Zoe Lyanna Card was born Sunday, December 4th. Mom Heather and Dad Geoff are doing great as is darling Zoe.
Congratulations from the very proud Grandparents!
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[ January 04, 2006, 12:40 AM: Message edited by: Papa Janitor ]
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
YAAAAAAAAY! Congratulations, Geoff and Heather and all the rest of the Card family!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Wow, congratulations Geoff & Heather (and to the grandparents as well)!
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
That's awesome--Congrats to all the Cards! Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :
I add my hearty congratulations for the proud parents and grandparents! Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
Very cool news. Congratulations to the Cards and to little Zoe for being born into such a loving family.
[ December 10, 2005, 12:14 AM: Message edited by: LadyDove ]
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Awwww. Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
That's great!
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
Congrats!
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Well, congratulations!
Posted by Vasslia Cora (Member # 7981) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Wahoo!!!! Congrats to the whole caboodle!
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Congrats. So do we have to start calling him Grandpa Orson now?
Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :
How exciting and fun for you all! Congratulations!
Posted by Zotto! (Member # 4689) on :
How awesome! Congrats, all you Cards. Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Congratulations to all the Cards, and in particular Geoff, Heather and Zoe.
(I have a little cousin called Zoe. It's an indisputable fact that little babies called Zoe grow up to be charming and absolutely gorgeous little girls. )
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Congratulations! Now, someone needs to add this baby to the list!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
(Born on a Sunday, huh? Does that mean she'll be "bonny and blithe and good and gay"? )
Posted by accio (Member # 3040) on :
Congratulations to the Cards!! We want baby pictures. Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
So, what's her screen name?
Congratulations to the entire Card family, and welcome Zoe!
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Congratulations to the parents and grandparents! Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :
Congratulatons!
Posted by Nell Gwyn (Member # 8291) on :
Aww....congratulations!!
I love her name! Posted by Oliver Dale (Member # 8398) on :
That's fantastic. Congrats to all.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
This is your first grandchild.... right, Kristine?
Congratulations to Geoff and Heather and the whole Card clan!
Farmgirl
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
Congratulations When I read the title and first sentence, I thought OSC had a new kid. Posted by Rakeesh (Member # 2001) on :
Wonderful! Congratulations to all the Cards and their loved ones. *high-five*
Cool name, too, all three Posted by Papa Janitor (Member # 7795) on :
Mrs. Card may be too humble to sticky this thread, but I have no such compunction.
--PJ
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Posted by ctm (Member # 6525) on :
Congratulations!
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
Yay! Congrats to all!
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Welcome to the world, Zoe!
Posted by Hyperfried (Member # 7892) on :
Wow! Congo rats to all! Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :
Cool. Congratulations on the expansion of the House of Cards. I mean, the House of Card. I mean, uh, "the Card family".
Anyway, congratulations.
Posted by Soara (Member # 6729) on :
YAYYY!!!! CONGRATS!!!!! post pictures!!!!
Posted by seespot (Member # 7388) on :
Congrats! I'm so happy for you guys!
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
I'm not so impressed, actually. This baby is living in the Seattle area. I'll see the kid maybe twice before she goes to college. What's fun about that?
Sure, it's a nice name. But since Geoff and Heather wouldn't tell anybody in advance about the names they were thinking about, lest anyone else think they were entitled to a vote, I gave the baby the working title "Rosalita," and now I hear everybody talking about Zoe, and I wonder, What happened to my little grandbaby Rosalita?
So I'm ambivalent. Happy for Geoffrey and Heather, who will be splendid parents; but looking around and wondering, Where's the grandbaby people kept telling me I'd enjoy so much? <grin>
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
"If I'd known, I'd have skipped over children and gone straight to grandchildren"
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Weeeelllll, sir, you and the rest of the family could move out to this corner of the world.
*whistles innocently*
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
My father-in-law had 6 kids. All he asked was that one of them name a daughter Monica Veronica. Alas, he got a Monica but no Monica Veronica.
I wormed my way out of disappointing him by only having boys.
Posted by forensicgeek (Member # 8430) on :
Congrats to the entire Card family!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Mr. Card, you obviously need to do more west-coast book tours now.
Oooh! Or you could set a story in Seattle and go spend lots of time there for research. Get writing! Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Congratulations to the proud parents and even prouder grandparents!
I think Zoe is a very pretty name. Her middle name is even prettier. Can't wait for pics.
December is a good month to have a birthday except the whole present combo thing people always seem to do. I have fond memories of my parents working very hard to make my birthday separate from the holidays. I am sure Geoff and Heather will do the same. Ha... come to think of it Washington is a good state to be born in, as well.
Welcome, Zoe.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Okay, so congrats and all . . .
But how is her middle name pronounced?
Lie-anna?
Lee-ahnah?
**
I was very impressed with Seattle when I was there for Writers of the Future. The people seemed very pleasant, the weather was nice, and the landscape beautiful. It was a welcome escape from 95 degree, 95% humidity of the east coast in August.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Welcome to the world, Zoe Lyanna. (*with a nod to romanyzilla )
What wonderful blessed news!
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
How wonderful and exciting! Many congratulations from the Marx Family.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
Congrats, and welcome to the world Zoe! Posted by Cali-Angel-Cat (Member # 8799) on :
Congrats! Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Congrats!
Hmph. Can the next one be named Valentine? Posted by divaesefani (Member # 3763) on :
Yay! I love new babies!
Posted by A Rat Named Dog (Member # 699) on :
Zoë Lyanna Card = [ZO-ee lee-AN-nah CARD]
Thanks for all the congratulations, everybody! I can attest that she is absolutely adorable, with a full head of thick, dark-brown hair, inquisitive eyes, and the cutest little smile. We actually had nurses telling their replacements on the next shift, "Remember to check the Card baby's vitals, her bili levels, and her amazing CUTENESS!"
To answer Joldo, no, we're not naming any of our children Ender, Valentine, Peter, Lanik, Ansset, Patience, Jazz, Alvin, Itzak, Deaver, Diko, and for heaven's sake not Stevie so don't even ask. (I guess we could do a sort of name-exchange program ... Joss Whedon and George R. R. Martin could have grandkids with those names, and we'll keep the ones we've got.)
Both parents are doing well, too, by the way, with the proper mix of overconfidence and paranoia. Heather is recovering beautifully, and I'm re-learning how to change a diaper. (The poopy side faces INWARD when you wrap it up, right ..?)
[ December 12, 2005, 05:18 AM: Message edited by: A Rat Named Dog ]
Posted by esl (Member # 3143) on :
Lol, I get to learn how to change a baby diaper too! hopefully for my February baby cousin. if my aunt lets me.
Anyway, Happy Birthday Zoe Lyanna Card! and congratulations to the Card house!
Posted by DarkKnight (Member # 7536) on :
Congratulations!!! there is not much in this world, if anything, better than the birth of a beautiful new baby!
Posted by Silent E (Member # 8840) on :
Felicitaciones
Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :
Congrats!
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
Congrats to the whole house of Cards!
Happy zeroeth birthday Zoe.
Posted by Lucky_Sean (Member # 6223) on :
Gratz to the new uncles and aunts as well (I love my niece and nephew )
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
Yay! Congratulations!
Her name is beautiful.
~Jane~
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
Just saw this news. Congratulations, Heather and Geoff. Enjoy your little bundle of joy.
Congratulations to the proud grandparents, too.
Guess you'll have to make more frequent trips out to Seattle. Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
quote:To answer Joldo, no, we're not naming any of our children Ender, Valentine, Peter, Lanik, Ansset, Patience, Jazz, Alvin, Itzak, Deaver, Diko, and for heaven's sake not Stevie so don't even ask. (I guess we could do a sort of name-exchange program ... Joss Whedon and George R. R. Martin could have grandkids with those names, and we'll keep the ones we've got.)
Posted by LilBee91 (Member # 7475) on :
Congratulations!!! Babies are the best, even though all they manage to do is eat, poop, cry, and occassionally sleep. Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Enjoy this time. They get older, and you wonder why you ever thought baby-hood was difficult.
*grin*
Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :
Congrats!! Posted by majma2 (Member # 6496) on :
quote:Originally posted by kacard: Zoe Lyanna Card was born Sunday, December 4th. Mom Heather and Dad Geoff are doing great as is darling Zoe.
Congratulations from the very proud Grandparents!
Congratulations to the whole deck of Cards!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
quote: I gave the baby the working title "Rosalita,"
So Geoff -- you're going to make her screenname on Hatrack "Rosalita", aren't you? To please your dad, and that way he can keep calling her that...
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
Sincere Congratulations!
I've always liked the name Zoe, I first heard at www.sluggy.com as one of the characters is named Zoe.
Best of luck with the new baby.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
I first heard the name Zoe as the love interest/wife in the James Herriott books (sorry for any spoiler babies out there, but the books are like 20 years old now.) Also had a drama teacher named Zoe, and now I have a step mother named Zoe. All lovely people. Wish I'd thought of it. Instead we have Hannah 945789.
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
pooka, That's a very interesting last name. What is your ancestry?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Mazel Tov! And much naches to you all!
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Congradulations! Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
Congratulations, Geoff and Heather (and the proud grandparents, too)!
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
Congratulations!
I always thought we had a hard time coming up with names, having to keep track of all the cousins' names so we didn't re-use them.... But you're starting off with a huge list of character names that are crossed off the list! What a challenge that's going to be. Fortunately, many of them are rather ... otherwordly. Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
I hear she's related to Orson Scott Card and Brigham Young!
Posted by Pathos Bill (Member # 8144) on :
Big congratulations, Geoff!
Welcome to the cold yet oddly comforting realization that your parents love that sweet little grandkid WAAAAY more than they ever loved you.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote: I can attest that she is absolutely adorable, with a full head of thick, dark-brown hair, inquisitive eyes, and the cutest little smile. We actually had nurses telling their replacements on the next shift, "Remember to check the Card baby's vitals, her bili levels, and her amazing CUTENESS!"
AWWWWWWWWW!
See what happens when I'm away from Hatrack for a few weeks? I miss great news like this! CONGRATS!!!
quote:I'm re-learning how to change a diaper. (The poopy side faces INWARD when you wrap it up, right ..?)
Yes, unless you have the foresight to use a diaper service. Then you don't have to worry about inside, outside, whatever -- just drop it in the pail and let them deal with it. Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
Congrats to the Cards!
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Hats off to the Cards! Congratulations! Posted by Pat (Member # 879) on :
That's awesome, Geoff. Congrats to you.
And don't worry, Scott. You're the Grandpa now. You can spoil her rotten then hand her back, no questions asked. It's a good place to be in.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
*stamps foot*
I'm still waiting for Geoff to post baby photos on his own web site. They don't even have the announcement of her birth up there yet! (must be having some sleepless nights)
Farmgirl
Posted by IanO (Member # 186) on :
Congratulations. Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:must be having some sleepless nights
That's no excuse! We had e-mailed three batches of pics and Emma had her own web page by the time we got home from the hospital! Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Once something is announced on Hatrack, it is announced everywhere and for all time. I thought you knew that.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Are you saying that little Zoe is a meme?
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Congratulations to all the Cards! That's awesome, wonderful news! <also would like pictures>
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Some pictures (made available with permission, captions by grandpa).
--Pop
Posted by Advent 115 (Member # 8914) on :
That is one cute baby. Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
She certainly is. *bump*
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Awwwww.... she has a cute nose. Her little finger is going to get mighty heavy with all those people wrapped around it.
Happy 1 month old, Zoe.
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
Wow. Zoe does have a head of hair! So cute.
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
Very pretty baby.
It reminds me of when my boys were first born and I watched them for hours at a time. Every expression, every hand movement, the whole body language thing became so precious to me that when I saw those same actions in complete strangers, I felt a connection to them.
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