It's a boy!

[dean]

Seems he has all fingers and toes in place.

No horrid tentacle monster there.

What a dissappointment... :-P


Congratulations!

[BoyScoutKevin]

Congrats from me, too.

Actually, the odds were that it was going to be a boy. When one has a child, the odds are 50-50 that it will be a boy or a girl. But, on the second child, the odds that the second child will be a different sex from the first child go up to 75-25. Now, that you have one of each, if you decide to have a thrird child, the odds are back to 50-50, as to whether it will be a boy or a girl.

[Cheecky-monkey]

Feed him a steady diet of b-movies and he'll be just like his father!

[Kory]

Congratulations!  You and Katie make BEAUTIFUL babies- I'll pray that you get home soon to be with them in person!

Stay safe over there!

[raj]

Congratulations!
We now have Son of Andrew.
still waiting for the other sequel:  Return of Andrew.

[Jamtoy]

Congratulations!

Glad to hear that mother and child are fine.

[Brother Ragnarok]

Good show, brother.  He's 4 days younger than my son, Phoenix, who gave up the apartment on the 19th.  Andrew outweighs him by 6 ounces, though.

[Andrew]

Now I really am thinking about getting home and seeing the newest one, along with my wife and daughter.

Congrats to Brother Ragnarok too!  I had no idea you were expecting, I probably missed it since I do not get to check the site all the time.

[AndyC]

Wow, I'm away from the board for a couple of days, and look what I miss.

That is great news, Andrew. Good, healthy birthweight too. Hope you'll soon be able to meet him in person.

I am surprised though. For someone who has read Orson Scott Card, I would have thought you'd save the name Andrew for your third  :)

[nshumate]

Congratulations, friend.  Stay safe, and come home to see him real soon.

[Andrew]

AndyC wrote:
>
> I am surprised though. For someone who has read Orson Scott
> Card, I would have thought you'd save the name Andrew for your
> third  :)
>
Actually, that would be Ender.  I think that Andrew was the oldest of the three, so I have  my daughter and son mixed up in order compared to the Wiggins.  Actually, it looks like we are probably going to stop at two - though we have discussed three children.  I know that right now is probably not the time to ask Katie about a third.

[Gerry]

Just dropped in and saw the news.  Congratulations, my friend.  What a great looking boy.  It's fun to see a pic of how big Jenna is getting as well.   It doesn't seem like that long ago that we were offering congrats on her birth.  Happy news indeed!

[odinn7]

First, let me say those are great pictures. I also thought that was a cute story of your daughter on the phone. Your story reminded me of when my daughter started talking and I know it must be tough for you to be over there at this time. Is there any projected date of when you will be able to return? I know someone that's over there since last February and he is supposed to be coming back in April although at this point, they may extend his time as they see fit. I sincerely hope something like this doesn't happen to you and I wish you the best of luck in returning to your family as soon as possible. It's all about the kids, Andrew.

Next, I must say congrats to Brother R. Keeping secrets from us or did I just miss something about it?

[AndyC]

Actually, Peter was the oldest. Ender was a mispronunciation of Andrew by Valentine when she was little. I'm just glad you didn't respond with "what the heck are you talking about?" The joke was based on a vague recollection that you might have referred to a "little doctor" in one of your reviews.

Anyway, best of luck.

[Andrew]

Dang, you are correct Andy.  Soon as you said the older brother's name was Peter, it got me.  You know, it is about time I read that book again; it has been at least six years.  None of the follow-ups though, I disliked them.

That review was "Battle Beyond the Stars."  Ah, good flick.  The Marines out here really liked that one.  Not as much as "Flash Gordon," but it definitely drew a crowd.