Recently I became a father again to another beautiful daughter. Nothing is more amazing than bringing a new human you're responsible for into the world. Even though this is the second time around there are still new learnings. We quickly figured out that what worked our first daughter P doesn't necessarily work for our second daughter L. For example, P hated pacifiers. We tried them with P on a number of occassions, but she preferred to suck her thumb. L loves her paci. When she's fussy at night the paci soothes her. L also enjoys being rocked in a chair where P liked to be walked around (we would track the miles we walked inside each night!) Even though this is the second child the experience has been different and it's been fun to see how L is different from her sister.

An extra challenge with the second kid is that we're being sensitive to not disrupt some of the routine we had established with P. We don't want P to feel neglected, so we're continuing to do things like bringing her to music class at the library, walking to the farmer's market and bike rides for Stroopwafels at the coffee shop. P feels so much bigger now that L is here. She's not even two yet, but she already feels and acts like a full kid, which underscores how quickly kids grow up.

I'm so grateful for have P and L in my life. I'm looking forward to seeing them grow up and become their own people being present for every moment along the way.