Buckshot finally made rank. I'm a Granpa!

[Buckshot]

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Thought it'd never happen! I'm happy to introduce my grand daughter, Adelyn Christian Phillips. Born 3-3-10 at 0511. She was about a month premature. She weighed 5lbs 5oz, 18" long and perfect in every respect. A good set of lungs for being so new :-)

Apparently she wouldn't cry at first but was obviously having no problems in breathing. Christian said she tried to open her eyes 3 or 4 times and then finally busted out in a caterwaul. I suppose she realized she was in a new place much different from the last, and it did not favorably compare? :violin:

Since she was a bit premature she's being kept in the NICU although she isn't oxygen tented, intubated or anything else. She'll be released as soon as she will eat an ounce at each feeding. At the 1800 feed this evening she took 6cc's so she's working on it. Christian will be able to leave tomorrow at noon. Hopefully Adelyn will be able to leave this weekend.

.................Buckshot

[crazy mark]

Congrats Buckshot. Something else to spend your disposable income on. I'll bet she will be running a lathe by age 10 and shooting by age 6. Mark

[Shiloh]

Congrats Buckshot!!!

Someone to spoil and give back when she gets fussy!!
Keep us informed of the progress. She'll be fine.

SHiloh

[swheeler]

Way to go GRANDPA! You will enjoy spoiling her, best. Scot

[462]

Congratulations to Mom and the rest of the family!!!

I have four -- two of each.

Seems grandchildren have an abundance of a mystical quality that your children never had. Could it be a grandparent's maturity?

[Glen]

Congratulations!

[257 Shooter]

Congratulations! Don't they make your heart flutter?

[kenjuudo]

Great!! Now you'll see what all the fuss is about, ya get to spoil them into beiing brats and hand them back over!! Enjoy your tour of duty.

jim

[GLL]

Congratulations Rick ! :) :)

Jerry

[ammohead]

Estimado Grandpa Buckshot,

Congrats my dear friend. You are blessed, and so is Adelyn to have a grandpa like you. See you in April.

ammohead

[Dale53]

Cheers, Rick!! WAY TO GO!![smilie=w:

We are extremely happy for you. We sure love our four grand children. They are WONDERFUL!

Dale53

[waco]

congrats buckshot!!!!!
enjoy the new addition to the family!
all my best wishes to you and yours!
walter

[RBak]

Congratulations Buckshot!

Being a Grandpa ain't all that bad....in fact, being a Great Grandpa ain't that bad either.
Seems one never gets tired of welcoming these little fellers into the world and explaining to them how the two of you are ready to take it on, no matter what.
It just don't get no better, ya gotta love it!

Russ...

[GP100man]

Glad everything turned out good !!!

Enjoy the new addition every chance ya get & spoil `er rotten !!!!

[Ed Barrett]

Congrats, now the fun starts!

[.357]

Ah she's a cutie and glad she's doing so well! Way to go making rank!

[waksupi]

Congratulations, Rick. Since you are in your second childhood, it will be good for you to have a playmate!

[Mrs.Geargnasher]

awww! Congratulations! She's a cutie.

[Jon K]

Congratulations Rick,

Now who's going to spoil her you, or Donna?

Have Fun,
Jon

[cbrick]

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[mroliver77]

I am jealous! And a girl to boot! Yep being a Grandad is a big responsibility. Somebody has to spoil them rotten.
Jay

[A^K]

congrats on being a happy granpa
regards n congrats to all family.

[Maineboy]

Yessiree, there's nothing like being a grandpa. You are truely blessed. Congratulations to you and your whole family! I have 2 granddaughters, ages 3 and 4, and I've not had this much fun since I was a kid.

[larry h]

Congratulations Rick. I have one of each. The best to your family.
R/Larry

[Rick N Bama]

Congratulations!! Nothing like 'em! We have 7 now, 4 boys & 3 girls & each is precious to us.

Rick

[EMC45]

Congrats! I think she needs a gun....

[stubshaft]

Congrats Rick!

[Houndog]

Congrats!
There ain't nuthin better than grandkids! Mine is a 6 YO boy. Now you MUST follow the grandpa code and get even with your kid! Spoil her rotten, get her on a sugar high and then you get to send her home! Somehow I don't think that will be a problem! She's already got you wrapped around her little finger! Have fun!

[square butte]

Buckshot - Rick, You lucky Dog. You musta done something right. Now you've got someone to entertain you in your orld age. Seriously - what a wonderful gift straight from the hand of god. All the best to you and your family.

[warf73]

Congratulations

Dad told me the only bad thing about being a grandpa is haven to sleep with a grandma lol

[bradh]

Congrads Rick! Now the real fun begins....I have twin grandchildren ( one of each)
and that just maybe twice the fun!

[Echo]

Congratulations, Rick. Grandkids are such a blessing - it can be comforting, sometimes, to remember that sooner or later they have to go home, but by and large, they are swell!

And if she inherits her Mom's red hair you will REALLY have to beat the boys off with a stick!

[dromia]

Congratulations to all your family on this happiest of occassions.

Being a grandparent is great, all the fun with none of the worry. When you give them back to their mam and dad spoilt rotten it helps your kids understand many things. :D

[bullshot]

Congrats Rick-- It is said the when grand children learn to walk, grand parents learn to run LOL.

[badgeredd]

Congrats Buckshot. I've got 5 grandkids, but the one I spoil the most is my one granddaughter. I told my daughters that it was payback time when they started having children...and I do my best to spoil them all.

Edd

[Jim]

We, the honorable members of Cast Boolits,
on this fifth day of March in the year of our Lord, 2010,
do hereby confer on Buckshot
the rank of 000( Triple ought).

All honors and priveledges are to be extended to him.

By the authority vested in me as the
Chief of Research & Development of NAGS,
the National Association of Gluelit Shooters,
this commission of rank is hereby granted as permanent and shall not be challenged.
Faithfully and with all due respect,
Jim

Signatures of Honorable Moderators and Faithful members

[Jim]

Alright, fellas, click on quote & sign.

[Urny]

Another congrats, Buckshot. Our best to all of you.

For her first birthday, does she get a rifle or a lathe?

Ernie and LINDA

[pressonregardless]

Congratulations Rick !!

[Hardcast416taylor]

Congrats!! Now comes the spoiling process.Robert

[blackthorn]

Congratulations!!! Grandkids are the best that ever was! Collectively we have four. Last summer I got to give mine away when she got married at age 25. No great-grandkids yet though.

[dragonrider]

Wow first one, congratualtions,

[BruceB]

Boy, I dunno.

This little gal has destroyed some of my illusions. I thought you were MUCH too young and slim to be a Grand-dad. Just goes to show that I haven't been paying proper attention, I suppose.

This little sweetie is going to cut a WIDE swath through your affections, and we wish all of you the very best. We hope to meet her someday.

The "B" Family

[lead4me]

Congratulates!! Best wishes to the Little One & you an your family. Now the fun begins Christmas, Easter egg hunt's, birthday's ect.....Nothing like hearing GRAM-PA!!! for the first time from a little one.

[Ben]

If she can HP a mold as good as you, she will ALWAYS have a job.

Congrats ! !

Ben

[atr]

Congradulations !!!!
I hope Mother and child are doing well
atr

[Beekeeper]

Buckshot,
Enjoy her now while she is so little.
They grow up so fast you miss a lot by not being there everyday.
I hope Mom and Dad are doing well.
Hows the old man ( Grandpa ) holding up?
Congratulations Grandpa!!!!!!

Jim

[Baron von Trollwhack]

Congratulations to you and your family. BvT

[KCSO]

Get ready for the biggest change in your life. Just wait till everything you wear is embroidered Grampa! It won't be that long and you'll have a hunting partner.

Congrats

[AZ-Stew]

Don't know how I missed this yesterday. Congratulations, Grandpa! Welcome to Grandpawism! I've got six and they're all wonderful. I hope they live close enough to you that you can share in their growing up and in their upbringing. Believe me, it's really hard waiting for them to get big enough to go to the shop with you. Contact me later and I'll give you info on getting child-sized safety glasses.

Regards,

Stew

[Recluse]

Congratulations!

That is one blessed little angel to have a grandpa like you to grow up with.

:coffee:

[MT Gianni]

We, the honorable members of Cast Boolits,
on this fifth day of March in the year of our Lord, 2010,
do hereby confer on Buckshot
the rank of 000( Triple ought).

All honors and priveledges are to be extended to him.

By the authority vested in me as the
Chief of Research & Development of NAGS,
the National Association of Gluelit Shooters,
this commission of rank is hereby granted as permanent and shall not be challenged.
Faithfully and with all due respect,
Jim

Signatures of Honorable Moderators and Faithful members

MT Gianni


Nice going to all. Look forward to great times with her.

[RayinNH]

Congratulations to the new parents and grandpa and grandma.

You will be sending us all a cigar won't you?...Ray

[Pystis]

Congratulations, Buckshot!

[gray wolf]

NOW that is some good news Congratulations, Buckshot! and the best to you and your loved ones.

Gray Wolf

[rob45]

This will give you time away from the lathe and more time with the saw- ya gotta cut some gunstocks to fit the youngster!

Again, congrats.

[cobbmtmac]

Hey Rick........Congratulations!

What fun you and Grandma are going to have........and on yes, Mom and Dad too!

See you in May at NCBS 2010

[LIMPINGJ]

Congratulations Rick, get rested up you will be busy keeping up when starts to walk and ask questions what Grandpa is working on.

[mold maker]

That's an old wives tale, about spoiling them and sending them home.
I've got four and they spend more time with me and Maw Maw than at home. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Life as you thought you knew it, is history. This is what all your past has prepared you for.
Love her and hold her tight, cause too soon she will sprout wings.

[bart55]

Big congrats for you Buckshot,I can think of nothing sweeter than the little kids,have three of em myself,woulda had them first if I'd known how great they are . Congrats again your on you way to being an ancestor . Mark C

[Wayne Smith]

Congrats, Rick and Donna! This time you didn't have to do the work, just reap the rewards.

[Dframe]

Congratulations. There are few joys as great in the world as grandchildren.

[HORNET]

Congratulations on the little diaper-filler, Buckshot.

[GOPHER SLAYER]

Hey Rick, your granddaughter picked a great day to come into the world. My wife was born 3-3-40 . Grand children are a great source of pleasure. You will love it. We send our congratulations.

[no34570]

Good on Ya Gramps
Congrats to mother & father,hope they are all doing fine.

[corvette8n]

Congrats Buckshot
I made it my mission to buy single shot .22's for each grandkid, I troll the gunshops looking for used examples which I get for between $50-$100.
So far I up to seven, once they start coming(grandkids) its like a flood.
I'm to the point I'm almost premptive buying rifles I don't need.

[Sprue]

Papaw Buckshot........ Congrats

[DLCTEX]

Congratulations! I'm way ahead of you, 3 grandsons, 2 granddaughters, 2 great grandsons.:drinks:

[Frank46]

Congratulations to mom, dad and of course granpa. Frank

[Hip's Ax]

Congratulations Rick !

[PatMarlin]

Just found out... Way to go cousin !... [smilie=w:

[Buckshot]

.............To all of you my good friends here on the board, thank you VERY much for the good wishes and thoughts and I appreciate them each, one and all. I have been looking forward to being a "Gran'pa" for some time, and for awile I thought I might never get to experience it.

Well I'm happy that I now get to join that honored rank. Donna and I were very lucky raising Christian, and as you know they do NOT come with an owners manual so all we could do was our best. I don't know what we did right, but she was a delightfull child and has turned into a productive thoughtfull adult for which I thank God daily.

I still get a bit teary thinking back on that beautifull little face looking up and saying, "Daddy". Now I get to experience it all over again:bigsmyl2: Of course I have to share her with Gran'pa Bob! But Bob and Linda did a super job raising their son and he's a keeper. Poor little Adelyn. Two complete sets of grandparents within 5 miles, YEESH!

I have to get busy drawing up some plans for a playhouse, and girl or not I HAVE to build a go-kart too!

Thank you all for sharing in my joy!

................Buckshot

[Bret4207]

Congratulations Buck! Best wishes to you, Mrs Buck, the little one, Mom, Dad, the whole family! A word of warning though, one grandpa to another- those little ones will worm their way into your heart in nothing flat, it's great! The really neat thing is when they smell real bad or are really cranky you can just hand them off to Mom.

[Down South]

Congratulations Rick [smilie=p:. I've really had a barrel of fun with my grandkids while they are growing up and I'm sure you will too.

[SharpsShooter]

Dunno how I missed this...Way to go Gramps!

SS

[fatnhappy]

well congratulations are in order! She's beautiful.

[TCLouis]

Buckshot
CONGRATULATIONS to yours and you.

[WILCO]

Congrats Buckshot!!!

Ditto for me!!!

[chevyiron420]

Congrats Granpa!!:-P

[PatMarlin]

Ditto for me!!!

Congratulations Gramps!

[Moonie]

Congrats Buckshot, I have 6 with another on the way. Best thing about them is the laughter at the parents after they leave, life's sweetest revenge :)

[gray wolf]

Wow that's great, glad to hear it. I hope all are doing fine.

Sam

[alamogunr]

Congratulations! I missed this earlier. The first one is special. We had to wait through 2 boys before we got a girl. They are all loved equally. So much so I have never handed a smelly one back to their mother. Even that chore is a pleasure when they are yours.

John
W.TN

[casterofboolits]

Congrats and have fun!!!! Grandkids are a parents revenge, spoil 'em and hand them back! [smilie=w: [smilie=w: