Wow, two kids in two years! I did that. It's hard! Get some babysitters pronto, and/or a housekeeper/mother's helper. I was a stay-at-home mom with good energy and lots of local grandparent help, but for the long haul, two little kids wore me out.
Cancel your cel phone and hire help with the money you save...do what it takes, because your marriage and your health depend upon it.
And congratulations on the darling new little one! The cubs really are worth all the trouble!
Oh yeah, and work on that bedtime routine. If it's chaotic at your house, get professional nanny help to settle it down, because miserable bedtimes create miserable kids and miserable parents, too! Seriously. This has been the number one difficulty of our family life in the last 3 years, and now that we got the kids stabilized & orderly at bedtime, our overall happiness quotient has gone up 100%. It's never too early to put them on a calm, structured bed time schedule.
(Let's hope the Aardvarks don't need this advice and have the older cub all docile and compliant about going to bed)
(Don't you hate it when someone shows you a picture of a kid and you have to suppress a gag, all while choking out "oohs" and "ahs"? Abu -- you'll luckily never force that on others...)
Had our first and only (Mom had enclempsia (sp?)) a year ago this coming Tuesday.
Two years ago, I couldn't have cared less. Now, I am so happy for you! Congrats!
Love your stuff too. Never commented here, but visit from time to time. If I'm looking for Middle East info and stray from Juan Cole, I come directly here.
No insult intended.
Just because my girl is a year old and still gets mistaken for a boy (no hair), and I'm assuming this is a boy, are we sugar and spice or snips and snails?
By the way, he's very alert and jolly looking. Is this a newborn (within 1-2 days) picture? He seems so present... unlike many newborns who are in a fog.
Babies are soooooooo cute when they are somone else's-& I speak as a confirmed batchelor uncle- but this new cub is the real thing. Congrats to the Aardvaark family and with any luck,sleep with become a part of life a few months down the road.
Congrats!
Posted by: praktike | May 06, 2005 at 11:23 AM
That's the most frickin' adorable thing I've ever seen.
Posted by: Serx | May 06, 2005 at 11:53 AM
Wow, two kids in two years! I did that. It's hard! Get some babysitters pronto, and/or a housekeeper/mother's helper. I was a stay-at-home mom with good energy and lots of local grandparent help, but for the long haul, two little kids wore me out.
Cancel your cel phone and hire help with the money you save...do what it takes, because your marriage and your health depend upon it.
And congratulations on the darling new little one! The cubs really are worth all the trouble!
Oh yeah, and work on that bedtime routine. If it's chaotic at your house, get professional nanny help to settle it down, because miserable bedtimes create miserable kids and miserable parents, too! Seriously. This has been the number one difficulty of our family life in the last 3 years, and now that we got the kids stabilized & orderly at bedtime, our overall happiness quotient has gone up 100%. It's never too early to put them on a calm, structured bed time schedule.
(Let's hope the Aardvarks don't need this advice and have the older cub all docile and compliant about going to bed)
Posted by: Leila | May 06, 2005 at 12:33 PM
Oh my goodness! Another aardwark already! Congratulations! Pass the ants--the special karkade-wrapped ones from Ethiopia! This is happy news indeed.!
Posted by: Nur al Cubicle | May 06, 2005 at 01:02 PM
Aww, how cuuute! Another Babyvark!
Congrats, AA.
Posted by: Penta | May 06, 2005 at 01:28 PM
Too cute! Congratulations.
Posted by: Brad Plumer | May 06, 2005 at 01:34 PM
This announcement makes me wonder...
How much snark could Aardvarks bark if there were more 'varks to bark snark.
You know...for a lark ;-)
Congratulations!
Posted by: Enrique | May 06, 2005 at 01:37 PM
Alf Mabrouk `aleikum. Hope the Aardvark clan is all healthy - it is really wonderful news.
Posted by: Josh | May 06, 2005 at 01:48 PM
Congratulations to all the Aardvarks!
Posted by: Ralph Luker | May 06, 2005 at 02:35 PM
Good job, you had one of the cute ones...
(Don't you hate it when someone shows you a picture of a kid and you have to suppress a gag, all while choking out "oohs" and "ahs"? Abu -- you'll luckily never force that on others...)
Posted by: Ezra | May 06, 2005 at 03:01 PM
Thanks everyone! Baby is doing just fine... back to the hospital now!
Posted by: the aardvark | May 06, 2005 at 03:18 PM
Absolutely adorable baby.
Posted by: Eric | May 06, 2005 at 03:42 PM
many congratulations to you and mrs aardvark!
Posted by: Chan'ad | May 06, 2005 at 06:13 PM
Had our first and only (Mom had enclempsia (sp?)) a year ago this coming Tuesday.
Two years ago, I couldn't have cared less. Now, I am so happy for you! Congrats!
Love your stuff too. Never commented here, but visit from time to time. If I'm looking for Middle East info and stray from Juan Cole, I come directly here.
No insult intended.
Just because my girl is a year old and still gets mistaken for a boy (no hair), and I'm assuming this is a boy, are we sugar and spice or snips and snails?
Posted by: Poika | May 06, 2005 at 07:34 PM
Alf Mabrouk on the wonderfull baby !!
Posted by: Daniel | May 06, 2005 at 07:56 PM
Congrats to all the aardvarks. Best wishes to all.
Posted by: David All | May 06, 2005 at 07:58 PM
That is an Amazing Abu Ardvark Addition!
Posted by: Eric Brunner-Williams | May 06, 2005 at 08:10 PM
SOOOO cute!
Mazel Tov!
Posted by: Jay C | May 06, 2005 at 08:17 PM
By the way, he's very alert and jolly looking. Is this a newborn (within 1-2 days) picture? He seems so present... unlike many newborns who are in a fog.
Posted by: Leila | May 06, 2005 at 10:23 PM
Babies are soooooooo cute when they are somone else's-& I speak as a confirmed batchelor uncle- but this new cub is the real thing. Congrats to the Aardvaark family and with any luck,sleep with become a part of life a few months down the road.
Posted by: dave504 | May 07, 2005 at 12:39 AM
Congratulations and healing vibes to Mama A. especially, that she may soon be recovered from the hard work she had to endure.
May peace be upon each of you.
Posted by: Kevin Hayden | May 07, 2005 at 03:22 AM
Congratulations to Mr&Mrs Aadvark! Thats a very cute baby:)
Posted by: El Savior | May 07, 2005 at 04:07 AM
Congratulations on the new Aardvark. May his termites be plentiful.
Posted by: Dave Schuler | May 07, 2005 at 10:03 AM
Awesome! Congrats! It's one of the cutest babies I've ever seen.
Posted by: Brian Ulrich | May 07, 2005 at 12:33 PM
yetrabba fee 3ezzak.
Posted by: Mohamed | May 08, 2005 at 06:43 AM