Written on July 6th, 2006 at 05:07 pm by Darren Rowse
ProBlogger Junior comes out of Beta Testing
Just a short note on a quick dash home from the hospital to let readers know that ‘Mini-Rowse’ or ‘ProBlogger Junior’ as some are calling him came out of beta in the early hours of this morning.
His name is Xavier and he and V are doing really well.
Here’s a shot of us taken just minutes after he was born.
(He’s 8 pounds and 13 ounces - just a touch over 4kg)
There’s another photo below for those who are clucky.
It was an amazing experience and I could not be prouder of either X or V - both are beautiful beyond belief and I can’t wait to get back to the hospital to spend more time with them.
As a result ProBlogger swings into ‘Paternity Leave Mode’. Here’s how it’ll work:
- Regular ProBlogger columnist, Aaron Brazell, will be writing some guest posts over the coming two weeks
- I’ve advanced posted a series of short ‘one question interviews’ with some bloggers that I admire (see the upcoming post explaining this) - these will run on a once per day basis for two weeks
- There will probably be one or two other guest posts this week from another blogger (or two) who has volunteered to stop by
- I won’t be responding to any emails over the next couple of weeks (unless I see them as urgent)
I hope you enjoy the next couple of weeks - I know I’m looking forward to it! :-)
137 Responses to “ProBlogger Junior comes out of Beta Testing”
Kungfujen
July 6th, 2006 5:46 pm
He’s gorgeous, and you must be (rightly) very proud. Well done!
Javier
July 6th, 2006 6:01 pm
Great, congratulations. Its pretty cool that you and Shoemoney are dads, almost at the same time.
Kevin
July 6th, 2006 6:08 pm
Congratulations Darren and V. This is really wonderful.
“Thursdays child has far to go”, so they will be a success in all they do.
Nick Wilson
July 6th, 2006 6:14 pm
Congratulations Darren and Mrs Darren!
Those early days are tough, so take a break and let work slide till you get into a rythm :)
ruth
July 6th, 2006 6:23 pm
congratulations! enjoy your paternity leave…
Mark McGuinness
July 6th, 2006 6:26 pm
Congratulations!
The Problogger dynasty continues…
Quick Online Tips
July 6th, 2006 6:32 pm
Congratulations Darren and V! Wishing you all the best.
Michael Moncur
July 6th, 2006 6:38 pm
Congratulations Darren! Looks like he’ll be videoblogging in no time.
Dominik
July 6th, 2006 6:41 pm
Yay, congratulations! And he already has more hair than his dad! ;)
Peter Brady
July 6th, 2006 6:42 pm
Congratualtions Darren.
Fatherhood is a wonderful experience. Enjoy!
All the best.
Pascal
July 6th, 2006 6:43 pm
Congrats!
And 9 months for coming out of beta is pretty good these days ;)
Bloggers Buzz
July 6th, 2006 6:43 pm
[…] Warm congratulations to Darren Rowse of problogger on the arrival of his new son Xavier this morning (post does have baby shots). […]
Patrick
July 6th, 2006 6:51 pm
Congratulations ! Have a great, enjoyable paternity leave ;)
Paul Short
July 6th, 2006 6:53 pm
Congrats on the new addition to the Problogger family Darren.
You just HAVE to do a quick video with the little guy soon!
Oh, after looking at the closeup pic again, I noticed he has more hair than you ;-)
Adrian Scicluna
July 6th, 2006 6:58 pm
Congrats, my friend! Having your first child is one of the most beautiful experiences ever!
Peter
July 6th, 2006 6:59 pm
Congratulations Darren! I was wondering where you had got to over the past few days, now I know. :)
MAD Tripper
July 6th, 2006 7:03 pm
Congratulations! Absolutely beautiful.
Problogger Junior Launches after 9 Month Incubation - Bloglogic.net
July 6th, 2006 7:08 pm
[…] My sincere congrats goes outto Darren Rowse of Problogger.net and his wife (known only as “V”) on the birth of their son Xavier this morning. You just HAVE to check out the pics of the little guy in this post on Darren’s blog. Makes you realize that blogging and the web ain’t the most important things on the planet right now doesn’t it? […]
Erik van Roekel
July 6th, 2006 7:13 pm
Congratulations Darren and V! Enjoy your Paternity Leave Mode. And don’t try to blog!!
Finance crash-test dummy
July 6th, 2006 7:14 pm
Explains the empty feed this morning but I’m guessing the feed for Problogger Junior isn’t going to be RSS anyway. (Sorry, couldn’t resist!)
Congratulations to you all. What a fantastic moment and experience.
I remember the day when our little….
Chris Howard
July 6th, 2006 7:24 pm
Congratulations Darren. All the best to all of you. Now you and V become parents, version 0.1a (a=alpha. You don’t get to beta until they leave home)
cat
July 6th, 2006 7:25 pm
Wow. He’s beautiful Darren. Thank-you for sharing with us. And hugs to your wife for being so kind on this day.
Kashif Aziz
July 6th, 2006 7:26 pm
Congrats Darren.
Stuart
July 6th, 2006 7:41 pm
And I bet the proud grin still hasn’t come off your face Darren :)
Congrats Darren and V you have a beautiful son there.
Toni and Stuart
Eric
July 6th, 2006 8:18 pm
Woohoo, that’s just great. Correction: that just the best thing that will ever happen to you. Give him all the love in the world. After a few weeks, months, whatever, go and make a blog called: prodaddy or something on how to be the best dad in the world. I know you can do it. :)
Kelly
July 6th, 2006 8:41 pm
Add my congratulations to the list!
bernard
July 6th, 2006 8:51 pm
congrats, up to the next one :)
gary
July 6th, 2006 9:06 pm
congrats mom & dad!
once paternity leave ends, be glad you’ve ben able to build a career that revolves around home. you will be able to be much more involved than those of us who work outside the home.
Yudhis
July 6th, 2006 9:22 pm
welcome to the club dad :)
Adam
July 6th, 2006 9:23 pm
I’d had a feeling it might be on its way when the posting died down.
A tip from a father of two boys: point his “thing” down before you fasten up the diaper.
Chris Garrett
July 6th, 2006 9:29 pm
Congratulations to you all, will be following your Flickr photo stream :O)
Dale Cruse
July 6th, 2006 9:42 pm
Darren’s next post will be “Google AdSense for Your Baby.”
Congrats.
Aaron Brazell
July 6th, 2006 9:42 pm
Definitely the best thing that can happy to a guy. Congrats! We’ll keep the light on for you. :)
Lara
July 6th, 2006 9:43 pm
Many thousand congrats to all 3 of you!
He’s adorable, and I love his name! Oh, and make sure you don’t make him wear any funny little sailor hats or anything - kids hate that stuff when they grow up. ;)
I do, however, think he needs a Cabbage Patch Kid. Afterall, his first name is tattooed on their butts! ;)
Michael
July 6th, 2006 9:51 pm
Congrats Darren!
jhay
July 6th, 2006 9:54 pm
Aw…isn’t that sweet. Congratulations!
jdanylko
July 6th, 2006 10:01 pm
Congratulations, Darren!!
All I can say is…get any sleep you can. Take catnaps. ;-)
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July 6th, 2006 10:03 pm
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Andy Merrett
July 6th, 2006 10:06 pm
Very many congratulations. When are you introducing junior to the joys of Apple Mac?
Hsien Lei
July 6th, 2006 10:09 pm
Cluck cluck cluck. Definitely makes me feel broody!!!
Have a wonderful, lovely life together ahead!
Rick
July 6th, 2006 10:10 pm
Congratulations to you and your wife! He looks good. And now the adventure begins!
vawz
July 6th, 2006 10:17 pm
Well done crew! Hope all enjoy some well deserved ‘family’ time together.
Great stuff!
Scott
Vicki
July 6th, 2006 10:18 pm
Congratulations! Enjoy your leave — and your new family. ; )
FMF
July 6th, 2006 10:20 pm
Congrats!!!!! I’m so happy for you!!!
shirazi
July 6th, 2006 10:21 pm
Forget every thing and enjoy the baby. Lovely.
Tom Raftery
July 6th, 2006 10:25 pm
Darren,
Wow! Congrats to all. He looks adorable.
As a recent father myself (Tom Raftery 2.0 - I have trade marked it!), I can only hope you operate well on very little sleep!
Tillerman
July 6th, 2006 10:28 pm
Being a Dad is the best thing ever. Enjoy.
Brent
July 6th, 2006 10:32 pm
Now the real fun begins. Congrats Darren!
Dave
July 6th, 2006 10:42 pm
Congratulations to both you and V, at nearly 9lbs hes a big’un, so to speak.
Wrathchild
July 6th, 2006 10:53 pm
Congratulations! I have two beautiful girls of my own and some of my proudest moments are from when they were born. Enjoy your time off and let your wife sleep as much as she can.
kalyn
July 6th, 2006 10:58 pm
Congratulations. I think it’s wonderful that you’re taking some time off. Some things are more important than blogging!
Mike Martone
July 6th, 2006 11:02 pm
Congrats!
One Stop Under
July 6th, 2006 11:02 pm
Congratulations, well done mate. You’ve talked about exponential traffic growth before - wait till you see how these little ones grow! Enjoy every minute of it.
Immagimario
July 6th, 2006 11:04 pm
congratulazioni….è bellissimo essere papà! (I love Australia)
razib
July 6th, 2006 11:10 pm
Congratulations Darren and V. I hope you have more and more happiness each passing day. What is your dream about ProBlogger Junior? Do you want him to be a blogger or doctor or engineer?
Aaress
July 6th, 2006 11:17 pm
Congratulations and God’s blessings upon your family!
James Cogan
July 6th, 2006 11:23 pm
Congrats to you and your wife. There is nothing more rewarding and more challenging in life than being a parent. Enjoy. Continued good health and happiness to the whole Rowse team.
Mark Daoust
July 6th, 2006 11:35 pm
Congrats! My wife and I just had our first baby (a baby girl) - what an incredible experience.
Get lots of rest over the next couple of weeks!
Brian Clark
July 6th, 2006 11:44 pm
Congrats Darren. And more importantly, good job V — you had the hard part! :)
Lisa
July 6th, 2006 11:51 pm
Oh, he is just too cute. Enjoy your time with him, they grow up so fast! Congrats!
Tim
July 7th, 2006 12:01 am
Congrats Darren
May God bless you with many more arrows in your quiver!
Or is that podcasts on your website!
grin
Patrick
July 7th, 2006 12:02 am
Congrats!
Wendy
July 7th, 2006 12:05 am
Darren, he’s just adorable!! Blessings for you and V in this very special time, boy, does this bring back some precious memories for me with my own three kidlets. :>) Congratulations!
David
July 7th, 2006 12:06 am
Great stuff Darren. Perfect name! Welcome to the world Xavier.
Big Congrats from this side of the world!
Gayla McCord
July 7th, 2006 12:10 am
Congrats Darren! He is beautiful!
angelo
July 7th, 2006 12:12 am
Grats Darren!
Darren McLaughlin
July 7th, 2006 12:13 am
Congrats!
Wishing you all the best.
Olivia
July 7th, 2006 12:17 am
Congratulations…beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!!!
Easton Ellsworth
July 7th, 2006 12:37 am
Congratulations Rowse family! Here’s to mother’s and baby’s health.
brem
July 7th, 2006 12:46 am
Congratulations Darren and V!
Xavier will be like his dad! :)
brem
elamb
July 7th, 2006 12:46 am
Good luck sleeping, buddy.
Ma2T
July 7th, 2006 1:02 am
Many congratulations to yourself and V Darren :D. Soon you can become a stay at home blogging father!
Cheers for sharing this with us Darren, a wonderful time for your family.
Anthony Pierre
July 7th, 2006 1:08 am
Congratulations Darren! All the best.
Brian
July 7th, 2006 1:18 am
Congrats Darren and V, your son looks great, many happy days ahead !!
Adventures in Net Marketing
July 7th, 2006 1:29 am
Baby Problogger Arrives!…
Congratulations to Darren Rowse, who experienced the birth of his baby Xavier earlier today. Xavier weighs in at a healthy 8 pounds and 13 ounces, mom and baby are doing well, and Darren sounds absolutely ecstastic. For pics, head on…
Jim Kukral
July 7th, 2006 1:55 am
Huge congrats Darren. Life will never be the same, just better now.
Netwalker
July 7th, 2006 1:57 am
Congratulations Darren!!!
Now it’s a new stage in your life, and it’s a big change to have a baby in the house (I have 2)
Congrats again!!
jayvee
July 7th, 2006 2:02 am
congratulations to your family, boss! :)
Maricar
July 7th, 2006 2:05 am
Beautiful baby, Darren! Congrats to you and V!
Problogger Jr. is here….-- Lil Duck Duck
July 7th, 2006 2:10 am
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A Bugged Life » Blog Archive » Congratulations, boss!
July 7th, 2006 2:18 am
[…] Congratulations Darren and V! […]
markku
July 7th, 2006 2:22 am
Wow, congratulations Darren! That’s a wonderful blessing from God. :)
LuisB
July 7th, 2006 3:03 am
Ciao Darren congratulations for you and V for the arrive of Junior in your lives. Regards, Luis
Urban Grafix®
July 7th, 2006 3:08 am
GodBless him Darren, now you too can enjoy the great things in fatherhood.
Now, you need to create a Blogger Junior Blog - LOL…J/K
Congrats bro!
Regan
July 7th, 2006 3:13 am
Finally…! Congrats to you all!
James
July 7th, 2006 3:16 am
Congrats!
raj
July 7th, 2006 3:41 am
Congrats to both of you for the beautiful baby with such a cool name. (I’ve always liked the name ‘Xavier’.)
Hope he came with a USB port so that he can start mindblogging soon.
James M Woods
July 7th, 2006 3:41 am
Darren,
A Big huge congratulations to you and V. Love the name! Oh and 8 lbs eh…V deserves a medal! ;-)
Interviews » Technology, Blogging and New Media
July 7th, 2006 3:41 am
[…] I am totally into myself. Totally. Arrogant. Egotistical. I love talking about myself. So, since I’m filling in for Darren due to his new baby arrival, and I’m a featured columnist at Blog Herald, plus all the things I do with b5media not to mention trying to keep this blog going strong, I thought I’d do something that was suitably arrogant and egotistical and mention that I’m available for interviews. Lots of people have been interviewed for other blogs and podcast but me? Not so much. […]
cranky mama
July 7th, 2006 4:49 am
He’s beautiful! Congratulations to you and your family. How exciting!
Vithal
July 7th, 2006 5:03 am
Congrats! He is soooooooooooooooo cute.
In The Pursuit of God
July 7th, 2006 6:18 am
Congrats Darren!.. wow life is going to change for you now lol.. i have 2
Jonathan
July 7th, 2006 7:13 am
First Shoemoney and now you. Congrats Darren.
Meg
July 7th, 2006 7:18 am
Congrats on the beautiful and healthy baby! Life will get even more interesting now.
And you will feel the urge to blog about your baby. Will there be a new baby blog soon?
Ken
July 7th, 2006 7:28 am
Congratulations, Darrren. I hope you figure out to work and sleep with X around. Heee-heee.
Tony E
July 7th, 2006 8:01 am
Congratulations Darren, All the best to you, V and baby X.
Asha
July 7th, 2006 9:07 am
The grand adventure has begun! Congratulations, Darren.
Leon
July 7th, 2006 11:04 am
Cute kid. I await his first post. Given the props his dad has in the blogosphere, his blog should have plenty of hits. Congrats to you and the misses.
James Farmer
July 7th, 2006 11:12 am
Congratulations mate, big time to both of you!
ah Pek
July 7th, 2006 12:14 pm
so many, but i also must add in mine in this special occasion,
CONGRATULATIONS! Darren.
Melody
July 7th, 2006 12:55 pm
All our love.
(And I hear the newish Pee Pee Teepees are great for the changing table when you have a new baby boy…)
Congratulations!
DJ
July 7th, 2006 2:35 pm
Absolutely wonderful, CONGRATULATIONS DARREN!!
rudolph d. bachraty III
July 7th, 2006 3:02 pm
darren,
from one new dad to another - congrats!
it’s a wonderful thing….
blog on!
-rdb.sellsius°
Cristi Potlog
July 7th, 2006 5:04 pm
Congratulations, man! Well done.
kunal
July 7th, 2006 6:10 pm
congrats darren and i loved that witty title…”Beta Testing” lol
Martin Roth
July 7th, 2006 6:42 pm
Lovely news. Congratulations.
Claire
July 7th, 2006 6:50 pm
Ahh! Congratulations to you all, and all the best for the coming weeks. My main thing it to repeat the mantra “this too shall pass”… (meaning the sleepless nights!). We’ll be thinking of you in the wee hours :)
Adriaan
July 7th, 2006 10:52 pm
Hey, congratulations, new papa! Enjoy the start of a new phase in your life! The baby looks like a doll. Spend a lot of time with Xavier and the mother!
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July 7th, 2006 11:03 pm
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David
July 8th, 2006 2:53 am
God Bless you both !
Remember, some of the best prayers for your son can come during the wee hours of those sleepless nights !
jf.sellsius
July 8th, 2006 4:57 am
Truly the greatest gift in life.
All the best to you & your family
Now you can relive your childhood again. Wear old clothes :)
Next Generation of Pro-Bloggers is Born
July 8th, 2006 7:16 am
[…] Huge, massive, global screaming and cheering for the latest addition to the Problogger family. Congrats Darren and V! […]
Serge M.
July 8th, 2006 8:02 am
Congratulations ! All the best to you and your new world
David Jackmanson
July 8th, 2006 8:15 am
Congratulations, too. :)
Bank Locater
July 8th, 2006 8:54 am
Wow! That is great. Congrats
Miriguy
July 8th, 2006 1:35 pm
Congrats ;)
I am happy for you!
claude benard
July 8th, 2006 10:56 pm
Congratulations from Marseille (France)
Claude
Kate
July 8th, 2006 11:24 pm
Congratulations! He is absolutely gorgeous.
Nick
July 9th, 2006 1:30 am
Congratulations Darren. Its a great moment. May Xavier have a long, healthy and happy life….
Best Rgds
Nick
CW
July 9th, 2006 9:18 am
Congratulations! Enjoy your time with your family :)
Alex
July 9th, 2006 9:27 am
Wow, congratulations! It seems we will have boys of the same age. Mine has a Go Live around September — October. Congratulations once again! And have a nice time together (I’ve finally learnt that there is something like ‘paternity leave’)!
Pat Graham-Block
July 10th, 2006 2:32 am
Congratulations!
What a cutie!!!
Thanks for sharing him with us! :-)
Love,
Pat
http://pat.powerfulintentions.com
Erno Hannink
July 10th, 2006 5:56 am
Darren, congrats for you and V with your beautiful son. All the health, happiness and joy. Enjoy your new life.
Rgds,
Erno
anish
July 11th, 2006 1:53 am
Wow…
Congrats Darren….
-Anish
Cassie
July 11th, 2006 5:33 am
It’s amazing how excited we all are for someone we’ve never met. It really goes to show just how much of an impact we can have on others on the web.
Darren, don’t forget that you can never spoil a baby. Hold him and hug him and kiss him as much as you can before he won’t let you anymore.
Godspeed V’s recovery and enjoy fatherhood to the fullest.
George
July 11th, 2006 5:59 am
What cute baby boy. Children are such a blessing.
Congratulations to you and your wife!
May God Bless you and your family.
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July 11th, 2006 9:42 pm
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stef
July 12th, 2006 2:10 pm
Darren and V, congratulations!!! Welcome to the world, Xavier!
Blessings,
stef and family
hof
July 13th, 2006 10:52 am
congratulations! 득남을 축하드려요!
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July 14th, 2006 1:57 am
[…] Blog ElsewhereOne of the best ways to get you and your blog in the eyes of many, many people is to post at related, but much larger blogs. For example, you follow Aaron Brazell’s footsteps and act as caretaker blogger while Darren Rowse is on paternity leave. For the “blogs about blogging” industry at least, you can also achieve the same effect by writing quality posts over at Performancing - a group weblog. […]
Teli Adlam
July 16th, 2006 8:33 pm
I’m a touch late, but congratulations to you and V Darren. Mini-Rowse is looking adorable and I wish you all well.
~ Teli
Bulbboy
July 17th, 2006 11:20 pm
Even later congratulations here!
Is it just me or does Xavier look a little like Michael Gambon?
:)
Toby
July 19th, 2006 1:43 pm
Late to the party .. but sending lots of warm wishes. Congrats! to D,V &X!
Tara Kachaturoff
July 20th, 2006 12:02 am
Darren:
Congratulations to you and V. I am so happy for your newest addition to the household! Life is so precious and I’m so happy both of you have been blessed with this lovely bundle of joy.
Kind Regards,
Tara Kachaturoff
Indigo Black
July 30th, 2006 5:59 am
Congratulations. He’s beautiful :)
Zerp
September 19th, 2006 6:44 pm
Congrats Darren and V kids are the happiness of life!
A to Z of World
November 24th, 2006 9:11 pm
Congratulations Darren n V and Welcome X.
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