Katie Rose Swinging
Katie Rose Swinging, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose's core muscle strength has improved to the point that she can enjoy swinging. Today was the first time she was able…
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June 7, 2009
Katie’s PDA Has Gone Away
Katie's PDA Has Gone Away, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose turned one last week, and yesterday we brought her into the pediatric cardiology clinic at Children's Hospital, following up…
May 20, 2009
Happy Birthday, Katie Rose
First Birthday, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose was one year old today. Chronologically, that is. Meaning that she was literally born one year ago. Her "corrected" age, which is…
May 13, 2009
Kicking Up Her Heels
Katie Rose's chronological first birthday is fast approaching. Of course, she's not really a one year old. Her "corrected" age, as they say, is about eight months (this counts from…
May 6, 2009
Hello World
Lensbaby Baby, photo by Harold Davis. Dear World, My Dad likes to photograph me with all kinds of weird lenses, first the fisheye and now this Lensbaby Composer with a…
April 22, 2009
Working on Our Book
Working on Our Book, photo by Harold Davis. While Phyllis works on our book that is coming out next, The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing, to be published by Focal…
April 3, 2009
Little Madonna
Little Madonna, photo by Harold Davis. When Katie Rose gets sleepy, she gets very quiet and very still, as in this photo. Last week, Katie Rose had a nasty virus…
March 30, 2009
Clinic
We spent a day with Katie Rose at the Whitney Clinic for developmental followup at six months gestationally corrected. This was a tiring day for Katie (and for us), but…
March 9, 2009
Katie Rose Is Fine
Katie Rose in the Bath, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose is doing the normal baby things. She enjoys her bath. She weighes over fifteen pounds. She's gaining the strength…
February 26, 2009
Fisheye Family
Fisheye Family Katie, photo by Harold Davis. I sometimes enjoy the creative challenge of being constrained to a single lens, and it is certainly a challenge to create portraits with…
February 21, 2009
Katie Rose does not go gentle
Katie Rose does not go gentle into that good night. She never has. When they almost gave her up for dead at birth she fought her way to life. She…
February 7, 2009
Feeling Better
Feeling Better, photo by Harold Davis. It's great to have Katie Rose beginning to feel better after her recent cold. Thanks to everyone who asked after her!
February 3, 2009
Cold
Cold, photo by Harold Davis. This is Katie Rose's first cold, and it is not a pretty picture. Because of her damaged lungs (normal for a 24-week preemie who spent…
February 1, 2009
Tummy Tyme
Tummy Tyme, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose is learning to lift her head while she is on her tummy. She is helped in this endeavor by her mommy, and…
January 28, 2009
Written in Milk
Sharing, photo by Harold Davis. It's good to learn sharing early. When Katie Rose was in the NICU, Phyllis pumped large quantities of breast milk for her. The inventory far…
January 22, 2009
Dear President Obama
My eleven-year-old son Julian was given a fifth-grade school assignment to write a letter to President-elect Obama. Julian composed his letter on his own, and I'm reproducing it here with…
January 16, 2009
The Day My Daughter Was Born
Author's note: I wrote The Day My Daughter Was Born shortly after Katie Rose came home from the hospital, about three months after she was born. This is an account…
January 12, 2009
Catching Up with Katie Rose
Arrgh!, photo by Harold Davis. It's been fun having Katie Rose over the holidays. Each of the boys thinks she's his personal play thing, kind of like a stuffed animal…
December 29, 2008