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Been busy

by Tim F|  August 22, 20132:04 pm| 147 Comments

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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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147Comments

  1. 1.

    Chat Noir

    August 22, 2013 at 2:07 pm

    Congrats, Tim! Beautiful baby girl is beautiful.

  2. 2.

    Gin & Tonic

    August 22, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    Felicitations. Baby girls are just the best.

  3. 3.

    Anna in PDX

    August 22, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    1000 congrats, as we say in Egypt!

  4. 4.

    dexwood

    August 22, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    Beautiful. Well done, Mom and Dad.

  5. 5.

    piratedan

    August 22, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    a future Dr. Girlfriend Mrs. The Monarch! Congrats good sir and fair damsel!

  6. 6.

    Suzanne

    August 22, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    What a little cutie-pants. Congratulations, and I wish you many snuggles.

  7. 7.

    c u n d gulag

    August 22, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

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

  8. 8.

    AdamK

    August 22, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    That’s not a little cute, that’s damn cute.

  9. 9.

    flukebucket

    August 22, 2013 at 2:12 pm

    Beautiful, wonderful, gorgeous!!! Congratulations!

  10. 10.

    newtons.third

    August 22, 2013 at 2:14 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 2:15 pm

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

  12. 12.

    Betty Cracker

    August 22, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    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!

  13. 13.

    DebSF

    August 22, 2013 at 2:16 pm

    She’s GORGEOUS. Congrats!!!!

  14. 14.

    Mnemosyne

    August 22, 2013 at 2:17 pm

    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.

  15. 15.

    mistermix

    August 22, 2013 at 2:18 pm

    Cute kid. Can’t say that about a lot of babies. Congratulations!

  16. 16.

    Louise

    August 22, 2013 at 2:18 pm

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

  17. 17.

    askew

    August 22, 2013 at 2:19 pm

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

  18. 18.

    raven

    August 22, 2013 at 2:19 pm

    YAY!

  19. 19.

    A Humble Lurker

    August 22, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    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.

  20. 20.

    Susanne

    August 22, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    Mazel tov, Adorable. You hit the lottery.

  21. 21.

    Lizzy L

    August 22, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Adorable baby is truly adorable. Congratulations!

  22. 22.

    Alison

    August 22, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Congrats! What a little lovey :)

  23. 23.

    TriassicSands

    August 22, 2013 at 2:26 pm

    Congratulations!

    You’re in for it for at least 18 years now. Good luck.

  24. 24.

    jeffreyw

    August 22, 2013 at 2:27 pm

    Yay!

  25. 25.

    Tractarian

    August 22, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    “Gorgeous” seems to be the apt descriptor.

    What’s her real name?

  26. 26.

    BGinCHI

    August 22, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Soooo cute! Great head of hair and beautiful eyes.

    BIG congrats!

  27. 27.

    flukebucket

    August 22, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    @TriassicSands:

    You’re in for it for at least 18 years now. Good luck.

    In it forever my friend. In it forever….

  28. 28.

    Marc

    August 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    Congratulations!

  29. 29.

    pamelabrown53

    August 22, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    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.

  30. 30.

    AxelFoley

    August 22, 2013 at 2:32 pm

    Daaaaaaw…she’s a cutie, Tim.

    And I just watched my daughter leave to go back home to MD to get ready for college.

  31. 31.

    Poopyman

    August 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    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.

  33. 33.

    p.a.

    August 22, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    Q. T. π. Well done. Best wishes.

  34. 34.

    taylormattd

    August 22, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    Congratulations!!

  35. 35.

    SiubhanDuinne

    August 22, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 2:38 pm

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

    She is obviously brilliant and beautiful and wonderful!

  37. 37.

    Tony J

    August 22, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    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)

    August 22, 2013 at 2:39 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    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.

  40. 40.

    jacy

    August 22, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    BABY! Many congratulations and wishes for a wonderful babyhood.

  41. 41.

    Wag

    August 22, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    awesome! We really are Creatures of Love, if we let ourselves be.

  42. 42.

    JPL

    August 22, 2013 at 2:40 pm

    What a beauty! Forget about sleeping for awhile, a long while.

  43. 43.

    Josie

    August 22, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    She’s beautiful. Congratulations.

  44. 44.

    elmo

    August 22, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    Mazel tov! And sure enough, she came with a hat!

  45. 45.

    Aimai

    August 22, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 2:44 pm

    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.

  47. 47.

    moonbat

    August 22, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    Congrats, Tim F! That’s the cutest little gangsta I’ve ever seen!

  48. 48.

    Redshirt

    August 22, 2013 at 2:46 pm

    Awesome! And let me me third the remark: That is an impressive head of hair on a newborn!

  49. 49.

    Kay

    August 22, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    She’s beautiful. Congratulations and to Mrs. Dr. F too.

  50. 50.

    Shakezula

    August 22, 2013 at 2:48 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 2:49 pm

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

  52. 52.

    Just Some Fuckhead, Thought Leader

    August 22, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Congrats, Tim F. Looks like a beautiful baby.

  53. 53.

    KS in MA

    August 22, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Congratulations!

  54. 54.

    shelly

    August 22, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    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.

  55. 55.

    Elizabelle

    August 22, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Wonderful baby. Winsome, and likely uncommonly smart to boot.

    Congratulations.

  56. 56.

    Tenzil Kem

    August 22, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Congratulations!

  57. 57.

    Yatsuno

    August 22, 2013 at 2:58 pm

    AKA-CHAN O OMEDETO GOZAIMASU!!!

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

  58. 58.

    RosiesDad

    August 22, 2013 at 2:59 pm

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

  59. 59.

    scav

    August 22, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    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.

  60. 60.

    Frivolous

    August 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    Many congratulations. Incredibly cute little baby. :)

  61. 61.

    gypsy howell

    August 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    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!

  63. 63.

    PeggyAI

    August 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    She is lovely and perfect in all ways. Congratulations to you all!

  64. 64.

    IowaOldLady

    August 22, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    What an absolutely gorgeous child. You two do good work.

  65. 65.

    dollared

    August 22, 2013 at 3:05 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 3:07 pm

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

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

  67. 67.

    Yatsuno

    August 22, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    @Redshirt: Did you see the mop on RedKitteh’s second baby? Haircut at three months!

  68. 68.

    Dead Ernest

    August 22, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    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.

  69. 69.

    johnny aquitard

    August 22, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    Congrats! Such a beautiful girl!

  70. 70.

    Tracey Thomas

    August 22, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    Another vote for fulltime breastfeeding–it’s the best gift you’ll give that beautiful girl and it keeps on giving for decades
    http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/12/a-year-of-breast-feeding/?_r=0

  71. 71.

    hildebrand

    August 22, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 3:12 pm

    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

  73. 73.

    SRW1

    August 22, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Cutie. And a remarkable shock of hair at day zero.

    Congratulations to Mum and Dad.

  74. 74.

    rdldot

    August 22, 2013 at 3:15 pm

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

  75. 75.

    Trollhattan

    August 22, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    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.

  76. 76.

    ET

    August 22, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    YEAH!!!!!!!

    Every so adorable. At least until she starts driving and dating.

  77. 77.

    Emma

    August 22, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    Such a sweetie. Fair warning, she’ll make those stabbing gestures regularly!

  78. 78.

    Citizen_X

    August 22, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    Congratumalations!

    And DMDF II: don’t take any shit from those people!

  79. 79.

    jamick6000

    August 22, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    what a cute baby!

  80. 80.

    Miki

    August 22, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwed.

    Congrats to all!

  81. 81.

    low-tech cyclist

    August 22, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    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.

  83. 83.

    PIGL

    August 22, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    Such wonderful news. I am very happy for you and your family.

  84. 84.

    Bostondreams

    August 22, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    OMG. Too freaking cute. Congrats!

  85. 85.

    SuperHrefna

    August 22, 2013 at 3:41 pm

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

  86. 86.

    Soonergrunt

    August 22, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    Wonderful! Congratulations to you and Dr. Mrs. Dr. F. and the little one!

  87. 87.

    ? Martin

    August 22, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Congrats Tim. A warning – she’ll ensure you have sleepless nights well into her teens.

  88. 88.

    Grover Gardner

    August 22, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    No need to politely lie here–that is a beautiful baby! :-) Congratulations.

  89. 89.

    gogol's wife

    August 22, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    Congratulations — she is very beautiful.

  90. 90.

    Ted & Hellen

    August 22, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    This is a beautiful child. Congratulations, TimF.

  91. 91.

    TooManyJens

    August 22, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Congratulations on meeting the newest love of your life!

  92. 92.

    Ted & Hellen

    August 22, 2013 at 3:52 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    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. ;-)

  95. 95.

    Deb T

    August 22, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    What an absolutely gorgeous kid, and I don’t say that very often.

  96. 96.

    CaseyL

    August 22, 2013 at 4:17 pm

    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.

  97. 97.

    Felonius Monk

    August 22, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    Congratulations, Tim F & Mrs. F. May she bring everlasting joy to your lives.

  98. 98.

    Kristine

    August 22, 2013 at 4:21 pm

    Late to the party, but congrats to you and Dr Mrs Dr F! What a lovely baby!

  99. 99.

    BruceFromOhio

    August 22, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    Nicely done Tim F and Dr. Mrs Dr. F and DMDF II !

  100. 100.

    Birthmarker

    August 22, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Congrats! She is beautiful and my son’s thick hair at birth never fell out.

  101. 101.

    kc

    August 22, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    What a beautiful baby! Congratulations.

  102. 102.

    Jane2

    August 22, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Congrats, Tim and Mrs. Dr. F! She’s gorgeous.

  103. 103.

    zombie rotten mcdonald

    August 22, 2013 at 4:29 pm

    aww, fer cute. And great hair!

  104. 104.

    zombie rotten mcdonald

    August 22, 2013 at 4:30 pm

    @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

    August 22, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    *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

    August 22, 2013 at 4:37 pm

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

  107. 107.

    Patricia Kayden

    August 22, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Congrats on the gorgeous baby girl! Especially love the first photo.

  108. 108.

    Arclite

    August 22, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    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.

  109. 109.

    ranchandsyrup

    August 22, 2013 at 4:49 pm

    Congrats Tim!

  110. 110.

    everbluegreen

    August 22, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    @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.

  111. 111.

    elftx

    August 22, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    Beautiful pictures of your beautiful daughter.
    Congrats to you and mom.

  112. 112.

    Rustydude

    August 22, 2013 at 5:01 pm

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

  113. 113.

    Mnemosyne

    August 22, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    @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

    August 22, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    @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.

  115. 115.

    Arclite

    August 22, 2013 at 5:09 pm

    @Mnemosyne: That’s why I said, “If it’s an option”

  116. 116.

    hedgehog the occasional commenter

    August 22, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Yay! Congratulations! And adorable baby is adorable!

  117. 117.

    LT

    August 22, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 5:38 pm

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

  120. 120.

    liberal

    August 22, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    She’s beautiful. Congrats!

  121. 121.

    Ms. D. Ranged in AZ

    August 22, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    I know everybody says this, but she is truly a beautiful baby! You have my heartfelt congratulations.

  122. 122.

    ruemara

    August 22, 2013 at 5:54 pm

    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)

    August 22, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 5:59 pm

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

  125. 125.

    beth

    August 22, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 6:57 pm

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

  129. 129.

    Odie Hugh Manatee

    August 22, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    “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

    August 22, 2013 at 7:09 pm

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

  131. 131.

    sharl

    August 22, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    What a cutie! Congratulations to you and the Dr./Ms./Mom!!

  132. 132.

    rikyrah

    August 22, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    She is a BEAUTY!!

    CONGRATULATIONS!

  133. 133.

    cbear

    August 22, 2013 at 7:34 pm

    Congratulations, Tim–she’s beautiful!

  134. 134.

    Darkrose

    August 22, 2013 at 7:46 pm

    Congratulations to you and Dr. Mrs. Dr. F! She’s absolutely adorable!

  135. 135.

    Anniecat45

    August 22, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Congratulations — that’s a LOT of cute!!

  136. 136.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    August 22, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    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

    August 22, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    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)

  138. 138.

    Svensker

    August 22, 2013 at 9:37 pm

    That is a beautiful little baby. Truly.

    Yay, youse guys! And squeeeeeeeeeeee.

  139. 139.

    manyakitty

    August 22, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Mazel tov to the family F! Such a little beauty!

  140. 140.

    LAC

    August 22, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Adorable, especially with the “WTF” look on her sweet little face. Congrats you two!!

  141. 141.

    Tehanu

    August 23, 2013 at 12:03 am

    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.

  142. 142.

    dp

    August 23, 2013 at 12:41 am

    Congratulations to you and mom! Buckle up!

  143. 143.

    hamletta

    August 23, 2013 at 12:48 am

    Dude, that is a beautiful baby. Most newborns look like plucked chickens.

  144. 144.

    RedKitten

    August 23, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    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.

  145. 145.

    DanF

    August 23, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    ZOMG! What a beautiful baby. Congratulations!

  146. 146.

    MMM

    August 24, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Congratulations!

  147. 147.

    Gemina13

    August 24, 2013 at 10:04 pm

    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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