Aaron and I have a baby.

Yes. The plant is the baby. No bi-genetic parasites as of yet.

I have been able to keep this basil plant alive for a whole month. This is quite a triumph, as I have killed every dependent living thing that has ever entered my dwelling... thus, our fears of having children. So, maybe if we can keep the plant alive, perhaps we can graduate to a goldfish, next a small mammal of sorts, and then down the line until a kid might not seem like such a far cry.

Today I re-potted him in a larger pot with organic soil. I hope he takes well to his new home.

I named him Sylvester, because I anthropomorphize everything.

Fingers crossed that he makes it one more month.