Danielle's 2nd Day

 Danielle's first full day in the world, and she's making the most of it.  By that, I mean she's spending most of it sleeping & eating, which is probably how most of us would choose to spend the day if every material and emotional need was met by others.  

  We brought Caleb by yesterday evening to meet his baby sister.  (We'd been teaching him her name for the past few months, and he knew to point at Rachel's stomach when we asked him where his baby sister was.)  I'd love to say that there was a dramatic, magical moment when he gathered his baby sister into his arms and kissed her on the forehead.  In real life, he spent most of the time running around the hospital room proving the theory that hospital rooms are not designed for the safety or entertainment of two year olds.  If there are any germs in any place in this room, he found them.  He crawled up on the bed and looked at his baby sister, but the bathroom door captured his imagination much more deeply.  We'll bring him back tonight and hope for more progress!  We know this will be a gradual process, but hope to do everything we can to make a smooth transition from a family of three to a family of four.

  Also, I looked up September 5 to see who shared their birthday with Danielle.  This was a mistake, for curiosity led me to discover that Judge Judy and Kim Kardashian both share my own birthday.  The fact that Alfred Nobel shares it too only slightly redeems it.

  As for Danielle, she has pretty illustrious company, and not just King Louis IV of France.  Take a look at this list:

• Jesse James, the famed outlaw of the old West
• Bob Newhart, the comedian
• Arthur Nielson, founder of whatever it was that led to Nielson ratings, which always make us gasp in wonder at the number of people who actually watch Kim Kardashian do whatever it is that Kim Kardashian does
• Bill Mazeroski of World Series fame
• Raquel Welch from the pin-up Hall of Fame, best known to later generations as the mega-babe from the Shawshank Redemption posters
• Freddie Mercury, the lead vocalist from Queen, whose leading contribution to society is undoubtedly Bohemian Rhapsody
• Michael Keaton.  My kid shares a birthday with Batman.  Awesome, right?  (Don't mess this up, Ben Affleck!)
• Jimmy Haynes.  He used to pitch for the Reds.  Rachel only knows him as the subject part of the complete sentence, Jimmy Haynes is a bum.  (Disclaimer:  I am pretty sure Jimmy Haynes is a very nice person.  I just didn't enjoy his tenure as a pitcher for the Reds.)
• Zhang Zhong.  I've never heard of him, but what a great name.  Apparently, he's a Chinese chess player.

Although the one that makes my heart most glad:

• George Lazenby, who played James bond once in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.  (The only Bond film in which James Bond gets married)

That's right.  Danielle shares a birthday with Batman, James Bond and Freddie Mercury.  Who knows what the world has in store for her?