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ericrapp

8 Pounds and 4 Ounces of "Now What?"

Mar 28, 2004 21:54

You may have heard that childbirth is a miracle. I am here to tell you that is not. Just about any two fools you'd care to name can produce a child, and I have proof that this is so: A father I met whose son was born minutes before mine told me that his son would be named "Jedi." ("Because he gonna be a warriorMoreover, childbirth is in many ( Read more... )

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thenatemengshow March 29 2004, 08:32:10 UTC

Congratulations to all of you....

Let the fun begin... anonymous March 29 2004, 11:52:46 UTC

Congrats to you both! I can't wait to see pictures!!!

-Jer

ajax March 29 2004, 12:39:16 UTC

I'll just add my congratulations to the top of the pile, and also say that I'm glad both Brendan and K.T. are doing well (you didn't really say she was, actually, but from context I assume so. :)

(I'm also glad to hear that, despite waiting until the zero hour, you came up with something better than "Jedi." If I were in your shoes, I'd hold on to that: "I could have named you Jedi!" will probably be worth some clean-up-your-room or stop-hitting-your-sister points at some time in the future. :)

So. Shouldn't you be designated "america's favorite white man" now?

--- Ajax.

ajax March 29 2004, 13:48:48 UTC

Or at least "America's Favorite White Boy's DAD"! Congratulations! You guys are so grown up. You picked a beautiful name, too. Tell Ms. Thang to call me when she feels up to knitting again.

Alysia

ericrapp March 31 2004, 03:05:00 UTC

Yes, K.T. is doing fine - you're right, I really should have mentioned that!

I have a sneaking suspicion that when he's about 6 or 7 he'll probably think it would have been really cool if we'd named him Jedi.

Welcome to the club! manda_x March 29 2004, 14:12:36 UTC

If you ever need reminders that he'll outgrow this fragile, difficult stage, let me know. I mean, at about this time next year (if not sooner), he'll be laughing and talking and flinging himself around the house and terrorizing your cat. Tell K.T. to feel free to message me with breastfeeding or other questions--y'all know where to look.

And not to get all goopy on you, but if you think his arrival was amazing--wait until you see him smile. At you. On purpose.

Re: Welcome to the club! ericrapp March 31 2004, 03:07:59 UTC

Excellent news, and I can't think of a cat who needs terrorizing more.

mule March 29 2004, 14:49:16 UTC

The birth of my son also lead me to feel that the process is not precious, wonderful, or what-have-you. I felt very vestigial being the dad. The whole experience was just bizarre ( ... )

ericrapp March 31 2004, 02:55:04 UTC

I was also quite surprised at the size of my son's, uh, for lack of a better word, package, although I didn't notice them until he was being cleaned up. I was standing by my wife's side, so I was able to avoid having to really observe what was going on.

I also hadn't had any plans to cut the cord, but not having slept more than an hour in about 25 or 26 hours before his birth, I was easily bullied into it. It wasn't particularly special. Especially since it had already been cut once before, to actually separate him from his mother. I was only doing a trim job.

All that said, as completely strange and disconnecting as the birth process was, I am already madly in love with my son.

byrneout March 31 2004, 03:33:39 UTC

I think this is the part that most people have already forgotten that I never will.

People don't get the dad's story often enough, I think -- which is silly, since between the drugs and the adrenaline and the exhaustion, I was the one least able to tell you what the hell had happened even a few hours after the baby was born. Eric had to experience it all, and they didn't even offer him a St. Joeseph's, let alone an epidural.

ericrapp August 3 2004, 03:35:18 UTC

As bizarre as it may seem to be responding (again) to what you've said... well, it is bizarre. But somebody mentioned putting a few of my more memorable entries on LiveJournal into the "memories" and I don't think there's anything more memorable than this ( ... )