Alex in NYC to be a daddy!

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And darn it, as RJG said over on the other thread where this was announced, this deserves its own thread! Hurrah for Alex and his wife! May the child HONOUR FIRE.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

congratulations!

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations, Alex!

― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

Jaz if it's a boy!

I'm really happy for you, Alex.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

and if it's a girl, Jazmin.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

ned telling a child to honour fire could be construed as criminally negligent, i think.

and congrats of course.

― gabbo giftington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Best wishes to you and your significant other, Alex!

(Will there be an ILx baby shower?)

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 8 September 2003 01:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

FABS

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:07 (twenty-one years ago) link

nice. congratulation alex and wife!

― gaz (gaz), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

for a second i thought you said 'alex and trife'

― trife (simon_tr), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:21 (twenty-one years ago) link

YAY! a little Alex to honour the fire!!

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

not to mention that Alex now has an airtight excuse for not FAPping!

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

hey congrats alex and mrs alex!

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:28 (twenty-one years ago) link

Wow! Big congrats, ALex!

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Monday, 8 September 2003 02:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

congrats alex!!! bring the baby to the faps!!

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

congratulations monsieur on your baby in nyc!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

the baby shd be called 'Baby in NYC'

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

that's what I was thinking

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

Way to go, Alex!

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hooray Alex!

― Sean (Sean), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

all right Alex!!

― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

it shd be called "birthing joke"

― animal wrangler (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 8 September 2003 03:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

NOW will you tell me where to send this goddamn baby gift, Alex? Cos if you don't, I'm sending a telegram to your workplace. A singing one.

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:03 (twenty-one years ago) link

Many congratulations and the best of luck, Alex and Mrs. Alex!

― Just Deanna (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

Baby in NYC needs this

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

Maybe Alex should hold some sort of contest or bidding war for ILXors ... and then winner gets to name the child. I'm sure this group could come-up with something appropriate and creative.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yeah, I think it should be named "Ally".

― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

*laughing* I think that works.

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

I want to send the baby this.

'Miso in my sippy cup,
Tofu in my bowl.
Crab and avacado,
fill my California roll.'

(Yeah, I know that true sushi snobs look down upon California rolls, but hey, it's a baby!)

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

on our way the firedances! let's all stay on our feet so in the market here we are then sing a song for sixpence.. OH oh!

― donut bitch (donut), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

Drunk.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

Ah!hmmmm...

Welcome to the daddy club, my good fella! 'Tis a very wonderful adventure you're embarking on. I must say!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 8 September 2003 04:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations! Anything your wife says in the next 9 months, agree with! Anything she wants, get her! She'll be tired and cranky and bloated and don't forget to tell her how beautiful she is. (And then stand back - if it's an uncomfortable day, she may try to hit you).

Ultimately, though, I wish you all the very best. Kids are so much fun.

― luna (luna.c), Monday, 8 September 2003 05:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congrats!

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Monday, 8 September 2003 05:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yay!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Monday, 8 September 2003 05:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

Seriously dude, I think you'll make an awesome dad!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 8 September 2003 05:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

congratulations alex! soon we shall be overrun with small ilxors!

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 8 September 2003 06:40 (twenty-one years ago) link

yay!

― Texas, Biyatch! (thatgirl), Monday, 8 September 2003 06:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations!

Wow... imagine a child that's been played Iron Maiden in the womb. Just... IMAGINE.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

yay congratulations alex and yes many many back massages are in order for your beloved over the next months, along with foot and leg rubs, much tolerance for bizarre moods swings and so much joy as you see your little one grow!
its very exciting.

dads can tend to be a tad forgotten during pregnancy, all the focus turns to the 'tum'. remember you are the 'other half' to this new life, and deserve to be just as involved as your wife.
best of luck! i hope it goes well for you all :-)

― donna (donna), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congrats to the fiery Papa and Mama!

wot luna & donna and said!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratufuckinlations!
You should name him after me. har har.

― oops (Oops), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:25 (twenty-one years ago) link

HONOUR THE SIRE!

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

neat neat neat! congrats man

― duane, Monday, 8 September 2003 07:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

alex this is excellent!! i am delighted for you!!

― mark s (mark s), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:34 (twenty-one years ago) link

congrats to alex in NYC and wife!!!

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations Alex and Mrs NYC!

(N. wins btw)

― Tom (Groke), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

Wonderful news!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Monday, 8 September 2003 07:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

congratulations alex! great news.

― H (Heruy), Monday, 8 September 2003 08:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

congrats alex!

the phrase "fiercely protective" comes to mind

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Monday, 8 September 2003 09:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

YOUTH!

― Tim (Tim), Monday, 8 September 2003 09:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations!

― Chriddof (Chriddof), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Wow, great news, congratualtions to you & your wife.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congrats! I'm working on this as well.

― Chris V. (Chris V), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:19 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations you schmuck! : )

― David. (Cozen), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm working on this as well.

― David. (Cozen), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

HONOUR THE PLACENTA!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

congrats Alex

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 8 September 2003 10:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

When someone crops up here in 15 years time called Jaz Youth Geordie Paul In NYC we will know who it is. Congratulations, Alex!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 8 September 2003 11:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

You have fulfilled the prime objective! Congrats!

― Dale the Titled (cprek), Monday, 8 September 2003 11:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

Holy sheep dip! A thread hath sprung overnight!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's still very early, so I probably should've remained a bit more quiet about it, but somehow the news escaped the vast portal that is my mouth.

Like I said, we're still only in the early stages, but I'm slowly becoming able to lower my eyebrows from atop my scalp and back down to their normal position of befuddlement, and my eyeballs have temporarily ceased their urgent desire to jump out of my skull. Thanks for all of your kind words.

The littlest fire-honorer isn't due until late April. Details as they develop.

Thank you again. =)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 8 September 2003 11:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

(Dom loses.)

Congrats, Alex; fantastic news all around! Hopefully the new place is big enough for a little one.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 8 September 2003 12:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

Woo...a baby Taurus with Alex in NYC as father...this kid probably won't limit him- or herself to just saying "Death to False Metal!!!11!" Best wishes for you, Peg, and the anticipated one.

― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 8 September 2003 12:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

My vote for prospective godfather:

http://www.palacakropolis.cz/scripts/get_image.php?image_id=99144

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 8 September 2003 12:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Well done Alex.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 8 September 2003 12:56 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations to you both, Alex! Hurrah!

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 8 September 2003 13:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

That's great news! Congrats to both of you! :)

― Sarah MCLusky (coco), Monday, 8 September 2003 13:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

that photo looks like henry winkler.

congrats, again, alex in NYC.

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 8 September 2003 13:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

The christening ceremony will be interesting.

"There is no holy water for this child but THERE IS HOLY FIRE!"

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/images/22/rok_dabla.jpg

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 8 September 2003 13:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

I vote the late great Wendy O. as godmother!! If it's a girl, she'll be the Lil' Metal Priestess!! Rock!! (Congrats -- this is awesome.)

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 8 September 2003 14:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

this will be one lucky tyke, congratulations Alex.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 8 September 2003 14:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Alex many props,
good feelings, happiness.
Get your sleep on NOW.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 8 September 2003 14:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congrats, sir. I'd give you a heads-up of what you're in for, but it's probably be better that it's kept a surprise.

Just be sure that your sense of humor remains intact and everything will be fine. Oh yeah, Haikunym is OTM.

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Monday, 8 September 2003 17:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

Congratulations.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 8 September 2003 17:22 (twenty-one years ago) link

five months pass...

Very scary news today, and I'm rather upset and don't really know what else to do. We're into our 8th month of pregnancy now (the baby is due around mid-April). In the last couple of days, she'd been complaining about rather irritating itching all over. We'd heard that it was a fairly common occurence for pregnant women to experience itching, along with all the other hormonal anomalies....and that it was fairly routine. Trouble is, this was itching all over, not just around the stomach. So, after some prodding (largely by my mother), we went back to the doctor, who promptly took a blood test (this was yesterday). The fear was that it would be a condition called cholestasis, which is a disorder in which the liver can't seem to meet the number of demands its being hormonally subjected to (or something). In any event, it turns out that one of my wife's sisters had this same problem, and that it could conceivably be a genetic thing.

As it turns out, we got a call back today, and early signs signify that is probably is cholestasis. The upshot is that it can seriously endanger the life of the baby. We're going in to see the doctor again tomorrow morning so they can more thoroughly scope out the situation, but suffice it to say, this is not good news and my wife is barely consolable.

Anyone out there have any experience with this disorder? The sister of my wife that had it pulled through fine, and they now have a beautiful baby girl approaching her first birthday, so I have high hopes that everything's going to be alright, but it's just not something we were counting on.

Any info would be appreciated.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:06 (twenty years ago) link

: (((

best wishes

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:12 (twenty years ago) link

I know nothing about it, but obviously hope it all turns out okay.

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, I am not familiar with this disorder at all but the doctors can keep a close eye on anything and confirm that everything is still going as planned. It is so late in the pregnancy that I do not think you should be so worried. If the doctors start feeling fears about it, they can and will order an emergency c-section and while that won't exactly be fun for your wife it is a very common procedure that has been very well mastered in this day and age and both your wife and your baby will be okay. You just have to get everything tested out properly now at the doctors' and they will have to monitor the baby even closer than before but, trust me, within the next month you will have a perfectly fine baby, much like your sister-in-law did.

*hugs*

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:18 (twenty years ago) link

I know nothing about it either, but I hope things turn out well. That your wife's sister had this condition as well and everything turned out okay in the end is a good sign.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:18 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.itchymoms.com a site about Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)got real life stories from women suffering with ICP

there is also http://www.liverfoundation.org

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:21 (twenty years ago) link

ugh. hope everything turns out okay, Alex.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:21 (twenty years ago) link

wow....thanks to all. Sebastien, thank you so much for the link!!!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:22 (twenty years ago) link

Here is another one:

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/552042.html

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:25 (twenty years ago) link

If I read the word "stillborn" one more time, I'm going to seriously have a nervous breakdown.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:26 (twenty years ago) link

This sounds terrifying... hope everything's okay Alex.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:27 (twenty years ago) link

But it seems uncommon, Alex--mainly in women who were undiagnosed and the pregnancies were allowed to go on unaltered/treated to the full 40 weeks.

Most of these websites mention that the highest groups to have incidences of this are Swedes, Chileans, and women of all nationalities who are pregnant with twins, so I've emailed my mom. She had to have c-sections with all pregnancies and I really do not know why so I'm going to find out what she knows about various disorders.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link

(hugs) Alex, that's rough:< I'd say to have a serious talk with the wife's sis ASAP; you have a wealth of possible remedies at your fingertips/doorstep.

After looking this condition up, I found these resources. Have you tried any of these?:

American Liver Foundation

75 Maiden Lane

Suite 603

New York, NY 10038

USA

Tel: 2126681000

Fax: 2124838179

Tel: 8004654837

Email: info@liverfoundation.org

Internet: http://www.liverfoundation.org

NIH/National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases

Building 31 Rm 9A04

31 Center Dr

Bethesda, MD 20892-2560

Tel: (301)496-3583

Fax: (301)496-7422

Children's Liver Association for Support Services

27033 McBean Parkway

Suite 126

Valencia, CA 91355

Tel: (661)255-0353

Fax: (805)255-0353

Tel: (877)679-8256

Email: SupportSrv@aol.com

Internet: http://www.classkids.org

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you......

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link

:( Best wishes and sincerest sympathies, Alex.

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:31 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, allow me to offer my own well-wishes that everything turns out well. I am amazed that I was able to resist remarking on the whole ICP thing.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:35 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah--listen if there is anything I can do, you know where to find me ok? The important thing is not to get overwhelmed right now (easier said than done v. obviously), you've got a doctor's appointment in the morning and you'll find out more tomorrow.

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

Fingers crossed.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:38 (twenty years ago) link

oh my God alex, i am praying for you and mrs in nyc right now. I'm glad that others can say and provide useful things for you, as I feel so inadequate when bad things happen. I hope it all turns out OK, and try to keep us all posted as to what's happening.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:39 (twenty years ago) link

Try to stay calm until you know more. It always seems the worst when you don't know anything... Easy to give advice from 1000 miles away, I know.. but don't get worked up about it ...

We're all thinking about you, though.

― dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:50 (twenty years ago) link

Yeep, scary indeed and a half. Many good thoughts for you both, sir -- and baby as well. Take all the good advice upthread to heart.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:51 (twenty years ago) link

(by bad things happening, i mean the uncertainty and doubt obviously. i know nothing about this other than what has been linked to above, and i now see plenty of positive things to focus on. i really should engage my brain before posting)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:53 (twenty years ago) link

Plus, keep in mind that a lot of the medical information you come across describes the worst case scenarios...

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:54 (twenty years ago) link

[Got the list from WebMD: www.webmd.com. Has a wealth of info on the condition, though:

1) You have to do a free registration first;
2) Some of the articles need a medical dictionary to be understood (though they swear they don't!)]

However, all the messages I've read on Web MD's message boards on it say to hie thee to the doc ASAP (which you've already wisely done). Also that it IS poss to pull through fine, though inducing the pregnancy is also an option. The fact I was able to find relative info here means that tis more likely you'll get honest answers.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link

allyzay otm, esp in her first post; I can't do anything but add my heartfelt good wishes and feelings. You're a champ and you'll make it through this complication fine.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 3 March 2004 23:59 (twenty years ago) link

(Swear I'm not out to scare you in any way. The fact that you have each other means that your little one has the best support/ start possible.)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:01 (twenty years ago) link

Hoping for the best, Alex. Take care.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:05 (twenty years ago) link

Same here. Wish you luck, Alex.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:14 (twenty years ago) link

Oh Alex. Ed and I send crossed fingers and virtual cakes.

― suzy (suzy), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:18 (twenty years ago) link

I'm kind of at a loss for words. Alex, I hope everything works out not for the better, but for the BEST.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:32 (twenty years ago) link

[[hugs Alex and wife]]

keep us updated; you're in my thoughts as always

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:37 (twenty years ago) link

Best wishes Alex.

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link

Hoping for the best Alex.

― Leee the Whiney (Leee), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:43 (twenty years ago) link

Having had a sister of an ex-roommate go through a rather unpleasant pregnancy herself, I wish you and especially your wife the best. This may sound strange to say, but it could be worse. Think good thoughts about your wife's sister's experience. :)

― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:46 (twenty years ago) link

Alex I send you and your wife and your child so much love it hurts. Good luck, man.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 4 March 2004 00:56 (twenty years ago) link

My best wishes for you and your family, Alex.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 4 March 2004 01:01 (twenty years ago) link

I hope all goes well, Alex.

― maypang (maypang), Thursday, 4 March 2004 01:10 (twenty years ago) link

I'm sorry Alex. Stay optimistic. Modern medicine is amazing and the fact that your sister-in-law had a healthy baby is a good reassurance.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:18 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations Alex!

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:22 (twenty years ago) link

Er, Roger, reread the last few messages first, yeah?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:26 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, I hope that all goes well.

Sam, yes modern medicine can be quite amazing at times, but it can also kill.

Let's hope the little one doesn't need to be put on medication as soon as he or she comes into this world.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:30 (twenty years ago) link

Fuck off Aja.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:30 (twenty years ago) link

way to be encouraging aja.

― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:31 (twenty years ago) link

I hope things go well, Alex. I have no expertise or advice to offer, but you have my best wishes.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

way to be encouraging aja.

Look, I know that's not "good news" but it is a reality, isn't it?

Any way, praying, hoping and wishing the best for the baby.

Fuck off Aja.

Now, what the hell is your problem?

Go f**** yourself if the best thing you have to do is curse at someone who wasn't even talking to you?

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:41 (twenty years ago) link

the problem is that there is a time and a place - this was neither. no one wants bad news or even the threat of it at times like this... if you want to be treated like an adult, you have to learn to act like one.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:44 (twenty years ago) link

are you gonna tell me to fuck off now because you weren't talking to me?

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:44 (twenty years ago) link

aja do you visit people in the hospital and say "hey I hear you'll probably die. boy, i heard about this other guy who had your condition and the doctors fucked him up so bad he can't even talk now"?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:47 (twenty years ago) link

WHY ARE YOU GUYS TALKING TO HER, ESP. ON THIS THREAD?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:48 (twenty years ago) link

um, perhaps people should drop it and move on already (this def. includes you aja)

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:48 (twenty years ago) link

xpost

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:48 (twenty years ago) link

good luck and god bless alex.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:49 (twenty years ago) link

I won't say that to you, luna.

I know no one want's bad news. I haven't had a good day today, and I'm sorry. I guess I was just passing my bad energy to Alex, in a way you could say, just like I have to just about everyone else today.

I got so pissed off at a girl that just asked to borrow my eraser! Please forgive.

I really hope the best for Alex's baby, really!

I don't really know what to do. This is big news and I wasn't really sure of how to handle it "appropriatly." I'm just wanting something good to happen to me today.

How selfish!!! I'm ashamed of myself. Hope you all have better luck than me.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:52 (twenty years ago) link

aja do you visit people in the hospital and say "hey I hear you'll probably die. boy, i heard about this other guy who had your condition and the doctors fucked him up so bad he can't even talk now"?

No, not at all. I can't even talk to the person I'm visiting. I feel so bad because of how sickly they look and I can only try to imagine the pain they are going through.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:54 (twenty years ago) link

DROP IT

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:56 (twenty years ago) link

Fine, fine!

ON YOU'RE HEAD!!

sorry. I didn't mean that, seriously.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 4 March 2004 03:59 (twenty years ago) link

Best wishes, Alex. I'm glad people have been able to get some useful information for you.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:12 (twenty years ago) link

best wishes, alex. i wish that i could do more, but you, your wife and future child are in my thoughts and prayers.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:22 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, I hope it's all ok! Post back when you know more, we'll all be thinking about you!

― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:28 (twenty years ago) link

There's a lot of people pulling for you and yours, Alex. Count me among them.

― jim wentworth (wench), Thursday, 4 March 2004 04:42 (twenty years ago) link

good luck man if you are still reading this, my wife and I are going to have our second baby in April as well.

Peace

― hector (hector), Thursday, 4 March 2004 05:25 (twenty years ago) link

Alex

Wishing all of you the best.

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Thursday, 4 March 2004 06:12 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck, Alex.

― Christine 'Green Leafy Dragon' Indigo (cindigo), Thursday, 4 March 2004 06:14 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck and best wishes to Alex and Mrs. Alex. It appears that the condition isn't completely a curse and that things have worked out well for quite a few individuals in the same situation, so hopefully things will work out for you guys as well.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Thursday, 4 March 2004 06:15 (twenty years ago) link

good luck, Alex. take care. :)

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 4 March 2004 06:19 (twenty years ago) link

Alex,

Although I don't have experience of this particular condition, I suffered severe pre-eclampsia in my second pregnancy. This is something which can cause the mother's liver and kidney to stop functioning and is altogether A Very Bad Thing.

Your wife is in her eighth month now, so if the doctors think there is any danger to either her or your baby then they will probably get her into hospital and induce her labour early. At 8 months, your baby is fully formed and has all its vital bits - it just spends the last few weeks getting a bit bigger.

The hospital will probably suggest that your wife has an ultrasound scan so they can measure the size of your baby, and wire her up to a monitor which records the baby's heartbeat. From that they'll be able to decide whether the baby is in any distress or not, and whether s/he would be better off staying put or the birth being induced.

Early babies sometimes get a bit jaundiced and hospitals will treat this with photo-therapy (letting your baby bask under a sun lamp for a few minutes a day).

My daughter was born at 34 weeks and everything was fine. I'm sure it will be for you, your wife and your baby too, and I wish you all the best :)

― C J (C J), Thursday, 4 March 2004 08:12 (twenty years ago) link

Much support and best wishes, Alex.

― Dave M. (rotten03), Thursday, 4 March 2004 08:40 (twenty years ago) link

i know its scary enough without all this extra shit alex. pregnancy has become a series of "what if" or "oh no" scenarios. i wish you the very best.

― mullygrubber (gaz), Thursday, 4 March 2004 08:45 (twenty years ago) link

Alex this is awful news. My best to you & your family. As has been said upthread, with the pregnancy in its 8th month, if they have any doubt they will perform a c-section & mum & baby should both be well & home as soon as possible. I hope it all works out well & please keep us updated. *big hugs & positive thoughts*

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 4 March 2004 10:32 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, best wishes for you and mrs alex and baby!

― Chris 'The Big Ragu' V (Chris V), Thursday, 4 March 2004 11:12 (twenty years ago) link

hope everything turns out ok alex.

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 4 March 2004 11:24 (twenty years ago) link

More huge support and hope it works out happily, Alex. And a HUG if you have any need of one.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 4 March 2004 11:38 (twenty years ago) link

I can only echo what everyone else has said Alex.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:15 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck to you and your wife, Alex: I hope it turns out alright.

― cis (cis), Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:20 (twenty years ago) link

Same again but fuck it I feel bad having my last post under my stupid fake name. More good luck.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 4 March 2004 12:22 (twenty years ago) link

Sorry I'm so late to this thread. Hang in there Alex and Mrs. Alex. Big hugs.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Thursday, 4 March 2004 14:59 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, I am so sorry to hear about this. Like so many people mentioned though, you are lucky this is happening so late in the pregnancy.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 4 March 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link

hang in there Alex (and wife and baby). I wish you the best.

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 4 March 2004 15:59 (twenty years ago) link

Best wishes to Alex and Family.

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Thursday, 4 March 2004 16:53 (twenty years ago) link

hang in there pardner, and yr pardnerette too

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link

All the best Alex. Thinking of you both.

― Jeff W (zebedee), Thursday, 4 March 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago) link

wow. For a start, I'd truly like to express how touched I am by everyone's posting. I know I can be a flagrant spewer of venom from time to time, but I'm certainly not made of steel these days, and everyone's words of hope and encouragement have meant a lot. I really wouldn't with this variety of stress on anyone.

As a quick update, we went back to the hospital today for more tests. While the blood tests still reflect the problem, a fetal monitoring showed that everything is fine at the moment.....but they now want us to come back to the hospital once a week to check the progress. I believe that in the majority of instances of this disorder, the worst case scenario happened when the problem went unchecked. We're hoping that since they've pinpointed it (we think), they can take whatever necessary precautions to make sure the worst doesn't occur.

Anyway, that's really all we know right now. Thanks once again for your best wishes and all your positive thoughts.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

I really wouldn't with this variety of stress on anyone.

That should've read: I really wouldn't wish this....

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:36 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck alex, i'll be attempting to send good karma your way for the rest of the day. best wishes.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:38 (twenty years ago) link

: )

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:38 (twenty years ago) link

honour the ob/gyn! glad of this news! keep us posted! there aren't enough exclamation marks!!!

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:40 (twenty years ago) link

late to thread, but, Alex, best wishes. The most recent news seems to be relatively positive, and I think/hope that the weekly checkups will reassure you the everything will be ok. They mean that someone will be paying attention and that the problem is, at this point, not severe enough to warrant more frequent visits. I honestly hope and believe that we will see pictures of your healthy child in a few weeks.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:48 (twenty years ago) link

What they all said!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:49 (twenty years ago) link

Ditto.

― maypang (maypang), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:51 (twenty years ago) link

Indeed ditto. Best wishes.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:51 (twenty years ago) link

haven't been reading ILE much but anyway, here's hooping it all turns out well in the end.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Thursday, 4 March 2004 21:58 (twenty years ago) link

My thoughts are with you, Alex.

― Andy K (Andy K), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:13 (twenty years ago) link

As are mine. Best of wishes, luck, and anything else you need.

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:14 (twenty years ago) link

That's better news, Alex. Best wishes for the future.

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:29 (twenty years ago) link

best wishes to you and your family, Alex.

― hstencil, Thursday, 4 March 2004 22:40 (twenty years ago) link

Hey, I've got a name for your baby: SMASH! HA!HA!HA!HA! Congratulations, man, just don't drop it, 'cause then it will turn out JUST LIKE ME. Peace out.

― Smash, Friday, 5 March 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

While I'm becoming a bit concerned that I'm airing too many of my problems on ILX these, since so many people had extended their thoughts and expressions of support/sympathy, I figure an update is in order.

We're still hanging in there. We're at the hospital now twice a week for fetal monitorings and injections of vitamin K (which, I believe, bolsters the liver). Unfortunately, the itchyness has seemingly gotten worse, and none of their proposed remedies seem to be having any effect. My wife is finding it nearly impossible to sleep, which causes her extra anxiety and she is now going to stop working (a few weeks earlier than initially expected/planned). At the recent doctor visit, we were informed that they want to induce the delivery ealier (we were initially due on the 19th, now they want to pre-empt any possible cholestasis-related difficulties by inducing labor on April 5th or 6th.) The most recent blood test show no signs of improvement, unfortunately. Signs are also showing (without getting too graphic here) that the way is already being paved for delivery (i.e. we were informed that due to certain conditions, my wife's body is alredy preparing....which could mean weeks or days...information we don't really know what to do with). We're hoping we make it to the proposed date of induction (about seventeen days away), as we want our little one to make it to the 38th week. Meanwhile, the weight and heartrate and movement of the baby are all fine so far.

Anyway, thanks for reading/listening and all your kind thoughts and words. At this point, I cannot begin to speculate the relief my wife and I will feel upon delivery of this little one.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:45 (twenty years ago) link

My first post, but continued good thoughts for all of you over there, Alex. Hang in there a bit longer!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck and good news about the weight/heartrate/movement. Hang in there; our thoughts are with you both.

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link

My. Good thoughts as always -- hang in there, the baby will too!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 March 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link

That's great news about the baby's health. My best to you and your wife.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 19 March 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago) link

It sounds as though the baby will be healthy. I certainly hope mom, too. And all of this will be a funny anecdote way down the road when you're and expectant grandparent. Best wishes, Alex.

― jim wentworth (wench), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:15 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck to you and your wife

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:18 (twenty years ago) link

my best as always

― donut bitch (donut), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:19 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, my best thoughts and hearty hearts to you, your wife, and the new drummer.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:21 (twenty years ago) link

my best too, alex!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:39 (twenty years ago) link

thinking good thoughts for you and your wife. please do keep us updated.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 19 March 2004 04:59 (twenty years ago) link

Continued good luck wishes to you and your wife, Alex. It's good that the doctors are looking out for your wife's and your baby's best interests and that they're trying to take care of the condition as well as ensure that the delivery occurs as late in the pregnancy as possible, but I'm sure you guys could do without the setbacks and additional discomfort. Don't feel terrible about bringing this all out on this forum; this is something worth airing out.

Please take care, all of you.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Friday, 19 March 2004 05:13 (twenty years ago) link

Almost there Alex!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:42 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, your baby and your wife are hardcore. Fear not.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 19 March 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link

Rock on, Alex. You'll all get through this. My best to you and your wife. And just remember that people have early babies/pregnancies all the time and everything is usually a-ok.

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 19 March 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago) link

I have a feeling that the world is going to be a much better place with your child in it. Good thoughts and my own off-kilter prayers your way.

― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Friday, 19 March 2004 19:13 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, have you looked into contactacting a dulla (sp?)? They are similar to midwives but wholly focused on the mother's health and comfort and I assume would have a host of ways to attack the itching.

Good luck

― Mitchell (Mitchell), Friday, 19 March 2004 19:25 (twenty years ago) link

I'd second the recommendation to look into a doula, if you can. Regardless, lots & lots of luck!! I hope it all goes wonderfully.

― lyra (lyra), Saturday, 20 March 2004 06:05 (twenty years ago) link

quick update: we MAY in labor today. Contractions seem to have started last night at 10pm....but the intervals have not been evenly spaced. We're told this could go on for days.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 March 2004 17:39 (twenty years ago) link

My! *many good thoughts for you all*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 20 March 2004 17:53 (twenty years ago) link

Hope it all goes well for you both Alex.

― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 20 March 2004 17:55 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks Ned. We're sort've walking on eggshells. Too early to goto the hospital. Not sure really what to do. But, the wife is strangely serene about it at the moment....which is a nice change of pace. We may be in the home stretch.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 March 2004 18:39 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks *EVERYONE*, I should say.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 20 March 2004 18:40 (twenty years ago) link

Me, everyone, same diff, we are legion. ;-) More to the point, light at the end of the tunnel, happy baby soon. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 20 March 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

best of luck!

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 20 March 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link

If a boy - Jaz

Girl - ?? not sure

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Saturday, 20 March 2004 23:08 (twenty years ago) link

I said upthread that Jazmine is the obvious girl name.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 21 March 2004 00:36 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, it's much better than Jazzette.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Sunday, 21 March 2004 00:39 (twenty years ago) link

Jaz himself suggested Jazmyn, by the way. The wife won't have it, unfortunately, but I thought that was mighty cool. (She nixed Geordie too).

Incidentally, we're still in a holding pattern of pre-pre-term labor....or so we think (the contractions have seemingly receded.)

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 21 March 2004 01:28 (twenty years ago) link

Aw, no Geordie, I'm so disappointed.

Haven't been around much lately, Alex, so I missed this thread. I really hope everything goes smoothly for you and your wife.

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 21 March 2004 01:34 (twenty years ago) link

It is with *GREAT* Pleasure, Pride and Exhaustion that I proclaim to you that.....
At 7:45 pm on MONDAY, MARCH 22nd, one little CHARLOTTE MARY SMITH IN NYC popped her tiny little head into the world. Weighing in at six pounds and some-odd ounces, little Charlotte gave her long-stressed and sleepless-from-cholestasis mother a good fake-out with some braxton hicks contractions (i.e. false alarm) on Friday night. We were all prepared to sprint off to the hospital then and there, but the contractions never revealed themselves at regular intervals and eventually dissipated. So, when we went in this morning (Monday), they ran a bunch to tests, looked up and said: "How about today, then?"
And so it was.
Mother, child and dazed-but-elated father are all doing fine. They just kicked me out of the hospital so that all and sundry may sleep.
It is with indescribable joy and relief that I report that little Charlotte, though having only spent 36 weeks to the day in the womb, came out as perfect and as unspeakably adorable as can be.
Anyway, there you have it.....

― Alex in NYC...on cloud Nine (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 05:59 (twenty years ago) link

OMG!
CONGRATULATIONS DUDE!!!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:03 (twenty years ago) link

congratulations to you and your wife (and your new baby girl)!

― hstencil, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:04 (twenty years ago) link

Oh my God, many, many, many congratulations to you and your wife, Alex! And may the little girl thrive in her newly provided life. "Charlotte Mary", hm? What a pretty name!

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:07 (twenty years ago) link

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! XOXOXOXOX

― Allyzay, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:09 (twenty years ago) link

congratulations, sir!

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:10 (twenty years ago) link

hey! congratulations!

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:12 (twenty years ago) link

May Charlotte Bask In The Fire Of Honour (as long as she is immune to the flames, of course)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:13 (twenty years ago) link

i still think you should've called her baby in nyc!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:17 (twenty years ago) link

Woohoo! Marvelous fun fab! Pictures when you can! Good health to all! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:34 (twenty years ago) link

Wow, great news ALex! Congratulations and best wishes to you and your family.

― Broheems (diamond), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:36 (twenty years ago) link

Oh Alex, how wonderful!! I'm thrilled for all three of you - congratulations and welcome to the world, Miss Charlotte! May she bring you and your wife endless years of pleasure and pride and grow to be an amazing woman. xoxo

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:44 (twenty years ago) link

This is awesome! Congratulations!

― Dave M. (rotten03), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:48 (twenty years ago) link

Alex's next months soothing baby when she is fussy while trying to keep up with us summed up:

All the posters
All the logins blur
Change to one ;-)
Change to one 'what?'
Get yourself out of bed
Nightlight seems bright
And bears on white walls
All the sounds of Charlotte sometimes
Into the night
With Charlotte sometimes

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:52 (twenty years ago) link

congratulations alex!

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:56 (twenty years ago) link

congratulations Alex, and to your family, I am so happy to hear this...

― (Jon L), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 06:59 (twenty years ago) link

(Dear lord, if Miccio even THINKS of teasing Alex at the expense of the baby's name....)

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:00 (twenty years ago) link

hey all right!! congratulations, alex.

― g--ff (gcannon), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:04 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations to you and your wife:)

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:19 (twenty years ago) link

Love to Charlotte from Daddy's invisible friends!;-)

― Speedy (Speedy Gonzalas), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:56 (twenty years ago) link

That's so wonderful, Alex! Congratulations!!

― Prude (Prude), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:57 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations to you, your wife, and Charlotte! That's wonderful; I'm so glad she's safely born and healthy.

― cis (cis), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:58 (twenty years ago) link

Awesome, Alex!! I hope the three of you have a wonderful life together.

― oops (Oops), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:59 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats, Alex!!!

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 07:59 (twenty years ago) link

Aww, happy ending. Congratulations Alex.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:02 (twenty years ago) link

uhhh....alex.....uhh congratulations.....OHHHH YEAAAHHHHHH

― LC, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:07 (twenty years ago) link

congrates alex! :-)

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:24 (twenty years ago) link

I was wondering where you were. Congratulations!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:29 (twenty years ago) link

Wonderful news! Love and congratulations to you all xxxxx

― C J (C J), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:48 (twenty years ago) link

Whoah, I've got tears in my eyes! I am soooo happy for you all! Glad you are all safe & well. Here's to happy families! *big hugs* xxxxxxx

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:54 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations!

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 08:59 (twenty years ago) link

:-) great news! all the best to alex, wife and child!

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:03 (twenty years ago) link

well done!

I am glad it has all turned out well.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:19 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations! Welcome to the big ole world, Charlotte!

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:20 (twenty years ago) link

KICK ASS!! :) :) :)

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:29 (twenty years ago) link

all the best, Alex

Charlotte - named after The Cure [Charlotte Sometimes] or Julian Cope's Charlotte Anne single?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:34 (twenty years ago) link

This is fantastic Alex - congratulations to both of you.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:37 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations Alex. I'm sure the kid has inherited your enjoyable sense of humour.

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 09:43 (twenty years ago) link

named after alex's faves good charlotte obv, martian :-)

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 10:36 (twenty years ago) link

HOORAY!!! Congrats to the In NYC clan!!

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 10:41 (twenty years ago) link

.. and I add mine too.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:09 (twenty years ago) link

What a happy ending, congratulations Alex.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:11 (twenty years ago) link

holy crap you made a person!!! congratulations!

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:17 (twenty years ago) link

Yay!!!!! Big Big Congrats, Alex!!!

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:27 (twenty years ago) link

Alex that's wonderful! Congratulations.

― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 11:33 (twenty years ago) link

:-)

congratulations!

― Jeff W (zebedee), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:07 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations to the pair of you!!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:14 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations Alex!

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:25 (twenty years ago) link

congrats and welcome to fatherhood Alex!

― don weiner, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

alex that is awesome news. congratulations a million times infinity.

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:36 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations Alex - and what a beautiful name Charlotte is, too! So much love & good wishes! I wanted to work up a congrats-on-the-baby version of Killing Joke's "Requiem," but "Man siring baby girl" was as far as I got. Anyhow, congratulations to you, all three of you!

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:47 (twenty years ago) link

.. and again, Congratulations!

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:55 (twenty years ago) link

Phew! Congrats!

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago) link

Let the wild rumpus begin!!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 12:59 (twenty years ago) link

CONGRATULATIONS YO!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:10 (twenty years ago) link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39431000/jpg/_39431501_goodc.jpg

Hey, Benji from Good Charlotte here, congratulations man! We think its totally awesome you named your child after our band. Best wishes for the future dude.

― Benji (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:14 (twenty years ago) link

This is such great news, I'm glad everything turned out well. Congratulations Alex!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, take that cholestasis! BOOYAH HEALTHY SPAWNING! Welcome to the daddy club my good man. The time for baby-loving is nigh!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 13:34 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations! Now go out and buy tiny, tiny clothes!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago) link

you're now a power trio! congratulations!

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:20 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations to the Alex in NYC family! Charlotte Mary is a pretty name.

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:27 (twenty years ago) link

congrats to big poppa in tha nyc

― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:32 (twenty years ago) link

Very happy news Alex. Best wishes for you and your growing family!

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:36 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats! (I'm awaiting my own bundle of joy in Sept.)

― mike a, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 14:44 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations! **fires nail gun into sky**

― kephm, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 15:06 (twenty years ago) link

Oh shit after this stuff I really do have tears in my eyes, I'm so happy for you!

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 15:14 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats galore to daddy Alex & family!

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 15:16 (twenty years ago) link

Did someone already make an HONOR THE SIRE joke?

― The Huckle-Buck (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago) link

Holy madness!!! YAY A BABY GIRL WHO WILL GROW UP KNOWING WHO WENDY O. WILLIAMS IS!!!! I'm delighted for you and your wife, Alex. What a beautiful thing indeed.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 15:23 (twenty years ago) link

haha I didn't post that pic of GC, honest.

I'm really happy for you, Alex. Give the man a cigar.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 15:40 (twenty years ago) link

Whoooooo! Oh, that's so wonderful. Congratulations! And welcome Charlotte!

― lyra (lyra), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link

!!!!CONGRATULATIONS, ALEX!!!!

― Andy K (Andy K), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 17:25 (twenty years ago) link

And now we count down to Andy K's wee one. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 17:29 (twenty years ago) link

Hooray!!!

― Douglas (Douglas), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 17:48 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations! Like others have said, Charlotte Mary is a beautiful name!

― O.Leee.B. (Leee), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 18:41 (twenty years ago) link

I am envisioning Mr. Alex just doing nothing all this day but being all goo-goo over Charlotte at the hospital and smooching and hugging Peg and all that. Very nice. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 18:47 (twenty years ago) link

Yay! What everyone else said! Hurrah!

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

YAY! HONOUR THE FAMILY!

― Chris 'The Velvet Bingo' V (Chris V), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats, Alex!

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 18:55 (twenty years ago) link

good news! did you hand out cigars? charlotte is a beautiful name.

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 19:07 (twenty years ago) link

ROCK ACTION

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago) link

(I'm not very good at being congratulatory but I gave it a shot. The sentiment is there, I hope.)

― Nate in ST.P (natedetritus), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago) link

Great news! I can just imagine the pride in Alex's face when he tacks her to her first rock show...and she likes it! Alot!

― Doobie Keebler (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago) link

fucking rock, dude! Charlotte is in good hands. congratulations to you all!

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 20:28 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago) link

oh oh oh oh soon she'll be making her first post!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 20:36 (twenty years ago) link

That's brilliant Alex, congratulations!

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 20:36 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks to ALL OF YOU....just popped home for a bit (Peggy and the baby are in the hospital until tomorrow). All are fine, and little Charlotte is adapting nicely to her new surroundings. Just some very quick words....

Various ILX'rs will be chuffed to learn that Little Charlotte was delivered in the COLEMAN wing of St.Vincent's Hospital.

Pics will follow at some point....

Thanks again for everyones well-wishes, kind words and warm hearts!

HONOR THE (paci)FIER!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 22:45 (twenty years ago) link

Various ILX'rs will be chuffed to learn that Little Charlotte was delivered in the COLEMAN wing of St.Vincent's Hospital.

Charlotte is honoring the fire already!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 22:47 (twenty years ago) link

Starting off well!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 23:21 (twenty years ago) link

Yaaaaaay! Congrats!

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 23 March 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link

congratulations alex. I am very happy for you and your wife.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Tuesday, 23 March 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link

This is wonderful, Alex. Pictures of the sweet little darling are u & k I think.

― Bryan B Sure (Bryan), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 00:08 (twenty years ago) link

yeees!!! great news alex. congrats.

― mullygrubber (gaz), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 00:11 (twenty years ago) link

http://ginnger.topcities.com/cards/retirement/congratulations.gif

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 00:18 (twenty years ago) link

That was supposed to be a picture of a champagne bottle with the caption "congratulations!"

But anyway, congratulations!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 00:19 (twenty years ago) link

CONGRATULATIONS ALEX!!!!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 01:20 (twenty years ago) link

Great News! I'm going to have a cigar.

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 03:19 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulaions Alex!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 06:35 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, wow! See what happens when you leave ILX for a couple o' days! Miracles! I'm out on sabbatical. I choose life, suckaz! Felicidades, Alejo! I'ma inflict some Ginuwine on you now, so I'd like to apologize beforehand...

Our first born
It's our first, it's our first
Our first born,
It's our first little baby,
Come on, Our First born,
It's our first, It's our first,
Our first born,
It's our first little baby, C'mon

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 24 March 2004 13:34 (twenty years ago) link

Okay, let's see if this works....

Here are the first official shots of little Charlotte M. Smith in NYC..... clearly displeased with her father's ham-fisted penchant for impromptu and unsolicited digital photography. More to come, of course....but here ya go for now.

At 3 days old...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-03-26%2010.25.54%20-0800/Image-FBDB410E7F5211D8.jpg

..and 4 days old....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-03-26%2010.25.54%20-0800/Image-FBDB5F427F5211D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 26 March 2004 18:45 (twenty years ago) link

awwww

― oops (Oops), Friday, 26 March 2004 18:46 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, gosh. Congrats, Alex, and Charlotte is a fantastic name.

― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 26 March 2004 18:47 (twenty years ago) link

She is wondrous and tiny! But is surely already a firebrand at heart. Woo! :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 26 March 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

― bnw (bnw), Friday, 26 March 2004 18:49 (twenty years ago) link

Oh Alex, your daughter is absolutely beautiful!

(I've gone all broody now, and want to make a baby)

― C J (C J), Friday, 26 March 2004 18:54 (twenty years ago) link

All you need is a processed ham and some doll parts!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:16 (twenty years ago) link

It's true that kind of baby won't talk much.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:27 (twenty years ago) link

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

― geeta (geeta), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:32 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, she's beautiful.

― luna (luna.c), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:33 (twenty years ago) link

A processed ham + doll part baby sounds classic. It would give any mother-in-law a heart attack when she saw the little darling, so totally worth trying from that point of view.

― C J (C J), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:34 (twenty years ago) link

baby in nyc !!

― kephm, Friday, 26 March 2004 19:37 (twenty years ago) link

A bit late, but:

Hip hip hooray for Charlotte in NYC!! On her magical birthing day!!

Fire, honoured.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:39 (twenty years ago) link

Wow, she looks great! Look at all that hair she has! Mine didn't have hair that thick til he was 6 months old! What a sweet healthy babygirl! I'm so totally proud of you duder.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 26 March 2004 19:43 (twenty years ago) link

She's adorable!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 26 March 2004 20:14 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations Alex. I'm glad everything is allright.

― Sébastien Chikara (Sébastien Chikara), Friday, 26 March 2004 20:18 (twenty years ago) link

Nice one fella.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Friday, 26 March 2004 20:24 (twenty years ago) link

Oh goodness she is so cuuuuuuuute!!!

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 26 March 2004 20:47 (twenty years ago) link

Jeanne's already looking forward to Auntie Jeanne status, when she can teach Charlotte to kick some ass.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 26 March 2004 20:54 (twenty years ago) link

All go you get away from the baby, give her some air and stop fussing dammit! Here, let me hold her.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Friday, 26 March 2004 21:29 (twenty years ago) link

I am happy everything worked out so well for you guys. I had a feeling it would. She is pretty too!

Isn't it crazy that you two just baked a new soul into the world!

― hector (hector), Friday, 26 March 2004 21:49 (twenty years ago) link

Thus Alex's need to honour fire, in order to ensure the correct temperature.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 26 March 2004 21:49 (twenty years ago) link

Here we are, back at the processed ham.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:02 (twenty years ago) link

It's all part of the plan.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:20 (twenty years ago) link

this thread will be bookmarked by me and read in its entirety on many a drunken nights. and i will cry. Congratulations Alex!

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:22 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte reacting to her first airing of Killing Joke....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-03-26%2010.25.54%20-0800/Image-FBDB29267F5211D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link

A baby that in fact turns to red!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 26 March 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

Hahahaha

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 26 March 2004 23:03 (twenty years ago) link

Her hair's standing on end! So cute!

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 26 March 2004 23:15 (twenty years ago) link

wow congratulations alex!

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 27 March 2004 11:46 (twenty years ago) link

She is absolutely beautiful, all the best to the three of you, Alex.

― silver girl, Saturday, 27 March 2004 11:51 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats!

She's so cute.

But she has the same birthday as a girl I know. That girl gets into so much trouble, nobody can take it any more. She misses so much school too.

But we all know your little one will be an angle! Congradulations again!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 14:35 (twenty years ago) link

Angel. Sorry.

I need to work on typing and spellling. Oh, becoming a writer is frustrating when you can't spell or type!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 14:36 (twenty years ago) link

"Charlotte is a punk rocker."

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Saturday, 27 March 2004 14:38 (twenty years ago) link

I'm fully aware that this could get tiresome after a while, but both the daughter and the digital camera are brand new...so...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-03-27%2009.19.19%20-0800/Image-DD08B347801211D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 27 March 2004 17:21 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, so cute!

My friend's mom is pregnate now. Three months I think she said.

Oh, everybody's family is getting new babies but mine. I don't think there's any hope of me getting a brother or sister now! I don't think I'd even get a new cousin.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 17:28 (twenty years ago) link

Alrighty....last one for a while....and yes, I am that much of a predictable cartoon character...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-03-27%2009.57.19%20-0800/Image-3814346A801811D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 27 March 2004 17:58 (twenty years ago) link

Oh so cute!

The Killing Joke shirt and all!

So, what was the first Killing Joke song Charlotte heard? Was it "Eighties"? Must have been, knowing her dad.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:05 (twenty years ago) link

No, not "Eighties". It was "Sanity," actually....but that's purely because it was playing on VH1 Classic last night during a feeding.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:23 (twenty years ago) link

What?

It was on VH1!

She's a lucky little one.

I still have yet to see ONE Killing Joke video!!

I had a basketball game last night. Tiring. But worth it! Finally we won! I was a huge part of it too. I had to tell the other girl to just waste time in the last 49 seconds. If I didn't, we would have lost the ball for sure!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago) link

Hey, just out of couriousity (sp?), how did she react to the video? Did she cry of give undivided attention?

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link

or give

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 18:35 (twenty years ago) link

She was completely unaware....as she is of most visual/sonic stimuli at the moment.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, well she'll know Killing Joke before you know it. Her third word might be Jaz or Joke, you know. Right after she learns momma and dadda.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago) link

Next time she sees a picture of Killing Joke, she'll point and say "Joke" in the cutest voice!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:19 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte sleeping face = Charlotte listening to Killing Joke face.

Damned kids today, they get older and start ignoring evertthing their parents do or say ... it keeps happening at a younger and younger age ...

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:40 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know. I pay attention to what my mom says, most of the time, but I don't think I'm supposed to hear it all.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 27 March 2004 19:46 (twenty years ago) link

Now it has to be said that Alex w/baby = coolness to the nth degree. :-)

How is Peg? After all the stress and sadness she was feeling recently, she must be on cloud nine.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 27 March 2004 20:19 (twenty years ago) link

Awww, such cute photos! She's adorable. :-)

― lyra (lyra), Sunday, 28 March 2004 04:09 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, your little girl is precious. You must be so proud. I think it's especially intriguing that she seems to be enjoying your favorite musical artist. Here's to you, your wife, and your new daughter!

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Sunday, 28 March 2004 04:12 (twenty years ago) link

you've made something great there Alex, keep up the good work.

― chris (chris), Sunday, 28 March 2004 18:20 (twenty years ago) link

Gratuitous photo of the day. Exhausted mother with sleeping child. Note shelves of discs in the background...probably not to be played again for many, many moons.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-03-30%2016.11.32%20-0800/Image-EC4310AB82A711D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link

Awwwwwwwww....

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link

That is a cute little kid.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 23:30 (twenty years ago) link

:-) Rah! Now about those CDs, I could take them off your hands. Hey, why are you looking at me like that?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 30 March 2004 23:56 (twenty years ago) link

OMG! Finally a cuteness that doesn't involve kittens!

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:19 (twenty years ago) link

That picture of your wife and the new baby is just the coolest, Alex. :) I can't wait for the first family photo!

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 02:38 (twenty years ago) link

Aww she is so beautiful Alex. Hope all is going well with the little one & that your wife is recovering well. Awww so cute, babies roXor!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 06:52 (twenty years ago) link

She's gorgeous. Does this thread get printed and stuck in a baby book so she can ridicule the outdated technology of her birth year?

― Anna (Anna), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 08:18 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.puppetstuff.com/toy_puppets/sockcomp.jpg

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 10:50 (twenty years ago) link

The baby reminds me of a sock puppet, and I mean that in the most complimentary way. She is too cute for words. And yes, I think sock puppets are adorable; I am just that kind of freak.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 10:52 (twenty years ago) link

that is a beautiful baby - congrats alex!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 31 March 2004 12:07 (twenty years ago) link

Pic o' the day (gimme a break...I'm a new father!)

Apres Bathtime...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-01%2015.52.30%20-0800/Image-9AEF5142843711D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 1 April 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

She's trying out Jedi mind tricks on mom!

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Thursday, 1 April 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link

Another of mother & child...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-01%2015.57.54%20-0800/Image-618F1FBC843811D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 1 April 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link

How sweet! What an adorable shot (and Mum looks rather good for the stress).

Glad it turned out so well. (Alright, so I'm a few days late. Sue us;>)

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Thursday, 1 April 2004 23:30 (twenty years ago) link

jesus, alex, don't take this the wrong way, but I had no idea your wife was so fucking hot.

― teeny (teeny), Thursday, 1 April 2004 23:49 (twenty years ago) link

um, what she said

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 1 April 2004 23:52 (twenty years ago) link

I'm glad there's agreement on this notion.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:14 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, she is lovely, isn't she.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago) link

Further evidence of same from 2001....

http://jupiter.walagata.com/w/alexinnyc/746905.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:51 (twenty years ago) link

Keep an eye on the boys from age 5, tis all I'll say. Charlotte will slay 'em.

Alex, you are one lucky guy...said from my neutral pedestal, o' course.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:54 (twenty years ago) link

And I'm loving the tie, BTW

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:54 (twenty years ago) link

I'm so hungry.

glad you have a happy life, alex! sincerely.

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 2 April 2004 00:55 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, tell me more about the meal please.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 2 April 2004 01:05 (twenty years ago) link

Congrats Alex. What wonderful pictures.

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 2 April 2004 02:00 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, tell me more about the meal please.

That was at Smith & Wollenski's in midtown after I'd proposed. We saw Rush Limbaugh go by (looking much the portlier) and Peggy stole an engraved steak knife (she has a latant cleptomaniacal streak).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 2 April 2004 02:20 (twenty years ago) link

...and she is the very brillaint and perpetually incandescent
luminescence of my life.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 2 April 2004 02:22 (twenty years ago) link

Wait, had you proposed right then and there? Or later in the day?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 2 April 2004 03:31 (twenty years ago) link

Actually, i'd proposed on Halloween of 2000. This was a month or so afterwards (prior to 2001, but I always make that mistake, as we used the above photo for an engagement party invitaion in 2001.)

I proposed in my living room.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 2 April 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago) link

Aww, your family are too cute Alex!!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 2 April 2004 14:45 (twenty years ago) link

I can't deal with how adorable this little one is. The picture of Charlotte and her mom on the couch is so sweet -- her lil foot is sticking out!! Eeeee!! Little baby foot!!! Ahem, um, right, I mean, she's swell, duders.

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Friday, 2 April 2004 14:58 (twenty years ago) link

Pics of the day....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-02%2015.35.24%20-0800/Image-5D29996684FE11D8.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-02%2015.35.24%20-0800/Image-5D29A50C84FE11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 2 April 2004 22:43 (twenty years ago) link

Aww, baby yawns!

Alex, you should redraw one of these pics using MS Paint.

― Vitamin Leee (Leee), Friday, 2 April 2004 22:44 (twenty years ago) link

I like how the first is frowny pondering and the second is gentle happiness. Except Charlotte does look a touch frowny still!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 2 April 2004 23:54 (twenty years ago) link

she's so tiny!

― oops (Oops), Friday, 2 April 2004 23:55 (twenty years ago) link

These pics are too adorable. Thank you for showing them to us and thereby giving us more of an insight into your family. You guys are going to be the best parents ever (or second best if I factor in my own parental biases).

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 3 April 2004 00:28 (twenty years ago) link

Jeez....my George Michael stubble is in full effect in that first one.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 3 April 2004 00:32 (twenty years ago) link

Now I envision Alex proposing by saying that he thought it would be nice if he could touch her body.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 3 April 2004 01:27 (twenty years ago) link

i like the matching fuzzy hairdos.

― bnw (bnw), Saturday, 3 April 2004 01:45 (twenty years ago) link

so do I! I like all the pics, it's nice to see this side of you Alex. and Charlotte is beautiful, obv.

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Saturday, 3 April 2004 03:18 (twenty years ago) link

yeah ditto. congrats again alex, this is all super fun to read.

― mark p (Mark P), Saturday, 3 April 2004 03:30 (twenty years ago) link

The pictures are all very adorable.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Saturday, 3 April 2004 13:10 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte is so cute! Hope you're all doing well. Not too tired?

Seems like you have a beautiful family. : )

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 3 April 2004 13:47 (twenty years ago) link

Pic of the day...notice the gradually developing tonsorial resemblance to Beyond the Valley of 1984-era Wendy Orlean Williams.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-03%2018.29.14%20-0800/Image-F769EBC585DE11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 4 April 2004 01:31 (twenty years ago) link

She has a turned-up pixy nose!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 4 April 2004 01:44 (twenty years ago) link

Cute little angel!!

Alex, your killing us with all the pictures!

It's too much cuteness and beauty to handel!!

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 4 April 2004 13:16 (twenty years ago) link

Pic o' the day...(more like Pic o' the week at this point)...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-09%2012.50.08%20-0700/Image-B3C37CE88A5E11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 9 April 2004 18:59 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-09%2012.50.08%20-0700/Image-B3C36B028A5E11D8.jpg

...which is a weak and ill-fated photographic homage to....

http://www.drzira.com/apefest/images/escape/english_escape_large.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 9 April 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

That is truly an astounding geek/camp pose you have there in the first one, Alex. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 9 April 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

Guilty as charged.

Y'know what they say....if the shoe fits, kick someone with it!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 9 April 2004 19:03 (twenty years ago) link

Grr Alex, I suspect you are much taller than I originally thought you were, which means I must now secretly hate you. (Fortunately your immensely-cute baby mitigates my churning Napoleanic bile.)

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 9 April 2004 19:08 (twenty years ago) link

Usually 6'1"...depending on the entirely unpredictable hair.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 9 April 2004 19:12 (twenty years ago) link

TALL MAN I SMITE YOU aw cute baby nevermind

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 9 April 2004 19:14 (twenty years ago) link

Sorry, I honestly cannot resist posting these...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-10%2015.13.29%20-0700/Image-1F1012648B3C11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 10 April 2004 23:33 (twenty years ago) link

So...adorable...must resist...embarrassing babytalk to computer screen...

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 11 April 2004 01:49 (twenty years ago) link

awwww, sweet baby!

― lyra (lyra), Sunday, 11 April 2004 02:14 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.50.53%20-0700/Image-50B61C3E8DA511D8.jpg

3 Weeks & a day old.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link

She's perfectly gorgeous.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 22:56 (twenty years ago) link

And bless her, she's about the only person who regularly if indirectly appears on ILX who doesn't care about Gear's roommate's coital faux pas today.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

Oh Ned, how could you?

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 22:58 (twenty years ago) link

It's true though! (And yes, she is once again an utter sweetie.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link

It is true, yes, but you aren't supposed to mention *that* on sweet baby threads. Ew.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 23:01 (twenty years ago) link

Alex already has a Good Charlotte photo polluting his thread, he'll survive.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 23:04 (twenty years ago) link

I can handle it. And am thusly intrigued.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link

You haven't read it yet?

Um...well, start at the very beginning. And take the time to read it all. And that's all I'll say.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 13 April 2004 23:15 (twenty years ago) link

what to do when your roommate doesn't realize you're home and thusly is having loud sex in the living room being the thread in question.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 05:01 (twenty years ago) link

Due to an iPhoto malfunction (well, it was my fault, actually), I managed to dismantle some of the pages I'd set up, jettisoning several pics in the process. In the interests of maintaining the annoying, beaming father mode, I'm replacing them all here now, in chronological order, no less....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.46.24%20-0700/Image-334EEC998DA311D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.46.24%20-0700/Image-334F31C88DA311D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.46.24%20-0700/Image-334F40648DA311D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.46.24%20-0700/Image-334F4BA18DA311D8.jpg

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http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.46.24%20-0700/Image-33506F198DA311D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-13%2016.46.24%20-0700/Image-33508E078DA311D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:26 (twenty years ago) link

Why is there more light in room in the first picture of the whole family and it's dark in the second one?

But anyway....

AAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! So cute!!!!!!

― Aja (aja), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:29 (twenty years ago) link

eeeheeheehee!

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:35 (twenty years ago) link

Why is there more light in room in the first picture of the whole family and it's dark in the second one?

The erratic nature of digital cameras that decide on their own whether or not a flash would be suitable.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:43 (twenty years ago) link

I see. I got a digital camera for my birthday. I still haven't opened it.

― Aja (aja), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:45 (twenty years ago) link

You should. I picked mine up (a Canon PowerShot Sd10) just after the baby was born,....and it's fantastic...and easy for Luddite spods like myself.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:49 (twenty years ago) link

I know I should, and I want to, but I don't have anything to take pictures of yet!! You're so lucky!!

― Aja (aja), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link

...unless I take pictures of the construction behind our building....

― Aja (aja), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:52 (twenty years ago) link

She is very like you Alex, if one can tell at all at this stage.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 14:54 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, she is FAR TOO ADORABLE in the pic wrapped up in the yellow towel. Again, congrats Alex.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 15:02 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-18%2020.04.20%20-0700/Image-C816825A91AD11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-18%2020.04.20%20-0700/Image-C816951B91AD11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-18%2020.04.20%20-0700/Image-C816BBAD91AD11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-18%2020.04.20%20-0700/Image-C816C5DE91AD11D8.jpg

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:09 (twenty years ago) link

Got your nose, Alex!

That is so cute!

― Aja (aja), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:13 (twenty years ago) link

Or should that read, "Got your nose, daddy."?

― Aja (aja), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:13 (twenty years ago) link

Imagine giving the kid a printout of this thread for her/his 21st.

'This thread was started the day you were conceived, and it's still going!'

'Umm, thanks dad'

― Autumn Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:43 (twenty years ago) link

So cute!!

― lyra (lyra), Monday, 19 April 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link

Pic of the day...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-23%2015.44.47%20-0700/Image-8751A1D1957711D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 24 April 2004 01:42 (twenty years ago) link

That's so cute!!

I don't know what else to say.

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 24 April 2004 01:49 (twenty years ago) link

i'm late to this, but anyway ... charlotte is adorable!!!!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 24 April 2004 02:05 (twenty years ago) link

whoa that is awesome. congrats mr & mrs alexinny!

god i hope my theoretical child will honour the fire

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 24 April 2004 02:15 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day (yeah, I know....gimme a break, I'm in love)

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-24%2016.45.06%20-0700/Image-14DC68B3964911D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-24%2016.45.06%20-0700/Image-14DC7485964911D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 24 April 2004 22:48 (twenty years ago) link

So, so very adorable!

― Aja (aja), Saturday, 24 April 2004 22:54 (twenty years ago) link

(baby is cute as well)

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 24 April 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

Sweepy eyes. (I also like the subtext of how Alex is able to demonstrate the hotness of Peg again and again as he goes.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 April 2004 02:00 (twenty years ago) link

That's an awesome baby. Great, great baby. Love that baby.

Must say, though, that for a punk your living room looks awfully clean.

― Verbal (Verbal), Sunday, 25 April 2004 02:03 (twenty years ago) link

Hey give him a break, they recently moved. The mural depicting a glowering Jaz surrounded by flames comes later (the earlier proposed one of Jaz capering with the bloody severed head of Mick Hucknall met with Peg's objections).

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 April 2004 02:09 (twenty years ago) link

No, no... you misunderstand. Babies need clean living rooms. It's the "Punk" t-shirt that's got to go.

Sorry, Alex, but I think it's finally time.

― Verbal (Verbal), Sunday, 25 April 2004 02:12 (twenty years ago) link

She's so tiny! So adorable. :-)

― lyra (lyra), Sunday, 25 April 2004 05:18 (twenty years ago) link

She is marvellous. Does she sleep well?

― Nellie (nellskies), Sunday, 25 April 2004 06:56 (twenty years ago) link

Clean apartments are what happens when you get married. Were I still a single, beer-swigging rock pig, my apartment would accordingly fit the billl (as it once did), but now that I'm married, the wife runs a reasonably tight ship.

As far as the "Punk" t-shirt goes, if any of you little Beyonce-worshipping Good Charlotte fans did your homework and knew your history, you'd realize said shirt was not in fact a pathetic assertion of punkitood ala Smash the SuicIdol, but rather an advertisment for Legs McNeil & John Holstrom's once-hallowed magazine which coined the term (if you don't recognize Holstrom's legendary font, you shouldn't be allowed to own any Ramones albums). Yes it's a bit old and form fitting, but whatcha want?

Yes, while tiny and adorable, she doesn't really enjoy sleeping...or at least not when we'd like her to. Basically, she's a little vampire....up all night, sleeps all day.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 25 April 2004 15:54 (twenty years ago) link

i love you alex.

― mark p (Mark P), Sunday, 25 April 2004 15:57 (twenty years ago) link

Pic o' the day...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-27%2009.24.29%20-0700/Image-236E402E986711D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 15:29 (twenty years ago) link

Awww...so cute! It almost makes me want to have a baby, if I wasn't convinced I would spawn some HR Giger-esque alien instead of a real baby.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:05 (twenty years ago) link

A classic sink bath!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:12 (twenty years ago) link

I think we should have a Charlotte pic 'o the day EVERY single day. (Pssst, Alex, she's staring at her mom's thingies in that picture!)

― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:49 (twenty years ago) link

Alex you & your family are so beautiful.

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:52 (twenty years ago) link

Indeed, this thread rocks.

― scott m cd (mcd), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 16:59 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks, J0hn. Here's Charlotte with my Mom last night....both looking slightly dazed and confused. http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-27%2009.24.29%20-0700/Image-236E5F2D986711D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:21 (twenty years ago) link

Adorable!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:22 (twenty years ago) link

Alex's Mom in NYC!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:24 (twenty years ago) link

That's herh

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 19:24 (twenty years ago) link

Oh Charlotte is just gorgeous. I'm getting my baby fix by checking this thread every day. Thanks!

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago) link

Alex this is all v.v.excellent. I am glad at least one ilxor has not been wasting their time while I wz away. I will let all the nonsense abt Punk pass as dads are required to talk nonsense or their kids wd have nothing to rebel against.

― mark s (mark s), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 21:00 (twenty years ago) link

The one of Charlotte in the bath looks so... louche!

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 29 April 2004 12:21 (twenty years ago) link

Pic o' the day (for those of you keeping track of such things)...talkin' some smack to her grandmother. http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-29%2005.37.00%20-0700/Image-9FB9C26899D911D8.jpg§

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:09 (twenty years ago) link

That's my favourite one! She's telling mum that no she does not want to do that. (or she might just have some wind!) too cute alex!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:12 (twenty years ago) link

Grandma -- is this Alex's wife's mother in NYC?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:14 (twenty years ago) link

Aaaarrggghhhh!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:15 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, that's my mother-in-law. s

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 13:45 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte is even cuter than Alex's stray letters! e

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 16:02 (twenty years ago) link

"Put that goddamn camera away!" http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-29%2005.37.00%20-0700/Image-9FB9E87899D911D8.jpge

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link

Babies, they turn event the hardest of men twee. Y

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

event? t

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:52 (twenty years ago) link

She really does look like you dude!

Nickalicious otm, my brother and his wife are bringing my nephew home for the weekend, I can't wait to see him again, he's about 8 months old now.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:55 (twenty years ago) link

Haha - in a show of solidarity with Alex in his predicament, I think we all should append characters to our ILX posts.

Great new pictures, Alex. Q

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:57 (twenty years ago) link

I like the thought of charlotte rebelling against alex's rebellious ways. p

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link

She'll run the Beyonce Knowles fan club one day.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:03 (twenty years ago) link

She'll be on American Idol 24 singing "Independent Woman" and Beyonce, throat scratchy from millions of cigarettes, will gargle, "That was wonderful..."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago) link

Well, the only things she really rebels against so far are (a) the clock and (b) the need to have one's diapers changed i

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:06 (twenty years ago) link

you shouldn't need to change your diapers. a

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:10 (twenty years ago) link

Well, maybe not at first.....but after a while, it gets uncomfortable a

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:12 (twenty years ago) link

I guessed right!!! r

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago) link

Oh whoops - I just saw that other thread about Alex's problem, which rendered my comment up there kinda redundant. Sorry, I can't keep up with every thread in this place. €

― Broheems (diamond), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:24 (twenty years ago) link

I like how every day her facial expressions and overall shape are becoming more and more defined; she looks like both her parents pretty equally, which is excellent. can't congratulate you guys enough.

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 29 April 2004 22:16 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks, Matos (and everyone else whose written such nice things in the past few weeks). Yeah, the gradual (but swift) definition of her head/face/entire shape is rather remarkable....and admittedly somewhat startling. She seems to develop rapidly overnight. In fact, here's her little head just this morning.... http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-29%2005.37.00%20-0700/Image-9FB9DE3499D911D8.jpg?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 April 2004 22:29 (twenty years ago) link

Such pinchable cheeks!

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 22:30 (twenty years ago) link

pic o' the day....again with her grandmother... http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-30%2011.46.22%20-0700/Image-4651702C9AD611D8.jpg§

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:09 (twenty years ago) link

Aw. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 1 May 2004 01:39 (twenty years ago) link

Both grandmothers look like they'll be the most awesome grandmothers to your little one, Alex. That's really great. Your baby does indeed look like a perfect amalgam of you and your wife, which must make you totally ecstatic. This thread is also a truly great and classic one and I'm glad it exists.

― Many Coloured Halo (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 1 May 2004 02:01 (twenty years ago) link

You sleeping at all yet?

My little one is just getting a night pattern down.

― hector (hector), Saturday, 1 May 2004 02:57 (twenty years ago) link

Nah, the sleeping situation is still a bit of a problem. The problem really is the inconsistency of it. There is no pattern basically. She'll sleep in nice, big three hour chunks on night, and we get lulled into a false sense of security that she's adapting to the day/night routine....only to be rudely roused the next night by her absolutely demonic refusal to be still/quiet/calm etc. It's getting better, I suppose, but oh so very slowly. More frustratingly, she'll sleep incredibly soundly during the middle of the day (seriously, you could blow an air-horn next to her little basket and she won't so much as flinch). We'll get there, but there are -- literally -- miles to go before we sleep. But sometimes, she's a little quiet angel like this.... http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-04-30%2011.46.22%20-0700/Image-465161B09AD611D8.jpgú

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 1 May 2004 09:08 (twenty years ago) link

What a heartbreaker! Treasure the quiet moments, Alex. You'll wax lyrical about them when she becomes a teen and you'll need the taser to keep the overheated boys at bay.

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 1 May 2004 17:51 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-01%2019.17.09%20-0700/Image-47406FA49BDE11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-01%2019.17.09%20-0700/Image-4740C4CE9BDE11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 2 May 2004 01:19 (twenty years ago) link

She throwing gang signals in that first one?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 May 2004 01:55 (twenty years ago) link

SO CUTE!! these are all excellent, and i'm genuinely touched by pround of her you are.

― g--ff (gcannon), Sunday, 2 May 2004 03:54 (twenty years ago) link

Just unpacked our Baby Bjorn (as Charlotte has finally reached 8 lbs., which is the lightest one can be to be carried around in such a contraption)...and it turns out to be red and black --- KILLING JOKE COLOURS! HUZZAH!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:01 (twenty years ago) link

It begins! If it hasn't already.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:06 (twenty years ago) link

Musically speaking, the only song she's really responded favorably too -- oddly enough -- was the Clash's rendition of "Pressure Drop".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:16 (twenty years ago) link

kids love the backbeat, I swear to god.

― teeny (teeny), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 14:21 (twenty years ago) link

Sometimes, and I hate to say this to sleep deprived parents, but sometimes you have to do what you can to keep them awake to try and get their little schedules changed. I had to do it with Spencer, and it was horrible and we were both tired and cranky, but it eventually evened out.

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 15:52 (twenty years ago) link

Well, we're taking her outside a lot more, now that the weather has warmed up, and conventional wisdom dictates that lots of fresh helps to tucker her out. We'll see.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 17:40 (twenty years ago) link

BABIES LOVE KILLING JOKE COLOURS BEST!!!

Although babies are able to differentiate between colors at birth, they prefer focusing their attention on contours, fixing their eyes on places where color contrasts are greatest. Toys in black, white and red will satisfy your baby`s preference since they provide numerous images with high contrasts.

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 6 May 2004 04:40 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day...... http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-06%2011.58.32%20-0700/Image-02E372D09F8F11D8.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-06%2011.58.32%20-0700/Image-02E393D19F8F11D8.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-06%2011.58.32%20-0700/Image-02E3B94E9F8F11D8.jpg<

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 6 May 2004 20:23 (twenty years ago) link

She's beautiful, Alex! Best thread ever.

My favorite pic of all of them is near the top - you're wearing a Soft Boys shirt and holding her head by yours. :-)

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 6 May 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

Haha, I love that middle one -- it's all 'OOOO!' on her part.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 May 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link

Was Alex on 16th street today with a bag of gifts for his child?

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:30 (twenty years ago) link

He was! He mentions it over on the Curve thread that he revived. Wotadotingdad.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:45 (twenty years ago) link

Hahahah...yes I was. They weren't gifts (more like bags of anti-poop-related gear), but yeah,...that was me.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:48 (twenty years ago) link

Brilliant

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:51 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.aerostar.com/images/clean_suit.jpg

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link

Your sunglasses were crooked, btw.

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link

say hi next time

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:52 (twenty years ago) link

my ears are misalligned

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:53 (twenty years ago) link

I see.

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Friday, 7 May 2004 22:53 (twenty years ago) link

Seriouslly, did they look that out of whack?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 8 May 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago) link

Yes.

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Saturday, 8 May 2004 03:55 (twenty years ago) link

That's most unfortunate.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 8 May 2004 11:10 (twenty years ago) link

On the bright side, the kid seems genetically sound.

― TheNewJMod (JMod), Saturday, 8 May 2004 13:07 (twenty years ago) link

Freakin' impossibly cute.

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Saturday, 8 May 2004 13:19 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day....special "Mothers Day" edition:

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-09%2016.31.49%20-0700/Image-90415E42A20F11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-09%2016.31.49%20-0700/Image-9041981EA20F11D8.jpg

My lovely wife...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-09%2016.31.49%20-0700/Image-90429EFEA20F11D8.jpg

My good friend Rob quizzing Charlotte on her favorite Wonder Stuff album....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-09%2016.31.49%20-0700/Image-9042AED2A20F11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-09%2016.31.49%20-0700/Image-9042BB6DA20F11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-09%2016.31.49%20-0700/Image-9042CB0FA20F11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 9 May 2004 23:09 (twenty years ago) link

:-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 10 May 2004 00:18 (twenty years ago) link

New pics.....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-16%2009.55.42%20-0700/Image-691943E8A75911D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-16%2009.55.42%20-0700/Image-691A0C90A75911D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 May 2004 15:59 (twenty years ago) link

Haha! Raising her to read from an early age, I see. ;-)

Actually, Alex, you will appreciate this -- yesterday after leaving Amoeba, friend Stripey and I passed by two Chicano skaters who couldn't have been older than eighteen or nineteen, and one was wearing a brand-spanking new Killing Joke first album graphic T-shirt. Fire was thus honoured.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 16 May 2004 16:06 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, who is that holding her in the red shirt?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 May 2004 16:24 (twenty years ago) link

That's Alex himself!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 16 May 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link

he's getting really skinny. There is NO ASS in that photo.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 May 2004 16:54 (twenty years ago) link

And the photo is the poorer for it, in my opinion.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 16 May 2004 16:54 (twenty years ago) link

No lie, I've totally lost about five pounds since the arrival of the little one. Five pounds of ass, inevitably.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link

Teenage Chicano Skaters who Honor the Fire? Who'da thunkit?

Good bad name, that.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:08 (twenty years ago) link

baNd...

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 16 May 2004 18:09 (twenty years ago) link

New piccy pics...yes I'm still at it...

The lovely mother & daughter....
http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-19%2013.01.35%20-0700/Image-F143ADD3A9CE11D8.jpg

The incongruously scary father.....
http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-19%2013.01.35%20-0700/Image-F143CB0CA9CE11D8.jpg

Charlotte's little eyelashes...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-19%2013.01.35%20-0700/Image-F143D514A9CE11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:05 (twenty years ago) link

A sleeveless Venom shirt. Sir, I salute you.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:09 (twenty years ago) link

Wow. babies really are incredibly small people.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:47 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.upstairsmedia.com/images/samples/Giant_Baby.jpg

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:48 (twenty years ago) link

When was that taken then?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:48 (twenty years ago) link

Judging by the decor, probably 1948.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:49 (twenty years ago) link

I guess I'd kind of like to have a baby, but it would have to like sleeping on our air mattress.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:50 (twenty years ago) link

Though I guess it could have the sofa, as long as it didn't sweat too much. Our sofa is faux-leather.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago) link

I love this thread. Love it.

My big brother became a father for the first time yesterday. I'm kind of missing it all as he is in the US, so having someone else's baby photos and first-time daddy-ness is helping a lot.

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link

Pics of the day...YAAAAAAYYYY!

In Riverside Park, yesterday...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-23%2010.56.22%20-0700/Image-B8976BE0ACE111D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-23%2010.56.22%20-0700/Image-B897A3C2ACE111D8.jpg

And the following picture has melted the pitch black glacier of omniphobia that was my heart.....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-23%2010.56.22%20-0700/Image-B897C699ACE111D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 May 2004 22:46 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte likes things!

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Sunday, 23 May 2004 23:01 (twenty years ago) link

It looks like she wants daddy's Budweiser!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 May 2004 02:59 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte the happy drunk! Or not.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 24 May 2004 14:58 (twenty years ago) link

Actually, if you look closer, you'll see I was drinkin' Corona, not Bud.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 24 May 2004 15:04 (twenty years ago) link

"Charlotte the happy drunk! Or not. "

Maybe that explains this picture:

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-16%2009.55.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 May 2004 23:13 (twenty years ago) link

oh well, the picture was the one from upthread of charlotte adorably passed out on the bed.

"Actually, if you look closer, you'll see I was drinkin' Corona, not Bud."

oops, my bad!

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Monday, 24 May 2004 23:16 (twenty years ago) link

More pics.....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-24%2017.06.11%20-0700/Image-9A372A04ADDE11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-24%2017.06.11%20-0700/Image-9A37C078ADDE11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-24%2017.06.11%20-0700/Image-9A374B16ADDE11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 00:33 (twenty years ago) link

THE ICE BAT WATCHETH!

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-24%2017.06.11%20-0700/Image-9A37984EADDE11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 25 May 2004 00:34 (twenty years ago) link

Pic o' the day....

What could that little pocket on her cardy honestly be for? Very small car keys?

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-26%2014.59.00%20-0700/Image-4A78512EAF5F11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 27 May 2004 15:09 (twenty years ago) link

I want one of those bats!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Friday, 28 May 2004 03:02 (twenty years ago) link

The Ice Bat came from Kid Robot on Prince Street.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 28 May 2004 03:12 (twenty years ago) link

dude your kid is way cute

― amateur!st (amateurist), Friday, 28 May 2004 03:55 (twenty years ago) link

The first pic looks like the morning after a hard night of HONOURING THE FIRE.

― Leee's a Simpson (Leee), Friday, 28 May 2004 04:41 (twenty years ago) link

is it safe to honour the fire at that age¿

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 28 May 2004 04:50 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day....

"Hello, Operator? GET ME THE POLICE!"
http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-31%2007.45.41%20-0700/Image-6AE7B786B31011D8.jpg

"LIGHTS OUT FOR YOU, DAD!"
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http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-31%2007.45.41%20-0700/Image-6AE7F478B31011D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 31 May 2004 13:50 (twenty years ago) link

There's no logical reason for the inclusion of this picture, but I took it at about 7:15 am on my way to the office (notice nearly deserted streets) on Sunday morning and think it looks jolly nice. Hooray for NYC.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-05-31%2007.45.41%20-0700/Image-6AE7C2D7B31011D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 31 May 2004 22:10 (twenty years ago) link

Very nice it does look! I spent part of the weekend around my cousin's babies/young kids, and while they're older than Charlotte (one only by three months), they gave me a sense of the controlled chaos wee ones can bring to one's life. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 31 May 2004 22:15 (twenty years ago) link

http://mediaservice.photoisland.com/auction/May/20045312642205206622255.jpg
Andrew attempts to Honour The Fire, unaware that pale blue nightshirt /= rawk.

― Hunter (Hunter), Monday, 31 May 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

This thread makes me immensely happy. It's just great.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 31 May 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link

This weekend I participated in the baptism of my brother's nine-month-old triplets, including my godson William, amd lemme tell ya, I got overwhelmed by baby-love big-time. This has never happened to me before, as typically I don't like being in the company of small children and resent mass-media baby fetishism, but yesterday I just wanted to hold William and play with him all day.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 31 May 2004 23:06 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte has reached my favorite baby age. Sooo cute!

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 31 May 2004 23:15 (twenty years ago) link

Just discovered this thread -- congrats to all three of you.

― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Monday, 31 May 2004 23:17 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day...

Sharp of Dress, yet Foul of Mood...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-02%2013.57.16%20-0700/Image-B7644160B4D611D8.jpg

And in significantly better spirits....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-02%2013.57.16%20-0700/Image-B764D9C1B4D611D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-02%2013.57.16%20-0700/Image-B764F580B4D611D8.jpg

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago) link

Whenever I'm having a lousy day your pictures cheer me up. Cutest baby ever, I declare.

― Jocelyn (Jocelyn), Wednesday, 2 June 2004 20:34 (twenty years ago) link

She's so adorable, I love this thread.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 3 June 2004 01:17 (twenty years ago) link

Whenever I'm having a lousy day your pictures cheer me up. Cutest baby ever, I declare.

It's true, that's why I love this thread.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 3 June 2004 01:36 (twenty years ago) link

More pictures please?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago) link

pretty cute, Alex!

I must say I'm having a bit of trouble reconciling the doting father with the guy I remember with both middle fingers raised in the midst of a crowded concert floor, evidently saying hello in his unique way to his friend across the floor...

great show, though, Tricky just after Maxinquaye opening for PJ Harvey after To Bring You My Love. Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos, baby, the guitarist sounded like Eddie Hazell that night...

― jon abbey, Tuesday, 8 June 2004 19:57 (twenty years ago) link

She gets more beautiful with every picture...

― luna (luna.c), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 20:03 (twenty years ago) link

That was sorta the way Alex appeared on the board -- in wrath and flame.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 20:07 (twenty years ago) link

Wow, Jon Abbey! Who'da thunk it. We moved offices this week, Jon....24th floor no more (or at least for another year while they re-model). They've squeezed everyone onto 27, and no one is pleased.

More pics.....

This is a truly unfortunate shot, but it amply shows who she gets her hair from...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-08%2020.10.22%20-0700/Image-C9CDFD20B9C111D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-08%2020.10.22%20-0700/Image-C9CE31AFB9C111D8.jpg

THE JURY!
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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 02:13 (twenty years ago) link

WHAT'S KERMIT DOING OMG

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 02:23 (twenty years ago) link

he's just embarrassed is all.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 02:36 (twenty years ago) link

I hardly ever read ILE, but happened to pop over while watching the Pistons (hopefully) beat the Lakers and this thread happened to be at the top. Skimming through it in order without knowing anything about the situation is as harrowing and dramatic as any work of fiction, with some kind of gangbusters happy ending.

It also just so happens that today is the day I heard the heartbeat of my first (due in January) for the first time, at my wife's second doctor's appointment. So I consider this coincidence a good omen.

Congratulations Alex -- Charlotte is beautiful.

― chris herrington (chris herrington), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link

Congratulations, Chris!!! Don't believe the hype, it's scary -- but not nearly as horrific as some people make it out to be (or maybe I just haven't hit that part yet). It is a life-changer though.

Thanks and kudos to you!!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 13:05 (twenty years ago) link

Good thoughts for Chris! And Alex...yeah, it's unfortunate, but it might not have been as unfortunate if you didn't simultaneously look like you were recovering from a hangover, being homeless and getting two black eyes. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 13:24 (twenty years ago) link

a hangover, being homeless and getting two black eyes.

Parenthood in a nutshell.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 14:21 (twenty years ago) link

just you wait...

Really, it does my poor old heart good to see this bebe and her glowing parents. Enough to make me want another of my own.

― luna (luna.c), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 17:46 (twenty years ago) link

thanks. We feel reasonably prepared to actually be parents, at least as prepared as we're going to get (I have half brothers who were infants when I was in high-school and college, so changing diapers, feeding, and all that won't be new to me). It's other stuff -- work/daycare logistics, costs, etc -- that seems daunting. There have only been a couple of times so far when the enormity of it all has made start to hyperventilate :-)

― chris herrington (chris herrington), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 19:20 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-11%2011.32.13%20-0700/Image-E64A2264BBD411D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-11%2011.32.13%20-0700/Image-E64A539FBBD411D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-11%2011.32.13%20-0700/Image-E64A844CBBD411D8.jpg
There's me and Charlotte's little bum in the mirror I nearly killed myself hanging this afternoon.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-11%2011.32.13%20-0700/Image-E64A8D7BBBD411D8.jpg

And here I am being tackled and pinned by a pint-sized assailant.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-11%2011.32.13%20-0700/Image-E64AA06EBBD411D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 12 June 2004 00:47 (twenty years ago) link

Aw. :-)

I think that pink dress is the most feminine (as socially constructed) thing I've seen her in yet! Where's the black T-shirt for her?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 12 June 2004 01:11 (twenty years ago) link

We have lots of conventionally "feminine" outfits for her, but she only fits into a few of'em. Some wiseacre friends of mine gave her a little black t-shirt that reads "Daddy Drinks Because I Cry" (which is all too true) and a little black smock/dress with the Ramones logo on it (complete with a pair of little black socks), but neither would fit at the moment.

I'm still waiting for the ILX onezie for her to arrive.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 12 June 2004 01:14 (twenty years ago) link

pic of the day...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-14%2018.01.30%20-0700/Image-F6D4C427BE6611D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 00:06 (twenty years ago) link

I'm still waiting for the ILX onezie for her to arrive

Aw, mannnn. This had better show up soon, because I want to see what it'll look like!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago) link

Still no sign of it.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 15 June 2004 01:44 (twenty years ago) link

Pic of the day...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-17%2008.05.36%20-0700/Image-48C9BFD2C06F11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 17 June 2004 14:41 (twenty years ago) link

The hair is looking even more punk somehow.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 17 June 2004 14:52 (twenty years ago) link

I'd like to explain the sickly neon green Izod by saying I had to go visit a mob of in-laws yesterday. I know. What a sellout I am, eh? In any event....a father's day pic.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-20%2011.40.38%20-0700/Image-DA3196EDC2E811D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 20 June 2004 21:54 (twenty years ago) link

My God. I would consider killing for a shirt that color.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Sunday, 20 June 2004 22:04 (twenty years ago) link

You should stitch a small 'honour the fire' bit below the alligator.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 20 June 2004 22:04 (twenty years ago) link

And here I am being tackled and pinned by a pint-sized assailant.

Ahahahahahahahahahaa!!!

― Je4nne ƒury (Jeanne Fury), Sunday, 20 June 2004 22:17 (twenty years ago) link

I got the shirt in question at the lamentable new Bloomingdales in Soho (former site of....a moment of silence, please.....Canal St. Jeans). Someone gave us a 75 buck gift card, so I spent it thusly. I might rip that fuckin' alligator off of it, though. I do like the color, it must be said.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:41 (twenty years ago) link

Pics of the...er...evenin'.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-21%2019.00.50%20-0700/Image-8365B3DEC3EF11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-21%2019.00.50%20-0700/Image-8365E1D3C3EF11D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-21%2019.00.50%20-0700/Image-8365EB75C3EF11D8.jpg

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 01:13 (twenty years ago) link

"See, honey, when you sit back and listen to your Stranglers box set for your 21st birthday, THIS is how you need to appreciate it, with a beer in your hand!"

"Yeah right dad, turn on the Wiggles so I can rock out."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 01:23 (twenty years ago) link

Pics o' the day...

Stylish Convict with Namste Kermit!
http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-29%2017.13.44%20-0700/Image-8E8CF229CA2911D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-29%2017.13.44%20-0700/Image-8E8D1456CA2911D8.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-06-29%2017.13.44%20-0700/Image-8E8D61EECA2911D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 23:21 (twenty years ago) link

Very PINK in the second photo there

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 23:52 (twenty years ago) link

Those are my sister's sheets at my mother's place, if ya must know (I would never outfit a bedroom with that color, personally). They are indeed an eyesore.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:17 (twenty years ago) link

she is soooooooo cute Alex.

It makes me want a third.

Oh wait, I just remembered what it's like having two.

Enjoy these days. They go by so quickly!

― dan carville weiner, Wednesday, 30 June 2004 02:11 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

For those of you keepin' track, here's what's transpired in the past two weeks.....

For a start, lots of this.....

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:19 (twenty years ago) link

Oh fuckity.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:19 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, sweetness!

Time for my nu-ILX honeymoon to kick back in: three hours and twenty minutes!

― Ma$onic Boom (kate), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:22 (twenty years ago) link

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:27 (twenty years ago) link

Hmmm. Wonder why it has a prob with that one image. Oh well.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-07-04%2016.28.35%20-0700/Image-9402F3ECCE1011D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:28 (twenty years ago) link

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:29 (twenty years ago) link

Hmmm. Apparently when the rest of the address is too long, the pic doesn't register. Not good. So much for the overhaul. Bring back IRC SRC, I say.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 16 July 2004 14:30 (twenty years ago) link

ah whatevah....I'm bored, so here's more. and here's hoping they appear.

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:08 (twenty years ago) link

dammit

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:08 (twenty years ago) link

Alex, that's a GREAT shot -- the camo shorts/sidewalk one. Should be the cover of your forthcoming parenting book.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:14 (twenty years ago) link

Hahaha. Thanks. how do I get the pics to appear? Fuck this Nu-ILX shit, man!!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-07-04%2016.28.35%20-0700/Image-9403342CCE1011D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:48 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-07-09%2015.10.15%20-0700/Image-F8092418D1F311D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-07-13%2014.02.08%20-0700/Image-5C099E76D50E11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 02:51 (twenty years ago) link

Figured out the glitch from before. In any event, here's the photo Rox mentioned....

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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

GAH!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 July 2004 03:33 (twenty years ago) link

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-07-29%2006.54.20%20-0700/Image-764DB0D4E16311D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:37 (twenty years ago) link

Charlotte, if it is the future and you are reading this thread, I hope to GOD they now have fast enough internet connections so that you don't have to wait for this thread to load as long as I just did.

Hi from the past, by the way. Your dad is CRAZY!

― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:45 (twenty years ago) link

Oh look at how CUTE you are!

(Sorry, if you are a teenager now and this is like totally not cool)

― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:50 (twenty years ago) link

AdamL, lecherous fifty-year-old from the future.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

oooh, didn't think about that.

― AdamL :') (nordicskilla), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

Hey Ned, is Kevin Shields still stuck in the studio?

― The Dreaded Rear Admiral (Leee), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

Yes I am. Oh wait.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 July 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link

Aww Alex, pics of your beautiful little girl always make me smile. Good luck with the weaning btw!!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Friday, 30 July 2004 07:14 (twenty years ago) link

I love the look in Charlotte's face: "Where are we going?"

Adrable:-)

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 30 July 2004 07:51 (twenty years ago) link

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