J & J did it. They beat us to the punch and brought a beautiful new life into the world - and we couldn't be happier for them. Carter M H was born around 5:30 am on May 6th, 2006 (five six oh six). It is awesome to see our best friends become parents for the first time. I already have a bundle of nieces and nephews to boot, but this experience was still a special one for me. It is hard to explain - my brothers are eight and ten years older than me, so while we all get along and have relationships that I consider to be tight in their own right, the baby of my friend is a type of life marker, telling me that another life stepping stone has arrived. And things are about to change in a big way. No more just bitching about S or J not wanting us to go out running or the convenient, "I gotta' get home man, S is mad enough at me for never being around..." Now, we enter the age of, "I need to take care of the kid," and eventually, "naw, sorry, can't do that, got a soccer/baseball/football game to go to..." Its not just about us - it'll be about someone else - and an important someone else.
They're nervous. They needn't be - they'll be awesome - and that is something Carter can bank on.
