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OK, proud parent alert!!!

15th June 2001, 23:15 BST

Jade Ann Davis entered the world.

Both mummy and baby are doing well and I'm going to get some sleep.

http://website.lineone.net/~ratcat/jade_ann_sml.jpg

Yowsa! Congrats, buddy!

Thanks dude, I'm a happy chappy, that's for sure.

Need sleep badly now...

Oh isn't she just adorable? You must be so over the moon! Congrats! She's gonna be a heartbreaker, I can foresee it!

Um whats wrong w/ ur wife's hand?

Awww...she's so tiny..

Babies are always so perfect and adorable. Jade Ann is perfect and adorable. She's a sweetheart.

congrats on the Daughter RC, now you have to set up rules for her dating game Nice name, we agreed on Live`s name 2 weeks after she was born guess some make up their minds a lot daster than us.

Well we knew she was girl months ago and Mandy had final say on her name.

We made a deal about 7 years ago, over the toss of a coin of all things. I won the toss and which meant that I would name our first child and she would name our second.

Thanks for the messages of support guys, I'll pass them all on to Mandy and Jade when I get to the hospital.

Mark, it looks like that's where they put an IV needle in, and tried on the other spots. The last time I was in the hospital in February, they made my hand a pin cushion, as my blood vessels kept collapsing, closing, or rolling over, forcing the needle out. By the time I left, 36 hours later, my hand and forearm looked like a junky. The red spots are where they taped the needle, then pulled the tape off. My hand and arm looked raw for almost a week after I got home.

Congratulations RC (and Mandy OC)!!

Thanks all. Mummy and Baby are now at home. Probably be a tad busy with them over the coming days.

Nice one RC, you da man.

Kinda makes my drinking weekend thread seem shallow and self absorbed. Damn I outta grow up. Boo hoo.

Happy Father's Day to our newest daddy, RC; take care of your precious family.

SUPER CONGRATULATIONS, RC !!!!!!!!

What a beautiful little girl ! Ben is just gonna love having a baby sister ! Love and hugs to all !!!!!!!

Thanks Hon.

WOW!!!!!! A baby girl.... great work RC, Well done. A girl... I am so jealous.

well, queeq, get to work. Mother's Day comes 9 months after Father's Day.

Good idea, keo. queeq needs a trio.

Is that an invitation?

yes, we want you and Helga to have a Queeqette.

Ah, well, I can only deliver raw materials. I do not have any control over construction.

Queeqette?..just don't name her that! Ick!

How about queeqala ?

Maybe the raw materials are defective, or delivery isn't being accepted.

Anyway, two is quite enough. IMHO-OC

An heir and a spare.

Congrats RC

Queeqette as in a daughter. Don't name her that. Your boys need a sister.

My goddaughter is named Jade too.

Well, I was pleased cos it still has a Star wars connection.

name it Phinea, or Phinsy

I don't think so.

Jade and Ben. Cool.

What did you name your boys ?

Liam and Tenko. Who can spot the SW connection on these? The first one's easy of course.

All I can think of with Tenko is loads of little japs in a Japanese female prisoner of war camp.

You joke about Japs and you call your daughter Jade....

NO, I joke about Japs and MY WIFE calls our daughter Jade. There's a difference.

RC, that's not cool. Your prejudice is showing.

Me? Prejudice? I don't think so...

I guess the Yanks haven't seen much Tenko, eh?

So what do you call your daughter then? Leia?

How about Winter ? Well, wait a minute. I have a girlfriend who named her BOY Winter. Guess its an interchangeable name.

Or Fall? Or Autumn?

Summer. Thats a good one.

We're running out of seasons here.

I think you covered them all....

Queeqala.... hmmmm, nice. I'll ask my wife if she agrees. I came up with the names of the boys, so I guess that's my territory.

Really. Isn't there some strange oriental culture that has more?

I have no idea....

Can't you buy one then?

Give me your credit card then...

So how is Jade doing, RC ?

Eat, sleep, poop.... The Normal.

Actually, she's doing realy well, she already lost 1lb!!!

That's normal. How's mommy doing?

Never too soon to diet.

I know it's notmal... Mommy is doing great, she just can't wait to get back to her fitness classes, even though she hasn't put on any weight with Jade, just a bit of a pot belly which takes a good few weeks to contract back down.

Hard to imagine when you've never had any.

OK, here's and example;
Take a carrot and a water melon.
First put the carrot in your mouth.
That bits easy. Remove the carrot.
Now try and put the water melon in your mouth... (No slicing!!!)
Now try to imagine doing that about 25 inches south of your mouth....

Can I ask, is she bottle feeding or nursing? If she's nursing, hope she doesn't push on losing weight too soon. She and baby need all the nourishment available.

My thinking exactly. When she's breastfeeding, it's better to wait a little bit with lossing weight and doing lots of exercise.

OK;

1. Losing weight does not equal starvation.
2. Exercise is VERY important to ensure a healthy return.
3. It's more important to eat a healthy diet, this ensures that both mother AND baby recieve the nourishment they need.

Anyway, I never said anything about Mandy losing weight, in fact I said she didn't put on any weight.

And as for exercise, there are a wide veriety of exercises designed to help the body re-adjust back to it's previous shape. By this I mean the womb area which has been stretched enormously during pregnancy.

In the UK new mothers are given sheets of appropriate exercises to aid this process as it has been found that women who fail to do this end up with jutting out tummies where the muscles never recover.

This can also cause problems in later births and the muscles can't contract properly to aid the pushing process, this has been found predominatly in women on their third pregnancy.

Well something that takes nine months to stretch out isn't gonna go back in two weeks that's for sure.

*wildly speculates*

RC, does that mean another son/daughter is in the offing in about 1-2 years?

I think he's done now.

NO, it just means that my wife liked being in good shape and wants to stay that way. Can't say I'm gonna disagree now, can I?

We just don't want her to feel under any pressure, even from a glance from you, that she should be sacrificing her health to stay thin. Just keeping up with an infant and a toddler is plenty of exercise and go-power.

And if any of you are dumb enough to believe I would be dumb enough to do that then that's dumb.....

then hopefully you're the cuddly bear type....

I'm just the type that want the best for mummy and child.

RC, you're not a cuddly bear?

Dunno, never taken an opinion poll on the subject.

How much hair do you have?

*takes out Beardi application form*

Definately NO BEARD!

Queeq, remember, RC shaved himself, or somebody shaved him, or duct taped him, or something. Anyway, he is sans hair right now, so what does that make him?

Dontcha just hate a woman with a good memory.....

That makes him officially evil then.

an evil chihuahua?? an evil Taco Bell spokesdog?

Whatr kind of insane convolution are you two babbling about?

RC !!! You're hairless now, like a baldi

Whatever you say Keo, I really could care right now.

Ok, there is something I am missing now, right?

Nah, you didn't miss anything.

Hey, it's me!

Have to have a good sulk once in a while else you'd all think I was sick...

PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING: This ones a real stinker and could last months. You have been warned.....

RC, did you fart? What did you eat today, especially if it's going to be a long time stinker !!!

Keo, go take a pill will ya.

All women have good memory. Unfortunately.

So what DOES it make RC? One of those naked mexican dogs?

RC's a BALDI???

Sweetie, I am chilling out. You said it was going to be a long stinker, but you didn't say what it was from.

Hey, I gave a warning.....

RC, I have no idea what's upsetting you. If I've offended you, I do apologize. It was not my intent.

That was quick. must be some kind of record. *hands RC a drink to celebrate*

A short sulk. A long sulk. Kind of like laundry. You can have a short soak or a long soak. Depends how dirty the clothes are. Now if I'm washing Tommy's denim aprons from the machine shop, I actually soak them in a five gallon bucket with some detergent for a while and stir them around with a broom handle (no offense, Edna) before I actually put them in the washing machine. And that's today's household tip from Gundy.

And what kind of detergent do you use????

acid, the kind that eats holes where the dirt use to be. voila no more dirt, grease, and grime. of course, just holes, but then, they're clean.

Anything that will kill irritateing paracitical infestations...

I use ALL Free&Clear. Like, no perfumes or anything irritating in it. And what do you use, Dimmy dahling ?

Oh, and what softener do you use? Do you mix reds with whites? Where is your clothesline? Or do you use a dryer? How long do you dry denims? And underwear? And bla bla bla....

Well thanks for turning the announcement of the birth of my daughter into a discussion on laundry habits.

As Jar Jar would say; How Rude!

Not you sweetie, I'm was just a general sulk zone...

Sorry, didn't mean to give the impression I was upset with you.

Anyway, the sun came up this morning and reminded me that every situation is an opportunity to achieve something, no matter how it looks.

Sulk over.

You're welcome.

It wasn't my fault. I was just trying to make RC laugh after his sulk.

I am so unappreciated.....(sigh). http://www.mpz.co.uk/cwm/ups/archinto/smile2.gif

I appreciate you.

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