It's A Boy!

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• 1 - Jonathan

  Dec 12, 2003 at 12:52 pm

  AWESOME! I was getting worried there for a bit :)

• 2 - Phillip Winn

  Dec 12, 2003 at 12:56 pm

  So was Eric! Every time we talked on the phone, I'd think he must be calling from the hospital now, right?
  
  Nope. And boy, was he getting antsy. (Read: testy)
  
  <grin>

• 3 - Eric Olsen

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:13 pm

  Thanks guys! All is well.

• 4 - Hal Pawluk

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:14 pm

  Love those jalapenos! Congratulations!
  

• 5 - Maura

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:30 pm

  Congrats Eric, Dawn and baby Alex!
  
  I hope you've had an opportunity to "wet the baby's head" as we call it here in Ireland (i.e. have a drink to celebrate!).
  
  Good luck with the little fellah. :)

• 6 - Temple A. Stark

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:32 pm

  One less thing to worry about.
  
  Hang on ....
  
  So glad it was all over but the shouting and then all over quickly.
  
  A fine name, too

• 7 - Dew

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:32 pm

  Congrats!!

• 8 - Tom Johnson

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:34 pm

  Congratulations! My wife will enjoy knowing that it took a mere 25 minutes for the little guy to join the world - it'll give her hope that whenever we decide to have kids it'll be the same for her!

• 9 - Craig Lyndall

  Dec 12, 2003 at 1:35 pm

  Rock on. Congratulations!

• 10 - TDavid

  Dec 12, 2003 at 2:00 pm

  25 minutes? Wow! That's the sign of a mother who has already been through labor. Tom (sorry), the first one is often the longest.
  
  I just wrote congrats in another thread, but news of happy Christmas time babies is worthy of cross posting. Congratulations Dawn, Eric and Alex :)

• 11 - Tom Johnson

  Dec 12, 2003 at 3:17 pm

  Tom (sorry), the first one is often the longest.
  
  Shhh! Keep this quiet! She'll never agree to have kids if she thinks this is unrealistic!

• 12 - Johno

  Dec 12, 2003 at 3:21 pm

  Wow... Mexican sure does go right through you!
  
  Congratulations to the couple. Ohio just got a little smarter.

• 13 - Bruce Kratofil

  Dec 12, 2003 at 3:22 pm

  Congratulations, Dawn and Eric, on the newest Blogcritic.
  
  How long before he posts his first review?

• 14 - Eric Olsen

  Dec 12, 2003 at 3:23 pm

  Maura, I will definitely toss a toast tonight - too much to do in the meantime! We are heading back to the hospital pretty soon. Dawn is bored already - I doubt she'll last until Sunday morning.
  
  As far as labor time: she asctually started having pretty regular contractions last night, but they weren't the real thing yet. She woke up around 4 AM having strong ones, so we're really talking about three hours, which is still super short. What was really different this time was the time between transition and birth - about 15 minutes.
  
  Tom, tell her it'll fulfill her biological destiny or something.

• 15 - Media Whore

  Dec 12, 2003 at 6:13 pm

  Contratulations Eric and Dawn! It looks as if the little one couldn't wait to get out and enjoy the world. Be well.

• 16 - Eric Scheie

  Dec 12, 2003 at 7:15 pm

  Congratulations Eric, Dawn, and Alex!
  
  I think it's blogological destiny!
  
  

• 17 - jadester

  Dec 12, 2003 at 8:26 pm

  just spotted this after getting in from work. Congtrats Dawn and Eric! now the fun *really* begins =+)

• 18 - Marty Thau

  Dec 12, 2003 at 8:45 pm

  Ok -- picture this -- it's 2021 and little Alexander, now 18 and fully grown, had picked up a guitar somewhere along the way and is the leader of The Olsen Family, a calypso band. Eric on Marimba, Dawn & Kristen doing background vocals and Chris & Lily on steel drums. Their latest cyber CD, on the newly merged SONY - EMI - BMG- UNIVERSAL-WARNER BROS. label -- S-E-B-U-WB -- is 'The Olsens Family plays The Harry Belafonte Songbook.' Yes, folks, this will happen and you will be reviewing it.
  
  (ANOTHER GREAT MUSIC BIZ STORY -- AND YOU WERE THERE).
  
  Congrats Dawn & Eric. Be happy.

• 19 - Eric Olsen

  Dec 12, 2003 at 9:00 pm

  Thanks everyone! Marty, I like your vision!

• 20 - BB

  Dec 12, 2003 at 9:29 pm

  Congratulations Dawn and Eric. So happy to hear the labor was short and without complications. Savour the moment!

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