MattnDJsMom Posted August 29, 2008 #301 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Hey Toonjie, Congratulations!!!! Wishing you all nothing but the best!!!!! Health and Happiness to all!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjyanne Posted August 29, 2008 #302 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Almost! DW is 9.5 cm dialated and doing wonderfully, the midwives are bragging about how well she is doing! She'll start pushing any minute now! First, congratulations. Second, how many wives would allow their husbands to be on the internet when they are almost ready to pop? :eek: I can hear the conversation now "hang on honey, I'm almost done posting but CC is slow this morning":D ! Again, congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL-WI Posted August 29, 2008 #303 Share Posted August 29, 2008 A BIG Congrats! You do know, you just increased the price of all your cruises from now on!!!:eek: :eek: BILL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted August 29, 2008 Author #304 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Hey Toonjie, Congratulations!!!! Wishing you all nothing but the best!!!!! Health and Happiness to all!! :D Thanks! Here are some initial pics. (I'll try to get some nice portraits soon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kehlx2 Posted August 30, 2008 #305 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Thanks! GREAT pics--everyone looks happy--I see he was barely in the first one--I did remove a few rather than have them reposting for each message--hope everyone has a great night & you get to bring him home over the weekend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 30, 2008 #306 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Congrats on the birth of the newest little cruiser! Enjoyed your review & the pictures-- Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshee Posted August 30, 2008 #307 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Congratulations! Thanks for sharing your pics with all of us....Enjoy your little one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjtt Posted August 30, 2008 #308 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Wishing you all the best !! :p The pictures look great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsmom11 Posted August 30, 2008 #309 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Josiah David was born at 10:35am this morning!!!!! :) :) :) :) 8 pounds 6.6 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are doing just fine! Pics to follow shortly. Congrat's to both of you. Bet your both so over joyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILuvCruisin' Posted August 30, 2008 #310 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Josiah David was born at 10:35am this morning!!!!! :) :) :) :) 8 pounds 6.6 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are doing just fine! Pics to follow shortly. Wonderful!!!! Health and Happiness to all!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera bound Posted August 30, 2008 #311 Share Posted August 30, 2008 The pictures are beautiful. Brings back wonderful memories from when our first one was born. Enjoy each other and your little one. Clare and Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted August 30, 2008 Author #312 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Thanks for the congrats and well wishes everyone. We're home and trying to get some much needed sleep! DW and Josiah are doing wonderfully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTyler Posted August 31, 2008 #313 Share Posted August 31, 2008 congratulations to you & your wife, much happiness and great health, your baby is beautiful! Just wanted to say I loved your AOS reviews and the pictures are also breathtaking, makes me want to go sooner! I held a room at Intercontinental for $255 but not i'm thinking I should switch to Marriott! have you been to intercontinental? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuliplvr Posted August 31, 2008 #314 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Congratulations! What a beautiful family. I have enjoyed your pictures and trip review. You have sold me on my first 7 night vacation on AOS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted September 2, 2008 Author #315 Share Posted September 2, 2008 congratulations to you & your wife, much happiness and great health, your baby is beautiful! Just wanted to say I loved your AOS reviews and the pictures are also breathtaking, makes me want to go sooner! I held a room at Intercontinental for $255 but not i'm thinking I should switch to Marriott! have you been to intercontinental? Thanks so much! I haven't stayed there, but I quickly checked out the outside and the pool area is fantastic. Our IT guy at work stayed there and loved it. From what I've read, I'd rank the Priceline resorts: 1. Marriott 2. Intercontinental 3. El San Juan 4. Caribe Hilton 5. Condado Plaza The intercontinental is also on Isla Verde Beach, which is arguably the best in San Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted September 3, 2008 Author #316 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Okay, now that we are home and cleaned up and rested, here's a few more pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothin' But Sun Posted September 3, 2008 #317 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Adorable baby. Great name you guys chose. All the best and thanks for your wonderful posts:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessedsc Posted September 17, 2008 #318 Share Posted September 17, 2008 i've been doing some research on the different ports of call and i would love any feedback you have to offer... Barbados- catamaran and sea turtles st. lucia- Reduit Beach (beach that the sandals resort is on) Antigua- Dickinson Bay, Jumby bay, Half moon bay, or Runaway Bay??? st. Maarten- been there the past 2 years did orient beach and dawn beach...planning to go to anguilla (or st. barts)- what made you pick shoal bay? it seems to be far from the ferry dock. did you compare it with maundys bay and rendezvous bay? st. croix- sandy point, cane bay, or davis bay? obviously i'm a beach bum!!! and just some background info...my favorite beach in the world (that i've been to so far) is trunk bay, st. john!!! im all about picture perfect!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchess43 Posted September 17, 2008 #319 Share Posted September 17, 2008 God Bless your beautiful baby boy. Enjoy him. Congrats to you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bommarkm Posted September 18, 2008 #320 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Toonjie, What did you think about Chris Sawyer’s Dive Shop? Thanks, Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted September 18, 2008 Author #321 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Toonjie, What did you think about Chris Sawyer’s Dive Shop? Thanks, Kerry I really like them! I have been diving with them on cruises since 1995 and have never had a bad experience. They cater to the cruiser out of their Red Hook shop by having a 9:00am departure time. Their boats are not over-crowded and the divemasters and captains I've had have all been extremely friendly and helpful. From their Red Hook shop, Chris Sawyer usually does a lot of the sights off St. Johns, especially since they handle the diving for Caneel Bay Resort, (so you know they are good!) So, I highly recommend them. Let me know if you have any other questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted September 18, 2008 Author #322 Share Posted September 18, 2008 First, congratulations. Second, how many wives would allow their husbands to be on the internet when they are almost ready to pop? :eek: I can hear the conversation now "hang on honey, I'm almost done posting but CC is slow this morning":D ! Again, congratulations. Just wanted to let you know that your post cracked up my wife now that she is recovered! She didn't realize how much time I had while she was in a meditative state in the shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonjie Posted September 22, 2008 Author #323 Share Posted September 22, 2008 i've been doing some research on the different ports of call and i would love any feedback you have to offer...Barbados- catamaran and sea turtles st. lucia- Reduit Beach (beach that the sandals resort is on) Antigua- Dickinson Bay, Jumby bay, Half moon bay, or Runaway Bay??? st. Maarten- been there the past 2 years did orient beach and dawn beach...planning to go to anguilla (or st. barts)- what made you pick shoal bay? it seems to be far from the ferry dock. did you compare it with maundys bay and rendezvous bay? st. croix- sandy point, cane bay, or davis bay? obviously i'm a beach bum!!! and just some background info...my favorite beach in the world (that i've been to so far) is trunk bay, st. john!!! im all about picture perfect!! Ugh!!! Sorry it's taken so long to get a reply, I answered this the other day and it went poof in cyberspace! So here goes again: 1. Barbados: I haven't done that tour, is it a ship's of private tour? I would ask on the Barbados board and see if anyone has done it. There are some very helpful Bajans on the board, like Applemac, that can tell you anything you want about the various beaches. If you really like beaches, then I would definitely try Crane's Beach, it is supposed to be one of the top 10 in the world and that is the one in my report that we didn't have time to get to. Also Accra Beach is really nice, that's where we went the year before. 2. St Lucia: This question I can help you with the most since DW and I spent a week at Reduit Beach on a land-based vacation. Reduit is a very nice beach, really gorgeous, but I wouldn't go there on a cruise unless you have seen St. Lucia extensively. The reason why is the drive north from Castries to Reduit is not as scenic as heading south and hitting one of the beaches there. If you want something more uniquely St. Lucian, you can hit one of the black-sand beaches to the south or hit Jalousie Plantation Resort, like we did, that way you have some great sightseeing on the way to the beach. Do you like to snorkel? There is no snorkeling at Reduit so a lot of the decision depends on what you like to do at the beach. 3. Antigua: All those beaches are great, I guess Jumby Bay would be the best, but the question is, do you want to spend the money to go by boat to a private island? Since you are going to Anguilla, which is even nicer, I would just go with one of your other choices besides Jumby. Base which one you go to on what you want to do or a restaurant you want to try, they are all beautiful beaches. 4. St. Maarten: Do not go to St. Barts, see that part of my review where the "drop top chicks" did it and it took a lot longer to get there than advertised. We chose Shoal Bay Beach because it consistently got the top marks as the best beach on the island and the taxi driver we had and everyone we talked to said the same thing. I was very tempted to do Maundy because of seeing Cap Juluca, one of the best resorts in the world, but I knew food and drinks would be a lot more expensive there. Uncle Ernies was really the thing that convinced me to go with Shoal Bay, $2 Pina Coladas and fairly cheap good food balanced out the extra expense of going over for the day. 5. St. Croix: I haven't been since I was a kid (4 or so) when my mom worked for the Peace Corps and we stayed there for 3 weeks. I'm glad to see the ships are heading back and hopefully the infrastructure will be there to handle it and problems with crime will be over. I would just hit the that board once the AOS starts going and see what the feedback is. Well, hope this helps, let me know any more questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phill369 Posted November 7, 2008 #324 Share Posted November 7, 2008 Toonjie-- Thank you for your wonderful review and congratulations on your beautiful baby! :) I tried to private message you, but it says the administrator has disabled private messaging! I was hoping to get the menus from you if that's possible...let me know and I will share my e-mail. I see we're cruising at the same time in December! I was wondering what your thoughts are for our formal nights since it is over New Year's....do you think they'll make the formal night Wednesday instead of Tuesday? My main question is with this holiday, when is the best time going to be to try Portofinos, if you have any opinion. My parents are reluctant to try it, so I know they won't miss a formal night since they enjoy the dining room so much...I'm hoping to find an off-night to get them to go. I'm sure you have your hands full, but let me know your thoughts when you get a chance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerie Posted November 8, 2008 #325 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Thanks for the great review and pictures. I will be on her in a few weeks. Congratulations on your little one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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