Valerie Ann Lewis was born at 2:59 p.m., Saturday, March 5. She was healthy, happy and is doing great.
Labor went for 22 hours and Mom is doing remarkably well, all things considered, and the child made her entrance into the world as Mom started laughing (the obstetrician said "Push! Push! Wait, don't push!!!! which started Mom to laughing... three chuckles and tah dah!).
7 pounds, four ounces, 20 and three-quarters inches long, with plenty of brown hair and luckily, her Mom's good looks. Posted by King of Men (Member # 6684) on :
Congrats.
There seem to be a lot of babies on Hatrack lately. Some kind of cycle? Was there a convention nine months ago that I wasn't invited to, or something? Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Yay! Great job, momma & baby! And dad, too, I guess. Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Wow! There are a lot of children being born!
Congratulations! :)
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
Congratulations! Posted by BotaLadyG (Member # 7053) on :
yeah congrats Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Mazeltov!! Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
Congratulations.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Wohoo! Congratulations!
Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Hatrack be fertile ground.
*stops drinking Hatrack water*
[ March 12, 2005, 01:58 PM: Message edited by: Beren One Hand ]
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Congrats, and I always make a point in these threads to announce that I am not expecting. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Hooray!! (so this is you, Sopwith? I am so confused...)
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Congratulations, Daddy. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :
quote: so this is you, Sopwith? I am so confused...
Yeap, Lost Ashes is Sopwith alright.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Good lord, this makes a lot o' babies!
Congrats! Posted by Myr (Member # 5956) on :
Yay more babies!!
Mucho congrats! Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
I'm much pleased by this whole new generation of Hatrackers. Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
You sounded quite patriarchal there Tom.
Yay Sopwith family!! Congrats on your lovely Valerie, a baby that came in with the Spring!! Posted by dread pirate romany (Member # 6869) on :
Congrats!!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Congrats to Momma and Poppa Sopwith and welcome Valerie!!
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Yay! Congratulations.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Yay! Congrats! Welcome, baby Sopwith!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
(but quietly, so we don't wake the baby)
Posted by LilBee91 (Member # 7475) on :
Congrats! She has the same birthday as me Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Congratz.
I mean it.
Really.
But, it took you a week to post the news?
Come on. Get baby Sopwith hooked on hatcrack faster than that.
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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Congratulations!!!
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Woo!
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Congratulations! *Makes plans to start corrupting all of the new arrivals*
Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Congrats to you guys. Yay for the babies.
quote:What's with all of the Hatrack babies all of the sudden?
Better question: what was going on here 9 months ago???
adam... I've been wondering about the same thing myself. Although, the question of what was going on is not so much the mystery, but the why. It makes me wonder if nine months ago we didn't have a forum crash. Wonder when the last Hatrack crash was? Hmmm....
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Congrats!
Is Lewis the last name? Because my mom's maiden name is Lewis. Maybe we're related!
FG
Posted by Papa Sopwith (Member # 7524) on :
Sorry it took so long for me to post the announcement here, but it's been quite a week.
Due to a problem with Valorie's sinuses and nasal passages (the estrogen rush from the birthing can cause severe swelling) we had to stay at Women's Hospital for a bit of extra time.
In addition, my Grandfather went in for a 13-hour spinal surgery on Thursday and I had to spend the entire day at Baptist Hospital while they fused seven of his vertebrae and inserted titanium rods to help stabilize him. He came through just fine and is recovering now, and has been up and walking, slowly, a bit already (not bad for an 80-year old man).
Also, to top it off, my computer at home has crashed out completely and well, yanno... dang it has been busy. Diapers and feedings and clothes changings --- and that's not even counting the baby!
Thanks for all the support folks, we really appreciate it!
Edit to add: And yep, I even misspelled my daughter's name in the first post.
[ March 13, 2005, 08:14 AM: Message edited by: Papa Sopwith ]
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
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