A SKY IS BORN!

“My heartfelt congratulations to all.

Doug”

“thanks again everyone. The hoax was that it was never a hoax.

here is a pic of the lil one.



This was a couple of days ago, while still at the hospital. He's even cuter now. He looks so much like his beautiful mommy. :)
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“Dang! He already has more hair than me!

Nicely done. Congrats again.”

“Simply adorable!

He looks kinda serious.”

“Congrats Man!!!!”

“Dear Little Liam: You sure do have some good cheeks for kissin' on!! We are so happy you are here! You have very cool parents and I am sure they are very excited to show you all kinds of interesting things about your world.

Love,
Auntie Creeky”

“Cheeky Auntie Creeky ??”

“hehe

That little guy is not going to be in newborn clothes very long! He will probably go straight into 3T's next week!”

“Hey, you should consider doing what the Plateau Indians in Oregon did to their young and tie a board to his forehead so it has an angled shape.

Just kidding. Cute kid!”

“He's a cute little chunker.”

“His dukes are up.”

“That's not ENS's kid.

He's not wearing a backpack.

:)

He is quite a little looker though!”

“"The hoax was that it was never a hoax."
ENS

That's hitting below the TT belt!

Like everybody else said, we're happy for all three of you. Does he have his first sock monkey yet?”

“OH NO! ENS's kid is a dayhiker. ;-)

Congrats you two.
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“He should be ready for The Gunks by October.”

“Wait.....   Did he just say something?

"Eat It!"   ???       wha-?

”

“I wonder where he heard that?”

“Thanks!! You guys are ever so sweet...and so silly!

He has big hands and feet, for sure...the biggest feet EVER! And the sharpest little heels...I can just picture them digging into me. And sticking that big butt up inside my tummy! It's so funny to see him now, and match up all the little (and big) movements. I swear, I really can't believe all of him was inside my belly just a few days ago!! It seems impossible.”

“How are you feeling Lyra?”

“He was break-dancin' in there, huh?”

“adorable looking kid you two have there! Congrats and enjoy him.”

“what a handsome guy! :)”

“He is handsome! Many babies look all smashed up and weird, but you guys have a good lookin' kid there!”

“He is even cuter with every passing day, if you can believe it, Sass! :-D

I'm feeling pretty good, thanks, Creek Dancer. I'm sore, of course, but not too bad...and I'd heard lots of horror stories about back pain and complications from epidurals, but I guess I escaped all of that. The best part is, no housework for a couple weeks!! Really, I talked the baby into his weirdo position so I could be waited upon for awhile. ;-)”

“Mainly I just feel really really happy to have such a great family! :-D I have just what I've always wanted, the best husband ever, and a baby with him. And not only a baby, but the best one in the whole world! heehee.”

“Congratulations.

Enjoy him.


big feet, huh???? well ... .he'll be a hit with the girls some day.”

“Hah! Kid was racking up trail miles while still in the womb.”

“That is hands down, the best trip report(s) ever posted on thebackpacker... EVER!!!

That lil critter is indeed very handsome! Hopefully, someday he will help Unca Bobo carry some of the stuff in his backpack!

Aww sheesh! and I wanted to be the birth fairy!!”

“c section babies are always cuter because they don't have the cone head!”

“What a cute baby and a full head of hair on him!”

“His Momma is warm, friendly, and kind-hearted. Ske likes to laugh, she listens to good music, and has great taste in food. Is it any wonder BabySky was in no rush to leave basecamp lyra?!?”

“How much do I get for guessing he'd be a cuddly Mop-top?

Thats a cute kid you got there guys. You should be very proud.”

“So did anyone guess the correct date? I think HOI was close with the full moon prediction.”

“Congratulations guys. Very happy for you.”

“HOI seems to be the closest. The 22nd was the end of the full moon and labor started during the full moon.

awww, you guys are making me tear up... especially Lee...

big feet, huh???? well ... .he'll be a hit with the girls some day.”
lee
12:00:17 PM
2/27/08

lol, just kidding. All the lady nurses loved him. :)

That lil critter is indeed very handsome! Hopefully, someday he will help Unca Bobo carry some of the stuff in his backpack!

capn [unca] bobO

but, you pack in the fun..
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“Cute kid! Congrats again.”

“Fantastic photoshop job there. He does appear to resemble his mother.”

“Awww, how sweet! Congrats! Lyra, I can't believe you labored that long! I thought my 20 hours was bad before the c-section! You go girl!

Congrats!!!!! I'm grinning from ear to ear!”

“Thats OK ENS you'll probably have to sit down and have a SERIOUS talk with LittleSky about Packing in the fun! ; )”

“yo Har, you heading up this weekend?”

“So ENS has a little munchkin to carry around on his back. Congrats and I can't wait to see the whole family on the PA trails.”

“Yup, I just don't know what time yet Saturday. I'll give you a call.”

“I just saw this...talk about being late to the party...my heartfelt congratulations to you and your lady...Liam is a great name...again, congratulations!”

“Wow guys, one day i look on here and yall are married...then next, you are having babies???? Congrats! I wish you the best of luck with your new lives! :)”

“Hey again, peeps! I really appreciate all the comments. Bobo, you can be very sweet sometimes! You can be his fairy godmother, how about that? ;-D

Hope you can come up and see him soon, jackstraw!

That's good your wife's baby turned in time, Violin. Liam was a stubborn little baby! At one point in labor, he did start turning around towards the front, but then he got it in his head to swing around towards the back instead. He actually did have somewhat of a conehead, just a little moulded portion on the top of his noggin...from trying to press through 8cm for so long.

Thanks for the props, Smiley! I guess I went around 30 hours before we tried the epidural, so I have to say I'm proud of that. But by the time the epidural came, I was ready for it, that's for sure!”

“You guys did good lyra. I stuck to my Plan A (no ceasarian) and my son suffered a birth injury that he will have to live with the rest of his life.

Don't forget to take good care of yourself. It's easy to forget about yourself when you have a new baby. Ok, enuf unsolicited advice from me!

Enjoy you little guy!”

“I've seen this kid's poppa where he didn't know which way was up.............

Maybe I see you guys Saturday.”

“Hey Marko I plan on heading up saturday. May be on the bike weather permitting.”

“I've seen this kid's poppa where he didn't know which way was up.............

MarkO
6:52:23 PM
2/28/08

Well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black!”

“CD, isn't the same advice you gave Lyra for her honeymoon?

hahahahahaha

Oops...no more Christmas brownies for me. lol.”