Announcement

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

I would like to announce the birth of William Norton McCoy, at 1:17 AM on May the 29th. He has black hair, brown eyes, and weighs seven pounds, one and a half ounces. He has no physical mutations or active powers at present. Despite being slightly premature, he is in perfect health, and he and his mother are both sleeping off a long and difficult delivery.

I'm a dad.

There are no words.

Comments

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Doc. :) You too, Dani, when you're awake again.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Jamie. :) It's appreciated.

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Feel free to draft one or more of me for babysitting, too, if you need. I promise to respect your wishes re being the one to teach the kid how to misbehave. :)

[x-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Hank, and to you as well, Dani. I'm so happy for you both.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you, my dear, it's much appreciated. :)

You may, I fear, be left holding the bag somewhat today, though, once your shift starts this morning. Madelyn and I both desperately need to get more than an hour or two of sleep. If your shift runs long, we'll make it up to you later.

[x-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

I can live with a little extra work, and I'll probably be staying down here longer than my proper hours for a while anyway. Go, sleep, both of you. You earned it.

[x-psylocke.livejournal.com]

Am I mistaken, but I could've sworn Dani mentioned the baby being a girl?

Regardless, congratulations on the new arrival! I couldn't be happier for you and your new family.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :) I couldn't be happier, either... unless, you know, I happened to be awake. That might help.

And Dani had a strong feeling that the baby was a girl. Even psis get inaccurate hunches now and then, it seems. ;)

[x-tarot.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Dr. McCoy. And Dani, when she reads this.

Precognitives get inaccurate hunches too. I could have sworn it would have been a girl.

No matter though. I am just happy for you.

If you want, once William is a bit older, or you can bear to part with him and he sleeps for more than a short stretch, I can do some sketches.

[x-kitten.livejournal.com]

Wahoo! Mazeltov, and welcome to the world, William.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Kitty. :) William seems to think that the world, so far, isn't so bad... he hasn't cried much, and is sleeping peacefully now.

I'm still too wired to sleep, even though I'm exhausted. Being a dad is... extraordinary.

[x-madelyn.livejournal.com]

He is indeed perfect. :) And Hank? If you don't try and get some actual sleep soon, I'll have to make sure you do. Don't make me get out the tranq gun. ;)

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Wench. YOU try sleeping with this much adrenaline in your system. *g*

It's starting to wear off now, though, I admit...

[x-madelyn.livejournal.com]

Then sleep. I've caught up and will be on deck and I'll be sure to call you in the event of anything. Besides, it'll be the last chance you have for a long while of uninterrupted sleep. *grins*

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Right. Passing out now....

I'm a dad.... :) :) :) zzzzzzzzz.....

[x-sanfuaiyaa.livejournal.com]

Actually, I can think of a few words. "Wow" is one of them. "Congratulations" is another. "Excellent, fabulous, wonderful" are three more.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Shiro. :) Those are all very good words. Although every time I actually look at him I tend to trail off into incoherent gurgles. He is, quite possibly, the most adorable baby in all creation. He has a knack of looking at people very solemnly that turns me, at least, to putty.

[x-cyclops.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Hank. I'll be down to admire him as soon as visitors are permitted to do so.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Scott. :) As soon as I've grabbed a bite to eat and a desperately needed shower....

[x-cable.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Hank. I'm so glad everything went well and everyone's doing fine.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

After more than twenty hours of labour, I doubt Dani would qualify it as 'went well'. *g* But mother and baby are both in good health, nothing went wrong, and... heh. I kept waking up and having to go check to make sure he was still there.

[x-mirage.livejournal.com]

it went BADLY and forever! on and on and on and on! never ending!

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

But it's over now, and you never have to do it again if you don't want to. (and if you did, it would likely go easier a second time)

And he's beautiful, Dani. Thank you, yet again. :) :) :)

[x-cypher.livejournal.com]

No words? That's gotta be a first. ;-)

That is to say, congrats, Doc. Can't wait to meet little Will. :)

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Heh. And when he gets old enough to watch TV, we're going to have to introduce him to Star Trek, just so he finally understands why people call him "Number One" . . .

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of Billy, actually... I had a good friend by that name as a child. And he is far handsomer than Jonathan Frakes, even without a beard. *g*

[x-jeangrey.livejournal.com]

But, he is the next generation, Bones.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Oh you hush. *g* He's much more charming than Frakes already, and he can't even talk yet!

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Frakes always looked wacky without the beard, I think. He has kind of a weird chin . . . thing . . . going on.

Billy's a good nickname. One of those classic Little League roster kind of names. :)

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Billy McCoy. *g* With me for a parent, and growing up here, he needs all the trappings of normality he can get.

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, both of you.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Many thanks, my dear. :) May I count on you in the matter of emergency lullabies? ;)

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Of course! Just let me know if you need me.

[x-skin.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you both.

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Angelo. :) I still hardly believe it myself...

[x-bamf.livejournal.com]

I am so pleased for you. May I visit the child, when he is a little older?

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Of course you may! :) As soon as I have eaten and showered - so as not to send people screaming from the room - visiting hours will be announced.

[x-dazzler.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you both. You'll be getting a lot of visitors, I'm guessing. ;) (Understatement of year, mm?)

[x-beast.livejournal.com]

Oh, indeed! *g* But I think he likes it. And thank you, my dear. I will save you a brief baby-holding. (I can't give him up for long)

[xp_daytripper]

Congrats to everyone.