I’m 6 months old today!, originally uploaded by Janetterie.

And my favorite food is cardboard.

Julian Atticus Girod King, originally uploaded by GrahamKing.

Julian Atticus Girod King was born at home in Dogtown on Sunday 12th October 2008 at 3:57am, after a two day labor. He weighed 9 lb 4 ounces, and measured 22.5 inches. He looked surprised and let out a great holler. We were attended by our wonderful midwife Davi Kaur Khalsa and her assistant Jackie.
The next day Julian said his first word, a propos of nothing: ‘More’. He charmed his mother with a purr at his first feeding, and since then has been a very enthusiastic eater.

The future patter of little feet, originally uploaded by GrahamKing.

We’re having a baby! Janette is four months along, and we found out today it’s a boy. On this ultrasound you can see the aforementioned little feet.
The mother reports the baby is big and wiggly. The doctor says he has all the parts a baby needs.
Now we just have to decide whether the birth should be in a hospital or a birthing center, a bed or in water, Lamaz or Bradley method, with a doctor or a midwife, assisted by a doola or a hypnotist, or like, totally hopped up on the best drugs private medical insurance can buy. At all life’s stages, the consumer is king.