Thanks, guys. James came into the world on 12/29 at 6lbs 9oz, according to the Rapala digital scale, and 20″ long, according to the tape I bought at Moore’s. He was named for my grandfather, who introduced me to the wily channel cat on the Elkhorn River in northeast Nebraska.
James and his mom are doing well, and we’re starting to learn how to deal with sleep deprivation. It was easier for me to deal with it, what with my catfishing experience and all. And Pier, he may be a Gopher by birth, but it’ll be a little easier for him to root for a team that wins occasionally.
I’ll try to get a picture posted once I get away from this work computer.
I think I can still cast a cat rod with one of those Baby Bjorn thingies…