An announcement

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According to the latest census data, there are 783,051 Wilsons in the United States. If all goes as planned, around the end of next June there will be 783,052.


























(pause to let that sink in just a bit)



























We had a bit of a medical scare yesterday. The doctor had reason to believe something was seriously wrong, and had Mrs. Badger go in for some emergency tests. Everything was just fine, and although it was a tough afternoon, it turned out to be a blessing: they took an ultrasound, several months before they normally would, and we got to see what is happening in there. The little critter looks sort of like a little oblong light gray blob right now, smaller than a jellybean. But here’s the thing: on the edge of that blob, there was a tiny little white fluttering movement. The beating of a heart.

I’ve seen a lot of amazing things in my life, but that little tiny beating heart about takes the cake. How can something so commonplace be so amazing? I know this happens thousands of times everyday, and it has happened to some of you numerous times.

It’s just that it has never happened to us; it has never happened to this child.

That’s all for now. Those of you that are believers, you know what to do.

T

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Congrats… welcome to the club

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I knew it! I knew it! I knew it when I saw your Halloween photo!

Congratulations. You will be in my thoughts.

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Congratulations!!! Please keep us posted on how everything is going…you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Yeah, if it turns out a girl, the firearms will come in handy for dealing with potential suitors…

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Combolations! And yes, I know what to do.

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:smiley:

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means that the other 783,049 Wilsons are not procreatin’, dunnit!






Congratulations Tom! :smiley:

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Oh … a ikkkle Badgie! Wunnerfulness upon wunnerfulness!!

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sssssssSMACK!!!

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no, no, no – it’s WYOBADGER please keep us posted! :smiley: I don’t think Congratulations is expecting a little congrat.

Wyo, Doesn’t it irk you that YOU are the one about to become a daddy and another Chiffer keeps getting all the acolades?

Anyway, best wishes to you, all three of you. :party: It is a wondrous time.

As a parent and as someone who has been pregnant, I offer you some advice: Mrs. Badger NEEDS a back massage at least once a day, and you need to start building up your back-rubbing stamina, because she may need you to rub her back for hours when she’s in labor. Really, it’s the least you can do.

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They start courting pretty young up there?

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Sincere congratulations to you both, Tom!!

Of course, to keep your statistics true, you have to hope that none of those other Wilsons have been messin’ around. :laughing:

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Congrats Tom! Better get Mack to make a baby-sized whistle for you!

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Well Done, Tom! Hope it all goes well!

…believers? I believe in lots of things! He’ll be calling people infidels next… :wink:

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My husband and father of our 3 girls had a different approach. As a hardware store owner he figured he’d just bring home 3 ladders when the time seemed right–you know, encourage elopement, keep costs down.

Haven’t needed them yet.

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Babies fit better in a tuba than that little horn thingy you have. Time for an upgrade! Congradulations!

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Congratulations, Tom!! You’re in for a ride like no other on the planet.

My strategy for keeping the boys away from the girl is to take lots of embarrassing baby photos. If that doesn’t work, there’s always a convent.

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Well, I guess I can worry about all that down the road a ways. For now, I just need to take good care of Mrs. Badger. :slight_smile:

T

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You also need a rocking chair so you can sit on the porch with your shotgun when they come-a-courtin’.