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Post by woodside on Mar 7, 2010 16:52:38 GMT -5
My wife and I just found last week we're having our first baby! Future nerd in-coming!
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 7, 2010 17:46:00 GMT -5
Congratulations!! That's a great news! Make sure to bring him/her up with a lot comics ;D
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Post by dlw66 on Mar 7, 2010 21:02:45 GMT -5
Congrats, W!!
Hopefully he/she will be a Classic Avenger, and not a New Avenger... ;D
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Doctor Bong
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Post by Doctor Bong on Mar 8, 2010 1:02:38 GMT -5
Congratulations to your wife and you!
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Post by Shiryu on Mar 8, 2010 4:03:16 GMT -5
And you have so many names to chose from now: Steve, Hank, Donald, Tony, Janet, Susan, Reed, John, Peter. I'd avoid Victor though, just in case ;D
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Doctor Bong
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Post by Doctor Bong on Mar 8, 2010 11:44:57 GMT -5
And you have so many names to chose from now: Steve, Hank, Donald, Tony, Janet, Susan, Reed, John, Peter. I'd avoid Victor though, just in case ;D ... or Thanos...
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Post by spiderwasp on Mar 8, 2010 11:58:33 GMT -5
And you have so many names to chose from now: Steve, Hank, Donald, Tony, Janet, Susan, Reed, John, Peter. I'd avoid Victor though, just in case ;D ... or Thanos... Or Brian
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Post by cfb on Mar 8, 2010 12:45:12 GMT -5
COOL news-my congrats as well!
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Post by comaboy on Mar 8, 2010 14:05:54 GMT -5
Congrats, W!! Hopefully he/she will be a Classic Avenger, and not a New Avenger... ;D Young avenger works for me.
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Post by humanbelly on Mar 8, 2010 18:04:29 GMT -5
And you have so many names to chose from now: Steve, Hank, Donald, Tony, Janet, Susan, Reed, John, Peter. I'd avoid Victor though, just in case ;D Hello? Or Robert Bruce? Hello? What is this, some sort of blackout conspiracy? (Say, for a girl, "Bobbie Bruce" is actually kinda kicky, don't you think, WS?) And, uh, my middle name is Victor. Sheesh. (Not "Human Victor Belly", mind you-). Oh, WS, this is just solidly happy news. There's nothing in the world more superheroic than flat-out embracing all of the trials and tribulations of fatherhood. Being the BEST at staggering around and comforting a crying infant at 3:30 a.m.; being the TOTAL KING of diaper changing; quietly laughing as you are being massively thrown-up on by a baby or toddler with a sick tummy; figuring out how many "away-missions" you can achieve with your willing side-kick in a back (or front) pack. Even more than it was with the marriage, it is again about subduing the service to self and committing to the service and care of that little other. Ah, golly. 'Course, we're now discovering that they do eventually turn into teenagers, and one starts to wonder at the wisdom of the investment. . . HB
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Post by sharkar on Mar 8, 2010 21:46:01 GMT -5
And you have so many names to chose from now: Steve, Hank, Donald, Tony, Janet, Susan, Reed, John, Peter. The surname is Woodside, so let's follow Marvel/Stan's time-honored tradition (alliteration): If it's a boy: Warren If it's a girl: Wanda (Both Ws, as the Angel and the Scarlet Witch happily noted in a particularly sappy issue of X-Men: First Class). Anyway, congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W!
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Post by humanbelly on Mar 9, 2010 5:55:48 GMT -5
Congrats, W!! Hopefully he/she will be a Classic Avenger, and not a New Avenger... ;D Young avenger works for me. Perhaps. . . "Li'l Avenger"-? "Wee Avenger"-? HB
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Post by woodside on Mar 13, 2010 20:35:44 GMT -5
Thanks guys! I'm so excited to be having this little guy (or girl or Mutant or Skrull)! It was not in our plans, but ready or not, parenthood awaits! And you have so many names to chose from now: Steve, Hank, Donald, Tony, Janet, Susan, Reed, John, Peter. The surname is Woodside, so let's follow Marvel/Stan's time-honored tradition (alliteration): If it's a boy: Warren If it's a girl: Wanda (Both Ws, as the Angel and the Scarlet Witch happily noted in a particularly sappy issue of X-Men: First Class). Anyway, congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W! Wolverine Woodside!
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Post by squidboy on Mar 14, 2010 15:21:06 GMT -5
Wow, go to Arizona to catch Spring Training for a week and big news breaks! Congratulations! Being a parent is a wonderful (and trying) thing.
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Post by sharkar on Mar 18, 2010 19:12:17 GMT -5
Cutest. Name. Ever. for Baby W! ;D
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Post by humanbelly on Mar 18, 2010 20:32:36 GMT -5
"What to Expect When You're Expecting" --That was a particularly good guide for us, as I recall. And, man, there was a GREAT "Dad" guidebook as well-- and I'm wracking my brains & Amazon & ebay trying to rediscover the exact title!! (The Dad Book? The Father's Guide? How to be a Dad? Oh, daggone it. . . ) Not a humorous, comic diversion at all-- but a very practical, problem-solving handbook. Man-- I'm gonna find it & let you know. . .
HB
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Post by humanbelly on Mar 21, 2010 20:20:43 GMT -5
"What to Expect When You're Expecting" --That was a particularly good guide for us, as I recall. And, man, there was a GREAT "Dad" guidebook as well-- and I'm wracking my brains & Amazon & ebay trying to rediscover the exact title!! (The Dad Book? The Father's Guide? How to be a Dad? Oh, daggone it. . . ) Not a humorous, comic diversion at all-- but a very practical, problem-solving handbook. Man-- I'm gonna find it & let you know. . . HB FINALLY it comes to me. . . (Well, I looked up a hunch based on fading memory, which still led me to the right title. . . ) THE FATHER'S ALMANAC By S. Adams Sullivan (1992) Gosh, I can't believe that was a relatively new book back when I got it. But it was consistently helpful to me as a new & nervous father. I ended up giving it to other dads as a baby-shower gift for a number of years. Readily available on ebay for a bargain price. And there's very little that's changed, I'm sure, about practical, thoughtful, safe baby (& wife) care during the last 18 years. (I mean, the *ahem* mechanics that started the whole process certainly haven't. Kind of a time-tested system, as it were. . . ) Blushingly, HB
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Post by humanbelly on Jun 20, 2010 6:30:20 GMT -5
Hey! Heyheyhey, WS!
It's Father's Day! This one would be, like, a dress rehearsal for you, yes? Any nest-building instincts kicking in? Have you built a three-level fort in your yard? Gutted a bedroom to the joists & studs and re-built it into a nursery? Hitting the thrift stores and buying cribs, rocking chairs, high-chairs, and onesies by the car trunk-load-?
I'm sure many of us are grimacing knowingly at the astonishing number of sleep-hours that are soon going to disappear from your life--- hoo-boy--
HB
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Post by woodside on Sept 16, 2010 18:17:01 GMT -5
She's here!
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Post by humanbelly on Sept 16, 2010 19:42:07 GMT -5
YAAAAAAAYYYY! HAHAHAHAHAAAAA--- that's great! Man, we've been wondering & keepin' our fingers crossed & everything. . . !
Big, pretty, dark eyes. Lovely head of dark hair. Like her skin tone! She arrived at the transporter a bit early, yes? But boy, she looks in fine shape in your photo--!
How're you holding up? And the stoic Mrs. W?
Now's the time for you to make the suggestion:
"Roberta Brucina Banneria Woodside".
I mean, it just flows. It's like a song of its own, contained in a single name. . .
. . . and your wife will never be more receptive than she is at this moment. WS, you know ol' HB wouldn't steer you wrong at a time like this--
(exalt for thinking of us here during this momentous occasion)
HB
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Post by Doctor Bong on Sept 18, 2010 5:06:22 GMT -5
Congratulations!!!
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Post by sharkar on Sept 19, 2010 18:08:45 GMT -5
Awww, Wanda Woodside looks absolutely adorable. Congrats and best wishes to Dad, Mom, and Baby W!
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Post by Shiryu on Sept 20, 2010 17:58:36 GMT -5
She is the cutest!! Congratulations to both! Hope the mum is better now too. Now get ready for a few sleepless nights, moments of panic and lots of cuddles and laughs, they tell me the first year is particularly special. BTW how's her adamantium? Wolverina Woodside has to be the best at what she does
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