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title: Party of Four
date: 2020-10-06T21:09:50Z
modified: 2020-10-06T21:09:50Z
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  - Personal
timestamp: 2020-10-06T21:09:50Z
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  - Personal
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My toddler likes to yell “incoming!” as she charges into a room or throws stuffed animals off the landing of our staircase (except she pronounces it “win-coming,” and we enjoy her version so much that no one is allowed to correct her.) All of which is to say:

**Win-coming!**

Our family is welcoming a little guy in December. [Devin](https://twitter.com/devinreams/) and I are thrilled to have this spark of hope and joy in what has otherwise been a long and challenging year.

My timeline for maternity leave may adjust based on overall public health conditions – both before delivery and as we evaluate the safety of childcare options next spring. In theory, however, I’m aiming for a leave that extends from Thanksgiving 2020 to March 2021.

Our growing family extends our love, gratitude, and good wishes to everyone reading this. Stay safe!

![Team Streams, party of 4](http://redmonk.com/rstephens/files/2020/10/IMG_3436-scaled.jpeg)