#27
Posted: 12/13/04 at 8:01pm
YAY!
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#28
Posted: 12/13/04 at 8:46pm
YAY!!! Welcome to the "New Uncle" club. Congrats!!!
"They're eating her and then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!" -Troll 2
#29
Posted: 12/13/04 at 9:22pm
LOL! my congrats. as well. I just became an aunt again...twice... ( Delaney & Brandon) both in Oct. & Nov. Love, love, love dem babies!
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#30
Posted: 12/13/04 at 10:17pm
So does her parents really like Friends and Sienfeld?
Congrats and welcome to the new world baby Phoebe. Get her some showtunes to start her life out right. My aunt had a baby in October, and I made him a CD with all of my favorite mellow tunes on them...its a great gift!
Congrats and welcome to the new world baby Phoebe. Get her some showtunes to start her life out right. My aunt had a baby in October, and I made him a CD with all of my favorite mellow tunes on them...its a great gift!
#31
Posted: 12/13/04 at 10:16pm
Play him Anthony Warlow songs from day 1.
David walked into the valley
With a stone clutched in his hand
He was only a boy
But he knew someone must take a stand
There will always be a valley
Always mountains one must scale
There will always be perilous waters
Which someone must sail
-Into the Fire
Scarlet Pimpernel
#32
Posted: 12/14/04 at 1:20pm
OOPS !! I just noticed the typo....my mind has been a little flighty lately. She was 7 pounds.
But 17 pounds would REALLY be news, huh?
But 17 pounds would REALLY be news, huh?
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#33
Posted: 12/14/04 at 1:31pm
I am greatly relieved!
And, congrats again! When do you get to meet her?
And, congrats again! When do you get to meet her?
"Two drifters off to see the world. There's such a lot of world to see. . ."
#34
Posted: 12/14/04 at 1:52pm
Ohhh thank goodness, I was worried there for a bit! 7 pound is way more like it. YAY for you.
It started with a sipmle idea, collecting one paper clip for every life lost, the feelings that connect us...are greater than those that divide us!
#35
Posted: 12/14/04 at 2:32pm
The earliest chance I'll probably get to see her is next summer. My time off is booked until then, so maybe my brother and his wife can come up to Chicago, which would be great.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#36
Posted: 12/15/04 at 3:53am
Congratulations! Isn't it the best? I love being an aunt, and the pic of the baby in my avatar is my beautiful nephew during the winter season last year. Now he's two and talking up a storm. 
"He says... he wants to be obsessed with art, like me. He says... he wants to redevelop the creative side of his brain." - Mark NYTW RENT
#37
Posted: 12/15/04 at 9:59am
Congrats! U now get to enjoy influencing the growth & development of a human being w out (most of )the responsibility! Start playing show tunes to her now- a future audience member!
#38
Posted: 12/16/04 at 5:43pm
Well, we received a bit of a shock today. It turns out my niece was diagnosed with Downs Syndrome. There's no way of knowing how severe it will be at this point. Luckily, my brother, as usual, embraces the news in stride. He said that a certain percentage of children are born with Downs and they need homes, so his is as good as any. My brother has always lived life with the "making lemonade" philosophy and has proven it time and again which is one of the many reasons I admire him. In addition, my mother has a degree in psychology and spent years working with children with mental disabilities and birth defects, so she will be able to help out a lot. My brother's wife is devastated at the moment, but knowing my brother, he'll be incredibly supportive and loving.
I'm still a bit shook up at the moment, but I'm grateful that Phoebe has a family like ours to look forward to and I can't wait to meet her.
I'm still a bit shook up at the moment, but I'm grateful that Phoebe has a family like ours to look forward to and I can't wait to meet her.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#39
Posted: 12/16/04 at 5:47pm
thats sad. hopefully it wont be that bad. Austin... i love austin. i live near there.
"Picture "The View," with the wisecracking, sympathetic sweethearts of that ABC television show replaced by a panel of embittered, suffering or enraged Arab women" -the Times review of Black Eyed
#40
Posted: 12/16/04 at 6:05pm
Thanks Caroline-Q-or-TBoo.
If anyone here has any experience with Downs children, I would really love to hear from them if they're willing to share.
If anyone here has any experience with Downs children, I would really love to hear from them if they're willing to share.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#41
Posted: 12/16/04 at 8:51pm
Matt.........She has everything she already needs. A loving family and an uncle who loves her and will spoil her rotten!
"Friends are the people you chose as family."....Me.
#42
Posted: 12/16/04 at 9:55pm
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I have 7 beautiful nieces, and I love them all so much!!!
I have had experience with Downs children, both in the famly and out. They are wonderful, happy, sweet-natured and friendly as a general rule. They require just as much love and attention as other children, and give just as much back. They just requirte a little extra TLC.
Good luck, and congratulations!
I'm sure you'll be a wonderful uncle!
I have 7 beautiful nieces, and I love them all so much!!!
I have had experience with Downs children, both in the famly and out. They are wonderful, happy, sweet-natured and friendly as a general rule. They require just as much love and attention as other children, and give just as much back. They just requirte a little extra TLC.
Good luck, and congratulations!
I'm sure you'll be a wonderful uncle!
#43
Posted: 12/16/04 at 10:05pm
Thanks so much for the wonderful comments. I have no doubt Phoebe will be absolutely smothered in unconditional love. My biggest concern is the challenge that my brother and his wife will be facing. It's my brother's first child, though he has a 2 year-old stepson. It will take a few years to know the severity of the Downs and I know how difficult it will be for them. Luckily, I come from a very loving and supportive family that will do everything we can for them.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
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