LAWTON Okla_ The maternity wards and the county courthouses were the most exciting
places to be today, busy with weddings and births on the last numerical echo of
the century, 12-12-12.
Little Marley Pulliam
won't understand all the excitement about her birthday for a while, but her
family certainly enjoyed it today. Marley actually arrived one week late, but
her parents say she couldn't have come on a more perfect date.
Parents Jerrod
and Christa Pulliam said they didn't plan this, but grandma had a secret wish
that Marley would hold off until this day, and she got her wish.
Around 8 this
morning, Marley made her first appearance, happy and healthy.
"I am very
excited that she's finally here," said mother Christa Pulliam. "I'm excited not
to be pregnant anymore and actually be able to hold what I've been carrying
around."
Marley's
birthday is not the only reason the number 12 is important for the Pulliam
family.
"We were
married on the 12th of March," father Jerrod said.
Numerologists
say the number 12 relates to wealth and the biggest planet, Jupiter. While the
superstitious everywhere are saying 12-12-12 is a great day to start a
business, the Pulliams are just happy to become parents.
"I'm excited
to be a dad!," Jerrod said. "Very excited; words can't explain it."
"She means
everything," Christa said. "Probably the top two days of my life were when we got married, then
now her!"
The next step for the Pulliams is planning an outrageous 12th birthday
party for little Marley. Dad's got his heart set on a ninja turtles theme, but
we'll have to wait 12 years to see what Marley thinks about that.
