December 4th, 2009
Pitter Patter: Raul and Mamen Celebrate Their Fifth
Real Madrid’s Raul and his wife Mamen are the proud parents to their first girl, born this morning in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid.
The baby has been named Maria Gonzalez Redondo, weighed 2.9 kilos and apparently measured to be a freakishly long 48 inches. Do the math – surely the Spanish press meant 48 cm? If some off chance the ruler measuring checks out, Mamen will be confined to her bed for a year recovering from that birthing procedure.
Nonetheless, Maria is soon to be spoiled until she can’t be spoiled no mo’. Lucky.
A huge congratulations to the family!
Congratulations!
Finally, a girl!
I have a feeling that girl is going to be spoiled rotten. Or a total tomboy.
Also, imagine when she gets to dating age. That’s gotta be ridiculously intimidating for any guy who wants to ask her out…four older brothers and her dad is Raul!
Congrats to them
That’s gotta be ridiculously intimidating for any guy who wants to ask her out
Whoa, good luck to those guys!
Congrats!
Finally a girl for them.
Congrats!
But just Maria? That’s pretty plain, I’m assuming they gave her a middle name too but they just won’t tell the world… right?
I have Maria in French as my middle name. Yey.
Mmmmm… I think it’s just Maria. My name is just Maria too. Here in Spain is not so common to have a middle name.
Congratulations to the Wonderful family
maria is a 48 cm they mention this in ElMUNDO newspaper
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/12/04/gentes/1259941561.html
congrats to the good-looking family!!!
i wonder whether they’re shutting down the factory now that they’ve got their little princess!!!! lol
they must be the largest baller family nowadays!!!
can’t blame her though… if i had a hubbie like Raul, i would never leave my bed and neither would he… *sighs*
Wonderful news! Congrats to the gorgeous family! <3
My brother was 55 cm tall at birth… he’s a basketball player now
still nowhere near 48 inches, lol!
Congrats to the classy couple, I bet they’re over the moon to finally have a little princess in their family!
Many congratulations to happy family!
“Mamen” is an abbreviation for “Maria del Carmen”. So… yes, Mamen’s name is partly Maria. But here in Spain, is quite common to add “Maria” in women’s name (even men’s!). Actually, I have 8 aunts and all of them (and my mum too) are called Maria Whatever (Pilar, Victoria, Carmen…). Maria is a kind of “subordinate” name. I mean, if you are “Maria Whatever”, people would probably call you for an abbreviaton, or just “Whatever”.
Mmmm… I hope I haven’t bored you with my explanations xD
Congratulations, Raul and Mamen!!!
P.S. My name is… Maria
Maria, 2 of my uncles (Francesco & Enrico) have Maria has their middle names. It’s common in Italy too.
Maria is such a “vanilla” name…Not my cup of tea but much better than Apple and stuff…Congrats to the couple, I bet the little girl will be spoilt rotten, in a “good” way.
48 cm isn’t *that* tall for a baby. I think I was taller at birth.
Uhhh… did someone tell them that 48 inches tall is 4 feet tall? Meaning that she’s the same height as my 10 year old cousin? Am praying they meant 48 cm.
Congrats to them, though!!!
come on she cant be 48 inches,although 48 cm is a bit tall!!
and i think maria is mamen real name..cograts to them!they finally did it!
all wishes of happiness and health to Raul and his great family
Congratulations, Raul and Mamen!
I *hope* Maria was only 48 cm. 48 inches sounds painful.
LOL! OMG, 48 inches would be as tall as a horse’s calf at birth! heehee, congrats to them though!
Congratulations!!
it’s so creepy that all of their children were born close to the Barca – Real matches..