I’m pretty sure this will be the last January 1st that I get to do this, but I’m thrilled to announce yet again that the coming year will bring us a baby!
In lieu of any ultrasound mashups this time around, I offer instead a few ultrasound flicks —
Kid B, as we’re calling her in fetal form, is due right around March 21. A spring chicken indeed!
So, yes, it’s another girl, in case you’re wondering. Which is absolutely awesome, far as we’re concerned. Sure, a little gender balance might have been nice, but, let’s face it, girls rule. Moreover, as a friend of mine (and newly made dad of a daughter) recently put it: “as a piano teacher, I’ve come to the conclusion that girls are homo sapiens sapiens, and boys are super-villain-chimpanzees.” So, yeah, we win.
And despite wondering how exactly we’re going to find time and space (in our home & heart) for another one of these lovely little creatures — don’t worry, I’m sure we will — we’re really quite excited that, like Becca and I both, Nico will grow up with a sibling so close in age.
We’re preparing for the switch to “man-to-man” defense. Pick and roll, baby!
Should be fun. And get this: only about two weeks til Nico turns one!
are you charting a new parenting tradition? for the first child, you make ultrasound mashups, the second, you throw up a few flickrs, the third gets twittered, and all subsequent children are just away messages on your gchat?
gee, I hope not! it’s a sad truth that first children get all the documentation love. I’ve set a high bar with Nico, and I know I’ll have to do at least as well for Kid B, despite what appearances here may suggest.
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Pshh clearly what needs to happen is family mashups of Nico + Kid B’s ultrasounds. When that becomes huge on the internets, you’ll bring ’em to ROFLCon right? =P
But more seriously, CONGRATS!! Can’t wait to meet her =)
CONGRATS! How SWEET!!!!
the thing is, when you have 2 close in age, its easier in many ways. you still have all the stuff, still are in baby mode, so its pretty much a matter of just MORE diapers, laundry, bottles (or not) and so on. they begin to amuse one another once they are about 2 and 3, and like having 2 cats, keep themselves company and out of the way
and 2 small ones close in age and the same gender also can share EVERYTHING, so you dont have to have much more space, clothing,toys and so on. but i’m sure you know this
anyway,looking forward to #b’s pics. Oh, my eldest had a ton of pics and my middle one when she was little, my last 2 are 8 years apart so the baby also got a TON of pics etc. except I have NEVER bothered to print the things out. :D
Congrats! May she be more progressive, far out, and internationally praised than mid-period Radiohead.
woooohooooo!
Congratulations dude! Nice one.
Congrats Wayne and Fam! The 21st of March hey? I’m pulling for a Pisces!
Again, congrats, Wayne. I 2nd Nina’s remarks. It’ll be so fun.
Congrats and all the best for 2009. (I am totally familiar with your moods – we’ve had our second in March 2008).
Thanks so much to you all for the well wishes. (And congrats to you, Siebe! I saw the picture of you & your kids on your site the other day. A handsome family!)
Nina, you’re spot on about still being in baby mode and the practical advantages of having two girls — even though we really try to avoid having too much “girly” stuff.
Thanks Wayne, however, it wasn’t me and my family – actually it was my wife and kids (someone has to shoot the pix). Anyway, let’s go to some zoo one day…
Thanks for the correction. I wasn’t sure. But I had started to think that all this time I was imagining Dr.Auratheft as the wrong gender! (I confess that Siebe is not a very gendered name for me; I don’t know anyone else with that name.)
A playdate would be great, if we ever find ourselves in the same place.
Makes sense. Siebe is an old pagan, Frysian name, from Sybrand, my original name in my passport, meaning the “inconquerable”, a more or less common (vintage) name here – there have been lots of Sybrands/Siebe’s in my family since the sixteenth century. I was named after my grand dad.
Awesome! You’re nearly as fertile genetically as you are creatively, it seems.
wowow congrats on achieving new economies of scale! looking forward to Youtube baby duets in the New Year!
This is great news, Wayne! Good luck to you, Becca, and Baby B!
Wayne,
Many congrats! Now you have an excuse to waste hours on the Baby Name Wizard, LOL. Not that I’ve needed a baby to get sucked into that website…
Oh, believe me, I’ve wasted plenty of time on that site already. It’s really quite amazing, and useful — especially for those of us who don’t want to give our children the same name that all their peers will have. The late 19C is really enjoying a comeback these days!