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Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 11, 2006, 02:32:32 PM I can beat you all. It's my 5th wedding anniversary today and my wife got induced. I should have a son or daughter by this time tomorrow, all going well.
:-o Title: It's a girl! Post by: Abagadro on August 11, 2006, 02:36:26 PM Cool man. Get some sleep during the process if you can. My wife was induced and it still took 14 hours. Since she was induced at about 6:00 p.m. it made for a long night. If they let you do it, cut the chord as its a cool thing to do. You won't believe how much the next 24 hours will change your life.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: stray on August 11, 2006, 02:48:15 PM Wow congrats to you too Ironwood.
I was going to say to Merusk that anniversaries seem like the only truly worthwhile 'holidays', but birthdays are cool too -- Especially if it's the first one. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Engels on August 11, 2006, 02:56:47 PM Alright Ironwood!
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Lantyssa on August 11, 2006, 03:10:34 PM Congrats Ironwood!
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 11, 2006, 03:13:52 PM Ok, let's not jump in with both feet yet. Long way to go before sleep and whatnot.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Yoru on August 11, 2006, 04:16:30 PM Yay for Ironwood and, soon, micro-Ironwood!
Cy, comedy gold. Seriously. ... uhm ... My day today has, so far, been nearly identical to yesterday, except I haven't forgotten my badge and had a steak salad sandwich for lunch. Oh, and I bought a copy of Charles Dickens' "Bleak House" on the way back to the office as a desk ornament. In a couple hours I'm going to go beat the ever-loving shit out of a 100lb. heavy bag for an hour or two, maybe spar a bit, then go home, then go to my usual local club and have a few beers while listening to bad music. My most pressing concern will be whether I'm in the mood for Newcastle or Guinness. And that'll be that. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 11, 2006, 05:26:25 PM I can beat you all. It's my 5th wedding anniversary today and my wife got induced. I should have a son or daughter by this time tomorrow, all going well. :-o SPROG POPPAGE IMMENIENT!!!! Will you name it Schild? Or, if it's a girl, Schilda? Title: It's a girl! Post by: voodoolily on August 11, 2006, 08:54:39 PM I even hear there's this place called MySpace where other desperate attention whores Uh, isn't your wife on MySpace? Title: It's a girl! Post by: Llava on August 11, 2006, 09:06:54 PM Can we call the child Irontwig?
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Yoru on August 11, 2006, 10:21:04 PM I was thinking "Ironwee", but that has a bit of a poor connotation.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Telemediocrity on August 11, 2006, 10:34:42 PM I met Warren Christopher today. Roxor?
Edit: Cyrex is brilliant and yay for Ironwood. Edit 2: I need you all to resolve a dispute me and the girlfriend were having today. Is Sarah Silverman generally funny? Edit 3: Since you all care, update to original story! I am posting this from house of Greg, mentioned in original post. Guess he's not that mad after all! However, on the downside, he did expose himself to me several minutes ago. :( Title: It's a girl! Post by: schild on August 11, 2006, 10:35:46 PM I was thinking "Ironwee", but that has a bit of a poor connotation. You don't want people associating your kid with Nintendo. Title: It's a girl! Post by: HaemishM on August 11, 2006, 10:59:43 PM I even hear there's this place called MySpace where other desperate attention whores Uh, isn't your wife on MySpace? I think she made it to promote her Net radio show. And she's younger than me, and isn't MySpace what all the young kids do these days? EDIT: Congrats on iminent sproggage Ironwood. Also, Tele if he exposed himself to you, did you gobble the weiner or are you waiting for him to put it in your hooha? Title: It's a girl! Post by: Telemediocrity on August 12, 2006, 01:55:38 AM I merely gave the man credit where credit is due; for all his faults, he is hung.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Tale on August 12, 2006, 02:32:35 AM Woot, the Scots are breeding again.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 12, 2006, 06:58:26 AM I even hear there's this place called MySpace where other desperate attention whores Uh, isn't your wife on MySpace? I think she made it to promote her Net radio show. And she's younger than me, and isn't MySpace what all the young kids do these days? Well, I don't have a MYSpace thingy! Oh wait... I think she's younger than me, too. DAMN YOU, SPT, AND YOUR ETERNAL YOUTH! PS She's prettier, too. DOUBLE DAMN! Title: It's a girl! Post by: Kenrick on August 12, 2006, 09:48:14 AM Woot, the Scots are breeding again. Prima Nocte fails again. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Righ on August 12, 2006, 10:21:22 AM Jus Primae Noctis was another of Braveheart's little "artistic touches". There's no evidence of it at that time and place in history, to the best of my knowledge.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Merusk on August 12, 2006, 10:46:04 AM Grats, Wood! My wife was induced the first time, too (seems to be a trend..) only about 12 hours labor, tho.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 12, 2006, 11:00:50 AM Elena Marie Pieroni was born at 9:15 this morning, weighing 4pounds 4 ounces. She's perfect.
Alas, due to complications my wife is currently in a hospital bed drugged out of her mind with tubes sticking everywhere. Her liver Ruptured during an Emergency C-Section. She's in a bad way. I'm fairly sure she'll be fine, tho, as she's in the best place she could be. They caught the bleeding in time and repaired everything once Elena was out the way. I'll try and bring some pics of Elena home with me tonight. Cya laters. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Righ on August 12, 2006, 11:07:35 AM Congratulations, and I hope your wife has a speedy recovery. I know nothing of icky biological stuff, but that doesn't sound fun. Wish her the best from me.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Abagadro on August 12, 2006, 11:22:16 AM Congratulations papa! Best wishes to your wife.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Engels on August 12, 2006, 11:30:38 AM Congrats Ironwood, and best wishes for your wife's fast recovery.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Miasma on August 12, 2006, 11:39:37 AM Wow that's great, congratulations Ironwood. I hope your wife gets better real soon.
So is there an internet baby shower? :lol: Title: It's a girl! Post by: Yoru on August 12, 2006, 11:42:23 AM Congrats Ironwood. :)
So is there an internet baby shower? :lol: You don't want to know what's used for the 'shower' part on the internet. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Cheddar on August 12, 2006, 11:56:41 AM Congrats Ironwood! I am wishing your wife a speedy recovery. You are one of the few around here whom I actually like.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 12, 2006, 01:39:00 PM Yay, baby! Hope mum comes home shortly so she can watch you change diapers!
(Freckles loves everyone and everyone loves him. He's just shy about all the love in this forum) Title: It's a girl! Post by: Kenrick on August 12, 2006, 01:49:22 PM Everyone grab a bubble gum cigar!
(http://www.lullabyebaby.com/images/gift/girl_bubble_gum_cigars.jpg) Title: It's a girl! Post by: Nazrat on August 12, 2006, 02:51:59 PM Congrats, Ironwood.
My wife was induced and went through 18 hours of labor before she had an emergency C section. The first time that I saw my son he was purple from the lack of oxygen that required the C section. He starts kindergarten in a couple of weeks and is the smartest child on the planet. :) I pray that every thing goes as well for you as it did for my family. Sleep now before the wife and child come home because your world will become a perpetual shade of gray for a while as it is never fully dark or fully light around a newborn. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Telemediocrity on August 12, 2006, 05:41:04 PM Congratulations. After all the naming threads, I have to say, Elena is a beautiful name.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Trippy on August 13, 2006, 12:32:00 AM Elena Marie Pieroni was born at 9:15 this morning, weighing 4pounds 4 ounces. She's perfect. Congrats on the girl!Quote Alas, due to complications my wife is currently in a hospital bed drugged out of her mind with tubes sticking everywhere. Her liver Ruptured during an Emergency C-Section. She's in a bad way. I'm fairly sure she'll be fine, tho, as she's in the best place she could be. They caught the bleeding in time and repaired everything once Elena was out the way. Wow that sounds serious -- hopefully there won't be any serious long term consquences from the injury.Best wishes to you, your wife, and Elena. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Cyrrex on August 13, 2006, 01:52:41 AM Wow, congrats Ironwood. Good name too. I'll spare you the name-association thing I have for that name (but it's a good one).
I've tried to send out a postive vibe/thought/prayer thing in the direction of your wife. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery. Title: It's a girl! Post by: RhyssaFireheart on August 13, 2006, 08:41:47 AM Congrats to the new papa and hope the wife recovers quickly.
Pics of the new bébé are a requirement, not an option at this point. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Llava on August 13, 2006, 09:25:19 AM Wait, what happened to Dana?
You were rock solid on Dana! Did you flip flop on us? Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 13, 2006, 10:15:58 AM Woman's perogative.
She changed her mind at the last moment. I was 50/50 on the Dana/Elena fence and, to be honest, Elena works better when you see her wee face. Title: It's a girl! Post by: Engels on August 13, 2006, 01:18:57 PM Elena's a fantastic name. I like the latinate spelling and pronunciation of Helena best.
How's the wife doing? Title: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 13, 2006, 02:08:35 PM I like Elena. Dana, not so much. I'm just glad you didn't go for Elena Dana or Rosanna Rosannadanna.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: bhodi on August 13, 2006, 02:38:41 PM You've turned this thread into something wonderful, ironwood.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 13, 2006, 03:33:50 PM Allow me to help further.
3 drains and 2 tubes have been removed from the wife. She still has a cutdown tube at her neck, but she's totally conscious, aware and on the mend. Moaning about how she can't play with Elena as much as I am, so if she's moaning, things are right with the world. Going back to work tomorrow. Not going to let a hospital convalesence eat into my maternity leave when I can have more fun with the wife and kid at home. Title: It's a girl! Post by: voodoolily on August 13, 2006, 03:41:53 PM Congratulations, Ironwood. Just 12 more years until the trouble starts. Enjoy it! :wink:
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Llava on August 13, 2006, 06:07:10 PM Is it Eh-ley-nuh?
Or Ah-lah-nuh? Or Ah-ley-nuh? Or Eh-lah-nuh? Title: It's a girl! Post by: Engels on August 13, 2006, 06:12:28 PM Eh Leh Nah
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Cyrrex on August 13, 2006, 11:02:01 PM Good to hear that she's doing better.
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 14, 2006, 12:02:05 AM Eh Leh Nah What he said. Tho, in Scottish, you really have to make it ee leh nah so that people don't think it's Helena. Which annoys me already. :) Title: It's a girl! Post by: WindupAtheist on August 14, 2006, 12:49:55 AM <Cut it out>
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Telemediocrity on August 14, 2006, 01:34:01 AM I'm curious. Did he tell a UO story?
Title: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 14, 2006, 01:45:25 AM (http://homepages.enterprise.net/pieronip/images/elena2)
(http://homepages.enterprise.net/pieronip/images/elena3) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Trippy on August 14, 2006, 01:58:49 AM 1, 2, 3,...
AWWWWWW! Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 14, 2006, 02:00:26 AM Phear the Hat, Bitchcakes.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: schild on August 14, 2006, 02:06:49 AM Level 1. Human Baby.
Too cute. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Tebonas on August 14, 2006, 02:09:04 AM Thats one hell of a cute baby. Congratulations Ironwood!
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Luxor on August 14, 2006, 03:44:02 AM Congrats Ironwood. Southern General I take it? or the Queen Mothers?
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 14, 2006, 03:47:26 AM The Royal.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: schild on August 14, 2006, 03:47:59 AM Seriously. Cutest baby ever. Can she be the f13.mascot?
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: lamaros on August 14, 2006, 03:52:05 AM Congratulations. Best wishes to you are your wife, I hope she recovers smoothly.
I hope eveyone will be happy and healthy and that you bring each other joy in this life. :heart: Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Kenrick on August 14, 2006, 04:39:12 AM All I can say is I hope my baby is that cute if/when my wife and I ever have one.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Llyse on August 14, 2006, 05:06:51 AM Awwwww she's adorable!!! :-D
Congratulations Ironwood!!! even if it's a tad late. Both Elena and Dana are great names, I have to agree with Kenrick, hope my kid is that cute, if they're a girl. :-D Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: NiX on August 14, 2006, 05:24:18 AM Grats Ironwood. She's absolutely adorable.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: MisterNoisy on August 14, 2006, 06:10:01 AM Congratulations!
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Riggswolfe on August 14, 2006, 06:21:16 AM Grats Ironwood, seems if I don't check General all weekend I miss stuff. Glad the wife is ok too, that part was scary to read about.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Merusk on August 14, 2006, 06:30:26 AM Neither of my kids were that cute. You bastard! Congrats again!
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 14, 2006, 07:20:01 AM Seriously. Cutest baby ever. Can she be the f13.mascot? Sure, as long as she gets a cut of that sweet, sweet advertising revenue. :) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Llava on August 14, 2006, 07:24:11 AM I smell a college fund.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 14, 2006, 07:38:51 AM She's beautiful. She must take after her mum. She has no wee horns.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Lantyssa on August 14, 2006, 08:24:41 AM She is adorable! Your almost tricked me into wanting a baby, but I won't be turned that easily.
(She really is that cute. Fortunately there is no video.) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: RhyssaFireheart on August 14, 2006, 08:36:40 AM Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Margalis on August 14, 2006, 08:43:56 AM Congratulations man, she is adorable.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: WayAbvPar on August 14, 2006, 08:52:23 AM Congratulations, IW! She is beautiful! Hope mom is feeling better and you can get both of them home to rule your life for you the rest of your days :-D
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Gutboy Barrelhouse on August 14, 2006, 08:56:21 AM Congratulations! It's always good to have another little person come into the world who will be well trained by their parents.
You have however missed your chance with this contest: Paid to deliver on time (no, not FedEx) Getting paid for your labor goes literal: the mother of the first baby born when comedian Jeff Foxworthy's new show premieres will win $50,000. August 14 2006: 3:28 AM EDT NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Promotional advertising has become quite the intimate affair in the past few years. Commercial sponsors now pay for couples' weddings and buy space on people's bodies, cars, pets and wheelchairs. Now Country Music Television wants in on the delivery room. It is announcing on Monday that it will pay $50,000 to the mother of the first baby born in the United States during the "Labor" Day weekend premiere of comedian Jeff Foxworthy's "new baby" -- a sketch comedy show called "Foxworthy's Big Night Out," first airing Friday, Sept. 1. The winning delivery will be the earliest delivery during the local time that the premiere airs (8:30 p.m. Eastern time, 8:30 p.m. Pacific time, 9:30 pm mountain time and 7:30 p.m. central time). If there's a tie, CMT will hold a random drawing to determine the winner. CMT also is offering $1,000 to the person who identifies the first baby born. In addition, CMT will donate a 42-inch flat screen HDTV to the hospital where the earliest birth occurs on Sept. 1. And it will award $5,000 to the mothers who deliver the first baby during the airing of each of the show's 11 subsequent episodes. To those who have never thought "mutual funds" means everyone's having a good time, you'll be glad to know there is nothing in the contest's rules requiring that the winner be a redneck. http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/14/news/funny/paid_delivery/index.htm?cnn=yes Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Jayce on August 14, 2006, 08:56:39 AM I don't get over this way often, but I am glad I did today...
Congrats! Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Strazos on August 14, 2006, 09:12:40 AM Yeah, congrats, best wishes, etc etc.
Malpractice? Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Rasix on August 14, 2006, 09:15:12 AM Everyone I know has been poppin' out kids left and right. That may be the cutest of the bunch. Great looking kid.
:thumbs_up: :rock: :rock_hard: :hulk_rock: Grats! Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Strazos on August 14, 2006, 09:22:15 AM Oh, just went back and saw pics....
WTF the kid looks normal? Where's the evil goatee? Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: WayAbvPar on August 14, 2006, 09:44:47 AM Scottish women don't grow their facial hair until menarche.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Kenrick on August 14, 2006, 09:45:50 AM Don't the cute babies turn out to be ugly adults, and vice versa?
I was admittedly a very cute baby, and dear god that didn't turn out to well... Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: eldaec on August 14, 2006, 09:58:00 AM Congratulations and good luck to all three of you.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Samwise on August 14, 2006, 11:22:00 AM Congrats! /agree on that being the world's cutest baby.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Bunk on August 14, 2006, 01:29:47 PM Congratulations on a beautiful kid Iron, and a great choice on the name. And I'll wish a speedy and easy recovery to your lady.
I don't have any rugrats of my own, but I have two friends both with newborns. It's amazing the powers they have to melt the heart of even a bitter bastard like myself. Enjoy it. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Yegolev on August 14, 2006, 01:35:16 PM Elena Marie Pieroni was born at 9:15 this morning, weighing 4pounds 4 ounces. She's perfect. Congratulations! Alas, due to complications my wife is currently in a hospital bed drugged out of her mind with tubes sticking everywhere. Her liver Ruptured during an Emergency C-Section. I may not have mentioned this but my advice would be to immediately ask for a section. Waaaay too late for me to mention this now, of course. You'll know for next time, demand one when you walk in the door. That goes for everyone else reading this, too. She looks great. Seriously, that's a nice looking baby. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Flood on August 14, 2006, 02:49:49 PM Congratulations and blessings on you and your family IW!
>>initialize recreational time termination cycle >>cycle duration (18 years) >>run program Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Jeff Kelly on August 14, 2006, 10:11:19 PM Congratulations and best wishes to you and your wife.
Remember you now have only 15 years until you have to beat up her first boyfriend ;-) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Triforcer on August 14, 2006, 10:52:00 PM Congratulations Ironwood!!!! Cutest baby I have seen in a long while :-)
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 14, 2006, 11:09:08 PM When we lived in New Jersey, our neighbour had the ugliest baby I've ever seen. Actually, all their kids were beastly looking. They were terrible neighbours, too. I'm glad their kids were ugly.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Strazos on August 14, 2006, 11:21:51 PM NJ tends to do that to the natives.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 15, 2006, 01:12:34 AM I may not have mentioned this but my advice would be to immediately ask for a section. Waaaay too late for me to mention this now, of course. You'll know for next time, demand one when you walk in the door. That goes for everyone else reading this, too. Like to thank everyone for their kind words. I'm actually touched. I may almost smile at some point in the future. However, there are medical reasons why a Section is not the immediate choice for delivery. Talk to your doctor in full before making any decision. Baby and mother continue fine. Elena was wearing a wondrous outfit that last night that, due to her relative size and the bulkiness of the woolen cardigan, made her look totally 'pimp'. Snoop would have approved. I wish I'd had my camera for the inevitable 'This is How We Do It' caption. :) (The Royal. What a fucking shithole. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villiany. Fucking Ned Heaven. What bothers me most about it is watching at least 20 young mothers a day outside on the steps smoking and using their fucking bumps as ashtrays. These cunts need sterilised.) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: edlavallee on August 15, 2006, 06:10:39 AM Congrats Ironwood, truly a wonderful gift. My family's best wishes to yours...
C-Sections are never good, although they do save your child from having a conehead. Bitch of a recovery for your wife though. Stay strong mate. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: HaemishM on August 15, 2006, 08:44:14 AM Sorry for the late congrats, I was in jury duty all yesterday.
Great name, terribly cute baby. Glad to see you found the "This Way Up" directiong God left on the box. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Yegolev on August 15, 2006, 08:51:56 AM Not sure I want to prolong this discussion, but I will qualify my controversial statement (for a change) by saying that there is a certain point where you should abandon the ideal of a vaginal birth, and there are many opinions on when this is. If you think you need a section for whatever reason, don't hesitate to bring it up, otherwise you might end up at 8cm after thirty hours with some unpleasant readouts on the monitor. Yeah, give it a go if you don't expect any issues, however if you have already had one I'd say that you should seriously consider one as an early option for any future delivery. My wife isn't what you would call tough, but she was on her feet and working again one week after her section.
I will also point out that, in my experience, no one knows anything incredibly significant about pregnancy. It seems to be treated as a temporary ailment, like a nine-month flu. YMMV and whatnot, maybe my expectations of medical professionals is too high. Just don't blindly assume they are right all the time. There are also unpleasant possibilities associated with a vaginal birth. Just consider all the options, you know. I could give examples and whatnot, but this is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's just celebrate the new family and be glad that everyone is coming out OK. I'd MUCH rather talk about fatherhood than this sort of thing. Really. Fatherhood rocks the fucking planet. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Merusk on August 15, 2006, 09:02:41 AM Fatherhood rocks the fucking planet. Except for potty training and those infrequent 'explosive' diapers where you wind-up cleaning half the room. Ugh. At least my kids never pulled the "monkey act" my nephews did. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Yegolev on August 15, 2006, 10:48:48 AM My son literally -- literally! -- blasted shit onto my face directly from his anus. It was 99% my fault, of course. Fatherhood still rocks. Also: I am immune to shit now, which is kinda like a superpower.
It's important to have a positive attitude. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Strazos on August 15, 2006, 11:10:07 AM Green-Apple Splatters?
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 16, 2006, 12:44:17 AM Not sure I want to prolong this discussion, but I will qualify my controversial statement (for a change) by saying that there is a certain point where you should abandon the ideal of a vaginal birth, and there are many opinions on when this is. If you think you need a section for whatever reason, don't hesitate to bring it up, otherwise you might end up at 8cm after thirty hours with some unpleasant readouts on the monitor. Yeah, give it a go if you don't expect any issues, however if you have already had one I'd say that you should seriously consider one as an early option for any future delivery. My wife isn't what you would call tough, but she was on her feet and working again one week after her section. I will also point out that, in my experience, no one knows anything incredibly significant about pregnancy. It seems to be treated as a temporary ailment, like a nine-month flu. YMMV and whatnot, maybe my expectations of medical professionals is too high. Just don't blindly assume they are right all the time. There are also unpleasant possibilities associated with a vaginal birth. Just consider all the options, you know. I could give examples and whatnot, but this is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's just celebrate the new family and be glad that everyone is coming out OK. I'd MUCH rather talk about fatherhood than this sort of thing. Really. Fatherhood rocks the fucking planet. I don't disagree with anything you say. For Christine, the choice was an illusion of choice anyways. She was bleeding into her abdomen and her sats were dropping. That wean was coming OUT. As for her recovery, people should note that she will be in at least a week and a half - she did have a major incision vertically to her breastbone to allow the repair of the liver. It wasn't a normal pregnancy by any means. Further, women on these boards should be aware that Christine's condition was a freak occurance that the head of surgery had only seen once before in his life. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Tebonas on August 16, 2006, 01:01:47 AM Its a very invasive procedure. Too invasive to do it "just in case". Maybe my expectations of medical professionals is even higher, I expect them to know when it is needed.
There was a BBC podcast I heard recently with the difference of childbirth in England and the USA. Usually US doctors do everything to cover their asses to avoid possible lawsuits. That podcast was very enlightening for me. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Lantyssa on August 16, 2006, 04:03:56 PM Thank you for the warning, Ironwood. Fortunately it is something around half (by percentage of activity, not by the numbers) of our regular female posters do not have to worry about anyways. You are not turning us into non-sprog poppers, we already are.
With a few more pics of that cutie, I might try to find a way though! (hint, hint -- more pics) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 16, 2006, 05:40:24 PM I can't believe how pretty his baby is... it just seems wrong, somehow. I was expecting glowing, red eyes. His wife must be gorgeous and have really, really overwhelmingly strong genes. Seriously, IW, that is a beautiful baby. My cousin was my favourite baby, though. She was born with soft coating of black hair everywhere. Now that is cool! (Her name is Donna, by the way, which Italians would have ended up calling your sprog, anyway, so Elena was probably a good choice)
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 17, 2006, 12:32:22 AM I have tons more pics and also quicktime video (one of which may just hurt you with the cuteness burn). I'm just very wary about turning this board into all about me and mine.
:) Oh, all right. How about this : http://homepages.enterprise.net/pieronip/images/p1010013.mov (http://homepages.enterprise.net/pieronip/images/p1010013.mov) Not the best, but I haven't uploaded them all yet. And I'm trying to keep pictures of me or Christine well out of it. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Trippy on August 17, 2006, 12:51:14 AM Aw, what a adorable sleepy-head!
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Engels on August 17, 2006, 12:54:22 AM That's not a baby. That's in game footage of the new EQ expansion, Raid on Steamfont. Its been a ruse all along, I knew it.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Wolf on August 17, 2006, 05:20:14 AM Congrats Ironwood!
She's even more cute than my cousin when she was born, and she was SERIOUSLY cute. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 17, 2006, 05:56:28 AM Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Trippy on August 17, 2006, 06:11:33 AM Ninja DB edit for teh win! (But only for Elena)
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 17, 2006, 06:27:37 AM eh ?
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Trippy on August 17, 2006, 06:32:58 AM Modify your above post (not the one with the Cuteness link) and put in another FTP link and check out the HTML that gets generated.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 17, 2006, 07:11:22 AM I'm too tired.
I fucked something up right ? Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Trippy on August 17, 2006, 07:21:57 AM I'm too tired. No. SMF code doesn't handle FTP URLs properly if you use the URL tags as seen below (hover over the link so you see the rendered URL) so I put the correct HTML straight into the database (bypassing SMF).I fucked something up right ? Cuteness (http://ftp://193.192.69.187/P1010016.MOV) (broken) If you want to use an FTP URL, just type it in without any tags like so: ftp://193.192.69.187/P1010016.MOV (Cuteness working) Edit: fixed more typos Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 17, 2006, 08:18:59 AM You're like a new man, IW. Which is good because the old one was getting grumpier by the day. Fatherhood has made you NICE!!!
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 17, 2006, 08:27:56 AM Fatherhood has made me TIRED.
I'm an English Graduate that can't spell and and IT Manager that can't slap up some web-code. Christine coming home from the hospital tomorrow. I'm going to feed, change and bathe Elena and then I'm going to sit beside her and sleep for as long as I can. Tired, I tell you. Walking to the hospital 4 times a day takes it out of you. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Engels on August 17, 2006, 09:02:36 AM That second movie is great. She looks like she's inherited her dad's snarkiness. She already has that 'god you are all so boring and stupid' expression.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 17, 2006, 09:08:52 AM You are an English graduate WHO can't spell. :-P
You are also an f13'er WHO I love to tease. If I were as rich as you are, I would hire ex-cons to tickle you every morning. Big guys. I would pay them to giggle like little girls, too. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Moaner on August 17, 2006, 09:35:06 AM For some reason I missed this thread until today, so I just wanted to say Congrats!
Here's hoping you actually get some sleep in the next 6 months. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Yegolev on August 17, 2006, 01:57:29 PM Fatherhood has made me TIRED. QFT. But worth it. I also wish sleep upon you within the next twelve months. Tip: video yourself as well, then watch the tape when she is three. Another tip: do not ever look down the barrel, even if you think she's not loaded. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Megrim on August 18, 2006, 01:25:26 AM Congradulations Ironwood! You will of course teach her the proper use of a claymore. Also, am i a bad man for pointing out that she abbreviates to EMP? 'cause you know, that is fairly awesome.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Ironwood on August 18, 2006, 02:17:11 AM No, I was aware of it.
Fairly sure Robots won't bother her. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Hanzii on August 18, 2006, 03:37:35 AM A belated congratulations. She's seriously cute and I'm glad your wife is fine now.
This: Quote from: schild Seriously. Cutest baby ever. Can she be the f13.mascot? Is only because I didn't post pics when Hannah (14 months) or Laura (5 years) were born. Re: Yegolev: My wife had an emergency section the first time and a planned at the second birth, but I'd still say go for natural childbirth every time if it's an option (but make sure you know all your options and are well briefed on pros and cons). Sections are full surgery and inheriently more risky. There's a lot to be said - but that's for another thread. But a drugged up wife unable to hold the child for long while the father gets all the early bonding is one big argument against just picking a section. Your wife (and mine) had no choice in the matter, but mine wasn't happy about it either time. ... and you'll get some decent sleep in about 4-5 years time (unless you get another, that resets everything) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Typhon on August 18, 2006, 03:42:18 AM :-) extremelyverycute, grats!
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 18, 2006, 07:04:55 AM This thread is already FOUR pages long. Four pages of ooohing and ahhhing. And it's about a baby! It doesn't even have a gear box! Sheesh. Watta bunch of hens! You're ALL on my list of softies, now. Not a hard man amoung you! Well, except IW cause he just had a baby.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Margalis on August 18, 2006, 07:30:11 AM I didn't aww.
Actually I was going to post that this makes me NOT want to have a baby after reading about the lack of sleep, diaper changing, etc, but decided against it. I get very grumpy without my sleep. And I'm grumpy enough as it is. I'm a real man! (Westles and kills grizzly bear) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 18, 2006, 08:00:16 AM Well, I don't know how much of a real man you are... I mean, I did think you were a woman named Margalis for ages. I always pictured you looking just like that pretty jazz singer, You are pretty grumpy sometimes though. I think you have very womanly political opinions. We both share a long standing crush on Clint Eastwood.
Ok, fair enough, you're on the hard man list with such notorious people as Xanthippe, Haemish, Morphiend, Big Gulp, Numtini and Moe from the Three Stooges . Some people I can't suss at all. Schild is on no list because, although he talks tough, I have seen him weep for the children. WAP should be on my old softie list, but sometimes he tells someone off in a most spectacular way using very unwomanly body parts. I'll sort them out, though. Anyway... again... Cute baby, IW. Stay hard! (err, you know what I mean) Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Jayce on August 18, 2006, 08:21:50 AM The (U.S.) hospital I had my second son at (last month) did a thing where they laid the baby on Mom's chest for about 20 minutes almost immediately after birth. All they did was clean him up - even put off weighing, measuring etc.
Apparently this helps stabilize blood sugar, temperature and other vitals even better than the incubator, which is another advantage to natural delivery. So I think it's very situational whether you choose c-section or natural. I was blessed with two very easy and normal deliveries. IW, you're a "harder" (thanks Signe) man than I to have dealt with those complications. I would have been freaking out. To undergo that stress and still have the presence of mind to share this occasion with us - worth your own thread at the very least. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Llava on August 18, 2006, 08:53:45 AM I didn't "aww" either. Children frighten me.
It wasn't so much an "awww" as an "AHHH!" It's pronounced the same, but the inflection is different. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Signe on August 18, 2006, 09:36:22 AM I didn't "aww" either. Children frighten me. It wasn't so much an "awww" as an "EEK!!" It's pronounced the same, but the inflection is different. I agree. I am more scared of babies than itchy bears. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: WayAbvPar on August 18, 2006, 09:49:03 AM Quote WAP should be on my old softie list, but sometimes he tells someone off in a most spectacular way using very unwomanly body parts. LMAO. That made my day! I am generally a softie, but if I get pissed off I can hold a grudge like nobody's business (I am assuming this is due to my quarter Scot blood). IW, post a pic of the bags under your eyes! They should be ready for their own postal codes here in the next few days :evil: Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Bunk on August 18, 2006, 10:56:06 AM Of course I'm going to ooh and ah. It's my favorite kind of baby - someone elses. My sister's getting married in a few weeks, I can't wait for her to have a kid. I have big shoes to live up to, as memories of my uncle when I was a kid were some of my fondest.
Favorite memories of someone else's babies: - My aunt, who's four years older than me, changing my newborn nephew's diaper and getting a full blown super soaker in the face. - a buddy's little girl, not quite walking but at that climbing stage. I'm sitting in on the floor and she crawls over and decides to use me to climb on. Ends up litteraly hanging from my lower lip. Was rather awkward, but quite funny. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Lantyssa on August 18, 2006, 12:46:48 PM Screaming at the sight of a helpless baby isn't very manly, whether you use "AHHHH!" or "EEK!". The manly thing is to ask how many years will it take for the thing to start fetching your beer.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Yegolev on August 18, 2006, 12:57:32 PM I am generally a softie, but if I get pissed off I can hold a grudge like nobody's business Sounds like a woman to me. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: WayAbvPar on August 18, 2006, 01:00:20 PM I am generally a softie, but if I get pissed off I can hold a grudge like nobody's business Sounds like a woman to me. The difference is that I hold grudges for rational reasons. Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Yegolev on August 18, 2006, 01:05:12 PM Good parry. Let's change topics before Signe asks someone to get hard again.
Title: Re: It's a girl! Post by: Fargull on August 18, 2006, 02:19:43 PM Tardy to the thread, but good job man! Glad your wife is doing good and the bundle of joy is spectacular.
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