# By the time you read this, I'll be heading to the hospital **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 15, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021 "2004-12-15T20:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![grettle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@grettle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grettle)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/21 "2004-12-17T23:23:17Z")
All right, so it’s been just over an hour. Who wants to predict when he’ll be back in to announce the weight of his beautiful healthy baby? I’m going with tomorrow (the 18th) early afternoon. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/22 "2004-12-18T00:45:44Z")
While we’re at it, may as well predict the kid’s stats: 6 lbs 11 oz 18.5 inches ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/23 "2004-12-18T04:53:43Z")
7 lbs 9 oz 20 inches Where’s **Mullinator** already?!? ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/24 "2004-12-18T10:02:35Z")
I figure the kid will pop on Sunday. 😉 I expect to make a similar post in late April. Or not, since I don’t have a car, so I’m gonna make my wife walk to the hospital (which we can see from our apartment). ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/25 "2004-12-18T17:48:33Z")
Well, labor is interesting. The stats? 6 lbs, 14 oz. 20 inches tall. Oh yeah, a girl named Kate, from here on out known as the MulliKateor. heh, maybe not. I doubt that Cecil or Cecilia would have flown with my wife. Maybe our next dog. She’s a cutie though. As time permits, I’ll post pics. Either watch this thread, or my signature on posts. Yep, I’ll have to dump the links to **Giraffe** eating urine sandwiches, but I figure my daughter supercedes bodily functions served as snacks. My wife was in labor abour 4.5 hours, no drugs. She went from 6 cm to 10 cm in 15 minutes. 3 pushes later we had our human version of a jack in the box, without the tinkly music. Apparently the pain was immense, but manageable. Mom and baby are great. Mom is bounding around like a champ. Baby is pretty much limited to sleeping and breastfeeding, although she does like it when I walk her around and run through presidents, state capitals, and the lineup of every Cubs team from 1984. I start indoctrinating them young. Thanks for all the good thoughts. Pictures coming soon. Well, as soon as will allow with a life in complete upheaval schedule wise. And, now I hear crying. Off to sing her “If I Had A Million Dollars” by the Barenaked Ladies. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/26 "2004-12-18T17:51:19Z")
Congrats to Mr & Mrs Mullinator and welcome to the new second generation Doper Kate! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/27 "2004-12-18T17:51:36Z")
Congrats you three. Hot damn we got ourselves a family here! ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/28 "2004-12-18T21:09:59Z")
Congrats! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/29 "2004-12-18T22:28:01Z")
Wow, I thought I had nice, short labors. Congratulations, Mullinator and Mrs. Mullinator, and welcome to the world, baby Kate! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/30 "2004-12-18T23:04:22Z")
> [@Mullinator](#): > > 3 pushes later we had our human version of a jack in the box, without the tinkly music. SIG LINE!! 🙂 Many congrats on your tiny bundle of something or other. Joy? HAH! Just wait until the kid hits puberty. 😉😃 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/31 "2004-12-19T01:32:07Z")
congratulations!!! kate is a cool name. ---
**Author:** ![c\_carol](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@c\_carol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_carol)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/32 "2004-12-19T03:03:14Z")
Congrats! Dec. 18 is a great birthday, and I’m happy to share it with Kate. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/33 "2004-12-19T03:55:25Z")
Congratulations! And kudos to you on the early indoctrination! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/34 "2004-12-19T03:56:41Z")
(Damn, I lost my bet _grumble_) Congratulations! _smooch_ Give Kate and Mrs. Mullinator a big kiss and cuddle for me, willya? ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/35 "2004-12-19T13:48:55Z")
Kate! That’s the second Kate I know born in a year. make sure not to mix them up 😉 And thanks for the inspiration. I was always wondering what to sing since I don’t remember any nursery rhymes… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/36 "2004-12-19T14:34:21Z")
Okay – I get that you didn’t want to name her Jenn (or that Mrs. Mull vetoed it), and I get that Ivana, Stacey, and Maria didn’t make the cut – but couldn’t you have named her Carolyn? That’s a pretty name. 😃 Congratulations! We want pix! How can we ooh and aah properly if you don’t provide pix? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/37 "2004-12-20T01:32:15Z")
> [@Mullinator](#): > > She’s a cutie though. As time permits, I’ll post pics. Either watch this thread, or my signature on posts. Yep, I’ll have to dump the links to **Giraffe** eating urine sandwiches, but I figure my daughter supercedes bodily functions served as snacks. Judas! What ever happened to having priorities. From this day forward, I have no **Mullinator**. [sub]Congrats on the baby, ya bastard.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/38 "2004-12-21T01:26:51Z")
Yay for you! ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/39 "2005-01-03T16:11:02Z")
Not to resurrect too dead of a thread, but I figured this would be a good place to post the pic to show off the MulliKateor. Check out the sig. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021/40 "2005-01-03T16:24:18Z")
What a cutie pie! Hugs to the whole Mullifamily. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-the-time-you-read-this-ill-be-heading-to-the-hospital/280021.md?page=3)