CHUCK IN A BOX

Please meet young Master Aden

 Yes, yes, yes – Aden Parker was born at 12:14 AM on Sunday, December 21, 2008 just shy of his original expected due date of 12/26 or 12/27.  Aden is the son of a co-worker/friend or mine, Shannon, and her partner April (they are also neighbors of ours in ‘The ‘Burg’).  After talking to Shannon last night about natural childbirth (the way they chose to go) I have a new-found respect for what April went through – all I have to say is “WOW!”

I, of course, being the super emotional mess that I can be, got all watery eyed listening to how everything went – especially when hearing that April got to finish taking Aden out herself – I can only imagine how that would be an incredible bonding experience.  I told Keith I want a baby – I frequent the AdoptUSKids site on a regular basis as it is – and he proceeded to tell me that I couldn’t have one because I can barely clean the cat box – grrrrrrrrrr.  We have Ian, who I totally regard as my son, but I sometimes think I missed something not having him around until he was about 15 – yay the mouthy years of puberty and teenage angst – FUN!

Not to make the wee lad a political symbol or anything but, its little guys like Aden that make me realize just how important ‘our’ families are and how they are every bit as good and meaningful as any ‘traditional’ family.

I think I’m going to go meet him in person tonight!  I <3 babies!!