That was FAST!!!

The excellent niece is the beaming happy new mother of a healthy baby boy, after only 4 hours of labor. (*whew!*)

He's 5# 10 oz., 19" long. Big enough to go home with his mom and dad; they don't need to keep him at the hospital.

A wee tiny precious little kitten.

My own wonderful nephew is now, himself, an uncle. When I asked him how it feels, he said it feels pretty darn good.

While I was talking to kmom, telling her I'd just heard about the birth, she got a call on the other phone from my brother, the new grandad. He told her the baby had arrived, and she said I'd just told her. Then he held the phone up to the baby, who *talked* to kmom - now a great-grandma! She got to hear that baby hollering, and said he has a great pair of lungs.

We are all ecstatic here. This is just, just...it's the cat's meow.