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Bragging Rights

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by fruzzetti, Oct 17, 2008.

  1. fruzzetti

    fruzzetti Customization-Obsessed

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    Hello, everyone. I'm hoping I can find some people I recognize and maybe meet some folks I don't now that I'm back on Priuschat.com...

    Bragging is generally considered a bad thing among people, and especially so among humble Prius owners and enthusiasts. But as exceptions exist to every rule, I have to open my mouth: on 22-Sep-2008, my wife and I had a baby girl.

    Victoria was born after seventeen hours of labor in a waterbirth tub in our home and we haven't looked back. gallery.

    ~ dan ~
     
    #1 fruzzetti, Oct 17, 2008
  2. Spectra

    Spectra Amphi-Prius

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    Congratulations Dan!
     
    #2 Spectra, Oct 17, 2008
  3. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    You should be proud, Dan! But don't forget it was your wife who carried Victoria for 9 months and went through 17 hours of labour. Not like she'd let you. ;)

    Welcome back!
     
    #3 hyo silver, Oct 17, 2008
  4. Froley1

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    Many congratulations and best wishes---

    Children, the best product ever produced by unskilled labor
    in the dark....

    regards
    Froley
     
    #4 Froley1, Oct 17, 2008
  5. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    Welcome back and congrats!
     
    #5 Stev0, Oct 17, 2008
  6. tripp

    tripp Which it's a 'ybrid, ain't it?

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    Oh, it's skilled. Congratulations dan. Welcome to hell. :evil:

    (just kidding)
     
    #6 tripp, Oct 17, 2008
  7. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    Congratulations! :)

    Now you get to join the great, unslept mass of humanity....
     
    #7 Rae Vynn, Oct 17, 2008
  8. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    Congratulations!
     
    #8 daniel, Oct 17, 2008
  9. fruzzetti

    fruzzetti Customization-Obsessed

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    Thanks all; it really was a massively humbling experience for both of us. I will say that though she went through the labor, we already knew that was coming -- it was a two person job and we were both 100% committed to it.

    Both of us already knew my wife's body would have to go through it, and it was tough for her but definitely not impossible. She never once even had to 'scream.' Just some grunting and growling and a little bit of moaning early on. We worked as a team; in between contractions I had a couple minutes to prepare food, massage her back, rub her, replace towels / compresses / etc (birth is messier than I thought), and work things out with the midwife.

    Vi was born at 8:04 PM and by 7:30 AM the next morning my wife was downstairs cooking breakfast for both of us.

    We both worked very hard, and it was so amazing... In such a politically correct world it REALLY highlighted the meaning underlying sexual differentiation; when we each connected with our sex roles (dad / mom) during the labor we found a way to work like one unit and so we were laughing and enjoying ourselves to the very moment the baby came out -- looking up from the water at her dad and these two unrelated ladies... :D

    ~ dan ~

    The next day, Melinda said to me, "Yeah, we could do it again."
     
    #9 fruzzetti, Oct 17, 2008
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    Ichabod Artist In Residence

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    Welcome to the human race! Congratulations, and best wishes for the little one.
     
    #10 Ichabod, Oct 17, 2008
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    I would look back if I were you just in case there were more babies...been there done that. Congratulations!
     
    #11 perryma, Oct 17, 2008
  12. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    I realize that she probably had an excess of post-birth euphoria going on, but seriously, she needs to be waited on a bit, and she needs to really take it easy... not only is giving birth a very physical experience, and certain bones/ligaments need a bit of time to recover, but when those brain chemicals drop off, if she's tired from not getting some extra rest, it could be rather overwhelming.
     
    #12 Rae Vynn, Oct 18, 2008
  13. fruzzetti

    fruzzetti Customization-Obsessed

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    Yes. Convincing her to slow down was like trying to hold a conversation on your mobile phone while waiting for the world's longest elevator ride to finish. But we got it figured out hhahaha..
     
    #13 fruzzetti, Oct 18, 2008
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