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happened to us in Anaheim twelve years ago was not an accident.

Hi Tess,
    On the morning of December 14th we welcomed Benjamin Sullivan Brewster to the world and our family.
    His arrival came off without a hitch and as with Caroline I was in the delivery room trying to help Maggie. This time I knew what to expect. As with Caroline, Maggie’s parents came up to help out and this time we had a guest room for them.
    I’m so excited to have a son. I absolutely adore my wonderful daughter but a son has just been a different experience for me. I can’t wait to teach him how to build things or how to ride a bike or throw a baseball. I’m so, so lucky to have such a beautiful family.
    There is nothing sweeter than watching Caroline with her baby brother and I’ve tried to capture everything on film. Ben seems to be a lot different than his sister was. He’s quieter, not as animated and much more serious. Now that we have two children I can’t imaginemy world without them. Nothing in my life can compare to being a Father.
    Business is going crazy. It seems like there’s another new company started almost every day. We’ve been looking into two, Sun Microsystems and Symantec. Sun was founded by three former Stanford students and is building a workstation combining a Unix Operating System and Motorola processors. Symantec is working on all sorts of artificial intelligence technology including databases. Those descriptions of what they do are directly from their Company materials and I’m glad you can’t ask me to explain them further. Obviously I need to do more homework.
    The latest “hot new technology” seems to be networking. Instead of connecting people we’re talking about connecting computers. At the end of June we heard a brilliant engineer at a Stanford conference talk about how one day everyone will be connected and eventually without any wires. I spoke with this engineer after his presentation and he’s scheduled to give a presentation at our office in September. What he talks about could be a game changer or as we call it up here a “paradigm shift.”
    Sometimes I have to pinch myself to believe how much money I’m making. I guess it’s about being in the right place at the right time. Also, the best decision I’ve ever made, besides marrying Maggie, was to get my MBA from Stanford. The connections and relationships I made at Stanford have opened and continue to open doors.
    Tess, I seem to be able to tell you things I can’t tell anyone else which becomes an even more bewildering thought since I still can’t explain our relationship. I don’t think intimacy can be one sided, can it?
    That last paragraph was a prelude to what I’m about to write. Maggie and I seem to have grown apart after the birth of Ben, much like we did after Caroline was born. I’ve done a little research and think it’s called postpartum depression. Normally Maggie is the sweetest most even tempered person I know. She usually has more energy than me, including sexual energy. She’s the wild child. Since Ben was born that’s all changed. She’s irritable, has irrational mood swings, no interest in sex and always seems to be tired. We’ve talked to our doctor who told us it’s not unusual for a woman to experience this after childbirth. I try to be patient and understanding because I know this is not my Maggie, but sometimes when I try to be sympathetic and helpful she’ll just snap at me and I withdraw to my cave and another glass of scotch. Hopefully this will pass soon.
    On a brighter note we’re giving both sets of parents a special Christmas gift this year, an all expense paid trip to Hawaii. They can go anytime after the first of the year. All they have to do is tell us when and what island(s) and we’ll make all the arrangements. Although our parents are good friends they’ll probably go separately since my folks like to hang out on the beach while Maggie’s parents golf and shop. They’ve done so much for both