Dodecahedron Jr.

by **dodecahedron** on Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:24 pm

yes, he is here!

born today, Monday August 24 on 6:47PM Israeli DST (=GMT+3).

4.220Kg (roughly 9.3lb). he's a big one!

10 fingers, 10 toes, 2 eye, 2 ears etc.... the usual stuff.

gave us trouble the little rascal. ended up with a C-section operation.
the wife is recuperating now in the Hospital. she'll be there for a few days.

i'm off to bed, it's been a long tiring day, preceeded by only 3 hours of sleep

and not much of it tonight either...back to the hospital early tomorrow morning...

by **cfitz** on Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:37 pm

Congratulations!

Wonderful news, dodecahedron! =D>

I wish your wife a speedy recovery and hope you are soon all home to start your life as a family together.

cfitz

by **Ian** on Mon Aug 23, 2004 6:44 pm

Congratulations! We want pictures!

by **Bhairav** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:09 am

Congratulations,Dodecahedron! He's a big one! We want pictures, as Ian said!

by **Ian** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:17 am

You named him after me, right? j/k :wink:

by **socheat** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:36 am

Congrats!

by **MediumRare** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 12:44 am

Great news! =D>

Congrats to your "icosahedron". Hope your wife recovers speedily and do show us some pictures.

G

by **ruderacer** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:44 am

Congrats to you and to your wife! I hope she recovers soon. Let's see some pictures!

by **pranav81** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:16 am

Congrats!!!

Photos as soon as possible!!!

::Pranav::

by **dodecahedron** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:08 pm

thanks everyone.

he's 29 hours old now and very cute.

took a few pics of him to day with my new digital camera (well, isn't it grand that i have such a great excuse to spend gobs of money on gadgets?

)
i don't think they're very good though. i'm not quite into digital photography yet.
anyway, i think i've read (not sure but don't want to take any chances) that it's bad to flash in the eyes of little ones, so i'm not using the flash and indoor light isn't too good.

when i'll get some way of hosting the pics i'll put a few here (i don't have any webspace

)

mom is OK, getting slowly better. man, getting your belly sliced can't be good.
i spend as much time with her as possible.

today he tried to breast-feed. apparently it isn't going too well, but hopefully it will improve. my wife wants to breast feed him very much.

ah...so much to do, so many things to arrange/prepare etc....and there's work...and being with the wife @ hostpital......no time to sleep...

by **dodecahedron** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:09 pm

MediumRare wrote:Congrats to your "icosahedron". Hope your wife recovers speedily and do show us some pictures.

what can i say, my friend? great minds think alike

when i had first thought of this topic i would post, i too had though of referring to him as Icosahedron

but then thought Dodecahedron Jr. sounds better

by **MediumRare** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:57 pm

dodecahedron wrote:when i had first thought of this topic i would post, i too had though of referring to him as Icosahedron

but then thought Dodecahedron Jr. sounds better

Icosahedron because you do want him to go a step further than his Dad. :wink:

But however you refer to him, it's great that he's there.

As to webspace- check with your provider. They often provide some free space (mine does).

G

by **dodecahedron** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 6:29 pm

MediumRare wrote:Icosahedron because you do want him to go a step further than his Dad.

don't all dads ?

but then, which is 'further', the dodecahedron or icosahedron?
i think it depends on how you look at it.
for some reason, i've always thought of the dodecahedron as 'further', well, as the most 'advanced' Platonic solid. maybe it's the pentagoanl faces.
but then that's my personal preference.

by **Ian** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 7:40 pm

dodecahedron wrote:when i'll get some way of hosting the pics i'll put a few here (i don't have any webspace )

Send em to me. I'll host em.

no time to sleep...

Get used to that. You won't be getting a lot of sleep for the next few months. #-o

by **dodecahedron** on Tue Aug 24, 2004 8:34 pm

Ian wrote:Get used to that. You won't be getting a lot of sleep for the next few months.

yeah, i know

by **Spazmogen** on Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:06 am

Congratulations!

Is he your first? Your wife will be sore and not very mobile for a month or two yet.

1 seems easy to me now. 2 is difficult.

Forget about sleep for a while. Coffee is your new best friend.

We need pictures when you find the time :wink:

by **dodecahedron** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 9:55 am

baby is home!

yeah, he's our first child.

i know sleep will be a luxury for the near future...luckily i can function very well on very little sleep, irregular hours etc.

i don't drink coffeine!

pics soon.

by **cfitz** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:03 pm

dodecahedron wrote:pics soon.

Here they are, starting with a shot of Dodecahedron Jr. taking a short break during dinner time:

Here he is doing his best 50's Greaser imitation (check out that slicked back hair :wink:

)

And finally my favorite:

I love those chubby cheeks! So cute!

Dodecahedron, he is lovely. I am truly happy that you and your wife have been blessed with such a healthy, beautiful baby boy.

Keep us updated, and send more pics whenever you want.

cfitz

by **Bhairav** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:33 pm

Wow.. soo cute! Congrats again, dodecahedron. He's perfect!

by **Ian** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 2:32 pm

He is cute. I better not show those pictures to my wife. She'll want one. :wink:

by **dodecahedron** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:02 pm

just a few minutes ago: dady's first diaper change!

luckily, he had only peed.
we'll have to wait and see if what people say is true - that the little baby's poo is really cute and not bad smelling...?

by **LoneWolf** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:05 pm

On the poo thing, listen to Bill Cosby's "Fatherhood".

Congrats, Dodec. For all the work it entails, I hear the rewards are tenfold.

by **cfitz** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:24 pm

dodecahedron wrote:little baby's poo is really cute and not bad smelling...?

Keep telling yourself that... :lol:

LOL

cfitz

by **dodecahedron** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 4:37 pm

well...cute may be an exaggeration, but as for not bad smelling, well so they say...has to do with the lil' one's digestion and feeding on mother's milk.
like i said, i haven't got the chance to verify that yet, but probably will in the very near future

(BTW check your email)

by **Spazmogen** on Fri Aug 27, 2004 8:19 pm

Bad smelling poo?

Wait until they start on solid food. :evil:

By the 2nd child though, its no big deal. I can say that: I've got 2.

Dodecahedron Jr.

Dodecahedron Jr.

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