Congratulations! I’m at that age where I want a relative to bring one of them things around for a bounce on the knee.
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demkat620
That would be easier if the baby was closer. I am in Atlanta. She is in eastern Canada!
They have planes you know. And trains, too! Maybe you should call that Obama guy…ah fuck it. I kid because my third niece was born this week and it has been so crazy in our family and the hospital was a mini baby prison ward that I haven’t seen her yet.
Congrats and I hope they send you lots of pics. But the new baby smell, that’s the best.
6.
sidereal
Congrats!
Pray that you’re out of routine babysitting range.
7.
Martin
Congrats!
8.
Martin
BTW, Superdelegate wants people to vote for whether he should pledge for Obama or Clinton.
congrats from a random internet person (who is an uncle six times over)
11.
Jackie
As an uncle it is your DUTY to spoil niece with things mom and dad would NEVER do or buy for their daughter, but which niece would LOVE! I know, I’m the mom of a spoiled by auntie daughter.
I also just learned I’m about to be a first-time granny of same daughter. The fun thing about being a granny is I get to spoil my grandbaby as much as mommy-to-be’s auntie spoiled her! :-)
Congratulations, Uncle Michael!!!!
12.
Demdude
Now go forth, sure in the knowledge that extreme spoilage is your new mission.
As an Uncle for a lot of years, I can give you something that has helped me get through many years of babysitting for my nephews and niece. As long as you leave no physioal marks, you have no worries. The parents get blamed for everything in later life and you are in the clear.
13.
p.lukasiak
Congrats… get ready for decades of forgetting when her birthday is, and two days after being asked by your mother “Did you remember to send your niece a birthday card?”
Mom’s never ask two days BEFORE a niece or nephew’s birthday, its always after.
They do it just to prove that they are still THE MOM.
now, personally, I think such polls are meaningless. Even if Clinton had a 10 point lead, it would still be meaningless.
So, I’m not celebrating the fact that Hillary has overtaken Obama nationally — no I’m celebrating the fact that I bought stock in proctor and gamble, and I know that sales of Tide are going through the roof when all you Obots who were celebrating Obama’s 11 point lead over Clinton see this, and crap your pants.
And given how full of shit the Obots here are, that’s a lot of crap….AND A LOT OF TIDE! ! ! ! !
14.
Krista
demkat620: That would be easier if the baby was closer. I am in Atlanta. She is in eastern Canada!
Want me to go kiss her for you? :) I adore babies.
15.
mk
Wow, Michael. Congratulations! You’ll get to do the gender equivalent of Auntie Mame. Her parents won’t thank you, and likely never forgive you, but you’ll be her most favorist uncle ever.
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Conservatively Liberal
Corngrabulations! ;)
Now spoil the kid, her parents will love you for it. My sis and her hubby dote on our daughter, and she is best friends with them. It is good for the kid, and you will get a kick out of it. We spoil our nieces and nephews, but it is a good spoiling. Our families teach the kids that they have to send hand-written personal responses for gifts, and this opens up a lifetime of closeness and communication that is good for them. Plus it teaches them to appreciate the time others have taken out o f their lives just for them.
Win-win all around! I wish the new parents and their child well, and I hope they get some sleep in a year or two…lol
Congratulations, and remember: Spoiling your sibling’s kid is a great way to get back at them for all the times they annoyed you when you were growing up.
19.
Evilbeard
Congratulations.
20.
Catfish N. Cod
There’s always room for Jello. There’s always one more bug. And it is always correct to pause and welcome another member of the species.
Congratulations, and many happy returns of the day!
21.
Louise
Congratulations! Blessings on your family. What a joyful event.
22.
Original Lee
Congratulations! As I have 11 nieces and 5 nephews myself, I can assure you that you will want more than one. Spoiling is your main job description, and you can get quite effective revenge on her parents by buying VERY NOISY toys (e.g., in about a year, get her the popcorn popper push toy, which is still marketed by Fisher Price).
Right now, the parents will forgive you almost anything if you find a mobile with >10 minutes of music, preferably something other than Brahms’ Lullaby.
Original Lee: “the popcorn popper push toy, which is still marketed by Fisher Price”
I so agree! It’s “The Toy” that will help enforce them to walk – or if they’re not quite walking, will help them walk. It’s my #1 choice for 1st birthdays and has been since my son started walking 26 1/2 years ago. He could walk, but only if holding on to something – including thread, with me or daddy holding the spool at the end of the thread. He dropped the thread and BOOM! Down he’d go. (He was quite capable of walking, but he needed the extra security.) For his first birthday I bought him the corn popper push toy and he could walk! Since then that’s what I bought all my friends/relatives’ baby’s first birthday. Cheap and worth a million bucks.
My first grandbaby is due in Dec. and the following Christmas (2009) granny will be buying another corn popper push toy to help her/him walk independently. (Depending on walking skills it may be a Thanksgiving 2009 gift)
Granny-to-be
35.
TR
Go buy them Dr. Harvey Karp, “the Happiest Baby on the Block” book/DVD.
They’ll thank you forever.
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Inhumans99
Congrats!! My birth weight was also 7lb 11oz. I was born in Henderson, NV, and my mother tells me that birth weight is considered lucky in Vegas…and who am I to disagree with my mother:).
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demkat620
Congrats Michael. Now leave us and go kiss the baby.
JGabriel
Congratulations, Michael. Best wishes to the newborn girl and her soon to be, if not already, exhausted parents.
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Michael D.
demkat620: That would be easier if the baby was closer. I am in Atlanta. She is in eastern Canada!
Bob In Pacifica
Congratulations! I’m at that age where I want a relative to bring one of them things around for a bounce on the knee.
demkat620
They have planes you know. And trains, too! Maybe you should call that Obama guy…ah fuck it. I kid because my third niece was born this week and it has been so crazy in our family and the hospital was a mini baby prison ward that I haven’t seen her yet.
Congrats and I hope they send you lots of pics. But the new baby smell, that’s the best.
sidereal
Congrats!
Pray that you’re out of routine babysitting range.
Martin
Congrats!
Martin
BTW, Superdelegate wants people to vote for whether he should pledge for Obama or Clinton.
Obama link
Clinton link
Ivan Ivanovich Renko
Congrats, Unk!
Now go forth, sure in the knowledge that extreme spoilage is your new mission.
Mwangangi
congrats from a random internet person (who is an uncle six times over)
Jackie
As an uncle it is your DUTY to spoil niece with things mom and dad would NEVER do or buy for their daughter, but which niece would LOVE! I know, I’m the mom of a spoiled by auntie daughter.
I also just learned I’m about to be a first-time granny of same daughter. The fun thing about being a granny is I get to spoil my grandbaby as much as mommy-to-be’s auntie spoiled her! :-)
Congratulations, Uncle Michael!!!!
Demdude
As an Uncle for a lot of years, I can give you something that has helped me get through many years of babysitting for my nephews and niece. As long as you leave no physioal marks, you have no worries. The parents get blamed for everything in later life and you are in the clear.
p.lukasiak
Congrats… get ready for decades of forgetting when her birthday is, and two days after being asked by your mother “Did you remember to send your niece a birthday card?”
Mom’s never ask two days BEFORE a niece or nephew’s birthday, its always after.
They do it just to prove that they are still THE MOM.
*********
and in other news worth celebrating…
http://www.gallup.com/poll/106606/Gallup-Daily-Clinton-46-Obama-45.aspx
now, personally, I think such polls are meaningless. Even if Clinton had a 10 point lead, it would still be meaningless.
So, I’m not celebrating the fact that Hillary has overtaken Obama nationally — no I’m celebrating the fact that I bought stock in proctor and gamble, and I know that sales of Tide are going through the roof when all you Obots who were celebrating Obama’s 11 point lead over Clinton see this, and crap your pants.
And given how full of shit the Obots here are, that’s a lot of crap….AND A LOT OF TIDE! ! ! ! !
Krista
Want me to go kiss her for you? :) I adore babies.
mk
Wow, Michael. Congratulations! You’ll get to do the gender equivalent of Auntie Mame. Her parents won’t thank you, and likely never forgive you, but you’ll be her most favorist uncle ever.
Conservatively Liberal
Corngrabulations! ;)
Now spoil the kid, her parents will love you for it. My sis and her hubby dote on our daughter, and she is best friends with them. It is good for the kid, and you will get a kick out of it. We spoil our nieces and nephews, but it is a good spoiling. Our families teach the kids that they have to send hand-written personal responses for gifts, and this opens up a lifetime of closeness and communication that is good for them. Plus it teaches them to appreciate the time others have taken out o f their lives just for them.
Win-win all around! I wish the new parents and their child well, and I hope they get some sleep in a year or two…lol
Dennis - SGMM
Congratulations!
jake
Congratulations, and remember: Spoiling your sibling’s kid is a great way to get back at them for all the times they annoyed you when you were growing up.
Evilbeard
Congratulations.
Catfish N. Cod
There’s always room for Jello. There’s always one more bug. And it is always correct to pause and welcome another member of the species.
Congratulations, and many happy returns of the day!
Louise
Congratulations! Blessings on your family. What a joyful event.
Original Lee
Congratulations! As I have 11 nieces and 5 nephews myself, I can assure you that you will want more than one. Spoiling is your main job description, and you can get quite effective revenge on her parents by buying VERY NOISY toys (e.g., in about a year, get her the popcorn popper push toy, which is still marketed by Fisher Price).
Right now, the parents will forgive you almost anything if you find a mobile with >10 minutes of music, preferably something other than Brahms’ Lullaby.
Mr Furious
Congratulations!
Mr Furious
Your first niece/nephew?
The Other Steve
Congrats! I have a niece and a nephew.
BTW, if you haven’t yet. Go read Frank Rich column. Every once in a while this guy nails it
rmp
Congrats!!
Thursday
Yay! You have a small human (girl) instead of an Alien Creature from the Planet BOOM!
The best part of nieces/nephews: you can hand them to someone else.
Enjoy.
The Grand Panjandrum
Congratulations! Best regards to you, the baby, mom and dad.
rachel
Congratulations!
Oh, and pictures! Pictures! :-)
Khalil Jilani
Mashallah!
Notorious P.A.T.
Hey, congratulations! Let the spoiling begin ; )
Libby Spencer
Wow. Congratulations to the whole happy family.
Zuzu
April babies are the best !
Speaking as one.
Jackie
Original Lee: “the popcorn popper push toy, which is still marketed by Fisher Price”
I so agree! It’s “The Toy” that will help enforce them to walk – or if they’re not quite walking, will help them walk. It’s my #1 choice for 1st birthdays and has been since my son started walking 26 1/2 years ago. He could walk, but only if holding on to something – including thread, with me or daddy holding the spool at the end of the thread. He dropped the thread and BOOM! Down he’d go. (He was quite capable of walking, but he needed the extra security.) For his first birthday I bought him the corn popper push toy and he could walk! Since then that’s what I bought all my friends/relatives’ baby’s first birthday. Cheap and worth a million bucks.
My first grandbaby is due in Dec. and the following Christmas (2009) granny will be buying another corn popper push toy to help her/him walk independently. (Depending on walking skills it may be a Thanksgiving 2009 gift)
Granny-to-be
TR
Go buy them Dr. Harvey Karp, “the Happiest Baby on the Block” book/DVD.
They’ll thank you forever.
Inhumans99
Congrats!! My birth weight was also 7lb 11oz. I was born in Henderson, NV, and my mother tells me that birth weight is considered lucky in Vegas…and who am I to disagree with my mother:).