Some notes before I begin...

This log is being published on September 14th.

Since this is my first time running the remakes of P1 and P2, I took notes every day of the time and the event that happened with each Tamagotchi. I am interested in the similarities and differences as they grow. I am also tracking discipline and sickness through each stage. Discipline was a heavy factor for the original 1997's, so I feel like that is probably still very important.

I did not keep track of hearts, games played, food fed, and poo schedule. Regarding those things, I simply tried to be the best caretaker I possibly could be.

I did not do any research online about these two remakes (other than to look at different shell colors). It is far more fun just to enjoy them as they were meant to be enjoyed. That is how I did it in 1997, so that is what I am doing now.

It is a hot day today. Who am I kidding, it is a summer in Florida, it is always hot here. Sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy, always hot. Florida has two seasons: hot and hotter. We are in the Hotter season right now. We are also right in the middle of hurricane season. So far things are okay. :)

I got me a coffee. And two Tamagotchi right next to my cup. Today is the day. Dennis and I will be hatching! I look forward to this, it has been too long since I played with a Tamagotchi.

In case you did not read my previous log, about a week ago Dennis and I were talking and I saw his new Tamagotchi and I was so intrigued so I asked a load of questions - too many too fast I am sure! Dennis, who has a super huge heart, mailed me two of his special re-release Tamagotchi. He also sent me 2 new batteries and a beautiful card that his very talented mother made. I will cherish these forever. I have not been this excited about Tamagotchi in many years.. but here I am with two new Tamagotchi remakes!

The Yellow with Orange border and buttons is a 2017 P2 re-release in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original Tamagotchi. It was also the 20th anniversary of my website I just realized. However, as Dennis reminded me, Tamagotchi came out in 1996 in Japan so really it was celebrating the release of Tamagotchi in the United States. I am just thrilled that Bandai is celebrating the originals!

This Tama is a Japanese release - which I just love. There is just something about the Japanese versions that make me happy.

The second Tama that Dennis gave to me is the 2021 P1 Ice Cream Cone with light blue border and buttons. I love the creativity they put into this Tama, and the blue is my favorite shade of blue. I love all blues but sky blue is extra beautiful. There are many of these very creative shells Bandai released of the original P1 & P2. So many I want to buy, really if I could I would buy them all! The urge is real, but my bank account says no sadly.

I may not be a rich person in money, but I feel rich in my heart with the love of friends.

Dennis and I got on live video to hatch our Tama's together. Dennis hatched a P2, beautiful blue with lightening bolts and yellow buttons. I hatched both of my little guys. We did this at 4:43pm my time, 6:13 his time (if my memory is correct here). We both took care of our Tama's during the ShiroBabitchi/Babitchi stages while chatting. Cay, my roommate and soul sister, joined in with us.

Dennis let me know that even though I should avoid snacks during all other stages, during the Babitchi and ShiroBabitchi stages it is okay to feed snacks instead of playing the game. I am happy with that because it is very difficult to keep the happy hearts full during that initial stage.

We had a great time! I have not had such a fun video chat in a long while! Dennis is a very intelligent and enjoyable person to hang out with. Cay and I look forward to doing it again sometime!

Around 7ish that evening both of them beeped for discipline. They went to bed at 8pm. It feels good to have these little guys back in my life.

I had a doctor appointment very early in the morning so I paused my Tama's before I went to bed so I would not miss anything. I woke up much earlier than I needed at 430am. Cay got up shortly later and she had the flu and was very sick. So, I ended up rescheduling my appointment. I took an early nap on the couch because I could not operate on so few hours of sleep. I woke up and right away woke up my Tama buddies at 9:10am. So they only were paused for 10 minutes of their awake hours of the day.

From this point out there was this odd pattern of times that they called for attention. I will have to run them again to see if this is normal.

At 12:22 they both beeped for discipline. At 2:46 they both had the skull and both required two injections of medicine to feel better. At 7:22 that evening they asked for discipline again. That 22 after the hour came up twice. How very odd it felt, was it merely a coincidence?

They both went to bed promptly at 8pm.

Both of them bouncing babies woke up at 9:00am. I was hoping today they would change into teen characters.

The 22 minutes after the hour thing continued today. It just kinda cracked me up. At 10:22 both needed a discipline - this put both of their meters up to 100%. Dennis had told me there were multiple disciplines in this stage. So while the meter was full, they again asked for disciplines at 3:22pm, 4:22pm, and 7:22pm.

I had done well keeping them with me at all times, but on this day I had left them alone for at least 30 minutes.

Cay wanted to show me a butterfly we had never seen before in the backyard. I did not get a good enough look at them to identify him/her. A little boy Eastern Lubber Grasshopper also landed on the window to say "hello" to us. I love them so much, but I try not to keep boys and girls at the same time. Being that I currently have a big beautiful girl, Lady Long Legs, I picked him up for a minute then let him go about his way. Lady is somewhat possessive of my time, she loves sitting on my arm or shoulder - perched like a parrot!

I do not know if I missed anything at all with my Tama's in this time period. I kinda lose track of time when it comes to the little creatures of the world. They so fascinate me and I just love them so much.

Anyhow, a few minutes before 8pm, my P2 got sick. Just moments later, my P1 got sick. I quickly administered medicines and then they both went to bed right away.

Our yard is just filled with beautiful critters. Right now, as I type, I am hearing the Frog Song. The Frog Song is when hundreds of frogs are very actively making noises outside after it has rained. It sounds like singing in the early hours before sunrise in Florida. I had not heard about the Frog Song until I first moved here. Now it is the background music of my early mornings. From previous logs years ago you might think that I am still up from the night before. Those days are long gone though, I woke up at 5am this morning. It is not too unusual for me to be up around this time these days.

At 9am the babies woke up. Within 5 minutes I heard that ever familiar changing sound. That sound still gives me feelings of anticipation and excitement!

I looked on as my P2 became Tongaritchi - the healthy teen! I am on my way to Mimitchi. Or so I hoped! I tried not to get my hopes up because I have been told these Tama's tend to die early before the adult stage.

At 9:50am finally my P1 changed into Tamatchi! I do not know why the time gap between the two but I would not be surprised if I missed something the day before.

At 11:21 both of them required a discipline. They both were at 75% at this point.

Both of the Tama's were quiet for the rest of the day. I went through the day just playing games with them and feeding them as needed. I kept on top of things, so they did not even once call out for attention due to empty hearts. I really did not want them to pass away early.

Both P1 and P2 went to bed at 9pm this evening. Things felt good and hopeful!

My Tama buddies woke up at 9am.

This day was exhausting and painful for me. I have Lupus (SLE) and I spent the entire day going through a Lupus flare. It actually had begun yesterday evening. I watched movies and laid on the couch a whole lot. I just drank coffee and did the best I could to deal with it. I have intense pain in my joints, my hands and my knees especially. Also in the lower back, neck, and hips. I had strong bone pain, intense fatigue, and full body pains. It is hard to really put it into words what it is like to have Lupus. It can be different for each person.

I enjoyed having my Tama's for company during all of this. I sure have missed them.

Flares always intensify my already present and daily pains. I have several medical problems like carpal tunnel in my wrists. After years and years of being in front of a computer my hands are giving out on me. When I initially got here I used my computer but eventually I only did things online on my phone or tablet. That helped quite a bit with the wrist pain, but I am really slow at typing on my phone. Now that I am back to typing on my laptop, the pain is getting really bad again. I can only type so much in one sitting. I use a wrist brace and it helps a little.

While I want to write a couple of logs a month, that pain is why it's hard for me to do a bunch of logs per month. I need surgery on both of my wrists. I also need total knee replacement surgery on both of my knees. I seem to be collecting autoimmune diseases and medical problems, but that is part of life. I know we all deal with our things. The one thing I can say is, I try not to let these problems control my life. There are reasons to be happy and I am grateful for those everyday.

I am older now than I was when I first started this website. So, I guess I have different stories to tell now. I have lots of stories to tell from the years that are missing from the website. It will be fun to write about them as time goes on. Anyway...

Fortunately, the day was very easy going for my P1 and P2. They did not ask for discipline or anything else the rest of the day. So, today I just fed and played games all day with them. I again made extra sure not to let the hearts go empty. And of course, no snacks were fed.

They awoke at the usual time and then at 10:22 they both required a discipline. The trend continued on for my P1 Tama who needed discipline at 12:22pm - putting him at 100% discipline.

At 1:02 both Tama's had a skull and a poo, so they got medicine and cleaned up. They have only ever required 2 doses of meds for each skull event.

I seem to recall the 1997's sometimes needing 1 dose and most of the time needing 2. And very occasionally 3 doses of medication was needed. So that is different. My memory might be off on this though.

At 2:22 my P2 finally required a discipline and that put his meter up to 100%.

Sometime after this point Dennis let me know that his Tongaritchi had passed away. I am so so sad this happened. These remakes seem to be too sensitive at times! I was really hoping we would both get adults. He prefers the 1997 originals over these remakes. I hope we can hatch together again!

Later on that evening these cute little guys both went to bed at 9pm. I had good feelings about tomorrow. Time felt close! Soon I will hear the shimming change sound once again!

Dennis sent me video of his current Tama's which included Mimitchi on one of his connections. The animation is different and it just made me love him so much more! I had forgotten how fun the Connections are. I really need to give them another chance.

At 10am I heard that ever familiar sound and looked at my P1 to see... Mametchi!! Now there is a face I have not seen forever! Very very cool. I felt so overjoyed!

Around 1pm my P2 asked for discipline again, even though he was definitely already at 100%.

And Finally... at 2:06pm... Mimitchi is here!!! It is so sooo nice that he is here! I love this little guy, always have! It just makes my heart smile when I see him.

I breathed a big sigh of relief at this point. I had not been sure I would even get an adult on these remakes. Dennis's advice is the reason I got Mametchi and Mimitchi! I have him to thank for everything - the Tamagotchi themselves, the experience, the fun, and the successes. I especially appreciate him sending these 2 beautiful Tamagotchi. They are loved and cherished here. Dennis has relit the candle in my heart that is for Tamagotchi. I am so so grateful!

I have not taken any notes further after they changed into adults. At this point I am just continuing to take as good care as possible. I have not and will not be giving any snacks to the adult characters either. Snacks are unhealthy and in general they do not need snacks. They are happy and healthy with just regular food and games. I want Mimitchi and Mametchi to stay with me for as long as possible. I am just assuming the only way forward is to continue to treat them really well and never give snacks.

In terms of my logs going forward, I will be writing more and I will let you know how things are going with Mametchi and Mimitchi.

Other Notes and Thoughts...

To make this log, I took notes on a notepad and translated them into this log after they became adults. It is just what worked best for me. So, I am publishing this log in September, but I am keeping the date for when this log actually began (even though it was not published as I wrote it).

I did zero research on other people's experiences before I raised them. I did not want anything spoiled for me before experiencing it myself.

I did not keep track of hearts, games played, food fed, and poo schedule. Regarding those things, I simply tried to be the best caretaker possible. Other than one night overnight, I did not pause at all. They never went to bed with completely empty hearts. They never went to bed with poo by the bed either. I did have 1 or 2 times where the Tama beeped at me for having completely empty hearts during the day. I gave them medication at all of the times they asked for it. I do not think I missed any calls for attention.

I do not believe I missed any disciplines, but there sure were a lot of oddness with the discipline calls. Are the extra discipline calls made so you can be sure to fill up the meter in case you missed any of the previous discipline calls? Or are all of the disciplines required to get the best characters? If the discipline meter is the major determining factor for what characters you get, than this would make these guys a little easier than the 1997's in that the 1997's only give you a single chance to get each required discipline. On these remakes if I only fill up the meter to 100% and do not do any of the extra disciplines, will I get the middle character instead of the best character? I am very very curious how this all works with these extra disciplines. I believe in time I will figure it out. I am not going to search for the discipline info online, I would rather experience it.

Most importantly, I only gave snacks during the baby stage. I never ever ever gave a snack during all the other stages. Dennis told me not to feed any snacks and thus my Tama did not randomly die. So zero snacks at all during the main growth stages. And no snacks as adults either.

I looked a bit online about snacks after mine became adults. I found out that others had problems with snacks too. It would appear that any snacks fed at all, outside the baby stage (the first hour of play after hatching), gives the Tama a random chance of dying before reaching the adult stage. That is pretty extreme if you ask me, but alas that is okay with me. I have not played with Tamagotchi for a long time so I actually enjoy the games and it is easy to play with two Tama's at the same time.

I missed Mimitchi so much!

Today.. September 14, 2024

This is the part about me, if you are not interested in non-Tamagotchi stuff, no need to read further.

It took me longer to finish this log than expected. Life is always full of chaos, but sometimes it's good chaos. Many things have kept me very busy. One of which is caring for our elderly doggy.

Cay's dog Charlie is 19 years old. She is a Jack Russell. We have to take extra good care of her so she can be healthy. It is difficult to say the least. We thought she was going to pass away a few weeks ago, but Cay changed her diet, got her some medication, and things rapidly got better. In fact, she is starting to be more like herself again from years ago. And we are so happy to see the old Charlie come out of her shell sometimes. It's been more than 3 years since she has shown any real happiness.

You see, 3 years ago our sweet William passed away. He was a blue heeler. He had beautiful brindle black, white, and gray fur, a stubby L-shaped tail, and most of his left front leg was missing (and what was left also formed an L-shape). He was Charlie's best friend, she refused to be adopted without William coming along too.

As soon as I got here several years ago I fell in love with William. He was my soul doggy. He was also elderly. He became my buddy and in time I was able to bring the little puppy out in him. He wiggled on the grass, played, and smiled so wide. He never did that before I came here. We were the best of friends. We were all there for him until he passed away. I can't talk too much about him even now because it hurts so much. My heart still has a William shaped spot missing that can never be filled.

After he passed away, Cay, Charlie, and I mourned the loss of William. And Charlie became a whole other different person. William was her best friend too and after he was gone, she just was never the same doggy again. That is until recently, with her diet changed and some medication, she is doing so much better. Her tail wags occasionally now like it used to. She wants to get pets again, though before she didn't want to be touched after William left us. It is nice to see her come around, especially at this time in her life. It is great to see her start to show her happy self again.

Someday I will write more about William. He helped me heal some of the pain of previous years. I used to wake up so excited everyday just to see my buddy's ears pop up when he heard my voice. I miss him so dearly.

I am so glad to have Mimitchi back. I missed Tamagotchi more than I realized. I am also grateful to have my insect buddy Lady Long Legs. I call her Lady. She makes me smile every day. Not many people understand that grasshoppers are people too. My love of Tamagotchi always has tied into my love of natures little critters and animals.

Below is a picture of my big Lady. She clings to me like velcro all day every day. She is a great companion just like my Tama friends are, too.