Some things you want to go on forever. For me, my baby girl sleeping on my chest is one such feeling. She has only existed outside of her mother for just over two weeks, and yet she feels like an essential part of my life. Like I’ve known her forever. I love this little girl … More Contentment
I’ve spent the last week writing about the joy that my new daughter is bringing. But it should also be said that my son is an amazing little guy as well. He is adjusting so well to the new little person we have in our home, and keeps on being smiley and full of fun. … More My Son, Fish, and Energy
She’s so tiny and fits in my arms. I how her close and she snuggles in. We rock and rock until she sleeps. If I put her down and she cries, I get to pick her up yet again. The cycle repeats. Hours pass. Tired and tired and tired and tired. But I don’t want … More Holding my Girl
Our little girl is five days old, and for her first five days she stayed with her mom at the midwifery. But today was the day we got to take her home. That in itself was a small adventure. We don’t have a car, nor do we have a car seat for such a small … More Coming Home with Airi
Okay, confession time: I really like my main job. I kind of fell into teaching. I come from a family of teachers and sometimes it seems like a majority of the extended family, on both sides, either are teachers or have taught. I think that outside of my dad and brother, almost everyone else has … More Drinking after Work
As the upcoming birth of our daughter grows nearer, I keep thinking back to when we were blessed with our first child. My wife woke me early at some grey area between late at night and early in the morning. The baby was coming. She called the midwife. The discussed contractions. When she got off … More 4 Years Ago: The Birth of Our Son
(Every now and then I like to take a real even of my life and try and treat it like a little fantasy episode. This is basically what I did for awhile with my son this afternoon. The first part of this story can be found here. It is also based on a real life … More The Outing (Part 2)
I have been living in Japan since 2004, and while I am not comfortable saying I am fluent in Japanese, I do consider myself highly conversational. I should honestly study more. Not just exist in a Japanese environment, but legitimately study. But life is busy and time is short. But it is on my list … More Raising a Bilingual Child
Today is February 5th. In roughly one month my life will undergo a giant, exciting upheaval. The expected date for the birth of our second child is March 5th. We are incredibly excited. I feel like I am alternating between a weird sense of numbness, in that I cannot imagine the changes a second child … More Expecting
I had a completely different post planned out for today. I spent a good amount of thought time mentally writing and rewriting the piece. Then, during dinner, something happened that I knew I would need to write about instead. It was the three of us, my wife, son, and me, all sitting around our little … More Sweet as Strawberries
Deadly Troubadour 