"Postcards from Greg Hemmings #15" - Gotta Have Kaiya Now

May 12, 2009 – “Gotta Have Kaiya Now”

I am a lover of adventure, life and experience. My work as a filmmaker has allowed me to travel the world and have some of the most amazing experiences of my life on the road. The craziest journey that I have ever experienced started last night around 7:30pm. Jessica and I packed the Subaru for what was to be the shortest, but most important road trip of our lives, driving two kilometers from North Street to University Avenue to the IWK Childrens’ Hospital in Halifax. I had the honor to experience my daughter’s first breath of life early this morning after an intense few hours of labor. A new and far more relevant chapter in our lives has begun. Baby “Kaiya” has just entered a world where there are limitless possibilities, adventures, and love.

"Gotta Have Kaiya Now! - MY NEW BABY!!!"

April 22, 2009
“The best day and gift of my life”

This blog post needs not to be long winded, I just need to make the point that when you see your partner in life give birth to your child, you think nothing else but “wow”. When I say wow, I mean the ultimate, Holy of Holy “wows”. This is life’s revolution; a new creation, a new shining – SHINING – and brighter than bright star has appeared in the sky above the dancing Northern Lights. She is the most beautiful little angel. I only now understand how amazing my parents are for giving birth and raising me…my mom went through what my wife Jessica just went through. I am speechless and amazed. Baby Kaiya has arrived and has flipped my life around. I love love love love love love her. That magic moment went she took her first breath was like a lightening bolt. We are now three.

Kaiya (Japanese) – Forgiveness
Kaia (Hawaiian) – Ocean
Kaya (African / Rastafarian) – Enlightenment!!!
“Gotta have Kaya now, for the rain is falling (Bob Marley) – A Prophet

Jessica and I both know that Kaiya is going to be a Holy light to the world, she has already made a pretty bright impact.