Original Commentary
In his defense, it's got to be 3:30 AM by now. - Terrence

And yes, there was a first. Of course, whether or not Robert would be the first fictional man to have a baby is up for debate. -Isabel

Modern Commentary
Society has moved fast over the last fifteen or so years.

Trans rights are human rights. Trans men are men. Trans women are women. There are a good number of men and non-binary folks out there who have given birth. Or perhaps it's always been like that and now those folks feel more comfortable talking about it.

I'd like to think that we were a little ahead of the curve at the time. The curve has moved, and it's good that it moved. Gender can be complicated and personal. Now it's perhaps behind the curve and we would express things differently now - Terrence