Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Not Actually Blue, Or A Kitten

Well, that was quite possibly the most rubbish liveblog in the history of blogging, I do apologise.

Anyway, I am delighted to announce that the Blue Kitten is now in the house, born at 9.06pm yesterday* and weighing 7 pounds exactly. Here's a photo:


She looks a bit gingery there but her hair is actually black.

You can see another pic of the Kitten in ET mode here.

Thanks to you all for your comments throughout yesterday, they were really very encouraging and helpful. Turns out that even the most straightforward birth (as thankfully this was) is a bit of an ordeal, eh?


* Which means she shares a birthday with both Dave and Delirium. Auspicious!

68 comments:

Boz said...

Amazing! Congratulations!! And well done - if that isn't a bit patronising from someone who doesn't even have a knitted uterus. I am in awe!

In anticipation of the caption competition you're surely to announce, can I offer:

"Bit of an ordeal? How do you think it felt for me..?"

Anonymous said...

oh she's too beautiful! just exquisite. and what a sagacious look. clever, clever you (both, of course!). hope you're feeling ok and not too shattered. look after yourself and don't do too much!!!!! (that's an order - and i'm, allegedly, an expert)
xxx

Lucy Diamond said...

She is so gorgeous, WELL DONE! And yes, birth is a shocker, even when you think you know what you're in for. ('Life After Birth' by Kate Figes is a vg book if you have any reading energy in the next few weeks... stupidly I read it BEFORE my first and was terrified!)
But ooooh newborn babies are just so amazing and beautiful. Really pleased for you all, very well done, hope you are being waited on hand and foot, and showered with gifts and love now.
Take care
xxx

cello said...

*blubs - but in a good way*

Crates of hugs and kisses are already making their way down
the M5.

ScroobiousScrivener said...

Ooh ooh, welcome Blue Kitten! It gets better, I promise. (That was directed at Kitten, not mum. I wouldn't know about life after birth from mum's point of view. Yet.)

I greatly enjoyed the live blogging, btw.

Rosie said...

she's beautiful. congratulations, and i hope you are both very proud.

have you named her yet?

Boz said...

And when does she get her own blog?

miss-cellany said...

She's gorgeous! Congratulations to you all and welcome to the world Eliza...

xxx

(Complete awe and respect to you also, for giving birth yesterday and blogging the next!)

Clair said...

*melts*

Marsha Klein said...

Awww! Congratulations to the new Patroclus-Bluecat family; she is beautiful. Hope that you're managing to get some rest after all your hard work yesterday (no-one evers warns you properly about that, do they?!)

Taiga the Fox said...

She's so beautiful... Congratulations!
xxx

Unknown said...

What a marvellous sight on a grey and drizzly Scottish morn. I'm going to visit a very happy great grandmother later. You know she'll live for another 100 years now ...

Anonymous said...

She's really beautiful. Congratulations! Being a parent is brilliant (most of the time!). Have fun, the three of you.

Anonymous said...

!!!!
congratulations, she is lovely!!!!


(sorry about the exclamation marks!!! i don't normally do that!!!)

Anonymous said...

Welcome to your baby!

Sean McManus said...

Wow! cute kid! Congratulations to you all.

Bowleserised said...

Ahhhhhhhhh!

Piers said...

Whosa little cutie then?

Anonymous said...

She looks really cute. Congratulations again. Enjoy the precious times while she's so tiny.xx

Geoff said...

Congratulations from Team Geoff & Betty.

James Moran said...

Congratulations! I congratulated you both over on BC's blog, but I suspect that you did slightly more of the work. What with doing the whole pregnancy thing, and all that. Hooray! Huzzah! And similar words!

realdoc said...

Congratulations, she is a real beauty (but you knew that). Hope you are being brought tea and hobnobs on the hour. Enjoy the bonding.Wait until you find all the cool baby stuff on t' interweb.

Jayne said...

How lovely - well done you and congratulations to you all!

PS She's got a really "what on earth have I let myself in for?!?" look on her face here.

Semaphore said...

Congratumalations! This is so brilliant, and she's beautiful. Ooh, I'm all happy and gooey now. Damn you both for ruining my attempts at cynicism!

Ahem. Good on yer, chums.

GreatSheElephant said...

Aww - congratulations. What a pretty little girl!

Anonymous said...

ahhhhhh well done you!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! What a lil' lovely - and what a beautiful story to follow. Ta for sharing :)

Occasional Poster of Comments said...

Awww... Congratulations to the both of you! And to Miss Kitten, for arriving just in time.

Annie said...

Nipping in from work ILLEGALLY to say awwwww! She is very cute. Very well done you two, wish you lots of happiness xxx

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to all, and what a beatiful baby. Almost makes me wish Mrs D and I hadn't stuck at two...almost.

Sylvia said...

Be firm, Henry Dandelion. Only lunatics have more than 2 children. I should know - I've got 3 of the buggers....

Valerie said...

Aw, man. Listen to us. I cannot think of a single clever thing to say. She's darling, and congratulations!

Johanna said...

I am incredibly excited about this, considering I don't actually know either of you. Congratulations! She's incredibly cute.

chatterbox said...

Congratulations.. She is beautiful and looks as if she is about to say something very intelligent.

As for the ordeal, well yes! But she's clearly worth it!

ribbletonia said...

huge congratulations! beautiful!!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! She is absolutely gorgeous. My brother was an ugly fella when he was born...anyway *lots of cute baby noises* Good luck to all three of you, for some interesting years to come!

Vicus Scurra said...

Yes, congratulations on introducing us all to a new blog reader (and also to prompting realdoc to comment).

LC said...

Well done. Is she taller than you yet?

James Ink said...

I can't think of anything original to say, so...

Congratulations!!!

Anonymous said...

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

*continues incoherently*

Sarah said...

Wowee! Congratulations! She's gorgeous!

Delirium said...

Oooooh congratulations!!! Bet you're glad that part's over, and you're home and can get settled... Y ella es muy guapa!

patroclus said...

Crikey, thanks everyone! Blue Kitten is doing just fine and already displays an uncanny talent for sucking textiles and staring at the wall, often at the same time.

Romeo Morningwood said...

As the proud inseminator of four, I congratulate you on your fine effort.
*presses playbutton to start mandatory bkgd music:
Stevie Wonder's Isn't She Lovely

Savour every moment, it goes by awfully fast...well, except for this first bit.

Anonymous said...

Aww, kitten is adorable! I'm soooo pleased for you both. Very impressed at the blog dedicattion too! I can't believe everything has turned out so lovely. I'm so pleased for you.

flamelily said...

lovely! now the real fun begins, enjoy, and fogive yourself everything!

Fat Roland said...

Congratulations! She's gorgeous. As we would expect, of course.

Anonymous said...

oh what a darling little doll. and I am somewhat of a baby connoisseur, really. congrats!

Anonymous said...

Gingery, green, blue...however she does her hair she's just gorgeous.

Tim F said...

Is that her hand she's eating, or her foot?

Richard said...

Congratulations!

I, Like The View said...

many congratulations

:-)

Anonymous said...

Slightly belated congratulations! She looks absolutely adorable.
delores x

Anonymous said...

Congratulations. :)

Be prepared for friends who were a bit meh about small children to become completely entranced by yours. I know. I was that "person who was a bit meh".

Oli said...

Congratulations to you and James, and hello Blue Kitten, welcome to Earth.

Aside from being very cute, she looks as though she's just discovered a delicious bit of gossip in that photo.

rockmother said...

Aaaaaaahhh...she is gorgeous and so alert! Well done and hope you aren't feeling too exhausted. XX

Anonymous said...

Congratulations - that's a very photogenic Blue Kitten you've got. Would like to add my 'here, here' to loganoc's sentiments.

Anonymous said...

All my friends at work are leaning over my shoulder as I type, all cooing...."Oh, what a beautiful baby"
I completely agree! Congratulations to both of you.

Dave said...

Belatedly (well, I was in Ireland celebrating my birthday [and now I can't forget the Kitten's]) many congratulations.

clodhopper said...

Awe! Fantastic. *goes broody*

English Mum said...

Awww adorable. I'm broody too now. Congrats! x

Anonymous said...

A million congratulations to all three of you!

extemporanea said...

bit late to the party, sorry, but hearty congrats, that's an extremely cute Blue Kitten. Happiness to all concerned.

Stef the engineer said...

Congratulations! Take as many photos as you can now to show to unsuitable potential partners she'll bring home in a few years time.
I am screening all descriptions of birth from wifey...

La BĂȘte said...

I am sitting here with a real kitten in my lap (my next door neighbour's) and thinking for the first time in my life that a human kitten might not be a bad idea. One day. For me I mean. Fantastic idea for you obviously. What I'm saying is... I want one! Many hearty congratulations to all of you.

patroclus said...

Blimey, thank you everyone, very much.

Malcolm Cinnamond said...

Very very very late, but congratulations - she's lovely.

Bela said...

Congratulations! She's adorable. (Better late than never, eh.)