How Much Did New Arrival Ian Weigh?

[FredGarvin]

A new addition arrived late yesterday afternoon. After about 13 hrs of labor Ian decided to show up. 7 pounds 12 oz. He's healthy and mommy is doing great. I'm bushed. Time for some sleep.

 

[Physics_wiz]

CONGRATUUULAAAATIONS!

 

[Hootenanny]

Congratulations Fred.

~H

 

[wolram]

Aw, Fred, wait till he knows what he wants before getting greasy finger nails. Congrats old boy, you is a Daddy

 

[brewnog]

Woop woop!

Good work mr. Has Ian got a train set yet?

 

[scorpa]

Congratulations

 

[Astronuc]

Congratulations! Wahooo!

And welcome to the world, Fred, Jr!

Best wishes to Mom and Son, and tired Dad, too.

 

[mattmns]

Congrats!

 

[Pyrrhus]

Congrats!, someday i hope i'll be in your position, too.

 

[selfAdjoint]

All the best and congrats to your wife. And to you a year or so of poopy diapers.

 

[Lisa!]

Congrats to you!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Congratulations Fred and family!

 

[ZapperZ]

Congratulations!

13 hours of labor? Give that wife of yours a medal! Just hearing about it makes me want to have an epidural!

Zz.

 

[ZapperZ]

BTW, is it way too early to get him a Mickey Ears hat?

Zz.

 

[FredGarvin]

Thanks everyone. I'm a bit, as Brews and Wolram would say, gobsmacked at the moment.

Ian has quite a few things waiting for him, like his hockey skates, his sparring gloves, his first calculator...His Uncle wants to get him his first '55 Thunderbird, but his Aunt is putting the kibosh on that.

Z...he kind of has ears on his hat right now, but they're not the official issue.

 

[wolram]

Thanks everyone. I'm a bit, as Brews and Wolram would say, gobsmacked at the moment.

Ian has quite a few things waiting for him, like his hockey skates, his sparring gloves, his first calculator...His Uncle wants to get him his first '55 Thunderbird, but his Aunt is putting the kibosh on that.

Z...he kind of has ears on his hat right now, but they're not the official issue.

The very, very best old chap.

 

[Astronuc]

Ian has quite a few things waiting for him, like his hockey skates, his sparring gloves, his first calculator...

Sounds like Ian Smith. So in 25 years or so, he'll be a PF mentor.

 

[Gokul43201]

Great news, Fred. Congrats !

 

[Math Is Hard]

Congrats, Fred. Is this your first young'un?

 

[theCandyman]

Congratulations!

 

[FredGarvin]

Thanks again everybody! This is the first little one for myself and the wife, so we're pretty psyched.

 

[Cyrus]

Congratulations Daddie-o.

Take him to all the air shows, gun shows, car show. Make sure he has a train set, plays with airplanes, plays with airplanes, plays on a baseball team, plays basketball, play with airplanes, collects card and comic books, and last but not least plays with airplanes.

 

[Evo]

Congratulations Fred! May he soon sleep through the night.

 

[arunbg]

Congratulations Fred. Your son looks just like you, minus the stripes perhaps .

 

[DeadWolfe]

Congradulations on your new job

 

[hypatia]

Congrats on the promotion! He is just perfect, I wish you all the best!

 

[JasonRox]

That's awesome!

Congratulations Fred!

May happy family moments come. :)

 

[honestrosewater]

Congratulations! Just think of all the cool forts you can build with him all over the house. Those were the greatest when I was a kid. I bet you could design very safe, awesome forts.

 

[PerennialII]

Congratulations! Guy looks so composed - definitely a future engineer/physicist.

 

[Chi Meson]

What to say...

No matter what happens in the near future, when Ian is about 3 months old and starts to smile, it will be worth all of the lack of sleep that you are about to endure. Hearty congratulations.

 

[ZapperZ]

What to say...

No matter what happens in the near future, when Ian is about 3 months old and starts to smile, it will be worth all of the lack of sleep that you are about to endure. Hearty congratulations.

And then, when he starts going through his teenage years, you'll go back to wondering if it was all worth it.

:)

Zz.

 

[Curious3141]

Congratulations, dad! My kid is 20 months old, and I can tell you, every moment is worth it!

 

[Danger]

Who do you suspect?

er, , I mean... Congratulations.

Of course you know... as soon as he can hold a screwdriver he'll start disassembling everything in your house to see how it works.

 

[brewnog]

Of course you know... as soon as he can hold a screwdriver he'll start disassembling everything in your house to see how it works.

Screwdriver? You must have been restrained as a child.

Me and Fred used a hammer to inspect things as kids!

 

[Danger]

I guess that's why I can't be a real engineer; I always sort of had the intention of putting the things back together.

 

[Moonbear]

Congrats Fred! What an adorable son! We expect he'll be a regular PFer as soon as his little fingers can reach the keyboard from your lap.

 

[FredGarvin]

My little man is doing great. He came home yesterday and is getting used to his new, palatial digs. I forgot the one little perk we have going for us...Ian is the first grandchild on both sides of the family :-)

I am wondering where to start on his bedtime readings. Should I go with Gas Turbine Theory or Fundamentals of Machine Design? The machine design book has better pictures.

BTW...his going home outfit had a big airplane on it.

I also need to figure out what his PF registered name will be.

 

[ZapperZ]

My little man is doing great. He came home yesterday and is getting used to his new, palatial digs. I forgot the one little perk we have going for us...Ian is the first grandchild on both sides of the family :-)

Then you must resign to the fate that he will be spoiled every chance they get! :)

Oh, I found a Disney pin just for you!

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/static/pintrading/media/pins/6884992.jpg

Zz.

 

[George Jones]

Congratulation Fred!

I am wondering where to start on his bedtime readings. Should I go with Gas Turbine Theory or Fundamentals of Machine Design? The machine design book has better pictures.

Maybe you should start him on Whitehead and Russell's Principia so that he can understand everything from the bottom up!

Regards,
George

 

[Danger]

Register him immediately on 'How Stuff Works'. The animated illustrations will keep him fascinated until he can read. Once his hands start to work, load him up with every possible Lego, Tinkertoy and Mechano set. No soldering equipment until he's at least 5 (I learned that the hard way).

Oh yeah... teach him early on the difference between real and robotic pets. Dogs and pliers don't get along as well as one might expect.

 

[Tsu]

Awwwww... What a SWEET little bundle of softness and wonderful smells. I just want to snuggle him. Congratulations!

 

[FredGarvin]

UPDATE: The little guy gave us a gift of 4 hours of sleep last night! Wooo!

Thanks again everyone!