It's no false alarm.
See post immediately below...
Austin
It's AGIRL!
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Eiley Celeste, born 1:23 AM Eastern Time...7 pounds 8 ounces, 19 inches long.
Mom and baby are doing fine. Grandpa is bouncing off the wall and dancing like a banana. :-()
Eiley is pronounced Ay-lee...think "I before E except after C or when pronounced like an A as in neighbor and weigh."
If you leave out that last part, you get it wrong :confused:
Austin
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheryl and the CAPEd CODger
Congratulations AB!!!
Does your DW know?
Where are the pictures?
Don't hurt your head!:yikes:
:-() Woohoo!!! Congrats to all of you - enjoy that new baby!
:-() That's quite a visual, AB.
Congratulations to all of you!!
Nothing so much reinforces living as the joy of new life. Congratulations to all concerned!
As a father of daughters, grandpa to grand daughters, these things always bring back a flood of memories.
Fly
p.s. ~ is giving out cigars still in vogue or has some more of tradition slipped pass me?
WOW! Finally! Congratulations. I know you and your family will have many great memories with this little one. Would love to see pics....
Quote from: CampDirtWould love to see pics....
So would I! :confused: They're half a country away, and I have to wait until they send them...they have other things on their mind right now, as they should. :)
Austin
Congrats on your new granddaughter, AB! I've been reading some of the other posts and I know you have anxiously awaiting this.
Congrats, Grandpa! (get used to it, I did!):#
Thanks all, and I am forwarding your warm words to my Daughter and her growing family from time to time.
I tend to look for patterns (not that they mean anything, I just do) in families. But I totally missed this one. DD popinted this out to me. Eiley is DD's oldest daughter. DD is PJay's oldest daughter. And PJay is her mom's oldest daughter.
Kind of cool, I think.
Austin
Congratulations, Gramps!
A native North Carolinian...what a novel concept!:sombraro:
Congrats to the entire family too.
Quote from: AustinBostonThanks all, and I am forwarding your warm words to my Daughter and her growing family from time to time.
I tend to look for patterns (not that they mean anything, I just do) in families. But I totally missed this one. DD popinted this out to me. Eiley is DD's oldest daughter. DD is PJay's oldest daughter. And PJay is her mom's oldest daughter.
Kind of cool, I think.
Austin
That is kind of cool. Happened in my family too ... I'm in your daughter's spot. We make jokes about it all the time ~ my poor daughter. The first-born daughter of a first-born daughter of a first-born daughter ... bound to be some control issues there! :p
Congratulations Autin and P Jay. Did they know it was a girl before hand or was this a true surprise? I hope you are able to get out there and visit soon.
Jacqui
CONGRATS!!!
glad everyone is healthy and happy
Quote from: OC CampersDid they know it was a girl before hand or was this a true surprise?
None of us had
official word on whether it was a girl or a boy, but...
I'm not a believer in things like ESP or pshychic powers, but there is something in PJay's family when it comes to babies. It could be a fermone thing or ecosanoids or something, but PJay's mother has only been wrong about a baby's gender once, and that one time, she said she was unsure. The first time she saw DD this year, she said she had an overwhelming sense it was a girl. Both of our DD's also thought it would be a girl, and although they haven't called anywhere near as many as their grandmother, neither has ever been wrong. Even as very small children (5 and 7), they both knew their baby brother would be a boy (when none of the rest of us "officially" did). We were sufficiently convinced that we paid little attention to boys names and didn't heasitate to buy pink baby clothes.
So in one sense it was a surprise, but in another, it was not. The doctors and nurses were more surprised than we were.
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On a separate note, PJay will be flying down at the end of the week. I'm hoping that her mother will drive up from Florida for a few days while she's there, so that we can get pictures of four generations of women. PJay's mom is young enough (early 60's) that she could very well live to see at least some of her great-great-grandchildren.
Austin
Quote from: SkipPCongratulations, Gramps!
A native North Carolinian...what a novel concept!:sombraro:
Hmmm...a native North Carolinian, born to Yankee parents. Is she a northerner or a southerner? I suspect that just because a mouse is born in a cookie jar dosen't meant it's a cookie. 'Twill be interesting to see if she grows up to be a Yankee Gal or a Southern Belle (or better, best of both).
Austin
Congrats to all of you. Bet gramps can't wait to take the grandkid (some day kids) camping!
Quote from: ForestCreatureCongrats to all of you. Bet gramps can't wait to take the grandkid (some day kids) camping!
One day last January, we were at a camping and RV show, and I must have asked various dealers 10 times "How many grandchildren will this hold?" It was the very next day (at dinner time, of course) that she called to tell us she was pregnant.
Now how did I know that, BEFORE she knew herself, and before they told anyone they even suspected? :) Why, I knew something I didn't even know I knew! :confused:
Austin
Having been born in Shreveport to two hardcore New Englander parents, I can postively state than I am an American, Ya'all! Born on the bayou!
I hope your dear granddaughter enjoys the diverstity of her roots!
Cheryl
Yea!
Holly and I win! She was born on our birthday!
Larry
1:23 AM? Man, I knew the Marines liked to move out early, but jeez!
Congragulations Grandpa and Grandpa, and a big congragulations to the new parents. Hope everyone is doing fine.
Congratulations to your entire family. :!
(I don't know how I missed this thread :eyecrazy: )
Grandkids are GREAT!!
There is a special place in grandpa's heart for his 1st granddaughter. I'll never forget when my granddaughter asked me if I would marry her :D .
You have a whole new and exciting life ahead of you. Grandparents are very special and play a VERY important role in the child's life. It's an awesome responsibility.
Quote from: waveryThere is a special place in grandpa's heart for his 1st granddaughter. I'll never forget when my granddaughter asked me if I would marry her :D .
I've only seen two little cell phone pics, and heard a few little cries over the phone, and she already does hold a very special place; I would do anything for her.
QuoteYou have a whole new and exciting life ahead of you. Grandparents are very special and play a VERY important role in the child's life. It's an awesome responsibility.
Of course! I have to make sure she gets enough camping! :)
On a more serious note, though, as I look at my kids, I would not be surprised if none of them live within 1,000 miles of each other. DD#1 will follow her Marine husband around. DD#2 will probably never leave the Northeast (she's in PA right now). And DS, well, the jury is still out, but I don't see him trying to live near (or far away from) his sisters. I won't be surprised if he settles here in Minnesota, but would not rule out some farflung corner of the globe, either.
So the only way my grandchildren will likely get to know their cousins is if
Grandma and I make it happen. No one else will take on this role; the kids themselves would if they could, but Marine paychecks and college loans being what they are, travelling a thousand miles or more to visit will be a big stretch. They can camp with them near home; :tent: I'll take them to see the country (and their cousins)! :U
That was what was in my head back in January, when we were looking at RV's exactly
one day before we found out she was pregnant. At that moment, it changed from speculation to mission.
Austin
Quote from: AustinBostonDD#2 will probably never leave the Northeast (she's in PA right now).
What part of PA?:)
Quote from: tlhdocWhat part of PA?:)
St. Davids, northeast suburban Philly. She's at Eastern University. Her fiancee is from the area, and most or all of his family is near there.
We will probably be in the area frequently; we usually camp in the Lancaster area when we do. I'll contact you when we might be there and might have time to get together.
Austin
Quote from: AustinBostonSt. Davids, northeast suburban Philly. She's at Eastern University. Her fiancee is from the area, and most or all of his family is near there.
We will probably be in the area frequently; we usually camp in the Lancaster area when we do. I'll contact you when we might be there and might have time to get together.
Austin
Please contact me when you will be in the area. I would love to meet you and I might be able to round up a few other COTOCians to bring along.:)
Quote from: tlhdocPlease contact me when you will be in the area. I would love to meet you and I might be able to round up a few other COTOCians to bring along.:)
Count me in too. We usually camp in Lancaster county or in Gettysburg. And we live only about 20 miles from St. Davids. Heck, I pass it every day on my way to work.
First: Congrats on the new addition to the family, AB!
Second: Count us in on the Great AB Comes East (Again) Rally. Whenever it happens...:)
AB
They grow up fast. Remember when my daughter gave birth in June???
Check this out:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/wkavery/PtgLndscpgComplete039.jpg)
He's only 3 months old. You'd better get your but over there and introduce yourself before that baby is able to walk up and say, "Who are you".
Just kidding :p