Introducing Ethan Thomas Estrada, Born 1-5-08

Dan in Pasadena · Dan in Pasadena's Garage

He was born yesterday morning at 10:40a.m. PST. He weighed in at 7lbs, 14oz. and 20 inches long. The little feller has some big feet and big hands and a true cleft chin! No one in the family could remember who has that on either side. Checked with my 83 year old mother and she said my Dad had one when he was younger...it was just hard to see in his older years and he's been gone 18 years.

Mother and child are doing fine. My son texted me last night that he has already laid down some ground rules with the boy: We LOVE cars and we love baseball, boy!

Okay, that's it. He's my first grandchild and I am over-the-top crazy about this little man already. Trying to figure out a cute nickname for him...."E.T" - The Extra Terrorizing! Well, not yet....but its probably coming if he's a toddle like his dad was.

I apologize for the poor cell picture. Better ones coming (...and coming...and coming...

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And with his new Auntie Katie, my daughter:

Dan in Pasadena · Dan in Pasadena's Garage

Yeah, he's got Auntie's pudgy nose!

livi · 01-06-2008, 07:50 AM

Beautiful, Dan! Congrats!

You seem to be a family of very handsome genes!

HardDrive · 01-06-2008, 08:23 AM

Congrats!......can I have Aunt Katie's number?

pwd72s · 01-06-2008, 08:25 AM

And the beat goes on...

Moneyguy1 · 01-06-2008, 08:55 AM

Congratulations, "Granddad"!!

Ain't it great? Someone to spoil and no consequences!!

syncroid · 01-06-2008, 08:57 AM

Congrats Dan! Nice family.

Wickd89 · 01-06-2008, 08:59 AM

Beautiful!
Congrats!
Enjoy, Enjoy......

(from a father of 4.5 yr old twins -boy/girl)

Seahawk · 01-06-2008, 09:04 AM

Awesome...my Dad has told me that the best thing about being a parent was becoming a Grandparent: All the love in the world for just showing up

nostatic · nostatic's Garage

Ethan?!?!

Eric Ponch Estrada. A real man's name. How could you let your kid make that mistake....

congrats.

dtw · 01-06-2008, 09:19 AM

What the hell kind of proud Latino name is Ethan?!?!

***** wait, my daughter's name is Kimberly Marie...nevermind..

azasadny · azasadny's Garage

Congratulations!

speeder · speeder's Garage

Congrats! And I agree w/ Livi about the general attractiveness of your family.

Neilk · 01-06-2008, 10:14 AM

Congrats... there's nothing like having a daddy's girl.

Now tell us more about Auntie...

futuresoptions · 01-06-2008, 10:30 AM

Congrats Dan!!! Now change some diapers!!!! Oh, and don't forget to get him one of those 911 push cars!!! Get him started out right!!!

RANDY P · RANDY P's Garage

Beautiful!

cantdrv55 · 01-06-2008, 01:09 PM

Good looking kid. He sure does have big hands. He's gonna play ball.

peppy · 01-06-2008, 01:32 PM

Congratulations! Starting the new year off in a great way.

JCF · 01-06-2008, 03:34 PM

Congrats.
That's a beautiful nino.
Looking at that fist I'll bet he has a wicked right cross.

Dan in Pasadena · Dan in Pasadena's Garage

Thank you gentlemen, one and all for the kind words.

If my family is attractive it is due to their mother. It ultimately didn't work out between us but in truth, she was a beautiful woman and I was lucky she ever looked at me. She's naturally slim, has big hazel eyes and long eyelashes...I have neither.

Yeah, I agree the name "Ethan" ain't exactly high on the ethnic scale...well, not the hispanic ethnic scale anyway but I couldn't care less. He's a little "quarterhorse" (1/4 hispanic) --- and who cares? He's a beautiful, healthy boy and my family has been blessed with him.

Incidentally, his father was a pretty good baseball player. If he turns out to be left handed he will be the fifth generation of males in my family that is...in a row! His maternal great grandfather played in the Reds organization in the 1910's. Yeah, so I am getting ahead of myself

a grandpa can dream, can't he?!