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Saturday, March 14, 2009
mayra 2 months!
Our girlie turned 2 months today. Incredible how time flies, and how fast Mayra develops.
She is very curious and loooooves being walked around so she can see things. With as a result…
Monday, March 09, 2009
hungry
Mayra Dilan at almost 8 weeks. Since a couple of days we have a new way of finding out that the little lady is hungry!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
mohican anyone?
Don’t know how or why, but Mayra’s hair has been standing up straight. No need for gel! Curly when wet though.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
first cherry blossoms
Mayra, Nicolette and I went for a walk in Rinshi-no-mori Koen, our local park, where we spotted some sakura trees (cherry blossoms) blooming early. It’s still cold, but spring is upon us!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
from a proud dad
Although is a cold and wet winter’s morning here in Tokyo, our home is filled with love and all the warm wishes we have received from all of you. Thank you from the three of us. Mayra is a happy little bundle who enjoys breast milk on demand, peeing while not wearing diapers, taking long naps and falling asleep in the arms of mum or dad.
She has been officially recognized by the Japanese government as being born here although that does not make her a Japanese Citizen. Our precious will soon have her own visa, multiple entry permit and dual Australia/Dutch nationality, even though she has not yet been anywhere apart from the Birth Center or our home in Fudomae.
Mayra’s birth was one of the most amazingly beautiful experiences I have ever had in my life. Mayra’s first few minutes of life in her new world were spent under water, gently and curiously looking around. Then slowly she was brought to the surface and after a couple of coughs she took her first breath of air. After we got out of the pool, Mayra was placed on Brechtje’s chest and the two of them rested and bonded after their amazing team effort which lasted 14 and a half hours.
I remember wondering at the time why we had waited so long to have a baby, and also looking forward to reliving this experience if we are blessed with more kids.
All of this was possible thanks to Brechtje for choosing to give birth the way nature intended--without any painkillers or medical interventions. In the end this proved to be the right decision for us and made this experience so much more special.
We have uploaded some pictures so you can see for yourselves how Mayra’s birth unfolded: our photos at flickr.com
Thanks again
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Mayra’s birth
Go to our Flickr account to see photos of Mayra’s birth! Click ‘show info’ to see the captions.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Meet Mayra Dilan!
Mayra Dilan Viasus Zoet
We are overjoyed to share with you the news of the birth of our baby girl Mayra Dilan, born gently by water birth thanks to the heroics of Brechtje, on Wednesday January 14th (promptly on the due date!) at 2:48 in the afternoon. Mayra tipped the scales at 3524 grams and measured 51cm in length.
Both mother and daughter are in excellent health and recovering from this amazing experience at the Matsugaoka Birth Center in Tokyo. Dad is still trying to find the words to describe the moment when he saw his little girl for the first time and fell hopelessly in love with her.
Mayra Dilan, just born
40-week babybump
belly at 40 weeks
...During contractions of second stage labour…