Baby, baby, baby, baby, BABY!!!!

I have a new nephew!

He was born yesterday (you can’t say that about everyone) and I can’t wait to go up to Maine to meet him this weekend.

He was named after my grandfather, who got to hold him in the hospital a few hours after his birth.

May he inherit my grandfather’s thoughtfulness, brilliance, curiosity about the world and even temperament.

In other wonderful news, I am now made of beer.

I donate blood, and when I do that I like to replace it ounce for ounce with beer within 12 hours. (You are not supposed to do this, you’re supposed to wait 24, so please don’t try this at home.)

By my calculations, I have now donated my entire body’s worth of blood. (9 donations = 9 pints, average adult holds 8-10 pints of blood.)

That means I have finally replaced all of my blood with beer and can visit Seattle without worrying about friends of the Cullens. #twilightreference

I also may have helped up to 27 different blood donor recipients, maybe even in an emergency situation since I’m a universal donor (O-) and the blood they reach for when they don’t know a recipient’s type.

Kind of cool.

If you’re wondering what kind of beer I am, I’m an IPA.

If you’re wondering how you can donate blood, you can find out more and schedule a donation at redcross.org.