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Video Party

I actually have a ton more of these to put up … unfortunately you will have to wait.

People have been requesting proof that Noa can rollover. So here it is…

Noa’s Rollover #1 -VIDEO- Noa’s rollover #2 – VIDEO-

And this is proof that Noa loves me.

Noa Laughing – VIDEO –

Just so we’re clear…

…I am a photographic genius.

It’s that time of year again in Japan… Cherry Blossom (sakura) time… Yeah!!! emoticon

In the coming days expect a whole bunch of new photo albums with lots of pictures of David, Kiko, and Noa (.com). (and some cherry blossoms as well)

Also expect some interesting stories like the time Noa was kidnapped by a waitress at a Tonkatsu restaurant!!!

Here are some samples to re-assert just how brilliant of a photographer I am. (thanks matt, greg, and lee!)

Vaccinations in Japan

Well, it’s a little late, but this is a pretty important post.

Noa had his first in a series of shots to vaccinate him from the various diseases. I wish I could be a little more specific, but since everything is written in Kanji I can only make a guess at the BCG and Japanese influenza shots.

Now, i don’t know if you have ever met any real live Japanese people, but if you have you may have seen some funny little bumps on their arms. Two square boxes on their shoulder with a series of 10 circles in each box. When I was a high school student on exchange here in Japan I thought it was weird that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY FRIENDS has markings from those shots still visible on their arms.

As of today Noa has officially joined their ranks. Although he showed a little bit of discomfort, he was quite strong and didn’t freak out. The doctor warned us that most babies spazz out but Noa gave the doctor a big smile and only cried a little after receiving the vaccination. Everyone thought it was weird when I took pictures, but here goes:

We also had another very interesting develoment today. Noa decide that he enjoys sneezing. Yeah… what’s up with that? No idea. But Noa absolutely spazzes if you pretend to sneeze at him. He thinks its great and gives a full-out laugh. It is actually pretty cute so I caught it on video. Have a look!

NOA’S LAUGHING VIDEO

That is all. emoticon

2006 Coming of Age Ceremony

One of my biggest posts from last year (by biggest post I mean the one that drew the most traffic to davidandkiko.com as determined by Google) was my January post on Japan’s Coming of Age Ceremony. It was very strange, but I found the picture I had posted their linked to many many websites.

In January (while I was in Canada), my town, Chunan-cho (now merged to become Mannou-Cho) held it’s last Coming of Age Ceremony.

The second Monday in January is Coming of Age Day where all 20 year olds gather together in a ceremony held by the local governments around Japan to mark their passage into adult hood.

What makes this ceremony faily exciting is the huge number of young people you see wearing very elaborate kimonos wandering around the streets of Japan (young people wearing kimonos is not a common sight!) during the first half of January.

Here is the photo from Chunan-cho, 2006.

chunan-cho last seijinshiki.jpg

Noa’s friends (part 3)

These are some pictures of Noa and his friends. Some are from Canada, and some are with our good friend Marc who came to visit from canada. Enjoy!

(Good friends in Canada)

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Noa has just completed his first rollover! It involves a lot of burping and passed gas but he has been able to replicate it 3 times!

Congratulations Noa! $B4u6u$/$s!”$*$a$G$H$&!*(B

The Noa Update

Yet more complaints about my lack of pictures, and recently, my lack of updating you on Noa’s progress. Well, to keep it simple, Noa is doing fine. Actually, he is doing more than fine. Here is a list of some of Noa’s more recent accomplishments:

He can grab things.
He can put said grabbed things in his mouth.
He can propel himself around in a circle like homer using his fat.
He can ALMOST roll over. He gets 99.5% of the way and then falls back over in a fit of crying.

So basically, he is a genius. Like his dad.

Now before I go any further, let us get something straight. You need skype. GET IT NOW! It allows you to talk with people around the world for free using skype, or (even better) make calls out (or even take them in!) for a very cheap price. go spend the big bucks, buy a $5 mic, and add davidbennett1979 to your list. please. emoticon

Now, to take care of the picture part. Introducing the Noa picture extraveganza.

Happy Noa