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Mother and Child

Mother and Child
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Mochi Has Cancer

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Sadly, we just found out that our beloved Mochi has cancer. He’d been losing weight for weeks and then suddenly stopped eating. We were close to saying goodbye, but he’s now on prednisone to reduce pain and inflammation and most importantly he’s eating again--shrimp, clams, chicken liver, whatever he wants. Hopefully he’ll be around for a few more months. He’s such a fantastic, loving cat and so great for Max.
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Max, a Study in Purple and Green

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What happens when a 17-month old eats eggs and blueberry for breakfast.
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Max in the Studio

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Max on New Year's Day (Prospect Heights)

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We tried a restraining order, but he refused.
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Max Is Walking!

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After a couple of weeks of baby steps into our arms, Max is proudly walking everywhere, usually with his arms out in true take-me-to-your-leader zombie fashion
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Studio Shoot with Max to Celebrate His 1st Birthday

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A calm moment before the bubbles really made him hyper.
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Max is 1!

Max celebrated his birthday with a dip in the pool, a nap, and some banana bread cake with whipped cream on top.
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Max and Yours Truly

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In honor of Max’s 9-month b-day, I took some portraits of him. This is an outtake from the sweaty shoot, shot handheld at 24mm. Note: we are not totally nude.
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A Tale of Two Scabs

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Kelly and Julie’s scabbed knees.
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Elena Takeuchi, April 8, 2009, 5:24pm

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My brother Mark and his wife Hana’s baby girl Elena was born yesterday afternoon in Tokyo. Stats: 7lb 9.5 oz, 51cm long.
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Max Doing the Airplane

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"Blow Out," 2009

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Mixed media: poop smear on turtleneck onesie. Edition of 1.
© 2009 Max Miles Takeuchi
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Contact Sheet: A Photo a Day

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Unfortunately I didn’t think of this until Max was a few days old. But I took out my beautiful Leica M6 and shot a picture of him everyday--just about. 36 frames from about August 24th until mid October.
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Max's Eye and Mouth

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Max's Swirl

My father once said that a swirl of hair on a baby’s crown meant the baby would be intelligent...
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Max on the iPhone

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Max on my iPhone, seen through a glass of water.
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Max at 12 Weeks

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More on the way from our photoshoot to mark Max’s 12th week on earth.
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Max Dreaming an Obama Victory

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Max's First Election

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Smiles Galore

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More pix of Max here.
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A Smile Is on the Way

The first intentional smile is supposed to make its appearance at around 4 weeks. In my book, Max’s expression counts as a subtle smile.20080915_Max in the morning-24
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Max at Bedtime

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Max and His New Friend Wilza

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First History Lesson

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Father & Son by Julie

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Max Waking

A series of waking photos. A video of his expressions and contortions will be coming shortly.
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Max Snoozing

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Max at 13 Days

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Max's Eyes

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Max's Feet

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Max's First Outing

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We gave our little Yoda a chance to get aclimated in the car seat and he quickly fell asleep.
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All ready to go to the pediatrician. The appointment went well.
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Max's Placenta

After the baby’s born, the mother delivers the placenta. Often the butt of many gross jokes, the placenta is actually an amazing part of prenatal life. It forms the barrier between the mother and baby and allows nutrients to pass to the baby via the umbilical cord. In some cultures, the parents eat the placenta, aka placentophagy, after the baby’s born. We did not do that. We are freezing it, to either pulverize at some later date for medicine for Max (need to research this further), or to plant with a new tree somewhere outside of NYC. I guess my fascination with this organ comes from my father who probably would have loved these photographs. For placenta eating tips, go here, or for recipes check here.
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The baby’s side, above, with the umbilical cord.
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The mother’s side, which is attached to the uterus.
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Above, detail where the umbilical cord begins.
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Closeup of the umbilical cord, which I cut about forty-five minutes after Max was born. Shortly after that the placenta was delivered and put into a round Chinese food takeout container which we kept in the refrigerator until I took these pictures.
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Our Baby Boy: Max Miles Takeuchi, 8lb 14oz, 22 inches

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His was a water birth, at home in Brooklyn. Born auspiciously on 8-22-8 at 3:33pm. We’re still debating his name. Stay tuned for many more pictures...
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Waiting...

Two days past due...
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Montmartre by Night

Yours truly with Julie amid the mob of tourists searching for an authentic Moulin Rouge moment.
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Bird and Belly

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Julie's belly at 17 weeks.
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Santa Maria, Oso Flaco, Morro Bay

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