When we found out that Eamonn was slated to arrive in February, I immediately thought about some key dates: Both of my maternal grandparents' birthdays, my paternal grandmother's birthday, Nicole's birthday and, of course Valentine's day... I mean, I thought it would be cool to have a son who was born on one of these days, but something even "awesome-er" happened. He was born on his own day: February 5th, the best possible day in February to be born, given our family situation. So what am I really talking about, here?
I am talking about an amazing pattern... See, my birthday is two days after my little brother's birthday. He's on the 23rd, and I am on the 25th of June. My mother and father also have birthdays on the 23rd and 25th of their respective months. Eerie, eh? So, when I meet Nicole and find out that she was born on February 3rd (2/3), I notice that there is a bit of a trend here... and then to have Eamonn on 2/5??!?!?! Well, I think it is a pretty nifty little koinky-dink, and it is something that Papa Taugher is going to geek-out on for the rest of his life... now, to complete the circle, I am thinking that Eamonn's little brother or sister should be born on June 23rd. That way the 23rd, paired with my 25th will mirror Nicole and Eamonn's 2/3 & 2/5.
The only bummer about this truly awesome circumstance is that, in Europe, Eamonn and Nicole have their birthdays on "5/2" and "3/2," which shoots holes in the scheme... thank goodness we don't live there.
PS: Sorry Dad, your 12th grandchild is not a triple-prime: 2/5/09
