Mary Katharine Ham Instagram – “Uhh, sorry I missed Christmas, guys. But I’m here for the big game!” Do not let this video fool you. It is actually a trick of the camera and birthing him required quite a bit more work than this. This is smoke and mirrors, entertainment! Welcome, Baby Cal! Born 1/6/23 five days past his due date and 11 days past any other kid I’ve had, (and posterior, no thank you!) throwing curves from Day One! He’s 8lb 5oz and a tall 22.5 in of mellow kiddo so far. His formal name is Caladin Jon. We both liked Cal but couldn’t land on a traditional formal version, so we borrowed this one from the hero one of my husband’s favorite novels, “The Way of Kings,” which also happens to be the audiobook our 1-yr-old uses as her white noise, so it gets a lot of rotation and has a lot of meaning in this family. Jon is my dad and brother’s name! Both names are unconventional and/or with unconventional spellings, sorry kid, but we think Cal will save him from a lifetime of spelling corrections. 😂 If not, builds character! Whole family is doing well, husband was an indispensable coach again this time for a tougher, longer birth, and the big sisters are adjusting to this strange creature called a brother. More pics to come!