I am happy to announce the birth of my son!

Cazimir Constantine Gendville-BrooksChurch was born in the Brooklyn Birthing Center, NY, this morning at 4:44am, July 3rd 2008. There to celebrate his arrival were Gennaro, Loretta (obviously!), Saomi, aunty Hannah and the great birthing center staff.

Loretta was in labor for about a day and a half. The final push was about half an hour. Everything went smoothly.

We chose his name because Loretta had a dream that his name was Cashmir but different. Her mother pointed out that Casimir is the patron saint of Lithuania, their heritage. So we settled on Cazimir because, well, we just liked it. The same goes for Constantine. It is also Loretta’s mother’s name (Constance).

Today we found out that Cazimir means “Peace Maker and Famous Destroyer” according to YeaBaby.com. I like that. Peace Maker. I also like Famous Destroyer. I’m a HUGE fan of another famous destroyer, the Hindu Goddess Kali, who destroys all and everyone. You don’t mess with Kali. There’s nobody better to have on your side than somebody who can obliterate the universe. Because of that she’s popular amongst the Hindus.

Below are photos of the Peace Maker and Famous Destroyer’s first few minutes in this world.

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