It's a girl!

[houstonderek]

Arwen Grace (a.k.a. houstonbaby) came into the world at 4:31 a.m. healthy, with all of her fingers and toes and a nice crop of hair (and her daddy's cleft chin!).

:)

[Moorluck]

Welcome to the sweet little houstonbaby, and a heartfelt congrats and lotsa luck to her houstondaddy. God bless all three of you guys. :)

[Sojourner]

houstonderek wrote:

Arwen Grace (a.k.a. houstonbaby) came into the world at 4:31 a.m. healthy, with all of her fingers and toes and a nice crop of hair (and her daddy's cleft chin!).

:)

Congrats!!! Wonderful news!!! As a new father, myself, I know the joy you are feeling! Start practicing you one-handed typing as the Paizo boards will keep you company as you are up late at night.

Best,

Sojourner

[Solnes]

Welcome to the world HoustonBaby!! We are so excited for you Derek. Hubby actually couldn't sleep last night waiting to see. ;)

[Paul Watson]

Congratulations, HD. Welcome to the planet, Arwen Grace.

[Charles Evans 25]

Best wishes to you all, Houstonderek.
Hmm. You do realise that some day you're going to have to tell her she can't have a boyfriend unless he's king of both Arnor AND Gondor, don't you? ;)

[houstonderek]

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Best wishes to you all, Houstonderek.

Hmm. You do realise that some day you're going to have to tell her she can't have a boyfriend unless he's king of both Arnor AND Gondor, don't you? ;)

Yeah. I intentionally set that bar high ;)

[Cuchulainn]

Congrats DAD! Parenting is simultaneously fun, nerve-wracking and exhausting. You've got 18 years to go.

[Mac Boyce]

Congrats Derek!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully she looks like her momma! :P

[Bill Lumberg]

Congratulations to you and best wishes for a wonderfull life to Arwen Grace!

[Steven Tindall]

Wonderful new HD and heartfelt congratulations to you and your family.

[Andrew Turner]

Spectacular! Congrats!

Spoiler:

My oldest is named Arwen, too. That makes three 'Arwen's in the US that I know of...

[Aberzombie]

Congrats again.

[Louis Agresta]

Congrats!

[James Keegan]

Congratulations!

[flash_cxxi]

Grats HD. It's gonna be all fun and games now! ;)

[Lathiira]

Congrats! Little girls are adorable, mischievous, and will wrap you around their little fingers, so be warned;)

[Arazyr]

Congratulations! I'd repeat all of the advice above, but that would be redundant. 8^)

Got two little girls myself; one 2 1/3 years, the other 5 weeks, so I'm right there with you, brother. 8^)

[vagrant-poet]

Congrats, may you manage to get some houstonsleep over the next houstonyear!

[Garydee]

Congrats!

[lynora]

Woot! Congrats! And she has a really awesome name. :)

[Callous Jack]

Wow, great name!
Congrats!

[Mairkurion {tm}]

*Wakes up and holds up "WELCOME ARWEN GRACE!" banner*

I'm awake; I'm awake!

[Darkwolf]

Yay! Congratulations Derek.

[Freehold DM]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

[Treppa]

Way to go, guys - another little Texan!

[Kobold Catgirl]

Congratulations, houston!

[Jam412]

Congrats Derek, to you and the new mom!

[Eric Swanson]

Add my congrats as well.

[Emperor7]

Congrats, buddy! Give big kisses to Momma, for a job well done. Best of luck to you all!

[houstonderek]

Tale of the tape: She's 20 inches, and weighs in at eight pounds, two ounces.

:)

[Godu]

houstonderek wrote:

Arwen Grace (a.k.a. houstonbaby) came into the world at 4:31 a.m. healthy, with all of her fingers and toes and a nice crop of hair (and her daddy's cleft chin!).

:)

Congratulations! We may have some clothing that we can pass on if you need any!

[Freehold DM]

houstonderek wrote:

Tale of the tape: She's 20 inches, and weighs in at eight pounds, two ounces.

:)

Is this your first? I thought you had at least one more, though I could be wrong.

[Celestial Healer]

Congrats!

[Wicht]

Congragulations!

[Valegrim]

Grats; totally awesome; nothing like it; enjoy it; make sure you give your partner something to make it a joyous memory; if you do flower; set them up at home; she will really appreciate a wonderful homecoming, but then; you probably already knew that, so just saying; lot of years of maritial bliss can be had from what you do to make her feel extra extra special in these next 48 hours or so; will last a lifetime. I didnt know it; so learned the hard way; so am just saying in case you or anyone needs to know; no since in taking lumps when you can learn from others.

I probably have some baby stuff too....if needed dependin on your situation.

[Bitter Thorn]

Outstanding! I'm glad to hear everyone is healthy.

[Studpuffin]

Welcome to Arwen Grace and many congratulations to her proud father!

[The Jade]

Houton, we have a girl. Congrats. :)

[Skeld]

Studpuffin wrote:

Welcome to Arwen Grace and many congratulations to her proud father!

Congrats!

[Kirth Gersen]

Got the message last night -- this has to be the best excuse for skipping a game in the history of Pathfinder! I'll let Mrs. Gersen know the measurements. See you soon, and look forward to meeting Arwen.

[houstonderek]

Kirth Gersen wrote:

Got the message last night -- this has to be the best excuse for skipping a game in the history of Pathfinder! I'll let Mrs. Gersen know the measurements. See you soon, and look forward to meeting Arwen.

The best part of the night, from a gaming standpoint, was when mommie plushthulhu (a gift, of course, from Mr. and Mrs. Gerson) was sprayed with amniotic fluid. I made the sanity check, but the world is now doomed...

;-)

[Lilith]

Woo hoo! Gratz on your Level 1 Human! :D

[Freehold DM]

houstonderek wrote:

Kirth Gersen wrote:

Got the message last night -- this has to be the best excuse for skipping a game in the history of Pathfinder! I'll let Mrs. Gersen know the measurements. See you soon, and look forward to meeting Arwen.

The best part of the night, from a gaming standpoint, was when mommie plushthulhu (a gift, of course, from Mr. and Mrs. Gerson) was sprayed with amniotic fluid. I made the sanity check, but the world is now doomed...

;-)

I wasn't there, and I think I just failed it...

[Charles Evans 25]

Houstonderek:
Hmm, you could bookmark this thread so you can post progress updates on it (first walk, first sword slash, first word 'dagon', etc) or just simply to come back to and look at in later years... "These were the best wishes to you from all daddy's friends right around the world..."

[Matthew Morris]

Congrats

[silverhair2008]

My wish for Arwen is a long and happy life.

[houstonderek]

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Houstonderek:

Hmm, you could bookmark this thread so you can post progress updates on it (first walk, first sword slash, first word 'dagon', etc) or just simply to come back to and look at in later years... "These were the best wishes to you from all daddy's friends right around the world..."

Done :)

[Emperor7]

Charles Evans 25 wrote:

Houstonderek:

Hmm, you could bookmark this thread so you can post progress updates on it (first walk, first sword slash, first word 'dagon', etc) or just simply to come back to and look at in later years... "These were the best wishes to you from all daddy's friends right around the world..."

+1

'Last night Arwen succeeded on her first coup de grace. I'm so proud of her.'

'Arwen let me have 1st pick of the treasure when we were looting bodies last game.'

Oh, the possibilities.

[Cuchulainn]

Here's to hoping she is inundated with gifts of plush d20's, Monty Python Kni-knights, Cthulhus, R2-D2's, and Dragons.

A little girl has to have a stuffed animal collection.

EDIT: When mom's not watching, put a d20 in her hand and shake her hand until it falls out. Both my boys got Nat 20's this way. Babies are lucky with dice.

Just don't let her hang on to it until she's at least 3!