I'm a Daddy as of December 27th! (See post #99.)

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I missed this earlier, sorry.

Best of luck, Pupik.

Remember, be a father first, then a friend. Take a lot of pics/videos. Babies are tougher than you think, so don't freak out if the kid falls and gets a goose egg-shaped bump on his/her forehead. Spoil him/her rotten. Just remember to give them a lot of hugs and kisses, "I love you," "I'm proud of you," high fives, etc. and all that stuff.
 
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Hey Homer! Way to get Marge pregnant :cheers:

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FastEddie12
Good work! How did you do it?:dunce: :cheers:
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I'd tell you how, but I might be violating the Accectable Use Policy in doing so.

Omnis
4:38? God damn.
I would've said, "3 more hours, Mommy." :lol:
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I was quite awake after that...but I forced Kathy to watch the GP2 race as well as the usual helping of Grand Prix.
 
Pupik
I'd tell you how, but I might be violating the Accectable Use Policy in doing so.
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How is talking about a stork in violation of the AUP? On an unrelated note, I wonder if I missed anything important by sleeping through 6th grade...
Pupik
but I forced Kathy to watch the GP2 race as well as the usual helping of Grand Prix.
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I've had girlfriends watch F1 with me, but I always felt like they were being tortured :lol:
 
But then it’s always like:
“Was that Michael Schumacher?”
“…it was Yuji Ide. :rolleyes:”
 
kylehnat
I've had girlfriends watch F1 with me, but I always felt like they were being tortured :lol:
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She knows her Ide from an IDE cable, her Spa from Monaco, and Ralf from Michael.
 
Wow, I really missed this thread earlier! Many congratulations Pupik! Your life is about to change forever, if it hasn't started already. Hold on tight because it's going to be a ride. :) No real advise, just enjoy your child. Spend as much time with them as you can. Give as much positive reinforcement as Solid suggest, take lots of pictures, and don't forget to take time for just you and the Misses. More practical advise would be to have lots of diapers and wipes on hand, and have everything in close reach for those diaper changing experiences. You never know when it can ALL go wrong having to stop leaks from orifices... :)

Do keep us updated on the progress.

:cheers:
 
Pupik
At 4:38 this morning, Kathy woke me up, kissing me on the forehead. "Morning, daddy!", she said. We've been trying to have a baby for a few months now, so it's now it's official. I'm so very glad, as we've been together for almost 9 years.

A few buddies and family members of mine have advice, so I extend the question to all of you...any advice?
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Congratulations. there is no advice that i can offer except spend as much time with your new child as possible. spend less time working and more time at home if possible. This was my only regret when our daughter was a baby.

also be prepared for the steepest learning curve of your life!

Cheers mate..
 
Pako
More practical advise would be to have lots of diapers and wipes on hand, and have everything in close reach for those diaper changing experiences. You never know when it can ALL go wrong having to stop leaks from orifices...
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There have been more than a few Projectile Poops™ at our house. :lol:

To a point, I agree with keeping a bunch of diapers on hand. But also keep in mind that you are going to receive a ton of them at the baby shower (I'm assuming there will be at least one). Same thing goes for clothes. Don't rush out and buy some after you find out what "it" is (also, assuming you are planning on finding out said sex) - you'll be getting plenty and they outgrow them before they even wear half of them. And don't discuss names until you find out what "it" is - that gets rid of half the names right there. I stuck to my guns and my wife stopped asking me 1. what i wanted and 2. what I thought it was, as did everyone else. Granted it pissed them off for a while, but so be it.

If you are planning on fixing up a room, do it now. The next couple of months will go by crazy fast and after month 7, Kathy won't feel like doing much, except eating pickle ice cream (side note - my wife's strangest craving was tacos :confused: )

That's all I am coming up with for now. Bottom line - the old comments about babies are right - they grow up fast, so try to keep up with them and they'll surprise you everyday. The first couple of weeks/months will royally suck. After that, it gets better. Then, when they are around 2, they get really fun (I'm just there now) and I'm assuming that will continue until they are around 12 at which point I'll want to pull a Homer - "Why you little..." :)

Congrats, Pupik. Keep us updated.
 
Gongrats Pupik!!

Only tip I can give you, although I'm 16 myself is that:
When he reaches the age of 12/16 you're a much cooler dad for him/her during that age if you stay confident.
If you try desperatly to "fit in" to the "youth", he/she will notice it. If you already act like you fit in, and just feel confident and just treat him/her as a normal kid, instead of a kid who's part of "the youth", it's much better;)
That's the only advice I can give you, cause that's the only thing I get annoyed of with my parents. They try to use words and expression "The Youth" uses too, and it just makes them look very very very VERY very very stupid.
 
Good job man, it's about time! My parents tried for 11 years before they had me, and that's why all my cousins are 25+ while I'm only 17.
Any way, if you have a boy, make sure you take him to the dealership with you every now and then. Not to turn him into a mechanic, but to get him interested and able to work on cars. Then you can get him in some sporty ones so he'll get interested in driving and then you may have a famous racecar driver on your hands! If he ever asks about go kart racing, jump at the opportunity. I wish I would have done that when I was little because all I want to do now is drive but I don't have the resources.
If you have a girl, I have no idea what you should do. Ask your wife.
 
Kathy and I went for a visit today, all I can say is...Wow!

baby11w.jpg


It's at 11 weeks, with a heartbeat (okay, you can't see the heartbeat, unless you're looking at the ultrasound machine), and an "alien" head. It was just a little critter the size of a bean at our last visit. But now, it moves around, you can see arms and legs, a head...too soon to tell whether it's a boy or girl.
 
I was wondering how things were going. So far so good, I take it? That's a good looking...critter you got there, Pupik. :lol:

Now if GG would just update us on his...
 
RVDNuT374
Congrats on becoming a dad Pupik! :) If it's a boy, are you going to name it Pupik Jr.? :lol:
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We're not sure yet...still testing out the names in our heads (she's afraid someone will "steal" the names, go figure).

Kathy has no appetite; it's made shopping for food weird, because she's repulsed by...food. Weird, but that's morning sickness for you. Watching that ultrsound today makes sence though, that kid's tossing around in her uterus like it's on a roller coaster ride. I can understand why she feels sick to her stomach so much. I always figured a fetus just hangs around, drinking from that cord, chillin' out in the warmth of the womb, but it's not the case, I was told.

In any case, it means having many trips to the store for her sudden food cravings. Part of the job, I suppose.
 
Dude, it looks like an astronaut peeking out of a space station window...


...and they're having a rave party at the time of his/her gaze.
 
i need more proof
we need you to put a can of lima beans and a gtplanet.net picture in front of the baby, inside the womb. if not your claim is unproven.
 
Yeah, I'm calling BS on this one too!

Just kidding. Anyway, I really do think that Pupik would be a very unique name--possibly the most--for a boy. You could start a new name craze. You could patent it and then people would have to buy a liscense from you to use that magificent name. You'd be a rich daddy!

And I think it is an alien. Look, you can see those giant alien eyes; they're the big, diagonal, egg-shaped shadows high on the head. The mouth is at the very bottom of the chin. That proves that aliens need fod like us!
 
rualeb
i need more proof
we need you to put a can of lima beans and a gtplanet.net picture in front of the baby, inside the womb. if not your claim is unproven.
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:lol:

Congrats man, your alien-child may well save us all one day.
 
Very cool. 👍 Too bad I can't tell what from what. :lol: Looks like evil looking alien waving with its' left arm, but I'm probably looking at it upside down or something. :D
 
If you want to know it's a boy, look for a tiny round ball around the pelvic region. If you see a ball (scrotum), it's a boy. Or, at least you hope it's a boy. No ball = girl, but I bet you knew that...

Note: I've been through this twice.
 
keef
Just kidding. Anyway, I really do think that Pupik would be a very unique name--possibly the most--for a boy. You could start a new name craze. You could patent it and then people would have to buy a liscense from you to use that magificent name. You'd be a rich daddy!
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Considering the meaning and pronunciation of my username, I'm not naming my kid that.
 

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