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poko-chan is born!
paul and i are happy to announce our first-born son, elijah takumi.
he was born at 11:49am on friday, june 8th.
birth weight was 3320 grams (7 lbs 2 oz). he was 50 cm long (about 20″).
we are both healthy and doing well.
it’s already been 10 days since he was born. i’ve lost track of time. i can’t stop looking at him. i’m in euphoria.
i’ll write more about the birth and the baby in the next few days.
Tags: baby life, elijah, poko-chan, pregnant life
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- Name: Yuka Yamaguchi
- Location: Saskatoon
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June 18, 2007 at 7:16 am
Ayako
Hi, Yuka-san!!!
Congratulations on your new born baby!!! Oh, my God, He is so precious and cute!
I can’t wait to see you guys in Saskatoon.
I am leaving Toronto next Tuesday. I hope that I can see you while I am in Saskatoon.
As my sister said, the first months are pretty tough (You won’t get enough sleep and so on), so please take care of yourself!
See you soon. OMEDETO~☆
June 18, 2007 at 8:06 am
rafaela
Oh my, Yuka!!!!
Congratulations!
I’m so happy for all of you!
June 18, 2007 at 9:13 am
jackson
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
June 18, 2007 at 9:32 am
Ku
YAY! I said congrats on your flickr but he is so beautiful and tiny, amazing! I cannot wait to greet my son. This put a big smile on my face, take care. :D
June 18, 2007 at 9:56 am
Mayu
Wow, Elijah-kun looks already different from other pictures that I got! I understand why you can’t stop looking at him. I can’t wait to see you all in August.
Keep posting a lot of pictures please!!!
June 18, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Brendan
That’s great. His hands look strong!
June 18, 2007 at 7:01 pm
kat
Congrats Yuka and Paul!!! He’s gorgeous. Am so glad you are all safe and well and euphoric. Can’t wait to hear about the birth!!!
June 18, 2007 at 9:20 pm
waiwai
Congats Yuka :”> Elijah has definitely got your eyes (not sure about Paul as I have never seen his photo). He is really a handsome little boy!!! Well done!!!!
June 18, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Selfpartwo
Your best work yet!!
Cute kid. Elijah is a great name too.
When does he start drawing?
June 19, 2007 at 4:32 am
Murr
Beautiful! Wonderful! New person for the world.
June 19, 2007 at 11:33 am
Chester
Congratulations! I am glad for you!!
Your new family member is so cute!!! Hope he is healthy and fast-growing. ^o^
And don’t forget to take care yourself !!!!
June 20, 2007 at 12:57 am
Michelle
your boy is so cute ! I believe that he will become the one who is the most inportant in your life in the every following day!
June 21, 2007 at 2:49 am
もぽ
おめでとうございます。
ゆかさんもたくみ君も元気そうで何よりです。
June 21, 2007 at 9:06 am
amy
congratulations, yuka! although we don’t know you (i’m a friend of sadiqa’s) my husband and i have been anxiously awaiting the birth of poko-chan, now elijah. what a beautiful wonderful baby! we love thinking of the three of you in euphoria with each other.
June 25, 2007 at 4:41 pm
yukayamaguchi
i’m sorry for the late reply and thank you for your kind comments.
elijah is so happy to hear from all of you!
ayako san:
arigato~
yeah, i heard that the first month with a newborn baby is tough, but so far things are going smoothly and lovingly :)
rafaela:
thank you, rafaela :)
it is a human!! :D
jackson:
thank you!!
ku:
thank you!!
you put a big smile on our faces too :)
mayu chan:
arigato~
kawaii yone~ (nanchatte) elijah will be much taller like 183cm when you guys come to saskatoon in august :D
brendan:
thank you!
he’s got his daddy’s hands, i think - the pianist fingers.
kat:
thank you!
i’ll post the labor story as soon as i can. i wrote part one so far…
enjoy your baby’s kick!
waiwai:
thank you!
i think elijah has asian’s almond-shaped eyes, too :) other parts seem like his dad’s features - especially his skeptical facial expressions :D
selfpartwo:
thank you!
it took us a loooong time to decide the name, actually. glad you like it :)
i think he’s going to do some drawings tomorrow :D
murr:
thank you!
elijah is blushing :D
chester:
thank you!
he’s gulping down milk like a wild wolf.
michelle:
thank you!
i think so too. we just love him so badly :D
mobo:
arigatou gozaimasu.
we are doing really well :)
amy:
thank you!
oh~ sadiqa’s friend! thanks for following my blog - sweet :)
elijah is now two weeks old and he’s more aware of us, i think. he loves cuddling with us :)
June 25, 2007 at 9:05 pm
char
omedetou! sorry i am a bit late. chooooooooooooooooo kawaii~~~! \(^o^)/
June 26, 2007 at 1:57 am
ksklein
Congrats to elijah takumi! Glad both of you are well.
June 27, 2007 at 10:01 pm
suredo
Omedeto!!
Sugoi - I am so happy for you. My own baby boy was born a year ago… I can tell that you are going to savour your time together, so I need not send you that advice. I am always glad when someone mindful and creative becomes a parent - it’s so good for the baby and for the world.
Take good care…
June 28, 2007 at 8:04 am
xiaobaosg
Congrates to you~! :D
June 29, 2007 at 2:19 am
thalia
oh, yuka! congratulations! he’s so cute! sorry for being a little late. i had mine 8 days after elijah was born :)
June 29, 2007 at 11:26 pm
yukayamaguchi
char:
thank you so much :)
ksklein:
thank you so much :)
suredo:
thank you so much :)
i think i’ve learned what happiness means.
xiaobaosg:
thank you so much :)
thalia:
thank you so much :)
congrats to you!! i love your baby’s name - very pretty :)
enjoy the sweet moments.
July 3, 2007 at 1:28 am
Lap Lee
Hi, Yuka.
I’m Lap from HongKong,
i’ve got the chance of knowing you & your work
by reading a local magazine published here in my city.
I love your works so much, they’re so cute.
and we love your work, my friends, many of them.
Congrats to your new born baby,
may good health & neverending happiness be always with him.
and looking forward to more of your nice works.
=)
Cheers,
lap
July 14, 2007 at 11:23 am
yukayamaguchi
hello lap,
sorry for the late reply. thank you so much for your comment and encouragement :)
elijah is growing and changing everyday. he has started to make some sound recently.
July 24, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Master Sara
wow congratulations! He is beautiful and has the sweetest face!=) very lucky.
keep up the awesome artwork too.
July 29, 2007 at 11:54 pm
yukayamaguchi
hello master sara,
thank you :)
i discovered that a sling works perfectly when i do some drawing - i can put elijah in the sling and i can draw as i sneak a peek at elijah’s sleeping face :)