Tips:

Before: Get at much rest as you can. Make sure your car is always fuelled.

After: Be there for them all the time. Don't try and make time for yourself, no matter how much you feel you need it. This time is definitely not about you, though you are central to it, of course.

Here's my little guy, sleeping in his bassinet shortly after coming home yesterday....



Just let me say, he is so awesome! Sadly, he's gone a little jaundiced today. Guess we need to get him a little more sunlight.

jb

get pletny of videoing in early - they change so fast, it's breathtaking.

Appointment this morning was good. We're heading in at 7:00 tonight to begin cervidil, and looking forward to a baby girl tomorrow. Wish us luck!

GL GL GL GL GL!!

oh man gogogogogogogogogogogogo that little girl has a lot of degenerate gamblers rooting for her real REAL hard

Ha! Forwarded that to my wife. She was highly amused.

Good Luck!

jb

QFT!

Very cute. Love the shirt.

Found out my wife was pregnant a few months ago. It was quite a surprise. We're both 29 and have been married for a few years. We planned on waiting a while longer to start a family but a few margaritas + failure to understand the rhythm method and here we are

Due date is 10/03. We're going to find out if it's a boy or a girl. I think the ultrasound for that is scheduled around the end of may. I'm hoping for a girl for the first 12 years and then have it spontaneously switch to a boy.

We're in the 2nd trimester now. The first went really well. My wife had a little nausea, but never actually threw up.

We recently watched www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com and thought it was really interesting. If anyone is expecting I'd suggest taking a look.

3:33pm Wednesday April 23rd. 7 lbs, 6 oz. 19.25 inches. Infinitely cute. I don't know how often people can actually identify the literal happiest day of their lives, but this is mine!

Baby looks fantastic, mom looks fantastic, dad is ecstatic!





P.S. she's a girl. We're still tossing around a couple of names. I'll keep ya'll updated.

Oh congratulations Poincaraux! That's awesome And baby is sooo cute. A real beauty. Hope everyone is feeling ok and rested this evening. Can't wait to find out what you name her.

poincaraux! . so happy for you guys. beautiful baby girl.

Congratulations I am very, very happy for you.


PS. 23rd April is St George's Day here in England, so I vote for Georgia...


(but I wouldn't blame you for turning it down).

Congrats poincaraux!

Finally got the ultrasound done the other day on #2. It's a girl, and looks like the "official" due date is August 21.

Well, Georgia was a very close contender, but we settled on Evelyn Rose Lerner. Can't wait to see her on the list!!!

Also, the degenerate gamblers among you should be pleased at the obvious nickname: EV.

Baby and wife are looking great. One of my friends managed to get flowers delivered less than 2 hours after little +EV was delivered, which was awesome.

Awesome, many congrats to you guys. Great pictures!

We're under two months and counting before our little boy comes along, so this thread is hitting home now more than ever!

New custom title for poincaraux: +EV.

Updated cast, in order of expected appearance
(bold=new/updated):

04/28/08 - crookdimwit (#1, girl)
04/29/08 - DrewDevil (#2, unknown)
05/08/08 - kcheel (#1, unknown)
05/10/08 - Kevrock (#3, unknown)
06/15/08 - nolanfan34 (#1, unknown)
08/08/08 - wdcbooks (#1?, unknown)
08/14/08 - Ballzack (#2, boy)
08/23/08 - monkichee (#1, unknown)
08/28/08 - darkcore (#1, unknown)
09/??/08 - WilliamLowe (#2, unknown)
09/??/08 - KilgoreTrout (#1, unknown)
08/30/08 - HollywoodMatt (#1, girl)
??/??/08 - DING DONG YO (#2, unknown)
10/03/08 - sondring (#1, unknown)

Welcome to 2+2!
*** 04/23/08 - poincaraux (#2, girl) 7 lbs 6 oz ***
04/16/08 - jamzfive (#1, boy) 7 lbs 3 oz
03/31/08 - mattsey9 (#1, boy) 8 lbs 3 oz
03/26/08 - wheelflush (#2, girl) 7 lbs 2 oz
02/05/08 - acoustix (#1, boy)
01/13/08 - C-Dog (#1, girl) 6 lbs 9 oz
01/13/08 - Hopey (#1, girl) 7 lbs 15 oz
01/09/08 - juschuma (#1, girl)
01/04/08 - Sotiria (#1, girl)
01/04/08 - Ken_AA (#1, girl) 6 lbs 0 oz
12/24/07 - steelcmg (#1, boy) 8 lbs 5 oz
12/10/07 - Joe Tall (#1, girl) 7 lbs 5 oz
11/29/07 - Belok (#1, girl) 7 lbs 8 oz
10/??/07 - Kaj (#1, boy)
10/31/07 - Zameus (#2, boy) 7 lbs 10 oz
10/18/07 - elwoodblues (#3 & 4, twin girls) 5 lbs 9 oz/5 lbs 14 oz
10/03/07 - scottjf8 (#2, girl) 10 lbs 2 oz
09/18/07 - Mano (#2, boy) 8 lbs 8 oz
09/13/07 - ludacris (#?, girl) 3 lbs 0 oz
08/26/07 - Acehawk74 (#1, boy) 8 lbs 8 oz
08/16/07 - phiphika1453 (#2, boy)
08/05/07 - Nelson (#1 & 2, One of each) 6 lbs 8 oz/5 lbs 8 oz
08/05/07 - kurto (#1, boy) 7 lbs 15 oz
07/15/07 - aces_dad (#2, boy) 8 lbs 2 oz
07/14/07 - Yo Adrians! (#2, boy) 8 lbs 9 oz
07/05/07 - carpmentor (#2, boy) 9 lbs 2 oz
06/22/07 - Black Aces 518 (#1, girl) 8 lbs 2 oz
06/17/07 - Mermade (#2, boy) 9 lbs 5.5 oz
06/06/07 - Jeff P (#1, girl) 7 lbs 9 oz
05/22/07 - Uncle_Billy (#1, boy) 10 lbs 9 oz
05/07/07 - krazyace5 (#?, girl) 7 lbs 4 oz


Happy Birthday!
04/27/07 - kevstreet (#1, boy) 8 lbs 3 oz
04/26/07 - KennyBanya (#1 & 2, One of each) 6 lbs 0 oz/5 lbs 11 oz
04/22/07 - DING-DONG YO (#1, girl) 7 lbs 10 oz
04/16/07 - SpeciesFlora (#1, boy) 7 lbs 7 oz
04/13/07 - DesertCat (#2, girl) 8 lbs 9 oz
04/02/07 - Stu Pidasso(#7, boy) 9 lbs 6 oz
03/30/07 - stan1541 (#1, boy) 8 lbs 0 oz
03/29/07 - Ballzack (#1, girl) 8 lbs 14 oz
03/26/07 - Nottom (#2, boy) 6 lbs 15 oz
03/23/07 - CrazyEyez (#2, boy) 8 lbs 13 oz
03/09/07 - Jbrochu (#1, girl) 6 lbs 2 oz
03/09/07 - samjjones (#1, boy) 4 lbs 11 oz
02/27/07 - vetman81 (#1, boy) 6 lbs 6 oz
02/22/07 - Daniel Magix (#2, girl) 8 lbs 1 oz
02/19/07 - WilliamLowe (#1, boy) 7 lbs 15 oz
02/02/07 - moldman (#2, boy) 7 lbs 13 oz
01/28/07 - dcasper70 (#1, girl) 7 lbs 15.5 oz
01/23/07 - MuckerFish (#1, girl) 5 lbs 14 oz
01/22/07 - johnwit (#1, girl) 8 lbs 13 oz
01/11/07 - pauliewalnuts (#1, boy) 2 lbs 9 oz
01/09/07 - Runner Runner (#3 & 4, boys) 6 lbs 6 oz/4 lbs 7 oz
12/22/06 - gharp (#2, boy) 8 lbs 4 oz
12/19/06 - JDVegas5 (#6, boy)
12/15/06 - Kevrock (#2, boy)
11/29/06 - Knight Vision (#3, girl) 8 lbs 8 oz
11/04/06 - DrewDevil (#1, boy) 7 lbs 10 oz
10/27/06 - dlk9s (#1, girl) 6 lbs 15 oz
10/10/06 - ChipWrecked (#2, boy) 7 lbs 12 oz
09/30/06 - Rduke55 (#1, boy) 8 lb. 0 oz
09/23/06 - JoeU (#2, girl) 5 lbs 2 oz

In Loving Memory
09/02/06 - poincaraux - Allan Frederick Lerner, 7 lbs. 0.9 oz.

Missing In Action
10/15/07 - TheDudeAbides (#2, unknown)
11/07/07 - olliejen (#2, unknown)
12/11/07 - baggins (#1, unknown)
12/16/07 - AroundTheHorn (#1, unknown)
02/15/08 - krishan (#1?, unknown)

i can't even explain how that makes me feel.

thanks.

FYP

Say Hi to Baby Isabella, born Monday April 21, 8:07 a.m... 7 lb, 5 oz... and more hair than half the guys at my regular poker game...

Happy to report baby and mom doing great, although a few days in, we're pretty sleep deprived...

My first Due July 18th, Not going to find out the sex since I havnt had enough surprises recently

Plus my side of the family is like 17 boys and 1 girl in 3 generations, and her side is almost the exact opposite.

I have absolutely no idea what im getting myself into and I cant wait


...oh and not my wife, but hey, welcome to the 21st century

She's adorable crookdimwit... Congrats!!