Nathan joins the show!

Well, last Monday Magellan finally got himself borned, so we celebrated by changing his name to Nathan. He's quite a champion at all of his jobs--he eats, sleeps, poops, and entertains his sister, all with gusto. And he's a multi-tasker--he can entertain Rachel while doing any of his other jobs! (He can poop while doing just about anything else, too.) Our biggest challenge thus far has perhaps been to get her to give him some space while he's eating or sleeping. (Read: all the time!) She adores her baby brother and calls him "dis little guy" and showers him all day long with "nice little kisses on his very soft head."

Here's the first time Rachel asked to hold Nathan:

And one of the many, many kisses:

And us--a family of four!

Life is good. We are truly blessed. Welcome to our life with ducks, Baby Nathan! (New baby means more ducks, of course! More came in the mail just the other day--and you thought we were being whimsical when we named this blog!)