Ebba Meabh Karlsson

Congrats Phillip and Lauren!

In Response to themysticalone (#26316):

Phillip and Lauren, what a great gift you've received. Ebba looks very healthy and I hope Mommy is doing ok.

But, may I be the first to say Ebba looks a bit like ....well, kinda like.... toothgnip. Maybe its just the lighting...

Either way, I see a new character coming...

Ok - in all seriousness, my son just turned 1, and I will tell you this is going to be one of the best years of your life! Congrats!

Only Phillip would attempt to instruct his brand new daughter on what is edible and what is not [goats.com], when she is likely less than a few hours old, and barely knows what "light" is, much less how to read.

Granted, I admit. This is Phillip's daughter.

She could already be solving The Yang-Mills Theorem [claymath.org].

Also, SCIENCE! [goats.com].

Congratulations! Babies are cool, if you're into that sort of thing.

Congrats, y'all.

congrats,

and yay on the irish name too..

ta an athas an domhain orm.. agus ta an babog go halainn..
go you guys!

Woo! Baby! Good job. Very cute-like. :) May you have lots of good times together.
Also, you should try not to hang her out of a balcony like MJ.
It's not good for them.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#26323):

I may not be a member of the Irish chapter of the International League of Pedants but I feel obliged...

Ebba
Origin: Germanic/Anglo-Saxon
Meaning: strength, return of the tide

The Irish name Méabh means "intoxicating". Sooo... "intoxicating strength". Coincidence? I think not. Excellent choice :-) I've never heard of the name Ebba before but it's a very nice sounding name.

"Tá áthas an domhain orm... agus tá an babaí go hálainn."

'Babaí" is safer than bábóg. While Phillip technically 'made' her (with some help), I don't think it involved any glue or plastic. Of course, if she is already walking then she'll have technically ceased to be a babaí and will have been elevated to 'leanbh' - the supreme class of Scandinavian infant-warrior. This will necessitate some form of ceremonial hat and staff.

Also, I guess that is Ebba's first "Poop!"

In Response to Spiderbaby (#26330):

"nice sounding"? Damn.

Almost forgot - congratulations!

In Response to Spiderbaby (#26330):

Ebba was my grandmother's name.

but your reasoning has something compelling about it.

also, thank you to everyone who has commented here.

Wow, a baby. Congrats to both a you. And I dunno about anyone else, but going through and reading the older comics on the site, looking at phillip as he was, and knowing now that he has to, at least in some sense, be a responsible adult, it almost makes them seem...i dunno...odder some how...I know I'm not makaing much sense here, maybe it's just me. but read some of the older comics and keep Phillip's new position in mind, see if you notice it too..

Triple awesome supergood!

Only one letter away from Abba. Thank God this isn't the '70s or your child would go through Grade School Hell.

Wow, that's an awesome name. Congratulations.

Congratulations Phillip (and Lauren)!!! Ebba is very adorable and I wish you guys all the luck and joy one could possibly wish another.

Yay baby!

Yay Phillip and Lauren! That's really exciting--congrats. And very thoughtful of Phillip to wear a shirt with instructions on it to hold her. If she has an innate ability to read, she'll know not to eat the shirt. And if she can't read yet, then she'll probably still figure out that she shouldn't eat the shirt.

Might Ebba make any appearances in the strip, or are newborns considered inapprpriate comic material?

In Response to Llamarama (#26349):

Oh, and don't let anyone stick her to the ceiling! She might run a higher risk of that than many babies...

Congradulations!

Most awesome indeed. Do they make hefeweizen flavored baby food?

Congrats! Hope everyone is doing well.

In Response to phillip (#26334):

Is it a coincidence that her name anagrams to babbee ham? Bah, Bambee! That's a healthy-sized baby there, for sure, since I came out 21 inches and a tick over 7 pounds. Hope the wife isn't in too much pain from the little giant.

So this is what happens. I go away for a few days and you create life.

... Congratulations!

In Response to tynic (#26356):

Ebba Meabh? I think your 'b' button got stuck.

Just kidding. I actually like the name. Best of luck to all of you - especially when she hits 8 or 9 and starts stealing cars and stuff.

Megido congrats on that :D

Congratulations Phillip and Lauren. And congratulations Ebba on being born, that only happens once in your entire life.