We’ve had a good weekend in Chestertown.

It has been sunny in the bedroom. We’ve enjoyed long hours of sunshine and idyll, summed up nicely by these these flowers, sent to Robbi from my mom.

Kato is gradually opening his eyes and learning more about his new family. After a few days as our sole focus, he was surprised to learn that he will have to share attentions with a large blue dog.

And a large orange cat.

We took our first family car trip, making full use of the minivan for the first time. Robbi and I took a long moment to digest the abounding evidence of our arrival in multiple parenthood.

We took our first family trip to the post office. (Idiots’Books orders don’t stop coming when a new baby arrives, apparently.)

The differences between Alden and Kato are already clear. Alden was independent from the start. Kato likes to snuggle. Alden would never tolerate skin-to-skin basking. Kato seems to revel in it.

Our little man is a champion sleeper. Other than a few minutes of alertness here and there, he seems content to dream his life for now. Or at least to take things lying down.