I am proud to announce that as of 12:48 PM PST, 16 August, Megan and I became the parents of Liam Alan O'Madadhain.

For those who want the stats: Liam weighed in at 3.6 kg (7 lbs. 15 oz.) and 51.5 cm (20 in.). Dark hair. Somewhat prominent ears.

For those who want pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/joshua.omadadhain/August2010#

For those who want name etymologies: Liam is an Irish Gaelic name meaning "stalwart defender", and Alan is a Breton name which may mean either "little rock" or "handsome".

Both mother and son are doing fine; we'll likely be heading home from the hospital Wednesday or Thursday. The other kids have visited twice (Megan's mom is looking after them while we're here), and they seem pretty excited about the whole thing.

I found out today that two of my friends have given birth in the last week and a half. No real surprise in either case, but not including Megan herself, 3 out of 4 women in our wedding party have now given birth to their first child this year, each of them a boy. (Plus one cousin of Megan, ditto.)

(And for the first time it's occurred to me that these latest two children were born a bit more than 9 months after Corwin was. Hmm...)

Something in the water, maybe?