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Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 12, 2008 7:08pm
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Darren and I are having a baby!!


Wow, that is terrific news!

But it got me to thinking (always a bad thing)...

How to Tell When a Letterboxer Has a Baby:

1) You refer to your pregnant belly as "My Little HitchHiker"
2) You use the AQ Trip Planner to map the route to the hospital
3) You confuse the check-in nurse: "Mrs. Drgdlg? What, no vowels?"
4) Finding the hospital room: "20 paces at 130 degrees, bear left, count 3 doors, that which you seek is on your right."
5) You ask the doctor performing the C-Section if he prefers Staedtler, Speedball, or X-Acto.
6) You swadle the baby in Camo Duct tape.
7) When they put the baby's footprints on the birth certificate, you stamp them into your log book as well.
8) And you count it as an "Exchange"
9) Birth announcements? No. LTCs? Yes.
10) Instead of passing out cigars, Darren passes out WOMs.
11) For safety, you attach the baby to the crib using Velcro. Or magnets, if the crib is metal.
12) The baby doesn't get stuffed animals... Boxing Buddies!
13) You are constantly checking the diaper for Cooties.

Best of luck to you!!!!
-wassamatta_u
Re: We're having a baby!!
Board: Region: Southeast
Reply to: #186267 by wassamatta u
Feb 12, 2008 7:30pm
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wassamatta u...that was PRICELESS!! Loved it...hey, heard that Dave Letterman needs a writer. You may want to do the "Countdowns" for him...you seem to have a talent for that sort of thing;o)

Turtlelove
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186267 by wassamatta u
Feb 12, 2008 7:34pm
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Fantastic! #7 and 13 had me laughing out loud - #7 because I totally understand the urge, and #13 because it's absolutley TRUE! (Especially at NY gatherings!)
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186267 by wassamatta u
Feb 12, 2008 7:49pm
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OMG. That was holy-$#!*-funny!

Wassa, you brilliant little jokester, you! That was classic.

:oD from ear to ear...
3H
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 12, 2008 7:52pm
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Desi and Darren,

We are SO thrilled for you! Thanks for sharing the news!

Amyrica
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186242 by knit wit
Feb 12, 2008 8:10pm
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is Sept. 5 "labor day" by any chance?


Any day a baby is born is "labor day". This year, though, the holiday is Sept 1. It's possible to have a double meaning.

Paula Ü
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 12, 2008 8:17pm
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WHOOO!!!

That's the best news I've heard in a good long while. God bless all three of you!!!

J--
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 12, 2008 8:38pm
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Congratulations! May God bless you and this new life!
Firefighterfamily
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186300 by firefighterfamily
Feb 13, 2008 2:55am
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YES!!!! "Grand Hawk" is super excited although in a state of shock at this point. "Auntie Jdog" just thinks this will be the greatest thing ever :-) I'm very proud of Desi and Darren. They have persevered through some pretty rough times only to be rewarded with the most fantastic gift in this life - a child! I love you guys.

hawkeye
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 13, 2008 3:52am
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Congratulations!!!!!!
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 13, 2008 4:08am
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Congratulations!
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Reply to: #186335 by Redefining Normal
Feb 13, 2008 5:15am
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Me thinks Grand Hawk plans to do MUCH spoiling! I can see it in the gleam of her eyes. % }
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 13, 2008 5:53am
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Congratulations guys!

castles16
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 13, 2008 8:35am
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That's terrific news!
Now - what will be the baby's trail name?
x0x0x
Mark & Sue
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Reply to: #186384 by markandsuepepe
Feb 13, 2008 8:43am
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Now - what will be the baby's trail name?

d-something-g, of course!

maybe djg in j-dog's honor?
maybe dhg in hawkeye's honor?

:-)
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186267 by wassamatta u
Feb 13, 2008 9:17am
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ewww!

Diaper cooties!
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186291 by Woody clowns
Feb 13, 2008 10:35am
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Quote This year, though, the holiday is Sept 1. It's possible to have a double meaning.


Not to worry Desi or anything, but after spending the last trimester during the summer in the vicinity of Charleston--well, she might prefer an earlier "labor day." :-)

Tell Darren to get you a wading pool. Put it in the kitchen. That way the neighbors won't see you filling it with ice water. (I had my first child Aug. 13 1997 in Baton Rouge. Long, hot summer... I love wading pools.)

Seriously, Desi, I'm so happy for you two. Take care.

Knit Wit
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Reply to: #186421 by knit wit
Feb 13, 2008 11:41am
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Ah knit wit i do know your plite my son was born august 13 th also ! The long hot summer .
Re: We're having a baby!!
Board: Region: Southeast
Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 13, 2008 4:05pm
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Congratulations!!! Thats AWESOME!!

CR
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 13, 2008 5:22pm
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Hey! Your baby looks a lot like mine! I've got 6 weeks on you, though. :o) Congratulations! You're about to experience a love that you never imagined could exist.

Mandy
gj
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186329 by hawkeye
Feb 14, 2008 6:58am
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YES!!!! "Grand Hawk" is super excited

I think that is Granny Hawk isn't it! ;)
Congrats! how are you going to add to sig stamp?Or is it time for a new one? T:)
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186717 by T REX
Feb 14, 2008 2:59pm
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New sig stamp?? Surely you must be kidding. I'm using a perfectly good antique now.
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186805 by hawkeye
Feb 14, 2008 3:01pm
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On second thought maybe I'll have to get me one of those new machine carved stamps. I hear they are all the rage. ;-)
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186717 by T REX
Feb 14, 2008 3:31pm
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Well, it all depends on if it's a boy or girl- but we'll never retire big red :)
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Feb 15, 2008 7:09pm
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Wow, that's wonderful news!!
Many congratulations!
KitCat

(typing with her latest angel, 3 months old today, squirming on her lap)
Re: We're having a baby!!
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Reply to: #186194 by drgdlg
Mar 23, 2008 7:49am
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Congrats, D&D!!! How exciting!!!

Sending you wishes for a healthy pregnancy,
LB