AN: And because those Hummels made me cry again in the season premiere of Glee last night I thought this would be a nice drabble to post today. Inspired by lyrics from "Suddenly I See" by KT Tunstall.


I hurried toward the hospital room, anxious to see my wife and our newborn baby. I couldn't believe I had missed it. The baby wasn't due for two more weeks, so when I had left on my business trip two days ago, it was with the thought that I would be home in plenty of time to be back for the birth. Apparently the baby had other ideas. I had spent the last six hours praying that both my wife and child would be okay despite the early delivery.

Stepping into the doorway of the room, I came to a sudden stop. There was no doubt that my wife was just fine. There she was, leaning against the pillows, a glow only enhancing her beauty with our newborn child in her arms. It suddenly occurred to me that I didn't even know if we had a boy or a girl.

Kathleen looked up from the child to see me in the doorway. "You made it!" she said excitedly. I could tell she was glad I was here and not at all upset that I had missed the birth. That was just the type of person my Kathleen was. "Come see our son."

"Our son," I say in total disbelief. I can't believe I'm a father. I don't feel ready.

I come to a stop beside the bed and look down at the child cradled in Kathleen's arms. I can already see that he's going to favor her, and that's a good thing. And then my wife is holding him out to me, and I tentatively take the baby in my hands, listening to here instructions about how to cradle him.

"He's so little," I comment, the baby looking so tiny in my hands.

"He's a little early, but the doctor ensures me that he's healthy. I thought perhaps you would like to name him."

I look down at the tiny life in my hand and think about a name. All the names we had discussed earlier just don't seem appropriate now that I've seen him. A name does come to mind almost instantly though.

"Kurt," I say, tearing my gaze away from the baby and to my beautiful wife. Somehow I know that this new life is going to benefit from being raised by the lovely lady that my wife is.

"I like it," Kathleen replied, and it's the first time we've agreed on a name since she told me she was pregnant.

Right there, holding my son with my wife beaming at me, I can't help but feel like the luckiest man alive.