What Day Care in Japan is Like for Us & Date Day Gone Wrong 😑 | Life in Japan VLOG

[@reinascully]

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[@nerdisaur]

I mean this is the best way possible, but airi looks like a baby but also an old man at the same time, it’s like my favourite baby phase 😂 like do you want a bottle or a nap in a rocking chair while nascar plays on tv 😂

[@reinascully]

no I absolutely agree

[@lynnlai9968]

Airi's voice is so cute! Hearing her talk just melts my heart!

[@AttackRunRepeat]

So glad Airi was felling okay. As a parent I've learned fever severity is based on how the child feels while having it. An active fun loving kid with a fever is always better than a tired, wont eat or drink feverish kid.

[@peachemoji]

We’re going in for our IVF embryo transfer next week, so I’m mooching a bit of that fertility tree prayer you did for your friends.

[@sweetarchangel6748]

Been binge watching your videos from your 7month pregnancy - I took a break from social media for a while. Airi has gotten so big and speaks so well. She’s so cute 🥰 The fact that she knew that you could open up that katana was surprising. She’s a smart cookie. My daughter works in childcare and yeah, they are basically like petrie dishes of sickness.

[@MiaK_exe]

Airi is part tree?

[@juliagomez6915]

yes just like her mother who is part acorn

[@samtron5000]

When my son was a toddler I took him to jidoukan. It was a good place to make friends for the kids and you can meet other moms there. It’s basically the same people there every single time. They have normal meets and then they also have a special events too. At least at the one I took my son to it was kind of like a class part of the time. The moms would all go sit on the floor off to the side together and the kids would go play, and then the teachers would do songs with the kids, stuff like that. Anyway there has to be a jidoukan in your town even in inaka.

[@samtron5000]

Oh yeah and it’s free as long as you live there and are registered at the shiyakusho

[@samtron5000]

Also I swear hoikuen does that crap like they will say they have netsu but they’re fine.. so I go pick up took him home and then when I checked him it was like 37 which isn’t a freakin fever at all. And then nothing after that.. temp would be like 36.8 and normal. Like how the heck do they even know the baby to check the had a fever if they were totally fine? Idk lol it’s pretty sketch

[@reinascully]

We do have a jidoukan! But we also have a few kosodate shien centers where you can bring babies and toddlers to hang out (they do mommy and me exercises & book readings & season/holiday based activities!) The kosodate shien center is much closer to us so we used it often before going to the auxiliary daycare

[@reinascully]

@@samtron5000 So at our daycare place they check the kids' temperatures before lunch every single day, that just happens to be the routine for them. Maybe post-pandemic related measures, I really don't know. I feel you though! Literally no fever or anything at all after picking Airi up 😅

[@samtron5000]

@@reinascully yeah prolly right idk I had a lot of conspiracy theories back then about it lol but that was sooo long ago. It just seemed like at my son’s daycare they would call me saying he had a fever, I’d come and pick him up, get him home, he’s totally fine.. even worse they had a rule that if they got sent home with a fever you couldn’t come back for 24 hours (this was 2011-12).. I tried to work at an eikaiwa but they don’t like hiring moms for those reasons obviously.. finally I ended up getting a job I could take him to which had its own crappy challenges (train at rush hour with transfer at nishinippori m-f with tired toddler in stroller 😩) you guys are doing it the right way

[@joe3019772008]

Airi is getting so big. she's even starting to know words more. good work, you guys. glad to hear she is doing good. take care and god bless, dear friends.

[@Blade51]

I love Airi so much she is so cute ❤ I love hearing her switch back and forth between languages.❤

[@diabolistic]

watching Airi code switch is absolutely amazing. wishing you and the fam all the best in health and happiness.

[@JessinJapan]

Thank you for telling us about the tree in Hakone Jinja. My husband and I are going to visit it today to pray. We’ve been wanting a baby for a while now, and many doctors told me that it won’t happen. This gives us some hope. Thank you so much!

[@Nirknet]

Your bloopers are hillarious! And the "Airi is never getting into Harvard like this" . I think you made the perfect ending to the video.

[@Terr-E]

Airi is so adorable, I can't handle it!

[@moonray14]

Airi saying どうぞ was TOO CUTE 😍😍😍

[@reinascully]

We love her どうぞ’s too ✨💛

[@AxeloftheKey]

YOUR BABY IS SO CUTE

[@tracywu589]

Little ones will get fevers, it's part of growing up and building immunity also could be new teeth coming in. I have a 6 almost 7 year old, and as long as they are full of energy and eating, they will be fine. I still always freak out and worry each time. Always keep some fever reducer handy.

[@austinsadler]

Your daughter looks so much like you.

[@jlee4539]

Airi speaking is the cutest thing ever!

[@Yusukegirl]

I'm watching Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru (Run with the Wind) and this is just furthering my love for Hakone and wanting to visit! 😊

[@igmz777]

Airi is Groot. 😂

[@lestersy7067]

The Conan promotion is really specific to the bun version of the burger. You're looking to find 蘭姉ちゃん's hair style in the bun.

[@reinascully]

omg no way... so the bun has like... a dongle on it?

[@lestersy7067]

@@reinascully try getting one if you have the chance, but it's really just a small smooth bump on the bun 🤣. I was expecting it to be spikier.

[@dbwatx931]

And this is why small country side towns are dying in Japan! No services available for married people. Japan needs to update their archaic rules in order to keep up with the times. Geez.

[@reinascully]

EXACTLY!

[@Rachj23]

That’s funny, please give us an update on the baby tree wishing situation. Fingers crossed for your friend 🤞

[@littlefurnace]

Seems like a harsh way to let Mike know Airi's not his kid, but I guess KZbinrs are always just trying to keep the views up.... 🤣 It looks really beautiful in Japan at the moment, I so wish I could be there instead of in the UK 😋 it looks like you had a good day even if it was cut short. I'm glad, you guys deserve some happy times ❤

[@MrMobssss]

off topic but are you still working on mecha ude?

[@puchunful]

Airi is the cutest lil edamame. Allergies are very location-based for me. I can visit my in-laws and be fine but going home is a full sneeze-fest.

[@Erinswasteospace]

Haha I’m glad to know it’s not just my toddler constantly asking me to open things that do not open.

[@howardkurtus7069]

what a wholesome video

[@Iskelderon]

Crazy that the local regulations are still so archaic. It's not just about the care itself, but also about the environment for her to socialize with other children her age.

[@MxPotato84]

That curly hair of her’s!! 💜 I too love seaweed flavored potato snacks! I wish they are more common in my area of New York State. I don’t wanna spend soooo much money just to go to NYC just for seaweed potato snacks. Lol

[@chelseacarpenter2302]

I wonder if she's teething? My little one used to get random fevers when her teeth started to come in 23:37 "thats not how english works" when it in fact is how we would phrase it in English just has me dying 😂😂 Much love from Arizona 💜💜

[@reinascully]

she IS teething and it's been really gross / scary seeing her mouth suddenly full of teeth 😮 Like four sprouted at the same time! So you're probably right that these fevers are related to that 💀 and my english is flawless okay 😂💀😤💛

[@Akku8581]

Airi looks so much like you and is kawaiiiii

[@beehuts]

late comment but re: the allergies, it could be from a certain type of crop in the area or from pesticides. i dont have allergies when everyone else does but mine pop up when farmers are doing stuff in the walnut orchards and grape vineyards. harvest time is the worse when all of the dust is in the air 😞

[@marygee3981]

😊What a pretty baby!💕

[@watchere]

Hi Reina!

[@Jasiwardas]

Conan: When I ordered from the Mc Donalds app i could choose Conan stickers for free. Not with a happy meal, but just with the mobile order.

[@Sherman1fan]

Mcd's looks so good! Only until May 21 I think, go agin abdget the other Conan special. (Your ears and nose keep growing I think.) Your English (bloopers) is ok, could understand each way you tried.

[@meixingm]

Im really feelingntoir video. our kid is almost a year and no daycare. Both me and my husband are dying lol. Nursery at 2

[@sylvrstone]

Airi is friggan adorable

[@wraithofthedregs]

tell Mike I feel for him on the allergies, even worse I'm also sick with the flu so I really have that 1, 2, punch congestion rn lol

[@tfwordschannel]

Glad Airi is ok. She seems to be a happy kid otherwise. Hope the fever is gone and you two don't end up with one yourselves.

[@yugioht42]

Ripley’s museum has the African fertility statues that somehow work. You touch the statue of the gender and sign the book. You come back if you get pregnant and re-sign. It actually works. I do not know where they are at the moment but they are on the American continent somewhere.

[@meaganhartman4304]

Babies tend to spike random fevers. It's their immune system learning to deal with what is around them. ❤

[@z0phi3l]

Airi probably was a little extra active and that spiked her temps, if I'm a bit more active than normal I'll get hot and break out in a sweat, but if I'm like properly active doesn't happen, just weird like that

[@rickyricardo9710]

I think it either needs to be "Having just dropped off Airi at daycare, we're now headed to Hakone" or "After dropping off Airi at daycare, we're headed to Hakone" but the sentence sounds best flipped as "We're now headed to Hakone after just having dropped off Airi at daycare"

[@andersandersonn]

She isn’t getting into Harvard lol And the tree joke I love you and your family Reina!!❤

[@sutarikun]

Sounds like that Meitantei Conan McDonald's collaboration is more of a Mouri Kogorou collab!

[@sutarikun]

(Since it would be so much better if you were three sheets to the wind)

[@MeganSmithers]

i would kill for a bacon potato pie at american mcdonald’s 😭

[@reinascully]

It’s a yum yum

[@CoffeeMugTwentyFive]

so... im-plant-ation ? I'll go home now.

[@reinascully]

🏆

[@stefaniehase2448]

How can all day care facilities be completely full, if Japan‘s birth rate is declining so badly?😥

[@reinascully]

because no one pays the teachers enough 😭 and the city / government run daycare facilities are very strict about the teacher to toddler ratio so even if there are 7 facilities, they max out at approximately 16 toddlers per classroom and although our birthrate IS indeed declining rapidly, there just aren't enough teachers to accommodate the babies (again, completely different in the city!)

[@stefaniehase2448]

@@reinascully oh no, that’s a shame. 😭 I really hope you‘ll find a solition that makes everyone happy. 🩷

[@AylaWHM]

Airi is so cute I could die @_@ lol

[@thehsushoe]

It's funny how you keep questioning your English and MIke is there simplifying it. LMAO

[@reinascully]

I did it like three more times throughout the day and he gave up on me

[@Nynke_K]

​@@reinascully It should be EITHER having just dropped off OR after (just) dropping Airi off - but I can imagine the confusion!

[@emvons]

As a mom of two, sounds like she's teething. More indications could be really weird poopy diapers because of the enzyme released to soften the gums, drool, and slight runny nose. Glad she's feeling better though!

[@stephensommers4628]

These damn trees impregnating women and then not stepping up to be real fathers gets me so rilled up.

[@graefx]

That is a freaky powerful tree. After that many success, I'd be neurotic with the customs to not catch a stray

[@Ranken]

Whyd the thumbnail change? 😮

[@YinYang847]

If Harvard won’t accept Airi’s personal essay on Pikachu stationary, then they will truly be unworthy to lead students academically in the future

[@TheSpiderworks]

rright🤔 you touch the random tree that was fenced off not knowing it was a baby wishing tree Mighty suspicious😂😂😂😂😂

[@WarChortle]

The first thing I thought when I saw the thumbnail was "not that kind of wood". 😅 Sorry, I'm stupid.

[@findingpeacedailyfpd6064]

💜

[@riiiiin]

Wheeeeee 🎉

[@DJIdntkwtwict]

娘さんママと顔一緒♬ 可愛い

[@jaytillz2824]

Your dad is no longer living with you guys? That means he’s doing better?!!!

[@Sakana_Ren]

Tbh, ma-ko-ro-n sounds like macaron. However, it doesn't look like a macaron. *thinking*

[@reinascully]

I thought it was gonna be macaroony, too! but it wasn't at all 😬

[@purelitenite]

My wife and I made it a point to stay away from that tree

[@reinascully]

it's too powerful!

[@purelitenite]

@@reinascully And I am confident in my Jenga playing skills... but no need to tempt fate.

[@peteynum1]

I suppose it does have good wood, by the looks of things🙄

[@tamikash]

Daycare system in Japan doesn't really accommodate the lifestyle of working parents yet they wonder why ppl here aren't having kids.

[@andrearamsay9748]

When you did your DNA test, you wondered if anyone was 100% anything. Conan O'Brien, comedian, tested as 100% Irish. And BTW, both Alaska, where Inuits are, and Finland are adjacent to Russia, which probably explains why your ancestor thought there was some Russian in the ancestry.

[@j.r.s8737]

The tree is the father?????

[@zenmoonmaster]

If she was a year older I would suggest honey 🍯 it can help because it is a natural anti fungal

[@reinascully]

She's actually old enough for honey! We used it last time she got sick ☺ Excellent suggestion for babies older than 1

[@zenmoonmaster]

@@reinascully 💙

[@tubbymontana7090]

Can’t blame the sacred tree did you see what she was wearing jk jk 😂

[@Phantom0fTheRouter]

Have you established a Kaisha? Your Representative Director (KK) or Executive Manager (GK) should be able to fill out that "employment verification" paperwork for you. ;)

[@Immortalis7771]

Does this make you a tree hugger?

[@zenmoonmaster]

💙

[@scottspencer4603]

There are several ways you can handle this: You can hire a baby sitter while you and your husband are at work. You can be a stay at home mother for 5 years. Your husband can be a stay at home father for 5 years (Like John Lennon did for his son, Sean.) One of you can go to work for a place that has Day Care.

[@s.f.nightingale1735]

Or the system could improve!

[@DanteBogdan]

Better be careful with who you wish to have babies then.

[@kichan]

I wonder if she was just playing too hard and got worked up?

[@JessinJapan]

Thank you for telling us about the tree in Hakone Jinja. My husband and I are going to visit it today to pray. We’ve been wanting a baby for a while now, and many doctors told me that it won’t happen. This gives us some hope. Thank you so much!