# I had a baby... So what's new with you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 26, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633 "2003-05-26T21:34:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/21 "2003-05-27T01:28:59Z")
Congrats **Silver Fire**. I love his name - Alex James, very cool. From one new mum (Bubbaleechie is 3.5 weeks old now) to another I wish you all the sleep you can get. ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/22 "2003-05-27T02:59:37Z")
Congratulations! Enjoy your bundle of joy! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/23 "2003-05-27T03:33:24Z")
Woooo! {{{Silvy and baby and babydaddy}}} ---
**Author:** ![Hamadryad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6de8d8/32.png) [@Hamadryad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamadryad)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/24 "2003-05-27T03:38:01Z")
Yay! w00t! Uhm…Thrills-a-lot! Babylicious! Babytacular! 😃 {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{cuddle-bunny}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/25 "2003-05-27T03:44:36Z")
Oh, what a great name for the youngest of the **Fire** family! Congratulations and welcome back! I hope you’re feeling good and little Alex sleeps soundly. Not necessarily in that order. 🙂 Have fun with that tiny one, **Silver Fire** , they do grow up quickly. Take this advice from the mom of four, aged 22, 16, 13 and 8. They’re only little once and believe me…it’s the best time! Again, congratulations and many hugs to the new arrival. ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/26 "2003-05-27T03:46:20Z")
Holy Shnork! Congratulations and good luck! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/27 "2003-05-27T03:49:54Z")
Congratulations, Silver Fire! What’s really wild is that lil Alex Fire was born on my 22nd birthday, and the same day my sister-in-law made me an aunt for the first time - May 21st must be a truly auspicious day. Just warning you, we Taurus/Gemini cusps are a serious handful! Best of luck in the coming days, weeks, months - I wish you as much joy as you can possibly contain. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/28 "2003-05-27T04:31:19Z")
Congratulations! I’m in the same boat with Coldie–I can’t believe the girl we drove around L.A. in October is now a mommy! Take care, hon, and give your little boy a big hug from me & Bryan. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/29 "2003-05-27T04:33:39Z")
> [@](#): > > I had a baby… So what’s new with you I’ve got a cold. Congrats. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/30 "2003-05-27T04:48:02Z")
Congrats. Crank out just 6 more and there’s [Mother Hero medal](http://www.undp.org/rbec/nhdr/1996/tajikistan/chapter8.htm) waiting for you! > [@](#): > > Tajik culture has always favoured large families, and, during the Soviet period, this preference was encouraged by the Government. Women who gave birth to their 5th and 6th child were awarded the “Medal for Maternity”, and those who bore 7th, 8th and 9th children were recognized as “Mother-Hero” and granted the “Medal of Maternal Glory”. In 1987, medals were granted to 43,587 women, of whom 1,769 were recognized as “Mother-Hero”. The families of “Mother-Heroes” received special treatment in society, including, but not limited to, special consideration in the allocation of housing; priority listing for the installation of telephones and/or the repair of telephone, electrical or plumbing systems; and the assurance of special consideration in the allocation of health care and other social services. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/31 "2003-05-27T04:49:33Z")
Sweet! ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/32 "2003-05-27T11:12:15Z")
Congrats Silver for the new life…must be exciting eh? Sounds like the perfect little tyke you brought into the world. Yay! ---
**Author:** ![welby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/33 "2003-05-27T12:03:42Z")
I had three babies. And that was just breakfast. Congrats on the addition to the family! ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/34 "2003-05-27T13:25:41Z")
Congrats, **Silver**! ---
**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:** [May 27, 2003, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/35 "2003-05-27T13:29:46Z")
Yeah for you! Enjoy these times. The sleepless nights and the non-stinky poops. It’s downhill after the solid foods. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/36 "2003-05-27T13:55:05Z")
Aww, we’ll have to have a reunion at Golden Gate Park and teach him how to ride the lions. 🙂 Congrats **slvr** and family! ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/37 "2003-05-27T15:06:27Z")
Yay, Doper babies! Congrats to you, Ms. Fire! Pssssttt, AJ - keep her on her toes, ok? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/38 "2003-06-08T20:08:07Z")
Oops… sorry to bump this and all that. FTR, SPOOFE is not my baby daddy. My baby daddy does not happen to be a Doper. I don’t mean to disappoint you, Nacho, but Alex wasn’t born on your 22nd birthday. He was actually **six** days old at the time I posted the OP. Yeah, I’m retarded. And sleepy. > [@](#): > > That little girl I met in LA, back in October of 2001, a mother? > [@](#): > > I’m in the same boat with Coldie–I can’t believe the girl we drove around L.A. in October is now a mommy! Yeah, yeah… I’m not so “little” anymore. ☹ But I bought a bicycle and, as soon as my… southern region… doesn’t ache, I’ll be doing like a million crunches a day. I’m dying to wear jeans again. I wrote Scotticher a letter today. With it I’ve included 2 pictures of Alex (NOT Alexander, just so we’re all clear). If Cheri has a scanner and is so inclined, she is more than welcome to share those pictures here. Thanks to all of you for the well wishes. We’re doing great. Alex wakes up only once in the middle of the night and usually his Daddy will take care of him so I can rest. I’m in a good place right now; I feel really good both physically and emotionally. Well, I cry. At night sometimes, when I miss you all the most. 😃 XOXO Sarah P.S. {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{love muffin, butter buns}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} P.S. Part 2 I forgot to mention in the OP that Alex was born at 6:27 (yes, :27… I got his birthdate AND the time wrong in the OP) after a mere 4 days (yes, days) of “pre-labor”, as the doctor’s so nicely described it, and 30 hours of hard labor. And everyone said to me, “So, do you still want to do it again?” Yep. Only one more time though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![big\_alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/39 "2003-06-08T20:15:08Z")
Alex James, isn’t that the bass player in Blur? 🙂 Alex- great name, good choice. ---
**Author:** ![JoeyHemlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@JoeyHemlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyHemlock)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633/40 "2003-06-08T20:18:41Z")
Congrats, Slvylove. Hope to talk to you soooooon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-baby-so-whats-new-with-you/177633.md?page=3)