# By God, I have a cute baby! Pics, of course. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874 "2010-04-30T15:39:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/1 "2010-04-30T15:39:05Z")
It’s a fine morning to post some photos of my shiny, factory-fresh baby son. I’m a proud new papa. I’m allowed to be self-indulgent (in this regard, anyway. There’s no self-indulgence at 4AM, when he’s screaming his tiny head off.) 😃 Folks, meet Eric Emerson. He’s 8 weeks old this Saturday. [“Never in the field of human conflict…”](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614918616206_20514373_3445973.jpg) [Food, please!](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614918596246_20514373_3445973.jpg) [I said, FOOD, PLEASE!](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614918601236_20514373_3445973.jpg) [Hangin’ with grandpa](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614919334766_20514373_3445974.jpg) [Hangin’ (napping) with daddy](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614918621196_20514373_3445973.jpg) [“Fascinating, father. Can you go back over the part about parallel lines in hyperbolic space?”](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614920193046_20514373_3445979.jpg) [Ready for a road trip.](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/30150_615554162566_20514373_3447717.jpg) [Thank God he’s smiling now (and not just from gas).](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/30150_615554167556_20514373_3447717.jpg) [In his coming Benevolent Dictatorship, all citizens will be required to wear froggy-footed onesies.](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/30150_615554172546_20514373_3447717.jpg) [“3AM feedings are serious f\*\*\*in’ business, dad.”](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/30150_615554182526_20514373_3447717.jpg) [The Thinker in Repose, with Kitty](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/30150_615554187516_20514373_3447717.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/2 "2010-04-30T15:44:55Z")
Oh man he is cuuuuuuuuute! ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/3 "2010-04-30T15:50:12Z")
What a DOLL! Love babies with little round heads. So kissable. I rebel against the benevolent froggie-feet dictatorship, however. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/4 "2010-04-30T15:51:40Z")
He IS an exceptionally cute baby! I love the look of surprise most babies get at random times, since everything they see is completely new. ETA: I also love the froggy jammies (in fact, we have them for our still-forming babby!). ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/5 "2010-04-30T16:22:03Z")
Heh. Thanks, guys. Man, those first few weeks were a tough slog. But suddenly, one night, he grinned at me and laughed, and I felt like a weight had been lifted off me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/6 "2010-04-30T16:43:17Z")
He is adorable! ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/7 "2010-04-30T16:46:51Z")
Oh god, sleeping on the Boppy with the kitty!! So adorable! The faces he’s making are absolutely priceless. Congrats a million times! ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/8 "2010-04-30T17:38:41Z")
Yes, you do in fact have a cute baby!!! He really is, dictator or not. ---
**Author:** ![Pduol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@Pduol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pduol)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/9 "2010-04-30T17:55:52Z")
Beautiful!!! ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/10 "2010-04-30T17:58:31Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Heh. Thanks, guys. Man, those first few weeks were a tough slog. But suddenly, one night, he grinned at me and laughed, and I felt like a weight had been lifted off me. 🙂 It was just gas. 😛 Seriously, he’s cute! ETA: I wants **me** some of those froggy footed jammies! ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/11 "2010-04-30T18:08:51Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > [“Never in the field of human conflict…”](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z40/Samnite_photos/15023_614918616206_20514373_3445973.jpg) This made me chuckle before even looking. Shortly before my son was born I was talking with my mother about names and said “or maybe we should wait 'til he’s born and see what what he looks like.” "Don’t be stupid,"she replied “if everyone did that all babies would be named Winston Churchill” Eric is certifiably A-dorable. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/12 "2010-04-30T18:13:08Z")
> [@Ogre](#): > > Heh. Thanks, guys. Man, those first few weeks were a tough slog. But suddenly, one night, he grinned at me and laughed, and I felt like a weight had been lifted off me. 🙂 Oh, yeah, that first _real_ smile just makes it all worth it, don’t it? Oh, I’m going to burst into your house one of these days and nibble me some baby toes! Nothin’ better than baby toes! 😉 What a cutie! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/13 "2010-04-30T18:16:50Z")
> [@badbadrubberpiggy](#): > > He IS an exceptionally cute baby! > > I love the look of surprise most babies get at random times, since everything they see is completely new. > > ETA: I also love the froggy jammies (in fact, we have them for our still-forming babby!). And by the way, congratulations! Thanks again, guys. I’m walking around as proud as a game rooster (if you’ll pardon my quaint Southernisms). I can hardly stand myself. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/14 "2010-04-30T18:29:42Z")
> [@gwendee](#): > > This made me chuckle before even looking. Shortly before my son was born I was talking with my mother about names and said “or maybe we should wait 'til he’s born and see what what he looks like.” "Don’t be stupid,"she replied “if everyone did that all babies would be named Winston Churchill” > > Eric is certifiably A-dorable. My wife also recently bought a set of stationery with the classic British WW2 propaganda poster [“Keep Calm and Carry On”](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_Calm_and_Carry_On) on the front. She says she’s going to use them to write kind, supportive notes to our friends who become new parents. I ain’t saying the first month was like the Blitz, but Eric certainly can sound like an air-raid siren at times. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/15 "2010-04-30T21:06:28Z")
According to [this page](http://www.drmardy.com/chiasmus/masters/churchill1.shtml), the quote is — “All babies look like me. But then, I look like all babies.” The irrepressible Churchill apparently said this in response to a friend who remarked, “Winston! How wonderfully your new grandson resembles you!” ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/16 "2010-04-30T21:23:35Z")
What a sweetie pie!! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/17 "2010-04-30T21:57:49Z")
No pics with guitars yet? **Ogre** , where are your priorities! 😉 You know - he _is_ adorable; doesn’t look like Shrek at all! ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/18 "2010-04-30T22:16:43Z")
Dang, **Ogre** , you’re a lot less ogreish than I imagined. You do not appear to be “particularly cruel, brutish or hideous” here. And YES what a sweetie widdow baby you have! Yes he IS! What a PRECIOUS widdow SWEETIE pie! I want to snarf on your tummy! Yes I do! I want to play wif your little feetsies and toesies! Yes I do! I – _WHAP_ Oh! Sorry. Lost control there. You have a very beautiful baby. Congratulations! Ahem. ---
**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 1, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/19 "2010-05-01T00:07:47Z")
He’s so cute! Can I have him? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874/20 "2010-05-01T00:25:32Z")
The photo of him and and his grandpa is priceless. ::sniff:: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-god-i-have-a-cute-baby-pics-of-course/537874.md?page=2)