Hi everyone! I’ve missed you. This isn’t the labour story yet, because I feel that deserves a level of time and attention that I don’t have yet (visitor stream is dying down slowly, but the next one is expected in 10-15 minutes).
Just wanted to let you know that as PH has said, we have a healthy Babby with ten fingers, and ten toes, although two are freakishly webbed, a trait he inherited from me (that blew my mind – HE HAS MY CRAZY TOES). He looks like a cross between Muppet Babby Perfect Husband and a baby sea turtle. We aren’t sure if he’s an angel or devil spawn, because he kept us up two nights in a row with colicky toothless screaming but has been cooperatively eating and dozing for the last 36 hours. We’re not sure what awaits us tonight.
While you’re waiting for the gory details, some pictures! These pics are when he was only a few hours old and heavily over-baked in my oven (it was my first attempt at babby-cooking, okay?), so please excuse post-birth baby cone head, splotchiness, peeling skin etc. Also, PH is still deliberating on whether to let me use his son’s real name. I would happily tell you, since it’s a really generic name, but of course this is a two-parent decision. So a moniker may be in order.
New Babby
The new family
Perfect Husband approves of Babby
If By Yes 
Congratulations! You are a beautiful family!
Thank you!
What a beautiful little boy. Congratulations to you and PH!
Thanks, I think he’s cute ;-p
PERFECTION!! just keep him close by at night for the first while, he’s not used to this big world yet, he needs to hear his mommas heartbeat:)
Oh yes, in a moses basket right next to the bed.
CONGRATS!!! Hey — you showed us your real faces… how about Perfect Baby’s real name? He he…
He is perfect. Just perfect!
Not when he’s cluster feeding!
I cannot even believe you apologized for his newborn-babbyness. Coneheads and wrinkly skin are all part of the fun. He is lovely, and so are you. Congratulations!
Not just wrinkly skin – peeling skin!
Aww, he is beautiful. Even cuter than a puppy.
About equal, at least.
So perfect! I’m glad to hear that everyone is doing well!
Full details will commence shortly.
“He looks like a cross between Muppet Babby Perfect Husband and a baby sea turtle. ” This made me grin. Congratulations again! Enjoy the ride!
XD I’ll have to get a photo illustrating the second point.
He is adorable! Congratulations! : )
Thanks!
Aw, what a sweet little babby. Congratulations!
🙂
im so glad it all went well and everyoe is healthy! congratulations on having your beautiful baby boy xoxo’lis
It went long, but everyone is definitely healthy. Although I’m feeling pretty tore up from the floor up!
congratulations!!! babby is beautiful and you are an adorable family!
Thanks, I like us 🙂
What a sweet little bundle! I have another urge to offer reams of useless advice; I’ll resist, but the impulse underlying is a desire to somehow tell you the (non-existent) formula for having a perfectly loving, stress-free, milk-filled, sleepy, cuddly, looked-after, altogether delightful first few weeks with your baby; and I so hope you do!
I’d be happy to hear any portion of that formula!
Congratulations! I’m so happy for all of you!
Also, is it wrong that part of me is trying to imagine what a fully-grown muppet and adult sea turtle cross-breed would look like? …I don’t think it will be relevant.
I think we need to contact the Henson workshop about this matter.
First, CONGRATULATIONS! Second, is that YOUR teddy bear in your hospital bed? Because I TOTALLY had a teddy bear with me. Actually, he was under my head while I gave birth. You can see him in my labor story photos. Yay for teddy bears!
I can’t wait to hear the labor story. I love labor stories. Especially since mine is over. And, I totally see muppet and sea turtle. Hilarious.
Yup, that’s Timothy, my travelling bear. He goes everywhere with me. If you look closely, I’m clutching him in my avatar.
I was away on vacation and SO ANXIOUS for news! I am delighted to return to find Perfect Family has a healthy new member. He is completely beautiful. I am so glad you are all well, and glowing. I also love that Timothy was able to be there for the family portrait.
Congratulations!
Timothy was of great comfort during contractions.
Congratulations! He’s beautiful! (Seriously. I have seen a LOT of newborns, and yes, they all come out looking like reddened, grumpy old men. Given that standard, this is a good-looking kid.) And you two look suitably exhausted/ blissed-out.
Good luck growing into your family-hood in the next few days and weeks and months.
I’m so happy for you all. Your son is beautiful. And very bright-eyed. Oh my goodness. He is ready to conquer the world. Your birth story was great! So fun to read and freakishly similar to mine. I was two weeks late, had to be induced and the cord was wrapped around my son’s head as well. And the post-birth stitching…oh my gosh, that was funny. Not for you obviously, but funny to read. My doc was camped out down there for what seemed like eternity while my husband tried desperately to focus on anything other than the blood. I think he almost passed out;-) Ha! Wimp. Anyhoo, just wanted to say a hearty CONGRATULATIONS!! You’re in for the ride of you lives!!