Daniel Peckham and Katie Peckham - photos, adventures, stories, trips, interests

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Back story: When Katie was born, there is a random photo of her dad holding up her placenta. (Don't worry: when other people see it, they are grossed out as much as you are.) So when Naomi was born, and the family came in the delivery room to meet her, and Erica & Dad discovered someone had randomly shoved the placenta behind the door... they just had to repeat history.

SherTakahashi: My comment to Grandpa Grider was they forgot to put it away.

Emily: Oh wow - I bet someone was in trouble when they found it later! Those things are "medical waste"! :)

Katie: With the curtain there, it looks like this is the remains of the last patient :)

Katie: Side note: In the original placenta pic, Dad is holding up the placenta in his bare hands, so this one's a bit tamer... ;)

Kevin Matsumoto: Looks like steak marinating in Teriakki sauce....LOL

Katie: I'm so glad Erica was there through the labor too! Even with a 9-month-old of her own, she drove all the way up to LA and cheered me on through the tough part. (And then stayed around afterwards to help us figure out breastfeeding! Sure is great to have a postpartum nurse for a sister...) Love you E!

Katie and Hilary, the midwife who not only supervised Katie's entire pregnancy, but was actually there to deliver Naomi! This was a surprising blessing because there are dozens of MD's and midwives who rotate in at the hospital, and it is not all that common for the person who saw you through your pregnancy to actually deliver your baby.

SherTakahashi: Thank you Hilary...God bless you.

Emily: She was one cool midwife. I'm referring any Kaiser patients I know to her.

Melissa Sturgeon: Congrats and wow you are lucky! I ended up with 2 midwives I had never met who delivered Caden because they were changing shifts just as I was 10cm and ready to push. But it turned out just fine. They didn't do much anyways. Andrew and I did all the work until the 20 minutes of pushing at the very end and the stitching part.

Katie: Melissa - I'm glad it turned out ok. I had a nurse shift change right as I began pushing, but it ended up being huge that I was able to have Hilary there the whole time, as her discernment in the delivery was crucial (and saved me from having a c-section!)

...and showed me how I should tie it as a harness to keep baby Peckham from wondering off a cliff or something. :)

Erica: A baby leash, that's awesome!

Katie: Inspired, of course, by Sweet Pea's Uncle Andy, and the the famous "PUT THAT KID ON A LEASH!!!" he earned so many years ago. :)

Mom Takahashi: That's ok, Andy - they said that about me too, when I was little. My brother, Phil said: "tie her up, Mom . . . I told you you should tie her up!"

This staircase inside the Vatican Museum was built so that horses could go up and down them. (For 100 points, can you find Daniel in this shot?)

John Moore: If you look at the round "knob" in the bottom middle of the frame and then look straight down (at approx 11:00 o'clock) Daniel is standing with his right hand on the banister - looking up and across the amazing staircase...looks like he has a dark colored strap on his right shoulder..

Joe: Um... U sure that's him?

Jordan: This is the side of the Taj Mahal where the kids in Slumdog Millionaire lived for a period of time...

This tray of aniseeds (smells like liquorice), sugar, and toothpicks was usually passed around at the end of the meal. You take equal amounts of the aniseeds & sugar in the palm of your hand, and then pop them into your mouth as an after-dinner mint. It was a great way to finish off a yummy Indian meal.

Joe: Also helps settle the stomach and aids in digestion, I've heard.

Jordan: its amazing!!! And yes Joe you're right

Aunt Erica: such a sweet face

Daniel: Must touch my cousin!

Aunt Erica: Must poke her eyes out!

Sarah: Mirren sleeps like this, too!! I call it her "I surrender" pose ;)

Daniel: Naomi likes her special macbook

Mom Peckham: Hi-tech baby!

Sher Takahashi: I'm jealous - Naomi already has her laptop . . . and I only have two breadboards!

Emily: Next she'll be stealing Daniel's camera...

Emily gave us both lessons in how to use her awesome baby slings.

Mom Takahashi: What is it about ALL moms when they are holding their babies - look at the eyes of these mommies - they just can't escape the glow . . .

Kirsten: Beautiful, baby-wearing mamas!!

Katie gets to rock climb again for the first time since being pregnant!

(anonymous): Amazing Mommy!

Daniel: Wait, why do we have so many photos of Lem?

Joe: You're the one that posted them. =)

Lem: Lem = Best

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What We've Been Up To

Joe & Jessica Wedding Portraits

Wed, Jul 8, 2009 - Thanks to Lem for taking most of these portraits of Joe & Jessica.

Joe & Jessica's Wedding

Tue, Jul 7, 2009 - I just posted a bunch more photos from Joe & Jessica's wedding, including the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, and reception

Joe's Bachelor Party

Mon, Jun 29, 2009 - Great times at port San Luis beach in Avila hanging out with Joe for his bachelor party. After enjoying tri-tip sandwiches, a short swim, and a bonfire, we headed to Sycamore hot springs for the rest of the evening.

Jessica's Graduation & Pinning Ceremony

Sun, May 24, 2009 - Congratulations to Jessica for graduating with honors and a nursing degree from Biola University. Thursday night was the pinning ceremony, and Saturday was graduation followed by a BBQ in the park to celebrate. A video of her pinning ceremony is embedded below the photos.

30th Birthday Celebrations

Sun, May 17, 2009 - Katie and I both turned 30 this month. We didn't have any big parties, but we did have some great times with both sides of the families to celebrate.

Daniel's Photo Blog

Mon, Apr 20, 2009 - I realized that not everyone who comes to our site knows that I've been posting a number of photos from my recent trip to Indonesia on FOCUS, my photo blog. Just thought I'd let you know in case you're interested in checking them out, since I haven't posted much here from the trip.

Tomohon Visit: Lokon & Bunaken

Sun, Mar 22, 2009 - I had a quick visit with my parents for a couple days en route to a different location within the country where I'm setting up some IT stuff. It was great to see them, and hike up Lokon volcano, and visit Bunaken for a little scuba diving. Also, be sure to check out the video I shot of Lokon volcano.

CES 2009

Mon, Jan 26, 2009 - A couple weekends ago I went to Vegas for the weekend with Josh & Rob to attend CES (the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow). It was a fun time hanging out and seeing lots of cool technology.

Christmas & Thanksgiving in San Diego 2008

Mon, Dec 29, 2008 - We enjoyed 2 recent visits to San Diego, for Thanksgiving and an early Christmas. Here are some photos from our time together, though I didn't get photos of everyone this time, unfortunately.

Seeing the Isslers

Mon, Dec 29, 2008 - We enjoyed hanging out with Dan & Christa Issler, and our cute god-daughter Kate. After giving Kate some presents at our house, we went to the zoo together.

Christmas in Corona & Skiing in Big Bear

Mon, Dec 29, 2008 - We celebrated Christmas with the Nystrom clan in Corona. As always, it was great to be with that side of the family. Then Joe, Jessica, Andy, and I went up to Big Bear for some cross-country skiing for 2 days. It was great fun to be in the snow, and learn a bit more cross-country skiing from Andy. We managed to lose one snow chain, and break the second, so we had to buy new chains while we were up there.

India Trip Highlights

Tue, Dec 2, 2008 - Highlights from my recent 2-week photojournalism trip to India. I tried to pick out a sampling of some of my favorite shots to share. Enjoy!

Baptism Photos

Thu, Nov 27, 2008 - Photos from the baptism Nov 2 at Blessed Sacrament Church. I left for India the day after I took these photos, so I didn't a chance to post them until today.

Nearby Fires Are Not Threatening Us...

Sat, Nov 15, 2008 - For family who is far away, you may hear about the fires that have been burning in Santa Barbara and Orange Counties. There is a fire in Brea area, which is the town right next to ours, east of the 57 Freeway (which is about 5 miles from our house). So I think a lot of the area along Brea Cyn Rd, where I bike, are burning. However, it sounds like when the fire jumped to the west side of the 57, firemen were able to put it out.

We are not very concerned at this point, as the fire would still have to travel several miles, and through city blocks (not brush) to reach us. But do please keep praying, as many people have lost their homes. Please pray especially for some of our relatives who live in Corona (where there is another fire), several families in our church, and Daniel's boss, who all live near fire areas. Here are some photos of the damage to a neighborhood and high school east of the 57 freeway, about 5 miles from our house.

Travel Blog for Daniel's Trip to India

Mon, Nov 3, 2008 - Daniel will try to update the travel blog as much as possible while on his trip to India.

Annual Halloween Party at the Nicks

Sun, Nov 2, 2008 - Katie and I enjoyed a fun time at the Nick's Halloween party, just like we did last year. Katie was a ghost, and I was a ghost chaser, which is a photographer that tries to photograph ghosts. Ironically, I didn't really take that many photos at the party. I guess because there weren't really any ghosts besides Katie. But we did have lots of dry ice again.

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