We had an "Inaugural" grandbaby yesterday evening!

[CTyankee]

Last edited Tue Jan 22, 2013, 06:26 PM - Edit history (1)

He's a big boy, 8.9 lbs, 22 inches, with big hands and big feet and a mop of dark hair on his head!

No name had been decided on beforehand (my son and d.i.l. wanted to "meet the baby" first before making the final decision). Now they are considering the historical significance as well.

Waiting impatiently to hear the final decision...

[PoliticAverse]

1. Congratulations. n/t

[livetohike]

2. Congratulations! Please update on their decision for a name

[GETTINGTIRED]

4. best wishes

to all of you...

[CTyankee]

5. Thanks. It was a long day waiting...

[narnian60]

6. Awwwwwww.

[CTyankee]

7. Aint that the truth...

[cbayer]

8. Huge congratulations, Grandma!

[CTyankee]

10. Thanks! It's grandchild #5, second boy!

Number 6 and 3rd boy if you count in my husband's first grandchild, born in September.

[cbayer]

15. That is so cool.

After 8 years of my kids being grown and me being able to have a second childhood of my own, I am very ready for grandchildren.

Enjoy!

[CTyankee]

17. Thanks. Yes, it is cool and I am cool (in a kind of "old" way).

[southernyankeebelle]

9. Wow to go PappaCTYankee

It is so much fun to be a grandparent. Enjoy it.

[CTyankee]

12. Make that MamaCTyankee! And thanks...

I have 4 others ranging from 8 to 17.

Two of my granddaughters are the same age as Malia and Sasha, so I have a real soft spot in my heart for them (who doesn't?)...

[southernyankeebelle]

20. Alright. Well you are so lucky to have that many grandkids. I have only 1. I don't think

there will be others. All my eggs in one little basket. She is sick right now and I feel so bad for her. Her momma is taking her to the doctors in about an hour.

[CTyankee]

21. how old is she?

[southernyankeebelle]

24. She is 7 yrs old on the 25th of Dec. A christmas baby. Poor thing wanted to come over today.

But her momma is taking her to the doctor and bring her home. I am making a her a hot pot of soup my mother use to fix during WWII. You take bag of carrots peel them and chop them up in small bits. Also take a whole celery stock and do the same. Take a white onion peel the outside and put it in a pot whole along with the carrots and celery. Take a pack of stew meat and put it in the pot also. Then fill the pot with water and a 2 tbsp of oil in the water. Also open up one can (large) of tomato paste. Put it in the water and stir till it blends into the water. Cook it slow and easy till the veggies are done and the meat is done. OMG it is so good on a cold day and I swear it really helps when you have a cold. I also cook elbow macaroni or the small sea shell Moroni. Drain the pasta then when the soup is finish put the soup in the bowl of pasta and top it off with Parmesan cheese. Sometime I just fill a cup and put the cheese in it and it melts and eat it like that. OMG died and gone to heaven. You can make a big pot of soup and it is cheap and it serves allot of people. I know she will eat that when she feels sick. She can keep it down. Try it you'll like it. Healthy, cheap meal.

Have they given the baby a name yet?

[CTyankee]

33. No, but soon. My son joked in an email that he hadn't texted because "I just got back from

the salon..."

thanks for the recipe!

[southernyankeebelle]

39. Well let us know. Your welcome. It really is good on a cold day. Oh I forgot

to tell you when I make it for my son and his family I cut the celery and carrots in half leaving them in big chunks because they don't like to eat the veggie but love the flavor. So I drain the soup in a strainer til all I have left is the juice. Then I pull the stew meat out of it and put it in the juice. When I was young I hated the veggies also. But after I got married and my husband said save me the veggies so I decided to taste them and I like them also and now I eat them also. But it still good. Oh I don't like to eat the onion.

[CTyankee]

42. Oh boy, I eat ALL the veggies! Love 'em!

I make a kick-ass minestrone with a bunch of veggies...got it from a coworker whose grandmother was from northern Italy. I posted it in Cooking and Baking here and everybody went nuts over it.

[southernyankeebelle]

45. My mother was from southern Italy. Naples. I have to tell you I don't care for

minestrone much. As I have to tell you I don't eat allot of spicy foods. My stomach can't take it. My mother never cooked spicy for us because we wouldn't eat it. I like my food mild to sweet. I tried it I just didn't care for it.

[gateley]

54. What happens to the onion?

Obviously, I don't cook much, but this sounds like something even I could do!

[southernyankeebelle]

57. Hi gateley, well I like the flavor of onion but I don't like to eat it. I throw it away.

But the rest of the veggies I chop up and serve it up for my husband and I. Honestly its a cheap meal and taste great. Try it I bet you'll like it. I cook it on low the whole day. It smells so good around the kitchen with all those flavors. Yes it is very simple. Even my 7 yr old granddaughter helps me make it.

[gateley]

58. I manage to turn the simplest recipes into Big Deals and I'm a wreck and the kitchen

is a disaster when I've finished. I should be denied access.

But I really think I WILL try this! Thanks!

[southernyankeebelle]

62. I have more faith in you than you do. LOL I am going to make it today. You really will

like it. The blend of those veggies are so good. By the way you asked about the onion. If you like to eat the onion by all means chop it up in there also. I just like the flavor. You can do it.

[gateley]

64. i do like onion, so that's what I'll do --thanks! I'm thinking about getting a slow cooker

(because of the simplicity of dumping everything in then walking away for 8 hours) and this sounds like it might be a candidate for that. Even if not, the all day in the pot method certainly is do-able. I'm really excited to try it so it won't be too long. I'll let you know! Thanks again!

[southernyankeebelle]

65. OMG, you don't have a crockpot? It is a must, just a must to have. I have one

that goes up to 10 hours and then it goes to warm by itself. I make my pasta sauce with it. I put it on at night and the meat fall apart. OMG it's so gooooooooooood. Now I don't know how the soup will go. Let me know. By the way I got up this morning and put my pot on the stove and its cooking now. It smells soooooooooo good. If you have a problem just send me a DU email and I will walk you through it. OK

[gateley]

67. I don't -- For years I've just bought prepared stuff or something I could just do easily

(bacon, eggs, things that didn't require timing, preparation, etc.), but now I want to eat better, to feel better, and to stop being so wasteful.

A crockpot is one of the things on my list I'll be getting soon. I saw a great recipe for coconut pork which is what got me thinking about it, the "hey, even I could do that!" and then started looking at other recipes for slow cookers. I can't think of anything easier!

My mom wasn't the best cook, but she said "if you can read you can cook". I'd read a recipe and feel overwhelmed. Even easy things. I decided a while ago to "whip up" sausage gravy biscuits. I had sausage, picked up country gravy MIX at the store, and bakery made buttermilk biscuits (at least I didn't get the Pillsbury kind . By the end of this ORDEAL I was a wreck! The timing of getting everything done at once (3 whole steps!) PLUS getting my coffee to come out at the same time, I thought NEVER AGAIN! But with a crock pot I don't have to coordinate different stages of preparation, so as I said, it's on my list!!



PS -- and thanks for the offer of help! Knowing me, a question might arise and you'll see me in your mailbox. I'm truly clueless which is why I asked about the onion. Instead of thinking "I like onion so I'll cut mine into pieces" I feared there was something MAGICAL about keeping it whole during the cooking. See? Ask any of my friends -- I'm not exaggerating one whit!

[southernyankeebelle]

68. Get a big crockpot. When you get it I will give you my receipe for Italian pasta sauce

cooked in a crockpot. Make sure you buy the kind that last a long time and then goes to simmer or warm or turns off by itself. Good Luck with it. Remember when you make the soup its the bases of veggies. You can also put in other veggies. Whatever you like. By the way crescent rolls are so good and you can do so many different easy things with them. I'll tell you sometime if you want.

[gateley]

69. I was eyeing a 3.5 qt -- it's only me and I don't have the room (or inclination)

to freeze stuff I can't eat right away. Is there another reason to get a huge one other than that? I've already figured I'd have to downsize recipes, but that's do-able.

[southernyankeebelle]

70. Well you can still freeze leftovers. Even my receipes are easy to downsize.

[gateley]

71. Limited freezer space (I feed my cat raw food and it has to be frozen

until ready to "serve" her. . Of course for her, I have a HUGE variety, very little room left over for my stuff.

[southernyankeebelle]

72. gateley I am trying to save you money. Come on. I know you can find space.

[gateley]

73. Haha! OKAY It will be a bit before I can get ANY size, but I'll keep that in mind

when I do! I promise!

[southernyankeebelle]

76. You don't have to get a big crockpot. But it would be nice even if you get a smaller one that you

can at least have leftovers for one meal. Cost sweetie pie, cost, LOL

[gateley]

77. There's also the issue of counter/cupboard space. Not much of that, either.

Maybe I'll start out with baby steps and get brave and want to expand!!

[southernyankeebelle]

78. Do you live in an apartment? Have you ever been to NY and visited anyone? OMG

The kitchen is so small you hardly can move. I know my house is less than 1000 sq ft. You can put an apartment in my house. But you can deal with your size apartment.

[gateley]

79. Yes I live in an apartment, but have actually lived in places with

smaller kitchens. Maybe that's why I HATE having stuff on the counter -- Right now I have a juicer and I' even giving that the evil eye. I hate having to move everything off a counter to clean it, then move it all back again. I even keep my paper towels in a cupboard -- don't want the paper towel holder on the counter! Extreme, I know, but that's how it's gotta be for my piece of mind. I DO have cupboard space for a smaller crockpot, probably a larger one, to be honest, but then that's heavier and more difficult to clean in my small -- and shallow -- sink.

I'm really putting up a fight, aren't I?

I do understand where you're coming from and I am giving it some consideration -- really!

[southernyankeebelle]

80. No your doing fine. I get you. You have to do what is right for you and your habits.

[gateley]

81. Haha! Knowing me I'll get a smaller one, absolutely fall in love with (so much that it

would have a place of honor on my counter) and be kicking myself for not getting a larger one!

Anyway, I have some other priorities I need to take care of first, so it will be a while. But I won't forget!

[southernyankeebelle]

82. tootles, be safe

[TheOther95Percent]

11. Congratulations!

I hope the new family is doing well.

[CTyankee]

13. Thanks. My d.i.l. had a C Section which she hadn't planned on, but it really doesn't matter

as long as everybody is OK!

[msanthrope]

14. Congratulations!! May I suggest "Seven?"

[CTyankee]

16. My son and d.i.l. are both huge fans of the Beatles so I had fun with that on the phone last

night...

[flamingdem]

18. How about Barack or Barry or Joseph

congrats!

[CTyankee]

19. You don't wanna know what one of their names was...

I had to restrain myself from "saying something."

[Phentex]

22. That's awesome!

Congratulations and enjoy!!!

[malaise]

23. How wonderful

Congrats!

[CTyankee]

28. It's heaven...we're so delighted...

[pinboy3niner]

25. Congratulations!

George Goodwin Kilburne - The New Arrival

[CTyankee]

26. Thank you! I just wish we had a name!

After all, that kid's not getting any younger...

[DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav]

27. Congratulations! Hopefully one day he'll be playing Trivia and the winning question will be

Which president was inaugurated in Jan of 2012.

That would be cool.

[CTyankee]

29. Thanks...that would be great...

[Moonwalk]

30. I vote for: Martin Barak Lincoln for a name...

or any variation thereof.

Congrads to you and to mom and dad!

[CTyankee]

32. I was thinking about Martin as a middle name...but

it's not up to me

[octoberlib]

31. Congrats! nt

[countryjake]

34. Congratulations, grandma!

Whew, that's a big baby!

I can think of lots of possibilities for a name that honors yesterday's importance in history. I'll bet the new parents are having fun making their choice now!

I didn't name my little girl til after I'd seen her, either. Took me several days to finally arrive at who she would be, ha!

[CTyankee]

35. yep, family is in a little tizzy.

I think we'll have a name sometime tonight...

I replied to my son's emailed pic: "I can't wait to meet whathisname soon!"

[HappyMe]

37. Congrats!

I'm glad mama and baby are healthy.

[CTyankee]

40. thank you, we're so happy here...

[JNelson6563]

36. Wonderful! Congratulations!

Very happy for you!

Julie

[CTyankee]

38. I'm off tomorrow to get "something" at Gap Kids...prolly see baby on Saturday...

[Hekate]

41. Congratulations on the new little Democrat!

I'm sure he'll be artistic as well!

[CTyankee]

44. Thanks! His parents are HUGE NYC Liberals!

Our family get togethers are almost tribal events! We are a solid Democratic group...so this birth on this day was very, very special to all of us...the whole family...it's all so good!

[Mz Pip]

43. Congrats!

Exciting to see the next generation.

[CTyankee]

46. AND one we know will be as progressive as we are! I am so pysched about that!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

47. Congratulations!

That's a pretty cool birthday!

[CTyankee]

49. thanks, esp. for us...

[riderinthestorm]

48. Congratulations!!! How exciting. What a great day! MLK's bday too. nt

[CTyankee]

50. I know. How great is that? We are all humbled by the history there...

[gateley]

51. How exciting! Congratulations!!

[CTyankee]

53. thanks, gateley! Nice to hear from you.

It's wonderful to know we are populating the country with all these little liberals...who will grow into big liberals and VOTE!

[greatauntoftriplets]

52. Congratulations!

[snacker]

55. How exciting!

Congratulations. What a special day for a birthday!

[TDale313]

56. Aww. Congrats on the new Grandson.

Glad baby and mother are doing well. Let us know when the name is decided on.

[sad-cafe]

59. congratulations

such a gift. Is this your first?

[CTyankee]

61. my fifth! Second boy!

[horseshoecrab]

60. Congratulations CTyankee!

What wonderful news!

[CTyankee]

63. We're pretty happy here...as you can imagine.

That it happened on such a great day for our country was just wonderful.

[CTyankee]

66. We have a name and it is Jack!

Funnily enough, it was my first suggestion when they told me they were pregnant...if I do say so myself...

[msanthrope]

74. Excellent, Democratic name! nt

[CTyankee]

75. thanks. we're all progressives here and it's GOOD!

Now, does anybody here know how to download a cellphone photo from Facebook to DU?

I tried to post a pic of little Jack thru using my usual tinypic.com but they said the photos were "invalid format" and I couldn't upload to My Picture file (as with Google). Does anyone know how I can do this?

[Generic Other]

83. That's a great name for a boy

Best wishes!

[CTyankee]

84. thanks so much!!!