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Hi everyone, I'm Antoine |
January 28th 2003, 14.25 (US Central Time). I am 15 minutes old.
| Hi everyone, I'm Antoine |
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temperatures in Lafayette, Indiana at this time of year, I decided it was
time for me to come last Tuesday. That morning, I told my mum that was it
! My father decided to go to something called a "strategy
class". Why, I don't know. Mum and I went to pick him up from school
at 9.30 and we headed straight to the hospital.
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parents much time. My mum (+ me inside) and my dad settled in the delivery
room thinking they would be there for a long haul. Just four hours later,
yes 4, I was there ! I was 52 cm tall and weighed 3.295 kilos (20 1/2
inches, 7 lbs 4oz).
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That's me ! I'm still a little in shock, 4 hours into this world. My fingers are still purple.
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My parents say I do the strangest things : like yawning in my sleep !
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In Latin America, they say a newly born
always comes "with a loaf of bread under the arm". "Cuando
nace un bebé viene con el pan bajo el brazo". I bring good
luck to my family, I came with a whole bakery ! Guess what I got my dad ? I got him a job in
California where we'll be moving this summer. My dad's friend Louis said
I'd have to be a surfer, roller blader or a gangsta rapper ! I'm not quite
sure which I'd like to become.
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I also like to scratch my face with my newly acquired little nails. My mum and dad say I'm the cutest baby in the world. Wouldn't you agree ?
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Today is January 30th, the day before the
Chinese New Year. Dylan Zhou,
another friend of my parent's who lent us his digital camera (just in case
I decide I wanna be a superstar) noticed the following article on CNN. "Hospitals
in the northern provinces of Heilongjiang and Liaoning report unusually
high birth rates in the waning days of the Year of the Horse, which ends
on Friday, said to impart loyalty, gregarious spirits and bright
professional futures." Yep.
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My Australian nurse was so nice (left), that's my proud dad holding me, under the cooker for a few hours (right)
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Day three was my last day at the hospital.
So my mum, dad and grandmother packed my things and off we went. I was
told nurses in the USA have to accompany parents to their cars to check if
they have a properly fitted car seat. My crazy parents initially had
thought of carrying me home ! Luckily they didn't because roads were still
covered with snow.
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I'm ready for this world, let's go ! Right, one of my first pictures at home. My parents say I've changed since yesterday... What do you think ?
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Wait until you see the size of my fingers
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