The biggest Christmas present ever

Capt. Blackadder · Post by **Capt. Blackadder** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:02 pm

My brothers and sisters,

Let it be known the world over that my wife and I have received our biggest Christmas present ever: a newborn baby boy. Our adoption of little baby Alex became final December 15th, and we've been scrambling to assemble all the necessary baby paraphernalia to take proper care of him. Family and friends are pitching in left and right, and we're simply inundated with cards, presents and good wishes from all over the world.

Feel free to see some photos of him and us on our blog page by clicking the "WWW" button below. The blogs themselves are all in Icelandic, though, at least for now.

What an incredible change in just a few days. We're sure to have the best Christmas ever.

Peace and good cheer to all.

mnnden · Post by **mnnden** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:17 pm

Capt, Congratulations!! I viewed the pictures, in a word "Incredible"
We were just blessed with a new Granddaughter in Oct. You are in for a wonderful ride my friend, enjoy!!!! Den

Post by **Biff's R** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:25 pm

Congratulations Capt!

jonothan · Post by **jonothan** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 4:35 pm

Awesome. And at such an emotive time, at Christmas.

One thing most people fail to realise is that adoption can change the parents' lives so fast although it always such a welcome and wanted change. But there's no nine month run-up in which to get used to the idea and prepare. Maybe just a week or so.

I wish you and your wife good luck, and welcome to your new addition.

All the best!

J

Post by **MidlifeMark** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:31 pm

Congratulations, Captain! That is the most wonderful Christmas gift in the world, for you, your wife, and your son.

Don't forget, the days are long, but the years are very short.

Post by **wncbmw** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 7:36 pm

Congrats. Lucky boy to be wanted. Enjoy it, cause it won't be long before they are gone. +1 on what MidlifeMark said.

big papa · Post by **big papa** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 10:53 pm

Congrats!! I was adopted as a baby. Great pics!

Bill

Post by **1MPH** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:14 pm

Way to go, giving that baby such a great christmas present.
He's a lucky little dude. You and your wife are special people.

Jack

Post by **rchop** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:16 pm

Congrats Capt'n...great pics

Peace and good luck to you and your family!

Post by **TonyT607** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:30 pm

Congrats Captain !

What a wonderful thing you and your wife have done. He's one lucky little dude.

So when are we gonna see pictures of him on board a CRF50F ?

Merry Christmas !

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 11:39 pm

Congrats capt....real nice..

DJ

Post by **Deans BMW** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 10:27 am

Dittos to all above

Post by **Boxer** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 11:35 am

Captain, thanks for sharing. Congratulations! The little movie clips made my wife cry. She just loves babies!

I perused some of your other albums as well. The wedding pics were very nice. Was that in Iceland?

I'm sure there's a great story in how you ended up in Arizona. You'll have to tell us sometime.

Merry Christmas!

Post by **arkline** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 2:15 pm

Congratulations. Life will now be much more complicated but simplified too. A happy healthy child is a great achievement under any circumstances.

Best wishes to all of you.

Post by **socalrob** » Sat Dec 24, 2005 8:06 pm

Great news. You have lots of great years ahead to look forward to. While a challenge, babies can be pretty cool.

Post by **scottybooj** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 1:10 am

congrats blackadder! enjoy!

btw, I didn't see a WWW button...was it removed? therefore, i did not get to view pics/movie of the new addition!

Capt. Blackadder · Post by **Capt. Blackadder** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 5:06 am

Thank you, one and all, for the congrats and good wishes.

Scotty, right below this message, below the image of the helmet and gloves, you'll find a row of buttons: Profile, PM, Email, WWW, and ICQ. You know which one to click.

Boxer... yes, the wedding pics were taken in Iceland. My wife and I were actually first married in Scottsdale, AZ in 1998, but we renewed our vows and threw a huge party for friends and family on the summer solstice of 2003. Best party I've ever been to, and I've had more than my share!

Tony, you nailed it... I'll be sure to get the little guy aboard a dirt bike as soon as both of us feel comfortable with it. Wait a tick... that means that I have to get a dirt bike as well! Wow, what a brilliant excuse to add to the stable. I've had my eye on that new Kawasaki KLX250S for a while now.

Mark, I think I'll take your words to heart, in that the days are long but the years are very short. We'll be seizing the days... and throttling them.

Jonothan, you don't know how right you are. We had no nine months, but more like nine hours to get comfortable with the fact that it wasn't just the two of us anymore! We're coping nicely, though, and enjoying our new roles in life.

Den, big congrats on your new granddaughter! Here's wishing you and her a grand old time together for years to come.

Cheers, all!

domekrome · Post by **domekrome** » Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:30 pm

Wonderful news for you, congratulations.

Bud · Post by **Bud** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:27 pm

Congrats on the new family member. Your lives will never be the same and you will look back on this point in your lives as pivotal. Ours grew up so fast that I still can't believe I now have grandchildren. Seems like just yesterday that I was taking all of us to Yosemite.....but when I look at the pictures in our photo album I see that I'm about 30 pounds lighter and have more hair.

God bless your new child.

Bud

JToole · Post by **JToole** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:04 am

Happy New Year in this, a wonderful year of many "firsts"!