Congratulate me! I'm the uncle of newborn TWINS!

[Skinner]

I just got off the phone with my mother. Last night my sister gave birth to TWO baby girls!

They're a little early. Actually, they're about two months early. Just under three pounds each. Ten fingers (each). Ten toes (each). The doctors think they're going to be fine. But they have to spend the next month or so in the hospital, because they are so small and there will probably be a few problems. My sister hasn't even seen them yet.

For those of you keeping score at home: My wife and I now have a total of ELEVEN nieces and nephews. (That's a lot of Christmas presents!)

Bubblegum cigars all around!

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Congratulations!

Hoping for good health all around! Birth is a wonderful thing!

[skylarmae]

10. congratulations..double the fun !!

and of course the responsibility of being 'the smart uncle'.
'Life, happiness and just a little good luck' to all...

[liberalnurse]

2. Fantastic!

What a great gift.......Twin girls....soooooo precious.

:party: :toast: :bounce:

Congratulation!

[BlondieK143]

3. Congratulations!!

Hope everyone is doing well!! :)

[NewHampshireDem]

4. Congrats!

Help to raise 'em right ... I mean, "left" :) :dem:

[NoPasaran]

5. Congratulations Skinner!

:bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

6. Congratulations and best wishes!

:toast:

[Briarius]

7. Congratulations!

Good luck with all the Christmas presents and keeping track of birthdays!

[ET Awful]

8. WoooHooooo

:bounce: :bounce:

Two bouncing baby girls :)

[derbstyron]

9. Outstanding!

The world needs more good news.
Yeaaaaahhhhh!!!!! :)

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Congratulations!!!!

Multiples are amazing to be around. The interaction between them, the synergy is absolutely amazing. Even if they are identical, their personalities will be different, but they will complement each other.

[rvgwinn]

18. CONGRATS!!

HAPPY HAPPY NEWS FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY MORNING!

[SemiCharmedQuark]

12. Congratulations!

Two more democrats? Have to start them early! But not too early...say maybe...Tuesday?

[Lefta Dissenter]

13. Congratulations!

give your sister a hug from DU!

What fun - two beautiful bundles...

[molly]

14. Congratulations!

I'm a twin also! :party:

[Solitaire]

15. congrats!!!

[MuseRider]

16. Congratulations Uncle Skinner!

Babies are just the ticket these sad days. Life goes on and with family there are always reasons to be happy. :hug: :toast:

[radfringe]

17. Congrats UNCA SKINNER!

best wishes to all

[Cobalt Violet]

19. Congratulations! Congratulations!

:bounce: :bounce:

[radfringe]

20. Congrats UNCA Skinner

best wishes to all

[stellanoir]

21. Yay ! & Congrats !

May they both live happily, with great wisdom and joy.

[Cheswick2.0]

22. That is wonderful

what are their names?

[Skinner]

24. Don't know yet.

They say they have agreed on one name, but they're still deciding on the second. They didn't think they would need to know quite so early.

[Cheswick2.0]

31. ah.. naming people is a big responsibility

I remember.

[jus_the_facts]

23. Congratulations.....

.....all the best to you and yours! :loveya:

[Aunt Anti-bush]

25. Congratulations Uncle Skinner!

You and your wife will have to take out a loan just to get your Christmas shopping done. lol. Tell your sister we all said congratulations, too.

:party:

[Nikepallas]

26. Congratulations!!!!!! Sis thought of names yet?

:party: :toast: :bounce:

[argyl]

27. Two nieces, that's great. I've got two and the younger one in particular

is the apple of my eye.

[bobthedrummer]

28. Hearty congratulations for these liberal girls births!

[supernova]

29. Congrantulations, Skinner!!

Awww, here's best wishes for the good health of the little girls. Do you think they might be home for xmas?

[Left Is Write]

30. Congratulations!

How exciting! I hope their hospital stay goes fast and that they're on their way home soon.

(I hear you on the Christmas presents - my husband and I have eight nieces and nephews and three children of our own.)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

32. Congrats! How fun!

My best friend (the one in Austin) and her husband are pregnant with twins after 11 years of trying. So we are very excited!

11 nieces and nephews? WHEW!

[Mabus]

33. Congratulations

My grandmother was a twin and my little sisters are twins. My sisters were born on one of my older brother's birthday. They're fraternal. One was born with a David Cassidy-like shag and the other had peach fuzz.

Are your nieces fraternal or identical?

One of my nephews (one of my eight n & n) was born early. He spent a couple weeks at the hospital before he was able to come home. He was so tiny the only hat we could find to fit him was the hat from a small bear one of my brothers bought him. We had to special order diapers for several months. We thought we would break him because he was so small. He turned eighteen earlier this year and helped spearhead a registration drive at his high school. He's strong, athletic and very smart.

Tell your sister that from small packages come very large gifts.

All the best to your sister and your family.

[Skinner]

37. fraternal. (nt)

[Mabus]

68. May no-ha-bäcibe'hin always watch over them

My twin sisters are as different as night and day but they are also very supportive of each other.

My mom used to tell them that no-ha-bäcibe'hin send them here together in this life because there would come a time when it would take their combined efforts to do what was needed to find the experience that their souls needed to go forward/evolve. And although their lives have taken different paths in life they remain close.

May no-ha-bäcibe'hin always watch over them, keep them blessed and help them find their way both together and on their own.



FYI, I'm Arapaho, no-ha-bäcibe'hin can be translated as "our grandfather."

[DrZeeLit]

34. How fun! Congratulations and lots of positive thoughts for all! n/t

[MrScorpio]

35. Congrats, Skinner

You'll make a great uncle

Let me tell you, it's the best

[buddhamama]

36. Congratulations, Skinner

Best Wishes and Well Being to Mother and babies.

[Maestro]

38. Congratulations

Good vibes all around and some sleepless nights as well.

[blue neen]

39. That's fantastic news!

Congratulations, Skinner. You'll have so much fun with all of your nieces and nephews. What a happy day for your family!

[Catch22Dem]

40. Well, I don't want to pile on, but...

CONGRATULATIONS

[Maiden England]

41. Congrats Uncy Skinner

[snoochie]

42. Congrats, Skinner!

:toast:

Hope they're ready to go home with mom & dad very soon!

:party:

[kitkatrose]

43. Congratulations Skinner!!!

And Congratulations Mommy!!! So, have you made plans to spoil them rotten yet? ;)

[Skinner]

56. I've already bought them Christmas gifts.

:)

[liberalitch]

44. BEEEEEEEA-utiful....

tell your sister "GOOD WORK!"
I hope everything goes smoothly.
Nowadays being born premature is nothing but a bump in the
road

[Kukesa]

45. Congrats! Double the fun, Uncle Skinner. n/t

[ulysses]

46. congrats!

:toast:

[asthmaticeog]

47. That's excellent news!

Uncle-hood (and godfatherhood) are wonderful things - the fun and illumination of getting to spend time around little kids without having to feed and pick up after them every day! ;)

Congratulations to your sister.

[JohnLocke]

48. Congratulations, Uncle Skinner! Better than the Bush Twins, I hope.

;)
:yourock:

[OrwellwasRight]

49. Superrific! That twin thing seems to be going around ;-)

[Missy Vixen]

50. Congratulations, Skinner and Mrs. Skinner!

We're thrilled for you!

Julie and Eric

[Feathered Fish]

51. Congrats!!!

New babies are always awesome! yay!:hug:

[meow2u3]

52. Congratulations!!!

Please provide pics of the twin bundles of joy, along with their names.

Congrats, Uncle Skinner

[JimmyJazz]

53. Congratulations to you and your family.

:toast:

[robbedvoter]

54. Congratuations! I also have a 2 days old grand-niece!

[Skinner]

58. Congratulations to you!

:toast:

[indigo32]

55. congrats

what could be more fun.
The time in the hospital is hard though... I know this from my own Auntie experience. It'll all work out great in the end though I'm sure.

[Politicub]

57. Congratulations!

:bounce:

[LWolf]

59. Congratulations!

:toast:

[BigMcLargehuge]

60. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

Twins! Wow!!!

[flamingyouth]

61. Congratulations!!!

What wonderful news for you and your family! All the best to everyone. :hug:

[UrbScotty]

62. Howard says...

YYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

[ScreamingMeemie]

63. Great cheerful news!! I live for that these days! I think you should get

them each their own little Chihuahua! :hi:

Happy for you, and your sister too!

[Skinner]

67. They don't need chihuahas

They've already got a big ol' friendly Golden Retriever.

[sundog]

64. congrats!

:toast: :toast:

[Catchawave]

65. Congratulations Uncle Skinner!

My twin granbaby girls are almost two, and have already earned the endearing nicknames of "Paris" and "Nicky".

Thoughts are with your sweet little neices and with hopes they'll be home in time for the holidays. Neo-natal care today is amazing, so I have great faith all will go very well for them.

In the meantime, tell your sis to REST, REST, REST !

[Misunderestimator]

66. WOW! Congratulations!!

How sweet! :toast:

[Catshrink]

69. Congratulations, Uncle Skinner!

You lucky guy. Enjoy spoiling the heck out of them!

One of my grandnephews was two months early -- 3#10oz. He's now a healthy 6 year old -- very tall and slender. He has some issues at school -- but it still isn't clear whether they're developmental or behavioral. He wasn't in any kind of day care or pre-school so the whole deal about rules and social interaction is new to him. Poor kid.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

70. Congrats, Uncle Skinner

:toast:

[sans qualia]

71. Congratulations!

:party:

[City Lights]

72. Congrats to all! eom

[redsoxliberal]

73. congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

[Nikia]

74. Congrats

I hope that they continue to gain weight and get healthy. Good luck with all those presents too.

[joeybee12]

75. Congratulations! Are they identical twins?

Keep us posted on their progress!

[Gothic Sponge]

76. Congratulations!

:)

[FuzzySlippers]

77. Congratulations!

:bounce: :bounce: :toast:

[HEyHEY]

78. You just had to upstage me didn't you?

;-)

COngrats man, I found out I'm gonna be an unlce last night!!

[mitchum]

79. Congratulations, Skinner! Those lucky little girls have a great uncle.

[Maddy McCall]

80. Yay! I bet you will make a great uncle, Skinner!

Congratulations!!

[qnr]

81. Congratulations n/t

[yellowdogintexas]

82. Girls are great, I should know, I have one

But she is 20 now.

OK really bad twin joke

Woman delivers her twins early and her husband is away in the service. She gets taken to the hospital by her brother in law who isn't all there. She has a boy and a girl

She takes too long to come out of anesthesia and the hospital tells the brother in law that these kids have to have names NOW so he names the kids

when she does wake up, brother in law is there and he tells her everything is ok and that he named the kids.

With great trepidation, she says, "Well, what did you name my daughter?"

"Denise"

"Oh, that is not so bad, so what did you name my son?"

"Denephew"

[TheMightyFavog]

83. Mazel Tov!

Hey, what's with these bubblegum cigars? Break out your secret stash of Cuban Cohibas, man!

[Parrcrow]

84. Cogratulations Uncle Skinner

SPOIL THEM!!!

[Dookus]

85. Congratulations!

I'm a twin, and was born a month early - spent a month in the hospital. I'm a big strapping guy now.

The babies should be fine.

[spatlese]

86. Double the fun for Christmas!

Congratulations, Skinner!

[Neoma]

87. Congratulations

[SOteric]

88. Double Congratulations! (One for each of your new nieces!)

:party:

[Darth_Kitten]

89. Congrats!

:) Let us know their names and how they are doing! :)

[blondeatlast]

90. No worries; my kid's a testament to the remarkable stuff they are

capable of doing for preemies!

So happy for you! Try not to let them know too early that 57,000 people will be wanting to know when they take their first steps, say "yellow dog" for the first time, etc.!

Wonderful, wonderful news!

[deadparrot]

91. Aw, Congratulations!

Two more up and coming liberals, I hope?

It should be quite an interesting Christmas season with all those kids. :)

[bigwillq]

92. Congrats Uncle!

My best wished to your sister and her new babies.

I am a twin. My sister and I were also born about 2 months early. I weighes 2lbs. when I was born than dropped to like 1 lb. 10 ounces. Had to spend three months in the hospital.

Been I'm fine now.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

93. Congratulations and we want PICS, goddammit!

:toast:

[tnlefty]

94. Congrats!! My first was a preemie and your sister is going to need

extra support. It's very hard to leave the hospital without the little one(s)! Hope everyone does well!!!

[truthpusher]

95. Be a good uncle!!!

Watch them close so they will grow up to be responsible citizens.

Here's an example of twins that did not have a good uncle:

[KoKo]

96. Wow that's Great! Congrats Skinner...their mom and dad are gonna

be very busy for a long time! :D

[WindRavenX]

97. AWESOME!!

Congrats skinner! :D

[Pithlet]

98. Congratulations!

Twins almost always come early. A friend of mine gave birth to her little girl two months early, around the same time we had our first, and now you would never know that she was ever such a tiny little thing in an incubator. Congrats again, proud uncle! :party:

[Carolina]

99. Great news

Congratulations! They're blessed to have an uncle like you. :toast:

[Auntie Bush]

100. Congratuations Skinner. We got around all those gifts by

picking diffferent families to give to and rotated every year.

[jmm]

106. My mom's family had a grab for the adults

This left them with more money to spoil us kids :D.

Congratulations Skinner!

[brook]

101. Congratulations, Aunt & Unc!

My best to the proud parents, grandparents, as well.

Keep us posted on their progress, okay?

[Lindsey]

102. Nephews and nieces are the best!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful to love and spoil. Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[American Tragedy]

103. Congratulations, and be sure to corrupt them like any good uncle

[NamVetsWeeLass]

104. Congrats, Skinner and Skinner's Sis.

They should be just fine, I know Mom and Dad will be exhausted, but in the end, after the screaming, You look in at those tiny babies and you think "Wow, look at what we have created" My little girl, who we lovingly call "Loki's Minion" is still known to bring a tear to my eye for how perfect she is... That is when she isn't calling * an asshole, or trying to hang one of the cats. She sees * on TV, I hear that beautiful little being say "asshole" and I have to make an effort to not laugh.

[Jack Rabbit]

105. Congratulations . . .

In my family, instead of bubblegum cigars, we hand out carrots . . .



Image from an Italian website

[bliss_eternal]

107. Yay-ness! Congratulations to YOU!

Twins--double the fun--double the need for sitters! LOL! Hope you and the wife are up to it ;)

[democracy eh]

108. Congratulations

you may be related to the next Olsen Twins

[dpbrown]

109. Couldn't happen to a better uncle!

Congratulations!

Now where's the "cigar" smilie when you need it?

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota

[VOX]

110. You just pulled off the difficult "Double-Uncle," Skinner!

So, "Congratulations-Congratulations!"

Glad to hear that all are well and healthy, albeit a bit on the early side.

And go easy on those bubble-gum cigars!

Cheers -- :toast:

[Bluebear]

111. Then we get TWO bubblegum cigars!

Congrats!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

112. Congrats Skinner!

Enjoy!

[IronLionZion]

113. double congrats!

and double cigars too!

[ronzo]

114. congratulations chief.

:toast:

[Taverner]

115. Congrats

And tell your sis "GOOD LUCK!!!!"

[fortyfeetunder]

116. congratulations congratulations

Hope you have twice the fun with these two. At least the combination November and 2 did bring something good!

[Hotdiggitydog]

117. Outstanding....

Now, Stock up on Pampers.

[NC_Nurse]

118. Congratulations!!!

I hope they do well and get out of the hospital early! :toast:

[OhioChick]

119. Congrats!

:toast:

[nutsnberries]

120. yyyyaaaaaayyyyy!

congratulations!

18 nieces and nephews here... and you just HAD to mention Christmas, huh?! ;)

hey, Happy Holidays for your family!

[vinnievin777]

121. Congratulations

And thank you for the great job you do on the boards.

Vinnie Vin
http://www.vinnievin.com

[proud patriot]

122. I love bubble gum cigars

:D Congratulations Skinner :D

[Zuni]

123. congrats---my prayers for their health

[RushIsRot]

124. Congrats. Unka Dave!

Enjoy!

[smbolisnch]

125. Congratulations!!

That's such wonderful news!! :party: :toast: :bounce: :hug: