My parents
have spent the past 5 years or so bemoaning the fact that us kids are not reproducing - bearing in mind that I'm the oldest of 4, and only 27, it's not that surprising, but still, my mother has been desperate for grandkids for a long long time.

So this year they are getting their first Christmas as grandparents, with my baby boy, who will be 12 weeks old on boxing day. Sadly I doubt this will be enough of a present for them so I've got dad a potato ricer and mum a book to supplement the novelty of a baby in the house.

he's quite cute though (I know, I know, I'm biased - but he is, right?!)

( ascorbate, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 12:15, 21 replies)

what a cutie!
what's he called?
(jennymnemonic, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 12:23, closed)

Cute?
Yeah, he is!
(GsterMum, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 12:26, closed)

Couldn't be cuter
if he tried. Best present ever me thinks.
(Free pens 100, 101, 102 is still counting on, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 12:29, closed)

yay!
Ours is due any time now (Mrs Bluemeat is week 38 on Monday)
( bluemeat has been best of all the animals since, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:03, closed)

good luck!
I ended up going to 40+6 weeks, with a 9 lb baby - 'twas fucking grim. Worth it though. Oh, and a word of advice - never ever suggest to your other half that she found labour painful because she 'must have a low pain threshold'. Mr vitamin c is still not back in my good books after that comment...
( ascorbate, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:52, closed)

Its looks pretty painful to me...
Kinda like shitting a melon.
(The Ear-Trumpet Addicting is NOT a word., Mon 30 Nov 2009, 22:42, closed)

Yes, he's cute.
But I'd still prefer an ipod as a present.
(stuntsmile, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:09, closed)

Yep
Very cute indeed. Jesus, who'd have ever thought they'd be a point in my life where I actually feel broody? Broody like a fucking chicken broody...
( SpankyHanky, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:31, closed)

Yes, he is.
And I bet you'll still have that babygrow 50years from now.
( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:33, closed)

thanks :-)
he's called Oliver, and is fast asleep on my lap at the moment, giving me valuable farting around on the net time.
spanky - I didn't feel broody until late last year - seems it can strike at any time! before that I thought all babies looked the same, and couldn't see the attraction...
( ascorbate, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:49, closed)

Babies
always looked like little pot bellied, shaved pug dogs to me before... now they actually look, what's the word... sweet... Yeah... sweet... Jesus... what's wrong with me?
( SpankyHanky, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 13:55, closed)

yup
know the feeling! although I've seen some seriously ugly babies recently and been thankful that mine is reasonable looking.
good luck with making your own!
( ascorbate, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:03, closed)

Lord knows...
You seem to have had enough practice making them. Time to take the safety off perhaps?
( Scrumper, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 16:01, closed)

Potato ricer?
What, pray tell, is a potato ricer?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:08, closed)

it's like a garlic press
for potatoes. total waste of money/cupboard space, but dad has been going on about wanting one for several years. no idea why!
( ascorbate, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:13, closed)

How bizarre
What's wrong with a good old-fashioned masher?
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 15:26, closed)

baby pictures?
That's just cheating to win the QOTW!

And yes almost as cute at young Prescottsflu who only the other day beat up the Gerber baby in a cuteness fight....

+click+
(prescottsflu infected you at, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 14:11, closed)

oh he's
precious.

congrats :)
(Melody was not PMSing on, Fri 27 Nov 2009, 15:07, closed)

He's gorgeous :-D
Oliver was on my list for a while, too... I think it was bumped off because my hubby knew someone by that name...

My parents are getting a very similar gift next year - my bub's due in April, so he/she will be about 8 months by next Xmas. Let's see if I can pull off hosting the family Xmas party on top of that!
(EasilyRecognisable I’m back baby, Sat 28 Nov 2009, 18:54, closed)

good luck with that :-)
hope you are stocking up on sleep - believe me when I say you'll need some sleep reserves... longest we've had in 9 weeks is 3 hours at a stretch. it's fun.
( ascorbate, Sun 29 Nov 2009, 18:21, closed)

Awww
Sweet.
I've always been a bit soppy over babies.
It was a bit of wrench when my brother took his overseas but now my twin sister had Evie I've been going gaga :-D
(TheProfessor For all your redbearded intellectual needs, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 17:17, closed)