Say hello to my leeetle friend!

Ed, Ego and Superego · February 10, 2007, 05:48:12 PM

After 42 hours of labor, two types of inducement, 5 hours of massive contractions, one epidural at 2:10 AM On Fed 10th Miss Arianna Elizabeth joined the family via a c-section. She is healthy as a horse, cute as a bug, a natural at feeding, and has a set of lungs like an opera singer. Shes 21 inches long, 8 pounds 13.5 ounces. Mom is fine and undergoing post op, Dad is a bit weary. We will be coming home sometime tuesday.

See you soon,

-Ed (Anna and Arianna)

Andrew · February 10, 2007, 06:04:46 PM

Congrats and that is a pretty darn big "little girl!"

Pics, we need pics.

Mr_Vindictive · February 10, 2007, 07:56:29 PM

Congratulations Ed!!!!

You're life will never be the same from this point on, and you'll realize that you've never been happier. I'll never forget when my daughter was born. I got to spend a few minutes with her after my wife's c-section, and the first thing my daughter did was reach up and grab my finger. She was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. Couldn't stop crying for a few minutes after.

Anyway, once again Congratulations! As Andrew said, we need pictures!

BeyondTheGrave · February 10, 2007, 08:02:46 PM

Congrats!!!!

Ed, Ego and Superego · February 10, 2007, 08:56:50 PM

I'm working on it, I sent Andrew a backup pic to add on my behalf if my attempts will fail. Remember I'm still board-impaired in some things. Now to start screeni Shaolin guarduans for her. Does anyone remember the Asp's number or webpage?
-Ed

Andrew · February 11, 2007, 12:06:39 AM

I have the pic:

She even looks like a big, healthy baby.

CheezeFlixz · February 11, 2007, 12:33:50 AM

Congratulations on the addition to the family ... as other have said your life changes forever, you are now a parent!

Yaddo 42 · February 11, 2007, 05:43:45 AM

Congrats!!! What a sweet looking little girl, and a nice name as well.

My sister and her husband are expecting their first child (a boy) in about 6 weeks. He'll be big as well from what they say, babies in our extended family usually are. I was 9 lbs 6 ozs. My sister was 10 lbs 3 ozs. A lot of our cousins were between 8-11 lbs also.

dean · February 11, 2007, 09:10:38 AM

Woohoo!!

Congrats Ed!

Though personally I'd go a different way than the Shaolin guards. Maybe make friends with a certain giant Turtle monster? Nothing scares potential dates into behaving than the threat of a giant monster destroying your house [for special use when she's older of course]

Dennis · February 11, 2007, 01:19:30 PM

Congratulations to you and the wife, great looking little girl, as for the guardian aspect of raising a girl child, the only safe way is to forbid them to talk to or even look at boys till after you're dead.

Bill C. · February 12, 2007, 08:05:45 AM

Awww...congratulations, Ed (and Mrs. Ed). What an adorable giant-headed baby (not a knock--all babies have the Unicron head going on)...now you have about twelve years to get your "What are your intentions towards my daughter?" voice down!

Ash · February 12, 2007, 09:52:18 AM

Congratulations!

Whenever I see a newborn baby, I always think of that TV show V and the scene where woman gives birth and the baby sticks out its lizard tongue.

raj · February 12, 2007, 11:50:41 AM

Congratulations!!

42 hours of labor, 13.5 Lbs? Wow. You owe mom majorly.

Poogie · February 12, 2007, 01:43:18 PM

Happy babyland to you and your wife.

I thought it was bad when my precious driver parked in the HOSPITAL PARKING LOT, he was afraid we might hog the emergency space from somebody. Every 5 or 6 steps I would get a labor pain so we'd stop to do the he,he, breathing and I'd say a couple of indistinguishable words then continue on our way. I guess it wasn't so bad compared to your experience. Now the really hard part starts, but it's all worth it.

ulthar · February 12, 2007, 02:01:13 PM

Congrats, ED!! Wow. Grog to ya, mate.

Sorry I missed this trhead earlier.