Congrats Ryan and Jill

It's gotten a little less fanfare than some other pregnancies lately, but this one is way more important to me. Ryan and Jill just had their baby, Kalea (Ka-lay-a) Faye Leighton. The baby is seven pounds fifteen ounces (not 17 as Ryan first reported!). Thanks to modern technology I have a picture that Ryan texted me. It might be the cutest baby ever. I look forward to seeing the new family.



Ryan and Jill are actually the first friends of mine to have a kid. Considering I'm 27 that seems fairly remarkable. I will leave it to the social commentators to tell us what that means. Of course, given my history (8 years of dating anyone?) it's no surprise that I think the patience and restraint shown by friends is impressive. Or perhaps that Christian Sexuality class at Bishop O'Dowd freshman year just really had an impact on us all. Leave it to my Catholic high school to teach sex ed the year before they taught their Christian Morality class. Whatever the case, perhaps the young Miss Palin would have been better off in a liberal religious school than abstinence only classes.

Anyways, I've digressed. The point of this post is great job Ryan and Jill. If the kid turns out half as good as you guys then the world will be a better place.