Alex in NYC *IS* a Daddy

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..if only because said thread has gotten to the point where it takes entirely too long to load. At this point, I'm somewhat at a loss to define any reason for this thread beyond familial pride, but maybe it can serve as a beacon of hope for those doubting few of you out there considering parenthood: if a foul-tempered reprobate like myself can raise such a -- if I do say so myself -- beautiful child, so can you. Anyway....

Latest pix:

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-04%2008.02.11%20-0700/Image-7C160B7AE62611D8.jpg

Excitable parents:
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― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:30 (twenty-one years ago)

That pic in the JD shirt is so perfect I shall make it my background.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:31 (twenty-one years ago)

See, now you wonder why the other page took so long to load. I'm typing this and the pictures STILL haven't shown up all the way. Anyway, how is it going? what's baby doing? what new tricks has she learned. I love new baby tricks. Is she sleeping all night?

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:33 (twenty-one years ago)

That pic in the JD shirt is so perfect I shall make it my background.

It is pretty great. From death, life! Or um something.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

so cute!

― jed (jed_e_3), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Baby's fine, although we're still having a devil of a time weaning (though she's gotten a little bit better). She's now turning over...almost sitting up and is starting to grab things....which is somewhat worrying. She makes a whole mess of noise, but nothing entirely coherent as yet (typical exclamation is "ahhh-goooooooooooiiiiishssshhshshs...." culminating in a spluttery rasberry sound). It's most entertaining. She still throws the occaissional wobbly, but that's to be expected (especially after long train or bus trips out to Long Island, wherein she is transformed into Cranky McNoisypants.)

But, overall, we have absolutely no complaints.

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-04%2006.35.55%20-0700/Image-88C618A6E61A11D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Fred Durst wants his shirt back, Alex.

(the baby is unspeakably cute)

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Fred sports the blue one. I wear the white one.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:51 (twenty-one years ago)

alex man your baby is far out cute

― amateur!st (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I totally forgot to mention how utterly adorable your baby is. She's beautiful. And I was gonna make the obligatory joke about, "sheesh, it's a good thing she took after your wife instead of you, ha ha!", but I'm sure you've heard it a million times. But, you know, it is a good thing.

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)

(hee hee)

― scott seward (scott seward), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah scott I get that
line about five times a day
(trying...to...avoid)

alex be happy
that you're able to be as
involved as you are!

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

If you do have a problem with the sleeping through the night thing, I would totally recommend the controlled-crying method. It sounds cruel, but it's really not. We did it with Rufus at 6 months and it took 2 days for him to sleep solidly all night long. It was like magic. And our sanity was restored within a week.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I would totally recommend the controlled-crying method. It sounds cruel, but it's really not.

Er? What is this exactly, some sort of happy Milgram technique?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:07 (twenty-one years ago)

it involves carefully timed exposure to onions and Johnsons & Johnsons.

― CeCe Peniston (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know what a Milgram is, Ned. No, it's just an initially excruciating but quite painless way to get a baby to sleep all night. You put the baby in the crib, say night-night, you let them cry for 5 minutes and then you go pick them up. Then you put them back in the crib and let them cry for 10 minutes and then go pick them up again. You repeat this at longer intervals until they fall asleep. 2 or 3 days later when you put them down they know the drill and just fall asleep. Hopefully. It worked for us. It only works for babies 6 months and older though. Cuz younger babies are fiends for the late-nite milk. Some people can't handle the crying. It's worth it for everybody though, if you ask me. I don't know about people who sleep with their baby in the same bed though.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:20 (twenty-one years ago)

controlled crying did NOT work for us, either time.

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know what a Milgram is, Ned

I was making a bizarro reference to the guy behind the Stanford prison experiments, et al. Refer to that one song on Peter Gabriel's So.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Controlled crying worked beautifully for our first kid (my wife went out to work and I left me to do it cos she would've given in and i am a hard hearted selfish bastard) but worked dismally on our second.

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:42 (twenty-one years ago)

o, and thats a beautiful baby alex!

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:42 (twenty-one years ago)

after like two months
we thought up new strategy:
night by night by night

sometimes let them scream,
sometimes whoops they're here in bed
sometimes went for drive

late-night odysseys,
me and sam and e.badu
"large coffee, to go"

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, just like anything else, it's not gonna work with every baby. They are all different. We just couldn't believe our good luck. It almost seemed too easy.

Ned- I think I saw a horrifying documentary about the Stanford thing. They filmed it all, right? Yeah, it was creepy. If you want really creepy though, pick up the book about the stuff they did to actual prisoners in Philadelphia in, i think, the 50's. It's gruesome stuff. The book was called Acres Of Skin ( I think).

Oh jeez, I'm sorry, i don't know what this is doing on the nice baby thread.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 5 August 2004 00:59 (twenty-one years ago)

DOOM DEATH DESTRUCTION!

These have nothing to do with many of the bands Alex loves. ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:02 (twenty-one years ago)

This stuff is all good to read about as my own baby boy is due to arrive in November. I don't know enough dads, so please carry on.

― mcd (mcd), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex, she's a real sweet looking kid and the same good will to yours, mcd. And folks, please be kind and do not let my wife hear of this controlled cying method as I'm thinking that she will use it on me.

― jim wentworth (wench), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:04 (twenty-one years ago)

And Alex your kid is freakin cute.

― mcd (mcd), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:05 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm the full-time baby-watcher and I'm the only dad I know who does that. It can feel a bit isolating at times. We take Rufus to a playgroup they have at the high school during the week and when I go I never talk to anybody. Not on purpose or anything, but most of the mothers know each other and everything and they don't really talk to me. When Maria goes by herself she always comes home with lots of stories that the mothers told her and she is no more social than me. The moms just kinda want to talk to other moms. I was the only dad at the music class we took him too for a couple months too. The teacher made a big point of telling me EVERY WEEK how GREAT it was that I was there. Which was a little embarrassing. More embarrassing than skipping in a circle with 15 women holding drums and tambourines anyway.

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:13 (twenty-one years ago)

haha!

― gaz (gaz), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

The last time I took Rufus for a check-up the nurse came into the room and the first thing she said to me in her best talking-to-a-4-year-old voice was: "So, Have you ever done this before?" I wanted to say, what, take my kid to the doctor's office? He's a year and a half old! I should say I have, my good woman! Many times. I could probably show you a thing or two about picking the right consolation-prize sticker to give him after the inoculation-shot!

― scott seward (scott seward), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:30 (twenty-one years ago)

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-04%2006.08.27%20-0700/Image-A3BC0BE4E61611D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:45 (twenty-one years ago)

BABYFACE!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 01:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Who dat?
Thats my babby daddy

― David Allen (David Allen), Thursday, 5 August 2004 06:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Awww too cwute Alex!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 August 2004 07:08 (twenty-one years ago)

For what it's worth, she's being a right royal pain in the ass today. Weaning sucks.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 13:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex my sympathies, it's sounds awful. Stick at it, surely it can only get easier, can't it??!!!

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 August 2004 13:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I would assume and hope so, but I've certainly been wrong before (as many people on ILX will gladly testify).

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 13:48 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, you'll be fine dude! :-)

― PinXor (Pinkpanther), Thursday, 5 August 2004 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex, you are menko. The look on a baby's face ("Fuck me! This tastes of something!") when you feed it something simple like pureed potato for the first time is k-classic. OK, they haven't mastered swallowing, so you just end up pushing it all back in until it's all disappeared down their throat, but a joy nonetheless.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 5 August 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"menko"?

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Right now.....

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-04%2006.08.27%20-0700/Image-A3BE99F0E61611D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

What Aldo said. Our baby's six months old and just started solid food in the last couple of weeks. Mashed apple got a very startled OMGWTF?!?! expression. Mashed potato however was greeted with a *lot* of joy - mad smiling laughter and vigorous arm-flapping.

Alex, you've got a fantastic couple of months ahead, in between bouts of teething screams.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 5 August 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

A peaceful wee one, that.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 5 August 2004 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Alex in NYC tribute thread

― Holy Crap! Typhoon is Coming!!! :O (ex machina), Thursday, 5 August 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

"I give up, arrest me officer!"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 15:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Charlotte is sooo cute.

Was the top photo taken on Long Island?

― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Thursday, 5 August 2004 23:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, that's at my Mom's place in Quogue.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 5 August 2004 23:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Very, very cute kid you've got there Alex. It's making me feel all paternal which is very very worrying!!!

― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 6 August 2004 01:57 (twenty-one years ago)

don't know what a Milgram is, Ned

I was making a bizarro reference to the guy behind the Stanford prison experiments, et al. Refer to that one song on Peter Gabriel's So.

You've got the names mixed up. Zimbardo is the Stanford Prison guy. Milgram was the Yale prof who ran the obedience tests

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 6 August 2004 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Zimbardo sounds like he should be conducting an orchestra or leading a circus. "The Great Zimbardo!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 6 August 2004 04:04 (twenty-one years ago)

today...

http://homepage.mac.com/alexinnyc/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2004-08-06%2012.55.00%20-0700/Image-D828E292E7E111D8.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 6 August 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

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hot damn pal! congratulations and kisses to wife and little ones

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 11 March 2006 04:47 (nineteen years ago)

Hells yes! Hurrah! :-D

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 March 2006 05:53 (nineteen years ago)

Awwwwwwwesome.

― suzy (suzy), Saturday, 11 March 2006 07:28 (nineteen years ago)

wow! greatness. congratulations!

― rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Saturday, 11 March 2006 07:34 (nineteen years ago)

Oh man, I was thinking of you and your wife hoping things would go well. A boy! Hurrah! Let us know how C reacts to her brother. How is your wife doing? I have heard that a second child is even more tiring than the first! Eep! :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Saturday, 11 March 2006 07:57 (nineteen years ago)

Welcome, Oliver!

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Saturday, 11 March 2006 09:24 (nineteen years ago)

Congratulations!

― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 11 March 2006 09:32 (nineteen years ago)

YSI?

No seriously, congrats Alex. Such a relief for you both. Hope the chazbot welcomes the new supporting member in the cast of 't3h cuet babies of ILX'.

― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Saturday, 11 March 2006 12:40 (nineteen years ago)

cheers! and welcome to the big "O"

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Saturday, 11 March 2006 12:42 (nineteen years ago)

Great news.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Saturday, 11 March 2006 12:53 (nineteen years ago)

3 Cheers For Sweet Oliver in NYC!

― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 11 March 2006 12:57 (nineteen years ago)

Wow, congrats, Alex!

― scott seward (scott seward), Saturday, 11 March 2006 13:09 (nineteen years ago)

Uh oh.... They'll be 16 and 18 at roughly the same time....... that will be an interesting week!

― JTS (JTS), Saturday, 11 March 2006 13:27 (nineteen years ago)

Yay! Can't wait to see the inevitably cute photos!

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Saturday, 11 March 2006 14:38 (nineteen years ago)

Congrats, Alex! Let me know how it goes with two of the buggers about...

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Saturday, 11 March 2006 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

congrats!

― kingfish da notorious teletabby (kingfish 2.0), Saturday, 11 March 2006 14:59 (nineteen years ago)

So it's a boy and he's a Pisces too! I love it! Congrats on the little tyke, Alex.

― Bimble The Nimble (Bimble...), Saturday, 11 March 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

Many congratulations! Wonderful news :)

― C J (C J), Saturday, 11 March 2006 17:03 (nineteen years ago)

glad everyone's healthy and happy! good luck with the second and congrats!

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 11 March 2006 17:23 (nineteen years ago)

Congratulations!!

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Saturday, 11 March 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

Congratulations!

― pixel farmer in DC (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 11 March 2006 23:19 (nineteen years ago)

Congratulations, Alex. I just hung out with a buddy of mine whose parental development has followed yours, roughly (daughter + 2 years = son) and he was a) proud of having a son and b) worried about having TWO kids when he still considers himself a kid.

The best of all wishes, and post pictures as soon as possible.

― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Sunday, 12 March 2006 00:40 (nineteen years ago)

Chazbot + Ollibot! Yeah!!!

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 12 March 2006 01:43 (nineteen years ago)

First glimpse...

http://vassifer.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/olliefirstpic_1.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 12 March 2006 02:35 (nineteen years ago)

aww he already has the trademark In NYC look of righteous indignation! \m/

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 12 March 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

oh man i am gonna cry. what a cutie!

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Sunday, 12 March 2006 08:42 (nineteen years ago)

Another baby turning to red! :-D

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 12 March 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

Awesome.

― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Sunday, 12 March 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

Congrats, Alex!

Let me be the first to hope that you're providing your son with a diet rich in protein and Hillary Duff.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Sunday, 12 March 2006 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

Not to gloat, but I told you it was gonna be a boy, Alex! Heheheh. :)

― All The Furniture Is In The Garage (Bimble...), Monday, 13 March 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

Bravo!

― Collardio Gelatinous (collardio), Monday, 13 March 2006 04:47 (nineteen years ago)

He's beautiful! Congratulations to all of you.

― luna's, Monday, 13 March 2006 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

― Allyzay Rofflesberger (allyzay), Monday, 13 March 2006 17:22 (nineteen years ago)

yay for alex and mrs. alex!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 13 March 2006 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

A better shot of the Littlest In NYC.....

http://vassifer.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/img_3918_1.JPG

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 17 March 2006 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

"aaargggh these blasted mallpunk bands are ruining my ears!"

― latebloomer is a belly with a guy pierce in it (latebloomer), Friday, 17 March 2006 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

Lovely photo

― Greig (treefell), Saturday, 18 March 2006 00:38 (nineteen years ago)

Woah, why didn't I click on this thread sooner????

CONGRATS, ALEX!

― Dan (Awesome) Perry (Dan Perry), Saturday, 18 March 2006 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

Oliver's rockin' the Joey Ramone stripes!

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Saturday, 18 March 2006 01:04 (nineteen years ago)

Can we get a pict of you and chazbot lynndie englanding the new in nyc?

― Jimmy Mod: GRILL ENSPEKTOR (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 18 March 2006 01:08 (nineteen years ago)

Hey Alex, congratulations!!! So fantastic. I think I saw you in Washington Square Park the other day, but didn't know if you'd think it weird if (while walking my dog) I introduced myself. I guess the lesson from the whole FAP thing is that none of us are as weird as we think..

― paulhw (paulhw), Saturday, 18 March 2006 04:23 (nineteen years ago)

I could cry that kid is so gorgeous. Well done, Mr & Mrs in NYC.

― luna (luna.c), Saturday, 18 March 2006 05:07 (nineteen years ago)

Hahaha! You can almost see him saying "I can't take this rock and roll lifestyle anymore!"

― The Sound of Walls (Bimble...), Sunday, 19 March 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

Heheheh, wotta cute little feller. :-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 19 March 2006 15:04 (nineteen years ago)

he's sooooo tiny! how adorable! :-))))

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Sunday, 19 March 2006 16:59 (nineteen years ago)

Lil' Strangler

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

I'm dying to know Chazbot's response to having a little brother.

― Je4nn3 ƒur¥ (Je4nne Fury), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:29 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yeah! Alex, have you come across those PUnK RaWK BaBY CloTHES sites? They sell sonic youth onesies! I'm VERY tempted to buy some!

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Sunday, 19 March 2006 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

But wazzabout Pleasant Plains?

― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 16:06 (eighteen years ago)

sometime this week!

― Ai Lien, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 16:09 (eighteen years ago)

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