
Calliope Ann Buckell and Thalia Lyn Buckell were born, just before 7AM this morning, 5 pounds 8 ounces and 5 pounds 6 respectively. Mom and daughters are hale and hearty and the doctor said it was an easy and textbook delivery.
edit: for those wondering, we’re back home, but the twins are in the special care unit still. They were having trouble keeping their body temperature up and had a touch of jaundice (oompah loompah babies) so they’re working through that. The pediatrician we talked to today is hoping tomorrow we can bring them home. While Monday we were still in a hospital room near special care, today was a bit long because we had to drive down to Lima and spend all day sitting around the room with them, which is a bit tiring (as can be seen with my scruffy ballcap “I’d like to take them home to a more comfortable chair” look I have rocking of late that Emily snapped a picture of…)

Mazel tov!!!
Hearty congratulations, long life, health, and happiness to all four of you.
Congratulations!
Congrats!
Congratulations! May their arrival bless your home.
Congrats! Though you’re making me wonder where all the months between your first announcement and this one have vanished to . . . . (I bet your wife felt they dragged on plenty long enough.)
Happy birthday to the little ones, and congratulations to you all!
Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to everyone. Love the names, btw 🙂
Congratulations! What a lucky fellow you are to be surrounded by so many beautiful ladies!
Conga-Rats are forming a line over here. Now get some sleep; as others have said you’re going to need it. 🙂
From one science-fiction-author-father-of-twins to another… congratulations!!!
Congrats to you both! Does the name choice presage 7 sisters to follow?! (V. cool names.)
babies in the spring, perfect!
mmm…. kalliope, whatta name!
Many congrats!!! 🙂
Congratulations! And I LOVE the names.
Mazel tov!
Classic Greek names, wonderful!
Grats on the new daughters. I’m glad mom and girls are doing well. Best of luck daddy!
Congratulations! Now things get even more complicated! Write faster, they need shoes!
🙂
Congratulations!
(Thalia’s the Muse of Comedy, but she doesn’t look like she thinks this is funny at all.)
What beautiful names and beautiful babies!
What beautiful girls! Nice job to your both.
Congratulations! May your girls always take naps at the same time.
Warmest Congratulations! And two at once – wow! Life has officially moved into a new phase…but its the most rewarding thing in life!
Congratulations and great joy to all of you!
Congratulations! God bless you all!
Hooray! Congrats to you and the missus.
Welcome, Calliope and Thalia!
Congratulations!
(But… dude… you gave them both the names of Muses…
You sure you can handle such a surfeit of inspiration of your life…? [grin])
May they bring you much joy.
congrats Tobias!
Our kind will fill this world in the end.
YES!
*koff*
Well done, all!
Congratulations, Emily and Toby! Children are a wonderful adventure.
Congratulations, fabulous news!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
2 more world leaders (aries are top of the chart) and females to boot – how perfect!!!
Congratulations! You have a good coffee maker, right?
Great news, Toby and family! As an Aries, I’m very happy to welcome two more into the world.
My twins just turned two. If you can get through the first year without going grey I assure you it gets better! Congratulations on your lovely twinlings.
Congratulations!!
Oh, wow, congrats! 😀
Angie
Congratulations to the entire Buckell Family!
Congratulations to you and your family!!! 🙂
Congratulations!
I was Googling you, as I just finished listening to your book, and enjoyed it so much I wanted to find more.
My wife and I have our own daughter, 8 months old, and another one on the way. Good Luck! Your friends are right, your life will never be the same! (In a good way).
Keep up the excellent writing!
P.S. Drop the swarm, there was SO many interesting sidelines you could have gone down with all your aliens! Of course, I finished Halo, and am sick of the swarm. Only to find out you wrote one of the books…
I was surprised T’Mas didn’t join the Ragamuffins…
A thousand congratulations, and long and happy lives to Calliope and Thalia!
Mazel tov, Toby! And wow, what fantastic names for your little ones. 🙂
Congratulations!!!!
Oh, Toby! The best news ever! Congrats to you and Emily and welcome to your two little muses! They’re beautiful.
WOW! Great news, Toby, and congratulations.
Double congratulations!
Congrats!