Funny how a 5 pound, 3 ounce bundle can sap the attention of seven people away from anything else that’s going on in the world.

But that was certainly the case Sunday afternoon on Charles Street in Vidalia, as Clint and Alicia Wilson sat &045; along with their parents, his grandmother and her cousin &045; gazing at their first child, a son named Kaiser Lane Wilson.

All seven people sat around the room in chairs, on a sofa and on the floor itself, smiling at the tiny boy wrapped in a light yellow receiving blanket.

Kaiser, on the other hand, was lying fast asleep in a sunray from a living room window, oblivious to all the attention.

&uot;He’s a sweet baby,&uot; said Alicia’s mother, Sandy Hargon of Natchez.

She added that Kaiser never cries unless he’s in need of feedings, diaper changes and the like.

And Kaiser, who was born just one week ago, is a blessing in more ways than one, according to his parents.

Both Kaiser and his mother had complications and, eventually, Kaiser was born four weeks early at 5 pounds, 9 ounces, since losing a few ounces, as is common for most newborns.

Because he had moderate jaundice, Kaiser was kept at Natchez Regional Medical Center until Friday.

Alicia, who was in and out of the hospital since the birth, came home Saturday.

Now, both his parents admitted, their lives have changed quite a bit since Kaiser came along.

Still, neither one of them can put into words exactly how.

Except one word &045; &uot;sleep,&uot; they both said almost simultaneously. &uot;Not enough sleep.&uot;

Fortunately, both new parents’ families have descended on the Wilson household.

On Sunday afternoon, relatives helping care for Kaiser included Clint’s parents, Lucy and Mike Wilson of Jonesville; Clint’s grandmother, Marie Wilson; one of Alicia’s cousins, Crystal Davis; and Hargon. Caring for Kaiser &uot;is a burden, but somebody’s got to do it,&uot; a proud Lucy Wilson said, tongue in cheek.

Alicia’s father, Jim Hargon, and her brother Robert couldn’t be there Sunday. But are just as proud of the family’s new addition, Sandy Hargon said.

Not that you couldn’t tell from the inflated plastic crane standing with an &uot;It’s a Boy&uot; banner in the front yard.