The newest member of the family arrived early Thursday morning, 12:30am, weighing in at 8 lbs 6 oz and 21.5 inches long (a big boy). Perfectly healthy.
Callum (pronounced Cal-uhm, like the Cal in California) is a Scot name meaning Dove. Slightly more common in Canada than the US. It doesn’t matter how weird his first name is because, on the schoolyard, if history is any guide, he’ll be Fatman, Splattman, Bladderman, and (not least) nananananananana Blattman.
Mom Jeannie is doing well. Big sister Amara seems proud, though a little wary of what the future holds.
As for me, I either deserve bonus points or my head examined, since I was able to resubmit a journal article from the triage room while Jeannie was in early labor, waiting to be admitted. In my defense the contractions were not at all serious at that point.
Most readers are no doubt slightly horrified at reading this. But tenured faculty are presently nodding their heads, thinking, “Ah yes, all is as it should be in the incentive system.” My coauthor, meanwhile, thinks I deserve American Political Science Review brand diapers for life. I will let you know if they arrive.
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Mazel Tov Chris and Jeannie!!
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Congratulations Chris and Jeannie!! Amara looks so sweet as does Callum.
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Zorionak!
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Congrats! Long Live the King!
Twitter handle @cjab. Congratulations!
Congratulations to both of you!!
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Congratulations.
btw, Callum is a beautiful name, Scotish isn’t it?
I’m confused already. The family name in Canada is the last name (ok, this is becoming redundant) so this one is a Blattman but your first kid is Blattman Annan so she is an Annan . . . in Latin countries the family name is the father name that goes before the mother’s names, I’m a Chavez but my “last” name is Angeles so I used a composed last name in the US, Chavez-Angeles . . . see, I’m confused now . . .
Congratulations to you both!
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@cblatts Congrats to you and Jeannie!
Congratulations Chris!
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Beautiful names!!
@cblatts Great name. We gave one of our sons the Irish version- Colm. Congrats!!
Congratulations !
Nicely done. Fear not, I will forever call him “Bubby” as you no longer answer to the name.
@cblatts Congrats and best wishes to the family, from your friends at ISPS!
Congratulations, what a lovely name!
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Congratulations to all of you! How wonderful!
@cblatts oh my gosh, congratulations!!!
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Welcome! And excellent name. “Yo, C-JAB. Wassup.”
Congratulations Mr. Blattman! I see now why you disappear from twitter and even blogging since last Wednesday :)
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