# 2026-01-18

## Family Update

**Critical corrections:**
- **Logan Sophia Kessler** - GIRL (not boy), born September 22, 2020
  - Now attending Green Hill Elementary School in Millbrae
  - Being a wonderful big sister: helps with diaper changes, sings lullabies, keeps pacifier in
  
- **Quinn Erika Kessler** - GIRL, born January 8, 2026
  - Just over a week old
  - Docile newborn, easy to calm, sleeping plenty
  
- **Martin's parents** (Ulrich & Simone Kessler)
  - Visiting from Görlitz, Germany
  - Here all of January 2026
  - Leaving in ~1 week
  - Helping with the newborn transition

## Anna's Birthday (Today)

**Gift idea:** Professional family photo session (pending Anna's approval)

**Other plans:**
- Update family wall photos (original ones from 2016/17 are dated)
- Looking forward to family vacations this year
- Looking forward to more complete family life

**Card drafted** for Anna - handwritten, German, sincere with playful humor

### Anna's Character & Parenting Style

**Personality:**
- **Neat freak** - everything must be orderly and clean
- **Risk-aware** - thinks about every possible risk before acting
- Contrast: Martin tends to act first, think later

**With Quinn (2nd child):**
- Still worries a lot (e.g., infection risk in first weeks)
- BUT: doesn't need to check every minute if baby is still alive
- More relaxed than with Logan as first-time parent

**With Logan (1st child):**
- Early days: constant anxiety, checking if baby was still alive every minute
- First-time parent anxiety was intense

## Context

Things are manageable with parents here, but will get trickier when they leave. Nonetheless, Martin is looking forward to this new chapter as a complete family of four.
