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Darian was being kept in the nursery under the heat lamps, but I think a good impression was made. My stepmother even accused him of tearing up at one point. I don't know about that, but it was good to get the introductions out of the way.

After the visit, we sat around our former hospital room and discussed the whole process while I showed my stepmother and then Dad photos of the big day on Kim's iPod. My dad was very impressed, and even listened to some classical music after the photos were done.

"You're a father twice now," my stepmother told me, "but you'll still always be that little kid who was standing in my doorway with a snake in his hand."

Yeah. That one made me scratch my head, too. I don't know what she was talking about either. :-)