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A Personal Note
I have not explained my recent absence from TMV, but allow me to explain it now. My wife and I had a baby, Emily, on June 15, and since then it has been enough of a challenge just to keep up the blogging at my home base, The Reaction (although my own co-bloggers have filled in brilliantly).
Needless to say, blogging, and so much else besides, seems far less important when you have a newborn around. Emily’s birth was truly the greatest experience of my life, and I simply cannot express in words how I feel. She is amazing, wonderful, beautiful. All that, and so much more.
I am back to work, however, and also back to blogging. My next post will appear here shortly.
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16 Responses to “A Personal Note”
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. Girls are great! Don’t worry about the need to tend to more important things.
congratulations! God bless!
Happy Baby! Hugs to Emily!
Congrats to you and yours, Sir! I have a feeling you’ll be one heckuva great father
The Stickings’ New Blessing
Congratulations to my friend on the other side of the political fence. Michael Stickings, and his wife. Two weeks ago they welcomed a new addition to the family, Emily, which has explained his absence at The Moderate Voice. Congratulations to…
[...] Two weeks ago they welcomed a new addition to the family, Emily, which has explained his absence at The Moderate Voice. Congratulations to the entire family on the new [...]
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter! Girls are a lot of fun and a big challenge to raise. Blogging fades in importance next to new babies! Post a pic of your new bundle of joy when you get a chance.
How wonderful! Congratulations!
I’m with kritter here: Where the cute baby pics?? We demand cute baby pics!!!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations, Michael!
Michael, this is the best news! I am very happy for you and your wife. Having raised a daughter to, so far, the age of 17, I can vouch for the wondrous experience ahead of you. Girls are the best, the absolute best (of course, I may be biased!).
Enjoy!
Thank you all for your very kind words. It truly is awesome.
And maybe, just maybe, I’ll post a pic or two.
What Iconic Midwest said.
As one dad to another, congratulations, and welcome to the world of sleep deprivation.
Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl Michael!
Post cute baby pics? Nah–that’s sooo 2006.
We expect to see clips of her up on YouTube in the days to come.
Just learn to type one-handed and you’ll be able to post when you’ve got the “middle of the night” shift
Congratulations and, from one in the grandpa stage of life, remember to enjoy the adventure.
Steve
So far, she’s sleeping pretty well at night. But I have done some one-handed blogging, I must admit! Which is actually a pleasure.