Julianisms

"darkalish" - kind of dark
and the related, "darkaler" - more dark

While Julian was eating ice cream:
Me to Julian, "can I have some?"
Mom, "you have to raise your hand."
Julian, "higher!"

At mealtimes:
Julian, "don't talk when you have food in your mouth!"
(We think he picked this one up at school).

Before bedtime, as I'm putting on his pajamas (spontaneously):
"Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Remember me."
(that one scared the heck out of me).

Movie Triple Feature

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children


Sin City


Kingdom of Heaven

Macho Man

During an unfortunate incident with a door, his poor little finger got squished. He didn't seem all that bothered by it (after the initial outpour of emotion), but his nail did eventually metamorph into something quite unnatural. I was wondering if it might not be a bad idea to take him to the doctor to get it checked out, but it seemed to be healing quite quickly on its own. And like I said, he didn't seem bothered by at all.

We kept our eye on it though, and it wasn't much later that I was witness to one of the most brutal things ever. I had noticed that the nail started sounding a bit "hollow", so I thought maybe instead of just healing, it would just fall off. Until, one day, I looked down to see him chewing on his nail--something he usually doesn't do--then he bit down, pulled really hard, and the nail popped right off! He just spit it out like a watermelon seed. Shivers ran down my spine. Viv didn't even want to look. Julian just gave out a bit of a yelp.

I rinsed his finger off, it did bleed a bit, but underneath there was a shiny new nail. A couple weeks later now, and it looks almost normal, even.

3-Way @ 1 Year & 11 Months

Big smile, another test.

3-Way @ 1 Year & 7 Months

3-Way @ 1 Year & 7 Months
Originally uploaded by Pay a bluish oak.

Has it really been that long? Yeah, there's a bit of a gap--but, you can find some here, http://photos.yahoo.com/pkobayashi

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Sittin' Pretty
Just loungin' around getting used to a new environment.
01:39 PM Dec 25, 2004

Unwrapping
When I get in the mood, I really get into the wrapping thing. Almost spoils the mood, seeing things torn apart.
12:59 AM Dec 25, 2004

Christmas
Preparing for the holiday festivities.
11:35 AM Dec 25, 2004

Pudge Ball
Quite the little butter-ball.
09:57 AM Dec 20, 2004

Slow Falls
Not quite a trip, but, he ends up on the floor. Conveniently on the soft spot, of course.
06:37 PM Dec 19, 2004

Mirrors
Not quite sure if he knows what he's seeing, but, he likes it.
01:28 PM Dec 19, 2004

Squeeze
Just makes you want to reach out and squeeze him, too.
11:11 AM Dec 19, 2004

Narcissism
Loves mirrors. And himself, apparantly.
08:27 PM Dec 17, 2004

Nine Month Checkup
He's been on the outside as long as he's been on the inside. Quite a milestone, it seems.
11:26 AM Dec 17, 2004

All Bundled Up
And, ready to go. Cutie pie.
09:45 AM Dec 15, 2004

Outdoors
Just loves the outdoors, can't wait to go.
04:21 PM Dec 12, 2004

Banana Nut Bread
Not the most pleasant looking, but, oh so delicious.
01:01 PM Dec 12, 2004

Fascination
Pointing just seems to come naturally.
11:04 AM Dec 12, 2004

Musical Babies
Infants just seem to have an affinity towards music, hence the musical toys.
10:57 AM Dec 12, 2004

All Pooped Out
Boundless bundles of energy, always willing to crawl the extra mile.
10:53 AM Dec 12, 2004

Christmas Ornaments
Hung them up for a more festive feel. Makes great Christmas cards, too.
10:52 AM Dec 12, 2004

Little Old Man
It's not enough that they're cute as can be, but, you have to dress them up to squeeze every last ounce of "cute" out of them.
10:14 AM Dec 12, 2004

The Dickens Festival
Took him to see the historic festivities. Fun was had by all.
02:52 PM Dec 11, 2004

The Highchair
A picture of his throne, from behind.
08:36 PM Dec 10, 2004

Curiosity
Kills the cat, but, consumes the child.
06:38 PM Dec 10, 2004

Lamb Chops
So wooly, yet so delicious.
06:38 PM Dec 10, 2004

Tables
Something so utilitarian, yet so alluring.
10:06 AM Dec 10, 2004

Strings
He Loves chewing on strings for some reason.
09:39 AM Dec 10, 2004

Soft Glow

The little ones, they can be so serene.

The Look

Little babies, they're not much to talk, but, they've still got a lot going on in there.

Shorts

No, those aren't really shorts, he's just got long legs!

Car Fire

Not quite what you expect to see, driving down the street.

Jury Duty

Finally got to serve on an actual jury. Of course, they don't let you take cameras into the court room, but, I did get the chance to ride the light rail for a week.