Daddy's Baby Record

 So I forgot that I also took pictures of all the documents and things that Obaachan showed me but I couldn't take to copy. One was the infant record for Daddy. Mom wanna help me translate any of this? I'll edit this post as I am able to do it.

Daddy was born at 9:50 am, 5 lbs 12 oz.

If I am not mistaken, the box has a piece of the umbilical cord in it. Obaachan has it all wrapped up together in the handkerchief.

Dad as a baby.

Okay, family, I am getting serious about this now, so Mom, I especially need your help. Stories about dad as a baby/toddler?  Go!  (Not school-age or older, we will get there later...).

Obaachan told me a couple of times about how she moved into the Yamada home after she was married, and her mother-in-law, Ai Shibata, taught her everything; how to do things around the house, etc. (Something tells me she already knew a lot of that, though.)

Ramada Inn

Mom and Kathy's adventure at the super-trashy Vallejo Ramada this week reminded me of staying in the Ramada and other local hotels when we were little. I remember at least once when Mom and Dad picked us up from school with our bags packed and we went on "vacation" to the Motel 6 or Solvang or some such place. It was always really exciting to get to go swimming and hang out in the "fancy" hotel room.

Anything to add?

Three million...

Remember Mom and Dad used to promise that they would pay us each a million dollars if they ever got divorced, and that they would never be able to afford it? I am curious as to how that came up. It always made me really happy though; I'm grateful for the security I always had in their marriage, even when everything else was crazy.

Aunt Wilma's Chair

The other day I was pretty worn out, and was rocking Luke in my Aunt Wilma recliner that Kathy passed on to me.

I got thinking about how much Aunt Wilma would have liked to know that I was rocking my babies to sleep in her chair, how she would have held them and cooed over them and loved them. And then I felt like I was getting a big hug from Aunt Wilma.

Special memories or stories from Aunt Wilma? Add a comment or write a new post!

HMC Family Association

FYI this exists, and is comprised of people related to us, and I think that Aunt Nancy contributes to the website

http://hmcfamily.org/

When Keishi was born.

When we moved to the US in 1984, I was expecting KJ already, and I was told he was due around April 10. At my first appointment and ultrasound in the US, I was told I was due on the 25th, two weeks later than I had been told in Japan. Being the obedient person I am, I went into labor on the 25th, and after several hours spent walking in figure 8's through Aunt Nancy's kitchen, family room, and dining room, the family made me get in the car to go to the birthing center.

Once there, the doctor felt I would have Keishi for several hours, and told Nancy she could go to her class and be back in plenty of time. Of course he was born about 15 minutes later, probably before Nancy even got out of the parking lot.

Because of the calcification of the placenta and how wrinkly he was, they told me he was at least 2 weeks late.