I plan to be cleaning my rifle when the boy comes over and ask him to hand me the silencer I figure this will get the msg across

Nah, my kids going to be a smooth talker just like me. I was great with parents, even the ones that were difficult melted in my hands within minutes. Everyone loves a nice, clean cut boy with manners.

Yeah, I was one of those too. Trust me, your kid's going to need at *least* two bottles of '86 Margaux if he wants to get in the door.

Ephraim turned two the other day...how fast it's gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKLZ3AuzYTc

I posted these in another thread, but thought I'd share them here too. I need to update my listing anyways (my 1st, wife's 2nd):

07/07/08 - rograndom (#1, boy) 7 lbs 9 oz

sweet!

post scan pics plz

update:

Tminus 3 weeks until baby time.
The baby's 7lb right now, and the doctor said she wouldnt be surprised if he was a week or two early...so I guess it could be pretty much any time. If not I feel bad for my wife lol.

Ive been busting ass trying to get everything finished in the nursery and around the house. I'm exhausted....and dont expect any kind of decent rest for well....18 years.

We also lucked out on a babysitter. theres a girl my wife knows thats home for college for the summer. shes half the price of a normal daycare and she comes to our house....I guess more like a nanny. Before she leaves I'll be styaing home with him so I think we've dodged an expensive bullet there.

We've decided on Gabriel Richard for his name.

Pics will follow soon enough.


Question....for the newborn daddies out there...
I know each birth is different, but were you guys swamped with baby stuff morning until night for the 1st week? How tiring was the 1st year? Ive heard that it can be really calm or really hectic that first week. I'm going to be staying home with him full time pretty soon and Im wondering how much work I'll actualy be able to do at home while watching him.

any helpful advice would be much appreciated. thanks

The younger they are, the more they sleep, so after the initial first few weeks, it settles down and you can get stuff done, but as the months pass they are awake more and more. Your sleep is quite broken with night feeds and crying etc.

I remember the first week is kind of exciting so in a sense it's hectic, but the baby is the easy part if you relax into it. Learning to hold/change comes quickly, but be aware a lot of babies go yellow/jaundiced while the fetal blood cells break down to make baby blood cells (they are physiologically different haemoglobin molecules), and it can be a worry when you see it.

You kind of get used to the chronic insomnia.


Oh, another thing, for a few days the baby poop is different from the normal - they're clearing their digestive tract. It's called mucosum, and runny and liquid. I remember it starting to come out mid-change and I had to hold the little fellow up in the air as it came out. It looked like a chocolate milkshake dispenser....


Also, remember how soft their skin is. Pay attention, it only lasts a few days. And remember it 10 and 20 years down the line when they're giving you hell (or life generally is giving you hell).

GOOD LUCK, IT'S FUN!

livinitup- if you're going to be around him most of the time, consider toilet training him early! my daughter's just over 10 months old now and she's had a total of 3 poopy diapers in the last 7 months. plus they're so cute on the potty.

also, if using a pacifier is an issue...I recommend it. It's so much easier to stop them using the pacifier when older than getting them to stop sucking their thumb.

babies sucking their thumbs are so cute

it stops being cute at about 5.

Actually it doesn't, but it starts to get worrying as a parent

Also livingitup, we do have a great thread somewhere about experiences when becoming a father (in the delivery room), but there is also some stuff you don't really want to read at this point...I'll point you to it after the birth, okay?

Ive heard the horror stories and I'm not looking forward to seeing it.

crooked teeth later in life =/= cute

I'd notice you aren't around much anymore. Thanks for this thread and stop by and say hello some time.

Congrats!

me some killa visiting the Lounge.



My husband made sure to make it obvious to the local boys early on that he was packing when they were here to work on some fences. Word travels fast in small towns. +EV

I like Jackson, could go either way on Bonham. The key to a middle name is can you make it sound threatening.

Gingers reproducing ITT. J/K Adorable.

Very close! Looking forward to your update!

Personally, I never would have made it through the first week without my husband on our first. The wife will really need you.

I worked at home with The Boy, and it was OK for maybe 3-4 months? After they start to be awake more, it's a real challenge.

P.S. So cool to have poin posting here.

P.S.S. I almost got sentimental over mine being almost grown after peeking in here. But, tbh I'm not up to raising a new one anymore and the grandbabies will start in the next few years, so I'm cool with it.

update... me and my wife had our boy at 3:09am last night. April fools baby
Obviously still hectic but will post pics soon.

congrats livinitup...

in

I been tarped
Painted the babys room last weekend very light pink and we got a whinneyt he pooh theme. We are at 6 months and can feel baby kicking. Shes got the diabetes under control for the most part along with the high blood pressure but they are 100% sure now the will schedule a C or induce sometime end of June.
Her showers in 2 weeks.
We still can't decied on a name. I like Sophia she likes Hailey (Its bad if i am typoing the possible name of my daughter)

BTW typing that my daughter stuff feels sorta weird...halp..

Jack is now five months old and my daughter Sullivan just turned four years old. They're each others' favorite person, which is something I did not anticipate. She dotes on him, loves making him laugh and smile, which he does whenever she pays attention to him. She talks to him about all the things she's going to teach him to do (usually when my wife or I aren't in the room, which only makes it more adorable) once he's older.

I knew that the amount of love in the house would increase because of my wife and I, but the sibling love is an amazingly welcome surprise. Nothing would make me happier than to have them love each other this much forever. I think I'll call my sister today and tell her I love her.

Aw that's a cute picture LFS! That's so cool! Your post made me tear up

hahaha, great picture LFS....congrats to all the new and expectant parents....

LFS, cute picture. It must be amazing just watching them grow up loving each other like that. You're in for a wonderful little ride!

Heres a couple pics of baby Gabriel. Everyones good and healthy, just a bit tired.



Oh snap did I really just post a pic of myself on 2+2 ?!zomglolz

I'm still trying to figure out how a message board of poker nerds and ex-poker nerds produces so many cute kids.