Well done and congratulations. This is addressed to the collective, and you are surely married long enough to know well the precise proportions in which to distribute the compliments to the constituent individuals. Never mind, I'll congratulate you separately afterwards; you would hardly have missed out, even in the short term.
Do try to get back to your normal state soon; it is disconcerting to encounter a newly-re-established father who is determined to be lucid. --- On Mon, 17/5/10, Biju Chacko <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Biju Chacko <[email protected]> > Subject: [silk] Population problem? What population problem? > To: "Intelligent Conversation" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 17 May, 2010, 22:53 > Folks: > > My wife, Beena, and I, having thumbed our noses at Malthus, > added to > the population problem today by adding Daniel Varghese > Philip to the > mix. While I use the collective form, I have to admit that > Beena took > care of the harder bits. I mostly took care of sourcing > unusual > flavors of ice cream at odd hours of the day or night. > > Danny looks forward to a long series of hand-me-downs from > his elder > brother Ben, who's mildly ticked off that he's not the > centre of > attention any more. > > My wife tells me that sharing his birth weight is > obligatory. It was > 3.2 kgs/ 7 lbs. I believe that's above average but too low > to get me a > bulk discount. > > So far, he mostly seems to be taking after his father: > > - He hasn't any hair to speak of > - He hasn't said anything sensible yet > - He promptly goes to sleep when he's fed. > > Fortunately his looks take after his mother: cute as a > button. Here's > the proof: > > http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/7051849/1//Danny%27s%20First%20Day?h=4c6662 > > Mother and Baby are both tired after an exciting first day > but are > otherwise doing fine. The father, however, hasn't quite > settled back > down to his normal level of lunacy. > > -- b > >
