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• In a 2nd consecutive cafe. We ate lunch in the first and Katie slept. Almost immediately after we left Katie awoke and demanded food #

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• Em taken ill in the night (chest pains). Spending today waiting for test results on a ward watching mum and baby try to sleep. #
• Em has a chest infection. She’s been given antibiotics and discharged. We’re about to go home. #
• Good to be back home (thanks for all the well wishes everyone). We’ve had dinner and next we all plan to get some sleep #

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• Katie is now officially heavier than when she was born. #

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• Evolving Competition with Microsoft
  Microsoft crushing competition has caused companies to evolve interesting defences (via Asa)
• Bubble 2.0
  Amusing YouTube Video (via Luis)
• DiSo
  The start of an open Facebook based on OpenID? (via Luis again)
• Aleutia E1:Tiny Linux PC that can run on Solar Power
  With this as well as the Chumby, the Asus EeePC and the OLPC there are some interesting form factors appearing.

In the hospital, when I was handed my daughter, I was incredibly tired. I was full of adrenalin and I was very concerned about the large amounts of blood continuing to pour out of my wife; I’d be lying if I said that I felt a joyous epiphany at that moment.

Days later and things have changed, there is something indescribable about holding your baby girl as she sleeps in your arms or, even more endearing, looks up at you with her big blue eyes. Katie is so vulnerable and trusting, she can sleep in positions that look amazingly uncomfortable. Sometimes, at the slightest disturbance, she will wake and strenuously demand to be fed. Other times, she seems to sleep through anything. As well as the joy and (surprising to me) calming influence holding Katie causes, in the background there is the knowledge that her existence charges me (and Em!) with a huge responsibility – but it’s a challenge that I’m looking forward to.

I’m sure that there will be tough times ahead but for the moment, while I’m spending my paternity leave with my nuclear family, everything is great in the world.