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éamon is two weeks old today and weighing in at 8lbs 7 oz. he's gaining fast and getting pretty chubby. he's one content little guy.

one of the things that i've been noticing about other parents, now that i'm a parent myself, is that many folks (not all) seem to be under the impression that everyone else's parenting experience is or will be the same as theirs – for example, if their baby is a light sleeper, they assume my baby is a light sleeper. as a result, i'm hearing about all sorts of different stories that contradict each other. and more specifically, i'm hearing all sorts of advise/sympathy for scenarios that i don't find myself in. it makes sense really, because every baby is different (even from siblings) and every parent is different (even from baby to baby). i guess i'm just surprised that some folks are under the impression that what worked or didn't work for them would automatically be the case for us as well. thankfully, parenting (just like life in general) is full of different possibilities, which i like.

yesterday b, éamon and i took a road trip to westport for the afternoon. we walked around, got ice cream, sat in the park, window shopped, bought some fudge, then headed home. it was a really nice day for a drive, and éamon did so well in the car.

so far our transition from being a childless couple into being a trio has gone really smoothly. we feel like éamon has fit into our life together perfectly. someone commented to us the other day "life around your house must have really changed", and we were surprised to realize that we can't think of one single thing that is different than before. it's nice! we do have a really easy going baby, so i'm sure that's really helped.

and it calms me down.