<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[the feminist librarian]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://thefeministlibrarian.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Anna Clutterbuck-Cook]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefeministlibrarian.com/author/feministlib/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[welcome simon!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>In the wee hours of the morning, my friend Molly &#8212; after long hours of labor &#8212; <a href="http://www.firsttheegg.com/theres-a-brand-new-person-in-our-home/">gave birth to her second child</a>, whom she, her husband Eric, and son Noah have given the name Simon.</p>
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<p>Here at our house we kept Molly, Eric, Noah, the home-birth team, and as-yet-unnamed Simon in our thoughts throughout yesterday. The candle burned strong and bright from the moment I heard from Molly her labor had commenced until right about the time Simon was born.</p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear:both;text-align:left;">As I said on Twitter this morning:</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><p><span style="background-color:white;color:#333333;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:22px;line-height:28px;">welcome to the strange and wonderful world, simon child of molly and eric, sibling of noah. always look for the helpers &#8211; we&#8217;ll be there!</span></p></blockquote>
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