Every nightmare I have that doesn't revolve around academic failure or public nudity is about that thing. In fact, once I dreamt that it attacked me while I was late for a test and naked.

Willow ,'The Killer In Me'


Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


billytea - Apr 30, 2009 1:59:06 am PDT #8332 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Welcome, little Ryan! May you keep everyone delighted and not tempt your daddy to replace you with an echidna.

Hee. The time for replacing him with an echidna would have been when the choice was between a 49-hour labour capped with a Caesarean as opposed to laying an egg the size of a marble.

Thanks everyone for the good wishes. Ryan is doing very well, and has so far proven tolerant of his parents' foibles. He seems to sport a very patient temperament, and has already twigged that he can use his own thumb to soothe himself for little grumbles. He hasn't yet realised that Daddy's finger may seem good to suck, but ultimately tastes of disillusionment and betrayal.

Wallybee hasn't had much sleep. She's sharing a ward with two other new mothers, and two other newborns. With the C-section, she's not very mobile either. But she's in good spirits. I'm hoping she'll get some more rest tonight.


Sparky1 - Apr 30, 2009 3:04:19 am PDT #8333 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

Congratulations, bt! I hope Ryan proves to be a good sleeper, and that Wallybee gets home to her own bed so she can sleep, soon.


Shir - Apr 30, 2009 3:06:13 am PDT #8334 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

49-hour labour and a Caesarean? Yeah, remind me to never have children. Dear God. I'm glad all are well.


vw bug - Apr 30, 2009 3:35:12 am PDT #8335 of 30000
Mostly lurking...

billytea, such a wonderful birth announcement, though I would have preferred to hear of a much shorter/easier labor. Now she'll have something to hold over dear Ryan's head forever, "I Did NOT go through 49 hours of labor to have you talk to me like that!" :) Much love to you all! So exciting!

{{{Hil and Hil's friend's family}}} Such horrible news. I'm so sorry.

Could I request a little ~ma? My brother is going into surgery about right now. It's a pretty routine surgery (repairing his torn ACL), but they don't know how bad the damage is, so they don't know how long the surgery will last. Our family doesn't deal well with anesthesia, so a little ~ma wouldn't go amiss.


Shir - Apr 30, 2009 3:43:27 am PDT #8336 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

~ma to vw's brother.


Jessica - Apr 30, 2009 3:46:13 am PDT #8337 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I am in love with the BabyTea birth announcement and would like to marry it. That is all.


WindSparrow - Apr 30, 2009 3:48:30 am PDT #8338 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Speedy healing~ma for Wallybee. Somehow in all the excitement I forgot to say that. Also, can't wait for pics of Ryan.


Toddson - Apr 30, 2009 3:50:00 am PDT #8339 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

aw, welcome BabyTea!

Hil, when I had long hair I had problems with people touching it - drove me crazy.

And, in case there was any doubt, one of us!


billytea - Apr 30, 2009 3:53:51 am PDT #8340 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

All the best for your brother, vw. I hope the anaesthetic causes no problems.

I am in love with the BabyTea birth announcement and would like to marry it. That is all.

Aww. My birth announcement thanks you for your bigamous attentions.


sj - Apr 30, 2009 4:21:23 am PDT #8341 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Surgery~ma to vw's brother.