And the small pool of Staeger names expands...

Not a lot of names in my family. We tend to go with tried-and-true names, on both the Staeger and Sayer sides. John, Jim, Tom, Ed, Bob/Rob. The girls have it easier, since there are so few of them, but sometimes even those names get a little extra action (hi Emma!). But some of the recent kids have been bringing a few new names into the mix, and we're very proud of them for that (D-Man!). They don't have any say in it, but we're proud of them anyway.

So it's with great happiness and pride that I announce a new name in the Staeger name pool: Benjamin Robert, attached to my brother Tom & Alison's branch of the family. Both Ben and Alison are doing great, Ben weighing in at 8 pounds 9 ounces since his debut at 9:02 this morning.

There's no word on how soon this new name will begin to replicate itself throughout our clan, but even money says that Tom & Al will be so happy with the name that they'll consider naming all subsequent children Benjamin Robert, regardless of gender.

So welcome, Ben! It's slobberin' time!

Rob

UPDATE: After all that, I do, actually, already have a second cousin named Ben. D'oh!

UPDATE 2: Turns out Ben weighs six pounds nine ounces. Not my fault—the daddy got it wrong when he told me.