Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. BGinCHI. And welcome to the world of unearthly colored poop.
12.
handsmile
Warmest congratulations to you and the missus on this glorious day from me, the Dude, Walter, the Stranger, and all the fellas down here at the Bowl-a-Rama.
@Amir Khalid:
I don’t know what you said but it sounds sweet.
30.
gaz
Yay! an adorbs baby boy! Cheers and best wishes to Mr and Ms/Mrs BGinCHI. I hope you two have a smooth first year. Hang in there! He’s precious!
31.
Mnemosyne
Awww! I especially like the “hey, what’s with all the bright lights!?” face he makes in the second picture. Congratulations!
32.
Cat Lady
Well done mom and dad. It gets really… interesting from this moment on, and the greatest gift you can ever give a child is unconditional love. It’s all he’ll ever need.
33.
Mnemosyne
And I assume that’s BG in the first picture since he has that panicked, “Holy shit, who decided I should be put in charge of a baby!?” look that all new parents have.
34.
Svensker
He looks very calm and alert in that first picture (Dad’s looking a bit haggard…:) )
Yay! Soo cute and wonderful. Congrats! Remember to sleep whenever you can and let him sleep whenever he wants to. Never wake a sleeping baby. That’s my biggest tip, ever.
It will change your life forever and you’ll find out the universe is full of way more love than you could have imagined.
Awesome!
35.
ruemara
Welcome, little man! Welcome. It’s a very big world, an awful lot learn, a whole lot lovely and a whole lot to do. Welcome, new one, Welcome. We’ve all been waiting for you.
He’s wonderful, BG and Mrs BG. Now, get some sleep, y’all.
This is probably the last time he’ll wear a hat until his teens. Enjoy!
38.
dmsilev
Congratulations!
I confess to being on pins and needles myself for a similar reason; my sister-in-law is expecting twins soon. And by soon I mean “anywhere from now to 30 minutes from now”…
39.
gelfling545
Congratulations & best wishes to mom & dad and a hearty welcome to the handsome young gentleman.
Toby in The West Wing, right? When his twins Molly and Huck are born. It’s a lovely scene.
BGinCHI, your son is adorable. He already looks very curious and alert. You are going to have a good time!
Best to you, the baby, and mom.
44.
Amir Khalid
@Maude:
“To both parents, I say congratulations on the birth of your first child.”
cahayamata (literally, the light of one’s eyes) is a more poetic term for “child” than the usual, mundane word anak, and thus more commonly used in this context.
45.
Chat Noir
Yay! Congrats and welcome to Rahm’s newest constituent.
And BG, you’re one of my favorite commenters here. Mazel tov to you and your wife.
Videotape these early days as much as you can. You’ll be so tired and (on the part of your wife) hormonal, that these early days will all too soon become hazy memories. I barely remember anything up until SamKitten was about 6 weeks old or so, between the fatigue and the wonkadoodle hormonal activity.
Videotaping as much as you can will help you better remember those precious early days with your little one. And you’ll cherish those memories…believe me.
62.
BGinCHI
BIG THANKS TO A-L FOR POSTING.
I’M HUMBLED AND DELIGHTED, AND SO IS MRS. BG, BY EVERYONE’S GENEROSITY AND BEST WISHES. WE FEEL THE POSITIVE VIBES AND SO DOES HE.
Looks like his name is going to be Xavier Ray, “Xavi” for short.
I feel a lot of love in this blog.
63.
Satanicpanic
Awesome, congratulations!
64.
cathyx
@FlipYrWhig: Yeah, a guy who stakes his identity to being from Chicago names his son after Tim Tebow.
Call me crazy, but that’s the age I miss the most. Although it’s hectic and the world goes all upside down, try and enjoy this to the fullest – they grow up so fast.
most of all CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME, KID!
71.
Johannes
Welcome to the newest arrival! now give him a Yankees hat, for Toby’s sake.
72.
Johannes
Welcome to the newest arrival! now give him a Yankees hat, for Toby’s sake.
73.
Tom Levenson
Congratulations! I am overcome with baby-lust…I remember when mine could fit from finger to elbow; so wonderful.
If I were a better person I wouldn’t add that this is undoubtedly yet another failure of the Obama administration — an example of Chicago style politics given that your son will, no doubt, attempt to vote in some future election.
Xavier. I love it, what a great name, and Xavi as nickname. Perfect.
82.
Chat Noir
@BGinCHI: Glad all is well. In a thread earlier this week, I think you mentioned a Chicago-area Balloon Juice meet up sometime later this year. Would love to be part of one. But you have more important things on your mind at the moment…
83.
cckids
Congrats from the Southwest, also too. What a little love. Have a great time watching him grow!
*Since we’re pet lovers here, have to add my favorite Scrubs line: “Babies are like dogs who slowly learn to talk”. There’s some truth to that. Blessed be.
@pragmatism: agreed. and I was lucky–I met him! When Barca came to play their exhibition game here in the DC area they were training at my gym. I was there gawking at them for an hour and then ran and got my phone and took a picture of Xavi. I think no one at the gym but me and two other latinos knew who they were. :)
91.
pragmatism
@Valdivia: get out of the city! that is awesome! he’s a short little dude, isn’t he?
yeah! and I am six feet so it was pretty funny :)
I have a friend who lives in Barcelona and tells me when the games are which I watch on GOLTV
I love it when they kick the real madrid’s ass
97.
Larold
Yuengling is a pretty good name for a boy :)
98.
JPL
Well Xavier is just so darn cute, I came back for another look..
99.
bemused senior
Xavi already has proved his genius by finding his thumb in the first day of life! Congratulations and best wishes.
100.
WaterGirl
When I look at that photo I see proud papa looking in awe at the baby he and Mrs. BG made. You did good!
101.
elmo
Congratulations and welcome to Xavi! Now, who’s gonna make sure to archive this page, so Mom and Dad can put it in his baby book, his 16th birthday card, and his wedding invitations? Must take every opportunity to save cute widdums baby stuff for later embarrassment.
102.
Mike in NC
Congratulations. Just don’t name your kid Mitt or Newt.
103.
burnspbesq
Congrats, and strap yourself in. It’s a hell of a ride.
104.
Ming
Welcome, Xavi! and congrats, Mom and Dad! my one best piece of advice: the Baby Book by somebody Sears. Some folks take umbrage at the parenting advice (although I personally found it to be dead on), but the section in the back on symptoms/what to do about them/what they mean alone is worth … a million bucks in the middle of the night when you’re sleep-deprived and something looks wrong.
Right now it probably feels like you are holding a helium balloon; but in the next few days he’ll start to actually have mass. Even though his weight won’t change enough to account for it.
That’s when they settle into their place here on Earth. Blessings, little one.
112.
NeenerNeener
Wow, what a cutie! Congratulations, BG and Mrs BG.
113.
spudgun
Late to the party as usual but I’m gonna add to the chorus anyway…
Congratulations, BG Fam!! What a chuchi-face…aww.
114.
Kane
Holy cuteness!
BIG congratulations.
115.
cbear
Congratulations, bro. That is one fine looking little man.
Congrats! May he begin sleeping through the night within a month.
He needs Purdue gear.
Of course, so do my 3.
119.
BGinCHI
@Dr. Squid: True. Some Boilermaker swag would look good on him. Will have relatives take care of that. And I’m sure for a low, low alumnus donation they would send you a t-shirt.
120.
A Humble Lurker
Oh, he’s so expressive for a newborn. Very, very cute. And if his official nickname around your house doesn’t become X-ray y’all are lousy parents ;) Congrats, guys.
121.
amk
what an imp.
congrats, BG.
122.
Poopyman
Terribly late, but this is the place for it:
Congrats to the three of you! Lookin’ a little worn there, BG. And this is just the beginning, heh!
gogol's wife
Squeee! He looks as if he’s smiling already.
Maude
Look at that honey!
I just came online after a cranky and a here is a joy in a hat.
How is Mrs. B? Hey B, congrats. You can call him Maude.
Canuckistani Tom
Cutie pie.
How’s Mom & Dad doing?
CT Voter
Awwwwww.
I look forward to TBA’s comments. Daddy’s blazed a trail already.
Congrats, BGinChi family!
Peregrinus
Popping in to say:
Congratulations! He’s a cute one.
Cheryl from Maryland
Welcome sweetie. Be kind to your parents.
trollhattan
Hooray, he’s a keepah!
Congratulations to all the BGs (BeeGees?) as you embark on your new journey.
Citizen_X
Welcome to our planet, son of BG! We’ll try to make sure it’s a little less fucked up by the time you grow up.
Congrats to ma and pa!
Omnes Omnibus
Let me just reiterate my congratulations from the earlier thread and add “Cute kid.”
cathyx
So TBA should be named Toby.
Jennifer
We got us a fambly here!
Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. BGinCHI. And welcome to the world of unearthly colored poop.
handsmile
Warmest congratulations to you and the missus on this glorious day from me, the Dude, Walter, the Stranger, and all the fellas down here at the Bowl-a-Rama.
Nothing but strikes for B(aby)GinChi!
Take ‘er easy!
bjacques
Welcome to the circus, son. It’s nutty but kind of cool. You’ll get used to it.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
R-Jud
@cathyx: Because babies come with hats?
ETA: Congrats, BG in Chi. Don’t let him be a Cubs fan. George Will is a Cubs fan.
J.A.F. Rusty Shackleford
CONGRATULATIONS!
scav
TerrificBoyArrivedinCHI! Congrats and Welcome to all involved. Now things get interesting.
JGabriel
Congratulations, Mr. & Ms. BGinCHI!
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david mizner
Seems like they give those same blankets to newborns everywhere.
Congrats.
cathyx
[email protected]R-Jud: No. What does TBA stand for and what does it sound like?
Trinity
Congrats!!! He’s pure adorableness.
Linda Featheringill
Oh, what a beautiful boy! Welcome little one!
Dad, thanks for sharing.
pragmatism
congrats BG! Ditka is a good, rugged name.
wobblybits
Parabéns and welcome, little one, to the universe.
Mino
Congratulations. Thanks for the photos. Handsome feller.
R-Jud
@cathyx: Apologies, it was a West Wing reference.
Amir Khalid
Kepada kedua ibubapa saya ucapkan tahniah atas kelahiran cahayamata sulung.
Welcome to the world, little one. You’ve got all of it before you.
The Dangerman
Now that’s Chicago style! DaBaby!!
Josie
Congratulations to the BG family. He is precious; it looks like he might just find that thumb at some point.
Maude
@Amir Khalid:
I don’t know what you said but it sounds sweet.
gaz
Yay! an adorbs baby boy! Cheers and best wishes to Mr and Ms/Mrs BGinCHI. I hope you two have a smooth first year. Hang in there! He’s precious!
Mnemosyne
Awww! I especially like the “hey, what’s with all the bright lights!?” face he makes in the second picture. Congratulations!
Cat Lady
Well done mom and dad. It gets really… interesting from this moment on, and the greatest gift you can ever give a child is unconditional love. It’s all he’ll ever need.
Mnemosyne
And I assume that’s BG in the first picture since he has that panicked, “Holy shit, who decided I should be put in charge of a baby!?” look that all new parents have.
Svensker
He looks very calm and alert in that first picture (Dad’s looking a bit haggard…:) )
Yay! Soo cute and wonderful. Congrats! Remember to sleep whenever you can and let him sleep whenever he wants to. Never wake a sleeping baby. That’s my biggest tip, ever.
It will change your life forever and you’ll find out the universe is full of way more love than you could have imagined.
Awesome!
ruemara
Welcome, little man! Welcome. It’s a very big world, an awful lot learn, a whole lot lovely and a whole lot to do. Welcome, new one, Welcome. We’ve all been waiting for you.
He’s wonderful, BG and Mrs BG. Now, get some sleep, y’all.
jeffreyw
@cathyx: We agree.
WereBear (itouch)
OMG OMG! He is so adorable! Congratulations.
This is probably the last time he’ll wear a hat until his teens. Enjoy!
dmsilev
Congratulations!
I confess to being on pins and needles myself for a similar reason; my sister-in-law is expecting twins soon. And by soon I mean “anywhere from now to 30 minutes from now”…
gelfling545
Congratulations & best wishes to mom & dad and a hearty welcome to the handsome young gentleman.
Chuck Butcher
Yay Mrs BG and congrats to Mr BG.
freelancer
Cute kid! Congrats!
wrb
What an expression.
Looks like trouble.
SiubhanDuinne
@R-Jud:
Toby in The West Wing, right? When his twins Molly and Huck are born. It’s a lovely scene.
BGinCHI, your son is adorable. He already looks very curious and alert. You are going to have a good time!
Best to you, the baby, and mom.
Amir Khalid
@Maude:
“To both parents, I say congratulations on the birth of your first child.”
cahayamata (literally, the light of one’s eyes) is a more poetic term for “child” than the usual, mundane word anak, and thus more commonly used in this context.
Chat Noir
Yay! Congrats and welcome to Rahm’s newest constituent.
And BG, you’re one of my favorite commenters here. Mazel tov to you and your wife.
Richard
@wrb:
He’s plotting a takeover of the blog.
Valdivia
Late to the party as always. But wow, so cute. Welcome to the world, you’ll have fans for life little one!
Congrats BG
Chat Noir
@R-Jud:
Love Toby Ziegler. Love “The West Wing.”
satby
Beautiful! Congrats to the whole BGinCHI family!
wrb
@Richard:
Looks more ambitious than that.
Yutsano
AKA-CHAN O OMEDETO GOZAIMASU YO!!
SIA
AW! Beautiful baby! Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. So happy for you!
FlipYrWhig
w00t!
@cathyx: It’s probably a tribute to Tim Tebow. :P
Citizen_X
@Richard: Looks kinda Dr. Evil-ish. Train him to say, “One MILLION dollars,” BG.
R-Jud
@SiubhanDuinne:
Absolutely!
kansi
Congratulations! A beautiful boy! And so the most excellent adventure begins….
Xecky Gilchrist
Name TBA.
I always thought of TBA as a girl’s name, but these days we’re all about challenging those preconceived roles.
Congratulations!
Raven
He’ll always have a little bit of Athens in him.
gbear
Whew!! Glad his name isn’t TBO.
PurpleGirl
BGinCHI: Best wishes to you and your Mrs. BG; TBA is adorable.
RedKitten
Congrats!!! What a little sweetie!
Videotape these early days as much as you can. You’ll be so tired and (on the part of your wife) hormonal, that these early days will all too soon become hazy memories. I barely remember anything up until SamKitten was about 6 weeks old or so, between the fatigue and the wonkadoodle hormonal activity.
Videotaping as much as you can will help you better remember those precious early days with your little one. And you’ll cherish those memories…believe me.
BGinCHI
BIG THANKS TO A-L FOR POSTING.
I’M HUMBLED AND DELIGHTED, AND SO IS MRS. BG, BY EVERYONE’S GENEROSITY AND BEST WISHES. WE FEEL THE POSITIVE VIBES AND SO DOES HE.
Looks like his name is going to be Xavier Ray, “Xavi” for short.
I feel a lot of love in this blog.
Satanicpanic
Awesome, congratulations!
cathyx
@FlipYrWhig: Yeah, a guy who stakes his identity to being from Chicago names his son after Tim Tebow.
waratah
Congratulations! So cute!
Jebediah
Congratulations – he’s a beauty.
And smart – first picture kind of looks like he is giving the commentariat a little bit of the stink-eye…
AdamK
TBA = best baby name evah. Twinkle in eye means he was born with a BJ sense of humor. Came pre-snarked.
WaterGirl
Welcome, little one, we’re so glad you’re here. Hopefully you didn’t cause too much trouble at your coming out party.
BG, will you be dad, daddy, father, papa, pops, poppy?
Citizen_X
Hello, Xavi!
ETA: FIRST w/ tha name! HAH!
PS: Jeez, people: TBA = To Be Announced
jacy
Bebbeh!
Call me crazy, but that’s the age I miss the most. Although it’s hectic and the world goes all upside down, try and enjoy this to the fullest – they grow up so fast.
most of all CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME, KID!
Johannes
Welcome to the newest arrival! now give him a Yankees hat, for Toby’s sake.
Johannes
Welcome to the newest arrival! now give him a Yankees hat, for Toby’s sake.
Tom Levenson
Congratulations! I am overcome with baby-lust…I remember when mine could fit from finger to elbow; so wonderful.
If I were a better person I wouldn’t add that this is undoubtedly yet another failure of the Obama administration — an example of Chicago style politics given that your son will, no doubt, attempt to vote in some future election.
freelancer
@Johannes:
As long as they dress up as Orioles for Halloween.
Southern Beale
Eeeka Eeeeeka!!! A little person! Quick, let’s be sure to calculate his share of the national debt!
:-)
Congrats! He’s very cute.
A Ghost To Most
Congratulations!
scav
X-Ray it is — he’s already got his own super-power!
BGinCHI
Just to add: mother and baby doing splendidly. Father fine. Shaved, showered, coffeed, and now the node of a gigantic communications network.
Pictures really don’t do justice to how cute this kid is. He takes after his mother, naturally. He’s also sleeping and feeding like a champ.
If I had to give an analogy, he’s almost as cute as Jeffrey’s food pics plus the pets on the calendar.
Valdivia
@BGinCHI:
Love the name Xavi. Killer soccer player too :)
@pragmatism: mind meld!
pragmatism
@BGinCHI: may i suggest an infant xavi hernandez barca or spain jersey?
http://www.alibaba.com/products/spain_infant_jersey/CN————–100002010-100005978.html
SiubhanDuinne
Xavier. I love it, what a great name, and Xavi as nickname. Perfect.
Chat Noir
@BGinCHI: Glad all is well. In a thread earlier this week, I think you mentioned a Chicago-area Balloon Juice meet up sometime later this year. Would love to be part of one. But you have more important things on your mind at the moment…
cckids
Congrats from the Southwest, also too. What a little love. Have a great time watching him grow!
*Since we’re pet lovers here, have to add my favorite Scrubs line: “Babies are like dogs who slowly learn to talk”. There’s some truth to that. Blessed be.
Raven
The X man!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHC0F2bBYAQ
Violet
@BGinCHI:
Congrats! Such a cutie. Glad everyone is resting and doing well.
pragmatism
@Valdivia: totes mcgoats. xavi is the dog’s bollocks.
Cris (without an H)
Geez, I thought John was installing another front-pager.
JPL
Well welcome to the world Xavier. You are quite the handsome lad. BG..hopefully you and your wife catch up on some much needed sleep.
BGinCHI
@Cris (without an H): It’s the front page development team.
Valdivia
@pragmatism: agreed. and I was lucky–I met him! When Barca came to play their exhibition game here in the DC area they were training at my gym. I was there gawking at them for an hour and then ran and got my phone and took a picture of Xavi. I think no one at the gym but me and two other latinos knew who they were. :)
pragmatism
@Valdivia: get out of the city! that is awesome! he’s a short little dude, isn’t he?
Villago Delenda Est
He looks better than his dad already!
The Moar You Know
Congratulations, sir. Well played.
feebog
BG:
Congrats. He is a cute little bugger.
Ruckus
Congrats to the new (very cute!) human and his guides in this life thingamabob.
Valdivia
@pragmatism:
yeah! and I am six feet so it was pretty funny :)
I have a friend who lives in Barcelona and tells me when the games are which I watch on GOLTV
I love it when they kick the real madrid’s ass
Larold
Yuengling is a pretty good name for a boy :)
JPL
Well Xavier is just so darn cute, I came back for another look..
bemused senior
Xavi already has proved his genius by finding his thumb in the first day of life! Congratulations and best wishes.
WaterGirl
When I look at that photo I see proud papa looking in awe at the baby he and Mrs. BG made. You did good!
elmo
Congratulations and welcome to Xavi! Now, who’s gonna make sure to archive this page, so Mom and Dad can put it in his baby book, his 16th birthday card, and his wedding invitations? Must take every opportunity to save cute widdums baby stuff for later embarrassment.
Mike in NC
Congratulations. Just don’t name your kid Mitt or Newt.
burnspbesq
Congrats, and strap yourself in. It’s a hell of a ride.
Ming
Welcome, Xavi! and congrats, Mom and Dad! my one best piece of advice: the Baby Book by somebody Sears. Some folks take umbrage at the parenting advice (although I personally found it to be dead on), but the section in the back on symptoms/what to do about them/what they mean alone is worth … a million bucks in the middle of the night when you’re sleep-deprived and something looks wrong.
John - A Motley Moose
That is one awesomely cute newborn. Congratulations.
Angela
Congrats and welcome TBA son of the BG’s. You remind me of all that is good about being a parent!
South of I-10
@BGinCHI: Glad to hear everything is going well. He is a cutie pie!
Carrie
Welcome, Xavi!
What a cutie patootie.
A baby in a bunny wrap always reminds me of a loaf of bread.
Sarah Proud and Tall
Hurray! And Squeeeeeeee!
CT Voter
@BGinCHI: Oh, nice. Xavi. So if someone pops up as XinChi…son of BGinChi…Looking forward to it.
Be well, all of you!
WereBear (itouch)
Right now it probably feels like you are holding a helium balloon; but in the next few days he’ll start to actually have mass. Even though his weight won’t change enough to account for it.
That’s when they settle into their place here on Earth. Blessings, little one.
NeenerNeener
Wow, what a cutie! Congratulations, BG and Mrs BG.
spudgun
Late to the party as usual but I’m gonna add to the chorus anyway…
Congratulations, BG Fam!! What a chuchi-face…aww.
Kane
Holy cuteness!
BIG congratulations.
cbear
Congratulations, bro. That is one fine looking little man.
passerby
Awwww. Welcome Baby BGiC. Welcome.
Kisses for all, especially mom.
Comrade Javamanphil
w00t! Congrats!
Dr. Squid
Congrats! May he begin sleeping through the night within a month.
He needs Purdue gear.
Of course, so do my 3.
BGinCHI
@Dr. Squid: True. Some Boilermaker swag would look good on him. Will have relatives take care of that. And I’m sure for a low, low alumnus donation they would send you a t-shirt.
A Humble Lurker
Oh, he’s so expressive for a newborn. Very, very cute. And if his official nickname around your house doesn’t become X-ray y’all are lousy parents ;) Congrats, guys.
amk
what an imp.
congrats, BG.
Poopyman
Terribly late, but this is the place for it:
Congrats to the three of you! Lookin’ a little worn there, BG. And this is just the beginning, heh!
Give Mom and TBD our best!
Jane2
Congrats! He’s adorable.
LT
He’s a beauty, BG. Much congrats to you and the missus.
Paul in KY
Late to the party, but best wishes to the whole BGinCHI family!
tao9
BGinCHIiiiiiiii….
Congratulations to you and Mrs. BG, & all the Blessings in the world to X-Ray! Great name for a Blackhawks left-wing!
Sláinte mhaith!
tao & Ms. tao
{suekzoo h/t @ PL}
Bernie Latham
From myself and everyone over at Greg Sargent’s blog, the heartiest of congrats, BG.