Our daughter is here! (well, was here in June)

[1HappyGuy 45]

Brad,

Congratulations I am sure that you and Vika are going to be very happy with your little bundle of joy. You are going to have to explain to her that you are very proud of you child and that like most Americans you are wanting to show off. There is nothing wrong with showing baby pictures, especially to family members in the form of an announcement. That usually brings well wishes and gifts of money for the child.

We are all very happy for you and hope that Vika and the baby are doing well. :dance:

[TBoneTX 45,659]

Geez, dude... I would've disregarded all evil-eye worries (see, man) and broadcast this little cutie all over VJ weeks ago, gee man!

Tips and wisdom from recent experience (to wit, 18-month-old Mini-Bone):

1. SLEEP WHEN THE BABY SLEEPS, si man. No exceptions, no man.

B. Children will change your schedule, si man.

iii. The only diapers that are worth a ####### (pun) are Luvs, Huggies, & Babies 'R Us, pee man.

d. Apart from #1 above, you WILL NOT SLEEP for the first 18-months-&-counting, no man.

V. Congratulations on surviving the First Trimester, whoo-eee man.

6. And what a cutie little, uh, Mini-Vika-Boneva is, whee man!

[Brad and Vika 129]

Thanks again for the good wishes. So far, MIL is doing a good bit of the heavy lifting (FSU pun intended ). We are tired, but doing pretty well all-in-all. The obstetrician says that having daughters is better than having insurance, because they will take care of you when you need it. I hope that is true.

[mox 298]

Somehow I missed this dangit! Brad, congratulations to you all, this is about the best news I've heard in awhile! She looks wonderful, and I have no doubt she's managed to find herself a great dad. So happy for you all!

[Brad and Vika 129]

Somehow I missed this dangit! Brad, congratulations to you all, this is about the best news I've heard in awhile! She looks wonderful, and I have no doubt she's managed to find herself a great dad. So happy for you all!

Cheers

[Tanya and Barry 59]

Congrats!!! Tanya feels the same about the evil eye. It is not to be taken lightly...

[Brad and Vika 129]

Congrats!!! Tanya feels the same about the evil eye. It is not to be taken lightly...

As you see, I had to adjust the pics to get rid of the one with Vika in it. The other is on borrowed time.

[titantom 2]

As you see, I had to adjust the pics to get rid of the one with Vika in it. The other is on borrowed time.

That's funny... I saw it when it was there in the beginning. Congratulations to you both!

I have to say, seeing those pics, it makes me imagine and hope for the same for us in a couple of years... Very Cool!!!

[slim 1,530]

This thread is awesome, not because of the new baby (congrats, by the way) but because it highlights just how crazy those superstitions can be. Nine+ months is a long time to "must not talk about" something. Good job!

And good job on that kid too!

[Brad and Vika 129]

That's funny... I saw it when it was there in the beginning. Congratulations to you both!

I have to say, seeing those pics, it makes me imagine and hope for the same for us in a couple of years... Very Cool!!!

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This thread is awesome, not because of the new baby (congrats, by the way) but because it highlights just how crazy those superstitions can be. Nine+ months is a long time to "must not talk about" something. Good job!

And good job on that kid too!

I didn't want to get blamed if there was a problem

Edited to say that I have a friend whose wife is about six months along. She is also Ukrainian. She has been morning sick about every day since they conceived apparently. I told him that it was his fault, and any Ukrainian witch doctor would tell him that her illness was caused by him telling people his wife was pregnant. At some point during the conversation he put me on speaker. I heard his wife shriek "You see? I said you so! You so stupid!" or something like that.

Edited August 14, 2012 by Brad and Vika

[slim 1,530]

I heard his wife shriek "You see? I said you so! You so stupid!" or something like that.

She must've went through the same training course my wife did.

[LvivLovers 39]

Wow! Congrats, Brad! I also had to do the 9 months of silence when we had our son. Congrats also on getting the MIL over to help out. Ours has had her visa for a couple months and is joining us next month. We can't wait to have some more help and just to see her too!

Life has just gotten more difficult for you I'm sure...but it's so much more interesting too...definitely worth it! You're going to love it more and more with each month that goes by...well, until she becomes a teenager! You know what they say...if you have a son, you only have to worry about one boy...but if you have a daughter, you have to worry about hundreds of boys! =)

Anyway, congrats again and we'll have to compare notes sometime!

[baron555 934]

Our daughter was born in June, and because of concern about attracting the evil eye, I was just given permission to let the information out. She is awesome, we are thrilled (but tired). In-laws are all ecstatic! This is why getting MIL here was such a big deal for us

Congrats.

We just received Leonid's bus schedule for Kindergarten, which starts next Monday !!

[Brad and Vika 129]

Congrats.

We just received Leonid's bus schedule for Kindergarten, which starts next Monday !!

An exciting time. Probably stressful for mamichka though.

[tmma 467]

Congratulations!