Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright and his wife Jenny stand with their adopted son, Caleb Adam Wainwright, on Feb. 8 in the Topeka, Kan., area. The Wainwrights learned the adoption became official Thursday, and they announced it on social media. (Photo courtesy of Adam Wainwright)
One of his four daughters was off at the orthodontist with his wife Jenny, and another daughter, the youngest, was waiting to go to ballet. And there Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright stood early Thursday at his St. Louis home with his son cradled in one arm, a phone in his other hand, and all of their lives about to change.