It's raining.... babies.....

July 17, 2012 2:17 AM

A literal baby shower! Congrats coriolisdave on Daughter #2! ヾ（＠＾▽＾＠）ノ

Gabrielle Amelia Miller, born 1.30pm Brisbane time, weighing 3.856kg (8lb 8) and 55cm.

Father already claiming she's a chilled out one... but let's wait until she's at least a day on the outside perhaps?

posted by gomichild to MetaFilter-Related at 2:17 AM (64 comments total)

More babbies!!!
What a cutie she is too! Poor coriolisdave, now you're outnumbered.
posted by goshling at 2:24 AM on July 17, 2012

Yay Gabrielle! Welcome back to the Midnight Mefite club, parental units :)
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 2:34 AM on July 17, 2012

Wheee!!! So glad she's here. I demand cuddles!!
posted by jonathanstrange at 2:56 AM on July 17, 2012

Well, get yer skinny ass up here and you can have all the cuddles you want!
posted by coriolisdave at 3:01 AM on July 17, 2012

Another Mefite-lette! It's like babby-arama at the moment! I'm guessing there weren't many Metafilter posts about 9 months and 2 weeks ago...

And she has such a lovely name.

Well done, congratulations, and insert my standard but genuine and heartfelt "may her life be filled with love and laughter" here.
posted by malibustacey9999 at 3:09 AM on July 17, 2012

SO MANY BABIES! Congratulations, and what a lovely name :)
posted by DarlingBri at 3:12 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Another one! Fantastic! Congratulations!
posted by Wolof at 3:29 AM on July 17, 2012

I'm working on it!!
posted by jonathanstrange at 3:52 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

That exclamation point followed by the emoticon made me read the announcement as "Daughter #21." And I thought "perhaps that is going a bit too far."

However, now that proper parsing has been restored, congratulations.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:23 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

jonathanstrange, out of context that had me plotting an online baby shower for YOU!

Congrats on the babby, coriolisdave!!
posted by Stewriffic at 4:24 AM on July 17, 2012

Congrats!
posted by the young rope-rider at 4:35 AM on July 17, 2012

Literal? Congrats.
posted by unliteral at 4:35 AM on July 17, 2012

Yay babbies!
posted by gaspode at 4:57 AM on July 17, 2012

What a lovely name!

Welcome to Earth, small human! I hope you enjoy your stay.
posted by sonika at 5:03 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Soon our baby army will be complete!
posted by ColdChef at 5:10 AM on July 17, 2012 [14 favorites]

Overly literal babies will do well at Metafilter. Congratulations!
posted by zamboni at 6:01 AM on July 17, 2012 [2 favorites]

Congratulations!
posted by Defying Gravity at 6:04 AM on July 17, 2012

Hmm, so many babies. I don't know if I believe it without pictures.
posted by the young rope-rider at 6:05 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Gabrielle Pic!
posted by goshling at 6:11 AM on July 17, 2012

I mean Gabrielle pic!
posted by goshling at 6:12 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Also - chilled out? I saw him describe her as "scheming" and "evil".
Watch your back coriolisdave, we all know it's the quiet ones you need to watch out for.
posted by goshling at 6:19 AM on July 17, 2012

Calling all babies.
posted by h00py at 6:27 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Okay, so, it's getting that we need a name for this growing Mefite cohort... The Julian Mob? Summer of '12 Baby Gang?

Congratulations, coriolisdave - and welcome Gabrielle!
posted by likeso at 6:39 AM on July 17, 2012

I approve of this baby spamming of metatalk.
posted by cjorgensen at 6:40 AM on July 17, 2012

aw, Congratulations! Lovely name.

And yeah, watch out, it's the second one who kicks your ass.
posted by ambrosia at 6:42 AM on July 17, 2012

More Babies For The Baby God!!!*

*Is it the god of babies, or a god that is a baby? I can't say, but I do know it's your turn to change it.
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 7:10 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

When all these kids turn five, they'll have to go out and hunt for food for the rest of the community. The half-height rackmount enclosure said so in a vision.
posted by Smart Dalek at 7:15 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

I expected more gore for a literal baby shower. I won't say I'm disapointed, but . . .
posted by Think_Long at 7:36 AM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations! I should be joining this club in the next week.
posted by OmieWise at 7:53 AM on July 17, 2012 [3 favorites]

Yay! Gorgeous Gabrielle.

I approve of all this babby-birthing going on. It goes without saying that Metafilter babbies are the very best kind of babbies.

It's going to take a lot more of them to counteract all the dumbass in the world, though. Double-down up the canoodling, everyone!

We are so kicking ass in the Metafilter vs Reddit July Pub Baby Crawl Challenge!
posted by misha at 8:09 AM on July 17, 2012

Double-down ON the canoodling, that is. Me types goodly.
posted by misha at 8:10 AM on July 17, 2012

Dang, I'm losing track.

The Baby Cabal grows agai... doesn't exist!
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:18 AM on July 17, 2012

With all these babies lately, I was tempted to go back through the archives to see if I'd forgotten that the site went down nine months ago.
posted by MCMikeNamara at 8:18 AM on July 17, 2012 [11 favorites]

Oh no, a baby shower! Somebody run and get the nets! We have to save as many as we can!
posted by Scientist at 8:25 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

I approve of this baby spamming of metatalk.

Likewise. Yay for MeFiBabies and congratulations, coriolisdave!
posted by EvaDestruction at 8:42 AM on July 17, 2012

Hooray!
posted by rmd1023 at 8:44 AM on July 17, 2012

TOO MANY BABIES.

So I suspect around thanksgiving is a ....busy time for Mefites then?
posted by The Whelk at 8:49 AM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Wouldn't it be mid October?
posted by desjardins at 8:53 AM on July 17, 2012

Thereabouts.
posted by The Whelk at 8:54 AM on July 17, 2012

Canadian Thanksgiving.

(Congrats!)
posted by Phire at 9:15 AM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations! Thanks for making new people, y'all!
posted by Sidhedevil at 9:25 AM on July 17, 2012

woohoo!
posted by Stynxno at 10:56 AM on July 17, 2012

I suspect around thanksgiving is a ....busy time for Mefites then?

We're all avoiding our families.
posted by arcticseal at 11:35 AM on July 17, 2012 [2 favorites]

YAY!!!!

What an awesome week!
posted by zizzle at 11:36 AM on July 17, 2012

♥ Here is the daily heart for Gabrielle. Next.
posted by Cranberry at 11:53 AM on July 17, 2012

It's rainin' babies!

Congrats, and for more baby head huffing all around!
posted by peagood at 11:55 AM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations! Babies for everyone!
posted by ChuraChura at 12:04 PM on July 17, 2012

Yes, please more MeTa posts about babies and less OutrageFilter callouts. Congrats, coriolisdave! Welcome to Earth, Gabrielle :)
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 12:20 PM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations coriolsdave!!!

Expecting our own minimefi (not sure what my wife would make of that). She's due to arrive in September. Yay babies and the joy and terror that they bring.
posted by Elmore at 12:54 PM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

I'd like to put it out there that September 4th is an excellent day for a birthday. Carry on.
posted by sonika at 1:02 PM on July 17, 2012

Hmmm... I don't think that's up to me, but I'll pass on your suggestion.
posted by Elmore at 1:22 PM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations. This is the best month EVER!
posted by SLC Mom at 1:23 PM on July 17, 2012

So many babies! And here I've run out of congratulations.

Wait, no... here are some!!
posted by trip and a half at 2:54 PM on July 17, 2012

This is so great! More metafilter babies! Yay and congratulations to the coriolis dave family!
posted by Lynsey at 3:43 PM on July 17, 2012

They come with hats.
posted by coriolisdave at 4:56 PM on July 17, 2012 [4 favorites]

And thanks for the love, every one of you. Mum and bub are doing super (she sleeps! this is unexpected!) and unit#1 can't wait for them to get home.
posted by coriolisdave at 4:57 PM on July 17, 2012 [1 favorite]

Huzzah for babies!

*swears off the water*
posted by deborah at 4:58 PM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations!
posted by Majorita at 8:15 PM on July 17, 2012

So many babies. You guys must have a lot (or nothing) to do in November.
posted by mrzarquon at 8:17 PM on July 17, 2012

Very sweet! Congrats.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:26 PM on July 17, 2012

Congrats, coriolisdave. Gabrielle's lovely. Her pic is all "Hmmm. What is this MetaFilter thing you speak of?"
posted by angiep at 10:36 PM on July 17, 2012

Congratulations!
posted by nataliepo at 10:28 AM on July 18, 2012

i really love this thread. <3 so much happiness abounds.
posted by nataliepo at 10:31 AM on July 18, 2012

Maximum beautiful happiness.
All the wonderful years ahead.
Congratulations.
posted by Pudhoho at 2:30 PM on July 18, 2012