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Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:25 PM Dec 2013

Oldest Son Just Called, My Second Grandchild Just Arrived.

My son and daughter-in-law had their first child, a baby boy, at 1349 DST.

Mother and child both doing fine, they hadn't even weighed or measured my new grandson yet.

Baby Anthony was born on my grandfather's birthday, December 19, which made my own father very, very happy.

My parents now have eighteen great-grandchildren, and my mother is now all puffed-up with pride.


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Oldest Son Just Called, My Second Grandchild Just Arrived. (Original Post) Ikonoklast Dec 2013 OP
CONGRATS benld74 Dec 2013 #1
Thank you. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #2
Congratulations! LadyHawkAZ Dec 2013 #3
Thanks. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #6
Congratulations, my dear Ikonoklast! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #4
Since his mother is Lebanese, he is Anthony Qasim. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #8
Congrats! Enjoy them... Xyzse Dec 2013 #5
Anthony is the first grandchild to my son's in-laws. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #9
Congratulations! Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #7
I already have plans to teach him how to fish. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #10
Congratulations! TeamPooka Dec 2013 #11
Thank you. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #13
Happy Day! lillypaddle Dec 2013 #12
Grandkids are the greatest. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #15
Welcome Anthony! LeftofObama Dec 2013 #14
Thanks. One more little liberal voter was just born. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #16
Congratulations libodem Dec 2013 #17
Congratulations! femmocrat Dec 2013 #18
Great News! Congratulations! joeybee12 Dec 2013 #19
Good on ya! What's your 'grandpa' name? trof Dec 2013 #20

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
2. Thank you.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 03:40 PM
Dec 2013

My son sounds like he was dragged backwards through a fence, and he wasn't the one giving birth.

I think he was just relieved all went well.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
8. Since his mother is Lebanese, he is Anthony Qasim.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:04 PM
Dec 2013

It will interesting to see if he has his mother's red hair.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
9. Anthony is the first grandchild to my son's in-laws.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:07 PM
Dec 2013

They will make sure that he sees a good port of the world.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
10. I already have plans to teach him how to fish.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 04:12 PM
Dec 2013

My second-oldest son's daughter, my first grandchild, loves to go fishing with Grandpa, and she's not even four yet.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
15. Grandkids are the greatest.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 06:12 PM
Dec 2013

I get to fill them up with sugar and junk food when no one is looking, then yell at their parents because they aren't feeding them healthy.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
16. Thanks. One more little liberal voter was just born.
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 06:17 PM
Dec 2013

Each of the younger generations coming after mine are more liberal, it is only a matter of time before the American Elephant is extinct.

After he grows up, I will make sure he hears the tales of all those that would hate him because of part of his heritage.

trof

(54,256 posts)
20. Good on ya! What's your 'grandpa' name?
Thu Dec 19, 2013, 08:09 PM
Dec 2013

I'm Baba.
Grandson Jack (now 11) 'named' me that as soon as he could talk.
So that's what granddaughter Charlotte (6) calls me too.
Miz t. is 'Gigi'.
Also named by Jack.
Go figure.

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