December 26, 2007
Retro Sci Fi Kayleigh
Funny pic of Kayleigh peering through a piece of orange plastic on a toy tent.
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September 13, 2007
Kayleigh's First Steps!
Tags: babies | milestones | toddlers | walking
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September 4, 2007
Kayleigh Composes Her First Song
Tags: singing
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June 2, 2007
Happy Birthday Kayleigh!
I can't believe it's been a year since Kayleigh was born! Today we celebrated her first birthday by getting her a vegan cupcake. Why, you may ask? It's because babies can't eat anything with eggs in it, so their first birthday cake has to be vegan. The recipes we found online all sounded pretty crummy, so we got her a little vegan cupcake at the Silver Spring bakery Cakelove. It wasn't exactly birthday cake but she seemed pretty happy with it.
Happy birthday Kayleigh!
Tags: birthdays | Cakelove | cupcakes | Kayleigh Carvin
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June 1, 2007
The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Tomorrow is Kayleigh's first birthday, and what happy little one-year-old wouldn't be delighted with her very own 128-bit integer? I certainly can't think of any - except perhaps that suspicious-looking kid who hogs all the rubber balls at Gymboree. So I decided to take the plunge and get Kayleigh her very own integer:
39 83 49 F4 12 4E 36 B6 0A 49 A2 C7 08 A2 CB CA
Now please understand this number is hers and hers alone. None of you can have it. Yes, I'm talking about you. If you use it, share it, make t-shirts of it, make songs about it on YouTube, create a Flickr group about it, send it via Twitter or create a Facebook app about it, you will receive a take-down notice from my army of attorneys, not to mention a few sudden jabs from the voodoo doll of you I'll be giving to Kayleigh. She's currently going through a bit of a biting phase. That, and our cats might pounce on it.
Along with filling her with pride and joy over her father's good taste in birthday gifts, I'm hoping that her own integer will teach Kayleigh the importance of respect. Respecting rules, no matter how arbitrary. Respecting encryption keys, DRM and other tools that rightly prevent things from being free, even when such controls make no sense whatsoever. And respecting the simple truth that anything, including something as simple as a string of numbers, can be owned by someone and thus made inaccessible to everyone else.
Enjoy your integer, Kayleigh - you've earned it. And be sure none of your toddler friends ever get their grubby little hands on it - they can get their own integer - if their parents are as generous as I. Now blow out the candles and have some cake, sweetie. -daddy
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April 3, 2007
Swing Set
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December 6, 2006
Timber!
Kayleigh is learning to sit up on her own. This is what happens if you let her do it for more than 20 seconds straight. -andy
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Googoo Babies (Beta)
I made this shirt for Kayleigh earlier this year, but it's taken this long for her to grow into it. Hat tip to Eugene and Vonnie for inspiration. -andy
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October 23, 2006
Babytalk
At 4am this Saturday, Kayleigh started babbling to herself. She hasn't stopped since then.
I dare you to find two minutes of cuter footage on a video blog. I double dare you.
Tags: babies | cute | funny | kayleigh | video
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October 16, 2006
The Things I Do to Make Kayleigh Laugh
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October 15, 2006
The Good, the Bath and the Ugly
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October 7, 2006
Baby Blue
Susanne took this wonderful pic of Kayleigh last night. It's definitely one of my favorites so far.
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Waiting for Kayleigh to Say Something Notable
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October 1, 2006
The Wall That Separates Them
One of the most difficult aspects of coping with Dave's illness is the fact that he hasn't met Kayleigh yet. Since Kayleigh was born premature, we dreaded the thought of taking her on an airplane before she was at least six months old. And being wheelchair-band, Dave could not travel very easily, particularly on airplanes. Then came the move to DC, the job.... We always assumed we'd get to see him over the holidays.
Today's been a better day than yesterday for Dave.... His temperature and white count are down, while his lungs and kidneys seem to be working relatively better. He's awake for several hours a day, and can communicate by nodding or blinking his eyes. There is no doubt about his alertness; as long as his strength holds, he doesn't hesitate to respond to yes or no questions. Having said all that, the doctors have made it clear that it will take a miracle for his body to recover from the massive infection that's overtaken him.
I'm sitting here in the ICU waiting room with Kayleigh and Susanne's cousin Mike. The rest of the family is spending time with Dave while he sleeps. The waiting room, by coincidence, is adjacent to Dave's room. Sometimes when it's quiet in here I can hear Dave's music, particularly when his Parade of the Wedding Party - the orchestral version of the string quartet he composed for our wedding ceremony - reaches its crescendo. And sometimes when I'm visiting him, talking about his music, I can hear Kayleigh crying in the waiting room.
Because Kayleigh is so young, the doctors will not allow her in the ICU. And Dave is too weak to leave his room and visit her somewhere safe. Only a wall separates them, but I fear it may be a wall that wall never be breeched.
I would give anything for a sledgehammer. -andy
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August 29, 2006
Kayleigh & Susanne Are Ready to Move
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August 21, 2006
All Smiles
Hanging out with Kayleigh in Brookline this afternoon. She started smiling a couple of weeks ago.
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June 17, 2006
Hiccups
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June 16, 2006
Gesundheit!
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June 12, 2006
Fatherhood: 10 Days and Counting
So it's been 10 days since our little Kayleigh was born - life has been a total blur. Susanne and Kayleigh came home from the hospital last Wednesday, and it's been nonstop action ever since. Since she's got to start putting on some weight, her feedings have been almost constant, every two to three hours. Thankfully, Susanne's sister is in town helping out for the week, since I've been rendered useless by a very random case of strep throat.
Kayleigh's doing really great. Like most babies, she lost about 10% of her weight in the days following her birth. She's still not back up to 5 lbs, 12 oz, but hopefully she'll be there sometime later this week. Our biggest concern was a slight case of jaundice and her corresponding bilirubin levels. I'd never even heard of bilirubin until last week. For the first few days I just kept wondering, "Who the heck is Billy Rubin?" - until someone explained to me it was a substance that occurs when red blood cells break down. For a few days, her bilirubin levels were creeping up, to the point that Susanne promised Kayleigh that they'd collectively "kick Billy Rubin's ass." The best way to get Kayleigh's bilirubin level down was to get her to eat more. Unfortunately, preemies don't always know how to breastfeed very well, so it took her a few days to get the hang of it. Combined with a bit of bottle feeding and a lot of sleepless hours on Susanne's part, Kayleigh's gaining weight and Billy Rubin, the sucka he is, is running for the hills. Because of this, we won't have to make any more daily trips back to the NICU ward and the pediatrician's office.
Meanwhile, one of the biggest challenges we had assumed would be waiting for us at home has amounted to nothing. We were worried that our two cats, Winston and Dizzy, would have a hard time adjusting to Kayleigh. Man, we called that one wrong. When we brought her home, we placed her car seat on the floor so the boys could give her a good sniff - with careful supervision on our part, of course. Dizzy approached cautiously, treated her with some suspicion, and left the room. Winston sniffed her foot, shrugged, and sat down on the carpet a few feet away from her. And that's been about it. Occasionally the boys will come over and watch her from across the the room; sometimes they even sit below her crib. They seem to recognize that she's now a member of the family and isn't a threat to their supply of food, water or treats. Winston actually seems almost protective of her, which seems to be a really good sign.
Kayleigh takes a nap as Winston guards over her.
So that's about it for now. Susanne's nursing Kayleigh while I'm nursing my throat. Can't wait to get healthy so I can hold Kayleigh again. As for those diapers, though, they can wait a little longer. -andy
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June 3, 2006
Kayleigh's First Day
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The Birth of Kayleigh
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It's a Girl!!!!!
Introducing Kayleigh India Carvin!
Five pounds, 12 ounces, born at 10:34pm ET on Friday, June 2, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts.
More videos to come soon - as soon as we can get a bit of sleep first.
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