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Thursday
May202010

Oh Baby Girl!

How I love you so.

Tale of the Tape

Name: Alessia James Lin
DOB:
May 20, 2010
Height:
20 in.
Weight:
7lb 6oz.
Reach:
All the way through your heart
Fighting out of:
A womb
Keys to Victory: Wrapping daddy around her little finger, screaming like a banshee
Fighting Style: All Ninja, with a brown belt in the Force

Time to change my header graphic...

Also, d Wife was the true champion. All I had to do was sit and I almost passed out. Mothers are a different breed of human being.

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Reader Comments (90)

Please keep me away from her because I will take her.

I'm almost not kidding.

While you still have her, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

YAY~!!!!! So happy for you all.

ADORBZ!!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterVDog

Look up the song "Baby Girl" by Wil Hoge. You will have a new appreciation for it's words.

CONGRATS!!!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHockeymandad

OH BUSY DAD!!!!! I am beyond happy for you, d Wife, and Fury!!!! I love her name! I also can't wait to hear what nickname she will be christened with here on the blog! You always come up with fun ones!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMcMommy

congratulations! she is so sweet.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterali_rn

Once again, I come to your blog and cry. Gah! She's so beautiful and you look so proud. Congrats pal! -Christine

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBoston Mamas

Holy crow, she is adorable. Congrats to the family. And yes, she'll have you wrapped around her tiny teeny little finger.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTyrone M.

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterkia

The smile on your face says it all.

(You're going to have to change the header because now, with a girl, you're gonna need a helmet, right? ;-)

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMaura

my knees are all wobbly and my uterus is all jealous. I am so happy for you! She looks great with you all wrapped up around her finger like that!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commentertraci

Congratulations to all of you! You have a wonderful family. I can't wait to read about her exploits, and about how her older brother dotes on her. 'Cause she'll have him wrapped around her finger too.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commentertom

Oh those cheeks make me want to reach through the screen!

Congratulations!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterStacey

She is absolutely precious!!! Congratulations to you and the Busy family!!!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAmazingGreis

She's beautiful! Congratulations to all of you! <3

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterChibi Jeebs

Congrats Jim, she's beautiful!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSmoochiefrog

Now that is really the shit. Congratulations, well done, applause!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKori

Congratulations! I decided recently it was a good thing I didn't have a daughter, because I would have bought one of every kind of dress on the rack in Costco when I was confronted by all their flowered, pink and green and brown and yellow glory. You have no idea what you are in for, being the dad of a girl, but it is going to be a great ride. Congrats to d Wife and Fury too.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMidLifeMama

Oh, I just love her.

She's very, very smart. I can tell.

Well done and congrats.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterzakary

Oh, happy day!! Oh, happy day!!

So much love and congrats, this is a thrill to experience with you.

I love that you have a daughter now, and that Fury is a big brother. You've raised such an awesome little man for Alessia to never know life without.

Yay for BusyBaby, and her kickass daddy.

xoxo

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPiper of Love

Oh she is just sooooooo beautiful!!! Sending the HUGEST congratulations to you and your family!! Fury's got his work cut out for him as a big brother that's for sure!!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPottyMouthMommy

Congratulations!

Oh, parenting siblings is SUCH a joy ... and challenge.

She's exquisite.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSadia

Perfect. You two dun good.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMr Lady

Congratulations! I guessss this is a good reason not to come out to BlogHer this year.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAvitable

Absolutely beautiful. Congrats to you and your wife. Oh, my aching hormones!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLojo

Hee Hee. Congratulations. You need a "Fury" type alias for herl. OR you could be like Dog the bounty hunter and call her Baby Girl (Dog's "Baby Girl" is like 30 and has her own baby now). I would vote for something else!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterRob

Congratulations! She's beaultiful! Hope that Mommy is doing well and getting some (at least a little bit) of rest.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermapsgirl

She's gorgeous! She looks just like Fury in that second photo. Can't wait to meet her in person. Big hugs to you and Lisa! xo

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLolita

Aw, she's beautiful! My sister-in-law had twins on the 8th- they just came home from the hospital last week- they are both almost 5 lbs!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBecky

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you all!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterheather...

Congratulations to dWife and to you. Way to go not passing out. Best wishes to you and your family. Your daughter is gorgeous!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterTara R.

Awww! So sweet! Yep, Fury may have met his match there. Congratulations, to you and the mom... so nice of you to recognize that women ARE indeed a higher form of life. Oh wait, you didn't say that. I did. ;) Still, congrats. Can't wait to see what videos she'll be making with you and Fury.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterWackyMummy

Why am I proud, like I did something? I don't know.

CONGRATS to dWife for a good delivery and to you for not passing out and to Fury for getting a sister and to baby for being so goddamn cute!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMaria

Congrats, congrats. A million congrats!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterOHmommy

She is absolutely precious. Congrats to you and your family. Very glad that mom and baby are doing well.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterPJ Mullen

Congratulations to all of you!! Can't wait to read about all of your new adventures!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterApril

Huge CONGRATULATIONS!! and the biggest of hugs. I hope you are all ecstatic and at least most of you are sleeping. :)

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMommyTime

She is so SO precious!!!

Congratulations to all of you! It seems like yesterday we were in the same scene.
The next few weeks will be such a blur. Soak it all up when you can :)

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMomisodes

Dear Jim,
Congratulations!!!! I share the good news with Waigong and Waipo, they are all extremely happy because today is their 62nd wedding anniversary!!!! Nothing can top this. They are the proud great-grandparents of Lessi.
Love, mom

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermom

Congrats! Having a girl is a whole different ball park. I have 4 daughters and let me tell you its crazy. Girls want your attention and will tell you exactly what kind they want. If you dont do it quick enough, they will get you for that too. Boys....I would be lost if I had a boy. They bounce off the walls, how do you deal with that?
Congrats and I agree keep her away from me cause I would take her. Seriosly

Congratulations! She's absolutely beautiful.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterJust Shireen

ZOMG BABEEEE!
I'm so happy for you guys!!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMiss Grace

She is GORGEOUS!

Congrats!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterHeather

Congratulations!!! :)

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterM

Said it on Twitter; more than happy to say it again, congrats to your at your gorgeous family!!!

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLiz@thisfullhouse

yaay! can't wait to meet my new little alli cat! Love her victory scream! Fury and his mei are going to be so cute! Now start those new videos :) Glad this is wai gong/po's anniversary too, Aaaw. :)))

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterauntie mei

Oh Jim, congrats!!! She is such a precious, precious beauty!
Hope dWife is doing well - and Fury will be an AMAZING big brother.

May 20, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKaren MEG

Congratulations Jim! My wishes for you are a baby who sleeps through the night, and that you win an unlimited supply of coffee and stain remover. She's beautiful. And I have to ask.... does your son seem overwhelmingly HUGE now? I remember bringing Son No. 2 home from the hospital and Son No.1's hands suddenly seemed gigantic.

May 21, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSharon

Congrats!!!! She is a cutie!

May 21, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterDad of DIvas

SO happy for you. She is ridiculously adorable. I love how over the moon you look holding her, even as she's clearly singing that special song only babies can scream, er, sing.

YAY. <3

Absolutely Fantasmic!!!!!!!!
You have an amazing little family there.

May 21, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterWeaselMomma

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