two of my best friends became parents on saturday. it’s so weird. i can’t imagine how they feel with this new life that has become part of the family. from these two people, their love and commitment, a third person is created.

it was an amazing thing to visit them on sunday. it was kind of overwhelming, which i guess is a term i’ve been throwing around way too much lately. but it really was. it was incredible to see my friends, who i had seen the day before, holding their child. and everyone was healthy, and everyone was happy, and there was this child, not 24 hours old, in their arms. and i got to hold him, this tiny little person who had not been out in the world long enough to even have the earth rotate once on its axis. me, i’ve seen more than 12,000 revolutions. right now, raj is working on his 2nd.

and now that his existence has begun, time will tell what becomes of him. he has a great family, and probably couldn’t ask for better people to have as parents. the extended family are going to be and are capable of being very positive influences, as well. and us, their friends. 2 days old. a lifetime to go.