My Dream Come True

Eoin laughs in a deep, full belly laugh that seems absurdly large coming from a three-month-old baby. The guests who have gathered at Erin’s home this evening for Eoin’s baby blessing ceremony find it impossible to resist tickling him and swinging him in the air, just for the reward of that unlikely sound. The adults admire the baby as the four older children—three daughters of guests and Erin’s older daughter, Aisling—play a loud and elaborate game of tag in the dining room. A plaster cast of Erin’s nine-month-pregnant belly is displayed in the living room near two large,