Our little guy is a month old today. We’re enjoying having Baby Brennan in our family (even though he seems to intentionally pee on his Daddy) and look forward to watching him grow and develop.

Brennan’s middle names are David and Ian. While his brother has a Shona middle name (he was conceived while we were living in Zimbabwe), we didn’t formally give Brennan a Shona name, as we wanted to honour our fathers this time. However, we did choose a Shona name for Brennan in memory of a little boy who was our neighbour in Harare. Tawanda was about four when we moved there, and was a frequent visitor to our home over the next few years. He was a quiet and gentle soul who always seemed to have a smile on his face. He passed away quite suddenly three years ago, and we miss him greatly. Tawanda means “We are many,” so it is also an appropriate name for Brennan, as we are now a family of four (not including the fish).

My co-workers held a lunch party this week to welcome Brennan, so it was nice to show him off at work.