 Welcome Son
June 9, 2020 - Welcome to our new son,
Ethan Mishael Hayman.
Picture - Us with the
baby.
Welcome to our new son, Ethan
Mishael Hayman, who was born on Tanegashima Island, Japan on June 9,
2020. Both the first and middle names are Hebrew and have really nice meanings.
All of our kids have Hebrew names and are named in memory of my family members.
We decided from the beginning to do something different and name our kids
something other than typical American or Japanese names. Akiko really likes the
Hebrew names and the fact there is meaning in each name, same as Japanese names
which are written in Kanji. Actually our kids are registered in the traditional
family line of her family and Akiko and her parents actually assign Kanji and
Japanese names to our kids as well. They effectively have two names....both
Hebrew and Japanese, each with their own meanings.
The story actually began on June 8, 2020. During the afternoon our very close
friend, Miharasan, called to say he had sweet potato vines ready for our farm
and wanted to know what to do. We said that we could pick them up at his house
or he could bring them to our house and spend a bit of time together. Then we
decided to make it a small dinner party. Akiko was feeling there could be a
chance the baby might be coming but we decided to go for it anyway. This was
actually our first meeting with any of our friends since we began social
distancing and closed off our property months before. Our friend came with his
wife but she already had a plan and could not stay and said hi and went back
home. Recently I am not drinking wine much but my friend brought over a really
nice Bordeaux from France and I brought out our wine and we began drinking
together. Before we knew it we were both getting a bit drunk. Then his son and
wife, who is also pregnant, showed up.
By that time Akiko decided it might be
better to go to the birthing center since she was not feeling too good. I tried
to drive and got as far as the local farm store and we pulled into the parking
lot. Akiko thought it was better for her to
drive....strong woman and good choice. This would be a first for us but I gave
in of course.
We arrived at the birthing center a little before midnight.
They told Akiko the baby would most likely come within 24 hours and told her she
needed to stay. They put us in the family size room and we got a bit of sleep.
The baby was born about four hours later. We all stayed together in the birthing
room room for awhile and then I decided to bring my tired boys home for some
good sleep. We returned in the afternoon to see Akiko and the baby who were now
in a new room. We spent some time with them and then came home again.
Note: We were very fortunate
to all be in the delivery room when the baby was born. Up
until May 31, only the husband was allowed to be there. This
was due to social distancing rules because of the virus. The
rules were actually lifted a mere eight days before the baby
was born....WHEW.
Whoa: Our friends Jim and Linda Timlin are in San Diego, California.
Our new baby and Linda were born on the same date. A really nice coincidence.
Hey busy day doing laundry and looking after the boys. Going
to post a lot more later.
BABY PICTURES....WOOHOO
Hey guys, please look at our pictures. Note: click the Picture link and each
picture will open up into a new window.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us in the room a
few hours before the baby was born.
Picture - Birthing Center - A bit after the
baby was born.
Picture - Birthing Center - A bit after the
baby was born.
Picture - Birthing Center - A bit after the
baby was born.
Picture - Birthing Center - A bit after the
baby was born.
Picture - Birthing Center - A bit after the
baby was born.
Picture - Birthing Center - My beautiful
wife with our new son.
Picture - Birthing Center - My beautiful
wife with our new son.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us with the
baby.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us with the
baby.
Picture - Birthing Center - All the guys
together.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us in the room
now.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us in the room
now.
Picture - Birthing Center - Our cute little
baby.
Picture - Birthing Center - Our cute little
baby.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us with Sensei
the head of the birthing center.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us with Sensei
the head of the birthing center.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
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June 10, 2020 -
Another rainy day and me and the boys drove up north to see Akiko and the baby
again. All is good and little Ethan is now beginning to cry much more. Akiko is
doing fantastic and no doubt enjoying a few days of relaxation and pampering
from a very over attentive Japanese staff at the birthing center.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room the next day.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room the next day.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room the next day.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room the next day. |
June 11, 2020 -
Another rainy day as the monsoon season continues on the island. Was really
hoping to head to the beaches with the boys this week and even do some farming
but the weather has other ideas for our plans. Anyway the baby has jaundice
which we learned is typical in as many as 80 percent of babies born. He was
wearing a mask over his eyes to protect him from the light treatments required.
Our older son had jaundice but not our middle guy. Anyway a few pictures from
today.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room.
Picture - Birthing Center - Us together in
the room. |
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June 12, 2020 - Akiko and the baby spent their
last day at the birthing center. |
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June 13, 2020 - Akiko and the baby came home
today. |
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June 16, 2020 - The baby went for his follow up
appointment and his jaundice test showed a high level of the same problem. He
needed to stay overnight for another 24 hour light treatment. |
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June 18, 2020 - We drove up north again to pick
up the baby who was finished with the light treatments. Was good for all of us
to be home again. |
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June 19, 2020 - Today was the actual due date for
little Ethan. Akiko stayed home with the baby while I took the boys to the farm
to do some picking and weeding. Was able to pick but no weeding thanks to a mega
thunderstorm which kept us in the bus for about 30 minutes. |
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