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Where did the time go? I already feel so old. I turned 4 months old on Monday. Just give me some quiet time.

What do i do next?

PS – I’m currently 14lbs 6oz and a bit over 25in long. Not too bad since I was 6lbs and 19in when I was born.

Wheee. otto continues to get older and they things he can do are even more amazing these days! He recently tried out his new bouncy chair. he doesn;t quite have he hang of it yet, although he can push his feet on the floor and go around in circles for a little while.

We went down to Portland over the weekend to see Rossi and Shenais & Spenser and Amy who were in town for the weekend. Otto and Quara got acquainted for the first time. It’s amazing the difference 6 weeks makes at this stage.

And of course, I’ve got to take the obligatory naked baby shots in order to have something to hold over him when he gets older.

A couple of weekends, we went and stayed at a friend’s cabin on vashon. As it happened, it was also Megan’s birthday. Chard created another in a series of masterpieces for dinner. An excellent beef tenderloin with homemade raviolis topped with shoestring leaks. Things threatened to fall apart at one point in the evening as the power decided to go out just as we were getting ready to boil the water for the raviolis. We were able to improvise and boil them on the propane grill. As always, many things contribute to me forgetting to take pictures of the items in the meal before they get eaten. Of course, I completely forgot to get the camera out in the morning when Chard created the eggs benedict the following morning.

The weather had threatened to rain the whole time we were there but the sunshine broke out for awhile during the day on Sunday. I’ve got a picture of sunset and one during the day. It’s nice to have this kind of paradise so close. If we hit the ferry right, it’s less than an hour from door to door.

Sigh. October rolls along. Otto gets bigger, makes crazy sounds. He likes to hold conversations with the things around him. Good quiet baby for the most part. Although he fights the night and tries to stay up as long as possible.

Megan, Otto, Scott, and Olivia made it down to Blue C Sushi the other day. Here’s to having a good time!

wheee. Here is a shot of an almost smile. If I would of taken the picture a fraction of a second a later I would have got the real deal. But use your imagination, it’s almost there!

The video has some changing table action. A little meep, meep, then a few smiles, a few more noises as poppa tries to tickle Otto, and then the sticking out of the tongue in the last 20 seconds.

Wheeeee! Babies!

I’m sure all Otto’s adoring fans have been clamoring for more! We reach the 12 week mark in his existence. Quite a lot of happenings in the past few weeks. First off, Otto would like to welcome the new additions in babydom since the last time you saw him – E & Sack got it done with Evelyn and most recently Damon & Nicole welcomed Margot. Otto continues to be one of the few boys in babyland.

Otto’s got smile to go around for everyone, everyone except the camera. He’s a little giggle monster when he’s wide awake. He doesn’t quite appreciate poppa trying to get him to play around on his stomach, However, it is starting to payoff as he can crane his head up and look all around.

I got to take a field trip out to the Cedar River last week. This where a majority of Seattle’s water comes from.

The first picture shows some salmon hanging out, waiting to make their moves.
Next, is the masonry pool.
Which is damned by the Masonry Dam.
Which is fed by Chester Morse Lake.
They all flow down Upper Cedar Falls.
And are all surround by trees.

We also took a stop by the fish passage and got to see some chinook, coho, and steelhead hanging out waiting to go up the pescalator. Which was installed as a part of Seattle’s Habitat Conservation Plan. If you can hold on (or fast forward) to the last 20 secs, it’s a salmon party!

it’s been a little while since i’ve posted any new pictures. I have a few but nothing really entertaining.
Attached are a video and a few action shots.

Overall, Otto is moving along nicely. Lots of random, varied noises escape his milk encrusted lips. His eyes dart around the room, trying to keep them securely fastened on momma’s every movement. Dad’s home all day on the weekends and throws everyone’s schedule out of whack. The pugs protect. The cats lounge. Otto takes his first airplane ride tomorrow to Sacramento to meet his 2 aunts and uncles and his cousin.

maybe you can tell, maybe you can’t. i haven’t decided whether or not i like it. it literally took me days to make the background appear like it was on the other site. i just couldn’t figure it out. of course, in the end, it was a matter of one line of code. firebug helped me visualize but i kept finding ways to change the wrong thing.

i updated from the original WP template – kubrick, to the newer one, K2. it has some interesting toys but i think i managed to capture most of the old site feel.

The last week and a half brought some new added excitement. A few more firsts were accomplished along the way. Otto went on his first ferry ride to Bainbridge Island to attend his first art opening for Karin Schminke. Pease also got his grubby little paws onto Otto on the ferry ride back. He experienced the true joy of a baby having a bowel movement!

Josie, Neel, and Rowan came over for dinner the following night. Tiberious considers himself a baby so he fir right in with the other two. Rowan is on the left, otto is in the middle.

Momma and Otto cuddling on the couch.

Anya and Axel had a party out on Lake Washington last weekend. Momma Pease was at it again. Also a nice full moon rising near dusk.

otto and i getting some quality time watching football together. He’s also giving me a few pointers on how to drink my beer.

after the morning game, we headed out to Deirdre and Patrick’s house on vashon. That was glorious. On the water, mid 70s. So close, yet so far.

Move forward another week. Otto appears to be able to focus on things a little farther out in his field of vision. Highlights for his week were a BBQ at Chard and Ang’s and then an afternoon at Bumbershoot. More cooing and strange odd noises. I’m trying to get him to work out by giving him some more tummy time. He’s ok with it for a little while, then he voices his displeasure. also an action shot of 1 Mr. Hodin. Tra la la, on with the images.

sweet sweet little otto is 6 weeks old today. nothing but loads of excitement. he’s had a few more firsts along the way. momma took him to happy hour last friday with diane and tiffany. otto got to go bowling with the cool kids on monday night. he;’s consistently getting into bath time these days, the water doesn’t bother him at all (the warm wash cloth on top and the warm water beneath don;t hurt things either.) a nice picture of momma and otto showing their displeasure with daddy taking too many pictures.

It’s always nice to get some action and some noise from the little baby. The first one is calm and in the crib. The second one is loud and at the bowling alley.

otto looks to finish out 5 weeks with a bang. he had a great time with gramma and grandpa miller. he’s finally taking on little piggy characteristics. eating at all hours of the day and supposedly moving beyond the 9lb. mark. otto got to go to mugger’s tiki party on sat. he’s making his wishes known a little more often. no pictures of this but we’ll get them, he had his first bath in a little tub the other day. he’s not 100% on people sponging water over his little butt. tra la la! enjoy. i know i am.

tra la la. been asked but haven’t done it. here are some suggestions for the fall. maybe i’ll go. maybe i’m old. for sure you will see me at the nov 6 king khan show.

Aug 30, Aug 31, Sept 1 Bumbershoot – not sure what day but go see the Sound of Young America and Human Giant Comedy shows if you can get in!

Sept 6 – TV on the Radio – Showbox

September 24 – Dr. Dog – Tractor Tavern – bad name good band

September 25 Mike Relm – Chop Suey – Great DJ and DVDJ – mixes classic dvd cuts to music.

October 3 – Dan le Sac Vs. Scroobius Pip – Chop Suey

October 17 – Sterolab – Showbox

October 18 – The Minus 5 – Tractor Tavern

October 28 – Roky Erickson $ The Black Angels – Showbox (stellyd is stoked about this one)

November 6 – King Khan and the Shrines – Chop Suey

November 19 – Of Montreal – Show Box

That is all for the moment. We’ll see what I can make it to. Most of them would be nice but Otto needs a good role model. wheeee!

I’ll update as I see fit.

more pictures! the last week and a half saw megan’s sister amy and her daughter cece depart back to Vermont. It was a good visit.

As always, lots of pictures of me. I need to get more shots of momma and Otto. I also need those elusive action shots of Otto. However, he’s not one to go along at the moment. He’s got a few modes of operation – eat, sleep, poop….. He definitely likes momma’s touch.

He’s still a little peanut but our rough estimations have him up in the mid-7s for weight. He’s getting pretty good at craning his neck around when he’s put in such a position. Megan’s got the baby bjorn working and takes him out for walks around the neighborhood during the day.

After 2 years of ignoring all Wordpress releases that have come out, I got adventurous and decided to upgrade from 2.0 -> 2.6. For some reason it was easier this time. Not really much crapped out, I lost my category tags for a while. But this blog allowed me to manually put them back into the database. I’m sure there are some nifty things I’ve been missing out on but nothing I can see right off the bat.

Anyway, if something screwy happens whil you are looking at the site, leave me a comment. I need the frustration!

some people pointed out that the wedding post about scott and diane had no pictures of scott and diane and no mention of diane. that should be taken care of with this post. we showed up at scott’s sunday afternoon, enjoyed a light breezy sunny day. some small talk and we were under way. as anyone knows a wedding with tim osumi is a wedding with words ( a wedding with words, who has ever heard of such a thing!) as always we were save from the terrorists and full of good humor. we had dual officiators form the Universal Life Church, which one i’m not quite sure, but I’m sure they are all good.

We were blessed with a quick exchange of vows. I think Tim was nervous, he couldn’t tell Diane and Scott apart. Witness a picture of the happy couple.

let’s thrown out another picture of otto with the three of us on the back porch

we drank some champagne and headed down the street to the local chinese place for some dinner. When we drove by it early – I thought for sure it was called the “Yummy Cake” restaurant. It would have been funnier if that was the case but alas. The food was quite tasty.

…and one final picture of the wedding party at the restaurant.

well, well, well… our good friend mr scott bellman was married this afternoon. good times were had by all. i present you with one image from today’s festivities.

edit, more picture fun

Another wonderful week of all things Otto. His stump fell off on Friday.

Sunday had us all going to see Sharon Jones at the Woodland Park Zoo. It was a little chilly and rain threatened most of the time we were there but it was still a relaxing afternoon to list to soul sister #1.

Amy and Cece arrived from Vermont on Wed. just in time for my birthday celebration.

two good scenes. clean diaper and full baby and happy momma.

and finally, party at axel and anya’s! brain’s dad is also in town for a spell. it’s been a while since someone has braided my beard

and here’s a movie of lucas doing a little dance.