Little Smoothmonikette is on the way
I'm going to be a dad for the first time. My wife is due at the end of June, and it's a little girl. If anyone would like to buy us a gift, she's registered at Guitar Center and apple.com
-sm
Congratulations!! Joe Bob Briggs once wrote fabulously (and IMO accurately) on the psychological changes of impending parenthood in Iron Joe Bob. Regrettably, my copy has been missing for some time or I'd quote it for you.
Congrats, sm! Is that the faint outline of a Fender Stratocaster I see in the background? :D
You don't have a hair on your ass if don't make her middle name "Moog"!
Congrats, SM...
congrats, sm. good stuff! you'll be adding to the collective IQ, i'm sure.
many many congratulations and best wishes.
Very cool! Do we get to know the name you've picked, or are you keeping it hush-hush until the delivery? :)
we haven't fixed on a name yet, but the top three are
Emma
Sophia
Georgia
I love Sophia, its a strong classic name, and the meaning (wisdom) is important for us.
Sophia Moog Moniker
perfect.
Sophia's a lovely name. Congratulations smooth.
Congrats! [s]When's she due?[/s]
EDIT: I read the first post more careful this time ^_^;;
If the middle name is Moog surely the first name should be Minnie...?
I was pushing hard for Thelonious Sphere "Mini Moog" Monk Moniker, but Mrs Moniker said no ....
YEAH!!! I truly am happy for you, congratulations!!
Let the unsolicited parenting advice commence :rolleyes: ...
Let the unsolicited parenting advice commence :rolleyes: ...
Unsolicited advice? Hell, I predict you won't make it to July before somebody starts suggesting that "she really needs a little brother or sister."
Congrats to you and Mrs. Moniker. It's the most work you're ever gonna love.
Until she's a late teen....
But congratulations, SM. Really.
Unsolicited advice? Hell, I predict you won't make it to July before somebody starts suggesting that "she really needs a little brother or sister."
Already started! My mom-in-law thinks we should start trying have another one right away, so that they will be close together.
-sm
Already started! My mom-in-law thinks we should start trying have another one right away, so that they will be close together.
-sm
Another reason to have them close together is that you and Mrs. Moniker get them "growed up" and out of the palace while you're still young enough to enjoy yourselves. Or you could do the classic Catholic family and crank out one every 18 months for the next couple decades. :lol:
If they're less than a year apart, the proper terminology is "Irish twins." :biggrin:
Sophia Grace Lee
Born at 7:55 last night, on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood
6 lbs, 2 oz
18 inches long
We had to have a C section after about 8 hrs of labor, but both mom and baby are doing well. She is so beautiful. I know all parents say that, but you guys won't believe these pictures. She's amazing.
I'm bootlegging the hospital ISP right now, so I don't have the bandwidth, but I'll post them when I get home on Sunday.
Congratulations to you and your wife, SM!
I like the name you chose. Congratulations.
Sophia, I love it. Big Congratulations!!!
Good job--so much for sleep!! :lol2:
Wonderful! Please post pics ASAP!
Congratulations! ! ! We'l have to set up a play date soon =)
That's great, sm! Congratulations. I echo the desire for pictures ASAP. :thumbsup:
Congratulations! That's a beautiful name, and I'll third the picture request. :)
Yay for Sophia, job well done for mama, and time to roll up your sleeves, dad.
Congratulations to all of you!!!
Awesome!! Congratulations to all of you!
Until you mentioned the c-section, when you said the birth occured on Sunset Blvd I was kind of envisioning something involving a taxicab, a frightened taxi driver in a turban worrying about his upholstery, and a crackwhore saying kindly, "Don't worry about nothin' honey, I had eight babies so I know what to do ... you just push now!"
After the C Section, the docs said that they restapled the ab muscles tighter than before, and suctioned some of the fat from that area ... they said that it was part of the standard package in any hospital in Hollywood.
Pics:
Beautiful!
Congratulations!
The last comment about the hospital's "standard package" is hilarious. It nearly had me in...
stitches?
They're bea-U-tiful! Way to go!
Good luck, Pops. :biggrin:
Sophia and Mom are breathtaking! Good for you guys!!!! Enjoy every minute of the babyhood--it's soooooooo cool!!!!!!
You were right about the amazing part - that is one good lookin' newborn!
the docs said that they restapled the ab muscles tighter than before, and suctioned some of the fat from that area ... they said that it was part of the standard package in any hospital in Hollywood.
I genuinely don't know whether you were joking or not. Congrats!
Congratulations to you and Mrs. Smooth. It's the most work you're ever going to love.
good job, good luck, and have fun buying little frilly stuff and playing tea party :)
Congrats. It's the best and the worst job you'll ever have!! This coming from a two-time daddy. Well, not two time, like..."oh, you two timing.." but like second hand dad...no wait! Second round dad, ack! Second-time dad...that sounds lame. Rats! Never mind.
Congrats on the new addition.
Congrats!
Has the wow factor wore off at all yet? :biggrin:
Congrats!
Has the wow factor wore off at all yet? :biggrin:
UN-possible! However, crying in the middle of the night (again) and stinky diapers can temporarily attenuate it. Good going to all of the smooth clan, and I wish you all well!
She eats every two hours. It takes me 5 minutes to get her up, changed, swaddled, and ready to eat. It takes her 30-45 minutes to eat. It takes me 20-30 minutes to get her burped and back down. It takes me 10 minutes to fall back asleep. So the math goes something like this:
0:00 Crying
0:05 Swaddled and eating
0:50 Done eating, burping and settling
1:20 Sophia to sleep
1:30 Dad to sleep
Thirty blessed, glorious, wondrous minutes of sleep before ...
2:00 Crying
She was born slightly underweight, and lost about 7 oz in the first 24 hours of being alive, so they told us to feed her every 2 hours, or as often as she'll eat, for at least the first week. Hopefully, once she's back up to her fighting weight, we'll be able to space that out a bit more.
But until then, pass the coffee.
so they told us to feed her every 2 hours, or as often as she'll eat, for at least the first week.
They told us to do the same thing with our firstborn. (They all lose weight the first day or two.) I remember it really made me anxious, that we needed to be forcing her to eat. Like she would die or something. They even told us to try to keep her from falling asleep when she was eating, to make sure she ate enough. I was a nervous daddy. Turns out, she ate when she was hungry, and stopped when she was full. And gained the weight back just fine. She actually really took off. Grew like a champ. Nothing to worry about after all.
[whispers]Way to go, Dad. *quiet applause*
and : pillow: and :babysling:
You're gonna do great.[/whispers]
Ok Smoothclan, it's been almost a month - update us when you have time please...?? Maybe even another picture...?
No time to update, busy changing diapers and rocking Sophia to sleep. Although she does have her own website now, at sophialee.com
I understand. I'll check out the website!
Well, heck. I don't know how I missed this.
Belated congrats, SM, and best to Sophia and Mrs. Moniker.
Awww! She is just too cute! Can I steal her? Just kidding. Congrats!