Julian Akira Whitfield: 8/27/11 - お食い初め Okuizome

"Okuizome" is a Japanese tradition that parents carry out on the 100th or 120th day after baby's birth. On this day special meal is prepared to cerebrate the baby's first eating of solid food. Julian can not actually eat the food yet, but by performing the ritual, we wish our child will always have good food in abundance and will never starve himself through out his life. Our family and friends got together for cerebrate Julian's Okuizome today!
お食い初めは、新生児の生後100日目（または110日目、120日目）に「一生涯、食べることに困らないように」との願いを込めて食事をする真似をさせる儀式です。

Daddy & Julian wore kimono for Okuizome ceremony!

Julian's great grandma (mommy's grandma) made
daddy's kimono by hand sewing.

Daddy's obi (belt for kimono) was Julian's grandpa's (mommy's dad).

How handsome they are in kimono!
ダディーとジュリアンはお食い初めのために着物を来てゲストをお出迎え。
ダディーの着物はジュリアンのひいおばあちゃんの手作り、帯はジュリアンのおじいちゃんからのお下がりです。２人とも着物がとってもお似合いです！

Japanese traditional lacquer tableware was gift from Ojii-chan & Setsuko-san
お食い初めの漆器はおじいちゃんと勢津子さんからのプレゼント。

Let's use Tiffany's baby table wear as well!
ちいちゃんに買ってもらったティファニーのベビー食器も使いましょう！

Julian is ready for Okuizome!

Julian is sitting high chair for the first time

ジュリアンは初めてハイチェアーに座ってお食事です。

Mommy tried her best to prepare the Japanese special meal for today!

Grilled Red-Snapper (鯛の尾頭付き), Handroll Sushi (手巻き寿司）with white tuna（白鮪), salmon (鮭), spicy tuna（鮪のスパイシーソース和え), imitation crab salad (蟹かまサラダ), ormlett (錦糸卵), Spam (スパム), fish eggs (トビコ), cucumber & octopus salad (たこの酢の物)、vegetables & chicken (お煮染め), clam soup (蛤のお吸い物), Redbean rice (お赤飯),
sour plum (梅干し）.....