poached this from May, because
@amark11 got me in a ponies and puppies mood and I liked the idea...sue me!
Has anyone given any thought to the first thing they will say to little one? Are you going all cheesy...I'm feeling sentimental so now I want to come up with something I can put in the baby book and tell LO later. The original May poster is going with "welcome to earf" a la Will Smith in Independence Day. If labor is too brutal I may go with this other quote from that scene!!

Edit to add: New mammas share what you said! I'd love to know!
Re: First Words to Baby
I'd love to pretend I will have something profound, witty, or funny to say but I'm sure it will be more along the lines of "Hello baby girl."
I have no idea what I'll say. Probably 'hey dude' or something similarly unenlightened
2nd round exp 8/20/18.
Now I am going to have to put my mind to this. Maybe I can find something appropriate with 'young Padawan' in it
I think with DD it was something like, "Whoah, she's so little and her cord is so short and twisty!!" Not sure I even really talked "to" her, but more about her to myself and DH. It was overwhelming.
I have no idea what I'll be saying to this one.
I say go with the flow. After all the meds or pain and depending on what time of day it is we may sound loopy!
And your high pitched "Hiiiiiii!" is also totally me. My friends and family mocked me for 2 years because I repeated that like 10x coming down the "aisle" in our wedding video, because I was so excited to see everyone!
I am wondering if DH and/or I will be crying. We were both certain we'd cry at our wedding but neither of us did.
Mom- "so you're the one who has been kicking me"
And then I am hoping that my baby has a Bruce Willis voice and responds "well, you're the one who has been eating all that spicy food".