The most exciting news of all! July 7, 2016 9:34 AM Subscribe
Good people of Metafilter, rejoice and welcome to the world Holley Evelyn (Pterodactyl), newborn baby of Mrs. Pterodactyl and Bulgaroktonos!
Baby Holley joined the world just before 4am this morning, weighing in at 9 lbs 10 oz, with a charming demeanor and two wonderful parents. Mom is doing well, and Dad reports that Holley aced her Apgar, "carrying on the family tradition of excellent performance on standardized tests." Even more exciting, there are photos of the baby looking particularly snuggly and cute!
CONGRATULATIONS Mrs. Pterodactyl and Bulgaroktonos, WELCOME baby Holley (and snuggles and kisses!), and YAY HAPPY HOORAY just generally, all around!
Please share your congratulations for Mom & Dad along with comments about the cuteness, snuggliness, and otherwise preciousness of their new baby, and any suggestions you may have for her mefi username, which I can only assume will be issued shortly.
Baby Holley joined the world just before 4am this morning, weighing in at 9 lbs 10 oz, with a charming demeanor and two wonderful parents. Mom is doing well, and Dad reports that Holley aced her Apgar, "carrying on the family tradition of excellent performance on standardized tests." Even more exciting, there are photos of the baby looking particularly snuggly and cute!
CONGRATULATIONS Mrs. Pterodactyl and Bulgaroktonos, WELCOME baby Holley (and snuggles and kisses!), and YAY HAPPY HOORAY just generally, all around!
Please share your congratulations for Mom & Dad along with comments about the cuteness, snuggliness, and otherwise preciousness of their new baby, and any suggestions you may have for her mefi username, which I can only assume will be issued shortly.
That is one big baby! Overachieving from birth!
posted by Eyebrows McGee (staff) at 9:39 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Eyebrows McGee (staff) at 9:39 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
Congratulations! Welcome Holley Evelyn Pteroktonos!
posted by AugustWest at 9:40 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by AugustWest at 9:40 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
Hooray, and congratulations! Holley Evelyn is an exceptional baby on all fronts, clearly!
Maiasaura - a dinosaur known for parental care - seems like it'd be an acceptable username for a small Pterodactyl.
posted by ChuraChura at 9:41 AM on July 7, 2016 [6 favorites]
Maiasaura - a dinosaur known for parental care - seems like it'd be an acceptable username for a small Pterodactyl.
posted by ChuraChura at 9:41 AM on July 7, 2016 [6 favorites]
YES GOOD this planet needs more people like Mrs. Pterodactyl and Bulgaroktonos.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 9:47 AM on July 7, 2016 [18 favorites]
posted by everybody had matching towels at 9:47 AM on July 7, 2016 [18 favorites]
Congratulations!! She looks so very regal in the second photo, no doubt waiting patiently to assume her role as MeFi Overlord (which I, for one, welcome). Best wishes to Holley and her lovely parents.
posted by billiebee at 9:51 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by billiebee at 9:51 AM on July 7, 2016
Welcome, Holley! So excited to meet you!
posted by capricorn at 9:56 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by capricorn at 9:56 AM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
Yay!!! Happy New Baby to you both and may she have a very happy life.
SPECIAL NOTE TO MRS PTERODACTYL: holy crap look at the size of the baby you grew, just proving once again everything you do is awesome!
also did you growl like you had rabies during labor because that image is hilarious
posted by barchan at 9:58 AM on July 7, 2016 [3 favorites]
SPECIAL NOTE TO MRS PTERODACTYL: holy crap look at the size of the baby you grew, just proving once again everything you do is awesome!
also did you growl like you had rabies during labor because that image is hilarious
posted by barchan at 9:58 AM on July 7, 2016 [3 favorites]
Congratulations to the parents and welcome to the gorgeous new human being!!!
posted by Lexica at 10:17 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by Lexica at 10:17 AM on July 7, 2016
YAAAAAAAAAY!
posted by zombieflanders at 10:19 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by zombieflanders at 10:19 AM on July 7, 2016
STEAL AS MANY OF THOSE BLANKETS AS POSSIBLE
REPEAT AFTER ME: WE NEED MORE BLANKETS
(congrats tho)
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:26 AM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
REPEAT AFTER ME: WE NEED MORE BLANKETS
(congrats tho)
posted by Potomac Avenue at 10:26 AM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
baaaaaaby bulgarodactyl yaaaaaaay
posted by Krom Tatman at 10:32 AM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by Krom Tatman at 10:32 AM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
Congratulations on your tiny new Pterodactyl! Long may she rule the skies!
posted by Metroid Baby at 10:33 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by Metroid Baby at 10:33 AM on July 7, 2016
Welcome, Babby Holly!
posted by SillyShepherd at 10:37 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by SillyShepherd at 10:37 AM on July 7, 2016
Yay!
posted by Going To Maine at 10:38 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by Going To Maine at 10:38 AM on July 7, 2016
Welcome, Minidactyl!
posted by EndsOfInvention at 10:39 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by EndsOfInvention at 10:39 AM on July 7, 2016
EXCELLENT BABBY. Congratulations!
posted by bibliogrrl at 10:56 AM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by bibliogrrl at 10:56 AM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
BABY! Congratulations, all of you!
posted by MonkeyToes at 11:02 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by MonkeyToes at 11:02 AM on July 7, 2016
SO CUUUUTE! Congrats! Welcome to the world, Holley! Your parents are pretty awesome people.
posted by Fig at 11:14 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by Fig at 11:14 AM on July 7, 2016
Congrats!
posted by ferret branca at 11:20 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by ferret branca at 11:20 AM on July 7, 2016
Hello, Holley. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, Holley—God damn it, you've got to be kind.
Current MeFi Baby Count: 28.
posted by zamboni at 11:23 AM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
Current MeFi Baby Count: 28.
posted by zamboni at 11:23 AM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
Congratulations! I'm so excited for you all!!!
posted by C'est la D.C. at 11:32 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by C'est la D.C. at 11:32 AM on July 7, 2016
Oh how lovely! And what a beautiful name. Congratulations to the both of you, and welcome new baby Holley!
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:38 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:38 AM on July 7, 2016
Holley, beautiful Holley, one day you will realize how lucky you are to have the parents you do.
posted by kamikazegopher at 11:41 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by kamikazegopher at 11:41 AM on July 7, 2016
top notch babycrafting there, gj!
posted by prize bull octorok at 11:45 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by prize bull octorok at 11:45 AM on July 7, 2016
Wonderful news! You all look exhausted but so happy. Including the baby. Congratulations!
posted by Miss Scarlet with the Candlestick in the Lounge at 11:47 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by Miss Scarlet with the Candlestick in the Lounge at 11:47 AM on July 7, 2016
Well done, I say, well done! Might I recommend: MetaBaby
MetaBaby? Sure, I've met a baby.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:50 AM on July 7, 2016
MetaBaby? Sure, I've met a baby.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 11:50 AM on July 7, 2016
YAY, what lovely news! Welcome to the world, Holley! Congrats, Mrs. Pterodactyl and Bulgaroktonos!
posted by palomar at 11:52 AM on July 7, 2016
posted by palomar at 11:52 AM on July 7, 2016
Congratulations on the new Pterodactyl!
posted by zachlipton at 12:06 PM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by zachlipton at 12:06 PM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
Best metas are BABBY metas
Congrats and remember sleep is now a commodity!
posted by clavdivs at 1:04 PM on July 7, 2016
Congrats and remember sleep is now a commodity!
posted by clavdivs at 1:04 PM on July 7, 2016
Hooray!
posted by mykescipark at 1:07 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by mykescipark at 1:07 PM on July 7, 2016
Congratulations! I'm so happy for the three of you. You're good people.
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 1:11 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by Ivan Fyodorovich at 1:11 PM on July 7, 2016
(My parents, who are both baby connoisseurs, agree that your baby is remarkably adorable!)
posted by ChuraChura at 1:13 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by ChuraChura at 1:13 PM on July 7, 2016
Thanks for all the kind words. We're so happy and so tired and so overwhelmed with things to do, but seeing other people excited for us really does help.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 1:14 PM on July 7, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 1:14 PM on July 7, 2016 [6 favorites]
So, this one's got +10 Cheeks of Squishiness, and I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but you and everyone in your party are going to need incredible saving throws against this baby's Attacks of Adorableness.
posted by EvaDestruction at 1:50 PM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by EvaDestruction at 1:50 PM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
Congrats! I do like a baby with hair --- but don't you think 9lb 10oz is a little bit over-achieving? 💝
posted by easily confused at 2:15 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by easily confused at 2:15 PM on July 7, 2016
My goodness what a good looking family! Welcome to our newest Metafilterer! Congratulations, parental units!
posted by Lynsey at 3:56 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by Lynsey at 3:56 PM on July 7, 2016
CLEARLY *SOMEONE* AROUND HERE KNOWS HOW BABBY IS FORMED.
posted by pjern at 4:03 PM on July 7, 2016 [7 favorites]
posted by pjern at 4:03 PM on July 7, 2016 [7 favorites]
Congratulations you two - you're in for a heck of an adventure, and I look forward to the "My kid just ate x, are they okay?" questions in the future!
posted by smoke at 4:20 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by smoke at 4:20 PM on July 7, 2016
That is a delightful Pterodactyl child, and very discerning in her choice of parents. Good work, Holley, and welcome!
posted by misfish at 4:49 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by misfish at 4:49 PM on July 7, 2016
The most exciting part of fatherhood was when they handed her to me for the first time and I actually experienced all the cheesy bonding stuff from the Hallmark cards.
The second is just now, when they brought me an old pull out sofa to sleep on and it's just so magical, I've slept like four hours since 4 am Wednesday morning. I love my sofa child so much. He's green and feels like rough plastic.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 5:07 PM on July 7, 2016 [15 favorites]
The second is just now, when they brought me an old pull out sofa to sleep on and it's just so magical, I've slept like four hours since 4 am Wednesday morning. I love my sofa child so much. He's green and feels like rough plastic.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 5:07 PM on July 7, 2016 [15 favorites]
The second is just now, when they brought me an old pull out sofa to sleep on and it's just so magical, I've slept like four hours since 4 am Wednesday morning. I love my sofa child so much. He's green and feels like rough plastic.
If I remember our earlier conversations, we had our baby at the same hospital 2 months ago, and yeah, I remember those sofas. Pro tip: ask for a little battery-operated fan, because those rooms get stuffy as fuck, and it's summer. You even get to take the fan home with you.
posted by duffell at 5:19 PM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
If I remember our earlier conversations, we had our baby at the same hospital 2 months ago, and yeah, I remember those sofas. Pro tip: ask for a little battery-operated fan, because those rooms get stuffy as fuck, and it's summer. You even get to take the fan home with you.
posted by duffell at 5:19 PM on July 7, 2016 [1 favorite]
Our room is the worst! The intake for the A/C looks like a nightclub dust bunnies don't go to anymore because it's too crowded. I just went outside in DC in July for "fresh air." The nice gentleman from maintenance who moved the couch despite making it clear that it was not his job and was surely going to destroy his shoulder is bringing a fan soon.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 5:46 PM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 5:46 PM on July 7, 2016 [4 favorites]
Hang in there! And congrats on the new baby, so happy for all three of you.
posted by Bella Donna at 6:08 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by Bella Donna at 6:08 PM on July 7, 2016
Mazel tov! And welcome to the planet, Holley!
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 8:28 PM on July 7, 2016
posted by The Wrong Kind of Cheese at 8:28 PM on July 7, 2016
A purple stripe on the swaddling cloth. Highly appropriate. Add a pair of wings and all bases are covered.
posted by Joe in Australia at 11:25 PM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by Joe in Australia at 11:25 PM on July 7, 2016 [2 favorites]
Yay! This is wonderful news.
The intake for the A/C looks like a nightclub dust bunnies don't go to anymore because it's too crowded.
I am sorry to hear about your room, and hope the fan helped. That being said -- this sentence itself is great and made me laugh, and I needed a laugh. Thank you :) (It sounds like a memorable line from a character in a detective story)
Best to you all, and hope you continue to get some well-deserved rest!
posted by rangefinder 1.4 at 1:00 AM on July 8, 2016
The intake for the A/C looks like a nightclub dust bunnies don't go to anymore because it's too crowded.
I am sorry to hear about your room, and hope the fan helped. That being said -- this sentence itself is great and made me laugh, and I needed a laugh. Thank you :) (It sounds like a memorable line from a character in a detective story)
Best to you all, and hope you continue to get some well-deserved rest!
posted by rangefinder 1.4 at 1:00 AM on July 8, 2016
Congrats! Welcome, Holley!
posted by pointystick at 5:44 AM on July 8, 2016
posted by pointystick at 5:44 AM on July 8, 2016
Congrats! As a former new parent, I am contractually obligated to remind you to sleep when the baby sleeps. But also as a former new parent, I can tell you no one has ever done this in the recorded history of the universe because ADRENALINE. Enjoy!!!!!
posted by whitewall at 6:13 AM on July 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by whitewall at 6:13 AM on July 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
Welcome, new small baby! Be kind to your folks with your cluster feedings, and enjoy all the newness!
posted by ignignokt at 7:17 AM on July 8, 2016
posted by ignignokt at 7:17 AM on July 8, 2016
Congratulations!
posted by Navelgazer at 7:51 AM on July 8, 2016
posted by Navelgazer at 7:51 AM on July 8, 2016
Many blessings to you and felicitations upon your newborn's debut, B and Mrs. P!
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 8:26 AM on July 8, 2016
posted by Unicorn on the cob at 8:26 AM on July 8, 2016
Well done, everyone!
posted by Capt. Renault at 11:49 AM on July 8, 2016
posted by Capt. Renault at 11:49 AM on July 8, 2016
Huzzah!
posted by ocherdraco at 12:22 PM on July 8, 2016
posted by ocherdraco at 12:22 PM on July 8, 2016
This is excellent. Congratulations, & have fun getting to know each other! It's the very best awkward-introduction comedy there is.
posted by miles per flower at 12:37 PM on July 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by miles per flower at 12:37 PM on July 8, 2016 [1 favorite]
Congratulations! I had 2 babies that size and so I can say with authority that it is the best size for babies. She is lovely and so are her parents. Yay mefi babbies!
posted by mygothlaundry at 8:58 PM on July 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by mygothlaundry at 8:58 PM on July 8, 2016 [2 favorites]
Congrats! I wish you as much sleep as possible and a future of Dinosaur Train.
posted by maryr at 6:45 AM on July 9, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 6:45 AM on July 9, 2016 [1 favorite]
Name suggestion: Kuzholia: 'Cause Holley, uh.
posted by Margalo Epps at 7:10 PM on July 9, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by Margalo Epps at 7:10 PM on July 9, 2016 [1 favorite]
CONGRATULATIONS! Let me know when I can supply a pasta bake.
posted by kat518 at 3:25 AM on July 10, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by kat518 at 3:25 AM on July 10, 2016 [1 favorite]
I'm way late to this party, but congrats to you both on your giant baby!
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 11:41 PM on July 10, 2016
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 11:41 PM on July 10, 2016
Oh. I'm really dumb, but I just realised why matryoshkas.
I have new respect for mothers.
posted by Joe in Australia at 11:58 PM on July 10, 2016
I have new respect for mothers.
posted by Joe in Australia at 11:58 PM on July 10, 2016
Yay! These are two of my favorite MeFites, so I am eager to see the little one's contributions in a few years. Congrats and well done, Mom and Dad. Get some sleep.
posted by Rock Steady at 9:11 AM on July 11, 2016
posted by Rock Steady at 9:11 AM on July 11, 2016
I am super late to my own party (well sort of, obviously mostly it's a party to celebrate our cuddly little monster) but thank you all so much for your thoughtfulness and kind wishes! It really means a lot and I am super, SUPER grateful to have the support of this community. So many people have been so kind and helpful and I wanted to say a few special thanks starting with a large number of DC Mefites including everyone but especially duffell/catastrophewaitress and kat518 who have all been really supportive and great about answering my pregnancy/birth/newborn questions and Eyebrows McGee who, despite her own (recently completed!) pregnancy was UNBELIEVABLY patient and kind about responding to my panicky first-time pregnancy queries like "WTF how does anyone survive this?" and "Can you literally die of anxiety?" and "God this sure is the worst thing, huh?".
Really though thank you so much to everyone; we feel really happy at this particular moment (because she is asleep) and it means a lot to know other people are happy for us too.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:51 AM on July 13, 2016 [11 favorites]
Really though thank you so much to everyone; we feel really happy at this particular moment (because she is asleep) and it means a lot to know other people are happy for us too.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 8:51 AM on July 13, 2016 [11 favorites]
Yay! Congratulations!
posted by EmilyClimbs at 5:20 PM on July 13, 2016
posted by EmilyClimbs at 5:20 PM on July 13, 2016
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posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 9:35 AM on July 7, 2016