My cousin's havin a baby!

[Mass_Liberal]

and I am unreasonably excited about it! She told be about it on christmas day, which made it doubly cheerful for me. Its going to be wierd not being of the youngest generation in the family. She's in a bad spot tho, because she's a doctor who has to work 12 hour shifts frequently, and that's though w/ morning sickness and whatnot.

Anyhoo... :bounce:

and a Q: what is my relation to my cousin's kid? I can't figure it.

[bigwillq]

1. Great news!

Give my best to your cuz.


The baby will be like your second or third cousin depending on if the cousin of the baby is your first cousin.

[nicolemrw]

2. first cousin once removed

assuming that the cousin whos having the baby is your first cousin (ie that you have the same grandparents)

i know how you feel, i remember when my cousins started haivng children. the first one was my cousin betsy, who was pregnant when i got married. now her daughters almost out of college!!!

[Mass_Liberal]

3. nrrrg!

which is it? First cousin once removed or second cousin? I'm all confused!

[nicolemrw]

4. first cousin once removed

second cousins share the same great-grandparents.

[bigwillq]

5. I think it would be second cousin

My first cousin just had a baby in Dec. and I consider her baby my second cousin.

[amandae]

7. I think your kid and your cousin's kid would be second cousins

to eachother.

:shrug:

[nicolemrw]

8. sorry to be pedantic

but no matter what you consider it, your cousins kid is your first cousin once removed. if you have kids, they are the kids second cousins.

[redsoxliberal]

6. dude i was so happy to hear you're ok

I nearly shit myself when they were talking about thousands of dead in India.

Congrats on the second cousin/first cousin-removed thing!

[nicolemrw]

9. to resolve the cousin question

heres a site that explains:

http://www.genealogy.com/16_cousn.html

now, just forget the nomenclature and enjoy your little cousin-to-be.:toast: