What is “Deeder”?

Deeder was the name we called Julia while she was a fetus.

Where did the name Deeder come from?

Julia's uncle Nick started calling the fetus "deeder," which was a word he and his friends used to refer to something small. Don't ask me; I don't precisely understand it myself. But the name stuck.

Why can’t I ever see Julia on the DeederCam?

Partly because she's very mobile, so it's hard to keep her in one place to be viewed by the camera. We currently have the DeederCam in her room, so you might see her in her crib or playing by her bookshelf. But the camera we have requires a lot of light, so it's difficult to see anything while she's sleeping, which is unfortunately most of her on-camera time. We are investigating other options to increase Julia's availability on the DeederCam, aside from keeping her pinned up in her crib all day.

Faithful reader Ann Curry writes: “My Beta Test Page on the new DeederCam looks like pictures from a stem cell research line, very faint gray patterns, blotched together. Is this normal?”

Sadly, yes. We are working to solve the problem in hopes of replacing the stem cell photos with pictures of Julia, but for now this is what we seem to have. That’s why it’s a beta test — still a few bugs in the system.

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A leek is a member of the onion family, looking something like a giant scallion, with a white root and dark green leaves. You can find leeks in the produce aisle.

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