Clumpo

Newborns have a cuteness factor that makes you want to care for them. You are concerned for their well-being. Their huge eyes occasionally lock onto you, their fingers dance, and their face runs through a gamut of expressions. Their cuteness is not to be confused with attractiveness, because newborns are ugly. If you don’t think…

I remember when Facebook was an enjoyable experience. Since 2006, it has morphed from an entertaining way of keeping in contact with people who you met at parties into a platform where people you knew from highschool post things that reinforce how they want the world to view them, or repost clickbait articles. “My husband…

We have just about 3 weeks left and Clumpo’s activeness has increased a lot recently. Clumpo has his head pointed down towards Yuki’s pelvis, and his knees and legs are able to fire upwards towards the top of her belly. The movements still seem random, but I tap on what I presume to be his…

I keep trying to figure out what influences the wiggles and jiggles of Clumpo. I hope that the movements are not random, nor would they be in reaction to discomfort. I want to place some degree of intelligence to Clumpo before he comes out and alternates between crying, pooping, and eating for the subsequent 2 months.…

I am starting work at Rakuten on March 2nd. My previous company’s CEO has a full-on meltdown when I told him that I was in the process of finding new work, and that is a story unto itself. My unused vacation days were applied towards me leaving early, and I am spending my time hanging…

Yuki and I met in Japan. The next place we got together was Hawaii. We couldn’t get flights that arrived on the same day, so I spent the night in the airport. Most of the airport is open-air, and quite comfortable, but there are no benches to sleep on. Any benches are either made out…

“Clumpo” was used as a way not to get attached to Clumpo in case he didn’t come to term. The first 3 months are a precarious time. Attaching a name to the little guy too quickly and then having the worst happen would make the situation more difficult to handle. So, we went with Clumpo,…

I caught a cold, and things got a little rough last night with the non-stop runny nose. I opted to sleep in the living room so I wouldn’t have Yuki breathing the same humid air as I was and potentially getting sick. Maybe a futile attempt, who knows. I got ready for work, thinking that…

Is absence of proof, proof in itself? I mean, is the inability to see a black and white dingdong proof that a dingdong doesn’t exist? I mean, Clumpo is likely female!   I am uncomfortable dressing Clumpo up in clothes that announce gender, such as pink bows or blue bowties. Yet at the same time,…

Tomorrow we determine the gender of Clumpo, but I think I am still going to be calling Clumpo “Clumpo” up until it is 2 weeks old. After 6 months, that has become the unofficial name, taking on an air of cuteness and projected personality. We are often using a Clumpo voice to personify what the…