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Vanity: Physicist and Mrs. Physicist Had a Son Today
Mrs. Physicist, with my invaluable assistance
| November 16, 2001
| self
Posted on 11/16/2001 7:40:05 PM PST by Physicist
I am pleased--irrationally exuberant, in fact--to announce the birth of my son today.
Jacob David Sterner was born by caesarean section at 1:41 PM EST today at Riddle Memorial Hospital in Media, PA. He weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz., and was 19.25 inches long. Jake and Mrs. Physicist came through the process in excellent health.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Mark Finnegan, who delivered our daughters Emily and Molly, also at Riddle, in 1995 and 1997, respectively.
Here is a bigger picture of Jake.
Here I am holding my boy.
To take this post into the stratosphere of vanity, I will inflict upon you a valedictory sonnet, which I penned today:
ATLAS
Jacob David Sterner, start your life!
Knight errant, leave the fortress of the womb,
Your country's been attacked, and all is strife,
Ten patriots exhort you from the tomb.
The fashion of the day is ignorance,
You'll have to think and learn, despite the japes,
And cover for your neighbor's indolence,
Your sweat will feed and clothe ungrateful apes.
Your father has affrontery enough,
To ask so much of one boy at his birth,
But know that you are made of Sterner stuff:
Your shoulders can accomodate the Earth.
To sire you was my duty, dearest son:
The world needs such a man as you'll become.
(The line about "ten patriots" refers to his ten ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War.)
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To: Registered; Physicist
Congrats! Just curious, but did your wife decide to go caesarean after you showed her your calculations regarding the force necessary to deliver the little lad? LOL!!! First coffee spew of the day!
Congratulations Physicist and Mrs. Physicist!
To: Physicist
Congratulations on an adorable baby!!! Glad to hear both baby and Mom are doing well.
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posted on
11/17/2001 3:41:03 AM PST
by
callisto
To: Physicist
Fantastic!
(Couldn't you have waited until the kid was a little older before springing the bad news on him?)
To: Physicist
Congratulations, to you and to the Mrs.!!!
May your "blessings" be manifold and the future be a smooth course.
To: Physicist
Congratulations!
To: Molecular Biologist
It seems that more congratulations are due to me; I finally got you to make your first post on FR! Now, if only I can get you to contribute to some of the science threads where I'm out of my depth...
What does SALSA stand for again?
My mother informs me, correctly, that I have misspelled "effrontery".
To: Physicist
"I have photographs of her from today, but she browbeat me into not posting any of them."You probably just saved your own life, Sir! Had my husband posted photos of me post-partum, he could have measured his remaining moments in nanoseconds.
Congratulations on your beautiful son! May he always listen to the advice of his father as he finds his niche in this world!
88
posted on
11/17/2001 6:06:23 AM PST
by
LeeMcCoy
To: Physicist
I simply cannot restrain myself (chemists are like that): May God continue to bless your household and reveal the secrets of His universe to you all!
From a former agnostic...
89
posted on
11/17/2001 6:20:24 AM PST
by
LeeMcCoy
To: Physicist
Congratulations! One more for the good guys.
To: Physicist
Congratulations and keep 'em coming!
91
posted on
11/17/2001 7:56:04 AM PST
by
mrsmith
To: Physicist
Congratulations! You have a lovely family!
92
posted on
11/17/2001 8:02:08 AM PST
by
mombonn
To: Physicist
Congratulations!
To: Physicist
Congratulations!!!!!!!
94
posted on
11/17/2001 12:58:49 PM PST
by
JediGirl
To: Physicist
Congratulations!
What a beautiful new baby AND Family!
95
posted on
11/17/2001 1:07:21 PM PST
by
Syncro
To: Physicist
Congratulations! We need more like you.
To: Physicist
Congratulations to you and Mrs. Sterner!!!
97
posted on
11/18/2001 6:12:18 PM PST
by
BMCDA
To: Physicist
MAZEL TOV!
98
posted on
11/18/2001 6:14:10 PM PST
by
Hildy
To: Physicist
A beautiful son, congratulations Mr & Mrs P.
99
posted on
11/18/2001 6:19:04 PM PST
by
jwalsh07
To: Physicist
Your son is beautiful ! He will grow up to be a Baptist I bet ..(the influence of all those FR Baptists :>)
I do pray and often..So I offer a prayer of blessings for your son. May God keep him and guide him all the days of his life! Amen
Jumpimg for joy for ya
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