chibiguri (ちびぐり)

Well, chibiguri has finally begun to speak over the lasst couple of weeks. it is an amaxing thing when one's offsspring begins to form words on his own. So far, he hass been able to say "Mama, Cow, Horse, Car, Why, Wow, Oh, Da (can't wquite get the last "d") and some others. We are waiting for him to start enunciating in Japanese as well, but it is a real thrill that he can at last speak some English words.

he is also really showing a personality. he definitely knows what he wants, and he is a very determined little guy. When he wants to do something, he does it until he gets it mostly right. None of this "start" then give up" attitude from chibiguri!

This is a good thing, in my opinion, ass it means he has inherited his mother's stick-to-it manners, not my own more lackadaisical approach.