welcome simon!

In the wee hours of the morning, my friend Molly -- after long hours of labor -- gave birth to her second child, whom she, her husband Eric, and son Noah have given the name Simon.

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Here at our house we kept Molly, Eric, Noah, the home-birth team, and as-yet-unnamed Simon in our thoughts throughout yesterday. The candle burned strong and bright from the moment I heard from Molly her labor had commenced until right about the time Simon was born.

As I said on Twitter this morning:

welcome to the strange and wonderful world, simon child of molly and eric, sibling of noah. always look for the helpers - we'll be there!