A Boy?

Mike was unable to attend the births of our first two children. It wasn't an option in those days. But, things had changed by the time I was expecting Ryan. We took Lamaze classes and Mike eagerly looked forward to the birth. He excitedly got into his daddy scrubs and stayed with me. I can't say he was a great coach - he was too intent on the baby rather than me.

He told me later that when Ryan was first born, he looked at him and wondered "What is wrong with my baby girl?" Then he realized it was a boy.."hot #$&*, it's a boy!!"

I don't actually remember any of this. My attention was elsewhere. But, it was a topic of conversation with Mike for a long time.