Bienvenue au monde, mon petit!

[imwalde]

My cousin just had a baby. A boy, named Emile. (Papa is French, and plans only to speak French with the skidoo. Lucky punk.)

I only have 3 first cousins, and she's the first of all us grandkids to breed, so my family is all abuzz.

So, this kid, he's my ... first cousin, once removed? Is that right?

Going to see the new baby on Sunday, and I promise to be honest about if he is frog-like or alien-like or actually cute.

Comments

[calendae.livejournal.com]

I've always heard that your cousin's kids are your second cousins. Or is that your kids would be their kids second cousins? I'm never sure. I don't think it actually matters.

[meghatron.livejournal.com]

Removed indicates a generation level skip. So, your 1st cousins' children are your 1st cousins once removed and vice versa. However, your children are your 1st cousins's children's 2nd cousins. Their respective children are each others' 3rd cousins, and so on down the line. Each new generation of children becomes once (twice, thrice, etc.) more removed from you.

[imwalde.livejournal.com]

OK, that makes it easy to remember. Thanks!