After she was born, she was given to Susan and started nursing in a split second. Typical of our family–upon arrival, the first thing she wants is lunch.
At what point do you suppose I will stop jumping up and down and grinning like an idiot?
This just in! Pictures!
I see Grandma Ann made it through the experience with her manicure intact. I'd recognize that shade anywhere. Way to go, Grandma.
240 comments:
1 – 200 of 240 Newer› Newest»Hooray! Congratulations! I can say from much experience that aunt-hood is the best thing ever, and I hope it's the same for you & uncle-hood! (My husband offers one piece of advice: at some point, before she's old enough to climb you like a jungle-gym, get kneepads.)
never. you get to keep that excitement forever.
Delurking to say "Congrats, Uncle" and welcome to Abigail Ann!
MJ
Never, my dear! A child brings special joy forever... lots of dirty diapers, too... but that's beside the point!!!
Many hearty congratulations... you will be a superb uncle!
Woohoo! Delurking to celebrate with you. A good birth, and off to a roaring nursing start. Hooray Abigail! Lunch is a lovely way to start the day...
And congratulations to Uncle Franklin, Mom, and all. Looks like Abigail chose her family well.
Congratulations uncle Franklin - from South Africa. Best wishes to the new parents. Now finish that shawl!
Congratulations! That's lovely news. Good to know that mum, baby (and presumably dad!) are doing so well.
Auntiehood is great fun, all of the fun non of the mess. Unclehood can only be as fab :)
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin! What a wonderful day for everyone. I hope little Abby grows up to be just as delightful as her uncle is.
Congratulations to your whole family!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And hugs to all!
And about the jumping thing -- perhaps NEVER! Having one of each myself, I can say nieces and nephews are the BEST! Especially when you don't have little ones of your own (I am speaking of myself here -- but I know for now you're in the same boat!)
I am sure she will love you as much as you love her and you'll always be putty in her hands :)
Lucky child to have such a wonderfully loving Uncle! I am thrilled for you, Franklin!
Delurking too. YOu will hopefully never get over that excitement. Babies are delightful, and toddlers are more fun. Once they hit the teenage years, you are glad that you are only an uncle.
Congratulations! What a fabulous day for you and your family. Abigail is a cutie, and that's not easy to be after delivery.
Congratulations!
Whew! Well, she took her time getting here, but first babies are like that.
I'm so glad mother and daughter have come through the experience unscathed. I wish both of them good health and a bright future for the little one.
Abigail is a lovely name.
Congratulations, uncle . She's just lovely.
Congrats. You can jump and grin all you like. Abigail Ann is such a lovely name.
(P.S. they mostly don'T give anaesthesia for child-birth. More like hallucinogens to keep your mind off it. You can't sleep; it's too hard work. that's why I didn't want any.)
Congratulations, uncle!
Mazel tov to you the new Uncle and to baby Abigail, her parents and extended family!!
Welcome to the world!
Congratulations! Abigail is a beautiful baby with a great name! Congratulations to the new parents and grandparents. You'll love being an uncle! And she will love being your niece! Congratulations!!
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin.
And one of the best parts about being the uncle (or aunt) is that you get to spoil them and be the 'cool' adult.
Congratulations, to you and to your whole family! She's lovely, and I'm glad everything went so well.
Congratulations!! You'll be a fabulous uncle! Good luck finishing the shawl.
Uncle Franklin. It has a nice ring to it.
Mazel Tov!
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
Congratulations. She has no idea what a lucky little girl she is, yet, to have such a loving and fabulous Uncle.
You have saved all those different lists for girls of different ages? Because, good books never go out of style. But then, you know that.
Congratulations!! and thanks for sharing the news. I've been checking my rss feed regularly since your last post.
Another one delurking to say welcome to the world Abigail Ann (lovely name) and many Congrats Uncle Franklin and the proud parents.
Just had a thought, does this make Dolores an Aunt?
Claire
Welcome, Abigail! The world is a weird and wonderful place...you'll like it, I promise. (And you've got an AWESOME family behind you. Just be sure to take your Auntie Dolores' advice with a grain of salt. Possibly a whole shaker.)
Just wonderful news...couldn't have happened to a more wonderful family.
Sweetest little girl, you're family is truly blest.
Wow, congratulations and best of health to Abigail and her family! Thanks for posting this.
Now, back to my lurking...
Congratulations to you, and to your whole family. She's adorable! (Good luck finishing the shawl, too)
If you are lucky, you never lose the feeling. I am still besotted with my nephew (and his daughters now) 32 years later.
Aw, what a little cutie she is! Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
What a great baby! Full of gusto! My favorite parts of babies are the "toe-peas". If you look at the bottom of their feet when they curl their little toes... toe peas. They're quite tasty too!
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
The nail polish looks familiar to me, too. At the risk of offending Grandma Ann, is that OPI's "I'm Not Really a Waitress," or something with a classier name?
No matter. Best wishes to your family!
Aww..congratulations!
The feeling doesn't go away - nieces are way fun. We moved clear across the country to spend more time with ours!
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin! She is gorgeous!
Aww, she's beautiful! Congratulations.
Congratulations! She looks absolutely perfect. I have to admit, I had to do a little happy dance myself to see such a beautiful healthy baby welcomed into such a loving family. You'll be a great uncle! Looking forward to seeing the finished shawl.
Congrats on the new niece! She'a adorable!
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
I am still waiting on my nephew - I hope he is as beautiful as your niece!
And yes, like the others say - you stay excited.
Such a cutie! Congratulations!
Oooh! Baby! Baby! Baby! (ps: no drugs? wow!)
Congratulations to you, and your family. Little Abigail Ann is as pretty as her name.
Beautiful! Now you can start spoiling her.
Woohooooooo! Congratulations to the whole family.
The jumping up and down part will last a bit longer and will happen every time you see her now ;-)
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin! And of course Abigail (love that name!) and her parents!
She looks like just the sort of girl who will appreciate her beautiful shawl.
The very best wishes to all of you!
Yay! A new baby = a vote for the future.
Congrats and love to all.
Hooray! Welcome to the world, Abigail Ann. You have no idea how many of us have been awaiting your birth! Your Uncle Franklin is going to spoil you just rotten, you know that?
Congratulations to you, Uncle Franklin. There's nothing quite like being an auntie or uncle. It's a wonderful job with so many perks, not the least of which is unconditional love without the burden of actual parenting. ;) And the spoiling... oh, the spoiling! :)
Many congratulations both to the happy parents, the little girl (it's always good to have congratulations to start of life with) and to you, the hop-skipping uncle ;-)
I am so happy for Susan. To be in labor that long and not get some good drugs, well, it's just amazing to think of her strength. As for me, I wanted all the drugs possible especially since insurance was paying.
I hope you get to see Abigail soon. Congratulations
Congratulations Uncle! And welcome to the world little one! May your Uncle always have gum... or a fabulous magic trick or beautiful gift.
OOHHH.... Welcome to the world, baby girl!
Congratulations!!! Lucky baby!
Welcome to the world Abigail Ann!
Congratulations to Mommy and Daddy.
Now get knitting, Uncle Franklin!
Love the 'Grrl Power' salute she's sporting in both shots!
And FYI, the cheesy uncle-grin is there to stay.
Take it from
'Auntie' Karen.
Oh, she's PERFECT! Thank you so much for sharing! Mom is looking quite well for what she's just been through as well!!
Congratulations again :)
Congratulations, Franklin. She is beautiful.
Congratulations to you, Uncle and also to mom and dad!
She is absolutely beautiful.
When do you get to go out and see her?
Mazel Tov to the entire family!
A most excellent choice in the name selection - we are often first, unless pesky Aarons are around. Many congratulations.
Mazel Tov! Felicitations and Congratulations to your entire family (including Susan's in-laws). May Abigail Ann's future be full of only good things - she's starting out well with an Uncle Franklin, that's for sure.
Congratulations Franklin! Welcome to the world Abigail Ann. :)
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
I can only add my congratulations to the general applause!
My brothers, both childless, spoil my sons rotten, and one of them is about to graduate from high school, while the other one enters Middle School. So, it never ends! Of course, my brothers don't knit, so you have another whole area of spoilage to explore!
Ruth
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
So sweet! Congratulations to you, Susan and baby Abigail on coming through like a champ!
And no. You will never stop jumping for joy!
If you're not still beaming tomorrow, ask someone to slap you so the color will come back! You're going to be an awesome uncle, Uncle Franklin....prepare to be astounded.
Congratulations to All! A beautiful niece you have there! The christening shawl will be sooo perfect. You and Ms. Delores must make a trip to Maine ASAP.
Congratulations to you all!
Congratulations to you, your sister and the beautiful baby Abigail! It's good to see everyone happy and healthy. :) Enjoy uncledom.
Congratulations! Now as a good uncle start looking for the noisiest, most annoying toys you can find. It is your duty.
What a fabulous way to start the week.
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!
Welcome to the world, beautiful Abigail Ann.
HUGE congrats, Uncle!
Go get yourself a cigar!
I'll go ahead and be redundant by saying, "congratulations Uncle Franklin and welcome to the big ole world, Abigail Ann!"
Congratulations to all! What a lovely start. Hooray!
Congrats! The excitement of being an uncle (or aunt on my case) never seems to wears off, it might get a little thin then they become teenagers :) *giggle*
Well, as a new auntie myself (as of February!) I don't have the answer to when you'll stop jumping up and down.
Wait 'till you get to hold that precious little bundle, that'll really do you in!
Congrats unc!
Congratulations to all and welcome Abigail Ann. I believe she has the hands of a knitter :o)
Beautiful! Congratulations!!!
(Are you still reading, way down here in the depths of the comments?)
Mazel tov! And, from the mother of one Abigail to another, way to go, Sister Sue!
You will never stop the jumping up and down!
She certainly looks pissed about having to leave her cozy home of the last 9 months :)
She's beautiful.
I nearly broke my brother-in-law's neck because I couldn't quit jumping up and down when my first niece was born. Keep jumping!! And congratulations!
Congratulations!
(standard or daylight time?)
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!! She's beautiful. You are going to be a great uncle!!
oh, for joy! what a beautiful baby. Welcome Abby, congratulations to parents, Grandma, and Favorite Uncle.
Many congratulations! Such happy news. Welcome to the big wide world, little Abby.
Congrats, Uncle!
Congratulations! What a beautiful new niece.
*delurk* Woo Hoo! Congratulations! As for the jumping... never. If it's not one thing, it will be another. Enjoy!
Congratulations a new baby is a time for celebrations, when I celebrate, I buy more yarn! She is lovely and I was nervous about Grandma's manicure.
You never ever stop jumping up and down. (Only later, it's in frustration, accompanied by shouting, "She did WHAT?!?")
Congratulations, Panopticon family, what a sweet little blessing.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful . . . I wonder which of my siblings kids will be next to bear a bambino! I am so happy for all of you. The pics of the babe brought tears to my eyes.
Mazel tov!
She's beautiful!! Congrats!! Try not to spoil her too much! ;-)
you just keeping jumping up and down and grinning....its an occassion in life where no one will think you strange for doing that!
I still jump up and down and grin like an idiot for my niece (16) and nephew (7) when events occur in their life because i love them....i wish for you the same!
she is adorable and your sister looks happy .....thats all that matters enjoy it!
Congratulations! Feel free to jump up and down ecstatically for as long as you like.
Oh yeah, and isn't there some sort of shawl you should be finishing right now?
Hmmm, so they didn't go with Eulah Mae. Ah well, Abigail is a good New England name and I'm sure she'll do well with it. Are you still going to refer to her as your niecephew? :-)
Dude, you never stop jumping up and down. It is so fun being an Uncle/Aunt!
And I swear, Abby is laughing in that second picture!
HOORAY! Congratulattions to all!!!!!! Yay!
Yay! Congrats!!!
Hooray! Congrats to all.
And you never stop jumping up and down. My first niece is graduating from HS this weekend, and I'm all excited for her... going off to college.
Congratulations to all, especially Susan!
Mazal Tov!
According to my experience do not expect stopping anytime soon and my youngest nephew is gonna be 30 next month, oh my,,, I am old but the joy is great
Congrats! It is wonderful to see her looking so happy (and the baby too).
Jump up and down all you want Uncle Franklin!!! Welcome to the world little Abby!
Congratulations and welcome to Abigail.
Soon, you will get to hear those wonderful words, "But, Uncle Franklin, let's me!!"
Here's to spoiling nieces and nephews (from one who knows)!!
That child is lovely.
Congratulations Uncle Franklin, you two are going to be very special to each other.
congratulations, she is beautiful!
Congratulations Uncle Franklin!! Abigail is just gorgeous. So glad Mama and baby are doing well.
Yea! I am so happy for you and your family. Welcome little girl!
The beauty of a new mother and the miracle of a new baby. That's a sight I never get tired of.
Congratulations to the whole family, uncles and grandmas included. Tell your sister she did good!
And now you better learn how to knit while jumping...
anna from finland
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin!! She's just beautiful.
How very cool! Congrats all around!
Many congratulations! I love love love the look on your sister's face. It might be a clue as to why women have second children - we quickly forget all about the "pain" when that little bundle is first plopped on our laps!
Congrats Uncle Franklin! She's a doll!
Aw, I want to be Abby and have Franklin as an Uncle!!!
Welcome Abigail Ann to a lovely family. Such joy for everyone.
Congratulations, Unca! Better stop jumping around long enough to put more edging on that beeeyoooteaful shawl. You'd be surprised at how quickly they grow up. What a wonderful beautiful baby Abigail Ann is!
Welcome, Abigail! Franklin, thanks so much for keeping us posted. I know the excitement will stay with you forever. Without knowing you, except from this blog, I know you are that kind of uncle. I'm glad all is well.
OK - Comment first, I'll read the rest later. MAZEL TOV, Uncle Pan! I've had three babies of my own, I recognize that tiny face. She's yelling "Where's my Uncle?? Where's my SHAWL?"" (you can see the "shawl" shape to her lips). Good for us all, a 21st century woman to carry on. Pass that Mazel Tov to Mommy and Da, please, on behalf of the Wisconsin Bubbe.
Congratulations on your new niece! Babies are great. (Jumping up and down with you.)
Eeeee! Oh, happy day!! Congratulations to your sister, and to you, Uncle Franklin! She is absolutely perfect!
Thanks for the baby-fix. Gave me a big old happy grin today. :)
Congratulations to you and your family!
Hooray for Susan and Abigail Ann!
Happy Birthday, Abby! Great names. Congratulations to you, Uncle Franklin and your entire family. Your sister did well!
Congratulations! all around. I raise my dpns (sock attached) in a knitterly toast to you all.
Friends helped me develop a list of the things that "cool uncle" does for my YS who will become an uncle later this year. If you would like a copy, let me know!
How wonderful! Quick, put knitting needles in her hands!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
You get to be that happy every time you think about her!!
Congrats to Mom and Dad first (please pass it along), and to you too, Uncle Franklin! You worried about a girl, but believe me, I'm sure your worries disappeared as soon as you saw that gorgeous little face that will launch 1000 ships. :-) She's beautiful.
Congrats Uncle!!
How exciting! Warm congratulations!
Congratulations!! She is beautiful.
I wish i had as great of a FGU as she has :)
hugs!
laurie in victoria
woot woot woot for that pretty little girl!
you will have sooooo much fun knitting for her!
mazel tov to you and your family!
Mazel Tov! Many Many Congratulations to Sister Sue and family, and you better get going on that shawl Franklin.
Speaking as an aunt thrice-over, you are pretty much NEVER going to stop jumping up and down and grinning. Being an aunt/uncle is just fantabulous. Enjoy, and congrats!
Lovely name, by the way.
Congratulations! She's beautiful.
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin. And congratulations to your sister and brother-in-law. I came to your site specifically looking for this good news!
141 comments? WOW. You're much loved.
Happy Uncleness! All the joy of spoiling the child with much less of the mess. What a deal! I don't (and most likely won't) have any niecephews. Enjoy.
What an adorable little Cookie! Congratulations Uncle Franklin. Please let Sue know I send my best!
That is great! Congo rats to you and especially your sister. I am exciting for all involved.
Yes, and grinning forever is entirely appropriate.
Abigail Ann is a beautiful name for a beautiful girl---fabulous. You'll be a fab Uncle.
That's the benefit of no anesthetic: an alert and hungry baby.
Congratulations to you all.
Congrats! The only thing better than being an uncle (or aunt) is being a grandparent! Welcome to the world Abigail Ann. What a lovely name!
Joy
Rewalsar, H.P., India
I doubt you'll stop bouncing for a while yet! Congrats to you, Susan and the whole clan. New bubs are a wonderful reason to grin fatuously for at least a month : )
Congratulations! She's beautiful, and very lucky to have you as an uncle. So how's the shawl coming?
Still jumping after 30+ years.
MazelTov,you wonderful uncle you!
Congratulations! She's lovely. m
Mazol tov! She's as pretty as her name.
Congratulations! I have a niece and two nephews and they are the coolest. You never stop jumping up and down and grinning like an idiot. Now they're almost all grown up and it's so fun to talk to them as friends and to watch them find their paths.
How lucky she is that you're so excited about her!
Such a little cutie! Congratulations to all!!
Congrats Unc! Very soon, you will need to remove your glasses,(if wearing any) and earings too,(if wearing any) as little fingers will learn to pull on those before Uncle gets to teach little neice about knitting and yarn!
Have fun!
T.
Nifty! Mazel tov! Now you get to be Wicked Uncle Franklin (take it from me, I had a Wicked Uncle when I was growing up and it is a marvelous thing to have) which is a wonderful privilege and a great job and one I think you are going to excel at.
Congratulations to mama and your family. :-)
Oh my gosh!! How adorable! Congrats!
I used to find it incredibly annoying when people would post baby pictures, but now I just can't get enough of it. That's strangely tantilizing yet terrifying at the same time.
Congratulations! You are a great brother.
Big congrats! I'll put her name on the Cambridge Zen Center alter and we'll do some chanting in her honor!
Happy BIRTH-day to you, Abigail Ann. Franklin, I hope you enjoy each and every day of this journey and new adventure into uncle-hood! Thanks so much for giving us all such a wonderful peek into your world. Priceless.....
WOW! How could I not add to the love of this day. My youngest was born this day 20 years ago. May her life be filled with wonder and kindness.
Congratulations! She is beautiful.
Oh, how beautiful! Congratulations to Sister Sue and her husband, as well as the rest of the family. Good work, Sue - natural birth is hard and painful, but so worth it.
Woo hoo! Congratulations Uncle Franklin. How's the baby shawl coming along?
Congratulations, Franklin! She's lovely, and you'll make a great uncle.
Awwwwww.. Congratulations to all. She looks like a little cutie.
What a great shot that second picture is. She looks like she's going to give you all a run for your money, sweetie :-) Welcome to the world, Abigail Ann!
Congratulations! And I'm so glad you said something about the manicure, because after the beautiful baby, that was the next thing I noticed...
Congratulations Uncle Franklin. I am so happy for you and for the new family. She's gorgeous!
Yay! New babies are the best. Congratulations!
Congratulations, Beautiful pictures.
Dammit. Baby pictures. New, fresh baby pictures. New, fresh babies are the best things in the entire world. The way they smell, the way they feel, the way they look at the world around them as if it is all so new and yet they've known its secrets for ages. Get thee to that baby, Uncle Franklin, and give it a fitting garment in which to reign over people's hearts.
And here I was just coming back to say I'm sending good breathing vibes and "POP" goes the baby!! :) Welcome little girl, and congrats uncle! New baby girls are just the bees knees! ENJOY!!
congratulations!
Congratulations to your sister (who did most of the work!) and her husband, and to you and the rest of your family. Now the fun starts! Sue f. (plus there are so many more cute knitted outfits for girls than for boys :o)
Just wanted to give my congratulations on the blessed event.
And I had to laugh at the very first comment. Like you don't own kneepads already...
Love you. Miss you. BFF!
Congratulations Uncle! What a lucky little person to have an uncle like you.
Congratulations! Whhoo-eee. Beautiful baby. Beautiful mother. And that's the best name in the world (It's my own lovely daughter's name.) Oh enjoy the uncle-hood. Hope you are buying books already. Be sure to get her "Kitten's First Moon" and "The Runaway Bunny" and, well you'll figure it out.
Congrats Uncle Franklin. What a beautiful baby.
oh, franklin, what a lucky little baby to have you as an uncle! enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! ...and finish that shawl!
Congrats to all.
The best part of being an uncle is that you get to buy all the noisy toys for the niecephews!
And you've got an added bonus: You can now write "Dear Abby" letters -- and I'm sure she'll treasure them forever.
yay uncle! yay niece! yay sis! yay granny! (oops!)
she's so cute! now i've got granny lust all over again. all i have is a grandpuppy!
they come with hats.
nothing cooler - and perhaps weirder - than the profound love one feels for the children of one's siblings.
congratulations from a childless person who speaks from experience.
Just to add to what Mrs.q said. When Abigal Ann gets crotch high and running well you might consider another kind of pad. The stuff they don't tell you, Uncle. Congratulations to all. It is a miracle and much to be celebrated.
Congratulations! To all of you! What a little beauty!
Congratulations!! What wonderful news!
And so glad to hear your sister's labor went so well! I hope her recovery is swift and easy.
congratulations from a dedicated lurker (who has passed on your URL to many friends).
And we all can't wait to see the shawl! Maryjo
Considering how wonderful your Aunt Eva was to you, I'm confident you will be every bit the wonderfully fabulous uncle Abigail Ann deserves!
Congrats to your sister, and I hope every bit of her journey into motherhood will be rewarding and fun!
Felicia
Abby is gorgeous - I love that newborn slightly crumpled look :)
Congratulations!wh
Awww, Franklin, she's gorgeous! And Sister Sue looks marvellously fine after such a long job - way to go, Sue! Welcome aboard, Abigail, you're a lucky baby with a great family. Hugs to all!
Delurking to add my congrats to everyone else's. One word of advice...don't let Dolores babysit.
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin! What a lucky baby Abigail Ann is, to be born into your family!
Congratulations Uncle!
Looks like Abby has a good set of lungs!
I'm so incredibly happy, for your sister to have such a lovely baby, for you to have a niece to spoil, and for me, because I can breathe again.
Congratulations hardly begins to express my joy!
Congratulations, Franklin! That's one lucky baby, a loving family and you for an uncle! You're going to be a great uncle.
Yay! Congrats to the new parents and the new uncle.
Happy Birthday, Baby Girl! Best wishes to Abigail Ann, Mom, & Dad! Congrats, Uncle Franklin
Congratulations! She's perfectly beautiful.
Congratulations, Uncle Franklin
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