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It occurred to us the other day that Lily was born exactly seven years after I proposed to Stephanie. That’s kind of neat.

Over the weekend I managed to get some photos of Lily up on the site. I will continue to add to this album through the rest of the calendar year, then will probably create additional albums each year going forward. That seems like a good enough way to keep things organized.

Baptism! Lily was baptized yesterday among family and friends. It was a short and sweet ceremony, and Steph and I were immensely happy to share it with loved ones. Many thanks to all who were able to attend. And apologies for the short notice – the Godparents are about to head out of town for a few weeks, and then we hit the chaos of Easter. If it hadn’t been yesterday, we’d be lingering around for a while.

Lily has turned out to be a moose! She went in for a weight check today and has gained a substantial amount of weight. Doc says there’s probably no need to supplement as long as she continues to eat and sleep well. Coincidentally, though, we had a very tough weekend with what appeared to be a stint of cluster feeding – but today’s reported weight gain has been a big morale boost for Steph.

With Lily now just over two weeks old, we’ve all begun to settle into a good routine. She’s still on a reasonably good three-hour schedule, but now that I’m back at work Stephanie is shouldering the bulk of the late-night feedings and changings. It’s tough, but manageable – I’ve come home to smiles so far this week! Lily also just had her two-week checkup and made it through with flying colors. We wacky first-time parents came to the pediatrician armed with a big list of questions and concerns – all of which were patiently and carefully considered before receiving the old “it’s normal, don’t worry”. She could stand to gain a bit more weight, but both she and mom are working hard together – we’ll see if we need to start supplementing in the coming days.

A little tech news: Lily now has her own email address (her first name in all lowercase @teamahearn.com), and we’ve already put it to use by moving leftover items from our baby registries to her very own Amazon wishlist! Nerds, I know. More on this in a few months when Christmas rolls around. But feel free to send her an email – it goes right to Stephanie for now, who will save everything for posterity [and hilarity]. I don’t know – maybe we’ll wait and break them out when she starts dating.

And finally some website news: first, I’m still working on getting a batch of baby photos up on the site. I haven’t forgotten, but .. you know .. not much free time these days. Second, if you’re a faithful RSS subscriber, I’ve added a new feed for our books, music, and movies (see the sidebar to the right). The updates there used to be exciting and unique, but now are increasingly children-oriented. Anyways, the feed is there if you’re interested.

It’s been the longest and shortest seven days of our lives! We can’t begin to thank everyone for the incredible outpouring of love and support. Lily celebrated her one week “birthday” today by pushing several diapers to their very limits of containment. It was an eye-opening experience for daddy. Oh, and paternity leave comes to a chilling end next week, so start planning visits now – Steph will love the help!