I’ve got a dozen nicknames that I respond to. Today, I just added one more*.

Meet Carden James, everybody. He arrived to this world sometime this afternoon weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces and he already loves his Aunt Julia so much, he’s got her red hair fuzz.

Carden James

Isn’t he beautiful? I have a theory that the stork has given up hope of my body producing red-headed babies (me too, storkie, me too) and is giving them away to all of my family and friends. No matter, I’m willing to share!

Congrats to my beautiful little sister, Laura and her husband Josh. Laura had the easiest pregnancy ever. No morning sickness. Able to going running every other day until right before he was born. 1.5 pounds of weight gain (only slightly kidding on that one!). I haven’t heard the details, but I’m assuming that it was the easiest delivery ever, as I got the call about Laura being in labor and the text that he was here only 10 minutes apart. Totally not fair.

I’m totally in love.

*I’ve been Aunt Julia to all of my friends’ kids, but this is the first time biologically.