• Menu
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Before Header

  • About Us
  • Lexicon
  • Contact Us
  • Our Store
  • ↑
  • ↓
  • ←
  • →

Balloon Juice

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

So many bastards, so little time.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

It’s all just conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Republicans do not trust women.

With all due respect and assumptions of good faith, please fuck off into the sun.

Let there be snark.

Compromise? There is no middle ground between a firefighter and an arsonist.

“Loving your country does not mean lying about its history.”

The fight for our country is always worth it. ~Kamala Harris

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

President Musk and Trump are both poorly raised, coddled 8 year old boys.

Radicalized white males who support Trump are pitching a tent in the abyss.

There are some who say that there are too many strawmen arguments on this blog.

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Incompetence, fear, or corruption? why not all three?

We’re watching the self-immolation of the leading world power on a level unprecedented in human history.

… pundit janitors mopping up after the gop

I might just take the rest of the day off and do even more nothing than usual.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

If you cannot answer whether trump lost the 2020 election, you are unfit for office.

Every one of the “Roberts Six” lied to get on the court.

One of our two political parties is a cult whose leader admires Vladimir Putin.

We will not go quietly into the night; we will not vanish without a fight.

Mobile Menu

  • Seattle Meet-up Post
  • 2025 Activism
  • Targeted Political Fundraising
  • Donate with Venmo, Zelle & PayPal
  • Site Feedback
  • War in Ukraine
  • Submit Photos to On the Road
  • Politics
  • On The Road
  • Open Threads
  • Topics
  • COVID-19
  • Authors
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Lexicon
  • Our Store
  • Politics
  • Open Threads
  • 2025 Activism
  • Garden Chats
  • On The Road
  • Targeted Fundraising!
You are here: Home / Open Threads / Open Thread: Welcome, Baby Mumphrey

Open Thread: Welcome, Baby Mumphrey

by Anne Laurie|  September 2, 20122:43 pm| 45 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Readership Capture

FacebookTweetEmail

From long-time, variously-elaborated commentor Mumphrey:

Some of the commenters had asked me to send pictures of our new baby, so I’m sending a few. Rose was born at 11:00 on August 7. She was 18 inches long and weighed seven pounds and four ounces. Her big sister Ella, who is five, is thrilled to have a baby sister of her own, and I send one of her next to her new baby.

Adiós, Mumphrey O. Yamm, et al.

FacebookTweetEmail
Previous Post: « Paul Ryan’s “New Entitlement”
Next Post: Black Lady Making Sammiches for the Cranky Man »

Reader Interactions

45Comments

  1. 1.

    danah gaz

    September 2, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    I posted this in a previous thread, but I’m posting it again because it is smothered in awesome.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzqvqzBdUQ&feature=player_embedded

    Watch it. You can thank me later. =)

    ETA: The kids are cute. I like other people’s children. =)

  2. 2.

    Maude

    September 2, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    Ella is lovely. Rose is at a good weight and looks very confused at what is going on.
    Congratulations.

  3. 3.

    raven

    September 2, 2012 at 2:51 pm

    Yay!

  4. 4.

    Violet

    September 2, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Aww..adorable! Congratulations! I love that wide-eyed confused look babies get. The world is so new and different to them. They always look like, “Whaaaaa….?”

    Big sister Ella looks like she just couldn’t be happier. You are lucky there. My neighbors are about to have a baby and their first child, a boy is NOT happy about it. He’s throwing tantrums and insisting that his real family is only Mommy, Daddy and him. Hopefully things will improve once the baby arrives.

  5. 5.

    Ash Can

    September 2, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    Squeeeeeeee!

  6. 6.

    gbear

    September 2, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    I don’t know. Ella kind of has a Cousin Kevin look in that smile…

  7. 7.

    SiubhanDuinne

    September 2, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    @Violet:

    They always look like, “Whaaaaa….?” “The FUUUUUUUU…..?”

    C’mon, you know that’s what she’s thinking!

    Rose is adorable. And Ella is a beauty, and so proud to be a big sister! Lovely family, Mumph.

  8. 8.

    Elizabelle

    September 2, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    Beautiful family, Mumphrey.

    You’re outnumbered, but happily so.

    Congrats.

  9. 9.

    Yutsano

    September 2, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    YAY KIDLETZ!!

  10. 10.

    Ms. D. Ranged in AZ (formerly IrishGirl)

    September 2, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    Awwww, my baby is running and saying “no” all the time! I have baby lust and his pic is wonderful. Thnk you for sharing your joy with us.

  11. 11.

    Citizen_X

    September 2, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    Hooray hooray, and congrats! Rose looks purty healthy, and sister Ella looks tickled pink about the whole thing.

    that wide-eyed confused look babies get…They always look like, “Whaaaaa….?”

    Some of us still have that feeling. Probably more and more these days.

    Then starts the bawling.

  12. 12.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    Beautiful baby is beautiful, as is her big sister. Nice family.

  13. 13.

    SiubhanDuinne

    September 2, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    @danah gaz:

    O. M. G. That is awesome. Thanks for finding it and sharing it.

  14. 14.

    gogol's wife

    September 2, 2012 at 3:27 pm

    Sweet girls. Congratulations.

  15. 15.

    PurpleGirl

    September 2, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Congratulations! Best wishes for a healthy and happy future for the whole family. Both girls are adorable.

  16. 16.

    danah gaz

    September 2, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: inorite? made my fucking morning, it did! =)

  17. 17.

    PurpleGirl

    September 2, 2012 at 3:36 pm

    Years ago there was a cartoon book about a boy baby, close to birth, who made wisecracks and comments about life and what was coming in the future. There was a companion book Eggberta, his sister. Basically what he wanted to was return/stay in the womb where it was warm and comfortable and he didn’t have to anything and he got fed regularly. (My sister had both books when she was pregnant in the mid-1960s.)

  18. 18.

    JPL

    September 2, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Thank You, Anne for posting these pics.
    Gotta say the pictures are beautiful and I can’t decide whether or not I want to hug Rose or Ella. Maybe both. I guess I should count my blessing cuz I do have a grandpup but….

    @Violet: 3 plus decades ago my eldest was disappointed that we couldn’t bring all the babies home.

  19. 19.

    Angela

    September 2, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    Great names, beautiful girls. Congrats on the new addition to the family!

  20. 20.

    suzanne

    September 2, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    They are just lovely. Congratulations and hugs.

  21. 21.

    sharl

    September 2, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    Cute baby; congrats Mumphrey!

    @danah gaz: That video manages to be hilarious and horrible at once, accompanied by a follow-on sad aftertaste. An awesome production; I only wish the people who really need to see it didn’t have such strong mechanisms for denial and cognitive dissonance. I hope young women at least take note of how dangerous the situation is; they’re the best hope at this point, at least where this subject is concerned.

  22. 22.

    BGinCHI

    September 2, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Very cute nipper there. Big congrats!

  23. 23.

    JPL

    September 2, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    @danah gaz: post it again for ABL ..

    on the new thread ….

  24. 24.

    Jebediah

    September 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    Congratulations! I love how thrilled big sister looks. When my younger sister was on the way I was asked if I wanted a little brother or sister. I am told I asked for a piano instead.

  25. 25.

    R-Jud

    September 2, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    From one Rose to another: welcome! Big sister looks properly proud.

  26. 26.

    YellowJournalism

    September 2, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    Aww…cuteness! Congrats!

  27. 27.

    danah gaz

    September 2, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    @JPL: She won’t catch it here? You and I both know it’s right up her alley, but after 2 times, I think it’s spamming. =/

  28. 28.

    Dee Loralei

    September 2, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    Congrats Mumphrey. Gorgeous girls.

  29. 29.

    Anatoliĭ Lъudьvigovich Bzyp (formerly Horrendo Slapp, Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.)

    September 2, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    @Elizabelle:

    Well, Æþelbert the dog and Cecil the cat live with us, too, so counting Abby the dog, we’re only outnumbered 4-3. So it isn’t too bad. Well, other than that Big Sister knows she has me fairly well wrapped around her finger. If Baby S
    Sister ever learns how to do the same thing, I’ll be well and truly fucked.

    And thank you all for the good wishes.

    And now I must go, since Big Sister tells me it’s time for me to go to the “beauty parlor” in the bathroom, where she’ll smear hand soap on my arms and spray water in my face. I told her I draw the line at having her smear hand soap all ovre my face…

  30. 30.

    Anatoliĭ Lъudьvigovich Bzyp (formerly Horrendo Slapp, Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.)

    September 2, 2012 at 4:32 pm

    Turns out I had to cut my appointment short; she insisted on smearing soap on my adam’s apple (maybe to make it look smaller) and sprayed my clothes with water. I don’t think I’ll be going to this beauty parlor again any time soon…

  31. 31.

    Lyrebird

    September 2, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    @Anatoliĭ Lъudьvigovich Bzyp (formerly Horrendo Slapp, Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.):

    1. CONGRATS SO SO SO MUCH to you and to Mrs. Humphrey-Mumphrey Jinkelheimer Schmidt etc etc.

    2. My honorary nephews luckily got totally into pretend beauty parlor with *pretend* emollients/balms/etc. Much better. (some patting of face and hair, some waving of pretend dryers/curlers around hair, etc., no hand soap.)

    3. See #1, again!

  32. 32.

    Maude

    September 2, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    @Anatoliĭ Lъudьvigovich Bzyp (formerly Horrendo Slapp, Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.):
    You have an appointment tomorrow morning. She will do hair removal.

  33. 33.

    Anatoliĭ Lъudьvigovich Bzyp (formerly Horrendo Slapp, Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.)

    September 2, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    @Maude:

    She will do hair removal.

    Damn. I foresee pliers or something…

  34. 34.

    Jennifer

    September 2, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    Hey, congratulations! Our family also added a new member on the 7th – my first grandniece. Pic at my blog.

  35. 35.

    satby

    September 2, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    Mumphrey, et al: Congrats on both of your beautiful girls! Now do them and us a favor and tighten up the moniker, your name(s) cover the first lines of every post you make. Seriously dude pick one; or at least stop at three.

  36. 36.

    Larkspur

    September 2, 2012 at 5:41 pm

    Congratulations! Yay, proud sister Ella!

    Dear Rose,

    On your birthday, August 7, way back in 1909, Alice Huyler Ramsey became the first woman to drive across the United States, coast to cost, New York to San Francisco. She had three other women with her (although they didn’t know how to drive). According to Wikipedia :

    …Over the course of the drive, Ramsey changed 11 tires, cleaned the spark plugs, repaired a broken brake pedal and had to sleep in the car when it was stuck in mud….

    Rose, this was back when women couldn’t even legally vote yet. No, I am not kidding. I’m sure a lot of folks assumed that a woman couldn’t drive all that way, either. Alice showed ’em.

    Happy trails to you, Rose!

  37. 37.

    Wally

    September 2, 2012 at 5:42 pm

    As the Grandpa of five, I’m a sucker for the new ones. Welcome to this wonderdful world, Rose. Such a joy and I hope you enjoy a wonderfully progressive future thanks to the foundation that President Obama will lay down during the next four years. And Ella, I have a five year old granddaughter just like you and she still runs out to greet her grandma and me everytime we visit. Don’t ever lose that sparkle in your eye and love in your heart.

  38. 38.

    dp

    September 2, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Two lovely girls. Congratulations!

  39. 39.

    HRA

    September 2, 2012 at 6:03 pm

    Congratulations to the Mumphrey family. The girls are lovely.

  40. 40.

    danah gaz

    September 2, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    @Anatoliĭ Lъudьvigovich Bzyp (formerly Horrendo Slapp, Jimperson Zibb, Duncan Dönitz, Otto Graf von Pfmidtnöchtler-Pízsmőgy, Mumphrey, et al.): “Damn. I foresee pliers or something…”

    Don’t worry. They don’t use pliers. They just electrocute you and/or fry you with lasers.

    =)

    And congratulations on the baby girl! She’s precious, and so is her older sister.

  41. 41.

    kay

    September 2, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    I have a Rose, too! She’s grown but she was cute as this brand-new Rose when she was little. Her best friend in kindergarten and first grade’s name was “Rose” too and they spent a lot of time together so we thought we’d call one “Rose” and the other “Rosie” but they both objected and wanted to be Rose. Then they both took to calling each other “Rosie”. Clearly they were screwing with us all :)

    Anyway, welcome Rose! Can’t have too many.

  42. 42.

    Villago Delenda Est

    September 2, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    What a beautiful set of girls!

  43. 43.

    Lojasmo

    September 2, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    Sq to the mummahummin eeeeee!

    Spent the evening with my biological father (who I haven’t seen for thirty years, since I saw him once when I was fifteen) and his family for his 70th birthday. Spent the day holding my 7 month old niece.

    Fun times.

  44. 44.

    asiangrrlMN

    September 2, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    Congrats, Mumphrey and family! Adorable little baby and her big sis is cute, too.

  45. 45.

    Another Halocene Human

    September 3, 2012 at 2:24 am

    adorabibble.

Comments are closed.

Primary Sidebar

Image by Albatrossity (6/14/25)

PA Supreme Court At Risk

We did it!

We raised the 25,000 for The Civics Center, and with the external matches, that gives them $60,000 for this Spring effort!

You guys rock!

Recent Comments

  • Chetan Murthy on Suzanne – No King! Downtown Pittsburgh (Jun 14, 2025 @ 10:36pm)
  • Gretchen on My No Kings Day Rallies (Jun 14, 2025 @ 10:36pm)
  • Redshift on Suzanne – No King! Downtown Pittsburgh (Jun 14, 2025 @ 10:35pm)
  • Jackie on Suzanne – No King! Downtown Pittsburgh (Jun 14, 2025 @ 10:34pm)
  • Redshift on Suzanne – No King! Downtown Pittsburgh (Jun 14, 2025 @ 10:32pm)

Balloon Juice Posts

View by Topic
View by Author
View by Month & Year
View by Past Author

Featuring

Medium Cool
Artists in Our Midst
Authors in Our Midst
War in Ukraine
Donate to Razom for Ukraine

🎈Keep Balloon Juice Ad Free

Become a Balloon Juice Patreon
Donate with Venmo, Zelle or PayPal

Calling All Jackals

Site Feedback
Nominate a Rotating Tag
Submit Photos to On the Road
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Links)
Balloon Juice Anniversary (All Posts)
Fix Nyms with Apostrophes

Social Media

Balloon Juice
WaterGirl
TaMara
John Cole
DougJ (aka NYT Pitchbot)
Betty Cracker
Tom Levenson
David Anderson
Major Major Major Major
DougJ NYT Pitchbot
mistermix

Keeping Track

Legal Challenges (Lawfare)
Republicans Fleeing Town Halls (TPM)
21 Letters (to Borrow or Steal)
Search Donations from a Brand

Site Footer

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Comment Policy
  • Our Authors
  • Blogroll
  • Our Artists
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 Dev Balloon Juice · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc

Share this ArticleLike this article? Email it to a friend!

Email sent!