Sarah
Hey all,
I just wanted to check in, and let you know that my daughter was born nearly 4 hours ago, at 10:55 CST on November 7th. She was 20 1/2 inches long, and 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
I haven't been on much lately, 'cause I'm trying to cut back on my computer use at the moment. But I'll keep in touch, and maybe I can get some pictures on here pretty soon.
That's fantastic Juju! Congratulations! Best wishes to you, Kathy and new Sarah.
It's a good thing.
Hail to the Princess of Juju.
Congrats to the King and Queen.:D
Heartiest of congrats. Wonderful name.
WooooHooooooooo!!!
I bet at first you were :rar: as you cursed the responsible alpha male but then quickly :blush: before :D as soon as you laid eyes on the li'l :angel: !!
But, get used to not getting much of :zzz:
:) !!! Congratulations !!! :)
Ahhh congrats.... as they say, life will never be the same again. (I hope you never have he humiliating experience I had this summer, of wanting to go out to dinner, and finding that all three of your regular babysitters were in Europe.)
Congratulations.:beer: We need a new smiley for the occasion.
Was this planned :cool: or a surprise :eek: ?
My advice is catch up on your :zzz: now.
Worst things about having a baby
Changing diapers :turd: .
Cleaning up :vomit:
Not enough :zzz:
Best things about having a baby
Unconditional Love :blush:
Incredibly Cute :angel:
They're not teenagers :rattat:
Congratulations to you and Kathy...hopefully your child won't become a big dork like you. :D
hi, this is my first post here, but i wanted to congratulate you!
hope you enjoy the new boss. :D
well done, old boy!
i have 2 kids, and the best advice i can offer is: do homework about all of the unneeded vaccines thay want to give your new child, and breast feed!
oh, and the diaper geenie is worth it's weight in gold
Sarah Dave Morton, right? :)
Just remember what Furious says in Boyz in tha Hood - any fool with a dick can make a baby, but it takes a real man to be a father.
Oh, and... if she ever sets the carpet on fire in the living room... go easy on her, okay?
Originally posted by tonksy
snip...hope you enjoy the new boss. :D
Ha, ha, ha...Good one.:thumb:
Welcome to the Cellar, tonksy.:)
Much congrats to the new mother and father...and to you, too, Juju! ;)
Here's a cigar for everyone on me...
Congratulations, Juju!!!
Wow, the nine months went REALLY fast!
Pictures, man, we need pictures!!!
Thanks everyone! :) We just got released from the hospital and are now home. I have some pictures ready, and a couple of them are really good. But we've still got stuff to do here, so I'll post them a little bit later. :)
What's this "we" shit? It's not like you were admitted...unless it was for mental reasons. :)
If he doesn't do the "we" thing ... Mrs. Juju, who held off during delivery from ripping his head off and ejecting placenta down his neck will do so now.
Okay, I'm just going to post these two pictures into this thread. Then, there are two other pictures that I am <i>just</i> going to link to. They are REALLY gross, so don't click on the links unless you expect that. Even though they are gross, though, they're still really interesting pictures.
NSFW pictures:
http://comp.uark.edu/~dmorton/images/misc/baby_delivery2.jpg
http://comp.uark.edu/~dmorton/images/misc/baby_delivery3.jpg
SFW pictures:
This was taken the day that Kathy delivered.
My mom is a Labor and Delivery nurse with 23 years of experience, so we stayed home until Kathy was dilated 6 centimeters. Once you get there, they put wires and attachments into almost every orifice of your body, so it's much better to stay home as long as it remains safe to do so.
The labor lasted from 4am (CST) on the 7th to 10:55pm on the 7th. The actual "pushing" part only lasted 15 minutes.
This is blurry because it's from my cheap digital camera. I have other non-blurry pictures, but the baby looks a lot better now than it did immedately after it was born. even after cleaning it off. On the other hand, maybe the difference in the other pictures is just because of the lighting in the room at the time. Anyway, there she is!
Precious!!! (even the scary fresh out of the womb pics were cool ... was the umbilicus wrapped around her foot, or did that just kinda happen in the delivery?)
Yeah, it was wrapped around her foot when she came out. I think that may be why she remained so high up in the uterous. They had to break out the forceps to pull her out.
Great pics. But man, Mrs. Dallas would have had my head (and probably a couple or three other body parts) on a plate if I'd had a camera in the delivery room that close to her.
The best picture of all of 'em is the first one.
I like looking at other peoples' babies, then going back to my simple life that I can sleep uninterrupted
Man, those pics take me back about 22.5 years. I've got some just about like it, only worse. Or, rather, I should say I *had* some pics like it...they went with the mother. She kept the pictures and I kept the kid. Seems like a fair trade to me.
Congrats again to both of you, Juju. Now, the hard work begins!
BTW...who determined when Kathy was dilated 6 cm before you went to the hospital?? :eek:
More like, "I hope I'm not as retarded as Daddy."
I love children...especially when I can give them back to their parents. ;)
I think it is kind of cool that a substantial portion of Kathy's pre-delivery care could be provided by a family member in the comfort of her own home. Kind of old-timey and altogether a bonding sort of thing!
Did you find it all strange that when YOUR mother was inspecting your wife's cervix that the thought likely going through her head was "My boy's responsible for this ..." (and she was proud of yah for the first time she was thinking that particular thought as there were no spraypainted dogs involved?)
It is more than a little weird. But I really wanted her to get good care, and since neither of them seemed to mind I said I was okay with it.
Congratulations Juju. Beautiful kid.
Well done old chap, looks like one healthy kid. And good choice on the name.
Not to soil the thread, but...
You just know that while she was checking the dilation, she was thinking "Donald put his penis right in here." Yes, to my parents, I still pretend as though I'm a virgin. I know Donald is much the same way. So knowing that she was thinking that, that had to be pretty weird.
The womenfolk are not so obsessed though, especially at times of Great Life Moments and also if they have medical training.
Cute baby! I'm 17 with a 9 month old little girl. I'm a Senior in high school with a, b, and c's no ds or fs here. Whats the baby's name? My daughters name is Gracie.
Originally posted by r9703410
Whats the baby's name?
The name of this thread.
Hey Juju and family, what an nice new little potato. Congrats.
Heheh... the kid's 7 days old now. juju probably can't walk, much less post, due to the lack of sleep!! :biggrin:
Here's a better picture of her:
Although I think I'll be exceptionally good at parenting, despite the fact that I have no experience with kids, I'm finding that I simply cannot deal with people who like kids. They piss me off so much with the things they say, even though they mean the comments innocently.
Things like:
"Oh, she's going to have you wrapped around her little finger! Hah hah hah hah!"
Oh, well that's just fucking great. Basically, you're calling me a gullible moron who will be manipulated. Just how is that cute and funny? It's funny that I'm going to be manipulated? I think it's sick.
Today, my wife's step-sister was feeding the baby, and said, "Listen to the sounds she makes when she sucks on that bottle! I'm going to call her piggy from now on! That's her new nickname.. Pig."
She thought it was cute, but I wanted to fucking beat the living shit out of her. I'm sorry she's ruined her own kids' self-esteem, but I'll be damned if I'm going to let her do it to mine.
Despite that fact that I'm inexperieced with kids, though, Sarah seems to take to me very well. I'm the one who can always make her stop crying just by picking her up. So far, what everyone implied would be incredibly difficult is actually amazingly easy. So far, anyway. She doesn't cry all that often. She's what people might call a relatively quiet (or content) baby. My wife and I were much the same when we were babies, so perhaps it's in the genetics?
That's all I can recall for now. I'm pretty livid over the pig thing.. so I apologise if my post seems irrational. :) Everything so far seems to be going great!
Oh, there's one other thing. Before the birth, men kept saying to me, "It will change your life." Then they'd put their hand on my shoulder and look me in the eye meaningfully. Now that she's born, they look at me expectantly and say, "So, do you feel any different??"
Uh, no. It's only been a week. I am the same person. Is there something wrong with me? Is there something I'm <i>supposed</i> to be feeling? Like I'm supposed to just slap my forehead and say "OH! God damnn.. THAT'S the secret of the universe!"
What universal truth have I missed that was supposed to just come to me last Friday like a religous revival? Can I just have some time to bond with my baby please?
And for god's sake, stop coming over to my apartment!!
she's adorable.......i remember those annoying baby people...they'll disappear over time, you'll be okay.
That's all I can recall for now. I'm pretty livid over the pig thing.. so I apologise if my post seems irrational.
Not to worry, it's a word. To you it has conotations and implications but it doesn't matter to the kid if it's conveyed with affection. :)
Sure it does. When she gets older, she will take it to mean she's ugly, and it will crush her self-esteem.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
dude,
caffeine is NOT a substitute for sleep
you're being just a little twitchy
i called my nephew " eggy" for the first 6 mos, and it just wore off. knew the dad wasnt thrilled by the nickname, so when he stopped looking like and "eggy" i stopped calling him that.
as far as people coming over, they will stop coming as much...and that's when having a baby all to herself can get scary for your wife. ( im assuming it's her 1st too).
keep that in mind.
i call mine knucklehead and lunchbox....but not lunchbox to her face...often *shrugs*
Originally posted by juju
Oh, there's one other thing. Before the birth, men kept saying to me, "It will change your life."
Beautiful child, Juju. Congrats again.
The changes that being a father will bring to your life are *gradual*, not instantly transformative. After some time has passed, you will look back at the person you were and it will all become very clear to you.
You may argue that you would have changed anyway, given the passage of time, and you would...but not in the same way.
And it doesn't end because they grow up. I spent the day in hospital with my 22 year old who had some minor, yet inpatient, surgery today, and was immensely grateful that I was able to devote the whole day to his needs. Unemployment has some unusual benefits.
"OH! God damnn.. THAT'S the secret of the universe!"
Silly the secret of the universe is 42, not having a child. ;)
oh my gosh, ju, she is SO adorable. (and i still have a present here to send...rats. send me your snail mail again?!) many congratulations to you and Kathy. kisses to sarah...
:) :) :)
Hey, Dar. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I've just been busy and a bit people'd out! I'll IM you my address. :)
UPDATE:
I am now sick of people. Outside of the internet, every woman I see completely freaks out and does this:
"AAAwwwwwhhh mah gawwwddd leewk at tha BAY-BAYY!!! Isn't hay ceewwwtt?? Cum lewkk!! Ya gatta see tha BAY-BAY! The BAY-BAY! AHhhhhhww!"
Oh my God.
And every single man I meet is like:
"So! How's that baby doin'?"
This question is also irritating, because I don't know how to respond, other than, "Well, mostly, she just lays there."
Of courses, both are very reasonable things to do and say, I suppose. I'm just not used to it is all. :)
Originally posted by juju
UPDATE:
I am now sick of people. Outside of the internet, every woman I see completely freaks out and does this:
"AAAwwwwwhhh mah gawwwddd leewk at tha BAY-BAYY!!! Isn't hay ceewwwtt?? Cum lewkk!! Ya gatta see tha BAY-BAY! The BAY-BAY! AHhhhhhww!"
Oh my God.
Oh, it gets worse, man. Wait till they see you do something minimally competent in the way of child care in public. They'll freakin' swoon just because you know how to change diaper or carry the kid without dropping her or even just fishing money out of your pocket with one hand while you're holding her in the other.
Or at least that was my experience 8 years ago.
Oh, it gets worse, man. Wait till they see you do something minimally competent in the way of child care in public. They'll freakin' swoon just because you know how to change diaper or carry the kid without dropping her or even just fishing money out of your pocket with one hand while you're holding her in the other.
Oh, yeah, some people freak out when they find out daddy is home with the baby...ALONE!
*sigh*
I liked this picture, so I thought I'd post it. :)
Originally posted by juju
Sure it does. When she gets older, she will take it to mean she's ugly, and it will crush her self-esteem.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
[COLOR=indigo]My daughter will be 7 in March, and I've called her Piglet since she was about 2 days old. When she was 4 years old, she told her father to stop calling her that, and told me and her 2 brothers (both older) that we can't call her anything else. She has NO self-esteem problems, and no problem with who she is or anything like that. So relax. Sarah won't be emotionally scarred if she has a nickname. (The caveat here is that if she requests you not call her that, you stop.)
Bryan's nickname is still Booger, or B, and he's fine with it too.
Obviously Piggy or Piglet is NOT something that her classmates get to call her, just what the immediate family can call her. Really. It's not a biggie. Save your energy. [/COLOR]
My friend's daughter is called "Baby Dumpling".
You know that panic that arises in the hospital, when they ask you to put a name on the form? They chose "Brenna", which is a name of Celtic origin meaning "Dark Hair" because she was born with masses of it.
Of course, you know what happened ...
It's all fallen out, and she's now a light blonde.
Great picture. But you should have her reading the Cellar by now. ;)
There's a good chance that it will darken again evenyually - or at least by the time she happens to look up her name in a baby names book.
Perhaps you're right, OC. Or maybe it depends on the person? My wife, for example, resents to this day her family's childhood nicknames. They thought they were cute and funny, but today, it's just one more thing she can use as a reason to drive a wedge between them.
I think I'd prefer to actively encourage self-esteem, not assume that it will come about on its own. Of course I can't (and wouldn't) attempt to prevent insults from folks outside the home. You have to be able to deal with the world. But family should be different, especially in the very early years, when they're still impressionable.
But I'm certainly no expert. So I'll consider your words for a while longer. :)
[COLOR=indigo]Well, if you don't like it, then don't call her that, but mostly, don't get homicidal if it's suggested. Just smile and nod and say, "No, you WON'T call her that." and that, as they say, is that.
Mother of 3, nanny to 4 more, step mom to 2 more than that. In school to be a teacher. Yeah. I've got a screw loose.
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I only get mad because I've seen the pain it's caused in some people. Self-confidence is really important to me, and to sabatoge it before the child even has a chance to build it seems pretty unfair to me.
Maybe it wouldn't have any effect, but any potential retarder of self-confidence will be struck down with a vengeance. At least until I teach her how to tell people to fuck off, anyway.
Anyway, I didn't get homicidal at the mere mention. I actually said, "I don't think I approve of that" (in a friendly/comical tone). But I was then told by my step-sister-in-law that that she would get the entire family to call her that, and that there was nothing I could do to stop her.
I didn't really get mad until after that. I mean, I at least half-expected my wishes to be respected. Oh well. As it turns out, the family rejected the name (from what I hear).
[COLOR=indigo]Yeah, watch her. I think if anyone tried to get the whole family to call my daughter something *I* didn't like, I'd tell her she is no longer welcome in my home, thank you very much, get the fuck out.
But that's just me.
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[COLOR=indigo]By the way, that made me think of when my mother found out I was marrying Dave. (I don't think I told you guys this story.)
Dave is black, by the way. You need to know that to understand the rest.
So I have Bryan and we're living in my own apartment (a first), I'm going to school full time, and David has just gone back to Korea to finish out his tour. We were engaged at this point, and I had called my mother and told her. She had never met him, and found out through someone in town that had seen us together that he was black.
So she comes up from Southern California to visit me and Bryan for B's birthday, and we go across the street to the park, and my mother proceeds to tell me that she "found out" Dave is black and she's horrified I would marry "one of those". She then tells me that if I have any children with him, "don't bring it to my house."
Well, that was it. I told her that if she doesn't want ALL of my children at her house, she won't have ANY of my children at her house, and told her she could pack her shit and get out. We didn't talk for 5 months. She wasn't going to come to my wedding. My sister eventually convinced her, tho. That's when we established our relationship. We're more friends than parent/child now, and it's SO much better that way.
Now, since I've had Piglet, she is just completely in love with her, and thinks the sun rises and sets on Dave. *sigh* People.
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I just want to point out that the suggested nick does indeed suck. I fully back Juju's response and probably would've gone farther myself. Here's the reason: it's not family that would've called her that, it's extended family. Meaning it's not something she would grow up accustomed to. It's something she would get called from time to time. I don't see anyway that would not leave the child feeling hurt.
Anyway, this chic is obviously a control freak. Why else would she invent a stupid nick for a kid and then try to push it on the entire family? The nature of nick names is that somebody uses it once and it sticks, not because anyone says so, but because it just fits. The need to invent one? Weird, and just not right.
