New Stage

I met a new human last night. Seriously, and entirely new person. Ten new toes and and ten new fingers now exist in the world. Haley had her baby, Mary Ella, and they're both doing wonderfully. Mary Ella is adorable...warm, cuddly, and with a violent, if short, cry when you disrupt her beauty sleep.
So there's this little person, hanging out on my lap, looking up into the darkened room and trying to get her eyes to focus. What could she possibly be thinking about? Food, most likely. And probably not even as concrete a thought as that, but rather something along the lines of "that warm runny stuff." Hey, it isn't all cuteness.
The world has one more person. One more shot at breaking world records, curing cancer, and redesigning the hybrid car. Who will Mary Ella be? Her parents are both linked with the medical field, so maybe she'll go into nursing. Her mother is an amazing musician, so perhaps she'll create a band and be the next Miley Cirus... she's already got the baby-blanket wardrobe. Her daddy is amazing at his Sales position, so maybe she'll follow in that suit, sharing her already budding personality and happiness with the people she will meet. The point is, she can do anything. Starting today.