# My little girl has come home

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 22, 2011, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185 "2011-09-22T10:13:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/21 "2011-09-22T22:07:28Z")

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Congratulations and that’s a gorgeous photograph!

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**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:** [September 22, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/22 "2011-09-22T23:55:17Z")

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> [@kambuckta](#):
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> FIRE UP THE BARBIE, CHUCK SOME SNAGS ON AND CRACK A TINNIE ALL…THE KID IS HOME. 😛

Infants are not suitable as barbecue–they don’t have enough meat on them for more than 1 or 2.  
Merry Childbirth, **Colophon**.

I envy you.

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/23 "2011-09-23T00:54:25Z")

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Congratulations! She’s beautiful!

StG

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**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/24 "2011-09-23T03:08:39Z")

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OMG, look at that hair! She’s beautiful! Bet she looks just like mom 🙂

Congratulations, you three. Glad you finally get to have her home. 🙂

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/25 "2011-09-23T03:31:37Z")

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Congratulations and cute pic btw.

That time in the NICU can be really stressful so enjoy your time now (and sleep may it last)

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**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/26 "2011-09-23T06:37:28Z")

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Cute!

Congratulations.

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**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/27 "2011-09-25T02:51:17Z")

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> [@ratatoskK](#):
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> Congratulations and that’s a gorgeous photograph!

Exactly! Absolutely precious.

I think teeny tiny baby fingernails are fascinating.

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**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:** [September 25, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/28 "2011-09-25T03:47:20Z")

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Enjoy the tiny-ness while it lasts and say goodbye to sleep for a few years. ( You never realize how little you need to function on until now.)  
Congrats to you and yours! She is a doll!

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**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:** [September 25, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/29 "2011-09-25T03:50:57Z")

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Is-lah or is it pronounced another way?

What’s her middle name? I need closure on this!  
Stop staring at the baby and answer!

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**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-girl-has-come-home/597185/30 "2011-09-25T15:13:53Z")

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> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#):
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> Is-lah or is it pronounced another way?
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> What’s her middle name? I need closure on this!  
> Stop staring at the baby and answer!

Mmmm… [baby](http://i53.tinypic.com/35arfhz.jpg)…

er, sorry. Where was I?

Scottish Isla, not Spanish Isla 🙂 The s is silent, as in island - it’s pronounced “eye-la”. Middle name Louise.

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