# 37 weeks and here he is **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 20, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947 "2008-05-20T07:09:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/1 "2008-05-20T07:09:30Z")
Just call me Grandma. The baby we were worried about is here and healthy and sharing a room with his mommy and daddy for the night. He was born at 5:40 pm, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and he’s 20 inches long. I think his name is Brayden Edward, but I haven’t been officially told yet. That’s the name they had planned (although we kept trying to get that y out of there). His mama went to the hospital straight from the doctor’s office today, as she was having some serious fluid issues and I think her BP was up. A couple weeks ago she gained some 12 pounds in about a week. He spent a few hours in the NICU because it took him a couple of minutes to cry and they wanted to watch him, but it seems everything is okay now. I’ll have pictures as soon as I can, I promise. Please don’t yell at me. The only ones I have are on the phone, and I haven’t seen him yet. Tomorrow. (I guess later today, actually.) Anyway, thank you all for good thoughts and prayers and such. Blessings on you all. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/2 "2008-05-20T07:31:37Z")
Congratulations! Your first grandchild **thirdwarning**? ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/3 "2008-05-20T07:52:36Z")
Congrats **thirdwarning**! New baby!!! I can’t wait to see the pics of your new grandson!!! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/4 "2008-05-20T10:57:20Z")
Wishing you and your family a lifetime of joy together. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/5 "2008-05-20T11:23:19Z")
Glad to hear the good news. Congratulations, grandma! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/6 "2008-05-20T20:37:23Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/7 "2008-05-20T22:15:25Z")
Per my personal code, there will be no congratulations without pictures. Sorry…rules are rules. ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/8 "2008-05-20T23:06:34Z")
Wonderful news! Congrats to you, mom & dad. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/9 "2008-05-21T00:34:34Z")
> **[Photo Storage | Photobucket](https://s295.photobucket.com/albums/mm156/thirdwarning_2008/)** > > Store your photos and videos online with secure storage from Photobucket. Available on iOS, Android and desktop. Securely backup your memories and sign up today! Okay. I don’t know how to do the fancy thing with the text over, but here are the pictures we took today. As an added bonus, you get to see my beautiful graduate from Saturday. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/10 "2008-05-21T00:36:54Z")
Aw, so cute! I love babies, and he is gorgeous! Congratulations, granny! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/11 "2008-05-21T00:44:14Z")
Woohoo for fresh-squeezed DoperGrandbabies! He’s a keeper all right…and a [very happy-looking little chunker](http://s295.photobucket.com/albums/mm156/thirdwarning_2008/?action=view¤t=100_2090.jpg) as well! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/12 "2008-05-21T01:00:28Z")
I love the red hair! He’s a biggun for 37 weeks…I don’t think he could have waited any longer! Congratulations, and begin the spoiling. It’s your reward for not killing your teenager. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/13 "2008-05-21T03:25:57Z")
[QUOTE=Cunctator] Congratulations! Your first grandchild **thirdwarning**? [/QUOTE] The first one we get to keep. My son has another son who was adopted by the man the boy’s mother then married. Son thought it was better to let him have a legally intact family, rather than parents who shared him but didn’t do well together. So little Brayden we get to hold and spoil and smack kisses all over his head. (At least in a few days. Don’t want to smooch on him too much quite yet.) ---
**Author:** ![Dottygumdrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/14 "2008-05-21T06:26:09Z")
Squeeeeeee!!! He’s gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/15 "2008-05-21T14:11:42Z")
Congratulations! _smooches and champagne for all_ ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/37-weeks-and-here-he-is/449947/16 "2008-05-21T19:50:07Z")
Adorable. Congrats, Grandma!