Miracle of Life.

When the term miracle of life is said, what comes to mind? It's gotta be babies! Yup! I spent Thursday evening hanging out with Matt and his little one month and a half old baby, Delaney. Angie had an evening class so she was not at home. However, her parents were in town to visit. This was the first time I got to meet them. Nice, laid back people.

Earlier on, I had told Matt that he needed to make sure Delaney was awake. By the time I was at the house, she was sitting in this little rocking chair looking all content. Hey, life for a baby is really simple. All they do is eat, sleep and poop! It was really kind of neat seeing her in the rocker and she soon fell asleep for a short nap. What was really cute is seeing her try to stay awake and her eyes closing intermittently. Finally, she was out and had no care in the world.

I had asked Matt what time would she get up and he said whenever she was hungry. That would have been thirty minutes and almost like clockwork, she was up after her short nap. Babies have a way of telling you when they are hungry. She did not wail, but she's been known to do that. To see Matt and Delaney was sheer bliss. Talk about love in action. You can tell he loves her to death. Oh, I should mention that Delaney has this bright blue eyes and both Matt and Angie were blonde when they were kids. So, needless to say, this kid will be a gorgeous blonde and blue eyed kid! Matt and Angie will have their hands full once she's a teenager.

It was so enlightening seeing Matt as this new father. Here's this former jock acting all goo-goo-gaa-gaa over a kid. I guess that's what a kid does to you! It blows my mind why anyone would get married and not have kids. I know some of the reasons why couples choose not to, but still I just don't get it. Raising a kid up in this world is not an easy task yet at the same time, knowing that you're responsible for another human being is downright profound.

I told Matt that I'll come visit once a month. Just to see how much Delaney has grown in a month is utterly amazing. Babies truly grow at an unimaginable rate when they are that young. I'll attest to that. Next time I see her, she'll be able to see more clearly and hopefully react to this Asian guy! I can go on and on about kids so I should just stop here.