It's a Girl!

I would like to congratulate our friends,
Toby and Kathy for the birth of their first baby,


Eliza Jane

According to this website, Eliza is short for Elizabeth, and means, "God's Oath" (you can see the word God as Eli, as in El-Shadi, Elohim, Elija, ets.) Eliza also means "The chosen" in Old French or Latin.

Jane is most likely a short form of John, and is also Hebrew in origin. Jane means, "God is merciful, or God is gracious."

We ask that the Lord will truly bless your family!

Editors Note: None of the babies shown in this post are the actual baby birthed to Toby and Kathy; they are, in fact, a dramatic representation of the new baby. No babies were harmed in the making of this post, nor do we support any sort of blogger testing on any babies. None of the procedes from the trade-marked insignia of "MangDiddles.com" are allotted to any sort of baby testing, nor were they in any way a contributing factor in the making of Toby and Kathy's baby. Toby and Kathy have just recently arrived at home from having the baby for which we are congratulation them, therefore, they have not had adequate time to produce actual images of said baby. Due to our current medical conditions and dramatic increases in the price of crude oil, our family has not had the opportunity to participate in the festivities, or physically be in the presence of the new baby or the baby's family. we hope to actually get to view the new baby in person in the coming weeks, as time would allow.

Before you have a chance to go into public with Eliza, there are a couple of phrases that you are sure to hear, so I have provided some quick answers that I have grown to use on most occasions.

1. “You know, they grow up, don’t you?” This is a rather debasing comment that is popular among the baby’s first viewers. I usually reply, “That’s funny, you never did” or “So how do you explain your kids?” This tends to get you out of the initial awkwardness, and allows you to discretely change to topic.
   
2. Then the ever famous, “You know what causes that, don’t you?” This one really irritates me, and is sure to get on your nerves as time goes by. The reply to this question is totally relative to the location in which it is asked. For instance, if it is in Starbucks, I generally turn toward the counter, call for an extra shot of Espresso and shout, “Stack me up! I’m building a family!” Wal Mart is the best though. If you find yourself in a Wal Mart (buying cheap diapers) confronted with this question, simply look at the people walking around and say, in a loud voice, “Did you just say that you don’t know how babies are made !?” Then, point to the nearest family of six (there is always one near by at the Wal Mart) and begin asking the parents if they were aware of what they were doing when they were making all of those babies - Instant diversion. This one is most effective when shouted with a very loud voice, which you need to be practicing anyway.

May God bless you guys!