It's a boy!

[Andrew]

Just got the word 3 minutes ago that Katie delivered Andrew L. Borntreger (named after my father) at 11:59 AM, EST.  9 lbs and 9 oz!  Katie and the new little one are doing fine.

Now, if they will just send me an email with a number to the hospital!

[odinn7]

That's great news, congratulations.

[Mr_Vindictive]

Mucho congrats Andrew!

[BeyondTheGrave]

Congrats!

 You can’t give it, you can’t even buy it, and you just don’t get it!-Aeon Flux

[Dunners]

Andrew you sly dog! Not tellign us you had another one on the way ;)
Congrats man.

[Menard]

I think congrats are in for Katie. 9 lbs, 9oz; he's a strapping young man already.

[Andrew]

Just finished talking to Katie.  I was tired of waiting, so I looked up a general number to the maternity ward at the hospital and went from there.  It was a little difficult, because the nurses kept hanging up on me (the time lag is about two to three seconds).

He is a big boy, with the same blue eyes as my daughter had at birth (Jenna's have changed to a steel blue color).  That comes from Katie's father.  He also has a really strong voice when he wants to use it.  They had just taken blood to check his type and that made him give a cry.  I heard him loud and clear.

Also, according to my wife, he was born hungry.

Now, Dunners, I did not quite sneak him in on you.  I have not mentioned it often, but I know I have mentioned it.  Hard not to, because I have been both worried and excited about the new baby.  The other Marines know this well; I just finished terrorizing some of the other SNCO's in my barracks, because I am hyper and wound up.

[daveblackeye15]

Sweet! Congradulations! The Borntreger clan is growing.

[trekgeezer]

Many congrats on the new little one and glad to hear everyone is doing well.

9lbs 9oz isn't big,  there was a news story this week about a lady in Brazil that had a baby that weighed over 17lbs.  That did make it clear that it was delivered by C-section.

Anyway, we're all smoking our virtual cigars with you.

[Scott H]

If you get pictures, don't be afraid to share.

[lester1/2jr]

congratulations.  you should have named him hershell like in Blood Freak

[GeeWhiz]

Congrats, Pops!!!

He sounds like a chip off the old block.  I'm sure you'll enjoy bringing him up in the world of bad movies.

[JohnL]

Congratulations!

[Ozzymandias]

Congratulations!

[Andrew]

And, I was able to get some pictures.  Man, he is a big boy.  Also, he already knows Katie's voice and will look for her if she is talking.  Other people, well, he apparently could care less.

Just delivered and making sure everyone knows he is not happy

With Katie's mom, checking her out

With my mother

None of him and Katie for now, because I know she'd yell at me and say she looked horrible.  I did get some of her feeding him.  The doctor had Katie give him formula, because he was so big and they were worried about his blood sugar.  He came out hungry and drank 3 oz!  Ah, he inherited daddy's tapeworm...

I had been on the phone with Katie (I call her once a week) a few hours before she went to the hospital.  Jenna, who will be two in April, had suddenly wanted the phone and actually said, "Hi dadda!" to me.  She then lost interest.  However, about 10 minutes later, she charged up to my wife, wanting the phone.  ("Dadda, dadda, dadda!")  She took it and said a lot, but I couldn't understand a word.  Jenna then handed the phone back to Katie and went back to playing.  Whatever she had to tell me, it was important.

Katie sent me a picture of Jenna making music (I think they were doing the dishes or something.)