This was my weekend.
I've decided, via process of eenie-meenie-miney-mo, that the one on the left is my favorite, and will be treated accordingly for the rest of her life. Good luck, other baby whatever-your-name-is.
I am now a dad of three, the first of my friends to have kids in the first place, the only of my group of friends to have three of them, and the only person I know who will have a vasectomy before he turns thirty. That last one is a pretty dubious distinction.
Okay, I'm done crowing. Hope all of your weekends were as productive, on some level or another, as mine*.
*lil pointed out yesterday- very gently and very subtly- that the phrasing of this post isn't the best in terms of credit-sharing. Come to think of it, saying "look what I made" after my wife gives birth is very much akin to squirting the first blob of paint onto a pallette (double entendre intended and immediately apologized for), watching somebody else paint the picture and then saying "look at this picture I painted!" Much more focus should be put on my wife, who bore the whole pregnancy and birth amazingly, and the babies, who, after all, just went through all the work of emerging into a much less comfortable situation than they're used to. Anyhow.
D'awwwww! I can't wait to have a wittle itty bitty slimeball of my own. One at a time though - you're in for a ride. Congratulations!
I will refer to babies in this way from now on.wittle itty bitty slimeball.
um, btw, babies seem to be doing well. How is the mother doing? Put her on here and let's talk labour and delivery, weight, c-section vs natural... ok, I see -- that's personal and west-coast or not, she might want a little privacy. I love the "gottatellsomeone" tag. Let's keep that tag active. I hope everyone gets home soon and that you have lots of help for the first 12 weeks at least.
Haha, yes, the babies are doing incredible. I'd drag mom into this conversation, but she's incredibly internet-shy, and nowhere near the braggart that I am, so she won't toot her own horn. I'll toot it for her, though, because she was amazing. VBAC this time- credit where credit's due, the staff at the hospital we went to were incredibly supportive and pro-VBAC, which is shockingly hard to find around here. Wife had a c-section the first time due to pre-term water break without true labor, plus a really shitty OB who was not at all interested in doing things our way. This go-around, she went into real labor, they broke her water after a few hours of lighter contractions, let her body do the rest. She did need an epidural, but only because she was at increased risk for emergency c-section and didn't want to truck with general, and because the girl was breech and required some handling. I know my wife could have handled totally natural like a champ. She got to 8cm without so much as gritting her teeth. Anyhow, she pushed for 30 minutes and that was it. Babies came within two minutes of each other. Baby boy came first. 5lbs 4oz. Baby girl second, 4lbs 11oz. Both of them are doing great, looks like they'll be home in a day. I'm also really impressed with our 3 year old daughter, who responded to their arrival with way more grace and tenderness than I would have at her age. Thanks for asking after the mom and the babies- was so excited to share that I, er, forgot that they are waaaaaay more the heroes in this story.
According to my wife, the hardest part of having that much life in your belly is heartburn. She meant it literally, but the symbolism seems pretty ripe. We were thinking about naming them Biffin and Boffin? But we settled for Eliza and August. Totally planning on dressing them exclusively in matching sailor outfits, though. Nothing in their closet right now but rows and rows of matching sailor outfits.
Wow! We have 3 names for our son picked out and August is the one we've had the longest and are most fond of. -Interesting. Our daughter is "Eve". Great minds think alike. Great names!
Funny- August is a left over choice from last pregnancy before we knew whether it was gonna be a girl or a boy. Great minds, indeed. Eve is a fantastic name. Do you guys know whether you're having a girl or boy yet? Or do you just want to be surprised?
We are having a boy and we are pretty sure that we are going to name him Atticus. It's between that, Jude and August. Also, had we had a girl it would have likely been Eliza. Crazy.
Here you go: Also, congrats! They're beautiful. I immediately prefer the one on the right though. Enjoy the ride, my best to you and your wife.
Wow. Impressive one for a single weekend! Those usually take months to make. In all seriousness, congrats though. Kids definitely aren't my thing and I plan to get that vasectomy long before I'm thirty to ensure that, but I can't help but feel happy for new parents who really want them. It's nice that there are still people having children by choice and will love them.