Written on June 15th, 2008 at 09:06 pm by Darren Rowse
It’s a Boy!
I’m excited to announce that at 2am this morning V gave birth to our second son – Henri.
He’s 7 pounds 14 ounces (3.59kg) and so far is a very content little guy. Here are a couple of pictures from this morning and last night.
Both mother and baby are doing well after a long day – and dad’s not doing too badly either!
I’m Taking Some Paternity Leave
I will be taking a couple of weeks off now however I’ve pre-prepared two great weeks of content here at ProBlogger for you. It will include a guest post each day from some great bloggers, a series of 10 posts from me on ‘how to let your blog go’ and a few other random posts from me that I’ve written earlier.
Lara will also be moderating comments and will make posts if any breaking news happens that she thinks is relevant to you.
PS: Thanks to everyone for your well wishes. I hadn’t realized that today in many parts of the world it’s Father’s Day! Here in Australia we celebrate it in September – but I’m more than happy to claim it as being Father’s Day here today too (although I think V’s much more deserving of a special day of recognition after 20 hours of labor)! Thanks again all!
345 Responses to “It’s a Boy!” - Add Yours
Leigh
June 15th, 2008 9:22 pm
Congratulations everyone! Welcome to the world little Henri.
He’s just beautiful Darren :)
(thought you had been very quiet on plurk ;) )
Caroline Middlebrook
June 15th, 2008 9:23 pm
Congrats Darren! He looks like a happy little thing :-) All the best to all of you, enjoy your time off!
Kelley
June 15th, 2008 9:24 pm
Congrats to your family!
Oooh he is gorgeous. Made my ovaries ache.
Miles Burke
June 15th, 2008 9:24 pm
As an expectant father (in 14 days time), Congratulations Darren! Hope mum, brother and dad are suitably proud and happy! :)
Robin
June 15th, 2008 9:25 pm
Welcome aboard Henri!
Luke Harvey-Palmer
June 15th, 2008 9:25 pm
Wahoo! Congratulations…looking forward to your posts – it is important to be able to take some time out!
Kitta
June 15th, 2008 9:25 pm
Congratulations! Henri is gorgeous.
Laura
June 15th, 2008 9:25 pm
Congratulations on your new baby!! I hope you have two terrific weeks. All the best to you and your family!!
Joel Falconer
June 15th, 2008 9:25 pm
Rock on Darren! You’re the man!
Will you punch me if I point out that he has more hair than you? :)
Neil Creek
June 15th, 2008 9:26 pm
So wonderful! Congratulations and very best wishes to you and you family on this beautiful day. And naturally that’s a gorgeous photo :) He has your hair!
(You’re gonna get that one a lot ;) )
Antonio Marques
June 15th, 2008 9:26 pm
Congratulations to you and V.
Can little Henri type already? ;)
Desi
June 15th, 2008 9:26 pm
Awwww, welcome Henri, finally. What a nice name and how cute!!!!!
My best wishes to the Rowse family :) it’s great to see you together. Take the time you need, I’m so excited for you, now I look forward to read more news.
Hugs and kisses from here to you all, ciao!
Desi
http://theitalianvoice.today.com
Cosmin
June 15th, 2008 9:28 pm
He’s so nice :) Congrats!
Brandon Eley
June 15th, 2008 9:28 pm
Congratulations to you and your family! Your wife definitely deserves for you to take a few weeks off ;)
Midori
June 15th, 2008 9:28 pm
Darren,
Congrats and the little guy is just beauitful. sending you blessings via the web!
xoxoxo to you and the Mrs.
BW
June 15th, 2008 9:30 pm
Awesome news darren.
Congrats to you and your family.
Enjoy the nreak
Tina
June 15th, 2008 9:32 pm
Welcome to the world, Henri!
Congratulations to you and your family, Darren. Henri is absolutely gorgeous :)
Dawn @ Coming to a Nursery Near You
June 15th, 2008 9:32 pm
Congratulations to you all :) He’s beautiful (and has more hair than you?) LOL
miguelina
June 15th, 2008 9:34 pm
Congratulations and happy Father’s Day! He is gorgeous!
Vincent Sparreboom
June 15th, 2008 9:35 pm
Wauw, congratulations to your whole family. He’s beautiful!! The best to all of you.
Glen Allsopp
June 15th, 2008 9:35 pm
Awesome Darren, really happy for you and V. Enjoy the new addition to the family :)
Josh Anstey
June 15th, 2008 9:40 pm
Congratulations Darren.
When are you going to start training the baby to blog?
Congratulations! :-)
Denise
June 15th, 2008 9:40 pm
He is beautiful!!! And such a clever hat! Are you hiding the fact that he has more hair than you?
Denise O'Berry
June 15th, 2008 9:41 pm
Congratulations and best wishes to the entire family!
Ashish Mohta
June 15th, 2008 9:42 pm
Congrats Darren and V, We wish you good luck from our whole team here.
I hope you all do well. God bless you all
Ashish
Rebellious Arab Girl
June 15th, 2008 9:42 pm
congratsssss :) he is so cute!
Eric
June 15th, 2008 9:42 pm
That’s great, congratulations!
Nick James
June 15th, 2008 9:43 pm
Many congratulations.
Jaspal Singh
June 15th, 2008 9:45 pm
congrats … Darren .. .. welcome Henri .. to world of bloggers
Ed Shaz
June 15th, 2008 9:45 pm
Good on ya mate! A fine young man he is!
Hope everyone feels great.
[Does make me think: What will Blogging, and web interaction be like when he's 30?] ;~)
Banyú
June 15th, 2008 9:47 pm
Lovely!! Congratulations Darren!!, best wishes for all of you.
Ryan
June 15th, 2008 9:48 pm
Congrats ! hey welcome Henri ! I hope you will read this post one day :).. cheers
Mr.Gadget Australia
June 15th, 2008 9:50 pm
Grats mate!
Shannon
June 15th, 2008 9:51 pm
Congrats Darren and family! Baby days are the happiest days. :-)
Chris Webb
June 15th, 2008 9:52 pm
Well done! Congratulations!
faizal
June 15th, 2008 9:54 pm
congratz dude, hope mom good too
Ange Recchia
June 15th, 2008 9:57 pm
Congrats to you and yours Darren. He’s gorgeous and weighed in the same as my second… a girl! Enjoy :)
Rachelskirts
June 15th, 2008 9:57 pm
Congratulations, Darren! I hope you and your family enjoy the much-deserved time together with little Henri. God bless. :)
Gerard
June 15th, 2008 9:57 pm
Congratulations Darren and V.
Welcome to this world, Henri.
Louis Liem
June 15th, 2008 9:57 pm
joy to the blogosphere!
Chris
June 15th, 2008 9:58 pm
Finally! :) Congratulations to you all.
Matthieu M.
June 15th, 2008 10:00 pm
Congratulations for your new little blogger :)
Sanjo-chan
June 15th, 2008 10:01 pm
Congratulations to you and your family! :D
Nik
June 15th, 2008 10:02 pm
Congratulations !!! I hope now you focus more on your family than your blog :)
I Review You
June 15th, 2008 10:02 pm
Wow! One more aboard!
Congrats!
Tom
June 15th, 2008 10:04 pm
Congrats – born on Fathers Day
Tom from http://www.dad.info
MrCooker
June 15th, 2008 10:05 pm
Congratulations Darren. I’m glad everyone is doing just fine.
Next point on the agenda: Learn Henri how to blog!
Christina
June 15th, 2008 10:06 pm
Wow!! He is another beauty for sure – congrats to you all! xoxox
iqbal
June 15th, 2008 10:07 pm
Hi
Congratulations to the family. I remember the first time you wrote about the first baby. Time do flies so quickly.
Michael Carnell
June 15th, 2008 10:07 pm
Congratulations! You must be so proud that you and the baby have the same hairline! Seriously, Henri looks very handsome. Enjoy the wife, kids, and time off.
Connie Bensen
June 15th, 2008 10:07 pm
Congratulations to you & your family! He’s a beautiful baby.
Geoffrey Philp
June 15th, 2008 10:08 pm
Congratulations, Darren! And on Father’s Day no less.
Peace,
Geoffrey
Madison
June 15th, 2008 10:09 pm
YEA! He is a beauty.
Nicola M.
June 15th, 2008 10:09 pm
Congratulations Darren and welcome Henri!
We have a new Problogger for the future :D
Ben Barden
June 15th, 2008 10:11 pm
Congrats! Such cute pics :)
Pras
June 15th, 2008 10:11 pm
Hi Darren, Congrats.
Rajeev Edmonds
June 15th, 2008 10:12 pm
Congratulations Darren to the whole family.
I think soon we will find Henri’s blog competing his dad’s LOL ;)
Holly
June 15th, 2008 10:14 pm
Awww, congratulations on your second son and enjoy your leave.
Atul Karmarkar
June 15th, 2008 10:15 pm
Congrats, Darren.. Howdy, ProBlogger Jr.. :)
Look forward to seeing you back after a well deserved break !!
Yael
June 15th, 2008 10:16 pm
Mazal Tov! :)
Yeah, boys are cool… *said the proud mother of a boy*
I’m glad to hear that mother and son and dad are doing well, and yeah- by all means- take some time off, and I think it’s sweet that you still think about us.
Take good care and may you find moments of good sleep,
Yael
Kathie M. Thomas
June 15th, 2008 10:16 pm
Congratulations, that’s wonderful. The joy of working at home is so we can be with our kids!
Tap
June 15th, 2008 10:16 pm
Congratulations Darren & V!
Welcome, Henri! You have excellent timing! Quite a virtue for a cute little guy…
Best wishes for a wonderful life,
T
Paul D. Watson
June 15th, 2008 10:17 pm
Congrats Darren! Blessings on you and your family!
Doyle Slayton
June 15th, 2008 10:17 pm
He’s a handsome little guy… Congratulations!
Doyle Slayton
Sales & Leadership Strategist
http://www.SalesBlogcast.com
Abhinav Sonkar
June 15th, 2008 10:17 pm
This is beautiful! Congratulations to you and V! :)
Jolly Green Girl
June 15th, 2008 10:21 pm
Oh How lovely!!!! Congrats!!! and Henri is lovely (a name we were considering before we found out we were having a girl) Layla says hello to a fellow twitter baby. I wish you and your growing family all the best.
kraft
June 15th, 2008 10:23 pm
Congratulations!
Andreas Rilinger
June 15th, 2008 10:24 pm
Congratulations Darren :-)
Luis Sandoval
June 15th, 2008 10:24 pm
Congrats to ya! And Happy Father’s Day!
Tara Kachaturoff
June 15th, 2008 10:25 pm
Congratulations Darren and V!
Welcome Henri. I’m so happy for all of you.
Love,
Tara
Jonathan Fields
June 15th, 2008 10:25 pm
Congrats, Darren!
Happy Fathers Day, indeed! Wishing your gang lots of health and happiness!
Katie
June 15th, 2008 10:32 pm
Congrats! Little boys are sooooo much fun!
TonNet
June 15th, 2008 10:39 pm
Best wishes for the proud parent of little Henri!
Enjoy this Sunday as it was your first Father Day.
Lisa Weinberger
June 15th, 2008 10:39 pm
Congrats and Mazel Tov Darren to you and your family!
The baby is adorable and we wish you all wonderful experiences.
Lisa
@PearlyWrites
Deb Ng
June 15th, 2008 10:40 pm
Congratulations! What a wonderful father’s day gift. Good wishes for your whole family.
David Cameron
June 15th, 2008 10:42 pm
Many Congratulations from Pennsylvania!
I hope you and your beautiful baby have a wonderful life together!
Colleen Kulikowski
June 15th, 2008 10:43 pm
Congratulations! Enjoy this time, too soon they grow up and want the car to go hang with their friends!
Mizuu
June 15th, 2008 10:44 pm
Welcome Henri!
You’ll probably become a new mascot of blogosphere, so behave ! ;)
Congrats to happy parents ^^!
Hasan
June 15th, 2008 10:46 pm
ohh – Nice :-)
Congratulations!
Bryn
June 15th, 2008 10:49 pm
Congrats! Beautiful baby, enjoy your time off.
Rúben M.
June 15th, 2008 10:49 pm
have fun!
Your new soon lol is pretty ;)
SusanAtLifeskate
June 15th, 2008 10:51 pm
Oh my goodness — adorable baby Darren and V! Congratulations!
dag
June 15th, 2008 10:51 pm
Way Cool! Congrats!
Rohit
June 15th, 2008 10:52 pm
Congrats,Darren and V !!.
Welcome to the world,Henri…..You should take a long time to enter the Web World….:p
Sonia Simone
June 15th, 2008 10:55 pm
Congratulations on your beautiful new boy (love the name).
steamy kitchen
June 15th, 2008 10:58 pm
such a beautiful baby! congrats!
Diana Young
June 15th, 2008 10:58 pm
Happy Father’s Day! Enjoy!
Elena
June 15th, 2008 11:00 pm
What a sweetie! Congratulations to your entire family!
Clement
June 15th, 2008 11:01 pm
Congratulations Darren! You’re going to take a well-deserved paternity leave. We’ll be missing you!
Mark Dykeman
June 15th, 2008 11:02 pm
Hurrah!
Nancy Nally
June 15th, 2008 11:03 pm
Thrilled to hear that everyone is happy and healthy! What a cute little guy!
Happy Father’s Day from your American friends and enjoy your paternity leave. Time flies…it’s hard to believe that the 5 year old sitting next to me was ever that small!
silvino
June 15th, 2008 11:04 pm
congratulations to you and specially to your wife v ..mothers are super heros(:
and you.. mr darren .. aren’t you ashamed? even when having a son ..those kind of thing that put the world upside down.. you give us a lesson on how to manage blogging ;)
enjoy this days off!
Veronica
June 15th, 2008 11:06 pm
Oh that is fantastic! Congratulations to you both.
He is gorgeous, now go and enjoy your paternity leave!
A Suresh Kumar
June 15th, 2008 11:07 pm
congrats to your family, he looks so cute.
Douglas Karr
June 15th, 2008 11:11 pm
Nothing will bring you more joy in life than children. Congratulations, Darren!
sue
June 15th, 2008 11:13 pm
You don’t know me (I’ve been receiving your posts for a couple of weeks – very informative) Just wanted to say you have a beautiful little fella! Have a happy time at home.Sue
E. Floyd
June 15th, 2008 11:14 pm
Congratulations on the birth of your healthy son!
Jess Stratton
June 15th, 2008 11:14 pm
CONGRATS! What a cutie! Now, go and enjoy your family. :-)
Chuck
June 15th, 2008 11:15 pm
Congratulations you two! He is a handsome little man. All the best to you.
Maegan la Mala
June 15th, 2008 11:16 pm
Congrats and happy birthing day to V.
Gayla McCord
June 15th, 2008 11:17 pm
Congrats Darren and V! And little X too. As a mom of two boys, I have to say you’re really in for a fun ride :) Enjoy them – every minute you can.
Patrick
June 15th, 2008 11:23 pm
Congrats!
ilaxi
June 15th, 2008 11:23 pm
Congratulations to the Family. Brings a smile on my face to see the pics…the baby is so cute:-) God Bless….
Gideon Tomsen
June 15th, 2008 11:23 pm
Congratulations Darren and V. Kids are great. Enjoy the fact that they are little now, they don’t stay that way for long. I have a 22 yr. old son and it seems like yesterday that he was the age of your older son.
spidro
June 15th, 2008 11:24 pm
Congratulations he looks so nice
Miguel Cangueiro
June 15th, 2008 11:24 pm
Congrats to you and your family! He already has the face of a famous problogger :D
fathersez
June 15th, 2008 11:27 pm
Congratulations on the new addition to your family.
He looks so contented in your arms!
Best regards
Shana Albert
June 15th, 2008 11:28 pm
Congrats, Darren!! I’m so very happy for you and V. Everyday for the past 2 weeks I have been keeping a close eye out to see if you had a new baby yet. I know that V went over term and how frustrating that can be.
Enjoy the new baby!!!
Shana
Anjul
June 15th, 2008 11:29 pm
Congratulations, you got a cute gift on father’s day.
Enjoy your leave!!
Bash Bosh
June 15th, 2008 11:33 pm
Congratulations on new addition to your family! I wish you all the best! Really nice.
Nick Bastian
June 15th, 2008 11:34 pm
Sincere congratulations. He is beautiful. Looking forward to his first post. :-)
Eric
June 15th, 2008 11:36 pm
Congrats to you and your wife Darren!
Cheers,
Eric
Strong One
June 15th, 2008 11:38 pm
WOOT WOOT! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Cindy
June 15th, 2008 11:38 pm
Congratulations from a fellow Aussie, and a huge sigh of relief & anguish (20 hours!) from a fellow mother.
I wish you all well.
Mark McGuinness
June 15th, 2008 11:39 pm
Congrats!
Ali from TheOfficeDiet
June 15th, 2008 11:40 pm
Many congratulations! Have a wonderful two weeks of paternity leave, and give V all our best (20 hours of labour … ugh!) Glad to hear she’s doing well, and thank for sharing the gorgeous photos — Henri looks like an utter darling!
Ali
Jennae @ Green Your Decor
June 15th, 2008 11:40 pm
Congrats! He’s a handsome little guy. 20 hours of labor? Your wife deserves a gold medal :) Way to celebrate Father’s Day, too!
D.F. Rucci
June 15th, 2008 11:40 pm
Congratulations man! Good luck as well
Shanel Yang
June 15th, 2008 11:41 pm
Simply adorable!
tkk
June 15th, 2008 11:41 pm
Congratulations!
Charlotte
June 15th, 2008 11:43 pm
Aww.. congratulations! He’s adorable. :)
Dee
June 15th, 2008 11:44 pm
Congratulations!
Happy Fathers Day and mommy too!
Jeff - buzzmyblog.com
June 15th, 2008 11:45 pm
Congratulations Darren! My wife is pregnant with our first. Seeing your pictures reminds me just how real it is! We’re super excited though. Congratulations to you both and welcome Henri!
Rachel
June 15th, 2008 11:49 pm
Congradulations. My boys were SO MUCH BIGGER when they came out. Brings tears to my eyes.. Emotional trigger or something.
I’m happy for you.
Sayz Lim
June 15th, 2008 11:51 pm
Congratulations Darren !
Right on the Fathers Day…
Hope your son grow up well…
Anurag Bansal
June 15th, 2008 11:51 pm
Congratulations Darren! Happy Father’s Day too.
Henri is really very cute…
Best wishes to your entire family.
Taylor Blue
June 15th, 2008 11:51 pm
He looks so happy for just being born. Congratulations with Henri. And good work goes to your wife! :)
banji - LessonInLife
June 15th, 2008 11:56 pm
Congratulation Darren :) And Happy Father’s Day
Tom
June 15th, 2008 11:56 pm
Congratulations!!
Monica
June 16th, 2008 12:00 am
congratulations to you. well done, V! Henri is beautiful
Vanessa
June 16th, 2008 12:05 am
Congratulations on the new addition to the family! What a fabulous early Father’s Day Gift to you.
Please give my regards to Vanessa from another Vanessa who wishes her all the best.
Peace and Blessings.
Ingoal
June 16th, 2008 12:08 am
Congrats Darren and happy father’s day!!!
PChere
June 16th, 2008 12:10 am
Congratulations Darren. It a great father’s day for you.
rushit Shah
June 16th, 2008 12:11 am
congrats dude
Andos
June 16th, 2008 12:11 am
Congratulations on your new baby Daren
heena mehta
June 16th, 2008 12:12 am
Thats a handsome guy there.
congrats daren
usun
June 16th, 2008 12:14 am
Congratulations Darren.
And Happy Father’s Day ^_^
Samir
June 16th, 2008 12:18 am
Congratulations Darren! Happy Father’s Day!
Micah Baldwin
June 16th, 2008 12:20 am
Congrats! He looks great and you look happy. Great combination.
(BTW, I read “content (as in happy) guy” as “content (as is writing) guy and thought, “wow Darren already has the little dude working!”)
Paula Kahumbu
June 16th, 2008 12:26 am
What a beauty. We’ll miss you :( enjoy your fatherhood
Satish S
June 16th, 2008 12:27 am
Happy for you Darren. I am sure the baby is blessed with the well-wishes of thousands of bloggers who have learnt so much from you.
Jerry Khoo
June 16th, 2008 12:28 am
Congratulations Darren and on Father’s Day too.
JoAnne
June 16th, 2008 12:30 am
Perfect. He’s just perfect. Enjoy every second.
Referáty
June 16th, 2008 12:30 am
Congrats! Good luck with boy :)
Eli
June 16th, 2008 12:31 am
Many congratulations, mate. I wasn’t aware you were expecting :)
Patrick Britton
June 16th, 2008 12:35 am
What a blessing! The mixed emotions of awe and exhaustion is something you can only experience with child birth. My wife would know that best but as the daddy things couldn’t be better than seeing your child come into this world. Happy father’s day and congrats to you and your family.
workout mommy
June 16th, 2008 12:36 am
congratulations, he is precious!
Jared Goralnick
June 16th, 2008 12:40 am
Congratulations, Darren! Such wonderful news :-)
GettyCash
June 16th, 2008 12:43 am
Awww your baby boy is very adorable. Congratulations Darren!
John Blanchard
June 16th, 2008 12:44 am
Congratulations!! What a great gift on Father’s Day!
team ray
June 16th, 2008 12:45 am
congrats on the baby
Theresa
June 16th, 2008 12:48 am
Congratulations, Darren and V!! Hello, Henri!!
Bloggrrl
June 16th, 2008 12:48 am
Congratulations to both of you! What a beautiful baby!
Jacob
June 16th, 2008 12:49 am
Congratulations, Darren. I wish you both the best.
Nancy
June 16th, 2008 12:54 am
A beautiful boy! Congratulations to the both of you!
guardian angel
June 16th, 2008 12:54 am
Congrats! That is a handsome and adorable baby. I thought he will be the Junior Problogger. It’s really a wonderful feeling of being a proud father.
I am sure he will be proud of you someday. By the way, will you also teach him how to blog? You have now someone to transfer your throne.
Thanks.
Mary Corbet
June 16th, 2008 1:01 am
Awwww. CUTE BABY!! Congrats, and good job to the wife!
Linda Abbit
June 16th, 2008 1:19 am
Thanks for sharing the wonderful news and photos!!
How very precious Henri looks.
Best wishes to the whole family and enjoy your family time.
Don’t worry about us, we’ll hold the fort and be here when you get back ;-)
Cheers!
sarah
June 16th, 2008 1:19 am
congratulations!!!
Laura
June 16th, 2008 1:20 am
I love hearing good news. Congratulations to your family! Enjoy your time together.
Lucy
June 16th, 2008 1:28 am
I send Henri and his family a big ALOHA from the Big Island of Hawai`i! E komo mai!
Renee
June 16th, 2008 1:39 am
I am one of you readers that lurkers but very rarely comments. I am going to break that tradition to offer my heart felt congratulations…As the mother of two myself, welcome to a world of great joy and unbelievable insanity.
Bimal Shivaji
June 16th, 2008 1:49 am
Hi Darren,
Congrats! And regards to V.
Kiss the little one for me.
SpaceAgeSage
June 16th, 2008 1:53 am
V — 20 hours — ouch! Glad to hear all are well!
Enjoy your time off to bond and relax after the long wait.
Happy Father’s day from the US!
Chris Brogan...
June 16th, 2008 1:58 am
Hooray and congratulations! Not sure if you celebrate Father’s day there, but here, you’ve just landed that baby on the perfect time. : )
Frugal Dad
June 16th, 2008 1:58 am
A very belated congratulations to you and your family, Darren! He’s a beautiful baby boy, and quite a blessing!
Karen Sugarpants
June 16th, 2008 2:00 am
Congratulations! Happy Father’s Day from Canada, eh!
Deal Seeking Mom
June 16th, 2008 2:07 am
Congratulations!!! What a special Father’s Day for you. He’s gorgeous!
Heidi Ross
June 16th, 2008 2:07 am
Congratulations on the new addition to the family :)
If he was content, must not have needed changed and wasn’t hungry. lol.
I’ve been there. When my kids needed changed or were hungry they all of a sudden found they had a set of lungs. Otherwise they were good baby’s. Have a nice Father’s Day and Hope you enjoy your Paternity Leave.
Heidi
Rana
June 16th, 2008 2:10 am
Here, here! What an excellent little fellow! Congratulations to all concerned and all blessings and happiness for your family.
JigaJosh
June 16th, 2008 2:13 am
Congrats! that’s a happy fathers day!
Those pics got me excited for my new one
coming the end of the summer, enjoy him.
Gyan Dutt Pandey
June 16th, 2008 2:14 am
बधाई जी, बहुत बधाई!!!
noemi
June 16th, 2008 2:26 am
congrats!!
Selene M. Bowlby
June 16th, 2008 2:29 am
Congratulations, Darren! Henri is absolutely beautiful! Happy Father’s Day from the USA! :)
Ann
June 16th, 2008 2:43 am
Congratulations! he’s perfect.
Dad of Divas
June 16th, 2008 2:45 am
Congratulations to you and your family. What a great addition for Fathers Day from Wisconsin, USA!
Shankar Ganesh
June 16th, 2008 2:46 am
Congrats, Darren :)
Justin Thorp
June 16th, 2008 2:48 am
Congrats bro.
Keith Erwood
June 16th, 2008 3:00 am
Congratulations to both of you and Happy Fathers Day to you.
Santosh Puthran
June 16th, 2008 3:01 am
Congrats Darren to both of you.
Cheers,
Santosh Puthran
Management Accountant Blog
Stretch Mark Mama
June 16th, 2008 3:03 am
As a mother of two boys (and a girl) myself, I say “yay!” Fun times ahead.
blog4net
June 16th, 2008 3:08 am
Hearty Congrats, Darren,
all the best in your leave. It took me three months to completely know what i am as a father when i had my first child.
Mary (MPJ)
June 16th, 2008 3:18 am
Congratulations! He’s beautiful!
Aris Yulianta
June 16th, 2008 3:19 am
Cogratulation Darren… God bless your family :)
Carl - BeABetterBlogger
June 16th, 2008 3:24 am
Congratulations on your new baby Boy, great photos, enjoy your time off!
- Carl
Saneef
June 16th, 2008 3:25 am
Congratulations! :)
Convey my welcome note to him ;)
Tink *~*~*
June 16th, 2008 3:26 am
Awesome Father’s Day gift – congratulations!
best regards,
Tink *~*~*
Julian Simpson
June 16th, 2008 3:30 am
Darren,
Congratulations, and I do hope you enjoy this special time to the fullest.
Best
Julian.
Lady w/ six daughters
June 16th, 2008 3:30 am
Congrats- a boy. He is so adorable.
david
June 16th, 2008 3:30 am
What a beautiful Baby
broalex
June 16th, 2008 3:32 am
Welcome Henri ! Good luck in the future ! And happy holiday Darren ! :)
Start Blogging
June 16th, 2008 3:38 am
Congrats! He’s very cute!
Frantichomecook
June 16th, 2008 3:39 am
Wow, great Father’s Day gift! Congrats on the newborn. He’s lovely.
Jesse
June 16th, 2008 3:44 am
From the pictures, it looks like Australian hospital food and American hospital food are about the same :)
Congrats on the new addition!
Khürt Williams
June 16th, 2008 3:47 am
Wow! What a father’s day present! Congratulations!!!
Matt Tuley, Laptop for Hire
June 16th, 2008 3:47 am
Congrats! What a great Father’s Day present. In the US. Where you’re not. Hm…
Isn’t being a dad the coolest?
Rasmus
June 16th, 2008 3:57 am
Congratulations to all four of you. :)
Chris Jacobson
June 16th, 2008 4:01 am
Congrats Darren!
Your son will be correcting people on how to spell his name all his life with the “i” at the end. lol
Adrian
June 16th, 2008 4:11 am
Congrats Darren, enjoy you time off.
Jeremy (Discovering Dad)
June 16th, 2008 4:16 am
Congratulations Darren! Great looking boy!
Loretta
June 16th, 2008 4:22 am
Congrats!
Lisa Marie Mary
June 16th, 2008 4:23 am
Congratulations, V and Darren!! He is so beautiful! Way to go, V – on your long labor – one of my three was a long one and Man! That right there is a WORK-OUT!!!! Great job, mama!!! I’m so happy to hear that you are able to take two weeks paternity leave, what a neat deal that is – is that because of your online work – or just because of Australia’s very cool view of parenthood? (I’ve heard a little about it…)
Brian
June 16th, 2008 4:42 am
What a healthy looking baby! Congratulations Darren and V!
Kevin
June 16th, 2008 4:50 am
Congratulations Darren :)
thatcoolbroad
June 16th, 2008 4:51 am
Congratulations Darren! It’s funny, I had a niece born on Monday and have yet to see a pic. I said to my husband, “I’ve seen the Problogger guy’s baby before your brother’s!” And you’re on the other side of the planet!
I guess that’s one of the cool things about an online community like yours. You can develop relationships with people from all over the world…without ever meeting them.
Thanks for sharing your announcement with us. Enjoy your new little one!
xoxo
tcb
David Airey
June 16th, 2008 4:53 am
Great news, Darren. Glad everyone’s healthy.
Sandy Naidu
June 16th, 2008 5:00 am
Congrats Darren….
Fred Brunel
June 16th, 2008 5:11 am
Congrats!
Tom Stine | Living from Consciousness
June 16th, 2008 5:13 am
Congratulations Darren. When my son Henry was born, he weighed 7 lbs 14 oz, too. It’s a Henr(i)(y) thing!
Keith Dsouza
June 16th, 2008 5:18 am
Welcome to the world Henri. And congratulations Darren it is really good to be a dad again.
HeyStephanie
June 16th, 2008 5:23 am
He is absolutely adorable! Congratulations to you and the Mrs. and Happy Father’s Day.
Katy Castro
June 16th, 2008 5:26 am
He’s so adorable, congratulations to both you and V! Enjoy your time away. And even though it’s not until September for you, Happy Father’s Day anyway.
Mayank
June 16th, 2008 5:27 am
congrats to both of you Darren & V. Can we expect a blog post from Henri too, not now…may be in a few days time…just like his bro wrote one :)
Internet Business Ideas
June 16th, 2008 5:28 am
Congratulations Darren, and on father’s day too.
Tanny
JoLynn Braley
June 16th, 2008 5:33 am
Hi Darren Congratulations to you and your wife, and Henri is just adorable. Enjoy your 2 weeks off!
pearl
June 16th, 2008 5:49 am
Congratulations Darren and family… perfect gift for a father’s day :)
Vered
June 16th, 2008 5:53 am
Congratulations!
That closeup of Henri is JUST SO SWEET.
Happy Father’s Day. :)
Brett Nolan
June 16th, 2008 6:04 am
Congratulations Darren! Enjoy your time off with the wife and new son!
Rebecca Jones
June 16th, 2008 6:14 am
Congratulations to the Rowse family on the new addition! He is absolutely adorable and I wish you all the best!
Brent
June 16th, 2008 6:16 am
Congrats Darren!
Greg
June 16th, 2008 6:18 am
Congratulations Darren! Having a baby is a beautiful thing!
androo
June 16th, 2008 6:27 am
congrats… may you have the best of luck..!
Joel Thomas
June 16th, 2008 6:32 am
Congrats Darren. Henri looks cute and Happy Fathers Day…
Brent2
June 16th, 2008 6:55 am
So jelious. . .
Tom Hanna
June 16th, 2008 6:56 am
Congratulations.
Karen (Misc Mum)
June 16th, 2008 7:00 am
Congratulations! he is divine.
Kevin Hassett
June 16th, 2008 7:07 am
Congrats Darren and Happy Father’s Day!
Glenn Palmer
June 16th, 2008 7:09 am
Heartiest congrats from Canada. Enjoy your son. I’d also like to thank you for your site. It’s one of the first I hit every day. And happy father’s day.
Danielle
June 16th, 2008 7:35 am
Long time subscriber here.
I extend my warmest congratulations to you and your family.
He is so cute. I love how babies look so old.
In light and love
Happy Father’s Day!
Danielle
mousewords
June 16th, 2008 7:38 am
Congratulations! Happy Father’s Day! (And Mother’s Day!)
Samantha
June 16th, 2008 8:05 am
Congratulations! He’s gorgeous!
david
June 16th, 2008 8:56 am
Congradulations on the handsome baby boy!
Corinne Edwards
June 16th, 2008 9:01 am
AAAAAAAH! So lovely.
Can I hold him?
Wishing you all great happiness with your family!
GeekMommy
June 16th, 2008 9:05 am
Oh he is just GORGEOUS!!!
Well many congrats to you and your family. Have a lovely time bonding – we’ll still be here when you bring your sleep-deprived problogging brain back to us! :)
He is just cute as all get out!! :)
Laurel
June 16th, 2008 9:34 am
CONGRATS!!! That is the exact same weight as my youngest boy. As a Mom to all boys, you are going to have a blast!
Shaun Carter
June 16th, 2008 9:47 am
Congratulations Darren!
Mark Jones
June 16th, 2008 9:50 am
Congrats to you both. Awesome news, and a very handsome little man!
Lightening@Lightening Online
June 16th, 2008 9:52 am
Now why don’t we have the technology to have a cuddle via the internet??? I SOOOO badly want a little baby. :( He’s beautiful. Congrats and best wishes to all!!!!
tish
June 16th, 2008 10:10 am
Congratulations Dad and Mom –
What a wonderful blessing for both of you!
Mama Duck
June 16th, 2008 10:20 am
He is adorable! Congrats! ;)
Rob
June 16th, 2008 10:33 am
What a great Father’s Day gift! Get some well deserved sleep before those sleepless nights start up. Congrats and best wishes Darren!
Jessica Bond
June 16th, 2008 10:33 am
Congratulations to you and V. Also, kudos for taking some parental time off!
Life is very good!
Blessings,
Jessica Bond
Medical Careerist
Trollhattan Saab
June 16th, 2008 10:53 am
Great name. Congrats to the three existing Rowsii on the arrival of the fourth. And it looks like Dad retains the least-hair-in-the-house title :-)
A safe arrival and Carlton beating Collingwood on the day as well – does it get any better?
Chad Bordeaux
June 16th, 2008 10:56 am
Congrats!
Bob
June 16th, 2008 11:04 am
Congratulations! My baby is due in July.
Dominique
June 16th, 2008 11:10 am
What a great looking guy!!! Canada says welcome to our world Henri. You’re in great company here.
Glenn
June 16th, 2008 11:13 am
what a cute baby! happy fathers day darren :)
Darla
June 16th, 2008 11:14 am
Welcome to the world, Henri!
Congratulations new daddy.
Ellen Wilson
June 16th, 2008 11:38 am
Darren,
Happy for you and your family. Take care, and try to relax getting used to little Henri. Babies like relaxed adults. Hopefully he will sleep through the night soon!
I like that name.
Ellen
MarketingMag
June 16th, 2008 11:49 am
Congratulations Darren and to your wife also. You guys must be so happy :)
Enjoy your time off. I don’t expect tp see too much of you on Plurk :-D
Syed Balkhi
June 16th, 2008 11:52 am
Congrats Darren.
Henri looks cute.
Brad V.
June 16th, 2008 11:54 am
Congratulations Darren! He’s a real cutie and I love the name Henri! I wish you and your growing family all the best and I look forward to your return to the blogosphere!!!!
Wendy Blackheart
June 16th, 2008 11:54 am
Yay, baby! He’s adorable. ^_^ Congratulations!
Diana Lee
June 16th, 2008 12:00 pm
Congratulations and Happy Father’s Day. He’s beautiful!
Devanie
June 16th, 2008 12:02 pm
Congratulations! What a cutie :)
Aaron from Webspear
June 16th, 2008 12:03 pm
Congratulations Darren!
Enjoy your time off with your new born and family.
Very smart daddy for registering the domain name HENRIROWSE.COM. I knew you would do it!
Suzie Cheel
June 16th, 2008 12:28 pm
Congrats to you all, enjoy you time off, look forwad to your series while you are away.
Scott from BlogPantsu
June 16th, 2008 12:36 pm
Congrats on the new kid, I look forward to seeing the expert advice he’s got on blogging a little later on ;).
Probably a good thing for you and your wife that she’s not pregnant/in labor anymore.
Matt
June 16th, 2008 12:39 pm
Congratulations Darren! He’s incredibly cute and looks so peaceful.
soapboxmom
June 16th, 2008 12:50 pm
Congratulations!
Welcome to the world, Henri!
Starfeeder
June 16th, 2008 12:59 pm
Congrats! So cute! :D
Future Problogger 3.0?
Myo Kyaw Htun
June 16th, 2008 1:02 pm
Congrats, Darren.
Paul Villacorta
June 16th, 2008 1:12 pm
Congrats! Hello Henri!!
Tim
June 16th, 2008 1:17 pm
Life is amazing.
A very precious addition to the world :)
Imagine the fantastic things that this little one will achieve.
Congratulations to you and V.
Dave
June 16th, 2008 1:25 pm
Wow congrats! He looks very alert already. Good luck with the new addition to your family!
Faina Sechzer
June 16th, 2008 1:28 pm
Congratulations. The baby is adorable. He looks very happy: he must be thinking about all the congrats Daddy got from the post about him:)
Joel Falconer
June 16th, 2008 1:37 pm
Darren, you’ll have to start celebrating Yankee Father’s Day now. If Henri was born on Australian Father day it would be a VERY long labour til September ;)
Az
June 16th, 2008 1:49 pm
Congrats on the baby!
So cute!
Tinh
June 16th, 2008 2:05 pm
Hi Darren,
He is adorable boy! Congrats!
Geoff Pound
June 16th, 2008 2:05 pm
Hi Darren
Congratulations to you and V on the birth of Henri.
He looks a great little guy and a blogger in the making!
Well Done!
Pass on my congratulations to your parents.
I hope Henri’s second name is ‘Problogger’ or ‘Pro’ for short.
Let me know when you are ready for Henri to be dedicated, christened and blessed. Part of my blogging service is offering these child blessings via the Internet with all of your thousands of Problogger subscribers in attendance to beam Henri their love and joy in the Comments section.
So easy to do.
Love
Geoff & Lyn Pound
(United Arab Emirates)
Steven Bradley
June 16th, 2008 2:18 pm
Congrats Darren. In a few years you can tell Henri how many people were anxiously awaiting his arrival into the world.
Evelyn Lim
June 16th, 2008 2:34 pm
Congrats! He looks so lovely. Your pictures sure remind me of the time when I just gave birth to my girls. The memories are so precious!
Happiness Always,
Evelyn
James
June 16th, 2008 2:37 pm
I hope it’s not too late, but Congratulation to you Darren and also to all Problogger team..:)
arshad
June 16th, 2008 3:08 pm
congrats darren !
Ajith Edassery
June 16th, 2008 3:09 pm
Congratulations Darren and family… What an auspicious day to become a father, second time!
It’s also good to see how you are adding personal touch to your blog and your communications. Feel even happier to note that you are taking couple of weeks off without compromising your personal life as well as career.
Best Regards,
Ajith, Bangalore
Srinivas
June 16th, 2008 3:26 pm
Darren, it’s a good news to every blogger.
Congratulations for giving birth to a new blog named Henri. It is looking so cute. Welcome to Henri into the blogging world.
Michael Moncur
June 16th, 2008 3:32 pm
Congratulations, Darren! Let us know when Henri’s blog goes live. :)
Ben Moreno
June 16th, 2008 3:40 pm
Congratulations! I remember my two kids births like they were yesterday. It is a stressful time but very exciting. Watching child birth is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen, twice! I always encourage new father’s to make sure they witness that. It is truly life changing. I wish the very best for you and your family.
Wayne
June 16th, 2008 3:58 pm
Congratulations Darren! Enjoy the little bundle! Best wishes to both of you!
Barbara Swafford
June 16th, 2008 4:09 pm
Congratulations Darren and V,
Your family has now grown by two feet. :)
The Grammar Guy
June 16th, 2008 4:13 pm
Congratulations, Darren. Happy Father’s Day!
Catherine
June 16th, 2008 4:29 pm
Darren and V,
Congrats! In a few years you’ll be hearing “Daddy teach me how to blog!”
Gunjan Pandya
June 16th, 2008 4:45 pm
Congratulation Darren
He is Junior Darren
dandellion Kimban
June 16th, 2008 4:57 pm
He’s cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!!! :p
Rocky John
June 16th, 2008 5:04 pm
Hi Darren,
Congratulations! And Happy Father’s day too.
Cheers,
Rocky
Sire
June 16th, 2008 6:00 pm
Congratulations to you Darren on your new addition to the family.
Jim
June 16th, 2008 6:19 pm
gotta chip in with a ‘congrats!’
enjoy the break!
Dee!
June 16th, 2008 6:37 pm
Congratulations Darren! Whao! he is cuuuuute! Welcome junior Darren!
Vanilla Man
June 16th, 2008 6:38 pm
Congratulations man!
Tina
June 16th, 2008 7:30 pm
Congrats, Darren, and many happy days to your family from our copywriters team!
Don
June 16th, 2008 8:14 pm
Congratulations Papa Darren. I think this is the best Fathers Day gift that you’ve received.
He is really cute like my niece.
Calvin
June 16th, 2008 8:17 pm
Congrats Darren, so happy for you. Welcome to the world little Henri. You’ll be proud of your daddy and what he’s doing.
Pat Graham-Block
June 16th, 2008 8:22 pm
Congrats Darren! Welcome Henri! Great job, Mom! :-)
Dude
June 16th, 2008 8:30 pm
Congrats Darren!
Enjoy the ride, its fantastic!!
sass
June 17th, 2008 12:03 am
Congratulations! He is so adorable.
Dominique
June 17th, 2008 12:16 am
Congrads Darren on the latest addition…another handsome prince :)
jim
June 17th, 2008 12:50 am
Congratulations!
Chris Thomson
June 17th, 2008 1:41 am
Congratulations, Darren!
Jess Gordon
June 17th, 2008 2:14 am
Congrats!!! Thanks so much for sharing these lovely photos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sylv
June 17th, 2008 2:41 am
congratulations, Darren and V!
Expecting more pictures of your baby boy after your paternity leave! hehe
Fat Lazy Guy
June 17th, 2008 2:48 am
Congratulations, man. That’s awesome!
Much peace (when possible :D)
AJ Vaynerchuk
June 17th, 2008 3:11 am
Congrats Darren!
Happy belated Father’s Day!
Debbie
June 17th, 2008 6:11 am
Congratulations on the birth of your son! You are correct – June 15th is Father’s Day in the US (everyday is Mother’s Day! LOL).
I have been on your web site most of the day learning what I can about blogging. As a member of the “pre-computer” generation I didn’t know that much about it. Your articles have been very helpful!
blogversary
June 17th, 2008 6:46 am
Happy Father’s Day and Congrats!!
Cyndi
June 17th, 2008 6:58 am
Congratulations to your little family!
He’s beautiful…
Hector A. Henry Sjogreen
June 17th, 2008 9:34 am
Hi cogratulation for you and you new born you are lucky.
Sonny Gill
June 17th, 2008 10:10 am
Much Congrats, Darren!! Good to hear everyone’s doing well.
Chief Family Officer
June 17th, 2008 12:50 pm
Congratulations!
John
June 17th, 2008 1:32 pm
Congratulations on the new addition!!
LadyExpat
June 17th, 2008 2:24 pm
Congrats!! to all of you.
Maricar
June 17th, 2008 2:28 pm
wonderful news, Darren! Congratulations!
Markus
June 17th, 2008 3:38 pm
Congratulations Darren! He’s cuuute :D Next ProBlogger born? ;)
I hope you enjoy your 2 weeks!
Wendy Piersall
June 17th, 2008 4:09 pm
I leave my feed reader for two days and you go and have a baby. On Father’s Day no less.
Man, you’re good. :)
(HUGS to you, V & X!!) (And to H now, too!)
lankapo
June 17th, 2008 7:05 pm
congratulation to you darren. hope with the new born baby will cherish your life more.
his cute face just look like you hehe
lankapo
from Malaysia
Justin Hernandez
June 17th, 2008 8:35 pm
Congrats! :)
ntas
June 17th, 2008 10:50 pm
congratulations darren and V….welcome to the world Henri
Lorna
June 18th, 2008 2:44 am
Oh, he’s so adorable, congrats to you and your wife!
Dennis Ray Nestor Jr.
June 18th, 2008 2:47 am
Darren-
Sincerely.
The world is now a better place.
You are a father we can all aspire to be.
Thank you for sharing you knowledge and life with us.
Congratulations to you and V!
From The Nestor Family
Toblerone @ Simple Mom
June 18th, 2008 3:26 am
A hearty congratulations! Enjoy your time off, and spend it well – snuggling with your little guys and sleeping!
Nymfa Aranas
June 18th, 2008 12:04 pm
how cute! congrats to you and your wife!
clickthinker
June 18th, 2008 5:27 pm
congrats mate!
Gopal Tripathi
June 18th, 2008 7:49 pm
Congrates !!!…it’s sooooooooooo cute.
… another ‘ProBlogger’ has arrived to the world…..lol.
Easton Ellsworth
June 19th, 2008 3:02 am
Congratulations, Darren and V. You are truly blessed.
Luis Gross
June 19th, 2008 4:01 am
AAAAAWWWWWW!!! He is adorable! Congrats Darren! What a blessing!!!
Debby Phillips
June 19th, 2008 7:47 am
Congratulations Darren! I hope the baby and your wife are doing well. Enjoy your two weeks of paternity time!
Marija
June 19th, 2008 10:08 am
He’s gorgeous! Lucky you, Darren. Congratulations!
Terry Ng
June 19th, 2008 10:30 am
Congrats Darren!!! :)
gilda
June 19th, 2008 1:15 pm
congrats!!! he’s positively adorable! you look like a very very proud father.
i’ve been your feed subscriber for a while and recently read your book, which was really informative. i learnt a lot from it, although i still don’t have any ads or anything on my blog! (just moved to my own url.) but thank you for all those wonderful tips.
Homemaker Barbi (Danelle Ice)
June 19th, 2008 4:37 pm
Congratulations from our family to yours!
Homemaker Barbi
Vanessa
June 20th, 2008 1:48 am
Huge congrats from London to your family! Belated Happy UK Fathers Day too.
TJ @ smartblogtips
June 20th, 2008 6:50 pm
congrats darren….
he is cute… really cute…
regards
Hayley Solich
June 20th, 2008 8:54 pm
Wow…he looks so serious! Congrats. hayley (aka kaleidosocpe on Twitter)
Sue
June 21st, 2008 1:12 pm
How wonderful! He’s adorable. Congratulations and best wishes to mom, dad and big brother.
Rachel
June 21st, 2008 1:13 pm
Congrats on the birth of your second son!
Denise
June 21st, 2008 3:14 pm
Congratulations Darren for your baby.
Guillermo
June 21st, 2008 8:42 pm
Congratulations Darren!
Lisa Irby
June 22nd, 2008 4:27 am
Congrats Darren! And good for you for taking some time off. Well deserved. Enjoy your new beautiful bundle of joy!
Jan Alvin
June 22nd, 2008 4:43 am
Congratulations for your baby boy! How does it feels like??
Mandy
June 22nd, 2008 7:33 am
Congratulations to you all and well done V!
Enjoy every moment of this special time together, even the 3am feeds… they grow up so quick!
Ades
June 23rd, 2008 8:02 am
Congrats Darren!
Carla Alvarez
June 23rd, 2008 1:34 pm
Congratulations to your whole family!
June 15th is my youngest’s birthday. It’s a great day to be born.
Dave Adams | FlickerLister
July 12th, 2008 12:00 am
Darren, belated congratulations – I missed this news when it was posted as it came three days after my wife gave brith to our second – a baby girl called Lizzie, weighing in at 8lb11 (born 12th June 2008).
I’d forgoten the joy of sleepless nights and dirty nappies.
Have Fun.
Dave
Edy
July 14th, 2008 4:16 pm
Congratulations Darren!
LearningWebmasters
July 22nd, 2008 2:26 am
small darren ! cute guy
will blog better than papa
mysapce
November 9th, 2008 4:45 am
Awwww man….I can’t wait till I have a child of my own. :-) 1000 congratulations and a huge cigar.
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