It's a time to take a bath Juju~! But Julian didn't want to do that yet. He wanted to play a ball more instead! He escaped from Mommy with only socks on!!
After let Juju play a ball with Ringo for a while, Mommy finally caught him!
But whoops!....... She noticed Juju was taking bath with still wearing socks (>_<)
Happy mother's day to all mothers and grandmothers!
I appreciate my mom and grandma more than ever since I become a mother too. I am very happy that I can celebrate Mother's day as one of them.
I got Mother's day gifts from Julian!
Julian's special painting for me
Julian knows what I like :)
Baby cup charm for my bracelet
Red roses
Chocolate covered strawberries
White chocolate + strawberries! Yum!
Julian can eat strawberries now! No more allergies!
My mother's day morning:
Julian is very active this morning. Walking and climbing everywhere in the house. Then fell down, bite his tongue, bleeding and cried a lot Σ(Ｔ▽Ｔ;) He is OK though :) It's a very exciting Mother's day!
Julian is 12 month and 2 weeks. He has shown his improvement of walking skills everyday! But not only walking! He can climb chair, couch, and etc. Mommy can't even blink a second!!
Each families raises the carp-shaped koinobori
flags (carp due of the Chinese legend stating that a carps swims
upstream becoming a dragon. The flags blowing in the wind look in deed
like they are swimming and some what like Dragons as well). For
boy (or child) family displays with a Kintarō doll or traditional Japanese military helmet, kabuto. Kintarō and the kabuto are both symbols of a strong and healthy boy.
The traditional food for this day is Mochi rice cakes wrapped in kashiwa (oak)
leaves — kashiwa-mochi (just like regular mochi, but it is also filled
with red beans jam) and chimaki (a kind of "sweet rice paste," wrapped
in an iris or bamboo leaf).
Speaking of chimaki, There is an old Japanese children's
song, "Seikurabe = Comparing Height," in which a child thinkingas of his
big brother marking his height on a pillar in their house while eating
chimaki. So, as following the tradition, Mommy took Julian's height and
marked on a pillar as well.
子供の頃、オジイの家で父の子供の頃の背丈の印のついた柱に妹と私の背丈はかって、印してらったことを思い出し、ジュリアンの背丈も柱に印してみました。 ジュリアンは、３１ ３／８インチ ＝ 約８０.３cmでした。
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