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The Kappa In Japanese Folklore

  • Kappas are legendary creatures that inhabit the rivers and waterways of Japan. They have beaked noses, shells on their back and a depression on their heads that holds water. Kappa are mischievous troublemakers. Their pranks range from the relatively innocent, such as loudly passing gas or looking up women's kimonos, to the more troublesome such as drowning swimmers and eating children. They feed on their victims by sucking their liver though their anus. They love cucumbers and if you write your name on a cucumber and throw it in the river, the kappa may be appeased by your gift and allow you to swim in peace.

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April 11, 2008

Etsy Gift Guide

I made it into the Etsy Gift Guide for baby--Etsy staff picks items to be included in the gift guides. I suspect finally taking some halfway decent pictures helped quite a bit in getting my item selected. It's the bonnet, top and bloomer set in the third row.

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Yesterday we received the rather sobering news that it's highly likely Ivy will need surgery. We'd been relieved that all her tests weren't showing abnormalities, other than the expected organ malrotation. But the pediatric surgeon is concerned she is experiencing adhesions due to her intestines not sitting in the abdomen properly--very common for people with an omphalocele. He'd like to perform a surgery that will arrange the intestines (that sounds like a strange phrase) in  a better position. The adhesions can develop into something quite serious, leading to portions of the GI tract needing to be removed, so it's important to get it taken care of. He's hoping to be able to use laparoscopic surgery to minimize her recovery, especially since her abdominal muscles are already compromised by the surgery she had at birth

I'm actually feeling pretty calm about this. I have an  tendency to get distraught and anxious over little things--but they are generally things I feel I have no control over, and no way of knowing what's going to happen. With this, there's a pretty clear cut plan to follow, we just need to do it. She has one more test at the end of April and depending on the results, she'll have the surgery some time after that.

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Amanda

Congrats on being in the etsy gift guide! And with two items, wow!

I'm sorry to hear that Ivy will need surgery. But hopefully it's pretty straightforward? It sounds like something that needs to be done, and you're right, no amount of your worrying is going to change anything. Do you think the end-of-April test might reverse the surgery decision?

Posted by: Amanda | April 11, 2008 at 02:05 PM

Ravenhill

I am so excited for you to be in the Etsy gift guide! That is so cool!!! (Hasn't happened to me yet...)

I hope that the surgery will go perfectly! It is so hard when your kids have health issues, one does tend to worry a bit.

Posted by: Ravenhill | April 13, 2008 at 04:52 AM

muralimanohar

Wow. Don't know whether to cheer or commiserate...both?? Congratulations on your Etsy feature, and fingers crossed for the rest!

Posted by: muralimanohar | April 13, 2008 at 07:14 AM

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