Just after 4pm yesterday afternoon at Kaiser Hospital in San Francisco, Mateo A. Cintron Deshong arrived (well ahead of schedule and possibly under budget) making Marni and Paris (my sister and her husband) the happiest people in the Bay Area.

I'm thrilled for them. It's very exciting. My parents are now grandparents for the first time. My brother and I are uncles. Most importantly, my sister is now a mother.

That's my sister who for the longest time continually told me that she didn't want to have kids despite my protests that she would make a great mother. That's my sister who used to teach preschool in inner-city Oakland. She's an incredibly nurturing and grounded person. Matteo is very lucky to have her as a mom.

Hopefully I'll get to see Marni, Paris and Mateo today. I've got my digital camera with me so pictures will be forthcoming.