As luck would have it, Kristyna and I were headed to Lafayette this weekend to pay a visit to my mom and my sister anyway… so when my sister, Mary, gave birth on Monday night, it was really great timing for us!

So on Saturday, we got to meet the precious, five day old, Ruth Elizabeth:

Isn’t she adorable? At five days, she’s mostly just eating and sleeping… ah, what a life. But she’s the cutest little thing, I can’t wait until she’s a little older and more active. Congrats Mary and Steve!!

As of last night, I am officially Uncle Dave, proud Uncle to Ruth Elizabeth, who clocks in at a hefty 8lbs. 12oz! I won’t get a chance to meet her until this weekend, but she and her mother (my sister) are doing fine.

There will be pictures. Oh, yes, there will.

My sister just enformed me that she starting a brood. In nine months, I will be Uncle Dave! Kristyna and I are considering spawning ourselves, but I don’t know if I could handle work, school and fatherhood. Although, as they say, if everyone waited until they were 100% ready to be parents, no one would ever breed.