Divine Angel said:

Bubs was born this afternoon at 4.15. We’re both doing well :-)

Congrats!

jolly good show DA.

:-)

Congratulations to DA and Mr Mutant on the new bub.

I’d still like a bit more information.

eg:

weight
height
sex
name

was it a virgin birth

etc

Well done Mr Mutant

Congratulations DA, I knew you could do it :) And a warm welcome to the infant Mutant.

Well, that’s the best news I’ve heard for a while :D Good work, DA and congratulations to you and mr Mutant.

you still in hospital or did they release you?

Lovely news!

Congratulations xxx

ChrispenEvan said:

jolly good show DA.

:-)

+1

sibeen said:

I’d still like a bit more information.

eg:

weight
height
sex
name

was it a virgin birth

etc

They are all virgins at birth.

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

dv said:

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

Yeas. exceprt for the times it’s not. The first hospital visit is always a doozy.

dv said:

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

sure is.

Congratulations DA, hope she/he is a good sleeper.

congratulations DA… and welcome to the world little one. Great start already, you have some good parents there.

dv said:

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

agree

Arts said:

dv said:

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

agree

It was the best part of my life and now I get to be a grandparent. Awesome is an understatement.

Arts said:

dv said:

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

agree

Oh, despite my curmudgeonly ways, I agree with that.

I will still stand by by my previous statement, it’s also the scariest. Having to take a 13 month old to the hospital, careening there in a car, it’s not fun. Being told off for doing so, “ you should have called an ambulance” is also not on the fun side of the ledger.

Parenthood is grouse, no doubt about that. It’s also like a leap into the unknown :)

i much prefer other peoples kids. all the fun and no responsibility. and they take them home with them when they leave.

ChrispenEvan said:

i much prefer other peoples kids. all the fun and no responsibility. and they take them home with them when they leave.

+1

Oh, wait a sec…

:)

i’ll also admit that it is sometimes difficult to show an interest in friends children when you’re a single bloke they only know on the internet.

ChrispenEvan said:

i’ll also admit that it is sometimes difficult to show an interest in friends children when you’re a single bloke they only know on the internet.

hey – yeah. But I thought it was worth a thread of it’s own anyway.

ChrispenEvan said:

i’ll also admit that it is sometimes difficult to show an interest in friends children when you’re a single bloke they only know on the internet.

If it’s any consultation, my kids call you Uncle Boris.

They also think you’re an idiot, but I can’t control them at their age.

oh to be an idiot…

don’t worry p_p, thread is good it is just the direction atm.

:-)

you can’t hate a new baby… as long as you aren’t the one who gets up to them.

ChrispenEvan said:

don’t worry p_p, thread is good it is just the direction atm.

:-)

Yeah, I know what you mean – it was going good until Sibeen showed up

party_pants said:

ChrispenEvan said:

don’t worry p_p, thread is good it is just the direction atm.

:-)

Yeah, I know what you mean – it was going good until Sibeen showed up

that happens a lot

Arts said:

party_pants said:

ChrispenEvan said:

don’t worry p_p, thread is good it is just the direction atm.

:-)

Yeah, I know what you mean – it was going good until Sibeen showed up

that happens a lot

It certainly does. Thew blokes an idiot, no doubt about that.

sibeen said:

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Yeah, I know what you mean – it was going good until Sibeen showed up

that happens a lot

It certainly does. Thew blokes an idiot, no doubt about that.

meh screw the world, you make your own people

you make your own people

bit of mud, a few ribs and bingo.

ChrispenEvan said:

you make your own people

bit of mud, a few ribs and bingo.

I think DA and co did it in a slightly different way.

Congratulations.

Congrats DA

I missed the live coverage. What youtube channel is it on?

Huge congrats, BUGF, and welcome to the biggest Level Up ever in your life.

(Check infant carefully for singing ability – Joe Cocker passed away yesterday)

:-)

Congratulations DA!

:)))))

Brobdingnagian congrats to the very lovely DA!
So ….. boy or boyette?

Terrific, congrats to DA and Mr DA and little DA.

She has to be Angel, surely?

;)

From: Divine Angel
ID: 650824
Subject: re: December Chat
We’ve pretty much decided on a name but I was too tired yesterday to confirm anything. I can confirm she’s a girl

Well shes got all her fingers and toes so I guess she’s not quite a mutant. She’s off having a hearing test at the moment

Congrats to you both from both of us :)

Divine Angel said:

Well shes got all her fingers and toes so I guess she’s not quite a mutant. She’s off having a hearing test at the moment

Are they webbed at least?

Not even webbed. Disappointingly normal

Divine Angel said:

Not even webbed. Disappointingly normal

I recommend a paternity test to make sure you are the actual mother. You never know these days.

Congratulations DA, bub & Mr Mutant.
Parenthood is OK, Grandparenthood is better & Greatgrandparenthood is better still.

Happy Birthday!

Congrats to DA & Mr DA.

May the sleeplessness begin…………

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Divine Angel said:

Not even webbed. Disappointingly normal

I recommend a paternity test to make sure you are the actual mother. You never know these days.

:). Paternity is fathers

>> :). Paternity is fathers

Pedant :)

Arts said:

Carmen_Sandiego said:

Divine Angel said:

Not even webbed. Disappointingly normal

I recommend a paternity test to make sure you are the actual mother. You never know these days.

:). Paternity is fathers

Maternity test then. :p

Tamb said:

>> :). Paternity is fathers

Pedant :)

Medant?

Congratulations DA!

Well done you!

Your lives have now changed irrevocably. Enjoy it.

:)

Arts said:

dv said:

DA, congratulations!
Parenthood is awesome as fuck.

agree

Yes, there’s nothing like a newborn baby to make you realise what is important. Nothing else matters as you really look outside of yourself at the little creature you made, which equals “…awesome as fuck” to quote DV.

What I found amusing in regards to DA giving birth yesterday was the episode of Housos on last night was Shazza and Dazza’s attempt to get Shazza to the hospital to give birth, I hope DA’s experience was easier than theirs.

Cymek said:

What I found amusing in regards to DA giving birth yesterday was the episode of Housos on last night was Shazza and Dazza’s attempt to get Shazza to the hospital to give birth, I hope DA’s experience was easier than theirs.

Apparently Housos is set in Redcliffe :)

Yay i breaked the forum

Dropbear said:

Yay i breaked the forum

It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing some tucker down.

• It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing

What you do in the privacy of your own home is up to you…

roughbarked said:

Dropbear said:

Yay i breaked the forum

It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing some tucker down.

It’s bloody dinner time here.

kii said:

roughbarked said:

Dropbear said:

Yay i breaked the forum

It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing some tucker down.

It’s bloody dinner time here.

It’s only bloody elevenses here and I’m barely bloody past second bloody breakfast

roughbarked said:

Dropbear said:

Yay i breaked the forum

It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing some tucker down.

and I just changed the belts on the Toro and then fixed all the leaking taps in the house. Both tricky jobs.

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

Dropbear said:

Yay i breaked the forum

It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing some tucker down.

and I just changed the belts on the Toro and then fixed all the leaking taps in the house. Both tricky jobs.

So nobody has a Toro?

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

It is bluddy lunchtime everyone’s wolfing some tucker down.

and I just changed the belts on the Toro and then fixed all the leaking taps in the house. Both tricky jobs.

So nobody has a Toro?

Nah. A drip torch is quicker.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

and I just changed the belts on the Toro and then fixed all the leaking taps in the house. Both tricky jobs.

So nobody has a Toro?

Nah. A drip torch is quicker.

Two different jobs. the Toro is a big ride-on mower.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

So nobody has a Toro?

Nah. A drip torch is quicker.

Two different jobs. the Toro is a big ride-on mower.

the drip torch would make it all black and sooty.

hey diddly, i caught the fall finale… intertesting end.. no word on a s3 yet

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

So nobody has a Toro?

Nah. A drip torch is quicker.

Two different jobs. the Toro is a big ride-on mower.

Use the drippy & you won’t need the Toro.
Is the Toro the zero turn model?

oops

oops

Dropbear said:

oops

Gee, this thread has gone off the rails. Poor DA all she wanted was a nice thread for the baby and now you guys have messed it up. Shame on you. We’ll have to start another thread – for all the lovely birthing details :D I can’t wait!

kii said:

for all the lovely birthing details :D I can’t wait!

yeh me too

Dropbear said:

kii said:

for all the lovely birthing details :D I can’t wait!

yeh me too

Seeing your kids being born is pretty cool

Cymek said:

Dropbear said:

kii said:

for all the lovely birthing details :D I can’t wait!

yeh me too

Seeing your kids being born is pretty cool

The emphasis on “your” :)

I did consider printing out this thread for posterity…

The birthing tale is uninteresting except for the anaesthetist having to change his shoes because things got a bit messy. Also, epidurals Rock.

Are you getting SP to be the celebrant at the baptism?

sibeen said:

Are you getting SP to be the celebrant at the baptism?

Why are my ears burning?

quick look busy

Divine Angel said:

I did consider printing out this thread for posterity…

The birthing tale is uninteresting except for the anaesthetist having to change his shoes because things got a bit messy. Also, epidurals Rock.

mmm…epidurals….also noms on the gas.

Arts said:

quick look busy

*folds nappies *

kii said:

Arts said:

quick look busy

*folds nappies *

Cloth nappies of course.

DA – apparently DO has 3kg wheel of cheese. Is the bub small or bigger than the cheese wheel?

Tamb said:

kii said:

Arts said:

quick look busy

*folds nappies *

Cloth nappies of course.

Well..derrr…disposables are already folded.

kii said:

Tamb said:

kii said:

*folds nappies *

Cloth nappies of course.

Well..derrr…disposables are already folded.

Not after they’ve been used they’re not.

Tamb said:

kii said:

Tamb said:

Cloth nappies of course.

Well..derrr…disposables are already folded.

Not after they’ve been used they’re not.

Well, if you know so much about disposables you can fold them after they’re all blerched. with poop.

I hear placenta makes a very good pizza topping

kii said:

Tamb said:

kii said:

Well..derrr…disposables are already folded.

Not after they’ve been used they’re not.

Well, if you know so much about disposables you can fold them after they’re all blerched. with poop.

I’m so old they hadn’t invented disposables when our first two were babies.

Neophyte said:

I hear placenta makes a very good pizza topping

with pineapple?

Tamb said:

kii said:

Tamb said:

Not after they’ve been used they’re not.

Well, if you know so much about disposables you can fold them after they’re all blerched. with poop.

I’m so old they hadn’t invented disposables when our first two were babies.

Your children must be older than many forumites then.

Neophyte said:

I hear placenta makes a very good pizza topping

Speaking of pizza…the youguns at work were talking about the new pizza place in the mall that makes a pizza with maraschino cherries on it. I mean….really? Come on…that’s just sick.

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

kii said:

Well, if you know so much about disposables you can fold them after they’re all blerched. with poop.

I’m so old they hadn’t invented disposables when our first two were babies.

Your children must be older than many forumites then.

I’m a greatgrandad.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

I’m so old they hadn’t invented disposables when our first two were babies.

Your children must be older than many forumites then.

I’m a greatgrandad.

It will be at least a12 years hopefully, before that happens to me.

I just want to be a vicarious grandma, but I’m sort of a granny to my son#2’s dawg.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

I’m so old they hadn’t invented disposables when our first two were babies.

Your children must be older than many forumites then.

I’m a greatgrandad.

I had another addition to that status on Sunday.

jjjust moi said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Your children must be older than many forumites then.

I’m a greatgrandad.

I had another addition to that status on Sunday.

I have an addition due next month.

How was it looking into bub’s eyes for the first time DA?

The conventional wisdom AFAIK is that newborns have quite poor vision.

After my son’s caesar birth I went to see him in the NIC, leant down next to him and looked him in the eyes. I swear that he focused hard on my eyes and WOW!!

Ian said:

How was it looking into bub’s eyes for the first time DA?

The conventional wisdom AFAIK is that newborns have quite poor vision.

After my son’s caesar birth I went to see him in the NIC, leant down next to him and looked him in the eyes. I swear that he focused hard on my eyes and WOW!!

AFAIK their vision focuses at about 200mm.

Tamb said:

Ian said:

How was it looking into bub’s eyes for the first time DA?

The conventional wisdom AFAIK is that newborns have quite poor vision.

After my son’s caesar birth I went to see him in the NIC, leant down next to him and looked him in the eyes. I swear that he focused hard on my eyes and WOW!!

AFAIK their vision focuses at about 200mm.

Yeah. I would have been 2 – 300mm away.

After 30 mins or so (can’t be sure) his sight was noticeably fairly unfocused.

Ian said:

Tamb said:

Ian said:

How was it looking into bub’s eyes for the first time DA?

The conventional wisdom AFAIK is that newborns have quite poor vision.

After my son’s caesar birth I went to see him in the NIC, leant down next to him and looked him in the eyes. I swear that he focused hard on my eyes and WOW!!

AFAIK their vision focuses at about 200mm.

Yeah. I would have been 2 – 300mm away.

After 30 mins or so (can’t be sure) his sight was noticeably fairly unfocused.

Probably peeing.

>Probably peeing.

Possibly, but I don’t think so. I reckon his mind was fairly blown by the whole experience, as was mine.

Divine Angel said:

Bubs was born this afternoon at 4.15. We’re both doing well :-)

About damn time, too! You’ve been procrastinating on that for at least nine months! :P

bump

No…wait, that’s wrong.

sibeen said:

bump

No…wait, that’s wrong.

bump gone

nice to hear you’re all the way home DA. Enjoy your re-merrilised christmas. :D

Wocky said:

Divine Angel said:

Bubs was born this afternoon at 4.15. We’re both doing well :-)

About damn time, too! You’ve been procrastinating on that for at least nine months! :P

Yeah, all that procrastinating

now feed the baby donuts, lots of donuts

CrazyNeutrino said:

Wocky said:

Divine Angel said:

Bubs was born this afternoon at 4.15. We’re both doing well :-)

About damn time, too! You’ve been procrastinating on that for at least nine months! :P

Yeah, all that procrastinating

now feed the baby donuts, lots of donuts

CN crossed off the babysitter list………

oh such wonderful news…congratulations to both of you and welcome to the world bub!

ratty one said:

oh such wonderful news…congratulations to both of you and welcome to the world bub!

+1

Is this the first bub we’ve noted on the Holiday Forum?

AussieDJ said:

ratty one said:

oh such wonderful news…congratulations to both of you and welcome to the world bub!

+1

Is this the first bub we’ve noted on the Holiday Forum?

I don’t recall a previous instance.

AussieDJ said:

ratty one said:

oh such wonderful news…congratulations to both of you and welcome to the world bub!

+1

Is this the first bub we’ve noted on the Holiday Forum?

I was about to say “rubbish”, then realised you weren’t talking about the old SSSF.

sibeen said:

AussieDJ said:

ratty one said:

oh such wonderful news…congratulations to both of you and welcome to the world bub!

+1

Is this the first bub we’ve noted on the Holiday Forum?

I was about to say “rubbish”, then realised you weren’t talking about the old SSSF.

Well Meg had a couple on the old forum and Woodie might have had one.

I think bubble car had one or two as well, lightly roasted and stuffed into a turkey for midnight supper

Cymek said:

sibeen said:

bump

No…wait, that’s wrong.

bump gone

Insert a spocky giggle here :D :D

morning.

you’ll be happy to know I arrived safely.

ChrispenEvan said:

morning.

you’ll be happy to know I arrived safely.

scary.

ChrispenEvan said:

morning.

you’ll be happy to know I arrived safely.

Yeah but you came from a different place than the bub that arrived safely in this thread.

ChrispenEvan said:

morning.

you’ll be happy to know I arrived safely.

How much did you weigh?

Congratulations, DA!

Best wishes to you and Mr Mutant and your new daughter.

Here’s a song by Patti Smith about her baby sister.

Patti Smith – Kimberly
[no video, just a single album cover image]

written by Patti Smith, Allen Lanier, and Ivan Kral.

Kimberly

The wall is high, the black barn,
The babe in my arms in her swaddling clothes
And I know soon that the sky will split
And the planets will shift,
Balls of jade will drop and existence will stop.
Little sister, the sky is falling, I don’t mind, I don’t mind.
Little sister, the fates are calling on you.

Ah, here I stand again in this old ‘lectric whirlwind,
The sea rushes up my knees like flame
And I feel like just some misplaced Joan Of Arc
And the cause is you lookin’ up at me.
Oh baby, I remember when you were born,
It was dawn and the storm settled in my belly
And I rolled in the grass and I spit out the gas
And I lit a match and the void went flash
And the sky split and the planets hit,
Balls of jade dropped and existence stopped, stopped, stop, stop.
Little sister, the sky is falling, I don’t mind, I don’t mind.
Little sister, the fates are calling on you.

I was goin’ crazy, so crazy I knew I could break through with you,
So with one hand I rocked you and with one heart I reached for you.
Ah, I knew your youth was for the takin’, fire on a mental plane,
So I ran through the fields as the bats with their baby vein faces
Burst from the barn and flames in a violent violet sky,
And I fell on my knees and pressed you against me.
Your soul was like a network of spittle,
Like glass balls movin’ in like cold streams of logic,
And I prayed as the lightning attacked
That something will make it go crack, something will make it go crack,
Something will make it go crack, something will make it go crack.

The palm trees fall into the sea,
It doesn’t matter much to me
As long as you’re safe, Kimberly.
And I can gaze deep
Into your starry eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby,
Looking deep in your eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby,
Into your starry eyes, oh.

Oh, in your starry eyes, baby,
Looking deep in your eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby, oh.

Oh, looking deep in your eyes, baby,
Into your starry eyes, baby, looking deep in your eyes, baby

What did the little sproglette weigh?

3.5 kgs. 50 cms long, I forget the head circumference but the bump from the vacuum has disappeared so her head looks normal again :)

Wow! So just over 9lbs in the old school, I was a 9lb 2oz bub. We’re the best!

try 4.51 kg

wookiemeister said:

try 4.51 kg

What happens then?

(Mine were both over 4kg)

kii said:

wookiemeister said:

try 4.51 kg

What happens then?

(Mine were both over 4kg)

Wow!

party_pants said:

Divine Angel said:

Bubs was born this afternoon at 4.15. We’re both doing well :-)

Congrats!

-

Well done!

bump

AwesomeO said:

bump

wise move.

Has the baby name been released yet?

ms spock said:

Has the baby name been released yet?

think it is the modern derivative of Cecilia. Cecily.

roughbarked said:

ms spock said:

Has the baby name been released yet?

think it is the modern derivative of Cecilia. Cecily.

Oh nice!

ms spock said:

Has the baby name been released yet?

I believe it’s Jeys’kah

g’day Stumpy

lol

wrong fred