byronstarr - It's a boy!

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			byronstarr - It's a boy!

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	It's a boy!
	John Byron Starr IV 7 pounds, 9 ounces. 18 3/4 inchs. He's actually a pretty little baby. And this comes from someone who thinks babies and infants are cute, but newborns inevitably look like Winston Churchill. Of course, I am biased. Still not sure what we're going to call him. Shelly wants Jay. I want J (different spelling or lack thereof). My hardheaded father insists on John. And a nurse nicknamed him Buddy and that stuck for a while. I'm threatening to do like Homer Simpson and call him "the boy". I'm going to have some pictures set up on my website soon. I'll post again when they're up.

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	From: drpearce	Date: April 20th, 2008 12:45 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Congrats!

I vote for Not-bubba

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 20th, 2008 08:29 pm (UTC)		(Link)

LOL! I suggested bubba to shelly as a straight-face joke. She called me a son-of-a-bitch.

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	From: mylefteye	Date: April 20th, 2008 12:59 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Whey-hey! Congratulations, Byron.

Does this mean you're back on the beer?

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 20th, 2008 08:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Not just yet. I'm tempted to bypass the beer and go straight to the knockout punch - I've got my eye set on a bottle of Crown Royale that another funeral director gave me when grandmaw died.

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	From: blonnie	Date: April 20th, 2008 01:15 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Congratulations!!! I can't wait to see the pictures :)

I like both J & Jay. :)

What does Abby think of the new little one?

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 20th, 2008 08:35 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Abby is doing great. I'm not sure if it's fatigue or the baby, but she has been a little fussy. On the other hand, anytime she's with J she's really sweet - hugging him, kissing him, telling him she loves him. I'm kind of surprised. She's never liked dolls so we were worried how she would handle a baby.

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	From: ajjones	Date: April 20th, 2008 02:20 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Congrats!

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 20th, 2008 08:36 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Thanks!!!

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	From: markdeniz	Date: April 20th, 2008 04:55 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Many congrats sir!

Call him Freddie - it works so well with your surname!

Or Shiny...

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	From: markdeniz	Date: April 20th, 2008 04:56 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh yeah, and don't have him anywhere near you when you get the Wii out!

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 20th, 2008 08:37 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, hell, that would be a no-no. Ever seen the "Kick the Baby" South Park episode? It'd probably be something like that.

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	From: racingboo	Date: April 20th, 2008 05:07 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Congrats to you and especially to Shelly from the Williams family!

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 20th, 2008 08:39 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Thanks. We're having a ball. He's two days old and I'm already wanting to buy him a football.

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From: (Anonymous)	Date: April 21st, 2008 06:56 pm (UTC)		(Link)

you never played football. get him a set of drums

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 22nd, 2008 02:14 am (UTC)		(Link)

Okay, okay, drums it is.

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	From: joelasutherland	Date: April 20th, 2008 11:33 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Congratulations!

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 22nd, 2008 02:15 am (UTC)		(Link)

Thanks!

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	From: clarionj	Date: April 21st, 2008 01:46 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Oh, yay! Congratulations! Yes, post pictures.

Names are difficult--in each case with my daughters, I'd chosen names in which I liked both the formal name and the common nickname; I figured we'd be safer that way because people just start using whichever they prefer.

So, a boy and a girl. I don't remember how much older Abby (that's her name, right?) is. I'm sure they'll have fun together. The nice thing about the second is that the first does quite a bit of entertaining, and it's worth the occasional bouts of jealousy and whining.

Hope you've got some time off to enjoy them (and sleep!).

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	From: byronstarr	Date: April 22nd, 2008 02:17 am (UTC)		(Link)

Abby is 3. So far she does pretty good, but I have noticed she's been fussier lately and I doubt it's a coincidence.

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