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Around a week ago Dr. Mrs. Dr. F. felt a little funny, so we went to the hospital and this happened:

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To preserve her future school, career and dating options we will refer to the pictured bundle as Dr. Mrs. Dr. F. Jr., or DMDF II. Needless to say we felt pretty pleased with ourselves, but then she opened her eyes and went gangster on us.

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The nurse assured us that a lot of babies feel this way about leaving the womb. It’s cold out here.

After a bottle of formula and some rest, she stopped with the stabbing gestures and cuted up a little.

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You probably should wait a few nights before calling something a pattern, but twice now she has fussed at bedtime (OUR bedtime) until we got about twice the usual formula/breast milk mix in her, then conked out for six hours before fussing for more. PRAISE JEEBUS, SIX HOURS. In brand new baby terms that is like winning powerball on the way to your Nobel prize ceremony. If she does that even a few times a week I will market her skin cells for cloning.

Daddy blog, signing off and taking a nap.

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  7. 7.

    c u n d gulag

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  10. 10.

    newtons.third

    My experience says that the long sleeping will end fairly soon. Being shoved through a small opening is hard work. And as the father, I can truly extol the benefits of breastfeeding. I did not have to get up in the middle of the night. Hey it has all sorts of ancillary benefits.
    Seriously, congrats, and good luck. For a couple of weeks, she will have no discernible sleeping pattern.

  11. 11.

    Riley's Enabler

    Overwhelmed by the absolute gorgeousness. I bet she smells like FRESH BABY. Enjoy, and congratulations!

  12. 12.

    Betty Cracker

    You know, most newborns are kinda wrinkly and pruney and not all that beautiful to anyone but their parents. But DMDF II is simply gorgeous right out of the chute, as it were! And then sleeping six hours right off the bat too? This is bordering on Unfair! Many, many congrats!

  14. 14.

    Mnemosyne

    Awww — so cute! Enjoy the smallness while you can because even an aunt like myself can tell you that you’ll turn around and suddenly they’re freakin’ teenagers.

    ETA: Also, people will tell you that the full head of hair will go away. Don’t believe them — my niece was born with hair like that and never lost a bit of it. She had to have her first haircut at 6 months.

  16. 16.

    Louise

    You are remarkably coherent. Congratulations on that and, much more importantly, your new daughter!! Blessings to you and Mrs. Dr. Mrs.

  17. 17.

    askew

    Aw, so cute. She’s already past that weird wrinkly, discolored phase most newborns have and she slept 6 hours straight. That’s impressive.

  19. 19.

    A Humble Lurker

    Wow, gorgeous. Especially for what’s supposed to be a pissed off wrinkly newborn baby-thing. That first picture could be in a painting somewhere. You’ve got a beautiful daughter and a VERY good photographer. Congratulations.

  29. 29.

    pamelabrown53

    Major congrats. She’s exquisite. (Always wanted a daughter but had 2 beautiful boys). Enjoy, bond and divide the care so you BOTH aren’t sleep deprived. Family comes first.

  31. 31.

    Poopyman

    That is about the prettiest baby I ever saw! Clearly, she takes after her mother. Congratulations!

    And how’s Max taking the changes around the house?

  32. 32.

    bemused

    So sweet. She’s a beauty. We had a granddaughter born just last week and she has the same amount of dark hair too. I’m still in a daze. We just got some new photos today and I have to gaze at them every half hour or so.

  35. 35.

    SiubhanDuinne

    OMG, what a gorgeous bebeh! Eyes are amazing, mouth is beautiful, and there are no words to describe that amazing head of hair! Plus, she’s probably going to be too smart for her hat. Huge congratulations to the Dr F family!

  36. 36.

    MomSense

    Oh wow!!! Congratulations and welcome to the brand new human being!!

    She is obviously brilliant and beautiful and wonderful!

  37. 37.

    Tony J

    Major congratulations! Our little Tom-Tom was born almost 8 months ago and they’ve been the best of our lives. As a bonus, however cute they are when born (and she is very cute) they get cuter by the day.

    And I’d second the breastfeeding advice, plus baby-led weaning after 6 months. Baby don’t want no slop, baby wanna chew on some steak.

  38. 38.

    TaMara (BHF)

    Squeeeeee! That is one adorable little girl! And three pictures of her, each more adorable than the other…and in focus? ! My cup runneth over.

    Congratulations! Did I already say, Squeeeeee! ?

  39. 39.

    RANDOMMENTALITY

    Beautiful. Absolutely precious. And never listen if they try to tell you that you have to wake her up if she doesn’t get up for her feeding. Idiots try to tell you stuff like that.

  45. 45.

    Aimai

    That is one beautiful baby! And I see a lot of new babies. I definitely think you should keep her. All my best wishes to you and the whole family. This is a glorious new stage in your lives. You won’t remember half of it due to lack of sleep so take good notes.

  46. 46.

    pacem appellant

    That happened to my sister-in-law about two weeks ago, too. Adorable at that age, aren’t they? ;-) Congrats to the Mrs for pushing the little gal out. I’d congratulate the Mr, but seeing as I’ve done this a couple of times before as the Mr, I know that we don’t do squat (unless crying and running around useless counts, which it really doesn’t). Rock on, team Dr Fs.

  50. 50.

    Shakezula

    She is beautiful and seems very serene. A sure sign she is plotting world domination, starting with you all. Congrats and good luck.

  51. 51.

    burnspbesq

    Congrats, and enjoy the ride, which will surely be filled with unexpected twists and turns.

  54. 54.

    shelly

    So, are you gonna be on an episode of ‘I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant’ ? ;-)
    ******
    Love all that hair! Just like my sister, when she was born she had such a head of hair the nurses tied it in a little bow.

  57. 57.

    Yatsuno

    AKA-CHAN O OMEDETO GOZAIMASU!!!

    (Don’t know it in Malay. Yet. Might have nice convo with Amir on that matter.)

  58. 58.

    RosiesDad

    Mazes tov, Tim! Beautiful little girl. May she bring you and the Mrs. Much joy and happiness.

  59. 59.

    scav

    Huzzah! and Huzzah Cubed! for the stabby raucous complaining when something is not quite right and calming down after positive results obtained. Cute works too.

  61. 61.

    gypsy howell

    The first of many many many beautiful photos of your gorgeous girl, I hope!

    It will all go by so fast, in retrospect at least, and as aimai says, you’l forget half of it due to sleep deprivation. Take lots of photographic evidence of the ride!

  62. 62.

    gypsy howell

    The first of many many many beautiful photos of your gorgeous girl, I hope!

    It will all go by so fast, in retrospect at least, and as aimai says, you’l forget half of it due to sleep deprivation. Take lots of photographic evidence of the ride!

  65. 65.

    dollared

    Congratulations, it’s a girl. And you think your dog owns you.

    Enjoy all of it. We’re going to get some great pictures.

  66. 66.

    spudgun

    Oh, how gorgeous!! Many, many congrats to you and your wife!

    ETA: Jaysus, just look at that head of hair! :-)

  68. 68.

    Dead Ernest

    Tim:

    Its certainly true; it IS cold ‘out here.’

    Given that harsh truth, your little beauty won her lottery with parents like you.
    Congratulations to her as well.

  71. 71.

    hildebrand

    Congratulations! She is beautiful.

    I remember when we realized, just a few days into our boy’s adventure in the excessively bright and cold world, that letting him eat until content was a brilliant plan. Once we (ok, not me, the maternal one) satisfied that end of the day hunger? He slept through the night. Every night. He never fell out of that pattern.

  72. 72.

    Reformed Panty Sniffer

    Now that is a cutie! Congrats to the Dr. Fs.

    If you could figure out a way to patent the fresh baby/fresh baked baby smell, you could make a lot of money. And chances are, she’ll keep that head of hair. My daughter had a full hair helmet just like that one, which the nurses promptly styled as a baby mohawk. Still has great hair.

    Max might need extra attention to get used to her, so give it. Cheers

  74. 74.

    rdldot

    That is one beautiful baby. And you should drive over to WV and give Cole some photography lessons. Great job!

  75. 75.

    Trollhattan

    CONGRATULATIONS on cute, cute bebee!

    Takes me back eleven years and [deploys fingers] eight months. Ah, memories (sigh). Safe prediction: someday, sooner than you think, she’ll have opinions.

  81. 81.

    low-tech cyclist

    I don’t often say this about newborn babies, but that little girl is cute, right from the get-go.

    Congrats, Tim! And may you have many years of being happily wrapped around that little girl’s finger. Because that’s where you’re going to spend the rest of your life, you know.

  82. 82.

    JCT

    Holy cow, what a beaut! Mine had a head of hair like that – and IMO, a first-born girl is a bonus.

    Enjoy – it goes so fast. I vividly remember calling family the day mine was born and yesterday I shipped her off to grad school to get her own PhD.

  85. 85.

    SuperHrefna

    Congratulations! She truly is a lovely baby. And clever too, sounds like she is getting you nicely trained already.

  92. 92.

    Ted & Hellen

    Curious: Tim, was this a Caessarian birth?

    I ask because the young stunner is so flawless. A trip thru the vajayjay usually leaves its marks. :D

  93. 93.

    Dee Loralei

    Awwwww she’s a keeper TimF, congrats to both you and Dr Mrs. What an adorable baby. Skritches to Max puppy too!

  94. 94.

    geg6

    Late to see this (move in day on campus!), but OMG Tim! She’s adorable! She’s a beauty! You’re a dead man. Beautiful daughters steamroll their daddies from day one until the day they die. I should know, being a daddy’s girl myself. ;-)

  96. 96.

    CaseyL

    OMG, she’s gorgeous!

    I never get tired of that outraged look all the new ones have. “I was perfectly happy where I was! Jeez, at least turn the lights down!”

    Cracks me up every time.

    Congrats, and may all your days of parenthood be as fulfilling and ecstatic as the day of her birth.

  104. 104.

    zombie rotten mcdonald

    @CaseyL:

    I never get tired of that outraged look all the new ones have. “

    Iffen they raise her right, she’ll never lose that sense of outrage.

  105. 105.

    everbluegreen

    *delurks*
    WHAT a beautiful, perfect child. Mazel tov to you and the Dr. Missus, and a warm welcome to the wee one!!!

    (And maybe we could all put a sock in it re: baby’s menu? I’m certain Tim and Dr Mrs. Dr. F. know everything they need to know to do what’s right for their family.)

  106. 106.

    Trinity

    Beautiful. Congrats to you and the wife Tim….but mostly to your wife. Let’s face it, she did most of the work. :)

  108. 108.

    Arclite

    We breastfed both kids until they were 1.5 years. Didn’t start on solid food until 6 months. Both kids are extremely healthy only having ever been sick a handful of times in their lives. Neither child had colic or any crying through the night. Both kids are extremely fit. Son is six and can do the park for hours and still have energy to stay up past nine. Daughter is 11 now. She joined a swim team in January and qualified for state championships in every event that was open to her. Both kids are super sharp and are in gifted & talented classes. My six year old already threw away his picture books in favor of chapter books, and my eleven year old reads at a high school senior level. All of this without me really teaching them; they just picked it up in school. Both are slim and trim, and although we don’t restrict their eating at all, we don’t keep chips, candy, or soda in the house either.

    If it’s an option for you, I highly recommend breast feeding. It really helped our kids get off to a great start and helped maximize their potential.

    Congrats on a beautiful healthy baby.

  110. 110.

    everbluegreen

    @Arclite: Jesus, knock it off with the breastfeeding/bottle feeding policing. (Not to mention the self-congratulation, ew.) They are not dumb people. They will do what is best for their family.

  112. 112.

    Rustydude

    Hopefully she wasn’t born in Calgary so as to maintain her political viability. Congrats to the Dr’s F.

  113. 113.

    Mnemosyne

    @Arclite:

    Some people are physically or medically unable to breastfeed, and posting stuff like this just makes them feel worse about it.

    My friend’s sister is an epileptic on heavy-duty medication that precludes her from breastfeeding, but that doesn’t prevent ignorant people from trying to “educate” her on why breastfeeding is always best.

  114. 114.

    Arclite

    @Arclite: Jesus, knock it off with the breastfeeding/bottle feeding policing. (Not to mention the self-congratulation, ew.) They are not dumb people. They will do what is best for their family.

    Yeah, I may have gone overboard. Tim is super smart. I realize that. Also, that’s why I said “If it’s an option.” It’s not an option for everyone for reasons often beyond one’s control. But I wanted to give an example of what was possible. Anecdotally, I’ll grant you, but studies also back it up. And I’m sure Tim’s aware, but it wasn’t only for him.

    Sorry, if I’m a bit sensitive, but I knew a guy who made his wife bottle feed, b/c he “didn’t want his wife’s breasts to get floppy.” So I really want to emphasize the benefits.

  117. 117.

    LT

    That, my friend, is an impossibly cute baby.

    Wow. Really. Wow.

    Congratulations to Dr. Mrs and you. And try not to eat her.

  118. 118.

    MazeDancer

    What a gorgeous baby. That’s for real. Not a making it up because you are supposed to say those things. Really gorgeous.

    Congratulations to you and the Dr. Mrs. Dr!

  119. 119.

    jenn

    Congratulations to the 4 of you (TimF, Dr Mrs Dr F, DMDF Jr, and Max who is soon going to have a buddy!)

  122. 122.

    ruemara

    Congrats on the recombinant genetic reproduction! She’s a beaut. May she keep you on your toes, until you can dance on hers at her wedding.

  123. 123.

    Debbie(aussie)

    Absolutely beautiful! Congrats to Dr MrsDr F and to you Tim. Welcome DMDFII, may you live a life filled with love & joy.

  124. 124.

    SG

    She is beautiful. Congrats to you and DMDF. Amazing, isn’t it, the grip those tiny hands have on your heart?

  125. 125.

    beth

    What a beautiful baby! Congratulations! (My daughter had that same thick dark hair and a year later was as blond as could be)

  126. 126.

    MaryJane

    Congratulations Tim and Dr Mrs Dr F! Your little girl is uncommonly gorgeous, I’ve never seen such a beautiful newborn.

    Such a happy thread for a change.

  127. 127.

    johio

    I’ll add my congratulations, she is beautiful. I think you should print this thread for her baby book. That way she can ask “who were all the strange people and why were you talking to them?” when she becomes a smart(ass) teenager.
    Mozel tov!

  128. 128.

    SectarianSofa

    Seriously cute. Congratulations, as they say, meaning, wow, so this, too, is being human. Enjoy yourselves!

  129. 129.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    “After a bottle of formula and some rest, she stopped with the stabbing gestures and cuted up a little. “

    A little? Wha… splutter…

    Your wife should smack you upside your head. Then she should tell your daughter about this after she grows a bit and can swing a bat well.

    “… a little…”

    Congratulations on your beautiful daughter, now get your shit straight DAD. ;p

  130. 130.

    Keith G

    Thank you for sharing such a beautiful occasion – a much needed counterpoint to the usual noise. All the best for your sweet family.

  136. 136.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    Wow. That is one adorable baby, and I don’t think they’re cute as a class! She is stunning. Wishing you and DrMrsDrF great joy with DMDF II, and of course my love to Max.

  137. 137.

    Anne Laurie

    Congratulations to the entire family (including Max, of course)!

    And may young DMDF-II never cause you more aggravation than she already has!

    ETA: Maybe you can stockpile photos on the dashboard to use whenever the wounded shouty level gets too high around here? (j/k)

  141. 141.

    Tehanu

    Oh, she’s so beautiful. My only advice is: enjoy every single moment, including burping up, dirty diapers, the works — this helpless phase of total dependency may seem endless while it’s happening, but believe me, it will be over before you know it. Not that what comes next isn’t good too … but you never get this back, so throw yourself in. Congratulations.

  144. 144.

    RedKitten

    She’s BEAUTIFUL!!! What a gorgeous baby. Sigh…I can now see why some women breed like rabbits. You really miss the newborn stage, and it goes by so fast.

  147. 147.

    Gemina13

    Such a gorgeous baby girl. :) Congratulations – and best of luck. You will now spend the next two decades (and more) parenting, instructing, and loving a little human who will astonish, shock, and dismay you at times – as well as make you immensely proud and happy. Likewise, she will instruct, care for, and love you, and just as often be astonished, shocked, and dismayed. It’s all part of being family.

    Welcome to the world, Baby Girl. It’s warmer than you might think.

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