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A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's / Born on the Fourth of July

  • Jul. 5th, 2008 at 12:33 PM
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My nephew was born yesterday! I got to England at just the right time; they induced labor just before I got to the hospital.

Witnessing childbirth is a little unnerving but mostly just hugely fascinating. I still can't believe that I just saw a tiny little person entering the world for the very first time! Like whoa.

Real-life newborns don't look like newborns on TV. They're extremely purple, and their heads are way, way more conical than I ever imagined. Also, babies aren't like puppies or kittens; they can open their eyes right away! That was pretty cool.

Picture album here.


Aunt Marjorie, Cousin Dr. Evil Rayna, Grandma Kathleen and Mum Mary with Sproglet

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[info]zahariel wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2008 02:58 pm (UTC)
lot of hair for a newborn. my sister was bald as a cueball until she was like 2. i had blond ringlets of course; my mom wouldn't cut them because they were too pretty.
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[info]qatar wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2008 08:54 pm (UTC)
They still are. :-)
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2008 06:18 pm (UTC)
Right on schedule!
Wow, right on schedule!!! I was thinking of Mary all day yesterday, wondering how she was doing. Now I know. Thanks for keeping me posting! Please give Mary and Charles a big hug for me, and congratulations!!!
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[info]qatar wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2008 08:56 pm (UTC)
Re: Right on schedule!
Consider them hugged!
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[info]elkit wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2008 06:19 pm (UTC)
Oh yeah, that was me above
Got so excited about the news that I forgot to log in. :-)
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[info]kit_ping wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2008 10:09 pm (UTC)
Awwwww! Tell Mary she did a great job. :) What's Sproglet's name, if I may ask?
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[info]qatar wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2008 12:23 am (UTC)
They haven't decided yet, which is why we're still calling him Sproglet. :-) But they're nearing a decision! Perhaps tomorrow the name can be revealed.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2008 06:38 pm (UTC)
congrats from the US!
tell Mary and hubby congrats from Cam and Kim
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[info]materjibrail wrote:
Jul. 8th, 2008 01:12 pm (UTC)
As self appointed matriarch I hereby announce to the blogosphere ( or at least this corner of it) that Sproglet is now officially registered as Benjamin Antony Leneis.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 9th, 2008 06:47 am (UTC)
more pictures!!
i demand more pics... babies are so cute :-)

~ caryl
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[info]qatar wrote:
Jul. 9th, 2008 08:28 am (UTC)
Re: more pictures!!
:-)

If you keep checking that link to the picture album, I've been adding new pictures every day or two.
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 12th, 2008 05:38 am (UTC)
Welcome Baby Benjamin!
Very excited for you ALL. Welcome little Ben! You are a cutie. :-) Congrats to Mary & Charles on a very lovely, heathly "product launch"!
Hugs,
Janet
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