Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth - News for Thursday, September 27, 2007

William Joseph Southworth
Thursday, September 27, 2007

Born September 26th at 9:45 am by c-section, and weighing in at a staggering 10 pounds 1 ounce, please welcome my son, William Joseph Southworth.

Regular strips will run the rest of this week, followed by guest strips starting Monday!

71 Comments:

Zombie Skwerl said...: Congratulations on your child and welcome to the best thing that will ever happen to you… or was it the worst? Umm… well, you'll find out soon enough I'm sure. :)

May your lady have a speedy recovery!; September 27, 2007 10:43 AM
Wasa said...: A hearty congrats to you and yours sir!; September 27, 2007 10:47 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats! He's a cutie! - Liz; September 27, 2007 10:49 AM
Ken said...: Congratulations Paul, 10 lbs??! isnt your wife just a little thing too? Good thing it was a c-section Im guessing!
Thats a lot of hair on the little guy too, my little girl was just born last friday and also ended up with a full head, so neat :); September 27, 2007 11:03 AM
Raquel said...: welcome, little one. =); September 27, 2007 11:03 AM
Peace said...: Congrats .... he is massive!; September 27, 2007 11:05 AM
Anonymous said...: my father's name is William Joseph. Congrats to you (both!)!; September 27, 2007 11:25 AM
Mr. Strine said...: Aw, look... he's got your DNA.
Many congratulations!; September 27, 2007 11:32 AM
Ray Merkler said...: Oh my holy carp, 10 pounds? Your poor wife!

Congratulation to all three of you!; September 27, 2007 11:40 AM
Sarah said...: Awwww! congrats, guys!!!; September 27, 2007 11:59 AM
damp_pirate said...: congratulations! he's beautiful! and oh my gosh he has hair!

many good wishes to you, your wife(who i'm sure is glad he's out!), and your newborn son. :3; September 27, 2007 12:13 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations, and welcome, little one. =); September 27, 2007 12:16 PM
Anonymous said...: He's Beautiful!!! Congratulations!
~Amelia; September 27, 2007 12:28 PM
jeremy the dog said...: go get the gel, man. yer boy's got enough hair for a baby-pompador!; September 27, 2007 12:28 PM
Anonymous said...: Much congratulations. Enjoy this time with your son!; September 27, 2007 12:48 PM
Sraen said...: Excellent news! Make sure he grows up to be JUST LIKE YOU. At the rate the current [read: mine] generation is shaping up, we'll sorely need people who don't, youknow, suck.

But you're going to give him Batman to watch, so it's all good.

Hope your wife gets well soon, and hope you've stocked up on sleep to try and offset all the sleep you're soon to be missing.; September 27, 2007 12:51 PM
Rippy said...: Congratulations!; September 27, 2007 12:58 PM
Jade said...: Wow, that's a big boy! Expect the NFL to come calling any day now. :)

Congratulations to you and your wife.; September 27, 2007 1:07 PM
Anonymous said...: So adorable. Congratulations and cherish every moment!; September 27, 2007 1:08 PM
NotI said...: Big time congratulations on your little big child!; September 27, 2007 1:10 PM
Tyler Martin said...: Welcome Willy!

Wow, look at the mop and that precious little beast!; September 27, 2007 1:14 PM
Andrew said...: Congratulations!! He's Adorable; September 27, 2007 1:39 PM
Owen said...: Congrats Paul!; September 27, 2007 2:02 PM
Little Kenny said...: Congratulations to you both and Holy Crap! he's gotta lotta hair. ;)

Cheers!

~lk; September 27, 2007 2:03 PM
Lar said...: CONGRATULATIONS!!!; September 27, 2007 2:27 PM
Richard said...: Corn-grab-yoo-lay-shuns! Say goodbye to sleep and life as you have known it ;-); September 27, 2007 3:21 PM
Anonymous said...: D'aw, how cuuuuute! That's a heckuva head of hair he's got. Congrats!; September 27, 2007 3:40 PM
jefbot said...: youch! 10 pounds!!!? BIG congrats, paul and hello, william. welcome to earth.; September 27, 2007 3:57 PM
Anonymous said...: hes like a tiny little Winston Churchill!; September 27, 2007 4:11 PM
Keith said...: Congratulations to William on his zeroeth birthday!; September 27, 2007 4:40 PM
Jessica said...: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASSIVE BABY! <33; September 27, 2007 5:12 PM
Jeff said...: Congrats man, that is a good looking kid and quite a handful also.

May God have Mercy on your soul.

You'll look back in 14 years and think "You were so easy to handle then."; September 27, 2007 5:36 PM
Jabbakin said...: YAY! Congratulations!; September 27, 2007 5:53 PM
Micah said...: Congratulations on your giant baby!; September 27, 2007 7:00 PM
Robert L. said...: Good looking kid,
Congratulations...that's a big kid.
My wife had a C section 2 years ago for a 9 12...... 10 1... wow.

Enjoy it!; September 27, 2007 7:05 PM
Louisa said...: He's HUGE! And ADORABLE! Congrats to you and your wife.; September 27, 2007 7:07 PM
Josh said...: Congrats.
May your child be as wonderful as your comic strip.; September 27, 2007 7:28 PM
Ian said...: welcome to the world William :)
may your life be rich with both ups and downs, because if you never have downs, you will never really have ups; September 27, 2007 7:54 PM
Mar said...: Congratulations!; September 27, 2007 8:24 PM
Tuss4 said...: Praise the Lord man, Praise the Lord.; September 27, 2007 10:23 PM
Faire_D said...: Bravo and welcome, W.J. All the best to your great parents too.

Hopefully, you'll let them sleep just a bit for the next few weeks.; September 27, 2007 11:26 PM
TheBatpwnd said...: Congratulations! He certainly has an impressive head of hair for a newborn. So, Will or Bill?; September 28, 2007 12:06 AM
Shari said...: Congratulations. Your life will never be the same again.

We hope you won't get all sentimental and gushy now and turn "Ugly Hill" into "Happy Fun Hill."; September 28, 2007 12:27 AM
Alex Tucker said...: Ladies and gentleman, the Next Greatest Cartoonist in the WORLD. Well done, Mr. and Mrs. Southworth!; September 28, 2007 12:45 AM
N8 said...: Congrats, you lucky devil!; September 28, 2007 1:14 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations on your fertile spawnings! Best wishes to your newly enlarged family.; September 28, 2007 1:51 AM
Milly said...: Congratulations, he's gorgeous!

I couldn't help but wince at the 10 pounds though.; September 28, 2007 2:30 AM
Devin Dazzle said...: THAT'S A HUGE BI... BABY. Once again, congratulations to you and your wife and welcome to the land of Parenthood :); September 28, 2007 3:52 AM
Kevin Richter said...: That is AWESOME, congrats! What a cute little dude!; September 28, 2007 4:08 AM
Stuart Douglas said...: Congratulations to you and your wife, Paul!; September 28, 2007 4:12 AM
Anonymous said...: Many congratulations and hope your big beautiful baby will enjoy Ugly Hill as much as we do :); September 28, 2007 4:32 AM
anarchic teapot said...: Aaawwwww innnee cute.

Start the countdown: you still have 16 years left before he starts doing other cute things like leaving his brand-new cellphone in his jeans when he puts them in the wash. You can also start practising for his driving lessons, such as saying "DON'T RACE THE ENGINE!" and learning to Breathe Deeply.

From the little I know of C-sections (sharing a room with one) your wife should be full of bounce after a couple of days. My regards to her.; September 28, 2007 5:32 AM
Bren said...: I was born at 10 pounds too. (But I'm pretty thin now.)

And.. "Billy Joe?" Really? :); September 28, 2007 5:33 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations on the new little guy, get ready for the biggest rollercoaster of emotions in your life!; September 28, 2007 6:07 AM
Adam Prentis said...: Grats :) He looks good.; September 28, 2007 6:45 AM
Anonymous said...: congratulations!!!; September 28, 2007 7:37 AM
B. said...: A good, healthy baby. Congratulations!; September 28, 2007 8:10 AM
Anonymous said...: Wonderful news! Congratulations to you and your wife.; September 28, 2007 8:31 AM
Todd said...: Wow! congratulations to you and yours! He is cute and has that thick black hair!; September 28, 2007 8:50 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations!; September 28, 2007 9:44 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats!

Billy Joe! A name rich with possibility!

Tom.; September 28, 2007 9:53 AM
Phobos said...: CONGRATS PAUL!!!; September 28, 2007 10:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats!!! welcome to life!; September 28, 2007 10:25 AM
Chofra said...: Congratulations from your Brazilian fan!! Keep doing the good work!! If you raise a child like you do webcomics, your son gonna be awesome!

Grats again man!; September 28, 2007 10:41 AM
David J said...: Congratulations & Mazel-tov (good luck) in the newest and most important adventure of your lives; September 28, 2007 10:41 AM
David J said...: Congratulations & Mazel-Tov (good luck) in the newest and most important adventure of your lives.; September 28, 2007 10:43 AM
Colin said...: Many congrats to you and your wife! Enjoy family life!; September 28, 2007 11:28 AM
Anonymous said...: Congrats! But why did you name him Billy-Joe?; September 28, 2007 4:17 PM
Ross R. said...: Congratulations to you both! However I must ask: what happened to his luxurious moustache?

Ross R.; September 28, 2007 4:22 PM
Rhonda said...: Awww, what a cute little guy! I'm all about the babies with hair - mine were both furballs too!

And don't worry, the hair on the shoulders will eventually fall out - you won't have a Sasquatch baby forever!

PS: As for the aforementioned gel pompadour, try using pure aloe vera gel (health food store) - that stuff will hold baby fluff like nothing else, and it's all natural, and he shouldn't be allergic to it, as opposed to slapping gronwup alcohol based crap on his scalp - little man doesn't need alcohol poisoning from his hair gel.; October 01, 2007 10:16 AM
Bippy said...: Whoo hooo! Congratulations! Enjoy the ride, babies are fun. You might want to check out www.mamatoto.org for some cool info on babywearing, which kept me from going insane with my niece.

He's a beautiful baby!; October 02, 2007 2:23 AM