As you may well remember (being the extraordinarily advanced young woman that you are), it was a long night. From the waters breaking with a champagne pop at 2:25 this morning all the way through to the coup de gras 4 & 1/2 hours ago, you were the star of the show.
How did you do that trick, by the way? You know, the 9lb, 4.5 oz gift from a 95 lb little slip of a thing like your momma? Land sakes, child, if we'd have known your plans ahead of time, we would have been worried silly.
As it was, your mother carried through like a real trouper. She just kept going and going and going, fierce and strong and so focused on you that there might have been nobody else in the room. Aside from your daddy, of course. You'll be remembering his calm voice and gentle touch for some time. He was the ice chip guy.
And never a whisper of trouble from you, at least, not until the magnificent denouement at the end. Even then, you were a champ. Pink and pretty and bawling fit to raise the roof off that whole hospital. What a little spitfire.
Speaking of champs, how about that mother of yours up and walking not two hours after you were born? Good grief, she's as tough as nails. You take right after her.
Well, now that you're into the whole nursing scene, I don't suppose I'll be holding you in my own arms too often. That's okay -- you and me, we understand each other. (I was the one that got you to stop crying. )
Time to check back in with your folks, little Sophie. Many happy returns of the day, and all the best of the world for your precious own self.
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Yay!!!!! What a beautiful name! I was just checking this morning. I had these visions of Christy coming to KamaCon still pregnant. Oh my goodness! Posts: 26077 | Registered: Mar 2000
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Born: 11:49am, July 12, 2004 Weight: 9 lb 4.5 oz (yes, that's right) Length: 21 inches Foot prints: Hanging over the edge of the dotted line Hospital: Lacking ethernet access
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*Hello, Sophia. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, Sophia, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, Sophia -- : 'God damn it, you've got to be kind.'
*with apologies to Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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Christy sounds a lot like my wife - up and picking up her room the morning after a C-section. Impressive!
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Welcome to Earth, Sophie. Sometimes you'll love it here, sometimes you'll hate it. But you have a couple of great guides through the confusing maze of experiences. Posts: 5879 | Registered: Apr 2001
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Christy, I understand that the plus side to having big infants is that they tend to stay comfortable longer in their own skin. By that I mean, they sleep longer, don't get chilled as easily and are generally happy.
It was true with my kids. Jacob, my second child was 9lbs, 2oz; two pounds heavier than my first. The difference in temperment was like night and day. Jacob was so content that he rarely cried. I worried until I talked to the doc and she told me that it's an advantage of "growing them big".
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Congratulations! And I too love the name. Sophia must be after Sophia in Crime and Punishment, and Rose after Rosie Cotton. You couldn't have done better! Hooray for the Davidson family!
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