# A daddy’s delightful daughter. Beta-chan at (almost) 5 months **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999 "2009-03-02T12:37:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/1 "2009-03-02T12:37:50Z")
The deepest love is felt at night, when your precious one is at last asleep. Bitty baby breaths barely sing small songs of slumber while you, the parent, can finally rest. Temporary tranquility rules the nest as your gaze falls upon a countenance calm and content. Infants are easy in theory, harder in practice. Fussy fits frazzle. But the coos, the smiles and tiny old man grunts sweep away the distress. Each morning’s laugh redeems the night. Sleeping faces erase then banish memories of the screams. Best are the smiles on sleeping faces, they are the richest rewards of all. What is this love which gushes forth? Tremendous torrents sweeping all aside? A bond forged fiercely, for with the sweet sensations is a powerful urge from time primordial to protect one’s offspring. Nature prepares babies well with the innate responses of their parents to cries. Nature does not, however prepare new parents for the tasks ahead. So, the report. She cries, poops, pees, coos, laughs, tries to roll over. A wonderfully, perfectly ordinary baby, except in the eyes of her parents and grandparents who are convinced that this is the prettiest, smartest baby ever. Each day is a new learning experience. Her progress remarkable. More understanding each day of the world and its inhabitants. We’ve had our share of learning experiences. Of late nights which turn into early mornings. She’s actually not too bad at night, but requires more attention during the day than the average, but not as bad as others. My wife is doing well. I’m in awe of what she does and her good spirits. How she can go through such a rough day, then still turn around and take such joy in Anya. How lucky I am to have such a wonderful woman in my life. Beta-chan loves her daddy’s singing, which we hope is a phase born from ignorance and not an inheritance of his acute tone deafness. Ten Little Indian Girls turns her whole face into a grin. Each new parent says how much a baby changes your life. So true. But words fail, the pen runs dry. What can describe the work and the rewards? For far too much is contained in these so simple of sounds. “She is my daughter.” [Of yes](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/3318387641/). [A few](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/3318387987/in/photostream/) [pictures](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/3318387491/). [And a](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/3319214798/) [few more](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/3319214338/). [one last](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/3318386147/). (The photosteam [is here](http://www.flickr.com/photos/90901585@N00/).) ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/2 "2009-03-02T12:42:04Z")
She has a lovely smile. What a ham! Can’t believe it’s been 5 months already. She’s adorable. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/3 "2009-03-02T13:19:44Z")
Squeeeeeeee! Thanks for the pictures! She is full of life and good humor. In the philosophical, not the ice cream sense. At least until she’s big enough to run after the ice cream truck. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![criminey.jicket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@criminey.jicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminey.jicket)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/4 "2009-03-02T13:53:51Z")
Gosh, I could die of the cute! She is so big now, so adorably squeeful. Your posts about **Anya** are such a joy to read. And hey, you grew a goatee. I think it looks really good on you, **Player**. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/5 "2009-03-02T14:28:04Z")
Subscribing to the thread so I can look at the photos after work. Apparently, flickr has joined photobucket in the “Forbidden” category here… ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/6 "2009-03-02T14:34:31Z")
Gorgeous and sweet. Thanks for sharing the photos. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/7 "2009-03-02T14:56:07Z")
Awwww. How adorable. 🙂 And, as usual, your writing touches my heart. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/8 "2009-03-02T14:59:23Z")
It’s been five months?! She’s more adorable than the last round of pictures. I just might trade in my own kids ( who were once so adorable and have been downgraded to Deporable) for some of that cuteness. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/9 "2009-03-02T15:00:00Z")
She’s a wee dote. Enjoy your family. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/10 "2009-03-02T16:06:34Z")
Oh, my, such beautiful little “sticky rice.” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/11 "2009-03-02T16:35:24Z")
The picture with her favourite toy is adorable. At five weeks, ours is just reaching the “Was that her first smile?” stage – I can’t wait until we have some unambiguous grins like that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/12 "2009-03-02T16:39:11Z")
Too cute for words. What a smile! ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/13 "2009-03-02T19:38:39Z")
Wow, she’s so cute! I can’t believe it’s been 5 months. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/14 "2009-03-02T19:42:20Z")
Eeeeeeeeeeeeee! Oh, **Tokyo** , she is so beautiful. Look at that grin! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/15 "2009-03-02T23:23:49Z")
:smack: I forgot her name is Anya-- I just think of her as Beta! Thank you so much for the update–she’s so adorable. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/16 "2009-03-02T23:49:58Z")
I’m overcome by the cute…and the happy. Congratulations!!! GT ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/17 "2009-03-02T23:56:14Z")
AWWWWWWW… what a cutie she is **TP**! Like others have said, I can’t believe it’s been five months. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/18 "2009-03-03T00:04:32Z")
Squeee…she’s adorable! ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/19 "2009-03-03T00:05:10Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I forgot her name is Anya-- I just think of her as Beta! > > Thank you so much for the update–she’s so adorable. We’re keeping Beta as a nickname. All the dopers couldn’t be wrong! It’s funny how time goes by. It’s almost like my life is divided into three equal parts. The 44 years before I met my wife. The next three years and then these five months. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999/20 "2009-03-03T02:01:39Z")
What a cute girl! Since you’re her daddy I’d begin weapons training now, to beat off the boys who will be coming to your door! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-daddy-s-delightful-daughter-beta-chan-at-almost-5-months/487999.md?page=2)