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Hello friends.  I have some photos to share of small, happy things.  (Even happier than Mithril minis!).

Here is my son Braden Jacob Vaughn.  He was born on January 2nd, very premature, at less than 2 pounds.  He has done remarkably well and is now up to 7.5 pounds.  He is fully healthy and happy except for some issues with his lungs.  He'll be on breathing assistance for a while, maybe a few months.  Once his lungs grow a bit more, he will be off the breathing assistance.

We're very happy with how he is doing. 

That's much much better than a mithril for sure!

Welcome to the world, Brade

Hi,  Braden Jacob Vaughn, it's me, the tree ... errr ... might take some years to be able to read my writings .... but you'll learn that, I'm sure ... take your time, don't haste ... it's a pleasure to have you around here ... rhuooommm your mom will tell you  ... sure, you'll not be in need of that breathing assistance  - say, a quarter of a year ... which is not much of a lifetime ....

Awww...congratulations!!

Best wishes OA to you and yours - may the young 'un continue to grow strong and healthy

Milo wrote:

Happy birthday Master Imisel !

..... happy birthday from me also.... can I drink anything here. please ? Master Imisel's pays... I guess....

What a precious little miracle!  Congratulations!

With all these babies around I think we may have to open a creche bar....er, sorry, room, so that our regular clientele don't have to be distracted from serious drinking. The only question, though, is who to put in charge. No, certainly not Nob - the wargskin rugs would take more care of infants than he would.

Aha, I know just the right 'volunteer' - calm as a leaf and patient as a log......Master Tree, are you there? I have a little job for you...

Can you change nappies? The job's yours!

Is a nappie the European term for diaper? 

As a man, my strategy is to be a complete dolt and buffoon when it comes to changing and bathing Braden.  I'll drop things and make messes.  Once I display my incompetence, Lily will hopefully not ask for too much help!

Barliman wrote:

Yes indeed, Man of the West, "nappy" (plural "nappies") is indeed the Westron word for that bit of cloth that you (well, someone other than you maybe) wrap round a baby's business end. Used to be environmentally friendly things that you washed and used again, but has now been replaced by environmentally UNfriendly disposable things that are used just once and then thrown away to clog the planet with yet more garbage.

Sad, but true!  I've known a FEW people who go the cloth diaper route - using a paid diaper service that picks up dirty diapers and drops off clean ones, but I'll bet that is less than 1% of parents.  (Sorry to say, we'll be part of the 99%)! 

There is much to be fixed in this world.  Like - why are some people starving while others enjoy a glut of food?

Another round, barkeep!

I can't argue with that.  Sobering thought indeed.

Where's that round?

You're a good and wise Elf, Master Gildor, as I would expect. Now, what about the rest of you? The planet can't help itself - we have to do that.