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A Little Foppish Idiot?

Discussion in 'Sorcerous Sundries' started by Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Dec 13, 2006.

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  1. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Remove all ads!
    Get used to it!

    Think of all those late night Civilisation sessions that will be masquerading as "looking after the baby".
     
    Harbourboy, Aug 14, 2007
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  2. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    That would be reason #2 for why we haven't had any kids yet.

    Seeing as it's Aug 15th now, I'm sure that the little Idiot Jr. has popped out but now. Hope he and Mrs. Idiot are doing well.

    One thing I learned from my mom - CostCo is a godsend. :p :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Aug 15, 2007
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  3. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    Baby Jack (mini-fop) has now arrived. Officially it was at 5:24 PM eastern time, which would make it 11:24 PM SP time on the 14th. So, around 30 hours after labor started, he finally got here. He was quite small - even by baby standards - at just 6 pounds, 3 ounces - or about 2800 grams. Baby and mom are resting comfortably in the hospital tonight, while I stopped at a grocery store to re-stock the house before going to bed tonight, at home. It will be the first night of uninterrupted sleep I've had for 3 days, and simultaneously the last night of uninterrupted sleep I'll have for the foreseeable future.

    He looks a lot like his dad - except (ironically) he has more hair! We're trying to get him to latch on better with the breast feeding, but it is frustrating for a couple of reasons. First, a newborn baby's stomach only has a volume of about 7-10 mL, or about 1/3 of a fluid ounce. That's really small, but it's also impossible to know when he's had the right amount. Boobs don't come with volume demarkations.

    I actually saw everything at the birth. I wasn't sure I wanted to - and I will admit it's pretty nasty - but I think I'm glad I did.
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Aug 16, 2007
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  4. Harbourboy

    Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    That's awesome, Aldeth! Fantastic. Glad to hear it's all going well.

    Please do keep us posted on how things go from here.

    It won't be long before you're telling us about Mini-Fop #2 being on the way!
     
    Harbourboy, Aug 16, 2007
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  5. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    Outstanding, Aldeth! :thumb: Congrats to you and your family. :banana: All the best people are born in August, btw. ;)
     
    Chandos the Red, Aug 16, 2007
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  6. Montresor

    Montresor Mostly Harmless Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    Congrats to you and your wife, Aldeth! :banana:
     
    Montresor, Aug 16, 2007
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    Congratulations! :thumb:
     
    Old Raven, Aug 16, 2007
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    Congrats, and don't forget to post the link to the pictures :)
     
    The Great Snook, Aug 16, 2007
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  9. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    I'll get pictures up eventually. Unfortunately, the digital camera is with my wife at the hospital. We should be bringing mom and baby home today - this morning with any luck - and then I should be able to get them loaded on snapfish or something like that. Everyone who didn't make it to the hospital wants to see the pictures. And also, it seems like everyone wants to come see us at the house - like we're going to have all this spare time to entertain visitors. I'd rather if they gave us a few days to get our bearings before this started.
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Aug 16, 2007
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  10. Splunge

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    Congrats, Aldeth! :thumb:

    Well then, you better get him on a weight training program. Like father, like son! :D
     
    Splunge, Aug 16, 2007
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  11. revmaf

    revmaf Older, not wiser, but a lot more fun

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    Yay, Aldeth! Congratulations to you and Mrs. Fop. Young Fop will be a joy, I'm sure.

    Have Mrs. Fop keep at it on the breast feeding. It takes a while for the baby to learn how to do it, but it's worth it.

    As for the horde of visitors - it's probably not possible to say no, but it is possible to let go of any self-expectations about entertaining them. And you can be quite ruthless about telling them Mrs. Fop needs to rest, Mini-Fop needs to rest, you need to rest, thanks so much for coming.

    Again, many congratulations.
     
    revmaf, Aug 16, 2007
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  12. Death Rabbit

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    Awesome, buddy - best to you and yours.
     
    Death Rabbit, Aug 16, 2007
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  13. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Congrats! :)
     
    Taluntain, Aug 16, 2007
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    Congratulations, Aldeth.
     
    Dinsdale, Aug 16, 2007
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  15. dmc

    dmc Speak softly and carry a big briefcase Staff Member Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!)

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    Congratulations, AFI, life as you knew it is over. (It gets better.)
     
    dmc, Aug 16, 2007
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    Congratulations!

    I hope you have as much fun with mini-fop as I have with T3.
     
    T2Bruno, Aug 16, 2007
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    Congratulations Aldeth!
     
    JSBB, Aug 16, 2007
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  18. Susipaisti

    Susipaisti Maybe if I just sleep... Veteran

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    Congratulations!
     
    Susipaisti, Aug 16, 2007
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  19. Disciple of The Watch

    Disciple of The Watch Preparing The Coming of The New Order Veteran

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    /me lights up a biga** cuban cigar and hands one to the Foppish Idiot
     
    Disciple of The Watch, Aug 16, 2007
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    Congratulations!

    have fun changing 90 gazillion dirty diapers!!! :D
    and remember that 3-5lbs on the diaper box is not the amount it will hold!! ;)
     
    martaug, Aug 17, 2007
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