Friendship Train

Here's a tribute to Barack Obama and his family that my sister put together last week.

Click here or on the image to listen. (It's a great song, so turn up the sound.)

Babyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

I'm getting back in the mood to blog again. What that really means is that there's actually something new to talk about.

The best thing so far has been the birth of my BFF's new baby girl. Her name is Simunyé Lior Read Berry. Her first name is a South African/Zulu word meaning "we are one," or "we are together." Her middle name is a Hebrew word meaning "my light," or "God's gift of light." This works well since her mom is half black/half Jewish.

I was honored to meet Simunyé less than two hours after she was born, even though I felt like I knew her long before since I watched her mommy's tummy grow and felt her moving around in there as she grew inside.

Although other friends/family members have had kids, this is the first pregnancy I followed from the beginning. I really appreciate my relationship with my friend, Yaël (my baby mama), and her husband, Darien (my baby daddy), and that they've allowed me to be a part of their lives, especially for this most important experience—the birth of their first child.

Not to be biased (yeah right), but she's just about the cutest baby ever! She was just a little over five pounds at birth, and she's still quite small. It's been amazing watching her adjust to life on the outside, and everyone adjusting to her being here.

I look forward to watching this little soul grow up and become the woman she is destined to be.