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.
a break from the babyness. more to resume shortly.
get your war on has been a fun strip for awhile, it started after 9/11 and runs in the stranger most weeks. well now, they had it animated by 23/6. good times. probably shouldn’t play it at work through your speakers, a little bit of the potty mouth. maybe go to the original link above. i had to cut a little bit to make it fit in my column width.
We purchased some vinyl jungle graphics from Blik (these linked are restickable) that you can place on the wall and move them around as much as you want. Otto is showing how frightened he is of the monkeys that are flying above his head. I hope he doesn’t get confused between the monkeys, lions, and pugs all around.
Wheee. It’s been a couple days since more pictures. I know everyone is waiting in anticipation. Otto has gotten out some more. He got to go down to Alki and have lunch at Cactus. He took a trip over to the house that Grandma and Grandpa Miller are staying at while we are here. Otto also got his first visit to Ang and Chard’s house last night. This afternoon he gets to go hear Sharon Jones for the second time. The first time he was only 6 weeks from conception. Other than that, he;s been doing the typical baby things - eating, sleeping, and pooping. He’s pretty good at all three things. Who knew having a baby would be this much fun! (Heh, listen to me talk after just 10 days.)
here are a few more pictures from the last couple of days. Along with a video of Otto kind of in action.
Otto got another trek into the wild. This time without the threat of a doctor’s visit over his head. A walk through Lincoln Park and a trip to the Nouveau Bakery. Megan’s moving a little faster and feeling better everyday. The stroller is a wee bit too big but he still straps in quite nicely. What a wonderfully overcast day for late July!
Mike and terry rolled into town today to meet little Otto. Originally, they plannes to be here a week or so before Megan’s due date so they could enjoy a little bit of achy and cranky Megan. Otto had other ideas. He wanted to make sure the Millers got a good welcome and decided to join the party. Not a whole lot of excitement today, just cooing at Otto, changing some diapers, and sitting on the back deck with Mike and Terry.
We have our obligatory momma and Otto picture. Then, the individual and the together pictures.
Otto has his first trip out and about town today. We had a visit with the doctor. He’s gained back a couple of ozs since we left the hospital, that’s good. He got poked again for the PKU test and for the jaundice test. he’d been okay when they did it at the hospital but they do them both again after a few days. His next doctor’s appointment is the 30th (whee - my birthday). Afterwards, we took him out for breakfast to see the sites of glorious downtown West Seattle. As always, Easy Street Cafe is the spot for a relaxing breakfast.
Ran a few other errands and then back home for some more relaxing around the house. Leave me alone with a camera and a cute baby and pictures are bound to happen. The fiirst one is a peaceful little state. The second one is to get more “me” in the picture and to continue to give reference for his little size. The third shows his breech action legs in motion.
Well, they let us escape the hospital on Saturday. We got home about 1-1.30 on Saturday. It was fairly relaxing. Unpacking all the stuff we took to the hospital. I think other than Megan’s toiletries and the Ipods, not much got used. Aaron, Chard, and Ang came over for a while to eat some pizza and sit on on the back porch. Along with Aaron came the pugs. There was a little bit of concern on what their reactions would be, but it turned out to be unfounded. Surprisingly, Delilah doesn’t like to bark at baby’s crying all that much. Like everything else in the house, a dropped shirt, blanket, or other article of clothing dropped on the floor will soon be a resting spot for Tiberious.
The first night went smoothly. I didn;t have to do much. Megan would feed Otto whenever she got up during the night. Delilah, like the good pug she is, would sit patiently and stare until Megan turned off the light and went back to bed.
The first loose cannon incident is out of the way. Otto hit himself more than me. I don;t know if this is most babies, but being a breech baby his legs aren’t used to laying flat, so they stick up in the air and flail all around, makes for an exciting time every time you take his diaper off.
I’ve included a few more pictures. Otto displaying his love for bowling. Megan has dubbed the outfit “The Turkey.” A nice picture of the pugs defending Otto from all evil. The last one is Megan and Otto relaxing in his room.
At July 17, 2008, 8.25 AM, Otto Miller Thorberg burst into the room. Making things brighter for all of those around. It was an interesting process to say the least. Water broke at 12.30 AM, we went to the hospital about 4 AM, Megan was getting ready to push at 7 AM. Dr. checked the baby one last time before the push and declared “That’s not it’s head!” He seems to have tricked us all these last few weeks. Breech baby here we come. The staff whisked her off to the operating room and out he popped at 8.25 AM. Long and lean - 6lbs 0.5ozs and 19 inches.
These are all photos from the operating room. Otto getting cleaned up and ready to perform. Momma and Otto. The happy family. Why are you looking at me?
A video of his first bath and a vocal chord display. The wash cloth doesn’t please him much.
Finally, a picture of me and Otto. I realized. I need to take more pictures of Megan and Otto. I focused a little too much on Otto yesterday. Granted, Megan took this one today. More as things transpire. Things are progressing well and we’ll most likely get to go home on Saturday.
A friend of ours has a nice view of Elliot bay in West Seattle. On the hillside above admiral on the east side of west seattle. We got a good view of Elliot Bay, Lake Union, and most of the fire works in the area. I’ve got to say - Elliot Bay fireworks are lame compared to Lake Union. A lot more creativity seems to be a part of the Lake Union fireworks. But it may just be as simple as the budget each one has to spend. A few fireworks were also lit off the side of the deck. Luckily Aaaron has 5 decks so the launchers were able to isolate themselves from the rest of us. I have difficulties taking pictures at night, mainly because I have a shaky hand and only an adequate camera.
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 blasted through town June 28th, The usually crowd - Jason, Pease, and a few Feldman’s - good times. Seun definitely has his father’s mannerisms and energy. A smaller venue might have been more fun - maybe the showbox instead of the moore - but still excellent. Lots of dancing and no encore. But the crowd was hooting and hollering for a good 15 minutes after the show trying to get them back on. But then we finally see the band memberes file up the aisles on the side- they wouldn;t be coming back.
and a few snippets of video to go with this.
Wheeee. This is happening on Saturday in Bremerton, WA. Just a ferry ride away from Seattle. I’m interested in finding a few people who might want to go over and watch the merry festivities and get drunk with me.
Check-in is early - between 10.00 and 11.45. Then 12-2 is the mustache categories. 2-4 the partial beard categories. 4-6 the beard categories. As you can see, i will be waiting around until the late afternoon. Megan may come over later in the afternoon.
Some info can be found here.
Hopefully this is a preview for my dominance in Anchorage in 2009.