Dear Uncle Frank and Aunt Judi and Aunt Johnny,
Just to keep you update, Mom and Dad shared with Mom's side of the family on Friday night the news of my soon to be arrival. It was kind of fascinating to feel the response as I can not yet really tell you how it went, I am going to let my Dad explain it best since he's a fairly good story teller...but I will be better - he - he - anything to agitate my Dad :).
So, Dad and Mom set me up as a New Year's Gift to my other cousins and had the oldest cousin, Ben, read the proclamation, here's a copy pasted within. They all gave them all these glow-in-the dark glasses - you know the chakas that you receive at Bar Mitzvah - knowing my Dad, he will hand out certificates or coupons to his business, anyhow, as they all sat around the kid's table and the adults were at the adult table including ME, Ben read the following:
A GOLDEN GOLDING GIFT
Dear Ben, Alex, Jedidah, Eben, Gideon, and Joseph:
Your Rosh Hashanah gift from Aunt Amy and Uncle Blake will arrive in about six months. We believe this will be a very cool gift, but like all good things that come, you must wait as it is currently in production. It is the only one of its kind. This particular gift already knows that Ben went to Israel and is excellent at taking photographs; and that Alex can recite the entire Haggadah in order without notes; and that Jedidah enjoys coffee and krumpets (or at least he will at some time in his life), that Eben is an excellent builder and his favorite superheroes are Batman and Spiderman, and Gideon is so smart that he can rhyme words and loves to dance and sing; and Joseph is excellent in sports and understands two languages.
You will find this gift will bring you much happiness and joy and will be a part of your lives forever.
Your 5771 New Year’s Gift is a new cousin and looks forward to seeing all of you soon.
After it was read, the kids all sat there in amazement and my Safta (the name that we call Amy's Mom) said, Amy is going to have baby. All the adults got up and hugged and kissed my Mom and Dad. I felt loved. First Uncle Steve (Amy's Sister's Husband), gave my Mom a kiss and my Dad, a big Hug and his typical sophomoric humor said, "Are you sure that you are the Dad?" to my Dad, but then apologized later". My Dad took it in stride. Aunt Helene kissed both my Mom and Dad. Then Uncle Michael and Aunt Elissa gave both my Mom and Dad kisses and hugs. Safta by this time had explained to my cousins that I would be joining the cousin crew in about six months and then they all jumped up and got excited. Of course, Alex, the only girl cousin wanted me to be a girl, but all the boy cousins wanted me to be a boy. I am going with my Dad's intuition who believes I am going to be a boy. In any event, Alex, who is about six years old, then yelled out, "Jedidah (who is Uncle's Michael's youngest child at 1 yr and 2 month), is going to have a friend." Safta said that they will all be my friends. Then, Alex chimed in, yes, but he will have someone to play with that is his own age." No question I am going to be in the company of some pretty smart cousins. Oddly, Jedidah somehow must have understood as I, too, am able to write my thoughts through my Dad because when ever anyone other than his parents would hold him, he would cry loudly, but when Aunt Amy held him, he was having a great time as if he knew he had a friend in Amy (literary and figuratively). Danny, whose son is Joseph, and is related by being the son of one Saba's Sisters, also shed tears and called his wife who could not join the evening annoucements. After Mazel Tovs and so forth, Saba (what we call Eduardo as grandchildren), opened up a Johnny Walker Golden Label Scotch and Saba, Second Cousin Danny, Uncle Michael, Uncle Steve, and Dad had a glass.
Dad got up and made a toast to both my Mom and to family and thanked everyone for their love and support and looked forward to having me be a part of this wonderful world and life. Then Mom kissed Dad and I was in the interim, busy away, working on the maintenance of my body, building upon my fingernails and toenails and other areas that I have to make sure are working soundly and fine. Of course, I took a moment, and thanked Mom and Dad for bringing me into this world and letting me be a part of this wonderful thing called Life and then, like Dad, I went right back to work to building myself and making myself stronger, trying to figure out the English language before I am born. Both Saba and Safta think Dad is going to be a tough but good parent. I think so too but he is so goofy with his other nephews and nieces, and I get to have that type of goofiness around me all the time while I am growing up so I am sure his sense of humor will rub off on me.
Anyhow, Mom and Dad and me decided that in about two more weeks, you can start to share the news of me with everyone and anyone that you wish that you hold dear to your heart. In the interim, if you wish to share it with one other person that you hold most dear outside of our family, you may do so too between now and week 14 which ends around Sep 23. So, we go very public on September 25th.
Well, that was pretty much it. Mom and me are now in the bedroom back in Manhattan. She is sleeping while I am building myself. Dad is well writing my thoughts until some day I can write them myself.
Oh, Mom got Dad a book about Birthing Partners - knowing Dad, he will read it from cover to cover and then follow his own strategy.
Love all of you.
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