Keiichi gave him, and standing up (with a little help of course.) He recently started laughing and is ticklish in the armpits. He is getting quite the personality, but is still a calm and serious baby most of the time. When he gets upset, he likes going outside for a walk, or listening to me sing. He seems to especially like Japanese songs. His favorite song seems to be "Hareruya! Watashi wa Christian..." He also likes the Jiburi Sampo song "Aruko, Aruko,watashi wa genki!" He is a happy little guy and even though he doesn't understand yet, he seems to enjoy stories about Japan.
Well, I will write more later, but right now I am going to go to bed. Again, I will try my best to keep this blog going! Gambarimasu!
Below are some pictures of Caeden and a few videos. Enjoy!
Caeden in his "spring chair" playing with his toys
Caeden having fun looking in the mirror with mom
"Mini me you complete me"
A very cute and funny face...
Caeden and mom dressed up for HalloweenA video of Caeden having a good time with Denine
