I'm awed, amazed, and simply in love. Our son Samuel Wilson was born on Friday, October 21 at 9:19pm. He weighs 8 pounds 4 ounces and is 21 inches long.
Labor and delivery was about 3 hours, and we're both recovering nicely. Thanks to my wonderful husband and my wonderful in-laws, I've had nothing to do but nurse Samuel and take care of myself. For those interested I'll be posting Samuel's birth story in the pregnancy thread. He was definately worth the wait.
space opera, who's a very happy woman right now Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
WOO!
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
HOOORAYYYYYYY!!!! Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Posted by Fyfe (Member # 937) on :
What a beautiful baby. Congratulations to you and your family.
Jen
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
HUZZAH! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Awww! Sweetness!
Congratulations! *parties very quietly*
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Aww What a cutie.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
SO, that has to be one of the sweetest posts I've read in a while. Many congrats to you and yours. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Congratulations!
*smiles and gentle hugs*
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Congratulations. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
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Congratulations Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Awww yay! So adorable!
Posted by divaesefani (Member # 3763) on :
Congrats, SO! I know how much I'm loving my baby boy, so I can imagine just how you feel right now!
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
(in a good way)
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
What a beautiful family photo. Congratulations!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Congrats to all of the Operas!!! Have you decided on a nickname yet? Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
He's gorgeous! And huge!
I'm so happy that y'all both came through the birth safe and sound.
Special hello and welcome to the world to Samuel from Aerin.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Congratulations! He's so cute. Best of luck to him and your family.
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Precious! What a cutie!
Posted by dh (Member # 6929) on :
Congratulations. Posted by esl (Member # 3143) on :
Happy Birthday Samuel! and Happy family, Operas Posted by John Van Pelt (Member # 5767) on :
Congratulations.
Samuel is a fine name, too.
Enjoy! Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
I love children. I'm terribly afraid of labor though, so I might need the help of a surrogate mother.
Posted by BGgurl (Member # 8541) on :
Congrats! I also like the name Samuel. Btw you have a beautiful family Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Yay!
I've thinking about you the last couple of days, actually, wondering if anything had happened...
Fantastic!
He's very handsome. Well, ok he's a baby - he's just downright adorable and cute.
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
YAY!!!
Congrats Space Opera!!!
You'll have to ride the Greyhound and come visit. Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
That's so good to hear!
Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
Congrats, SO!
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
Woot! Rest well and congratulations!
Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :
He's finally here!! Congratulations to you all!
Posted by ctm (Member # 6525) on :
Congratulations! He's beautiful!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Nicole --
Samuel is beautiful! I am so happy for you and your family. I wish many blessed things in your life as Samuel grows up. I do hope you will keep us posted with lots of photos as he grows.
Such a big baby for such a small woman! Glad your labor was short and sweet.
hugs, Farmgirl
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Yay!!
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Congrats! That's wonderful news!!
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
congrats, and welcome Samuel!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Congratulations, Samuel and Opera family!
Posted by Zarex (Member # 8504) on :
Congratulations. Posted by Sopwith (Member # 4640) on :
Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to all of you!
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Congratulations to a beautiful family!
Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
Congratulations!!!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
He's adorable! Congratulations!
I just love babies!
Posted by Vána (Member # 6593) on :
Congratulations! Posted by KarlEd (Member # 571) on :
I want to say that I really love your thread title. It makes me happy every time I see it.
(Where's the crooked-smile smily with a lump in his throat?)
Posted by Miriya (Member # 7822) on :
Congratulations!!! He's a beautiful baby.
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
So wait…. Wasn’t there already Opera Boy or was it Space Boy? Or was it Boy Opera. I think the last one is it. So… does this make Samuel become Baby Opera? Or is it Space Baby? Fun! Congratulations!
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Congrats, OperaFam. You are such a sweet looking family.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
The birth of a baby is a time of transition and reassessment. Can I interest you in our new Hatrack College Savings Plan? What about Intergalactic Savings Bonds? And you'll want our special Gravity Insurance, because with the wasteful way people are overusing cheap gravity, you know we're going to run out sometime this century and you don't want your children to be caught with their pants ... er ... up.
Congratulations!
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
:::snicker::: Gotta love when Scott gets involved Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
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Congrats to the Space Opera family!!
Posted by andi330 (Member # 8572) on :
Congrats all you Operas. He's a cutie!
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Samuel-- kind of an oddish name, isn't it?
Congrats.
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Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Samuel!
Posted by seespot (Member # 7388) on :
I'm so happy for you, SO! I know you've been ready for a while!
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
Congratulations! He's so cute!
~Jane~
Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Congrats! Samuel is so cute!
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Thanks to everyone for the loving congrats! Mr. Opera is seriously considering the Gravity Insurance, along with a skiing condo in Arizona. We figure they'll both be an investment for the entire family.
Samuel is doing very well and has gained 4 ounces in the last 2 days. He is an incredibly sweet-natured and calm baby. This last week has been tough, though. He has jaundice so has been under lights pretty much constantly except for nursing time and diaper changes. The home health nurse recorded his level today at 15, and it needs to be around 12-13 before we can stop the light therapy. Thankfully at least we're doing the lights at home instead of the hospital! Mr. Opera's parents are staying with us and taking shifts in the middle of the night to sit up with Samuel since we can't really leave him unsupervised (the lights can cause eye damage, and Samuel is already good at tearing his blindfold off). Thank goodness for good in-laws!
But still...wow. It's so amazing to love someone so completely the second you see them. To be there at the second someone's life begins is truly an amazing experience, and I feel very blessed that I get the honor of raising another child. We've had his ultrasound picture posted on our fridge for the last 5 months, and I can't believe that everyday now I see that beautiful profile in living color that I used to trace over with my finger. Just amazing.
space opera
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Oh, I forgot to add...for those interested in his Hatrack nickname, I'm thinking Space Space Baby is appropriate. As in...
This is for all you Vanilla Ice fans----
All right, stop, collaborate and listen, Space Opera's back with a brand-new addition, Contractions..grabbed ahold of me tightly, Fell to screamin' daily and nightly, "Will it ever stop?" (I yelled) I don't know, Turn off the lights, and I'll blow (and breathe...and blow...and breathe, etc.)
Space Space Baby...he's here, he's here! We had a Space Space Baby...he's here, he's here!
Now that labor was jumpin', And the pain in my back really was thumpin', Quick to deliver, to the point, no fakin', Couldn't believe how quick it was takin',
Space Space Baby...he's here, he's here! We had a Space Space Baby...he's here, he's here!
Word to the mutha.
space opera
PS - Yes, the song parody *could* be better, but I have a baby to nurse. Posted by Grisha (Member # 6871) on :
Congradulations, and wow, that is one cute little baby.
also, lol, that is the best vanilla ice parody describing birth, that i think i've ever read.
Posted by Allegra (Member # 6773) on :
Congrats!!!! The parody is way cute!
Posted by accio (Member # 3040) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Congratulations! I will pray for your child. That is a brilliant parody, Space Opera. In the traditition of Don's granting wishes, I hope you will forgive my previous ill-fated though humourously intended refererence to your being a "fat lady"... the only reason I went there, months' ago, was because of the "Opera" in your screen name played into the "fat lady sings" opera sterotype that is is bandied about... please don't dwell upon that... Be happy with your child!!
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Congratulations to all the Operas, and welcome to Samuel.
Phototherapy is a pain, but being able to do it at home (which was very new when my oldest was a baby) is indeed a wonderful thing. Someday you too will treasure the pictures of your little one looking like a roasting chicken. Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Mazal Tov!
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Space Opera, I am very, very familiar with phototherapy - it took Aerin forever to shake her jaundice.
One suggestion - if they want to switch him to a biliblanket, refuse. The bililight works much faster and the biliblanket is too hard to be comfortable. Aerin did was much more comfortable under the bililight, even with the mask on (she wouldn't leave hers alone, either).
I'm so glad that Space Space Baby is home and doing well. A healthy term baby is a wonderous thing.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Now I have Space Space Baby stuck in my head.
Curse you, Space Opera! Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
Congratulations Space Opera. He's a cutie pie.
-beatnix
Posted by JenniK (Member # 3939) on :
My niece Athaliah has a "birthday twin"!!!!
Hooray! Huzzah! Congratulations. Glad to hear that you are both doing well. Rest and relax now, you deserve it! Posted by rubble (Member # 6454) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Just quickly popping in to let everyone know that Space Space Baby is all done with his phototherapy...yay! He actually finished a few days ago, so we've been enjoying settling into having a baby who doesn't sleep in a suitcase!
space opera
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
How did I not see this? Congratulations, Space Opera and Samuel!
I'm glad everything's going well. Posted by fiazko (Member # 5812) on :
I missed it, too, because I am a slacker lately. He's beautiful, Space Opera. I'm so glad everyone's doing well. Congratulations.
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