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Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Calvin Mellow


Dear Everyone-We-Know,

The evolutionary legacy of an upright posture,
a clever mind
opposable thumbs,
acute visual sense,
a talent for pattern-finding
and a love of metaphor
Has been passed down through
an exploded star,
a planet,
life,
to chordates,
to mammals,
to apes,
to humans,
to Michelle and Glendon,
and finally, on December 28th 2010 at 1:06am to Calvin George Follett Mellow.

Calvin Mellow has entered the universe's history at 7lb 11oz , to the
delight of his family and has all the potential in the world to be a
tool-user, a thinker, a metaphor-maker, an artist, a scientist, a poet, and most likely a source of surprise.

Thanks to everyone online and off, for their words of support and enthusiasm.

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20 comments:

  1. Absolutely wonderful! Beautiful boy. I love his name too. Congratulations!

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  2. Really happy for you guys. What a wonder. Here's to potential!

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  3. Awww! Between the hat and the outfit, I was thinking "Where's Calvin?" but he doesn't have glasses. Well, yet. Here's tohoping he doesn't have the potentiality for near- or far-sightedness in his genes! :)

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  4. Sweet! Congratulations! I liked the way you worded that.

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  5. OH!! WHAT A CUTE BABY!!!
    congrats to you both!

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  6. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    Enjoy the moment!

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  7. What a sweet little tetrapod. Congratulations to you all :o)

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  8. Congratulations to you and Michelle! Wonderful poem too.

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  9. Totally sweet poem and congratulations!

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  10. Thank you everyone! He's home, he's healthy and we're so excited.

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  11. I find your lack of trilobites named "Hobbes" disturbing.

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  12. I love the name Calvin. Take care in the selection of stuffed tigers, howevver.

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  13. Djordje: This battle-crib is now the ultimate power in the sandbox.

    Thanks Mike! We have a bunch of stuffed animals for the little guy, but at the moment they're decoration only. Safety first!

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  14. Congratulations to you and Michelle! He's adorable!

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  15. Wooooo! go Michelle and Glendon! One of your best creations yet!

    Congrats.

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