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Old 11-21-2005, 03:58 PM
Hal Briston Hal Briston is offline
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It's A Briston Baby!!
I'll go into more detail when I'm not going on 32 hours without sleep, but The Turkey has arrived!

Shayla Kathleen McLaughlin was born at 3:41 a.m. EST on Monday, 11/21/05. She weighes in at 7 lbs., 13 oz. and is 21.75" long. (If anyone wants to figure out who won the baby pool, be my guest. If not, I'll figure it out in a few days)

In the name of all that is disturbed in this world, geez louise I'm a father.


Wow...good thing I previewed. In addition to about 30 sleep-deprivation-based spelling errors, I forgot one the most important things...the pit'chers!!
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:04 PM
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WHOO HOO! Absolutely beautiful.

Congrats, Ha & kitten
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:11 PM
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She's crying. Did someone tell her about the sheep?

No really, that's a beeeeyoutiful baby. Many congrats.

As the father of a girl, who was an only - commence drinking now.
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:12 PM
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Congratulation to you both! Shayla's a beautiful baby.
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:12 PM
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Congratulations!
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:16 PM
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The most beautiful song in the world, isn't it?

Congratulations to the three of you. Enjoy each other.
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:17 PM
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What a little lamb!

Seriously -- congrats!
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:23 PM
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That's wonderful to hear. Congrats to the both of you!
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:46 PM
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What a little lamb!

Seriously -- congrats!
I wondered who would be the first to register a sheep joke.

Congrats to all of you.
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:16 PM
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Not baaaaaaaaaad, Hal. She's cute. Is that a wool blanket?
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:23 PM
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Congrats! Ewe are soooo lucky!
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:24 PM
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Oh, Hal, she's gorgeous. Congratulations to you both!
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:25 PM
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What a pretty turkey you have! Grats to Hal and family!
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:28 PM
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YAY!!!!!!!


I luv babies!


She is a beauty! (Must take after her mother!)


Congrats!
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:51 PM
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Look closely at her little finger, guys. You will see Hal wrapped tightly around it. It doesn't take long. One look at that little face, realizing that you remember what 16 year old boys are like, and you'll start laying in the ammunition and building the moat.

She's lovely. Congrats, and enjoy. 18 years is not long at all.
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Old 11-21-2005, 05:52 PM
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Alright! Another Home Grown Future Doper!

Welcome, Shayla! What a cutie!

Kiss all hope of sleep goodbye for the next eighteen years...
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Old 11-21-2005, 06:00 PM
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My little girl saw the pics and said, "Awwwww!"

I agree.
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:05 PM
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Congratulations on the gnu addition to the family, Hal.
I hope she brings you years of joy!
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:09 PM
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Congrats, Hal. I rarely participate in new baby threads as new babies are fairly uninteresting to me (what? they smell funny, and scream a lot. Big deal) but I had to come out of the woodwork for you.
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:38 PM
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Oh, she's beautiful! Congratulations! Love that child with everything you've got!
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:40 PM
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Congratulations! She's beautiful!

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Old 11-21-2005, 07:41 PM
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She's just gorgeous! Congratulations.

I love your naive assumption that you will, in fact, catch up on sleep sometime soon. Newbies are so cute.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:27 PM
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Congrats to Mom and Dad.
She's a cutie.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:32 PM
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Congratulations!
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:33 PM
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Yay, babies!

Yours is beautiful!
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:36 PM
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Good work, y'all. Enjoy.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:42 PM
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Heartiest congratulations! And just in time for the holidays , too.

Jimmy Rabbitt, Sr: Seven pounds twelve ounces!
Bar Denizen: Is that a baby? Or a turkey?
JRS: Ah, fer Chrissakes -- It's a baby, wha'!
BD: Ah. Good size for a baby. Bad size for a turkey.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:51 PM
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Nothing will ever be the same....but in a good way! Congrats.---she's precious.
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Old 11-21-2005, 09:23 PM
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Congratulations! She's a cutie!

Happy Birthday and welcome to the world, little Shayla!
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Old 11-21-2005, 09:24 PM
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Congratulations on the addition ! She is adorable !

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Old 11-21-2005, 09:27 PM
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Congrats, Best wishes and way cool. Welcome to parenthood both of you.
She looks adorable.

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Old 11-21-2005, 09:58 PM
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And looking at Pic #6, she's got quite the set o' pipes on her!

Been there, you'll do fine. Sleep when you can.
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Old 11-21-2005, 11:19 PM
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What a sweetie! Congrats Hal and the missus!

Of course, Shayla's name shall be anagrammed and 'tooned....
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Old 11-21-2005, 11:28 PM
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Additionally, it would seem that nocturnal_tick is the winner of the pool, with a guess of:

11/21/05, 4:30 am, Girl, 5lb 7oz, 19.5".

The only other one that guessed on this date was yellowval, with a wager of:

11/21/05, 1:59 pm, Boy, 7lb 3oz, 19.5".

Yellowval was closer on the weight, but nocturnal_tick got the gender right and the time closer, so there's more points.
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Old 11-21-2005, 11:46 PM
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Girls are grand! Congrats!
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Old 11-21-2005, 11:51 PM
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Aww! What a pretty baby. Congratulations to you and the Missus.
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Old 11-21-2005, 11:54 PM
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Congrats, Hal. You'll enjoy each other, I'm sure!
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Old 11-21-2005, 11:59 PM
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Not too many feathers on that one.

Congrats!!!!

Now get some sleep. Y'all have earned it.
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Old 11-22-2005, 06:05 AM
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AWWW! Pretty baby!

Congratulations, she looks adorable, the lovely kitten looks exhausted but proud, and you're keeping back, snapping photos and telling all your friends. Typical behaviour for a new family then!

You daughter is a wee dote and you know she can only turn out well with such great parents to look after her.

Don't let her know about this place though...





Now to convince irishfella that the addition of a baby would really liven our household up a little...being broody at 23 is not fun.
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Old 11-22-2005, 07:06 AM
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AWWWWWWWW........ what a lil' ol' cutie! Congrats Hal! The pic where she looks like she's kicking her legs makes me think she'll be a fine doperball player one day.
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Old 11-22-2005, 07:42 AM
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Yay! Congratulations to you both. She's gorgeous.

Let me know how that sleeping thing works out. Seriously. I'll need the advice in April.
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Old 11-22-2005, 08:17 AM
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Congrats, Hal. She's a beauty.
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Old 11-22-2005, 09:15 AM
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I'll go into more detail when I'm not going on 32 hours without sleep
Yeah, but can you go 32 hours without ... well, it rhymes with sleep.

Congrats all around!
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Old 11-22-2005, 09:37 AM
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*screams in excitement* BABYbabybabybabybabybabybabybaby!

Congratulations!
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Old 11-22-2005, 09:54 AM
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Way to go, Hal! Congrats! That's the cutest 'lil turkey I've ever seen!
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Old 11-22-2005, 10:40 AM
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Congratulations!!!
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Old 11-22-2005, 10:47 AM
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Exceedingly cute, I approve! (and I dasn't let Moon Unit see the pics or I'll be pestered with incessant demands to drive right on up to wherever you live and play with the cute babeeeeeeeeeeeee).

Is she spending a little time in the NICU? Tell her NICUs are no fun, she needs to blow that joint and get home where she can do the little-finger-wrapping unimpeded by modern technology.
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Old 11-22-2005, 11:41 AM
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Congrats!

Girls are cool. Pain in the butt sometime, but overall, pretty neat.
Mine is sitting on my lap trying to gain my attention...must go now!

Take care-
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Old 11-22-2005, 11:54 AM
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Congrats to the two (now three) of you!
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Old 11-22-2005, 12:08 PM
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Congratulations, Hal!

:: pause ::

It's good to know that the Briston plans for world domination are proceeding apace.

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