muskrat_john ([info]muskrat_john) wrote,
@ 2008-10-23 13:34:00
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Current music:"I Wish I Could Go Back To College" - Avenue Q
Entry tags:dorkstock, louisa

OK. Obviously, posts from this point on will be sporadic and mostly brief. I need to spend my time staring in awe at my daughter. ;-)

We've received literally hundreds of lovely "congratulations" notes from all over the world to be amazed by, and thank you for each and every one. I'm going to print them all out, and create a book for Louisa, to see all the best wishes from across the globe, some time when she's old enough to be able to tell Denmark from New Zealand.

We're all home, and Louisa has a remarkably sweet disposition. We've gotten far more sleep these last three nights than Hollywood has ever led us to believe. Fingers crossed...

Dorkstock: obviously, this will keep me away from Dorkstock for a bit this weekend, but I do hope to be there Saturday afternoon and evening, especially for the Beef-A-Roo dinner. I'll try6 and pop in Friday afternoon, as well, but I'll be quite busy staring at my daughter (who can't, alas, alack, make it), so I'm not promising anything for tomorrow.

I will bring down two new games, to play the heck out of on Saturday: the Ninja vs. Ninja prototype, as well as a new party game I'm developing. It's something I'm really excited about, and I hope folks like it.

In the mean time, a few folks have asked for more pictures. I won't post many, here, but these few do seem to show her at her best, first one day old, then five days old.















Yes. that's an iPhone next to her. Note to all parents: the aSleep app totally rocks, as far as newborns go!

I do have plans to put *something* up on DorkTower.com on a regular basis, as well, but more on that later. We now must rush out the door to Louisa's first doctor's appointment.

Poor kid...

See some of you folks in Rockford, Saturday!


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[info]ludzu_alus
2008-10-23 06:49 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations to you both! I'm so happy for you!! What an amazing surprise, reading about Louisa on dorktower.com yesterday. I hope she brings you much joy and laughter now and in the years ahead!!! She's beautiful!

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[info]julzerator
2008-10-23 06:57 pm UTC (link)
Holy Moley she is a cutie!

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[info]graveyardgreg
2008-10-23 07:01 pm UTC (link)
I was happy to hear the news, and was caught a bit by surprise, not that that's a bad thing when it's good news, huh?

Congrats, John!

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[info]wizardru
2008-10-23 07:06 pm UTC (link)
Take lots of pictures while you can. You'll be surprised how quickly she changes over the coming days and weeks. I can't even remember when mine were that small.

Glad to hear she's settling in so nicely. Congrats, again!

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[info]microgirl
2008-10-23 07:11 pm UTC (link)
Oh John, she's just spat out of you, absolutely spat out of you.

I'm so, so, so, so glad. I actually had tears in my eyes last night :)

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[info]karohemd
2008-10-23 09:08 pm UTC (link)
That's what I thought. I wish I had the photoshop skills to paste John's glasses on her face in the first photo and everyone would see it. ;o)

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[info]microgirl
2008-10-23 09:43 pm UTC (link)
:D

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[info]ffutures
2008-10-23 07:19 pm UTC (link)
I love the peeved "He's pointing the damn camera at me again" look in the iphone picture.

Congrats again - she looks a real cutie.

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[info]eleyne_de_c
2008-10-23 07:19 pm UTC (link)
She is totally adorable (but you knew that). An iphone already - a geek in the making :-)

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[info]ladysmith
2008-10-23 07:21 pm UTC (link)
Oh, she's a beauty.

You have such FUN ahead!!!

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[info]aaron_pike
2008-10-23 07:22 pm UTC (link)
She looks like she's looking around. That one might be a handful.

Congrats to all three of you.

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[info]shadoequin
2008-10-23 07:27 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations! That is one beautiful baby girl you have there. :) May she bring you much joy.

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[info]gryphonrose
2008-10-23 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Awww, too cute! Thanks for the pics!
And yes, sometimes you luck out with the whole "sleeping through the night" thing. Get rest while you can--two-to-four is rough. :)

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[info]bajingo
2008-10-23 07:38 pm UTC (link)
my God, she's gorgeous! She needs some big plush dice. or some kind of dice & geekery mobile.

If I were crafty at all, I'd get right on it.

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[info]kobold_8769
2008-10-23 08:38 pm UTC (link)
Exactly what I was thinking...start 'em when they're young.

And John, don't forget to kobold-proof your house.

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[info]hurrigirl
2008-10-23 07:39 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations to you and your wife =) She is a beautiful little one. Many blessings to you and your family.

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[info]captaingeek
2008-10-23 07:46 pm UTC (link)
Louisa first! Army of Dorkness somewhere down the list. Enjoy your new daughter and let us keep each other entertained while you're busy with someone FAR more important. We can wait for your return to our ranks. 8-)

Wait, do we have to address her as the Crown Princess of Dorkness now? 8-)

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[info]_good_kitty
2008-10-23 08:10 pm UTC (link)
she's sooo beautiful! Congratulations!!!

is there really an aSleep app???

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[info]muskrat_john
2008-10-24 12:45 am UTC (link)
There is, and it's great.

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[info]wombattery
2008-10-23 08:18 pm UTC (link)
In re sleep: It happens sometimes. Our own offspring would never nap during the day (never even fell asleep in the car, as small children are apt to do), but from the time he started sleeping in his own crib, he'd sleep through the whole night. If you're lucky, she'll be the same way.

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[info]lovecraftienne
2008-10-23 08:21 pm UTC (link)
Most hearty congratulations to you, John, and to your wife and daughter.

To Louisa, I have a little story for you about your Dad, whom i've never met yet in person, and yet he's had a huge influence on my life. As I'm writing this (maybe not when you're reading it!), I'm using a little picture of a character your dad drew some time ago to represent me (edit: that's unclear: I mean he drew it, and I use it to represent me, not that he drew it to represent me). I liked it so much when he made it, that I did a little creative playing, animated it a little bit, and for a long time, used it as my default picture - it was the face I showed the world.

I made literally hundreds of new friends, many of whom continue to make my life a pleasant and happy place years later, because of that picture. So in a way, your Dad helped me to gather a huge circle of friends who love me and whom I adore - many of whom only know me because they were entertained by your father's artwork.

You've a father and a family to be proud of. Good luck, Lousia.

Oh, and sorry about the global warming and huge debt and stuff. We really screwed the pooch on that one.

Edited at 2008-10-23 08:22 pm UTC

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[info]arian1
2008-10-23 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Awwww. Baby's First iPhone. :)

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[info]wyvernfriend
2008-10-23 08:43 pm UTC (link)
seriously cute!

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[info]jhghendriks
2008-10-23 09:00 pm UTC (link)
Too cute, my friend, too cute :)

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[info]bpdermody
2008-10-23 09:10 pm UTC (link)
Baby has an iPhone. *I* don't have an iPhone! Jeebus beer me strength.

She's adorable, John. Keep her away from the kobolds.

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[info]springreleased1
2008-10-23 09:15 pm UTC (link)
Adorable!

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[info]autumnsfire
2008-10-23 09:24 pm UTC (link)
She is absolutely gorgeous.

Congratulations!!

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[info]kitsana_d
2008-10-23 09:48 pm UTC (link)
Many many congratulations to you and your wife. May she bring you years of joy!

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[info]huskiebear
2008-10-23 10:31 pm UTC (link)
That is, SERIOUSLY, one of the absolutely most beautiful newborns I have ever seen! (and I have 13 nieces and nephews who I *really* hope don't read your blog!) Congrats to Mom, Dad and little one!

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[info]buckbeakbabie
2008-10-23 11:44 pm UTC (link)
Oh, wow, I haven't been on LJ for a while, but I didn't think I was gone that long! :D

She's beautiful! Congratulations. :D

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[info]thorkell
2008-10-24 12:47 am UTC (link)
Congratulations to all involved.

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[info]spkelley
2008-10-24 01:35 am UTC (link)
Cute. A little peanut.

I'll be sure to stop by and say 'ello on Saturday. I plan on being there early because I won't be able to stay late. Hope to check out some FoW!

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[info]kittykatya
2008-10-24 02:46 am UTC (link)
She's completely beautiful -- massive congratulations to you and your wife!

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[info]out0fcontrol
2008-10-24 08:01 am UTC (link)
Congratulations from Krysh, Kieran and all the other HWU gamers in Edinburgh, Scotland :)

Hope you don't get too many sleepless nights :D

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[info]superadie
2008-10-24 02:52 pm UTC (link)
I have been asbent just a few days, and I come back to that! Okay man, if your heard a crash, it was probably my jaw on the pavement!
It may qeem silly of me but I thouhgt you were allready a father.. Just that you wanted to have some privacy on that matter...

Well, congratulations on this little piece of sunshine, and hugs to the family! :)

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[info]grandpoohbah
2008-10-24 04:31 pm UTC (link)
I agree, she is adorable. I also second the kobold warning, don't let them eat her.

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