Forrest

Forrest’s First 100 Words

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Here’s a list of Forrest’s first 100 words and when he said them!

  1. Hi
  2. Bye
  3. Ice cream
  4. Cheese
  5. Up
  6. That
  7. That one
  8. Mama
  9. Dada
  10. Moo
  11. Nyan Nyan (the onomatopoeia for “meow” in Japanese)
  12. Woof woof
  13. Hot
  14. Egg
  15. Yes
  16. Uh oh
  17. Yay
  18. Hop
  19. Quack (9/6/25)
  20. Please (9/16/25)
  21. Help (9/16/25)
  22. Trees (9/16/25)
  23. Oo oo ah ah (the onomatopoeia for monkey sounds)
  24. Treat (9/30/25)
  25. Down
  26. Head (10/5/25)
  27. Kids (10/17/25)
  28. Done (10/19/25)
  29. Moon (10/30/25)
  30. TV (11/9/25)
  31. Draw (11/9/25)
  32. ちょうだい “choudai” or “please” in Japanese
  33. 美味しい “oishii” or “delicious” in Japanese
  34. ありがとう “arigatou” or “thanks” in Japanese
  35. Light
  36. Hop
  37. Sleep (11/15/25)
  38. Tea (11/20/25)
  39. Fish (11/25/25)
  40. Drink
  41. Did it
  42. Train (12/7/25)
  43. Santa (19 mo)
  44. Mickey (19 mo)
  45. Thank you (19 mo)
  46. Apple
  47. Head (12/7/25)
  48. Fix it (12/8/25)
  49. ケーキ (12/8/25) or “cake” in Japanese
  50. Cookie (12/12/25)
  51. AJ – his friend’s name
  52. Rice (12/17/25)
  53. Yeah
  54. Eyes (12/16/25)
  55. Poo poo (12/25)
  56. Stick (12/19/25)
  57. Doggie (12/19/25)
  58. Stay (12/25)
  59. Help (12/22/25)
  60. Santa (12/25)
  61. Pasta (12/22/25)
  62. Boo boo (12/27/25)
  63. Glove (12/29/25)
  64. Spoon (12/29/25)
  65. Glasses (12/29/25)
  66. Naked (12/30/25) – he said this in the onsen
  67. Eyes (1/3/26)
  68. Robot (1/3/26)
  69. Chocolate (1/3/26)
  70. Spoon (1/4/26)
  71. Stop (1/4/26)
  72. Hot dog (1/4/26)
  73. Hug (1/10/26)
  74. I did it (1/11/26)
  75. Out (1/11/26)
  76. Glove (1/12/26)
  77. Banana (1/13/26)
  78. Strawberry (1/13/26)
  79. Carrot (1/13/26)
  80. Brocolli (1/13/26)
  81. Frog (1/14/26)
  82. Down (1/14/26)
  83. Dark (1/16/26)
  84. Good job (1/17/26)
  85. Loud (1/17/26)
  86. Ready (1/18/26)
  87. Banana (1/19/26)
  88. Draw (1/21/26)
  89. Stuck (1/21/26)
  90. Yogurt (1/24/26)
  91. Belly (1/24/26)
  92. Potty (1/24/26)
  93. Shoe (1/24/26)
  94. Bread (1/24/26)
  95. Sunshine (1/24/26)
  96. Chicken (1/25/26)
  97. Gyoza (1/25/26)
  98. Donut (1/26/26)
  99. Book (1/26/26)
  100. Hay (1/26/26)

Yes.. the last word is hay. He is obsessed with farms, farm animals, and books about farms and farm animals.

Sendai Concert Trip Day 2

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Today was probably the best day of Forrest’s life yet. We went to the Sendai Anpanman Museum! For the viewers here who haven’t lived in Japan, Anpanman is a huge cartoon character that’s extremely popular with young children. His head is a bun filled with red bean paste, and he breaks off pieces of himself to feed hungry children. A chef then remakes him. There’s a weird cat alien looking thing that’s apparently the bad guy. Anyway, Forrest is obsessed and will always get excited when he sees the characters. Today we found out there’s an Anpanman Museum and when we showed Forrest the pamphlet, he got so excited. We knew we had to go!

Right from the exit of the train station, we started seeing lots of Anpanman stuff, including tiles and signs pointing us to where the Anpanman was
Anpanman character statues all along the way to the museum.
We made it!
Forrest got so excited when he saw the giant Anpanman at the entrance!
Are you making Anpanman?
Help! Forrest was naughty and now he’s in jail!
Forrest really really loves Anpanman.
Forrest made an Anpanman hat! He then promptly took it off!
Forrest picked out his favorite plushie, which was Baikinman (the bad guy) dressed up as Anpanman!

After naptime, we went to the Sendai Pokémon Center. Forrest went crazy looking at and holding all the different Pokémon plushies. For someone who doesn’t watch TV, he sure does love the characters from the TV shows Anpanman and Pokémon. Then we found a cat café, or a “nyan nyan” café as Forrest would call it. We couldn’t go inside because we were after last entry time but we enjoyed watching the “nyan nyans” from the window!

Forrest’s Daycare Hosted a Festival!

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Here in Japan, summer is “matsuri”, or festival, season! There are festivals in towns and cities, from small as in Downtown Misawa to huge in cities like Sendai and Akita. The best festival this year, however, was the one that Forrest’s daycare threw for the kids! Forrest was given a special outfit with his name on it, and when he came there were 12 stations set up! Each station had a game or activity, that when completed, Forrest would get a stamp. Once he got all the stamps, he got a fun prize. The games and activities all had little prizes too. Forrest had a field day!

Forrest Took His First Step

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Mom came to Japan for Forrest’s first birthday and was able to stay for a while. During her time, she spent a lot of time working with Forrest to help him learn to walk. After a short time with his dadimaa, he picked it up! This video was the third take, and to be honest, I didn’t expect to actually capture his first step!

Forrest’s First Birthday

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For Forrest’s first birthday, Leanne planned an amazing “forest” themed birthday! She home-made a cake shaped like a log with wood bark and everything, topped with woodland animals. We invited all the neighborhood kids, made a lot of food, and set up a huge bounce house!

All the neighborhood kids wanted to feed Forrest.
Leanne did an amazing job with this cake.
He ate his whole cake!

After the party (and a nap), Forrest opened all his gifts.

Forrest Chooses A Starter Pokémon

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There comes a time in every child’s life when he must choose his starter Pokémon. These are Squirtle, a water-type Pokémon, Bulbasaur, a grass-type Pokémon,  and Charmander, a fire-type Pokémon. My starter was Squirtle and Leanne’s was Charmander. Who will Forrest choose??

Of course, we think it’ll be Bulbasaur because, well, he’s Forrest The time has come Forrest! Choose your path!

He chose… Charmander!