Hannah was born in Adachi-ku, Tokyo Japan at 7:54 AM on December 5, 2004. Her parents are Noriko Ishii and Daniel Page Schallau. Click on photos to enlarge.

This is Hannah and this is her story. She was born in Tokyo. The red dot is her home. Downtown is circled. "Hello Hannah. Happy Birthday! You're one minute old and very dirty!" She gets a quick cleaning and falls alseep for the first time. After 6 days of resting, she comes home to a nice view of...er.. ...well perhaps she can't see Mt Fuji yet. At nine days, she is alert. Very alert! And ready to meet her Japanese family. So we bundle her up in her new hooded bunting. But she has an accident and a quick change of clothes is needed. Ahhh. Much better... ...and we're off to grandma's place for New Years! 4 blocks away. She has a nice yard. "Hello Grandma." or "Konichiwa oba-chan. Genki desuka?" Everyone gets to hold Hannah. This is Noriko's younger sister. Everyone eats special new years food. Even the ancestors. After a long day, a nap in great grandma's arms before we go home. Back home, we set-up for our first family photo. First, Noriko and Hannah... ...and then me. Hannah's very tiny and fragile. Soon she'll be riding in a fancy bicycle seat. Note: windshield. And then riding a cool bus to nursery school. But for now, "Hannah, are you happy?" "No, I'm about to cry. And I'm tired and hungry!"