10, 9, 8... 3, 2, 1... Lift off. The payload is launched, the tether cut, a journey begins.

"Wow and zowie." come to mind. Welcome to the world little one. (So say all who celebrate new life. If this natural miracle doesn't engage a sense of wonder, what will?) For nearly 7,000 hours, guided by a strand of DNA unlike all others, this biological becoming led to this magical beginning. What a moment.

Born into a family, in a society with a culture, we wish you the best. You'll need it.

The circumstances of this even coupled with the biological presets create the initial condition of one's life to come. Until now we were in biological Australia, "no worries", always comfy and fed, but now in a new domain where eating, sleeping,  peeing, and pooping are major events.

What were the conditions of your entry to independent biological life? If you don't know, it may be helpful to ask... or not. Still, this moment is wonderous. 

Onward to Stage 1: Childhood