Daughter was born an hour ago

But I won't get to see her for another 5-7 days

She has "massive black hair" as per the mother-in-law who just called me

And is very cute

TWW Life is a blog!

3/7/2009 6:21:27 PM

congrats

3/7/2009 6:21:51 PM

i don't think i have ever seen more smilies used in a post that wasn't made by SMILEY MAN.

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 6:34 PM. Reason : p.s. i'm not being a dick, i promise. congrats ]

3/7/2009 6:22:07 PM

congrats man. welcome to hell

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 6:22 PM. Reason : jk of course. fatherhood is the shit]

3/7/2009 6:22:31 PM

congrats

3/7/2009 6:23:49 PM

happy days!

3/7/2009 6:25:44 PM

astounding, you figured out how to procreate

3/7/2009 6:30:39 PM

Haha, TWW is the FIRST person/thing/joeschmoe I have told. I haven't even told my parents or siblings. But that's partially because it is 2:30 am here and I don't want to wake up my parents. But I could and should call my siblings in the US and tell them.

Thanks for the congrats OmarBadu, qntmfred, and EMCE.

And yes, I know it will be difficult, but it will be totally worth it. I have been wanting to be a dad since I was like 15 or something.

And qntmfred, my daughter and yours are gonna duke it out after 3 years Haha, jk... or not!

^ Actually no, it was an accident!!! LOLOL!!!!111

3/7/2009 6:32:37 PM

btw, you have my number right?
tell your daughter to call me when she turns 18

3/7/2009 6:34:54 PM

why, you a masochist?

she is gonna be a pro bodybuilder and/or martial artist by that age.

there are easier and more immediate ways to get your ass kicked oh wait, delaying it for 18 years will give you more pleasure, you being a masochist and all

3/7/2009 6:37:38 PM

since a few of our friends are pregnant and one just had their kid 2 months ago my wife is getting a bit stir crazy - i'm holding her off a bit longer tho

3/7/2009 6:38:16 PM

HOW DO I MADE BABBY?

But seriously, congratulations!

3/7/2009 6:38:38 PM

I've said enough. Anything further would just be crossing the line...

congrats again man. What's her name?

I am willing to ship you 1 diaper as a late baby shower gift....

3/7/2009 6:39:47 PM

congrats! being an uncle is pretty cool, i can't imagine what being a dad is like!

3/7/2009 6:40:34 PM

haha, we haven't decided the name yet, because she wasn't due for another 2 weeks i am not exactly sure what my wife is doing in the hospital right now with regards to that.

But most probably

Luciana Allegra mylastname-mywife'slastname (Loo-chiana, not Loo-ciana)

or maybe Alana instead of Allegra

Ha OmarBadu, in our case, it is going to be me who will be getting a bit crazy and wanting another one... not my wife


^^^, ^ thanks!




[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 6:45 PM. Reason : yeah go ahead, say what you want about the hyphenated last name... actually, don't!]

3/7/2009 6:43:47 PM

awesome!

I expect plenty of pictures

3/7/2009 6:45:46 PM

congrats, yo
I bet she will turn out to be a cool chick

3/7/2009 6:46:19 PM

3/7/2009 6:50:22 PM

^^^ i will see what i can do... i am not comfortable posting pics of her on tww... but maybe that will change!

^^ you bet right... by the time she is 12, she would be doing calculus (hopefully), know the history of a large part of the world, be great at singing/art, be an accomplished swimmer/gymnast (thanks to my wife), as well as decent in many other sports, and hopefully have a black belt in some martial art.

oh, and i forgot, speak at least 5 or 6 languages fluently (my niece is 6.5 and speaks 4 langauges)

^ thanks!

3/7/2009 6:51:18 PM

Congrats.

Please give the kid a nice, normal name. They'll thank you for it.

3/7/2009 6:52:36 PM

congrats!!!

now go buy this

3/7/2009 6:54:06 PM

she's going to be a dasher

beaumont-mcallahan-donahue-davis-problematicwhenwritingnameinkindergarten

3/7/2009 6:54:29 PM

...you aint the daddy

3/7/2009 6:54:35 PM

nothing abnormal about Luciana (quite common in italy and spain). i mean, it is a derivative of lucy.

middle name Allegra, yes, not common, but we both like it, and it doesn't sound weird like some of the other names out there that keep popping up in the news/net (of famous people).

about hyphenated last name... well, we both feel that is the fairest thing to do, fair to the parents, fair to the child.

3/7/2009 6:56:27 PM

this whole hyphenated last name thing irks me

it aint right

3/7/2009 6:57:29 PM

^^until people start trying to add her on facebook when she's older. then it's all like.. "tl,dr."

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 6:59 PM. Reason : X]

3/7/2009 6:57:31 PM

haha f that, my man is taking my last name bitches

3/7/2009 6:58:22 PM

3/7/2009 6:58:45 PM

kiwi you have to trick someone into putting up with your BS enough to marry you first

3/7/2009 6:58:55 PM

YOUR IMAGINARY MAN

3/7/2009 6:59:08 PM

haha you guys are hilarious

3/7/2009 7:00:35 PM

she ain't doing no facebook/myspace/TWITTER... she will be too mature/busy for that.

top notch scientists/athletes/journalists/linguists/HR activists/ don't do that stuff

3/7/2009 7:01:28 PM

what sport does she do

3/7/2009 7:02:13 PM

Quote :

"about hyphenated last name... well, we both feel that is the fairest thing to do, fair to the parents, fair to the child."

What if she marries someone with two last names and has children?

Should these children be lastname-lastname-lastname-lastname?

Where does it end?

3/7/2009 7:03:04 PM

^^^

hahaha all dads are the same

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 7:03 PM. Reason : ^]

3/7/2009 7:03:39 PM

And middle name can be dropped in documents.

That reduces it to 3 names (first name, and 2-part last name).

And in our case, because we come from such different backgrounds/langauges/cultures/ethnicities/continents/etc, we thought it even more important to have both last names.

3/7/2009 7:03:49 PM

duddeeee her life already sucks. she's already on like 5 sports teams and in the math club AND has no friends

and she was just born

COME ON

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 7:05 PM. Reason : oh yea...congrats! ]

3/7/2009 7:04:22 PM

Quote :

"she ain't doing no facebook/myspace/TWITTER... she will be too mature/busy for that. top notch scientists/athletes/journalists/linguists/HR activists/ don't do that stuff "

you say shit like that and she'll end up dancing at denny's. and denny's doesn't have dancers.

for once i agree with vix, but i don't really like the way she posed the question.

and as for kiwi, YOU are the hilarious one, talking about some dude marrying you. he'd have to have the looks of rocky dennis and the eyes of ray charles

3/7/2009 7:05:34 PM

WHAT SPORT DOES SHE DO

o nvm you meant the kid



[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 7:07 PM. Reason : s]

3/7/2009 7:06:28 PM

This thread is worthless without pictures of her vag.

kkthxu

3/7/2009 7:07:25 PM

he better be careful about predictions or she'll end up doing watersports for money



through all this shit talking i forgot to say congrats. so there you have it.

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 7:08 PM. Reason : x]

3/7/2009 7:07:45 PM

Congrats!

thats so awsome your excited about it. Hope your baby and wife are doing well and you get to see them soon

3/7/2009 7:09:49 PM

Congrats... isn't there something about parent's revenge to be said?

3/7/2009 7:10:10 PM

Quote :

"What if she marries someone with two last names and has children? Should these children be lastname-lastname-lastname-lastname? Where does it end?"

There are no laws for or against that, you know. So, if that happens, they can just make up whatever last name they want, by taking part of each and putting them together as one word, by choosing only 2 of them, whatever. They will decide. And I am sure they will not decide to have a 4-part last name for their child.

Why do you have to go to extremes, i.e., either not have a hyphenated last name, or have it for all succeeding generations? Can't it be used for just one generation?

khcadwal, I am sure most kids make friends on the sports teams

BigHitSunday, she has been swimming for the last 38 weeks

But, if you are asking about my wife: she did gymnastics from 11 till 17. She is an excellent swimmer and runner, and has a mild 6-pack, well, had. Also not bad at tennis and squash.

thanks to all those who said congrats!

3/7/2009 7:11:26 PM

congratulations!

now get off the damn internet and go hold your little girl.

can't see her for days? whaaaaat?

[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 7:12 PM. Reason : asdf]

3/7/2009 7:11:57 PM

do you REALLY think i would be here for the past hour (or even post at all) if she were here?

she is on another continent

flying on thr 15th (hopefully sooner)... she wasn't due till the 20th!



[Edited on March 7, 2009 at 7:14 PM. Reason : ]

3/7/2009 7:12:57 PM

Quote :

"^^ you bet right... by the time she is 12, she would be doing calculus (hopefully), know the history of a large part of the world, be great at singing/art, be an accomplished swimmer/gymnast (thanks to my wife), as well as decent in many other sports, and hopefully have a black belt in some martial art. oh, and i forgot, speak at least 5 or 6 languages fluently (my niece is 6.5 and speaks 4 langauges)"

if that's the case you should name her Khan Jr.

3/7/2009 7:24:09 PM

hey 0EPII1

i'll race ya to first kid to know calculus

and...go!

3/7/2009 7:26:27 PM

^^ who dat? (khan) the only famous khans i know are the khans from bollywood, and imran khan, the world famous pakistani ex-cricketer.

^ you just picked a losing battle.

3/7/2009 7:31:08 PM

Once a child has comprehension of age and basic arithmetic, teaching the basics of limits is very simple. My dad introduced me to limits when I was about 7, what you want to do is to compare their age to your age. When it gets to the point when they realize that they have increasing fractions of your age, they'll start to envision a logarithmic curve, and after you get to the smallest whole fraction of ½ and if they're led to saying 1 they should immediately realize the basic concepts of a limit.

It was mind shattering that after an infinite time, I would be the same age as my dad.

3/7/2009 7:43:48 PM