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Rikuto’s Diary April 12th 2008

April 12th, 2008 by Rikuto

Hello everybody. Daddy says I can write on his blog. He thinks that at my age (8 and a half months) I should learn to touch type. I think he’s wrong. My fingers are too short and chubby. I can do it with my toes, though.
My first teeth
I have two teeth now. One is a [...]

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Rikuto at One Day Old

April 4th, 2008 by Nick Ramsay

I previously posted a video of Rikuto at 3 weeks old, believing it was the earliest footage of our son that we had. However, the other day I was playing with my phone when I discovered, buried deep within its memory banks, a video I had taken just 24 hours after he was born! I [...]

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Rikuto in March 2008

March 8th, 2008 by Nick Ramsay

Ricky is developing more of a personality by the day, and it’s great watching him develop. He’s started practicing with a toothbrush even though he doesn’t have any teeth yet, he’s eating a variety of mushy foods, and can finally roll on to his front. Here are a few recent clips:

If you can’t see [...]

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Rikuto Eats His Toys

February 7th, 2008 by Nick Ramsay

Our 6-month-old son, Rikuto, just won’t stop putting things in his mouth. He has to taste everything! If he doesn’t have his dummy, then he’s chewing on his hands or bib. In this video, watch him much away on his toys!

If you can’t view the video, watch it here on YouTube.

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Rikuto Turns 6 Months Old

January 24th, 2008 by Nick Ramsay

My first post this year about our son, Rikuto, marks six months since he was born. He has grown a lot in that time and is now sitting up, eating crackers and some slimy stuff that looks like mango curry. He also seems to be favoring some toys over others and growing bored of his [...]

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Life Changing Moments from 2007

December 29th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

2007 was an eventful year, starting with fortune teller Kazuko Hosoki predicting that it would be the best year for me in over a decade. I’m not really into astrology, but she wasn’t far off with that prediction.
My Top 5 Life Changing Moments from 2007
5. Taking better care of my health
On July 1st, I put [...]

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Rikuto Playing the Keyboard #1

December 11th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Earlier this year I bought myself a little electronic keyboard so I could make up some children’s songs for my ESL classes. Like most things I spend my money on, it rarely got used… until now.
Watch Rikuto play the piano for the first time ever at four and a half months old. I’d say he’s [...]

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Rikuto Attacks the Camera

December 9th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

In this video, Rikuto shows his curiosity for everything and anything by attacking the camera. If I had let him have it, I’m sure he would have tried to eat it, too!

If you can’t view the video, watch it here on YouTube.

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Rikuto Wearing New Hat and Mittens

December 4th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Here’s a lovely picture of Rikuto sat on the sofa, sporting a cute hat, mittens, and “I Luv My Mum” socks, courtesy of his Aunty Emma and Uncle Mark. The colorful clothes he’s wearing are part of Mami’s Yahoo Auctions haul. Mami’s online activities also won him a little Big-o-Ball to go with the larger [...]

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Baby Rikuto at 4 Months Old

November 27th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

It’s hard to believe how quickly time has passed, and how big Rikuto has grown, but he’s already four months old and growing out of clothes with each passing week! Just compare the following video to when he was just three weeks old to see the difference.
His neck is strong enough to support his head, [...]

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First Video of Rikuto - 3 Weeks Old

November 25th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Alhough I’m writing this four months after Rikuto was born, you’re about to watch a video of when he was just three weeks old. I didn’t post this earlier because Mami and I were talking all through it and I’ve only just learned how to remove that audio and play music and narration over the [...]

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Rikuto Wearing Clothes from Granny

November 21st, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

On September 9th, I posted a photo of Rikuto’s new clothes, which he got from his granny and grandad in England. If you go back and take a look at that picture, you’ll see how small he was then. If he had worn the clothes, they would have drowned him! Now, just two and half months [...]

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Rikuto Wins Baby Clothes in Yahoo Auction

November 17th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Mami recently plucked up the courage to bid in an auction over at Yahoo! Japan. The world’s largest auction site is eBay, but it doesn’t even exist in Japan, probably due to the overwhelming success of Yahoo! Auctions.
To stop herself getting carried away, Mami claims to never bid over 100 yen. That’s just 90 cents to those of you who think in [...]

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Rikuto Playing with his Pooh

November 9th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Our three and a half month-old son, Rikuto, went for his BCG jab today and cried louder than he ever has. When he got home though, he found one of his favorite toys, the Pooh Carousel, recharged with new batteries. He went crazy trying to grasp the dangling Pooh, and had more luck off-camera, but [...]

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Rikuto Eats His Own Hands!

October 16th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Next week, our son Rikuto will be three months old. I previously posted the video Is That My Hand? in which he realized that the hands flapping about his head were actually his own, and he could contol them! Now that he can control them, he does what every baby does - he tries to eat them. [...]

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He’s Just a Little Sumo Baby!

October 8th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

With the all the negative publicity sumo is getting, and the lack of native Japanese newcomers to the sport, Mami and I felt this would be a great opportunity to let Rikuto keep this great Japanese tradition alive.
Sure, he may not be “100% pure“, but none of the top sumo wrestlers are. Apparently, at the [...]

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Holding Rikuto Upright

October 5th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

It’s nearly two and a half months since Rikuto was born and both Mami and I are relieved to see his neck is getting stronger - strong enough to support his head… for a moment or two.
Until now, we’ve had to hold Riku in the cradle position because babies tend to have whopping big heads [...]

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Rikuto Gets Vocal

September 30th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Rikuto is still a long way off speaking yet, but that doesn’t stop him trying to communicate. In this video, he gets quite vocal on a number of important issues. I don’t know what he’s trying to say, but it’s fun imagining. Maybe he’s giving his thoughts on Japan’s new prime minister, or perhaps he’s [...]

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Rikuto Turns 2 Months Old

September 22nd, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Rikuto is two months old today, and I was over at BabyCenter.com reading up on what to expect this month. Here’s the gist of it:
Week 1:
Rikuto should be able to recognize colors, rather than just seeing things in two tones or depending on brightness. They recommend we break out the stuffed animals, soft balls and [...]

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Rikuto: Turning on the Tears

September 16th, 2007 by Nick Ramsay

Our baby boy, Rikuto, is exactly eight weeks old today and he’s learning very quickly how to get what he wants. This video shows what happens when you take away his dummy.

Before you jump on me with accusations of child abuse, let me reassure you that no babies were hurt in the production of this [...]

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